Mystical Prayer

Author : Charlie Shamp
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Holy Spirit
ISBN : 1717434282

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Mystical Prayer by Charlie Shamp Pdf

If Christ is both the Way and the Door into Heaven, how can we find this path of mystery; this door into the unseen? Jesus Christ; the mystic staircase and vehicle of supernatural power, the very throne of Grace and Mercy resting over the Ark of the Covenant, hidden from ages, is waiting to be discovered. When we turn our full attention upon the beauty of Christ we will discover the ancient path that leads us to everlasting life. Leonard Ravenhill has often been quoted as saying, "No man is greater than his prayer life." And while we recognize that prayer is a vital part of every Christian's walk with God, what kind of prayer is necessary to see into the unseen? There seems to be those throughout history who encountered heaven in a much deeper way. Those who were like what Isaiah spoke of; who fly like clouds, like doves to their windows. Charlie takes you on this journey into the unseen realms of mystical prayer and reveals hidden secrets from the Holy Spirit. Learn how to walk with God in a much deeper and intimate way than you ever knew was possible. You will discover a prayer life that erases all barriers between you and God. A realm where deep calls out to the deep and revelation flows freely from the throne of Grace. Get ready to discover Mystical Prayer.

Author : Ruth Burrows
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0809153580

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Guidelines for Mystical Prayer by Ruth Burrows Pdf

Offers a personal narrative, a reflection on the spiritual history of two gifted people, St. Teresa and St. John of the Cross; and yet it speaks clearly out of the Carmelite tradition, and in the language of today. +

Author : Michael D. Swartz
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 3161456793

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Mystical Prayer in Ancient Judaism by Michael D. Swartz Pdf

Includes text of Maaseh merkavah in English translation.

Author : Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Publisher : The Golden Sufi Center
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781890350352

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Prayer of the Heart in Christian and Sufi Mysticism by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee Pdf

"... parallels the prayer practices of Sufi and Christian mysticism with ease.... Vaughan-Lee's prayerful prose is poetic, inclusive, and intelligent." —Publishers Weekly Prayer of the Heart in Christian & Sufi Mysticism guides the reader through the stages of mystical prayer. Mystical prayer is a way to create a living relationship with the Divine within the heart. Drawing on Christian and Sufi sources such as St. Teresa of Avila, Attar, St. John of the Cross, and Rumi, as well as from his own experience, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee describes how prayer is first born of need, but then takes one deep within the heart, into the stages of Union and Ecstasy. Through mystical prayer, one is drawn beyond any words into the interior silence of real communion with God. Here, in the silence within the heart, a meeting and merging takes place that carries us beyond our self into the mystery of divine presence, into the secret nature of love's oneness. Prayer of the Heart in Christian and Sufi Mysticism explores the inner listening of the heart, and the secret of 'pray without ceasing' in which we discover how prayer becomes alive within the heart. Finally there is a chapter on the need at this time to pray for the Earth. How can we pray for the well-being of the Earth? How can we include the Earth in our prayers and our heart? This little book is an offering of the heart that brings together the Christian and Sufi mystical traditions in the oneness of love to which they belong. It will benefit any practitioner of prayer, anyone who is drawn to discover a relationship with God within their heart. “... with the understated simplicity of a true spiritual master, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee seamlessly weaves these complementary traditions into a single tapestry of singular power and beauty... this book offers yet another profound contribution to the collective evolution of our hearts.” —Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, from the Foreword "... draws together the Christian and Sufi traditions of mystical prayer ... Vaughan-Lee's clearly written little guide will be gratifying and absorbing for those interested in mysticism and alternate routes toward the love of God." —Library Journal “... an excellent book ... As we recover more and more of the ancient contemplative traditions, we are finding immense similarities in goal, practice, and effects. At the mystical level, we are seemingly talking about the same experience, despite our different vocabularies and styles! Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee makes this sacred journey both clear and inviting.” —Fr. Richard Rohr, Franciscan Priest, author, and founder Center for Action and Contemplation

Author : Charles M. Murphy
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780814684948

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Mystical Prayer by Charles M. Murphy Pdf

In this book, Charles Murphy explores the still unfolding rediscovery of Emily Dickinson (1830–1886), our foremost American poet, as a mystic of profound depth and ambition. She declined publication of almost all of her hundreds of poems during her lifetime, describing them as a record of her wrestling with God, who, in the Puritan religious tradition she received, she found cold and remote. Murphy places Dickinson's writings within the Christian mystical tradition exemplified by St. Teresa of Avila and identifies her poems as expressions of what he terms theologically as "believing unbelief.” Dickinson's experiences of love and her confrontation with human mortality drove her poetic insights and led to her discovery of God in the beauty and mystery of the natural world.

