The Altar of My Soul

The Altar of My Soul
Author: Marta Moreno Vega
Publisher: One World
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2009-07-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0307567109

Long cloaked in protective secrecy, demonized by Western society, and distorted by Hollywood, Santería is at last emerging from the shadows with an estimated 75 million orisha followers worldwide. In The Altar of My Soul, Marta Moreno Vega recounts the compelling true story of her journey from ignorance and skepticism to initiation as a Yoruba priestess in the Santería religion. This unforgettable spiritual memoir reveals the long-hidden roots and traditions of a centuries-old faith that originated on the shores of West Africa. As an Afro-Puerto Rican child in the New York barrio, Marta paid little heed to the storefront botanicas full of spiritual paraphernalia or to the Catholic saints with foreign names: Yemayá, Ellegua, Shangó. As an adult, in search of a religion that would reflect her racial and cultural heritage, Marta was led to the Way of the Saints. She came to know Santería intimately through its prayers and rituals, drumming and dancing, trances and divination that spark sacred healing energy for family, spiritual growth, and service to others. Written by one who is a professor and a santera priestess, The Altar of My Soul lays before us an electrifying and inspiring faith–one passed down from generation to generation that vitalizes the sacred energy necessary to build a family, a community, and a strong, loving society.

Renovation of the Heart

Renovation of the Heart
Author: Dallas Willard
Publisher: Tyndale House
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2014-02-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1615214550

As Christians, we know that we are new creations in Jesus. So we try to act differently, hoping this will make us more like Him. But changing our outward behavior doesn’t change our hearts. Only by God’s grace can we be transformed internally. Renovation of the Heart lays a biblical foundation for understanding what best-selling author Dallas Willard calls the “transformation of the spirit”—a divine process that “brings every element in our being, working from inside out, into harmony with the will of God.” This fresh approach to spiritual growth explains the biblical reasons why Christians need to undergo change in six aspects of life: thought, feeling, will, body, social context, and soul. Willard also outlines a general pattern of transformation in each area, not as a sterile formula but as a practical process that you can follow without the guilt or perfectionism so many Christians wrestle with. Don’t settle for complacency. Accept the challenge Renovation of the Heart offers to become an intentional apprentice of Jesus Christ, changing daily as you walk with Him.

When the Spirits Dance Mambo

When the Spirits Dance Mambo
Author: Marta Morena Vega
Publisher:
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2018-04-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781574781564

When rock and roll was transforming American culture in the 1950s and '60s, East Harlem pulsed with the sounds of mambo and merengue. Instead of Elvis and the Beatles, Marta Moreno Vega grew up worshiping Celia Cruz, Mario Bauza, and Arsenio Rodriguez. Their music could be heard on every radio in El Barrio and from the main stage at the legendary Palladium, where every weekend working-class kids dressed in their sharpest suits and highest heels and became mambo kings and queens. Spanish Harlem was a vibrant and dynamic world, but it was also a place of constant change, where the traditions of Puerto Rican parents clashed with their children's American ideals. A precocious little girl with wildly curly hair, Marta was the baby of the family and the favorite of her elderly abuela, who lived in the apartment down the hall. Abuela Luisa was the spiritual center of the family, an espiritista who smoked cigars and honored the Afro-Caribbean deities who had always protected their family. But it was Marta's brother, Chachito, who taught her the latest dance steps and called her from the pay phone at the Palladium at night so she could listen, huddled beneath the bedcovers, to the seductive rhythms of Tito Puente and his orchestra. In this luminous and lively memoir, Marta Moreno Vega calls forth the spirit of Puerto Rican New York and the music, mysticism, and traditions of a remarkable and quintessentially American childhood.

Inside My Soul

Inside My Soul
Author: Shirley A. Jackson
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2004
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1412042070

Inside my Soul is an outpouring of emotions. I had to finally face my demons in order to hold on to my sanity. I chose to stop running from my fears. I found my strength in God.

