Author: Kelly Bulkeley
Publisher: SUNY Press
Size: 70.75 MB
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Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 309
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This interdisciplinary study of the religious dimensions of dreams shows how modern dream research supports and enriches our understanding of religiously meaningful dreams. The Wilderness of Dreams does four things that no other work on dreams has done. First, it surveys the whole range of modern dream research—not just the work of depth psychologists and neuroscientists, but also the findings of anthropologists, content analysts, cognitive psychologists, creative artists, and lucid dreaming researchers. Second, it draws upon new advances in hermeneutic philosophy in order to clarify basic questions about how to interpret dreams. Third, it develops a careful, well-grounded notion of religious meaning—the “root metaphor” concept—to show that seeking religious meanings in dreams is not mere superstition. And fourth, the book reflects on the question of why modern Westerners are so interested in affirming, or debunking, the idea that dreams have religious meanings.

Author: Wilber W. Caldwell
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Size: 34.21 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Putting a recognizable face on contemporary American cynicism.

Author: Errol L. Sweetser
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Size: 56.72 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
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Life and living is a complex system interwoven in reality and fantasy, happiness and sadness, but always fusing with his or her dreams in the spirit of the creator, the wilderness, and ones special quest for his or her ridge. Join me in my four stories of reality and fantasy in my own quest for the ridge, and perhaps yours. Join Pucky in his shoe box adventure, MoMent the Fox in the Monument Valley, and a small boy in his fantasy world in Once I was King, all fusing and joining their friends in the final destination of the Spirit of the Wilderness. May their dreams become part of your dreams.

Author: Frank SEAFIELD (M.A., pseud. [i.e. Alexander Henley Grant.])
Publisher:
Size: 44.64 MB
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Languages : en
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Author: George Reynolds
Publisher: Latter-day Publishing
Size: 49.69 MB
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Languages : en
Pages : 186
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This 1888 classic by LDS General Authority Elder George Reynolds is considered the first commentary on the Book of Mormon. It is also a retelling of its stories in a way accessible to everyone. The love he had for that book of scripture, and the inspiration he received from it and expressed within the pages of this book continues to inspire modern readers.

Author: John Pratt Bingham
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Size: 29.97 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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At one time when an individual wanted a direct, personal experience of God that person turned to his or her dreams. The early third century Christian defender of the faith, Tertullian, observed, "Is it not known to all people that the dream is the most usual way that God reveals himself to man?" Yet by the eleventh century, King William II of England states, "They are not good Christians that regard dreams." Why did this reversal of opinion occur, not only in Christian thinking, but in Jewish and Islamic attitudes also? God and Dreams: Is There a Connection? traces the historic connection between God and dreams and examines why this shift happened. While particular attention is given to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic thought, several secular disciplines are discussed also. After investigating the different points of view, an argument is made that the connection between God and dreams still exists.

Author: Ed Cambro
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Size: 53.65 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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The calm after the storm of the 911 terrorist attacks on the US moves from curious observation to full obsession as former FBI agent William Besson plots a nuclear attack on New York City. Convinced that an attack of such proportion will unite America against a common enemy and foster a sense of mutual aid and support among its citizens, Besson sets about bringing his plan to fruition. The successful theft of a nuclear bomb sets the plan in action and triggers an FBI manhunt and investigation.

Author: James R Lewis
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Size: 61.70 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Exploring the fascinating world of dreams, this comprehensive reference examines more than 250 dream-related topics, from art to history to science, including how factors such as self-healing, ESP, literature, religion, sex, cognition and memory, and medical conditions can all have an effect on dreams. Dream symbolism and interpretation is examined in historical, cultural, and psychological detail, while a dictionary—updated with 1,000 symbols and explanations—offers further insights. Dreaming about teeth, for instance, can indicate control issues, and dreaming of a zoo can indicate that the dreamer needs to tidy up some situation. Examining these concepts and more, this is the ultimate dreamer's companion.

Author: Ted Billy
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Size: 71.54 MB
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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Beginning with a detailed discussion of Conrad's ambivalence toward the function of language and the meaning of fiction, Ted Billy explores the problematical sense of an ending in Conrad's tales and novellas. Billy demonstrates that Conrad's endings, instead of reinforcing the meaning of the narrative or lending finality, actually provide a contrasting perspective that clashes with the narrative's general drift.

Author: Kelly Bulkeley
Publisher: NYU Press
Size: 27.66 MB
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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From Biblical stories of Joseph interpreting Pharoh’s dreams in Egypt to prayers against bad dreams in the Hindu Rg Veda, cultures all over the world have seen their dreams first and foremost as religiously meaningful experiences. In this widely shared view, dreams are a powerful medium of transpersonal guidance offering the opportunity to communicate with sacred beings, gain valuable wisdom and power, heal suffering, and explore new realms of existence. Conversely, the world’s religious and spiritual traditions provide the best source of historical information about the broad patterns of human dream life Dreaming in the World’s Religions provides an authoritative and engaging one-volume resource for the study of dreaming and religion. It tells the story of how dreaming has shaped the religious history of humankind, from the Upanishads of Hinduism to the Qur’an of Islam, from the conception dream of Buddhas mother to the sexually tempting nightmares of St. Augustine, from the Ojibwa vision quest to Australian Aboriginal journeys in the Dreamtime. Bringing his background in psychology to bear, Kelly Bulkeley incorporates an accessible consideration of cognitive neuroscience and evolutionary psychology into this fascinating overview. Dreaming in the World’s Religions offers a carefully researched, accessibly written portrait of dreaming as a powerful, unpredictable, often iconoclastic force in human religious life.

Author: Steven Griffiths
Publisher: Hachette UK
Size: 15.57 MB
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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It begins when London's season of goodwill is ripped apart by a bloodthirsty and horrifying outrage. Evidence of the perpetrators points to a puzzling coalition between two widely different terrorist groups. Though hampered by official political constraints, a rogue power-base within the SIS now decides on eliminating a major source of global mayhem. To achieve this they select a very special killer from the shadowy world of international mercenaries - an ex-Marine called Richard Tyler, codename Nimrod. There will be one million sterling waiting for Tyler if he can pull off the most dangerous gamble of his life. For, surrounded by an army of trained bodyguards, the target is capable of striking back through his own deadly network of assassins. But Nimrod's operation has already been uncovered. And now the hunter becomes the prey...

Author: Robert Bosnak
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Size: 21.92 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
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In Tracks in the Wilderness of Dreaming Bosnak teaches us to reevaluate our dreams in a new light, and to utilize our dream interpretations as never before. As an outgrowth of his work with Australian aborigines and twenty-five years of leading dream groups internationally, renowned Jungian therapist Robert Bosnak has developed a highly visceral and tactile method of reentering and exploring dreams as real worlds--in a communally accessible, cathartic, and transformative experience. In this book Bosnak offers all the practical tools and techniques with which to explore our inner lives--and to change the way we look at our dreams and ourselves forever.