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The most accessible and informative version of the Buddhist classic available in English, with instruction in meditation, illuminating commentary, and guidance in the practical use of the prayers The so-called “Tibetan Book of the Dead” has been renowned for centuries as a cornerstone of...

Socialism was man's most ambitious attempt to supplant religion with a doctrine claiming to ground itself in "science". Each failure to create societies of abundance or give birth to "the New Man" inspired more searching for the path to the promised land: revolution, communes, social democracy, communism, fascism, Arab socialism, African socialism. None worked, and some exacted a staggering human toll. Then, after two centuries of wishful thinking and bitter disappointment, socialism imploded in a fin de siecle drama of falling walls and collapsing regimes.

The Afterlife of Byzantium traces the final centuries of the Byzantine Empire from the Palaiologan restoration to the fall of Constantinople—and follows its astonishing afterlife far beyond 1453. Through nine richly detailed chapters culminating in a study of legacy and memory, this volume reveals how an empire under pressure reinvented itself through faith, diplomacy, art, scholarship, and everyday resilience.

The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text written on papyrus and used from the beginning of the New Kingdom. The book was placed in the coffin or burial chamber of the deceased, and was part of a tradition of funerary texts which includes the earlier Pyramid Texts and Coffin Texts, which were painted onto objects, not written on papyrus. A number of the spells which make up the Book continued to be separately inscribed on tomb walls and sarcophagi, as the spells from which they originated always had been.

In this audio edition of the standalone companion to Gary Renard's best-selling trilogy, Ascended Masters Arten and Pursah relate the stories of the multiple shared lifetimes of the reincarnations of Jesus and Buddha. Revelations about the universe, A Course in Miracles, and the lessons in Jesus...

More than fifty years on, the Cultural Revolution's scar runs through the heart of Chinese society, and through the souls of its citizens. Stationed in Beijing for the Guardian, Tania Branigan came to realise that this brutal and turbulent decade continues to propel and shape China to this day. Yet official suppression and personal trauma have conspired in national amnesia: it exists, for the most part, as an absence.

Foreword by Kim Kardashian West The true-life story of the woman whose life sentence for non-violent drug trafficking was commuted by President Donald Trump thanks to the efforts of Kim Kardashian West—an inspiring memoir of faith, hope, mercy, and gratitude. How do you hold on to hope after...

A podcast of imagined conversations between history’s most remarkable — and unlikely — figures.Where legacies clash, ideas collide, and the past is given a voice.New episodes weekly.👇 Listen now: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Selected by Feedspot as one of the "Top 25 Afterlife Podcasts” in 2021-2023Selected by Feedspot as one of the "Top 40 Afterlife Podcasts" in 2025Selected by Feedspot as one of the top 80 one-hour podcasts in 2024 Cultures from all over the world express belief in life after death. In fact, the afterlife is one concept that unifies people from all walks of life. Human connection is fostered through universal experiences with the afterlife and beyond. Through ongoing study and extraordinary experiences, we are seeing evidence that the human soul survives and evolves after physical death. ...

Marsha P. Johnson is THE icon of the LGBTQ+ movement and one of the mothers of the fight for trans rights. Today, you can buy T-shirts emblazoned with her face or walk through a park named in her honor. This season on Afterlives, we hear from Marsha in her own words. Afterlives is a documentary podcast series about trans lives we’ve lost and the ways their stories have reshaped our world. Host Raquel Willis brings Marsha’s story to life through rare archival interviews and intimate conversations with queer elders, friends, and historians. Legend says she threw the first brick at the ...

True real life paranormal stories told in a bitchin podcast. Get ready to hear real audio evidence from my own paranormal investigations, amazing guests and exciting listener paranormal experiences… Grab a drink, sit back, relax and enjoy. Follow Aussie Afterlife on Instagram @aussieafterlifeDrop your true paranormal stories on aussieafterlife@outlook.com Written or audio accepted If you want to feature on my podcast, please hit me up!

Do you ever wonder if we survive death? Join me as I delve into compelling evidence that shows our consciousness continues when our body dies. Explore near-death experiences, reincarnation, mediumship, and other fascinating phenomena through insightful discussions with researchers and individuals who have had remarkable experiences. Prepare to reevaluate how you perceive life and death as we journey through these intriguing topics.Support the podcast on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/ourparanormalafterlifeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/...

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Selected by Feedspot as one of the "Top 25 Afterlife Podcasts” in 2021-2023Selected by Feedspot as one of the "Top 40 Afterlife Podcasts" in 2025Selected by Feedspot as one of the top 80 one-hour podcasts in 2024 Cultures from all over the world express belief in life after death. In fact, the afterlife is one concept that unifies people from all walks of life. Human connection is fostered through universal experiences with the afterlife and beyond. Through ongoing study and extraordinary experiences, we are seeing evidence that the human soul survives and evolves after physical death. ...

What to Expect When You're Dead chronicles the ways ancient peoples answered questions such as: How to achieve a good death and afterlife? What's the best way to dispose of a body? Do the dead face a postmortem judgement—and where do they end up? Do the dead have bodies in the afterlife—and can they eat, drink, and have sex? And what can the living do to stay on good terms with the nonliving?

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NEXT REALM – Signs From the Afterlife is a grief-informed storytelling podcast exploring real afterlife experiences, after-death communication, and signs from deceased loved ones shared by people who have lost someone they love. Each episode features intimate stories of spirit communication, dream messages, visitation experiences, and powerful moments of connection with deceased loved ones—including parents, partners, children, soulmates, and pets.Listeners will hear firsthand accounts of messages from the other side, signs and synchronicities after death, pet afterlife connection stories,...

Duffy engages with some of the central aspects of Western religion in the thousand years between the decline of pagan Rome and the rise of the Protestant Reformation. In the process, he opens windows on the vibrant and multifaceted beliefs and practices by which medieval people made sense of their world: the fear of death and the impact of devastating pandemic, holy war against Islam and the invention of the blood libel against the Jews, provision for the afterlife and the continuing power of the dead over the living, the meaning of pilgrimage and the evolution of Christian music.

Gold Winner of the 2008 Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Award, Biography Category Brings to life the inspiring story of one of America's Black Founding Fathers, featured in the documentary The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song Freedom's Prophet is a long-overdue biography of...

At the National Council of Churches, Robert Spike had organized American churches to support the passage of both the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act, to march in Selma and to organize in Mississippi. An important white leader in the black civil rights struggle, he helped the LBJ White...