Burn My Soul: Part I

Burn My Soul: Part I
Author: Holly Newhouse
Publisher: Author Holly Newhouse
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2014-10-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Jinny lives a relatively normal life as an accountant, author, and artist until one day when a chance meeting changes everything. What starts out feeling like a supernatural attack brings two unsuspecting destined souls together. Jinny soon thinks she’s lost her mind when her fantasy man, Senefru comes to life and can’t stay away from her. His choice puts her life in mortal danger and now he must try to protect her at all costs. Jinny has other plans though when he triggers her soul’s memories of her past lives. Jinny must now decide if she can forgive him for killing her in a past life or if she will walk away from him forever. Is she be strong enough to handle what the past contains and what the future will bring or will something more sinister find her first?

Graffiti on My Soul

Graffiti on My Soul
Author: Johanna
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2010-07-29
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1609766814

Story of a Canadian woman who was once a nun and became a mother of five and her related family and their trials and tribulations.

Spirit Hacking

Spirit Hacking
Author: Shaman Durek
Publisher: St. Martin's Essentials
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1250232708

“This guy does next level stuff. I have worked with him and I have no idea how or why he is able to do some of the things I have witnessed. Science is just catching up with biohacking. It’s time to start studying spirit hacking and how Shaman Durek can achieve the tangible results he achieves.” —Dave Asprey, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Bulletproof Diet, Silicon Valley investor and technology entrepreneur In Spirit Hacking: Shamanic Keys to Reclaim Your Personal Power, Transform Yourself, and Light Up the World, Shaman Durek, a sixth-generation shaman, shares life altering shamanic keys allowing you to tap into your personal power. Through new information you will banish fear and darkness from your life in favor of light, positivity, and strength. Shaman Durek’s bold and sometimes controversial wisdom shakes loose our assumptions about ourselves and the very world around us. He ultimately teaches us how to step fearlessly out of this Blackout (the age of darkness we are currently experiencing) and access a place of fierce empowerment by use of tools and techniques of timeless Shamanic tradition. This transformation is both personal and collective; as individuals step out of darkness and begin to experience the light, we bring our loved ones and communities out of the shadows as well. Shaman Durek inherited a rich legacy of ancient wisdom and now shares this knowledge for a modern context. He advises everyone from celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Nina Dobrev to innovative executives such as Bullet-Proof Coffee founder Dave Asprey. Spirit Hacking shatters readers’ complacency, giving them tools to navigate the tumultuous times in which we find ourselves. We will emerge from this period happier, lighter, and more vibrant than ever before.

Lover of My Soul

Lover of My Soul
Author: Alan D. Wright
Publisher: Multnomah
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2013-01-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0307807193

Every person longs to be loved, to believe someone cares for them more than life itself. By weaving the rich imagery of a wedding throughout the text, in Lover of My Soul the reader is reminded that Christ the Bridegroom loves them deeply and completely - that He gave His life as payment for their eternal joy. In the same way every bride appears as a radiant beauty on her wedding day and every groom is handsome and strong, Christ presents His all-satisfying love to anyone who will take His hand in a spiritual marriage of the heart.

It Is Well with My Soul

It Is Well with My Soul
Author: Harold T. Lewis
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2018-12-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532652534

Preachers at funerals differ in approach. Some see the purpose of the sermon to be eulogy, to heap so much praise that the deceased becomes unrecognizable to the mourners. Others regard praise of the departed as inappropriate, as it may detract from the praise of Almighty God, which they believe to be the sole purpose of all worship. Still others opt to say nothing at all, arguing that it is disingenuous for one person to be lying in the pulpit while another is lying in the nave. In this book of funeral sermons preached throughout his forty-year ministry, Harold Lewis offers Jesus’ message of the sure and certain hope of the Resurrection—hope for the dead, hope for the church, and hope for the world in which we live, move, and have our being.