How Erotic Continence spiritualizes lovemaking Author: Stefanie Aue Under the term Brahmacharya, “Erotic Continence,” Tantra teaches the control of sexual energy and the experience of spiritual highs during lovemaking. Those who embark on this tantric path can not only improve their love life and experience previously unknown states of ecstasy. They can also come closer …
Sufism in a global world Author: Ingo Taleb Rashid The German-Iraqi master of Sufism talks about renewing the tradition. Opening to other spiritual paths, Sufi dances and chants, God, clarity of direction, the path to inner peace, non-conformist mysticism. The role of the body in spirituality, art, and how to come to oneself through meditation …
A theology of humanity Author: Father Amseln Grün In his book “Spirituality from Below”, Father Anselm Grün explores the various facets of spirituality from below. He presents how this path, which leads down into our own humanity and earthiness, can at the same time mean the ascent to God. We present here some excerpts from …
The treatment of trauma and psychological crises through spiritual wisdom Author: Gogo Ekhaya Sangoma are African spiritual healers who can communicate with spirit beings. They find solutions to problems in the areas of psyche, health, relationships and everyday life in dream and trance states. Much of what Western medicine consideres mental illness is an initial …
Gnostic-Christian Tantra as ‘Spirituality from Below Author: Dr. Martin Spiegel The human being has different soul bodies; they are deeply interwoven with each other. We pay special attention to the body of physicality and the “wild man within us” – two aspects of the human being that have long been suppressed or even denied by …
The Universal Message of Sufis Author: Pir Zia Inayat-Khan Pir Zia Inayat-Khan is the spiritual leader of the movement in Sufism “Inayatiyya; , Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927) founded Inayatiyya. The first article summarizes the basic goals of Hazrat Inayat Khan’s Sufi teachings. At the core of the Sufi message is an appreciation of the teachings …
Islam from Mohammed to Rumi Author: Gabriele Quinque Discussions about Islam mostly revolve around superficialities and external aspects. Few deal with the actual contents of the third great monotheistic religion. But those who do reveal the depth and beauty of the Muslim message, tell of a unique devotion to God, recognize similarities and differences with …
Diversity and Individuality in Jewish Mysticism Author: Ronald Engert In the Jewish mysticism of Kabbalah we find a hermetic correspondence of transcendence and immanence, of spirit and matter. The unifying element of these two spheres is the personal self, our individual soul identity, for God created man in His image. The diversity in the material …