Author : Ernest J. Fiedler
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780809145768

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Mystical Prayer Is for (Almost) Everyone by Ernest J. Fiedler Pdf

Based on solid scholarship, this small book will help ordinary people believe that mystical prayer is a possibility for them

Author : Many Cihlar
Publisher : Rosicrucian Order AMORC
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780912057583

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Mystics at Prayer by Many Cihlar Pdf

Author : Many Cihlar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258895862

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Mystics at Prayer by Many Cihlar Pdf

This is a new release of the original 1931 edition.

Author : Ruth Burrows
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1587680394

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Essence of Prayer by Ruth Burrows Pdf

Reflections on different aspects of prayer.

Author : Ruth Burrows
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1587680505

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Before the Living God by Ruth Burrows Pdf

This is Ruth Burrow's autobiography - the account of a life empty of outward incident after her early years, but rich with her own spiritual growth. She writes of the Christian's relationship with others and with God, of prayer, of the life of the Spirit. She presents these ideals in no abstract way, but in the intimately personal terms of one individual's - her own - struggle to live them to the full--Back cover.

Author : Edward Howells,Mark A. McIntosh
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 719 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198722380

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The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology by Edward Howells,Mark A. McIntosh Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology provides a guide to the mystical element of Christianity as a theological phenomenon. It differs not only from psychological and anthropological studies of mysticism, but from other theological studies, such as more practical or pastorally-oriented works that examine the patterns of spiritual progress and offer counsel for deeper understanding and spiritual development. It also differs from more explicitly historical studies tracing the theological and philosophical contexts and ideas of various key figures and schools, as well as from literary studies of the linguistic tropes and expressive forms in mystical texts. None of these perspectives is absent, but the method here is more deliberately theological, working from within the fundamental interests of Christian mystical writers to the articulation of those interests in distinctively theological forms, in order, finally, to permit a critical theological engagement with them for today. Divided into four parts, the first section introduces the approach to mystical theology and offers a historical overview. Part two attends to the concrete context of sources and practices of mystical theology. Part three moves to the fundamental conceptualities of mystical thought. The final section ends with the central contributions of mystical teaching to theology and metaphysics. Students and scholars with a variety of interests will find different pathways through the Handbook.

Author : Annemarie Schimmel
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780807812716

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Mystical Dimensions of Islam by Annemarie Schimmel Pdf

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005-08-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781101657850

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Meditations on the Tarot by Anonim Pdf

Now in a fully corrected edition, one of the true spiritual classics of the twentieth century. Published for the first time with an index and Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar’s afterword, this new English publication of Meditations on the Tarot is the landmark edition of one of the most important works of esoteric Christianity. Written anonymously and published posthumously, as was the author’s wish, the intention of this work is for the reader to find a relationship with the author in the spiritual dimensions of existence. The author wanted not to be thought of as a personality who lived from 1900 to 1973, but as a friend who is communicating with us from beyond the boundaries of ordinary life. Using the 22 major arcana of the tarot deck as a means to explore some of humanity’s most penetrating spiritual questions, Meditations on the Tarot has attracted an unprecedented range of praise from across the spiritual spectrum.

Author : Ann Belford Ulanov
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0804211345

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Primary Speech by Ann Belford Ulanov Pdf

Prayer is our basic expression of religious belief. It is our personal and most private act of devotion. Words cannot do justice to the feelings, wishes, terrors, pains, or pleasures that we exchange with God. This book sets out to define prayer as both a means of drawing nearer to God everyday and as a coping tool that people can use in order to achieve harmony, balance, and satisfaction in their in their lives.

Author : Thomas McPherson
Publisher : Paraclete Press
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781640601246

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Essential Mystic Prayers by Thomas McPherson Pdf

People from all faiths and none at all find in the prayers of the mystical traditions expressions that speak to their deepest needs. Whether appealing for knowledge, seeking a sense of the love of God, or about asceticism, questions and doubts, or contemplation and action, each of these prayers (from Christian and other religious tradition sources) are vibrantly alive. Rooted in classic sources, each prayer in Essential Mystic Prayers is important, especially now, in the 21st century. This book collects some of the most beautiful of these prayers. In flame of sunrise bathe my mind, that when I wake, clear-eyed may be my soul’s desire. —Fiona Macleod, Scotland, 19th century How should the God who made heaven and earth come into me? Is there any room in me for you, my Lord, my God? —St. Augustine, Africa, 5th century Praise be to Thee, Most Supreme God, Thy Beauty do we worship, to Thee do we give willing surrender. — from Sufi morning prayers