Canadians were once church-goers. During the post-war boom of the 1950s, Canadian churches were vibrant institutions, with attendance rates even higher than in the United States, but the following decade witnessed emptying pews. What happened? In Leaving Christianity Brian Clarke and Stuart Macdonald quantitatively map the nature and extent of Canadians’ disengagement with organized religion and assess the implications for Canadian society and its religious institutions. Drawing on a wide ...

Astrology is so much more than a predictive and prescriptive typology. It is a soulful and evocative tradition that engages us in both rational and imaginal ways of knowing. Each horoscope is an invitation to consider the gods that live through us and the archetypal powers that pave our path through life. In Soul, Symbol and Imagination, Brian Clark shares his experiences of astrology as a profoundly therapeutic, divinatory and spiritual modality that has shaped his life.

The term 'vocation' epitomises the quest to find your authentic voice in the world: the work you are meant to do, the work you love. It is greater than emotional security, financial remuneration or worldly success. Your vocation is soulful; a deeply felt longing to be of service, to follow your passion and to live a meaningful life. Vocation is more than a job, a career or a pastime; it is the X-factor that fulfils the urge to be creative and employed in purposeful ways. Astrology is an id...

Astrological Time is a guidebook exploring planetary cycles and the mysteries of time. It reveals how astrological symbols, techniques and transitions can evoke ways of understanding the nature of time and encourage us to participate in its personal and collective seasons.

Can a massive retail corporation analyze a customer's shopping habits so deeply that it literally knows a teenage girl is pregnant before she has even told her own father? This is not science fiction; it is the chilling, true story of Target's predictive analytics algorithm, which exposed the terrifying power of modern corporate surveillance. Target realized that expecting parents are the most lucrative demographic in retail, but their shopping habits are deeply entrenched. To intercept th...

In today's fast-paced world, achieving optimal health and fitness can feel like an elusive goal. "The Fitness Formula - Unlocking Your Body’s Potential" is here to transform that mindset, breaking down the science of fitness and practical strategies into an accessible, actionable guide for all levels. This book empowers you to redefine your approach to physical health, equipping you with the knowledge to achieve lasting strength, endurance, and well-being.Inside "The Fitness Formul...

A lifetime’s fishing experiences written by one of the UK’s leading fly fishermen.Brian Clarke is one of Britain's best-known fly-fishermen – and one of the world's most widely-read angling authors. His monthly column for ‘The Times’ has become an institution. His widely-ranging, penetrating and often provocative articles for that newspaper and for ‘The Sunday Times’ have been required reading for serious fishermen for over 30 years.This collection of 71 articles and essays...

An astrological perspective not only introduces new ways of thinking about ancestors, parents and siblings, it also reveals familial patterns, complexes and legacies that can assist in the healing process and improve future relationships. Images of the soul of a family are encoded into the symbols of the horoscope, therefore each individual's natal horoscope is systemic - its multidimensional symbols revealing the family system through time. The horoscope not only imagines the individual's...

Zane and his sister, Olivia, lost their parents shortly after he was bitten by a rogue werewolf. They ended up moving in with their Uncle Mike who is a werewolf, and joining his pack, as he was their only living relative they could contact. It turns out their Aunt Jolene was out of the country, and returned to find out her sister was dead. She quickly arranged to come to be with the kids, not knowing Zane was now a werewolf. What secrets will she be allowed to know and which will she disco...

Relationship astrology – synastry – is not just an exploration of compatibility and possibility; it calls us to honour the mystery and soul of our attachments – not for what we want them to be, but for how they truly are.By its very nature, relationship is inevitable. Embedded in every human being is an instinct to respond and attach, to embrace the desire and urge to relate. As an integral human pattern, relationship is an aspect of every individual's future, shaped by the familial, ances...

Zane went for a run and was attacked by a monster, and the only thing which saved him was being hit by a car. Waking up after being in a coma for three months, he finds out his parents were killed and his sister Olivia was seriously injured. What attacked him? What is going to happen to him? Will he be able to recover?

This book has achieved the unique distinction of winning both the Authors Club award for first best novel - one of the UK's major fiction prizes - and the BP Natural World Book Prize, Britain's top award for enviromental literature and a prize that had previously always gone to non - fiction work. The story explores the great enviromental issues facing 21st century man, including, ultimately, the issue of his own survival, by following in microscopic close-up what happens when a group of h...