Philosophy and Religion

Possession by Spirits.

Stories of spirit possession come to us from earliest recorded history. Modern science typically has looked on these reports as the product of ignorance and superstition.

For the past three decades Dr Williams has risked his personal safety to journey among shamans in Peru the mystical and spiritual centre of our times. The spiritual travelogue includes descriptions of the shamanic ceremonies he performed at sacred sites like Machu Picchu and Cuzco as well as his initiations using the mind- expanding psychedelic ayahuasca and the sacred coca plant.

Novak investigates a belief called the Binary Soul Doctrine (BSD) which states simply that humans possess two souls which split at death, the conscious going on to reincarnate again and again, while ...

Just like precious gems are formed by the Earth's pressures, so to is wisdom gained through life's many challenges. The Hope book contains a distillation of wisdom borne through life experiences. Experiences that are common to us all. Words used sparingly too are precious gems that can transform someone's life.

What does it mean to follow the path of Christ today? Former Catholic monk and mystic Jim Marion believes if you want to join Christ in the Kingdom of Heaven, you must strive for inner spiritual growth during your lifetime. It's not something that automatically happens to Christians after death, nor can the Church do it for you.

Is God dead? Jim Marion says that what has really died is our myth of God, our worn-out notion of the deity in the sky, separate from us, who intervenes in our lives only when petitioned strenuously.

AN ORDER OUTSIDE TIME is a reinterpretation of Western Spirituality through Jungian symbolism including Jung's concept of individuation - an individual's journey from their lowest to highest self - a process documented throughout world mythology and referred to as The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell in his best-selling The Hero with a Thousand Faces.