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    The Northern Enchantment

    The Northern Enchantment

    Author: Margaret Jonas
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality & Esotericism
    Drawing on the work of Rudolf Steiner, this book explores the archetypal idea of the North by means of a survey of ancient history and…… Read More »
    The Inner Rainbow

    The Inner Rainbow

    Author: Henk van Oort
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Consciousness Studies / Esotericism
    This is an unusual book by way of an illustrated history of human consciousness from ancient India to the present day. It is based broadly…… Read More »
    The Spirituality of Carlos Santana, Richard Gere and Bono

    The Spirituality of Carlos Santana, Richard Gere and Bono

    Author: Nicholas Nigro
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality
    These are all individual pocket books about the people listed above, and are arranged in the same format of short extracts on the following themes:…… Read More »
    Your Simple Path

    Your Simple Path

    Author: Ian Tucker
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Self Help/spirituality
    This simple and directly written book invites the reader to stop and consider what is really important in life and to take small steps towards…… Read More »
    Eve and Mary

    Eve and Mary

    Author: Frank Shapiro
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Religion & Spirituality
    Subtitled 'the search for lost beauty and sensuality', this book is a personal pilgrimage and reflection on the way in which feminine beauty and sensuality…… Read More »
    Handbook for the Spirit

    Handbook for the Spirit

    Authors: Benjamin Shield Ph.D., Richard Carlson Ph.D.
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality / Religion
    Originally published in 1990, this book contains the writings of many well-known authors reflecting on their experience of God. It begins with the Dalai Lama's…… Read More »
    Meeting with Our Lady of Medjugorje

    Meeting with Our Lady of Medjugorje

    Author: Finbar O'Leary
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality
    Many readers will have heard of these visions and visitations dating back 30 years with a powerful message for our time of the need for…… Read More »
    How The West Really Lost God

    How The West Really Lost God

    Author: Mary Eberstadt
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Sociology Of Religion
    This stimulating book questions traditional narratives of secularisation by arguing that family decline goes hand-in-hand with the decline of Christianity in a double helix feedback…… Read More »
    Water, Birth and Sexuality

    Water, Birth and Sexuality

    Author: Michel Odent
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Health / Birth / Body
    Michel Odent was one of the pioneers of water births, and has done similar work around the perinatal period and its fundamental influence on the…… Read More »
    Breaking Down is Waking Up

    Breaking Down is Waking Up

    Author: Russell Razzaque
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology/Spirituality
    Psychiatrist Russell Razzaque asks if psychological suffering can be a spiritual gateway, answering the question in the affirmative. This is a particularly important question at…… Read More »
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