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  The Prophet

  by Khalil Gibran

  A brilliant man's philosophy on love, marriage, joy and sorrow, time, friendship and much more. Originally published in 1923 - translated into more than 20 languages. With 12 full page drawings by Gibran.
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  Love Is a Fire: The Sufi's Mystical Journey Home

  by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

  Love is a Fire is an introduction to the Sufi path of love, taking the reader into the passion and wisdom of this mystical tradition. The call of the heart and how it draws us back to divine union is one of mankind's greatest secrets, and for the Sufi this love is a fire that burns away all traces of separation. Love is a Fire is based on live talks and meetings with Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, who teaches how to live... (more)
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  Kabir: Ecstatic Poems

  by Robert Bly

  Originally published in 1976, with more than 75,000 copies in print, this collection of poems by fifteenth-century ecstatic poet Kabir is full of fun and full of thought. Columbia University professor of religion John Stratton Hawley has contributed an introduction that makes clear Kabir’s immense importance to the contemporary reader and praises Bly’s intuitive translations. By making every reader consider anew... (more)
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  Mystic Faerie Tarot

  by Barbara Moore, Linda Ravenscroft

  An Enchanting Faerie Tarot Imagine yourself in a long-forgotten garden. The grass shimmers and whispers; colorful wildflowers seesaw lazily in the breeze. A meandering path invites you to venture further into the enchanting world of faeries, sprites, elves, and nymphs to discover the magic and possibility in your own life. Featuring beautiful watercolor artwork by renowned fantasy artist Linda Ravenscroft and... (more)
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  William Blake: The Complete Illuminated Books

  by William Blake

  In his Illuminated Books, William Blake combined text and imagery on a single page in a way that had not been done since the Middle Ages. For Blake, religion and politics, intellect and emotion, mind and body were both unified and in conflict with each other: his work is expressive of his personal mythology, and his methods of conveying it were integral to its meaning. There is no comparison with reading books... (more)
• Dear Beloved SonImam Abu Hamid Al Ghazali

  

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  Dear Beloved Son

  by Imam Abu Hamid Al Ghazali

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  Love Letters in the Sand: The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran

  by Khalil Gibran

  Optimistic and wise, these love poems convey a mystical certainty of the arrival of love, while dramatizing the search for a soul mate that takes place in daily life, the imagination, and dreams. Inviting reflection on the meaning of love and eloquently rendering the chain of moments that the experience of love leads us through, this famous inspirational poet channels the same proverbial simplicity and lyrical... (more)
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  Meister Eckhart , Vol. 2: The Essential Sermons, Commentaries, Treatises and Defense (Classics of Western Spirituality)

  by Eckhart, Bernard McGinn

  The thought of Meister Eckhart (c. 1260-1327), Dominican philosopher and spiritual master, is among the most daring and difficult in the history of Western mysticism. Thoroughly grounded in the Scholastic method of his day and steadfastly loyal to the Church, Eckhart's love of speculation, paradox, and the apophatic way, nevertheless, resulted in the controversial condemnation of certain of his teachings by... (more)
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  A Year with Rumi: Daily Readings

  by Coleman Barks

  Coleman Barks has played a central role in making the Sufi mystic Rumi the most popular poet in the world. A Year with Rumi brings together 365 of Barks's elegant and beautiful translations of Rumi's greatest poems, including fifteen never-before-published poems. Barks includes an Introduction that sets Rumi in his context and an Afterword musing on poetry of the mysterious and the sacred. Join Coleman Barks... (more)
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  The Executive Mystic: Intuitive Tools For Cultivating The Winning Edge In Business

  by Barrie Dolnick

  You're about the launch a major new product. Or present a hot idea to a large group including your boss, his boss, and her boss. Or meet the new CEO of a competing company about your dream job. You've prepared. You're confident. You're also wishing there was something you could do to stack the deck in your favor. There is. The first completely accessible and practical guide to getting ahead in business... (more)
• Mystic WarriorsRosanne Bittner

  

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  Mystic Warriors

  by Rosanne Bittner

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  Livres secrets des gnostiques d'Egypte. (English)

  by Jean Doresse

  These Gnostic texts from the 4th century reveal the world of early Christianity and include The Gospel According to Thomas. This firsthand account of the discovery includes the first complete publication of the documents.
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  Provocations : spiritual writings of Kierkegaard

  by Soren Kierkegaard

  The purpose of this new collection is two fold. First, to make Kierkegaard accessible; second, to present in as concise a way possible his "heart," his core themes, and his passion. Divided into six sections, Provocations contains a little of everything from Kierkegaard's prodigious output, including his famously cantankerous (yet wryly humorous) attacks on what he calls the "mediocre shell" of conventional... (more)
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  La Pierre de Lumière: Book 3

  Paneb l'Ardent

  by Christian Jacq

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  La Pierre de Lumière: Book 2

  La Femme Sage

  by Christian Jacq

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  Anthonology

  by Piers Anthony

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  The Master and Margarita

  by Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov

  This title is translated by Michael Glenny. The devil makes a personal appearance in Moscow accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat. When he leaves, the asylums are full and the forces of law and order in disarray. Only the Master, a man devoted to truth, and Margarita, the woman he loves, can resist the devil's onslaught.
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  The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language

  by Eugene H. Peterson

  Heart-Racing. Thought-Provoking. Life-Changing. If you find reading the Bible uneventful, "old hat," or downright confusing, then it's time for The Message. Join the millions of readers who have been drawn to God through Eugene Peterson's best-selling Bible paraphrase. Translated directly from the ancient Hebrew and Greek texts into today's American idiom, The Message is designed as a reading Bible. With... (more)
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  American Gods

  by Neil Gaiman

  Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that... (more)
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  Mystic Dreamers

  by Rosanne Bittner

  For over a decade, Rosanne Bittner has enchanted her readers with tales of adventure and romance in the times before the White Man settled the West. Now, in the tradition of Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear, the bestselling author of Song of the Wolf and the Savage Destiny Indian series turns her hand to historical fiction with a wonderful new story of Native America sure to capture you and carry you on... (more)