This short book on ancient 'Phallic worship', as the Victorians called it, contains much which is covered in the other entries in this literature. Jennings has a compelling thesis about the role of sexuality in ancient religions and their modern successors which bears careful examination. There is also a lot of speculation, incorrect information, conclusion-leaping and questionable etymology. Jennings places an inordinate amount of signficance on anything that is vaguely phallic looking or...

First published in 1874 by Sha Rocco (pseudonym of Hargrave Jennings), "The Masculine Cross and Ancient Sex Worship" is a short book on ancient 'Phallic worship', as the Victorians called it. The book contains much which is covered in the other entries in this literature. "The Masculine Cross and Ancient Sex Worship" presents a detailed treatise on the role of sexuality in ancient religions and religious practices, as well as the development of these ideas throughout history.The aut...

"The Masculine Cross and Ancient Sex Worship" is an 1874 work by Hargreave Jennings, published under the pseudonym "Sha Rocco". Within it, Jennings presents a detailed treatise on the role of sexuality in ancient religions and religious practices, as well as the development of these ideas throughout history. "The Masculine Cross and Ancient Sex Worship" will appeal to those with an interest in ancient religions and the history of sexual representation in art and literature. Contents includ...

A tremendous and controversial undertaking for its time, this book unearths some of the most fascinating connections between the world of Christianity and sexual imagery, adventure and exotica. Without missing a beat, Rocco has seen to it that his readers are not only kept fascinated, but that his own theories and precepts remain strong in the reader's mind. Rocco moves from an intrinsic philosophy of the cross and its shape and form in theoretical gendering, while leaving no stone unturne...

The Masculine Cross and Ancient Sex Worshipby Sha Rocco"This short book on ancient 'Phallic worship', as the Victorians called it, contains much which is covered in the other entries in this literature. Jennings has a compelling thesis about the role of sexuality in ancient religions and their modern successors which bears careful examination. There is also a lot of speculation, incorrect information, conclusion-leaping and questionable etymology.Jennings places an i...

"Becoming aware of . . . one great emotion permeates your being. You live with a perpetual feeling of reverence. The knowledge that your creator is the very self of yourself and never would have made you had he not loved you must fill your heart with devotion, yes, with adoration. One knowing glimpse of the world about you at any single instant of time is sufficient to fill you with profound awe and a feeling of worship. It is when your feeling of reverence is most intense that you are clo...

This edition of Acquisition on the Holy Spirit comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents. Saint Seraphim of Sarov is one of the most renowned Russian monks and mystics in the Orthodox Church. He is generally considered the greatest of the 19th century startsy (elders) and, arguably, the first. He is remembered for extending the monastic teachings of contemplation, theoria and self-denial to the layperson, and taught that the purpose of the Christian life was to acquire the Holy S...

Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet reflection in an age when so little is private. Thomas Merton writes: "When society is made up of men who know no interior solitude it can no longer be held together by love: and consequently it is held together by a violent and abusive authority. But when men are violently deprived of the solitu...

This edition of On the Holy Spirit comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents. St. Gregory of Nyssa (c 335 after 394) was a Christian bishop and saint. He was a younger brother of Basil the Great and a good friend of Gregory of Nazianzus. His significance has long been recognized in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic branches of Christianity. Some historians identify Theosebia the deaconess as his wife, others hold that she, like Macrina...

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How to be Filled with the Holy Spirit will refresh and open the reader to the filling of the Holy Spirit. Since its publication, hundreds of thousands of copies of this practical yet deeply devotional guide have been sold. "Are you sure you want to be possessed by a spirit other than your own? Even though that spirit be the pure Spirit of God? Even though He be the very gentle essence of the gentle Jesus? Even though He be wisdom personified, wisdom Himself? Even thoug...

In this upbeat, abridged edition of the classic, Jeanne Guyon explains short, easy, and effective methods of prayer.She discovered the great difference between praying to God and experiencing God through prayer. She shares secrets of this higher plane of fellowship with God.In addition, she shows you how to enjoy God's presence, grow in your knowledge of the Word, experience rest from worry, and gain wisdom and understanding. You will discover the joy of a quiet heart and mi...