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"The Book of Forbidden Knowledge" is a grimoire that compiles various occult practices, including the use of talismans, black magic, fortune-telling, and protective charms, while exploring both skeptical and accepting perspectives.

The Day God Saw Me as Black is a genre-defying, cultural critique of white supremacy in the Black Pentecostal religious experience through the lenses of race, gender, sexual expression, and class analyses. A narrative that weaves between critique and meditation, decolonization and reconciliation, the theoretical and the deeply personal, The Day God Saw Me as Black is an imagining of what could be if we stopped denying ourselves — and each other — full liberation.

For Black men, self-care too often feels like a luxury. But being in touch with your emotions, deepening sensory awareness, and taking time to quiet the busy mind are essential tools for a healthy lifestyle. Mindfulness can be a pathway to emotional and psychological freedom. Over the course of ten guided meditations, this audio program covers topics such as redefining Black masculinity, connecting with your ancestors, and creating sacred space, as well as physical practices such as breath work and a walking meditation.

Black women are the hidden figures in the church. Despite at times being rendered invisible, uninvited, and unprotected in a racist and sexist world, they are valued image-bearers and influential instruments in God’s redemptive plan. Church Girl invites you, as a Black woman, on a journey from the garden to the present day. Your unique story as a Black woman lies within the grand narrative of Scripture, and the message of the gospel is the light, lens, and love you need to help you see and live as God intends.

We are living in crazy times. Biological men are competing and winning against biological women in sports. The newest Supreme Court justice declined to answer the simple question: “What is a woman?” Record numbers of young Americans now identify as transgender. Sexually explicit materials permeate schools. Pedophiles have rebranded as “minor-attracted persons.” Pastor and bestselling author Voddie T. Baucham Jr. equips Christians to fight back against this pervasive sexual identity ideology and stand firm in biblical truths.

Neil deGrasse Tyson has a talent for guiding readers through the mysteries of outer space with stunning clarity and almost childlike enthusiasm. This collection of his essays from Natural History magazine explores a myriad of cosmic topics. Tyson introduces us to the physics of black holes by explaining what would happen to our bodies if we fell into one; he also examines the needless friction between science and religion, and notes Earth's status as "an insignificantly small speck in the cosmos".

Adaeze and Chad―two different people, two different backgrounds―both brought a lot of baggage into their relationship. Adaeze, a black Nigerian American woman who has lived with racism and discrimination her entire life. Chad, a white man with a family from the South who mostly grew up in white spaces. Determined to learn to communicate honestly and effectively, they stepped into tough conversations about their differences. Walls came down and Adaeze and Chad discovered the trust and respect they could have in and for each other.

This groundbreaking book introduces a new branch of theological thought Adams calls womanish, as a play on the womanist tradition (the theology of Black womanhood). "Womanish," remembers Adams, is a term Black mothers used for young girls as they grew more interested in doing grown-up things. Adams draws on her own life story as well as the life stories of other Black girls to explore theological concepts such as Scripture, theodicy, salvation, prayer, neighborly love, and the image of God.

In Episode 3, Black Women in Church: Steps to Emotional and Spiritual Healing, Pastor Dee and Ariel dive into the unique emotional and spiritual challenges that Black women often face within church spaces. They explore how to recognize emotional wounds, break free from generational patterns, and begin the journey toward true healing. Pastor Dee shares actionable steps grounded in faith, helping women reconnect with their spiritual identity while navigating the complexities of healing from past trauma. This episode offers powerful insights for Black women seeking emotional freedom and deeper ...

We’ve made it to the season finale of Divorced in the Black! This week, we dive deep into the topic of “Blurred Lines: Brokenness, Healing, and Faith.”Join us for a powerful conversation on navigating the tough spaces between heartbreak and hope, and how faith leads the way to true healing.You don’t want to miss this! Tune in as we close out Season 1 with an episode that will leave you feeling inspired and ready for the next step in your journey.Listen now: #DivorcedInTheBlack #SeasonFinale #BlurredLines #FaithAndHealing #BrokennessToBreakthrough #PodcastFinaleWatch Our Latest Films to...

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For years, Cole Arthur Riley was desperate for a spirituality she could trust. Amid ongoing national racial violence, the isolation of the pandemic, and a surge of anti-Black rhetoric in many Christian spaces, she began dreaming of a more human, more liberating expression of faith. She went on to create Black Liturgies, a digital project that connects spiritual practice with Black emotion, Black memory, and the Black body.

Welcome to an enlightening and historical five-part series called “Islam & Black America” delivered by Ahmad Ferguson and guests, on behalf of Madina Institute, informing you about the foundation of Islam in America.

The exploration of black magic removal in Santa Rosa reveals a complex interplay between cultural beliefs and the realities of spiritual practices, highlighting the need for a nuanced understanding of both the myths surrounding black magic and the genuine experiences of those seeking relief. Ultimately, it underscores the importance of discernment in navigating these often-misunderstood spiritual matters.

Hecate & The Black Arts is a complete recension of Luciferian theory and praxis within Graeco-Roman lore as an immersive grimoire of Necromancy, Black Magick & Hecatian Witchcraft. A clear & concise introduction including ancient Greek mythology, religious & magical practices with a focus on the Underworld & Hecate. As a syncretic adaptation, this tome introduces, defines, & establishes several possible methods of modern adaptation for the Left-Hand Path aspirant, sourced from Graeco-Roman, Hellenistic, & Hermetic esoteric teachings from successive periods in the ancient world. Luciferian ...

It’s 1970, and Jerry Walker is six years old. His consciousness revolves around being a member of a church whose beliefs he finds not only confusing but terrifying. Composed of a hodgepodge of requirements and restrictions—including a prohibition against doctors and hospitals—the underpinning tenet of Herbert W. Armstrong’s Worldwide Church of God was that its members were divinely chosen and all others would soon perish in rivers of flames.

With vivid story-telling, extensive historical research, and on-the-ground reporting, Ghattas dispels accepted truths about a region she calls home. She explores how Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran, once allies and twin pillars of US strategy in the region, became mortal enemies after 1979. She shows how they used and distorted religion in a competition that went well beyond geopolitics. Feeding intolerance, suppressing cultural expression, and encouraging sectarian violence from Egypt to Pakistan, the war for cultural supremacy led to many events.

In the United States, to be a Black American is to be a Black Christian. And there’s something to this assumption in that the vast majority of African Americans are Christian. However, in recent years a growing number of African Americans have said they claim no particular religious affiliation—they are Black “nones.” And of these Black “nones,” the most public and vocal are those who claim to be humanists.

What is the true nature and mission of the church? Is its proper Christian purpose to save souls, or to transform the social order? This question is especially fraught when the church is one built by an enslaved people and formed, from its beginning, at the center of an oppressed community's fight for personhood and freedom. Such is the central tension in the identity and mission of the Black church in the United States.

During 1967 and 1968, when he was subject to nonstop surveillance and harassment from both human and supernatural spooks, intrepid Fortean investigator John A. Keel made extensive field notes concerning the phenomena he was confronting in West Virginia and New York: UFOs, Men in Black, creature entities, ultraterrestrials, and odd coincidences and synchronicities. The result was a series of concise, thematically related reports, many of which were incorporated into magazine articles for Saga, Fate, and Flying Saucer Review.