This work is not only a general inquiry into ecstatic states of consciousness and an historical outline of the ecstatic poetic tradition but also an intensive study of five representative poets--Rumi, Wordsworth, Whitman, Dickinson, and Tagore. In a refreshingly original, wide-ranging engagement with concepts in psychology, religion, philosophy, aesthetics, sociology and history, this book demonstrates that the poetics and aesthetics of ecstasy represent an ancient, ubiquitous theory of po...

Imagine seizing each day not as a series of random events, but as deliberate acts of mastery.Picture yourself ascending with purpose, each overcome challenge forges a stronger path towards your ultimate ambition. This book reveals the strategic mindset that transforms daily efforts into monumental achievements – a blueprint for dominance in the world you are destined to shape. This is not about a brief triumph; it's about building a legacy. It's about understanding the profound con...

Imagine seizing each day not as a series of random events, but as deliberate acts of mastery.Picture yourself ascending with purpose, each overcome challenge forges a stronger path towards your ultimate ambition. This book reveals the strategic mindset that transforms daily efforts into monumental achievements – a blueprint for dominance in the world you are destined to shape. This is not about a brief triumph; it's about building a legacy. It's about understanding the profound con...

In much of the critical discourse of the seventies, eighties, and nineties, scholars employed suspicion in order to reveal a given text’s complicity with various undesirable ideologies and/or psychopathologies. Construed as such, interpretive practice was often intended to demystify texts and authors by demonstrating in them the presence of false consciousness, bourgeois values, patriarchy, orientalism, heterosexism, imperialist attitudes, and/or various neuroses, complexes, and lacks. Whi...

Great literature is more often praised for compelling depictions of conflict and tragedy than for moving portrayals of happiness and well-being. This collection of verse brings together poems of felicity, capturing what it means to be well in the fullest sense. Presented in 14 thematic sections, these works offer inspiring readings on wisdom, self-love, ecstasy, growth, righteousness, love and lust, inspiration, oneness with nature, hope, irreverence, awe, the delights of the senses, grati...

T is for Tarot is the twentieth book in an epic series of twenty-six horror anthologies. Between these pages you will find a collection of thirteen unsettling tales from some of the most talented independent horror authors writing today. From modern day to historic settings, from carnival fortune tellers to powerful mystics, T is for Tarot will draw you in with the power of the cards and show you that your destiny cannot be outrun.

Written in the style of a Shakespearean tragedy/comedy, The Tragedy of Saint John retells the story from The Acts of John, an apocryphal sequel to the Biblical Book of Acts. The last of the twelve apostles returns to Ephesus one last time hoping to become a martyr before he dies of old age. Here, he encounters vexatious bedbugs, a scheming necrophile, and a man who made himself a eunuch for the sake of the kingdom of heaven (per Matthew 19:12). Will John get the glorious death he seeks, or...

In this collection of twenty-two short stories by twenty emerging writers, Zimbell House has brought together a unique experience all relating to a lost door.From whimsical to tragic, from science-fiction to tales of fairies, these writers have stretched their imaginations to deliver stories set to intrigue you.

The landmark bestseller that changed the way we think about love: "Every line is packed with common sense, compassion, and realism" ( Fortune ).The Art of Loving is a rich and detailed guide to love—an achievement reached through maturity, practice, concentration, and courage. In the decades since the book's release, its words and lessons continue to resonate. Erich Fromm, a celebrated psychoanalyst and social psy...

This book comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents, divided by each section. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. After his death in 407 (or, according to some sources, during his life) he was given the Greek sur...

The first novel in the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles—the hilarious, action-packed tales of a two-thousand-year-old Druid pursued by ancient gods in the modern world“A page-turning and often laugh-out-loud-funny caper through a mix of the modern and the mythic.”—Ari Marmell, author of The Warlord’s LegacyAtticus O’Sullivan is the last of the ancient druids. He has been on the run for more than two thousan...

The renowned psychoanalyst and New York Times –bestselling author of The Art of Loving unites philosophy from the East and West.In 1957, social philosopher and psychoanalyst Erich Fromm invited Daisetz T. Suzuki, the most famous Zen Buddhist master in the Western world, to a seminar at his new home in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Their discussion was one of the highlights of Fromm's lif...