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The Twelve Houses: Book 1
Mystic and Rider
by Sharon Shinn
Gillengaria seethes with unrest. In the south, hostility toward magic and its users has risen to a dangerous level, though King Baryn has ordered that such mystics are to be tolerated. It is whispered that he issued the decree because his new wife used her magic powers to ensnare him...The King knows there are those in the noble Twelve Houses who could use this growing dissent to overthrow him. So he... (more)
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The Twelve Houses: Book 2
The Thirteenth House
by Sharon Shinn
After joining an unlikely band of soldiers and sorcerers to rescue the kidnapped regent Romar Brendan, the shiftling Kirra returns home to learn that her half-sister, Casserah, has been proclaimed heir to the land. But when Casserah refuses to go on a social tour of great Houses, Kirra shifts into her sister's form and makes the rounds-during which she unexpectedly encounters her former compatriots. The motley... (more)
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The Twelve Houses: Book 3
Dark Moon Defender
by Sharon Shinn
The King's Rider Justin has been dispatched to watch any suspicious activity at the convent that houses the fanatical Daughters of the Pale Mother. Worshippers of the moon goddess, they believe all magic-wielding mystics are evil. Yet, in their midst, a young novice named Ellynor possesses the gift of healing and the ability to move through the night unobserved. Assuming the guise of a stablehand, Justin befriends... (more)
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Search in Secret India
by Paul Brunton
The late Paul Brunton was one of the 20th century's greatest explorers of and writers on the spiritual traditions of the East. A Search in Secret India is the story of Paul Brunton's journey around India, living among yogis, mystics, and gurus, some of whom he found convincing, others not. He finally finds the peace and tranquility which come with self-knowledge when he meets and studies with the great sage Sri... (more)
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The Virgin Cure
by Ami McKay
The much-anticipated follow-up to the phenomenon that is The Birth House , The Virgin Cure secures Ami McKay's place as one of our most beguiling storytellers. "I am Moth, a girl from the lowest part of Chrystie Street, born to a slum-house mystic and the man who broke her heart." So begins The Virgin Cure , a novel set in the tenements of lower Manhattan in the year 1871. As a young child, Moth's father... (more)
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Wildwood Chronicles: Book 1
Wildwood
by Colin Meloy
Prue McKeel's life is ordinary. At least until her brother is abducted by a murder of crows and taken to the Impassable Wilderness, a dense, tangled forest in the middle of Portland. No one's ever gone in - or at least returned to tell of it.So beings an adventure that will take Prue and her friend Curtis deep into the Impassable Wilderness. There they uncover a secret world in the midst of violent... (more)
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Haunting Violet
by Alyxandra Harvey
Violet Willoughby doesn't believe in ghosts. But they believe in her. After spending years participating in her mother's elaborate ruse as a fraudulent medium, Violet is about as skeptical as they come in all matters supernatural. Now that she is being visited by a very persistent ghost, one who suffered a violent death, Violet can no longer ignore her unique ability. She must figure out what this ghost is trying... (more)
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The Essential Mystics: The Soul's Journey into Truth
This is an introduction to the essential texts and themes of the great mystic visionaries.
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The Double Tongue
by William Golding
The Double Tongue is a novel by William Golding. It was found in draft form after his death and published posthumously.Golding's final novel tells the story of the Pythia, the priestess of Apollo at Delphi. Arieka prophesies in the shadowy years of the 1st century BC when the Romans were securing their grip on the tribes and cities of Greece. The plain, unloved daughter of a local grandee, she is rescued... (more)
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Touches the Stars
by Lynn Armistead McKee
Feared by her own people as a power of darkness and an omen of troubled times, shaman's daughter Mi-sa battles hatred and hardship and uses her magical gifts to forge her own destiny of love. Original.
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Divine Life of the Most Holy Virgin: Being an Abridgement of the Mystical City of God
by Venerable Mary of Agreda
A shorter and faster reading popular abridgement of the Mystical City of God, this book just flows and flows. It includes Our Lady's participation in the events of Our Lord's Passion and death. It shows how the Angels served the Blessed Virgin, how the devils waged war against her, the special graces she received--such as, continual Eucharistic presence of Our Lord after she received Communion, frequent visits to... (more)
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Saint Joseph: As Seen by Mystics and Historians
Dr. Turton presents the writings of many great mystics and historians which pertain to the life of the foster father of Our Lord. A composite of information about the true and worthy spouse of Mary.
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Mystics, Visionaries, and Prophets: A Historical Anthology of Women's Spiritual Writings
by Shawn Madigan
Winner of Catholic Press Association Book-of-the-Year Award-Spirituality Unique in its range and depth, this lavish anthology for the first time captures in a single volume the most notable spiritual writings of leading women from all periods of Christian history. Because spirituality involves more than simply prayer and piety, Madigan has selected women whose quests for intimacy with God also involves some... (more)
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Teachings of the Jewish Mystics (Teachings of ....)
by Perle Besserman
A wealth of stories, teachings, and sayings from the Jewish mystical tradition. This collection gathers together the varied and colorful texts of Europe and the Middle East from ancient times to the present, on such topics as Nature, Creation, Daily Life, Good and Evil, Female Divinity, Meditation, and Ecstasy.
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Prayers of Hildegard of Bingen
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The Beginner's Guide to Shamanic Journeying
by Sandra Ingerman
Shamanic journeying is the inner art of traveling to the "invisible worlds" beyond ordinary reality to retrieve information for change in any area of our lives—from spirituality and health to work and relationships. On The Beginner’s Guide to Shamanic Journeying, Sandra Ingerman shares the core teachings of this transformative practice, including the original role of the shaman in indigenous societies, how to meet... (more)
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The Convoluted Universe, Book Two
by Dolores Cannon
For those who have enjoyed the challenges of Book One of this series, we present Book Two. Buckle your seat belts and get ready for another roller coaster ride that will present new concepts and either threaten or expand your belief systems. Dolores Cannon continues to uncover complicated metaphysics, creating the need for sequels. Included in this book: *Hidden Underground Cities *Energy and Creator... (more)
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The Essential St. John of the Cross
Ascent of Mount Carmel / Dark Night of the Soul / A Spiritual Canticle of the Soul / Twenty Poems
by Saint John of the Cross
Collected here in this omnibus edition are all three of St. John of the Cross' major works as well as twenty of his magnificent poems. The Ascent of Mount Carmel is the third major work of St. John of the Cross and is considered to be the introductory work on mystical theology. Dark Night of the Soul is one of the greatest religious poems ever written. This masterpiece of Mystic Christianity examines faith... (more)
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Children of the Stars
by Nikki Pattillo
Star children are children who have been sent here from all areas of the universe to help the earth and the people on it. They possess psychic, spiritual, and other extra sensory abilities. These children will bring peace, topple corrupt systems, and shift dimensional consciousness in the years to come. They have come here on special assignment to assist in this rebirth into a higher dimensional Earth Since the... (more)
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Evidence of the Afterlife
The Science of Near-Death Experiences
by Jeffrey Long, Paul Perry, Jeffrey Long
Evidence of the Afterlife shares the firsthand accounts of people who have died and lived to tell about it. Through their work at the Near Death Experience Research Foundation, radiation oncologist Jeffrey Long and his wife, Jody, have gathered thousands of accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs) from all over the world. In addition to sharing the personal narrative of their experiences, visitors to the website... (more)

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