In our increasingly mediated society, where joy is self-conscious and tweeted about as it is happening, is it possible for the genuinely ecstatic experience? From religious to chemically induced, from
Ecstatic Subjects, Utopia, and Recognition is a study in critical postmodern social theory. By engaging a dialogue with Heidegger, Kristeva, and Irigaray, it offers unique insights into Heidegger's he
A guide to using ecstatic trance to connect with your ancestors, rediscover your extrasensory powers, and reclaim the peaceful nature of humanity ‧ Illustrates ecstatic trance postures to connect wit
Ecstatic prophecy is a form of prophecy in which the prophet is completely overtaken by the Holy Spirit--body, soul, and spirit--and prophesies almost as an oracle. In Ecstatic Prophecy, Stacey Campbe
A guide to ecstatic trance for spiritual and emotional development, spirit journeying, and connection to the collective unconscious‧ Describes more than 20 ecstatic trance postures for healing, divina
Regaining oneness with the Earth through the practice of ecstatic trance ‧ Explains how the shamanic techniques of ecstatic trance allow us to connect with animal spirit guides, shape-shift, and disco
"This work is a critical study in four parts: a general inquiry into ecstatic states; an historical outline of the ecstatic poetic tradition; an intensive study of the five representative poets; and a
There is an intense love of freedom evident in the "Xing zi mingchu," a text last seen when it was buried in a Chinese tomb in 300 B.C.E. It tells us that both joy and sadness are the ecstatic zenith
There is an intense love of freedom evident in the "Xing zi mingchu," a text last seen when it was buried in a Chinese tomb in 300 B.C.E. It tells us that both joy and sadness are the ecstatic zenith
A series of interlocking narratives suffused by the European political and social experience of the twentieth century. Barker's epic work of sweeping landscapes, passionate characters, provocative ima
Originally published in 1976, with more than 75,000 copies in print, this collection of poems by fifteenth-century ecstatic poet Kabir is full of fun and full of thought. Columbia University professo
The author's journey to becoming a Bushman shaman and healer and how this tradition relates to shamanic practices around the world??? Explores the Bushmen's ecstatic shaking and dancing practices???
A guide to integrating ecstatic trance, soul retrieval, and psychotherapy to overcome emotional challenges and deepen your connection to all life on Mother Earth• Describes the methodologies of ecstat
"Whitman's Ecstatic Union" rereads the first three editions of Leaves of Grass within the context of a nineteenth-century antebellum evangelical culture of conversion. Though Whitman intended to write
Humans have always sought ecstatic experiences - moments where they go beyond their ordinary self and feel connected to something greater than them. Such moments are fundamental to human flourishing,
"Reality does not comply with our narrations of it. And that is most certainly the case with the narrations produced in academia. An anthropologist in Bahia, Brazil, fears to become possessed by the
Eric Chafe argues that Schopenhauerian metaphysics do not merely underpin the opera but that the opera's musical exposition critiques and actually refashions Schopenhauer's concepts, using Gottfried v
For the medieval mystic Mechthild of Magdeburg, ecstatic and visionary states expressed not only an intimate relationship with the Divine, but they also served a significant therapeutic function withi
Shannon is ecstatic to finally join Rick in Alaska. Now that he has found a pilot’s job, they will finally be able to be married. But the second she arrives in Anchorage, her hopes fade; Rick is
Flights of fancy and fear, ecstatic highs, dreadful falls, and beckoning skies: these are the images British filmmaker Peter Greenaway collects and dissects in Flying out of This World, the second vol
Explores the visionary, mystical, and ecstatic traditions that influenced the music of the 1960s • Examines the visionary, spiritual, and mystical influences on the Grateful Dead, the Beatles, the Rol
Understanding ecstatic spirit possession for physical and spiritual healing ‧ Details the author’s direct experiences working with Brazilian miracle healer John of God (Joao de Deus) and African high
John Ellis, hack reporter for the Portminster Gazette, stumbles across a late night burial in the local graveyard. Intruiged by the secrecy of it all he decides to investigate the event and he is led
Fascination with quotidian experience in modern art, literature, and philosophy promotes ecstatic forms of reflection on the very structure of the everyday world. Gosetti-Ferencei examines the ways in
EXPERIENCE THE EROTIC AND TANTALIZING PLEASURES OF TANTRAIn Ecstatic Sex, Tantric partners and longtime teachers of the Tantric approach to life and love, Ma Ananda Sarita and Swami Anand Geho, prese
Fourteenth-century Europe was ravaged by famine, war, and, most devastatingly, the Black Plague. These widespread crises inspired a mystical religiosity, which emphasized both ecstatic joy and extrem
