The Secret Life of the Universe

The Secret Life of the Universe
Author: Amy Corzine
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1780282214

Blending Eastern and Western philosophies with insights into nature, ecology, and physiology, this exploration of the place of humankind within the universe —and our individual stations—is both intellectual and approachable. Thinkers, writers, scientists, and educators of all stripes come together to examine subjects ranging from the nature of reality to brain science to the impact of technology on our world views, and more. They reveal that "the universe" may actually be comprised of multiple "universes" that overlap like the skin of an onion; peel away one layer of reality, and there’s others waiting to be experienced, if not completely understood. The book presents intriguing ideas from visionaries ranging from Jesus to Galileo, Newton to Descartes, and Kant to Einstein, among many others.

The Secret Language of the Soul

The Secret Language of the Soul
Author: Jane Hope
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1997-11
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780811818612

This latest in the Secret Language series is an inspiring survey of faith and ritual through the ages, from Native American vision quests to chakras, avatar, and archangels. Original and ancient artworks depict some of the most profound and compelling images ever devised. This richly illustrated volume is an inviting universal guide to the realm of the divine. Over 200 full-color illustrations.

The Secret Life

The Secret Life
Author: Jeffrey Katz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2019-01-22
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781630061074

He is one of the wisest men of all time. Since the time of the Bible, he is the only man to be celebrated by the three major Western religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. His name is Maimonides. A philosopher, rabbi, physician, religious thinker and logician, today this sage is considered among the greatest thinkers. The Secret Life reveals his ancient teachings in modern terms. In The Secret Life, you will discover true wisdom and success in every aspect of life comes not from our public persona and life -- as so many believe -- but in our secret thoughts and actions. Maimonides shows how every person can find their true and best self, not only deriving happiness for themselves, but spreading that bliss to everyone they touch. The benefits of living the Secret Life are countless. Changing your approaches to giving charity, to seeking justice, to loving others, and to believing in yourself enough to find and act on your true calling will lead you to remarkable heights. You will find a new resilience against the difficulties and turmoil in life, a new inner power that will keep you focused on the things that really matter, and an inner peace few will ever have. The Secret Life is, quite literally, life changing. "Whatever you do should be done out of nothing else but pure love." -- Maimonides Jeffrey Katz is a lifelong student and teacher of rationalist religious philosophy. He became fascinated in his youth by his discovery of the ancient wisdom of Maimonides, and received rabbinic ordination while focusing on disseminating the ancient, life-changing wisdom he had uncovered. He is a practicing attorney, has appeared on national television on a broad range of issues, and has lectured widely.

The Secret Language of the Soul

The Secret Language of the Soul
Author: Jane Hope
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2003-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780811838221

Exploring the nature of the soul opens the door to personal enrichment and self-discovery. The Secret Language of the Soul is a richly illustrated visual compendium of the many different beliefs about this unknowable essence. Inside you'll find a complete guide to the rituals, ideas, and symbols drawn from the world's great spiritual legacies. Book jacket.

The Secret of the Soul

The Secret of the Soul
Author: William Buhlman
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2011-12-06
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0061968080

In this remarkable book, William Buhlman, author of the bestselling Adventures Beyond the Body, offers the reader a comprehensive guidebook to understanding and exploring the fascinating phenomenon of out-of-body experiences (OBEs). Learn how you can: Explore your true spiritual self and attain profound transformation in your awareness and knowledge of the universe. Gain life-changing benefits as you break free from mental and physical limitations Contact departed loved ones using OBEs to move beyond the current limited understanding of death.Filled with engrossing stories based on the testimonies of people from all over the world, and offering forty new, easy-to-understand techniques, The Secret of the Soul will prepare human beings everywhere for the next major leap in the evolution of consciousness.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Author: V. E. Schwab
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0765387581

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER THE WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER Recommended by Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple, NPR, Slate, and Oprah Magazine #1 Library Reads Pick—October 2020 #1 Indie Next Pick—October 2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR (2020) FINALIST—Book of The Month Club A “Best Of” Book From: Oprah Mag * CNN * Amazon * Amazon Editors * NPR * Goodreads * Bustle * PopSugar * BuzzFeed * Barnes & Noble * Kirkus Reviews * Lambda Literary * Nerdette * The Nerd Daily * Polygon * Library Reads * io9 * Smart Bitches Trashy Books * LiteraryHub * Medium * BookBub * The Mary Sue * Chicago Tribune * NY Daily News * SyFy Wire * Powells.com * Bookish * Book Riot * Library Reads Voter Favorite * In the vein of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab’s genre-defying tour de force. A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget. France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever—and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name. Also by V. E. Schwab Shades of Magic A Darker Shade of Magic A Gathering of Shadows A Conjuring of Light Villains Vicious Vengeful At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A Complete Guide to the Soul

