Becoming An Everyday Mystic

Author : Theresa Joseph
Publisher : Bookbaby
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1631926691

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Everyday Mystic by Theresa Joseph Pdf

Everyday Mystic: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary will help you to find inner peace, love and joy. You will discover that they are already within you--if you know where to look. Seize the moment, and discover your own inner mystic. Dive deep into the mysteries God wants to reveal to you through the journey of 21st century mystic Theresa Joseph. On your way, you will uncover your own mystical abilities--opening you up to a direct relationship with the Divine. Everyday Mystic: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary tells us how in the midst of our ordinary lives we can experience the extraordinariness of the Divine. This is the story of the author's unlikely journey from financial executive to everyday mystic; how she began, in the course of her daily life, to see and hear the Divine. Her premise is that if she can see and hear the Divine, so can you. She is telling you that you already have the Divine communicating with you in many different ways--you just need to open yourself to the infinite possibilities. Joseph shares with you the messages she received over the years from Jesus, God, the Holy Spirit, Mother Mary, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, St. Teresa of Avila and others. These messages transcend all religious boundaries and are the sacred truths for our generation. Everyday Mystic: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary will reveal to you the mysteries of life and tell you how to uncover them yourself. It will teach you who God is and who you are. It is about love.

Author : James W. Warnke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0870292307

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Becoming an Everyday Mystic by James W. Warnke Pdf

Author : Albert Haase, OFM
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830870578

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Becoming an Ordinary Mystic by Albert Haase, OFM Pdf

I should be further along on the spiritual journey. Why don't I see any progress? What am I doing wrong? Do you ever feel like you are walking in spiritual circles? While we might think it would be different for a Franciscan priest, Father Albert Haase shares the same struggles. And yet he also affirms that we are all called to be ordinary mystics, who, in the words of his own spiritual director, are "ordinary Christians who do what we are all called to do: respond to grace." Learning to be a mystic is about cultivating a life with God in which we draw close, listen, and respond moment to moment. We know we will fail at times, but we can also be certain that we follow a God who never stops reaching out to us. This book offers a daily path to making the connection.

Author : Caroline Myss
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781401922894

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Intimate Conversations with the Divine by Caroline Myss Pdf

Now in paperback, from the New York Times best-selling author of Sacred Contracts and Anatomy of the Spirit, a timely guide with 100 prayers for entering into a personal relationship with the Divine. "I've loved so many of Caroline Myss's books, but maybe none so much as Intimate Conversations with the Divine. Has there ever been a more urgent need for her unique and profound (and sometimes wonderfully cranky) take on our spiritual reality, healing, and the language of holiness?" -- Anne Lamott, author of Traveling Mercies and Help, Thanks, Wow In her most personal book to date--now available in paperback for the first time--beloved teacher and best-selling author Caroline Myss draws on her own practice to help us regain our fluency in the language of prayer and renew our connection to the sacred. Intimate Conversations with the Divine offers 100 of Myss's personal prayers as a resource and inspiration to start a prayer practice of your own. Each prayer illustrates a different type of grace that feeds the human soul, from awakening, endurance, and healing, to silence, surrender, and trust. "We are one holy system of life and great cosmic truth, which is that all life--including all of us--breathes together," Myss writes. "I hope this book, these prayers, will bring you comfort and grace, and help you through the difficult times ahead. And I hope they will inspire you to believe that with God, all things are possible."

Author : Theresa Joseph
Publisher : Everyday Mystic
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 154399749X

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Everyday Mystic: Daily Messages for a Life of Love, Peace and Joy by Theresa Joseph Pdf

Everyday Mystic: Daily Messages for a Life of Love, Peace and Joy engenders feelings of hope, joy and inner peace. It builds to a climax enabling readers to fully embody the marriage between their humanity and their divinity. It creates a feeling of empowerment and agency allowing readers to live their fullest, most joyful and most loving life.

