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A Definitive Edition of the Symbolist Classic by the author of The Secret Teachings of All Ages
Manly P. Hall is widely recognized as the preeminent voice of occult scholarship in the twentieth century, famous for his esoteric masterpiece The Secret Teachings of All Ages (1928). Now, in this "deluxe edition," Hall's earliest work, The Initiates of the Flame, is reborn with a full complement of illustrations and historical introductions.
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Heather Wells mysteries volume 2
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Former pop star Heather Wells has settled nicely into her new life as assistant dorm director at New York College-a career that does not require her to drape her size 12 body in embarrassingly skimpy outfits. She can even cope (sort of) with her rocker ex-boyfriend's upcoming nuptials, which the press has dubbed The Celebrity Wedding of the Decade. But she's definitely having a hard time dealing with the situation in the dormitory kitchen-where a...
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Discover a wonderful world of celebrations from around the world. Featuring the world's main religions as well as some little-known ceremonies and festivals, this book takes an intriguing and colorful look at how growing up and coming of age are celebrated in many different places.
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Humanity is part of an evolutionary pilgrimage through which the indwelling divine spark unfolds all its potentialities. According to the Theosophical teachings, two roads open up before us. One is the slow and steady path of moral effort and gradual growth; the other, a faster but more difficult one, takes the candidate through a path beset with trials and tests. The aim of these challenges is to stimulate the aspirant's spiritual development at...
7) Walkabout
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Criterion collection volume 10
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A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to exist in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece. Along the way, they met a young aborigine on his 'walkabout,' a rite of passage in which adolescent boys are initiated into manhood by journeying into the wilderness alone. Special features included.
12) Initiation rites
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Describes the customs in Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, and other religions used to introduce people into the religion as full members, usually held for young people who are reaching adulthood.
19) The secret path
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Living theosophy. Theosophical basics volume The secret path
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Everything in the cosmos is subject to a process of evolution that takes eons to unfold. Most kingdoms of nature spontaneously follow this gradual growth but human beings, by virtue of being endowed with a mind and free will, have the ability to influence the pace of this journey. Theosophical teachings point to the existence of a path that can greatly accelerate the evolutionary process in those who are able to tread it.
20) Coming of age
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Describes initiation rites and coming of age ceremonies of various cultural groups from around the world including the Yanomani, Hindu, Jewish, Puerto Rican, and Apache Indians.
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