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Happiness. It is something we all say we want but so few seem to actually possess it. Why do some people seem to be so happy all the time while others struggle to find joy in their lives? Answers to these questions have come mainly from traditional psychological and religious understandings. The Sacred Quest looks at happiness from a universalist perspective. It demonstrates that happiness is bound together with our spirituality but a specific path is not as important as is the dedication to a life of growth, connection, and expression.

This book is a collection of sermons delivered by at the First Church in Barre, Universalist Church in Barre, Vermont between the years of 2023 and 2024. The Barre Church is associated with the Unitarian Universalist movement which is a modern non-creedal religion that supports and includes people of all religions and beliefs–even if that includes no belief.

The Tao Te Ching, or the Book of the Way of Virtue is an ancient and venerable Chinese text that may date back as far as the 4th century BC. Its simple yet profound words have been an inspiration to countless generations of artists, writers and thinkers; its ideas are so basic yet so deep that they can be related to most any activity or pursuit. Yet, its original audience was to the emperors of that ancient time and not the general populace. I, too, was inspired by the Tao Te Ching and wrote a set of aphorisms that would relate to our own postmodern condition and time. These words reflect ...

A Theory For All Music describes ways to more deeply understand the music of all cultures and traditions through the study and use of musical parameters. Book One defines the fundamentals of musical theory from music reading to chord analysis.

A collection of original prayers, chants, litanies, mantras, and affirmations that can be helpful and useful to people of any kind of personal or group spiritual practice.

New ways to look at those old playing cards including symbolic representations, insights into tough problems, and even a few new games.

A Theory For All Music describes ways to more deeply understand the music of all cultures and traditions through the study and use of musical parameters. Book Four applies the tools developed in all three previous books and uses them to make a complete analysis of music from different historical periods as well as from contemporary music and music from other cultures.

Ten easy to produce and perform plays designed to be used as part of intergenerational worship services which bring to life important lessons about being together in community.

A Theory For All Music describes ways to more deeply understand the music of all cultures and traditions through the study and use of musical parameters. Book Two expands upon the concepts learned in Book One leading to the creation of traditional four part writing.

A Theory For All Music describes ways to more deeply understand the music of all cultures and traditions through the study and use of musical parameters. Book Three develops an understanding of the parameters of music and how to use them in a detailed analysis of music.

The 36 images most often associated with a Lenormand deck have been re-assigned to the meanings of the numbers and suits of standard playing card whose meaning. Nine additional images have been added. These 45 images (excluding the Man, the Woman, and the Child) made it possible to assign one image to each of the number cards and the two Jokers of a standard deck.

We are welcoming congregations. We say so on our church buildings, on our banners, in our sermons, and on our websites but does that message really ring true for visitors and newcomers to our faith and our worship services? Sometimes the building and the things and people inside that building can send a different message. What happens to a guest after they step inside is as important to the practice of hospitality as is the initial welcome. To be truly welcoming to people of all identities, backgrounds, and characteristics, a guest is not asked to conform to standardizations but is invited ...

When the erratic but brilliant engineer Ty is nearly torn apart by excavation equipment, it is up to his friend Zoey to rescue him. On board the first explorer sun ship, the Constantia, Ty soon discovers that the failure of the enormous machine was no accident. Meanwhile, on his home planet of Pa’Kevutu, a simple act of defiance turns into a large scale revolution that threatens to change the oppressive corporate governmental structure. Hoping to distract the people from the message of the rebels, the corporate executives send the Constantia on a controversial mission to find much needed ...

Characters search for a conflict, upset audience members disrupt the show, a spy mission goes wrong, cowboys try but can’t do a simple shootout correctly, and a considerate and mannerly thief asks permission before he robs people. These are some of the situations found in this collection of ten-minute plays. Here are delightful theatrical nuggets that range from the comical to the serious. Each one is designed to be produced with just a few actors, few props, and within a single setting. They are easy to perform or fun to just read.

A selection of magical stories to entertain your children whilst you are waiting at the airport and are flying to your holiday.

The church was once the place where great art was commissioned, performed, and displayed but Protestant churches grew out of the Reformation. The Protestants wanted simple services with little embellishment and that was the tradition the Puritans brought to America. That tradition influenced church liturgy well into the twentieth century but the times are changing. While reason may have been the driving force in the formation of early American churches, many people of this age desire a spirituality that is embodied. They want to express themselves emotionally as well as intellectually. They...

An infant child is taken away from the Gycron city hospital on the island of Keyevitch, a strange man heads to the forbidden barrier at the edge of the world, and a detective is murdered within the walls of a local research corp. These are some of the mysteries that Chief Detective Exi and her partner Junior Detective Shorix from the Savuras Security Corp are asked to investigate. In the process of seeking answers they discover the mysteries of the strange ancient people known as the Shadow-Keepers who thwart the technological progress of the people of the planet of Pa’Kevutu, the ...

The practice of meditation is often connected to a specific spiritual tradition but all religions use some form of meditative practice. With over 100 different exercises and an expansive exploration of the purposes and uses of meditation to expand the self, this book explores the practice of meditation for people of any tradition including those with no tradition. Through a relationship with the earth, our place in the world, and our own bodies everyone can find a connection to all and seek wholeness.

In the magical Forest of Songs there is a mighty and wonderful tree called the Great Tree. It is the home of a clan of fairies whose varied personalities are reflected in the colors of their brightly decorated wings. These sixteen short stories follow the first year of life for one young fairy known as Arylide. She is born from a flower and lives in the Great Tree as she learns about making friends, discovers who she is, and finds out how to celebrate and honor Earth and her changing seasons. These stories are designed to be entertaining and fun while also helping children learn about the ...

There is a world of fascination found in the deck of cards known as the Tarot. Nowadays, Tarot cards are often used for divination and books on the Tarot describe how to read and use the cards for that purpose. This book does the same by describing a unique way to learn the cards but then explores worlds beyond simple divination. The seven ancient "planets" of the solar system are used to help explore even more ways to learn, explore, create, and have fun with the cards. Specifically, four methods of using the cards are used. There are new and interesting card spreads, ways to discover ...