Spiritual Outsider
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Eclectica ~ a N-Soul Construction of Independent Dance Artists Sale Price: $14.99  |
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The 1997 Cassette Tape release from N-Soul Records. Produced by Phillip Kim and Lily Tarlton. Features 13 indie artist tracks. Very unique material. Some of these artists have gone on to become quite well known in the circle. |
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Burstgrimdren List Price: $13.49 Sale Price: $9.00 |
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Crossing Over: One Woman's Escape from Amish Life List Price: $13.99 Sale Price: $4.98 |
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A work Booklist called ଯving and life–affirming, Crossing Over is the true story of one woman's extraordinary flight from the protected world of the Amish people to the chaos of contemporary life... |
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The Outsider: A Novel List Price: $13.99 Sale Price: $2.19 |
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For as long as she can remember, Gabrielle Hope has had the gift of knowing--visions that warn of things to come. When she and her mother joined the Pleasant Hill Shaker community in 1807, the community embraced her gift... |
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Missives from an Outsider: Five Metaphysical Short Stories |
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Five metaphysical short stories including "A Stranger in the Sanctuary", "Shadows at the Window", "The Grave Digger's Secret", "The Tanner's Yarn", and "The Man Who Could Not Die". |
Spiritualism...a Way of Living Well
SPIRITUALISM IS....a way of life combining religion, philosophy, science to manifest love in living. Spiritualism operates as a way of life from the basis of 7 principles for life.
The development of Spiritualism during the last hundred and fifty+ years as a new science, philosoophy, religion as well as a social movement has far greater significance and importance for the entire future of humanity than even the majority of Spiritualists realize. It was not an accident that Spiritualism was inaugurated in 1848 when the Industrial Revolution was in the process of changing human lives forever, when science was rising triumphantly, when the rule of Orthodox Christianity was shaken to its foundations and when materialism was rapidly gaining a great influence over the outlook of humanity. It was obviously a period of crisis in human history.
The forces of materialism spread like a fire, sweeping away the errors and superstitions of orthodoxy from the minds of individuals. Reason supplanted belief. Materialism alone, however, failed to fill the spiritual void created by the changing world.
Gradually the inherent spiritual desires of humanity slowly re-asserted themselves and a conscious need for a new spiritual value slowly emerged. The origins of the beliefs of Spiritualism are a matter of growth, a matter of reason, as well as an appreciation of and application to the actual historical records found in the pages of experience.
It did not spring from the activities or teachings of any one individual or group of banded followers, but it is the composite of many approaches made by philosophers, scientists and religionists in the various ages of humanity's existence.
The main reason Spiritualism does not claim that the 7 principles are a creed is because they are not subservient to an already established form of worship. They are not approached through a particular religious book, but are studied through the channels of science and philosophy, as well as religion.
The value of their personal application is developed through the natural law, a force and power as eternal as time. Self-realization does not come through an outside channel, such as religious literature, nor a personalized God, but through the combination of natural forces inside and outside of any individual. It is the result of EFFORT and the recognition of the law of cause and effect.
The mission of Spiritualism is to teach every person how to live, not how to die. It takes a deep thinker to apply the many facets of spiritual growth to fully comprehend our philosophy and our religion.
And as we continue to grow, we recognize that materialism has faded and spirituality is taking a firmer hold on the human condition. Change is ever so unsettling, but change we have and must continue. When spirituality is learned and acknowledged in all human beings, it will automatically outlaw the ignoble traits of man and find its level in human society.
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