Sacred Evil

The details of the crime scene are no coincidence. The body — a promising starlet — has been battered, bloodied and then discarded between two of Manhattan’s oldest graveyards. One look and Detective Jude Crosby recognizes the tableau: a re-creation of Jack the Ripper’s gruesome work. But he also sees something beyond the actions of a mere copycat. Something more dangerous...and unexplainable.

A soul-sustaining poetry collection to turn to when you need strength and clarity—an invitation to pause, awaken to your surroundings, and find wonder in the smallest moments, from bestselling editor James Crews. Slow down, awaken to your surroundings, and draw strength from the divine in the...

An enchanting enemies-to-lovers fantasy about an exiled saint and the devout iconographer sent to paint him, for fans of Divine Rivals and A Study in Drowning. The Abbey has controlled the minds of its patrons for a millennium through memory magic, stolen from exiled saints. At fifteen, Jude was...

The details of the crime scene are no coincidence. The body – a promising starlet – has been battered, bloodied and then discarded between two of Manhattan’s oldest graveyards. One look and Detective Jude Crosby recognizes the tableau: a re-creation of Jack the Ripper’s gruesome work. But he also sees something beyond the actions of a mere copycat. Something more dangerous…and unexplainable.

A sweeping, globe-spanning history of humanity's oldest response to unexplained suffering, from ancient Mesopotamia to a Lagos megachurch broadcasting to millions tonight. Long before there was a rite called exorcism, there was a sick man on a dirt floor in Babylon and a trained specialist sent to help him. A History of Exorcism follows that response across thirty-five centuries and every inhabited continent, tracing how societies with no contact with one another kept independently arriving at the same solution: a diagnostic method, a trained specialist, and a body of technique believed to ...

You're at the malt shop with your greaser pals, eating the best burgers and onion rings in town. Then, you spy her. There she is. She's with all her gal pals. This book is gonna get you past the jukebox and into the back of Bubba's Cadillac out on Lovers Lane. You gotta get there with a bit of love and some old school cool. She's gonna have heart bubbles floating around her like in the cartoons!

Violence and the Sacred is Rene Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout history, literature, and myth. Girard's forceful and thought-provoking analyses of Biblical narrative, Greek tragedy, and the lynchings and pogroms propagated by contemporary states illustrate his central argument that violence belongs to everyone and is at the heart of the sacred.

Something has been following you. Not a run of bad years. Not stress. Something with a pattern — a directionality — the kind you notice is not random. The effort that goes nowhere. The opportunity that collapses at the last moment, consistently. The illness that returns despite treatment. The family pattern repeating in your children that repeated in you. The Hindu healing tradition has a name for what you are carrying. It has names for how it got there, a precise system for identifying which kind it is, and step-by-step methods for removing it. That system is called Utara. One of the ...

Across ancient battlefields, shadowed forests, burning deserts, and realms beneath the earth, powerful goddesses rise against forces determined to consume, imprison, poison, or dominate the living world. Durga confronts the buffalo demon, Kali enters a terror that multiplies with every wound, Isis battles death in the marshes, Athena stands against chaos, Hecate carries fire into endless night, and Chandika faces the final demon king beneath an open sky. Demon-Slayer Goddesses: Guardians Against the Dark gathers twelve mythic encounters of divine courage, sacred protection, transformation, ...

A middle-grade faith-building fantasy adventure in the beloved Dragons in Our Midst story world. In the shadowed realm of King Arthur’s Camelot, dragons have been declared enemies of the realm. When an ancient evil awakens with a plan to erase them from existence across both worlds, two...

THE EXPERIMENT THAT ATE THE WORLD. A twelve-year-old fell in the plaza. One of the Watchers jumped forty-two feet from a balcony and fused the bone with six-tenths of one percent of his remaining eternity. The boy stood up. Showed his friend. Pressed the other boy's fingers against the ridge of new tissue and said: look what I have now. The boy's tissue carried the bridge natively. A hybrid generation could hold the knowledge across centuries instead of losing it every forty years. The math was clean. He ran it twice. He walked to the weapons chief's office. Seven beings voted unanimously ...