A Complete Guide to the Soul
Author: Patrick Harpur
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2010-06-03
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1407063294

Who am I? What's my life's purpose? Where am I going when I die? These questions lie at the heart of all our lives, yet clear answers seem hard to come by. A Complete Guide to the Soul explains that answers can in fact be found in a secret history that runs like quicksilver through Western culture, from philosophy and alchemy, to poetry and modern psychology. This hidden tradition places our soul at the centre of the universe and shows us how to recover a sense of meaning that so many of us have lost today. In this important book, Patrick Harpur explores the nature of our soul, as well as its destiny. He unpacks the myths that surround it and shows how it may actually be the very fabric of reality. And he explains that, not until we have a clear understanding of this invisible part of ourselves, can we discover the answers to many of our questions about existence and human nature. Ultimately, this knowledge could help us find our true place within the world in which we live.

The Secret Life of Puppets

The Secret Life of Puppets
Author: Victoria Nelson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2003-11-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0674041410

In one of those rare books that allows us to see the world not as we've never seen it before, but as we see it daily without knowing, Victoria Nelson illuminates the deep but hidden attraction the supernatural still holds for a secular mainstream culture that forced the transcendental underground and firmly displaced wonder and awe with the forces of reason, materialism, and science. In a backward look at an era now drawing to a close, The Secret Life of Puppets describes a curious reversal in the roles of art and religion: where art and literature once took their content from religion, we came increasingly to seek religion, covertly, through art and entertainment. In a tour of Western culture that is at once exhilarating and alarming, Nelson shows us the distorted forms in which the spiritual resurfaced in high art but also, strikingly, in the mass culture of puppets, horror-fantasy literature, and cyborgs: from the works of Kleist, Poe, Musil, and Lovecraft to Philip K. Dick and virtual reality simulations. At the end of the millennium, discarding a convention of the demonized grotesque that endured three hundred years, a Demiurgic consciousness shaped in Late Antiquity is emerging anew to re-divinize the human as artists like Lars von Trier and Will Self reinvent Expressionism in forms familiar to our pre-Reformation ancestors. Here as never before, we see how pervasively but unwittingly, consuming art forms of the fantastic, we allow ourselves to believe.

In His Secret Life

In His Secret Life
Author: Mel Bossa
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2018-05-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1634866444

Allan has always tried to do the sensible thing. So when his sister Elsie became pregnant eight years ago and was ditched by her boyfriend, he stepped up to the plate. Since then, he's been his sister's support system and father figure to his niece. Allan's world is turned upside down when Elsie becomes engaged and he meets her fiancé's older brother, Davinder -- a beautiful, brooding artist with a thousand secrets in his eyes. But Davinder is a married man and father of two young boys. From the moment they meet, Allan and Davinder walk along the edge of their secret lives, never allowed to push open the gates. Though their love is a head-on collision, a meeting of the minds, a fusing of two lost souls, both men know that it is also -- and above all -- impossible.

Sensored Souls

Sensored Souls
Author: Jen L. Hanson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2021-08-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781736815021

A dazzling, inventive portrayal of an imaginative vision exploring the intersection of mind, body and soul. The collage of fantastic technology and futuristic Buddhism creates a compelling character-driven speculative fiction.When her sick father goes missing, Persephone Jones' search for him brings her to a hidden art gallery in Shanghai. The location conceals a room containing twenty-two glowing glass figures. The stylized human-shaped sculptures and their vibrant colors captivate her attention and draw the young neuroscientist into a sinister and suspenseful situation. Soon, as trust unravels, Persephone becomes part of the gruesome plot. But with time running out, she races to find answers to her questions, discovering far more in peril than her life. With mounting moral dilemmas and science compromised, can she triumph over darkness to embrace the bright future of medical technology?Set in a gritty, near-future urban underworld where neuroscientists, wealthy patrons, one assassin and an art house of horrors converge in secret. Buddhist meditations dance with visionary, hard science fiction. Clear writing makes the themes of sensory perception, mind research and enlightenment accessible in a timeless contemplation. This innovative cross-genre novel is a treasure trove for those who love insightful dialogue, thorny philosophical inquiry, plot surprises and a strong female lead. Combining technological breakthroughs with gripping characters caught in unpredictable events, "Sensored Souls" presents an eerie portrait of one Shanghai art scene based in enough reality to haunt you.Metaphysically spiritual and layered with rich metaphor and intriguing ideas exploring the use and abuse of medical discoveries. The illuminating blend of art and science, aesthetics and ethics reveals how far one may go along the futuristic cutting edge of neuroscience in a desperate search for the elusive human soul. "Sensored Souls" should be a movie or a mini-series.