Lightseekers

Lightseekers
Author: Femi Kayode
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316536601

A Nigerian psychologist travels to a remote southern border town to uncover the truth about the murder of three university students in this "original and fast-paced thriller" (Lauren Wilkinson, author of American Spy). When Dr. Philip Taiwo is called on by a powerful Nigerian politician to investigate the public torture and murder of three university students in remote Port Harcourt, he has no idea that he’s about to be enveloped by a perilous case that is far from cold. Philip is not a detective. He’s an investigative psychologist, an academic more interested in figuring out the why of a crime than actually solving it. But when he steps off the plane and into the dizzying frenzy of the provincial airport, he soon realizes that the murder of the Okriki Three isn’t as straightforward as he thought. With the help of his loyal and streetwise personal driver, Chika, Philip must work against those actively conspiring against him to parse together the truth of what happened to these students. A thrilling and atmospheric mystery, and an unforgettable portrait of the contemporary Nigerian sociopolitical landscape, Lightseekers is a wrenching novel tackling the porousness between the first and third worlds, the enduring strength of tribalism and homeland identity, and the human need for connection in the face of isolation.

Light for the Seeker

Light for the Seeker
Author: Salih al-Ja'fari
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2016-10-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780995496064

This is a daily litany of forty beautiful and moving alaw t and other supplications by the Imam of the Azhar Mosque, Shaykh li al-Ja'far [may Allah be pleased with him sign] (d. 1979). The shaykhs gave an ijaza (authorisation) for all Muslim men and women to recite it as their daily litany."

Illuminated Life

Illuminated Life
Author: Joan Chittister
Publisher: Orbis Books
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1570758786

In this little dictionary of monastic wisdom, Joan Chittister offers an A-Z of how to 'be in the workd, but not of the world.' In her inimitable style, she eschews the quick fix in favor of a solid spiritual direction that has stood the test of time. Each chapter is devoted to a letter that illuminates a spiritual quality to be cultivated, from Awareness to Zeal, Community to Interiority, Enlightenment to Yearning--and many more. Every illumination opens with a story from the desert mystics, then seques into a practical application of that value to our tumultuous times.

The World's Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker, Vol. 4 (light novel)

The World's Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker, Vol. 4 (light novel)
Author: Tôwa
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2020-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1975315723

Arihito and his party are making tremendous progress towards District Six when the unthinkable happens: a Named Monster attacks the top-ranked alliance Beyond Liberty and steals their leader's soul! Only Arihito's group is capable of defeating this creature and saving the leader's life...but what path will they take now that this rival alliance no longer stands in their way?

The First Book of Gabriel

The First Book of Gabriel
Author: Gabe Rispoli Jr.
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2023-06-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1977266339

Gabriel, a young man with autistic enhancements becomes immersed in an ancient prophecy to help nature heal the planet. Along with five close friends, a dangerous adventure to ancient sites ensues across the Middle East and Europe in search of “The Light”. Gabriel attains the knowledge to heal the damage done to our atmosphere, faster than ever imagined. Gabriel learns the true meaning of God and why planets like earth are the most-rare in the Universe. Planets with blue waters that create life contain the essence of original creation, which is what we look for God to be. Yet as we look to the sky for a concept of God that does not exist, we have God right under our feet getting stepped on.

Mystic

Mystic
Author: Alyson Noël
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2013-05-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 031257567X

"Since coming to Enchantment, New Mexico everything in Daire Santos life has changed. And not all for the better. While she's come to accept and embrace her new powers as a Soul Seeker, Daire struggles with the responsibility she holds navigating between the worlds of the living and the dead"--

Seeker's Climb (Sim-Verse: Book 4)

Seeker's Climb (Sim-Verse: Book 4)
Author: Allen Kuzara
Publisher: Smashwords
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1901
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1005315027

After successfully defending Earth from Cat’s punishing assault, Taven Smith hopes his troubles are finally over. But when news arrives of the Seeker invasion of Kairos, he realizes they are just beginning. There’s more at stake than just the billions of innocent lives on Kairos. Within the dark planet’s cyber grid lies the Kairosians’ collective knowledge, including Earth’s sim frequency. Taven must search the Sim-Verse to find a way to stop Eleazar before his Seeker army reaches Earth and ultimately Meta. But what price will he pay? And can he do it without becoming the very monster he’s fighting? Find out today by jumping into Book 4 of the Sim-Verse saga.

The Seeker and the Monk

The Seeker and the Monk
Author: Scott Sophfronia
Publisher: Broadleaf Books
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2021-03-16
Genre:
ISBN: 1506464963

What if we truly belong to each other? What if we are all walking around shining like the sun? Mystic, monk, and activist Thomas Merton asked those questions in the twentieth century. Writer Sophfronia Scott is asking them today. In The Seeker and the Monk, Scott mines the extensive private journals of one of the most influential contemplative thinkers of the past for guidance on how to live in these fraught times. As a Black woman who is not Catholic, Scott both learns from and pushes back against Merton, holding spirited, and intimate conversations on race, ambition, faith, activism, nature, prayer, friendship, and love. She asks: What is the connection between contemplation and action? Is there ever such a thing as a wrong answer to a spiritual question? How do we care about the brutality in the world while not becoming overwhelmed by it? By engaging in this lively discourse, readers will gain a steady sense of how to dwell more deeply within--and even to love--this despairing and radiant world.

Darkness Falls on the Land of Light

Darkness Falls on the Land of Light
Author: Douglas L. Winiarski
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2017-02-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 1469628279

This sweeping history of popular religion in eighteenth-century New England examines the experiences of ordinary people living through extraordinary times. Drawing on an unprecedented quantity of letters, diaries, and testimonies, Douglas Winiarski recovers the pervasive and vigorous lay piety of the early eighteenth century. George Whitefield's preaching tour of 1740 called into question the fundamental assumptions of this thriving religious culture. Incited by Whitefield and fascinated by miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit--visions, bodily fits, and sudden conversions--countless New Englanders broke ranks with family, neighbors, and ministers who dismissed their religious experiences as delusive enthusiasm. These new converts, the progenitors of today's evangelical movement, bitterly assaulted the Congregational establishment. The 1740s and 1750s were the dark night of the New England soul, as men and women groped toward a restructured religious order. Conflict transformed inclusive parishes into exclusive networks of combative spiritual seekers. Then as now, evangelicalism emboldened ordinary people to question traditional authorities. Their challenge shattered whole communities.

Drawn to the Light

Drawn to the Light
Author: Ella Evers-Meinardi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2018-07-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781629015521

Drawn to the Light, by Dutch author Ella Evers-Meinardi, is a reflection on her life shattered by the shock of the tragic death of her husband, a life-changing event when she was nine months pregnant with her second child. Deep in grief, the author wants to know where her deceased husband has gone and ponders the meaning of life, which takes her in a spiritual direction. Drawn to the Light shows the reader her lifelong pursuit for true knowledge, often resulting in illuminating mystical revelations. The appearance of an indescribable diamond-like light slowly leads her into higher spiritual realms. With courage and tenacity, she overcomes obstacles seekers of truth may find along the spiritual path. Ultimately, her search leads to traveling eleven times to India, an ancient land of God-wisdom. Her spiritual journey includes dreams, alternative healing, meditation practices, esoteric studies, and philosophy found in the Indian scriptures. Drawn to the Light offers extensive information about the awakening process through Kundalini, as taught by her guru, an enlightened siddha master in India. Even though her story is mainly of a spiritual nature, the author also writes about herself as an ordinary woman, wife, and mother of two.