Aaliyah's world is turned upside down when she discovers her ancestral connection to Oshun, the powerful goddess of love, beauty, and abundance. As the golden river of her heritage awakens within her, Aaliyah must navigate the tumultuous currents of light and darkness, balancing her divine gifts with the dangerous temptations they bring. Torn between the seduction of her newfound power and the ancient forces that threaten to consume her, Aaliyah must embrace her destiny—or risk losing herself to the storm within. Golden Waters is a sensual, storm-filled journey of self-discovery, power, ...

Katyayani: The Goddess of Sacred Might - Her Fierce Heart and Timeless Victory Over Evil In this profound exploration of Katyayani, one of the most revered and powerful goddesses in Hindu mythology, the book uncovers the divine force that embodies both compassion and destruction. Known as the fierce and timeless protector, Katyayani’s legacy transcends generations, making her an essential figure in both spiritual and cultural contexts. The narrative traces her origin, revealing how Katyayani was born from the collective will of the gods to vanquish the mighty demon Mahishasura, a symbol ...

To find out 'secrets' in one's life after the death of your parents can be overwhelming. I'm Terri. This is my story of who I really am and where I came from. Dark 'secrets' unfold as I make my journey to unknown places. Mysteries revealed about my past as I find myself getting deeper into dangerous truths. Between witchcraft and voodoo, I must make a choice. Between Good & Evil.

What if the monster you fear most… lives within you? For centuries, whispers of the yee naaldlooshii, the Navajo witch who walks on all fours have haunted the American imagination. But behind the viral internet myths, behind the ghost stories and the headlines, lies a truth far older, deeper, and more unsettling than any modern horror tale. The Monster Within: How Ancient Navajo Wisdom Unveils the True Horror Behind Modern Myths invites you to journey beyond the clickbait and into the sacred heart of Diné philosophy, where evil is not an outside force but a deliberate choice—and ...

Modern parenthood often feels isolating and overwhelmingly vulnerable. For centuries, Indian tradition has countered infant mortality and maternal anxiety with a powerful, structured defense: the veneration of the celestial guardian of the nursery. This book reveals how ancient domestic rituals secure a resilient environment for the next generation. Rooted in Puranic literature and regional folklore, the veneration of the divine mother transcends simple myth. It is a highly tactical, psychological, and ecological framework designed to insulate the family unit during its most fragile stages....

The Elvenborn were bestowed the task of healing their realm, a land left in chaos by the hands of men. Limerick was but a simple bard who stumbled upon an epic quest, one that would test his courage and take him beyond the edges of the Faerylands. High in the mountains sat the ruins of Aldana, where the spirits of the forest gathered to bring balance to the world and end the dreadful blight of the Craven. Along this journey, the young bard would learn that everything is not as it seems, and that dreams are but a shadow of something real.

Are you facing constant obstacles and barriers in your life? Do you feel like something is holding you back from achieving your goals and living life to the fullest? You're not alone. Many people struggle against invisible barriers that limit their potential and keep them stuck in neutral. These barriers are often the result of spiritual forces at work, including witchcraft. In his powerful new book "Dealing with Witchcraft Barriers," author Ladejola Abiodun exposes the dark workings of witchcraft and gives you the spiritual weapons to break free from its grasp. Abiodun draws from years of ...

Where are the Jeremiahs of God to weep between the porch and the altars, the Isaiahs, the woe prophets to rebuke the people into the holiness of God? Holiness unto the Lord! Where are the woe prophets, to shake the sleeping giants out of slumber where are the Joel's to call a solemn assembly or the John the Baptist to herald His coming. Where are the Apostles of the Acts of the Apostles or the Believers with the authority of the believers, that will confound the wise and prove the power of God on the earth? Where are the intercessors that will hold the horns of the altar of God, standing in...

Dive into a world where forbidden magic and undeniable passion collide. In this enemies-to-lovers romance, two rivals find their fiery animosity turning into magnetic attraction. Prepare for a spellbinding read that mixes danger, desire and irresistible chemistry. Jarek Vetter, my childhood nemesis, now my protector- and my biggest distraction. Walking into Aetherlred Academy, I thought I’d escaped my past. Instead, I find him- all grown up and still infuriatingly captivating. I never imagined dealing with my wild magic would involve Jarek’s smoldering blue eyes and protective attitude....