Visions Of The Night

This wide-ranging exploration of the spiritual and scientific dimensions of dreaming offers new connections between the ancient wisdom of the world's religious traditions, which have always taught that dreams reveal divine truths, and the recent findings of modern psychological research. Drawing upon philosophy, anthropology, sociology, neurology, literature, and film criticism, the book offers a better understanding of the mysterious complexity and startling creative powers of human dreaming experience. For those interested in gaining new perspectives on dreaming, the powers of the imagination, and the newest frontiers in the dialogue between religion and science, Visions of the Night promises to be a welcome resource.

The dream state is the one path to heightened consciousness that we all know from birth; it has been used to secure creativity, health, foreknowledge, and ecstatic insight. But it is a voice of inner truth that is now being vindicated--as can be learned from vastly remote cultures. 110 illustrations, 24 in color.

Presents 150 images of moths, produced by high-resolution scans, which emphasize the remarkably complex designs of nature.

From the author of "Sacred Journeys: A Woman's Book of Daily Prayer" comes a book of meditations for Advent and Christmas that awaken the innermost part of the soul. These readings usher readers through the Christmas season with moving reflections that explore different themes. Illustrations.

Thousands of years before Freud and Jung, the role of dream interpreter was an established profession. This book examines ancient and modern literature for insight into the nature of dreams, illuminating a Jungian approach to the role of dreamwork in the analytic process

He appears to her every night, chasing her until she's trapped at gunpoint. A stalker who wants her dead. Terror jolts her awake with vivid scenes of her death. The problem is that Angelina Benton's prophetic dreams always come true. The day Jared Maxwell walks into The Variety Vine, the nightmare becomes reality. Circumstances force Angie to work and live with Jared. If she refuses, she loses her home and business. If she agrees she may lose her life. Love at first sight isn't possible in Jared's mind. When he meets Angelina his world turns upside down. He's determined to gain her trust and win her love even though he has an ulterior motive for being in Dansburg, Virginia. Strange events unfold that put Angie's life in danger. Despite her fears, she realizes she's falling in love with the rugged man from her dreams. Can she overcome her fears and suspicions to fulfill her destiny or will trusting Jared be the ultimate mistake?

Twelve horror stories tell of a severed arm, a spiderlike monster, a Hollywood zombie, a mass murderer, devil worship, elementals, mysterious hitchhikers, and poltergeist