Pregnant Darkness

Author, psychologist, and astrologer Monika Wikman has worked for decades with clients and their dream symbols and witnessed the presence of the divine hand at work in the psyche. In The Pregnant Darkness, Wikman shows readers that the best way to cope with their darkest hours is by fostering a connection to the deeper current of life, those mysteries that give life form and meaning. Wikman's analysis of dream material leads readers into a practical explanation of alchemical symbolism. Far from being a quaint, ancient practice, The Pregnant Darkness shows that alchemy is at work in contemporary, everyday life. Alchemical symbolism, properly understood, can be applied to unraveling the meaning of visions in meditation, active imagination, and dream work. Wikman shows how readers can participate in the divine energies to help miraculous changes occur in their lives. Wikman writes: "In Greek mythology, Pegasus, upon taking to the air, pushed hard with a back hoof and penetrated the earth. A spring rose up where his hoof dashed the earth, and in this hole . . . the muses reside. One of the roles of the "religious function" of which Jung speaks is to bring us toward that inner spring of the muses where something beyond ego resides, instructs, and inspires. Like a hole created from Pegasus' leaping foot, contact with this inner spring often entails a crack in our field of ordinary consciousness. In the inner world, the spring of living symbols and accompanying presences is the source of dreams and visions, as well as the fountain of inspiration at the heart of poetry, art, ritual, mythology, and even religion."

“[John] Saul has the instincts of a natural storyteller.”—People Villejeune, Florida. A secluded little town at the edge of a vast, eerie swamp. Far from prying eyes. Far from the laws of civilization. Here folks live by their own rules—dark rites of altars and infants, candles and blood. Years ago the Andersons left town with a dream. Now they are back. To live out a nightmare. Something has been waiting for them. Something unspeakably evil. It feeds on the young and the innocent. And soon it will draw their teenage daughter into its unholy embrace. . . .

“This true story will touch your heart. Sophia’s journey has been one of hardship and strife but one leading to a glorious fellowship with Christ.” —June Cornwell, minister, Sulphur, Louisiana “The pages of this book unfold a marvelous story of God’s redeeming love which knows no limits, coupled with the life-giving power of Forgiveness. It offers Hope, not only to her beloved Navajo people but to untold numbers of women who feel trapped and often suffer in silence. It’s a must-read that will grip your heart as Sophia courageously shares her story.” —Margie Fontenot, teacher, prayer leader, Deridder, Louisiana “Out of the Darkness is an extraordinary testimony that will give hope to the unsaved and those needing deliverance … Sophia is a prize example of God’s mercy, grace, and restoration.” —Charlotte Hammonds, Prayer Warriors, Lake Charles, Louisiana

A routine clinic visit turns detrimental to a pregnant girl, as she gets kidnapped by mysterious men. A Category-A criminal escapes from the Woodhill top security prison. Coincidental connections to these two events lands a brilliant psychiatrist, Dr Samee Salazar, under the radar of suspicion of the Interpol director, Alexander Berekhyah. With the beautiful agent, Maria Sylviera’s help, Samee turns into a refugee in search of the truth. Meanwhile, the prisoner-at-large, Rasputin, with a gruesomely tattooed face and an overpowering gait, turns out to be deadlier than the deadliest of antagonists. As Samee and Maria get pulled into the world of sigils, rituals, curses and pagans, they realise that they are fighting more than just the Interpol – but an ancient satanic brotherhood that could very well cause an Armageddon. Will Rasputin, with the power of cursed entities and ancient rituals at his disposal, be able to unfold the Satanic Age? Will Samee, with his profound knowledge of theology and semiotics, be able to stop the Disciples of Satan from performing ‘The Last Ritual’? In this ultimate battle of good versus evil, with cruelty and treachery abound, which side will have a taste of triumph?

Sometimes you have to let yourself be happy even in the darkest of times.

The treatise of the great philosopher and mystic, Jacob Boehme’s Of the Three Principles of Divine Being, 1619, is a key to his complete work, its historical context, and its role in German intellectual history.

This is a true account of overcoming childhood inferiorities resulting from a period of being bullied and teased because of the darkness of my skin. I encountered God and discovered that another darkness plagued my life, which was the darkness of sin.