Author : Ariel Glucklich
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300231373

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Everyday Mysticism by Ariel Glucklich Pdf

A scholar’s experiences inside a contemplative working community in Israel’s Negev desert In this thoughtful and enlightening work, world renowned religion scholar Ariel Glucklich recounts his experiences at Neot Smadar, an ecological and spiritual oasis that has been thriving in the arid Southern Israeli desert for a quarter century. An intentional community originally established by a group of young professionals who abandoned urban life to found a school for the study of the self, Neot Smadar has thrived by putting ancient Buddhist and Hindu ideas into everyday practice as ways of living and working. Glucklich provides a fascinating detailed portrait of a dynamic farming community that runs on principles of spiritual contemplation and mindfulness, thereby creating a working environment that is highly ethical and nurturing. His study serves as a gentle invitation to join the world of mindful work, and to gain a new understanding of a unique form of mystical insight that exists without exoticism.

Author : Kathryn Jean Lopez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1505109043

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A Year With the Mystics by Kathryn Jean Lopez Pdf

There's so much noise. Everything can seem like a distraction. Distraction, in fact, seems our oxygen. When was the last time you saw people talking on an elevator? We seem to plug in everywhere. We have earphones and screens and don't evenlook up, never mind find time for silence. Our hearts need quiet. How are we ever going to pray otherwise? How could we ever possibly know God's love and will, and the truth about ourselves and the world without resting in Him? Resting in Him. What does that even mean? In A Year with the Mystics, popular National Review journalist and commentator Kathryn Jean Lopez, who writes and speaks frequently about faith and public life, and prayer and the Church, offers readers a tour of the magnificent variety of mystical writing in the heart of the Church. Featuring reflections from both household and contemporary names like Saint John Paul II, Mother Teresa and Edith Stein, as well as titanic historic figures such as St. Catherine of Siena and John of the Cross. The words of these holy men and women of prayer are presented in accessible doses ideal for daily prayer amidst the seemingly all-consuming busy-ness of life. Each page is an invitation to enter more deeply into the life of faith. What does the road to union with God look like? What is a dark night? What is true love of the Trinity? What is this Church as bridegroom business? Mysticism is not some foreign and remote life of prayer for poets and saints in heaven; rather, it is the call for every Christian to draw more deeply and profoundly from the heart of Christ in prayer. A Year with the Mystics is a tour, a retreat, and a love story in which God seeks you out. With the small commitment of a few minutes a day to prayer with mystic saints and other holy ones, you will be making time for communication and peace in the heart of the Trinity. Your faith will grow and you will see that the life of a contemplative in the world can be yours; it can become for you the air you breathe and a wellspring of renewal in your life as a Catholic, rooted in the sacraments. This beautiful Premium UltraSoft gift edition features two-tone sewn binding, ribbon marker, gold edges, and designed interior pages.

Author : Peggy Wilkinson OCDS
Publisher : ICS Publications
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781939272089

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Finding the Mystic Within You by Peggy Wilkinson OCDS Pdf

To those without time or inclination for intensive spiritual reading and study, this handbook is a find! The work is firmly grounded in Scripture and Christian teachings on growth through contemplation. The wisdom of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross has been distilled to help us understand the stages and experiences of the inner journey. The reader is guided through the classic works of these time-tested directors, in a logical, easily understood fashion. Enlightenment, encouragement, and energy are drawn from these pages, and a sense of adventure beckons the reader to new perspectives. For over a quarter century the author, married and mother of eight, has been nourished by these masters and by the way of life of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. Drawing on her experience in counseling and teaching contemplative meditation, she meets the need for a practical modern guidebook.

