Ma Jaya Lesbian Darshan Event Flyer/Handbill

No place (Los Angeles), Center for Living, Presumed Publisher, 1993. Unbound. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on light green paper stock. A flyer for an event featuring the spiritual leader Ma Java, being held at the Center for Living on October 9, 1993. Based on the title, it is assumed this event was meant for the lesbian community. Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati was a spiritual leader teaching a practice rooted in Hindu philosophy and certain yoga practices. She established the Kashi Ashram in Florida in 1976 and was known for acceptance of all people. Her foundation helped sponsor AIDS education and prevention, among other causes. However, her ashram and work has been called a cult by some, with allegations of physical and emotional abuse against the ashram and her leadership. GOOD+ condition. Some creasing, curling and wrinkling along the right edge. Good .

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Book number: 020425

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Noisbn Counterculture Fliers

Various Authors

Aquarius (of Athens, Ohio)

Athens, OH, Church of the Universal Brotherhood and the Athens, Ohio community, Publishers. Tabloid. no date, circa 1969. Tabloid newspaper format. 12 pp. Illustrations throughout. Printed in blue ink, with some in red. Single issue of this obscure underground press publication, blending New Age, Christian teachings, counterculture and social justice. Published by the Church of the Universal Brotherhood, although we are not sure if this was the same as the group that dropped its name in 1965 and became part of the Universalist church in the area. This issue with a know your rights column, discussing what rights you have when hassled by the police; a recipe for vegans, by someone who is tired of eating brown rice at their friends' houses, etc. GOOD condition. "Athens Aquarius, Double Issue" handwritten at the top of the front cover. Moderate to heavy browning. Faint fold crease present, with a small tear at the fore edge. Minor wrinkling. Good .

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Book number: 021280

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Noisbn Underground Newspapers Social Movements

Various authors

The Furious Spinners. Issue One. 1997

Stevenson, WA, Ruby Rose's Fairy Tale Emporium, Publisher, 1997. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 16 pp. A few illustrations throughout. A zine style piece that contains a variety of articles and pieces on creativity, ecopsychology and spirituality and nature, focusing on women's issues in relation to those subjects. GOOD+ condition. Mailing label and postal cancellations on the rear cover, with a one word inscription. Minor toning. Good .

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Book number: 014843

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Noisbn New Age Feminism/Women's Studies

Various Authors

Kings Chamber Jah

No Place, No publisher. Wraps. Side stapled newsprint magazine. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 24 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Front cover a full page portrait of Marcus Garvey, with the rear cover featuring a full page photo of President Barak Obama touting Obamacare. An obscure magazine on the practice of Rasta (Rastafari), Black power and Black pride. Includes several references to Marcus Garvey, short discussion of Black August celebration in Los Angeles, pieces on Rasta or Rastafarism, etc. GOOD condition. General toning, moderate wrinkling and creasing present. Faint vertical fold crease present. Light soiling. Some spotting and staining to the front cover. Good .

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Book number: 020277

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Noisbn Black Studies

Various Authors

Kings Chamber Jah

No Place, No publisher, 2017. Wraps. Presumed Los Angeles, 2017. Side stapled newsprint magazine. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 24 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. An obscure magazine on the practice of Rasta (Rastafari), Black power and Black pride, especially as espoused by Marcus Garvey. Includes several pieces on Yaw Frederick Davis, some discussion of Marcus Garvey and his ideas, Rasta and other topics, etc. GOOD condition. General toning, some wrinkling and creasing present. Light soiling. Good .

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Book number: 020915

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Noisbn Black Studies Zines

Various Authors

Messages from the Guardian. Compiled from Baha'i News

No Place, Baha'i Publishing Committee, 1940. Wraps. Light brown printed wraps. 77 pp. A collection of letters and cablegrams from Shoghi Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of the American Baha'i, spanning the years 1932 to 1940. Most of these reflect on spiritual and philosophical matters relating to the Baha'i and the various conventions and gatherings. Shoghi Effendi was the spiritual leader of the Baha'i Faith from 1921 to 1957 and helped to grow the faith worldwide, as well as being responsible for the promotion of its teachings through writings and speeches. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading to the covers, with a few creases at the corners. Interior clean and solid. Very Good .

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Book number: 007489

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Noisbn

Various authors

New Improved Truth. Vol. 3, Ish [No. ] 4

Dallas, Youth for Truth, Publisher, 1973. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper. Color covers. 16 pp. Illustrations and comix throughout, including a two page color centerfold of quasi-religious comix. A counterculture newspaper issued in Dallas and Kent, England. The paper focuses on the spiritual/hippie side of the movement, with a subtle (or not) embrace of Christianity. This issue discusses several survival tips for living out in the wild; Christian mysticism and spirituality; positive review of various rock bands; an article on how growing up in America can be heavy; a short photo montage depicting a young man avoiding the "temptations" of a young woman, etc. GOOD condition, slightly ex-library with their address stamp and date present. Horizontal fold crease present. Heavy toning. Some creasing and minor tearing along the edges. Good .

