Who Believes, Why They Believe, and Why It Matters
Angels, ESP, psychics, ghosts, communicating with the dead, UFOs - these are just some of the astounding phenomena accepted as valid by a substantial proportion of the public. This title explores paranormal beliefs as a social phenomenon - who believes, why, and what are the consequences?
If legend, and eyewitness accounts are to be believed, since ancient times we have shared our planet with various 'man-beasts'. From the Abominable Snowman to Zombies, these creatures have managed to terrify and enthrall us in equal measure. This work takes us on a journey into the shadowy world of the 'man-beast' and whether they truly exist.
This book is a response to the author's young son once asking, 'Where on earth is heaven?' For Jonathan Stedall, what lies behind this question has motivated his long career as a distinguished documentary director. He has worked with some of the most original and thoughtful minds of our time. His films about Tolstoy, Gandhi, Jung, the educational ......
Creation, Chaos, and the Search for Cosmic Consciousness
The key developments in 20th-century physics, such as the uncertainty principle and the butterfly effect, support the notion that God or a universal mind acts upon material reality. This book provides an incisive analysis of popular theories that seek to link spirituality to physics. It challenges many popular notions of God and spirituality.
A Collection of Mysterious and Invaluable Arts and Remedies, for Man as Well as Animals: Of Their Virtue and Efficacy in Healing Diseases, etc., the Greater Part of Which Was Never Published Until They Appeared in Print for the First Time in the U.S. in the Year 1820
Johann Georg Hohmans Long Lost Friend compiled practical uses of mysterious folk magic and rural home remedies rooted in medieval Europe. First published in America in 1820, these methods derive from Christian theology and shamanistic practices often credited to German immigrants. The chapbook exposes the spells, charms, benedictions, ......
A collection of articles which explores pseudoscience and strange religious beliefs. This book covers a range of topics - including UFOs, rainmaking, ghosts, the Big Bang, ESP, Oral Roberts, as well as the early history of spiritualism and bizarre 'trance channelling' cults.
Eyewitness Reports and Early Accounts of the Ancient Celts
"The ancient Celts capture the modern imagination as do few other people of classical times. Naked barbarians charging the Roman legions, Druids performing sacrifices of unspeakable horror, women fighting beside their men and even leading armies-these, along with stunning works of art, are the images most of us call to mind when we think of the ......
Carlos Castaneda meets Jack Kerouac in an unforgettable true story: a metaphysical quest for the Grail through initiation and inner vision....Disillusioned with his life as an entrepreneur in the mid-1980s, Richard Leviton closed down his business and headed for the ancient Celtic town of Glastonbury, England, on a quest for meaning. Arriving on ......