Author : Christine Valters Paintner
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781933495941

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Illuminating the Way by Christine Valters Paintner Pdf

Popular author of eight books and abbess of the online retreat center Abbey of the Arts, Christine Valters Paintner explores how the lives and spirituality of twelve monks and mystics offer distinct patterns of thought that will lead you to a deeper understanding of your strengths and areas of growth and will guide you on the path to your true spiritual identity. In Illuminating the Way, Christine Valters Paintner takes you on a journey through your inner life accompanied by twelve great monks and mystics from the Christian tradition. Each figure invites you to discover the energy and potential of a particular archetype--the inner sage in Benedict; the inner visionary in Hildegard of Bingen; and the inner orphan in Dorothy Day. From the prophet Miriam of the Hebrew scriptures to twentieth century monk Thomas Merton, Paintner offers an array of challenging and enlivening models to explore. Paintner is beloved by readers for her creative practices, guided meditations, and beautiful prayers and poems, and she has included all of these elements in her new book to further explore the image associated with each mystic. Her insightful reflections on key selections of each mystic's writings will help you gain greater self-knowledge and experience a deeper encounter with God. Each chapter also includes a full-color painting of each monk or mystic by Marcy Hall with commentary by Paintner and scripture passages and mediations by Paintner's husband, John. Supplemental materials, including a CD with music, a DVD with movement prayers, and a book that includes images, poems, and music notations are available on Paintner's website AbbeyoftheArts.com.

Author : Meredith Young-Sowers
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-17
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781577317753

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Spirit Heals by Meredith Young-Sowers Pdf

Meredith L. Young-Sowers has created a definitive book for women on mind/body/spirit healing that puts women’s connection to Spirit at the very center — exactly where it should be. Drawing on her twenty-seven years as an intuitive healer and spiritual teacher, and her belief that healing is something we do every day, Meredith gently guides women to create our own loving and workable healing plan. Emphasizing heart disease and reproductive cancers — the diseases that are claiming our mothers, sisters, and friends — Meredith offers a mix of attitude shifts, exercises, and simple meditations to help us harness the power of Spirit. Meredith teaches us to understand and rely on our deep-hearted intuition as our most important healing partner. In this wide-ranging exploration of healing, you’ll learn to: nourish yourself on all levels — emotional, intellectual, social, physical, and spiritual; respond effectively to stress in a way that heals your heart; understand why mind-body imbalances can sometimes manifest as disease; claim strength and renewal at each stage of your journey.

Author : Harvey D. Egan
Publisher : Crossroad Spiritual Legacy
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015042168768

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Karl Rahner by Harvey D. Egan Pdf

Karl Rahner has been the most influential Catholic theologian in this century. His writings helped to prepare the way for Vatican II and did much to shape the Church in the post-conciliar period. In this book, a former student of Rahner and fellow Jesuit interweaves passages from Rahner's writings.

Author : Peter Mulraney
Publisher : Peter Mulraney
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-24
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780648266143

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Mystical Journey: A Handbook for Modern Mystics by Peter Mulraney Pdf

Modern tools for modern mystics. Modern mystics don’t get to hide away in monasteries and ashrams or a cave in the mountains like the holy men and women of the past. In these secular times, modern mystics are ordinary people called to the mystical journey in the everyday world. Perhaps you’ve heard the call to the mystical journey but you’re not quite sure what to do next. Maybe you’re wondering what this mystical journey stuff is all about. You’re in the right place. In this handbook for modern mystics by Peter Mulraney, author of My Life is My Responsibility, you’ll find a clear description of the mystical journey, inspiring insights, and a helpful set of tools for navigating your way. This is a handbook for those ready to start the mystical journey - and for those who have set out on their own.

Author : John Mabry
Publisher : Quest Books
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780835609012

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Growing into God by John Mabry Pdf

Offers a straightforward look at the Christian mystical tradition, using examples of the classical mystical journey from the lives of Christian mystics.

Author : David C. Downing
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005-04-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 083083284X

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Into the Region of Awe by David C. Downing Pdf

David C. Downing explores mysticism as a part of C. S. Lewis's faith and writing. He addresses both the influence on Lewis by mystical writers of his own day and the threads of mysticism evident in Lewis's works.

Author : Horan OFM, Daniel P.
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608338009

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Catholicity and Emerging Personhood by Horan OFM, Daniel P. Pdf

An exploration of the meaning and identity of the human person in light of a renewed theology of creation, the ongoing discoveries of evolution and natural sciences, and newly appropriated resources in the theological tradition.