"Reimagining the Trinity to be grasped inside us as three important dimensions of spiritual awareness"--

A guide to rekindling spiritual inspiration after betrayal and disillusionment • Explains why we are drawn to charismatic leaders, what we unconsciously give away to them, and how to reclaim our inner spiritual authority • Explores how to recover from spiritual abuse or betrayal by a teacher or group, including breaking free of denial, projection, and dependency using psychology and shadow-work • Extends #MeToo into the spiritual domain and tells the stories of contemporary clergy and spiritual leaders who acted out their shadows in destructive ways, leaving their followers traumatized and lost Within each of us is a spiritual longing that prompts us to unite with something greater than ourselves, to awaken to our unity with all of life. Yet, no matter the spiritual path we choose, we inevitably encounter our own shadow, those unconscious aspects of ourselves that we suppress or deny, or the shadows of our teachers and their secret desires about money, sex, and power. Meeting the shadow can derail the journey, but, according to Connie Zweig, Ph.D., we can learn to recover from loss of faith and move from spiritual naivete to spiritual maturity. Calling on us to expand our vision of religious and spiritual life—and our vision of awakening—to include the human shadow, Zweig examines the yearning that sets us on the spiritual path, showing how it can lead to ecstatic, transcendent experiences or to terrible suffering by projecting it onto an authoritarian teacher, priest, or guru who abuses power. She tells the stories of renowned teachers—Sufi poet Rumi, Hindu master Ramakrishna, and Christian saint Catherine of Siena—whose lives unfolded as they followed their spiritual yearning. And she tells the cautionary tales of contemporary teachers of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Catholicism, who acted out their shadows in devastating ways, leaving their followers traumatized and lost. She explains how meeting the shadow is a painful but inevitable stage on the path to a more mature spirituality. She describes how to use spiritual shadow-work to separate from abusive teachers, reclaim inner spiritual authority, and heal from betrayal. With guidance for both inspired and disillusioned seekers, the author explores how to navigate the narrow path through the darkness toward the light, rekindle the flame of longing, and once again engage in fulfilling spiritual practice.

Exile from Latvia is the story of a young boy's experiences before, during and after World War II, told endearingly, to touch the heart. Driven from his beloved Latvia by the Soviet Army, Harijs' family flees to Germany in the hope of being captured by the advancing American forces. The family experiences hardships of all kinds - hunger, homelessness and air raids. They brush with death many times in many ways and their life is often punctuated with misunderstandings, both humorous and tragic. Presumed guilty they must prove their innocence. The continuous migration causes Harijs to lose friends constantly. These experiences shape Harijs' life, surprisingly, in a positive way, especially in the Displaced Persons' camp under dedicated teachers and scoutmasters. There are lighter moments as young Harijs discovers girls, often handling the developing attraction in awkward though humorous ways, eventually touching the heartstrings of a girl tenderly. There is laughter, love, grief, tears and longings of the heart. Finally the anticipation of an unexpected future replaces the memories of cruelty, atrocity, hate, betrayal, misunderstandings, ignorance and fear with commitment to meet the future with confidence. During the war years Harijs made friends only to lose them. He will not lose you. You'll move alongside him through the first-person escapades of a pre-teen boy looking for answers in a senseless world.

Basilus, a foolish old duke, consults an oracle as he imperiously wishes to know the future, but he is less than pleased with what he learns. To escape the oracle's horrific prophecies about his family and kingdom he withdraws into pastoral retreat with his wife and two daughters. When a pair of wandering princes fall in love with the princesses and adopt disguises to gain access to them, all manner of complications, both comic and serious, ensue. Part-pastoral romance, part-heroic epic, Sidney's long narrative work was hugely popular for centuries after its first publication in 1593, inspiring two sequels and countless imitations, and contributing greatly to the development of the novel.

An anthology grounded in the historic and aesthetic context of a crucial figure in 16th-century English literature

AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 'Utterly wonderful' NINA STIBBE, author of Love, Nina Twenty hours have gone since I last wrote. I have been thinking of you. I shall think of you until I post this, and until you get it. Can you feel, as you read these words, that I am thinking of you now; aglow, alive, alert at the thought that you are in the same world, and by some strange chance loving me. In September 1943, Chris Barker was serving as a signalman in North Africa when he decided to brighten the long days of war by writing to old friends. One of these was Bessie Moore, a former work colleague. The unexpected warmth of Bessie's reply changed their lives forever. Crossing continents and years, their funny, affectionate and intensely personal letters are a remarkable portrait of a love played out against the backdrop of the Second World War. Above all, their story is a stirring example of the power of letters to transform ordinary lives.

Have you ever wished, while praying to God, that you could hear His end of the conversation? When you tell Him you love Him and long to be with Him, what would His words be in return? How would God express His love and gentleness in our everyday lives? That's what this book is about. The Lord's message of assurance and comfort whispered in quiet moments of reflection. His sweet Spirit showing the gentle, tender side of our Saviour's love for us. The words of this book were not meant for one person who has come through a battle. It is the heart of God for all His children. He reaches beyond the letter of the law to unveil His consuming desire for His people. Your life has not taken Him by surprise. Hold fast to what He has spoken. Trust Him to know how to bring it to life. For you who have heard His promises that seem so far from reach, His words are not empty. He has known from the beginning. For you who have not heard the promises of God for your life, know that they are there. He does indeed have specific promises and a calling for you. No person has more value to Him than another. We are one under Him. Draw near to Him and know He is longing for you. He is not a God who remains aloof. When we draw close, His nearness is overwhelming. Listen for His heart as He calls for you. For you who have wandered far from the hand of God, His hand is still extended toward you. He still longs to bring you in. Put away all shame and know that He can purify you once again. Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick...I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." (Matt.9:12-13) To the world she was a failure, but God's promises told her that He saw beyond the present to what was to come. From childhood, Beth M. Taylor has felt the call of God on her life. Intimacy with the Lord began at a very early age. Freedom, however, was a work in progress. By the time she had reached her final year of high school, she was only a shell of the person God had created her to be. Fear and anxiety were buried deep within her and manifested in every aspect of her life. She fought to overcome the bondage of fear and to step into the freedom that waited for her. Those years of being alone taught her how to trust Him in the darkest hours. In the blackest days of life, as she waited on the Lord, His words brought forth life in her once again.

An American college student from New York suddenly finds herself in Victorian England where a chance meeting with Sherlock Holmes involves the 20th century woman in a mystery concerning the great detectives past.

Charles Spurgeon was one of the most evangelical and puritan of protestant minister's in the 19th century. In the fifteenth volume of these series of sermons: these charismatic and inspiring sermons are enough to encourage, convict and inspire anyone who seeks a closer and more intimate relationship with God.