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Book number: 020054

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Noisbn Underground Newspapers Counterculture Social Movements

Various Authors

The Oracle of Southern California. Issue #3. June. 1967

Los Angeles, The Oracle, Publisher, 1967. Tabloid. Side folded tabloid format. 15 by 11 ½ inches. 24 pp. Color psychedelic art on the covers, with psychedelic art and decorations in the interior, as well as black and white photos. The Oracle of Southern California was inspired by the more famous San Francisco Oracle, publishing work inspired by the psychedelic and hippie trends. This issue with a look at LSD use and utopia; traditional peoples and breath, etc. GOOD condition. Minor toning. A few small wrinkles and creases. Price crossed out in ink, with a new price written in ink. Good .

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Book number: 021370

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Noisbn Underground Newspapers Counterculture

Bakhtiar, Laleh

The Sufi Enneagram. Sign of the Presence of God (Wajhullah). Secrets of the Symbol Unveiled

Chicago, Institute of Traditional Psychology, 2018. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. 125 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A detailed work on all spiritual aspects of the nine pointed enneagram, looking at its relationship to Sufi practices, symbolism, etc. With sections on powers associated with various parts of the body, color, calligraphy, geometry, etc. VERY GOOD+ condition. Light edgewear and rubbing. Very Good .

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Book number: 019764

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Noisbn

Bakhtiar, Laleh

Sufi Enneagram Spiritual Sign

Chicago, Abjad Book Designers and Builders, 2013. Trade Paperback. Printed in landscape format. 75 pp. Diagrams and a few illustrations throughout. A study of the Sufi interpretation of various signs of God's presence, especially in created art forms, where they are present in the context of moral healing. By Laleh Bakhtiar, a noted Sufi scholar and psychologist. She is perhaps best known for her gender-neutral translation, the Sublime Quran, attempting to take a female perspective. VERY GOOD condition. Light bumping and edgewear to the book. Very Good .

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Book number: 019966

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Noisbn

Francis, Richard Shiningthunder

Luminous Jewels of Love and Light. Volume 2

Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A. 1st Books, 2003. Trade Paperback. 246 pages. A study of the way of love in three major sources: all utterences from Jesus in the Gospel of John; the Chinese classic, The Book of the Mind; and the Upanishads. FINE condition with no visible wear. Fine .

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Book number: 002752

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Mysticism Book of the Great Mind

Heindel, Max

The Mystical Interpretation of Easter. Compiled from Numerous Writings and Lectures of a Mystic

Oceanside, CA, The Rosicrucian Fellowship, 1933. Original Wraps. 52pp plus ads in the rear. A collection of writings from Max Heindel on Easter, including The Cosmic Christ, the Cosmic Meaning of Easter, the Symbol of the Egg, etc. VERY GOOD+ condition with minor fading, soiling and edgewear to the wraps. Minor toning to the interior. Very Good .

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Book number: 003806

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Rosicrucian Easter Noisbn

Swami Jnanananda

Darsanika Maha Pravachana

Godavary, India, N. Satyanarayana Ruju and P. Rajam Raju, Publishers, 1931. Cloth. Burgundy cloth in printed dust jacket. 209 pp. A printing of four lectures given in Germany by Swami Jnanananda, reflecting on spirituality and discussing philosophical religion, science and religion, and transcendence. Swami Jnanananda was an Indian yogi and spiritual scholar, as well as nuclear physicist, becoming interested in Einstein's Theory of Relativity while lecturing in Germany in the late 1920s. GOOD condition. Moderate browning, some soiling and staining to the covers. Moderate to heavy chipping and tearing along the jacket extremities. Minor soiling, fading and edgewear to the book. Offsetting to the endpapers. Good/Good.

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Book number: 011665

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Noisbn

Merton, Thomas (artist); Griffin, John Howard (text)

A Hidden Wholeness. The Visual World of Thomas Merton

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1979. Wraps. Wraps. 146 pp. Black and white photographs throughout. A collection of photography by monk, mystic, poet and theologian Thomas Merton. GOOD+ condition. General toning to the covers. Hinges and extremities rather scuffed. Good .

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Book number: 019401

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Noisbn Photography

Junko Nishiguchi

Onna No Chikara: Kodai No Josei to Bukkyo (Heibonsha Sensho) (Japanese Edition)

Japan, Heibonsha, 1987. Cloth. 260 pp. With a few illustrations. All text in Japanese. Hardcover edition, despite isbn matching paperback. A work examining the history of women in Buddhism in Japan. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Uneven fading, minor soiling and scuffing to the jacket. Minor creasing along the extremities. Minor fading to the book, with light bumping along the extremities. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 012682

Catalogue: Spirituality

Keywords: Asian History