The Heart of Learning provides heart-centered guidance and essential information for teaching young children and for creating a nurturing and effective learning environment. This educational classic has informed homeschooling families for four decades and continues to provide the foundation of Oak Meadow's K-3 curriculum.Written by Lawrence Williams, Oak Meadow's co-founder and a pioneer in homeschooling and distance learning, The Heart of Learning has been updated to reflect modern...

A study of the substantial evidence for a former race of giants in North America and its 150-year suppression by the Smithsonian Institution• Shows how thousands of giant skeletons have been found, particularly in the Mississippi Valley, as well as the ruins of the giants’ cities• Explores 400 years of giant finds, including newspaper articles, first person accounts, state historical records, and illustrated field reports• Reveals the Stonehenge-era megalithic buria...

• Shares the history and meaning of Freemasonry and its symbols• Offers thoughtful explorations of different areas of Masonic experience, drawing on esoteric doctrines and paralleling them with experiences found in daily life• Provides simple exercises and practices to help internalize and personalize the lessons presented, including dreamwork, journaling, meditation, and prayerIn this practical guide, Mark Stavish details the spiritual lessons and rituals of Freema...

Based on more than thirty years of research gleaned from Tibetan, Indian, and other cultures, The Healing Power of the Mind provides both spiritual insight and practical advice concerning the true nature of healing, showing how imagination, desire, the power of suggestion, psychic influence and the removal of limitations are valuable tools for maximizing our innate capacity for self-healing.In the spirit of Bernie Siegel's Love, Medicine and Miracles, Dr. Alexande...

Reveals the historical roots of the symbology of the Tarot in the Mithraic tradition of the Persian Magi and the Hermetic tradition• Explores the Magian teachings on the Stoeicheia and how this magical alphabet was the template for the Tarot• Explains how the sequencing of the Major Arcana is related to the images used in Mithraic initiation• Looks at the original meanings of the Major Arcana using Mithraic symbolism, as well as the deep-level connections o...

An in-depth history of Rosicrucianism, its key members, and their roles in the formation and settling of America• Explores Sir Francis Bacon and Dr. John Dee’s deep influence on England’s colonization of America as well as the Rosicrucian influence on the Founding Fathers and on cities such as Philadelphia and Williamsburg• Explains how Bacon was the author of many anonymous Rosicrucian texts and how he envisioned America as the “New Atlantis”• Reveals the connectio...

An exploration of the origins, influences, and legacy of the scandalous Hell-Fire Clubs of the 18th century and beyond• Reveals the club’s origins in the work of Rabelais and the magical practices of John Dee and how their motto, “Do What You Will,” deeply influenced Aleister Crowley• Explores the cross-fertilization of liberty and libertinage within these clubs that influenced both U.S. and French Revolutions• Examines the debaucherous activities and famous members...

Serious criticisms of research on IT in education have been published recently in both the UK and the USA. Researching IT in Education aims to provoke thought and discussion among practising researchers by considering a range of approaches to undertaking quality research. Establishing priorities and directions for future research in the sub-discipline of IT in education, the book is structured around five foci:theoryhistoryresearch direc...