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20 spirituele dialoogontmoetingen op het innerlijke pad naar de bergtop van je eigen zelf. De bergdromer reflecteert op basisthema's als bedachtzaamheid, bewustzijn, liefde en vertrouwen. Het leven is een magisch spel – herken jezelf erin. "Ik wil naar de top van de berg klimmen en mezelf daarbij herkennen. Door elke ontmoeting aan de buitenkant herken ik mezelf meer aan de binnenkant, dus ik heb elke ontmoeting met andere mensen als een geschenk geaccepteerd. Ik mocht door diepe dalen lopen, genieten van de hoogten van de berg en zo het hemelse wezen en het creatieve potentieel in mij ontdekken. Ik droom van een wereld van vrede en vreugde in ieder mens. Elke dag ontwaak ik opnieuw en ontdek ik het geschenk van mijn innerlijke kracht. Ik moest eerst sterven om de illusie los te laten en mocht ontwaken in een leven van mijn eigen droom. Onze intuïtie en dromen zijn de belangrijkste elementen van een vrij leven, want hier wordt de toekomst van ieder mens gecreëerd door zelfbepaalde creativiteit.” In de 20 dialogen met spirituele mensen die ze tegenkomt op haar weg naar de bergtop van het zelf, reflecteert de bergdromer op onderwerpen als bedachtzaamheid, bewustzijn, liefde en vertrouwen als basis voor een vrij en zelfbepaald leven. Met haar collages vergroot Jeannette Stockinger de ruimte die de allegorische teksten openen tot een dubbelzinnige kosmos van inspiratie voor de eigen reis naar het zelf. Aan het einde van elk hoofdstuk stelt de auteur specifieke vragen "Om te bespeuren". Iedereen is uitgenodigd om na te denken over het leven en de eigen dromen. Adem in en adem uit – neem een moment van stilte en maak contact met Moeder Aarde en Vader Hemel zodat de energie van beiden door je heen kan stromen. Heb je ooit geprobeerd om onvoorwaardelijk lief te hebben? Wat is je grootste droom in het leven?
A resident of the Rosa Spier house in Laren takes us through various stages of life. It will be shown including aspects that were previously hidden from us, but they have a major impact on our daily lives, such as the Skull & Bones and Freemasonry. The book is a hybrid of the description of a part of the personal life of the author and a description of his quest for the Beautiful in all its forms. ---------------- Een bewoner van het Rosa Spier Huis in Laren voert ons door allerlei fasen van het leven. Er worden o.a. aspecten getoond die eerder voor ons verborgen waren, maar die van grote invloed zijn op ons leven van alledag, zoals die van de Skull & Bones en van de Vrijmetselarij. Het boek is een mengvorm van de beschrijving van een deel van het persoonlijke leven van de auteur en een beschrijving van zijn zoektocht naar het Schone in al zijn vormen.
In Seks, Drugs en Rock 'n' Roll in de Gouden Eeuw (‘Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Golden Age’), historian Benjamin B. Roberts paints a fascinating portrait of the lives of young men int he first half of the seventeenth century. He describes the riotous behaviour of prominent figures such as Rembrandt – born in 1606 – and brings the values of his rebellious peers to life. Roberts convincingly demonstrates that young men rebelled then as they do now, and moved against previous generations. They grew out their hair, wore outrageous clothes, smoked, drank too much, got into fights with the city guards, cheated, and sang bawdy songs. This accessibly written book paints a vivid portrait of youth culture in the Golden Age; a time when the advent of printing allowed for a rapid spread of a culture of permissiveness. The spread of liberal ideas, together with the rising incomes, created a new generation of ‘bad boys’. Using hilarious examples, Roberts shows that deviant behaviour is timeless.
The ever increasing ability of medical technology to reshape the human body in fundamental ways - from organ and tissue transplants to reconstructive surgery and prosthetics - is something now largely taken for granted. But for a philosopher, such interventions raise fundamental and fascinating questions about our sense of individual identity and its relationship to the physical body. Drawing on and engaging with philosophers from across the centuries, Jenny Slatman here develops a novel argument: that our own body always entails a strange dimension, a strangeness that enables us to incorporate radical physical changes.
November 2014 saw the quarter-century anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, one of the most poignant events in the past century. The inhabitants of Berlin broke the graffiti-covered concrete down with hammers or pickaxes and climbed over the wall. The historic milestone was followed on televisions around the world. After forty years of separation between communism and capitalism, the Iron Curtain opened on November 9th 1989. Which economic and political developments preceded this event? The arrival of Gorbachev in 1985 ushered in the Glasnost period. With this, hope for more liberty of action in Eastern Europe grew in satellite states such as Poland and Hungary. In 1989, the Communists in Hungary decided to hold free elections. In the summer of that year, the same happened in Poland. That same summer, the Hungarians began to remove the barbed wire at the Hungarian-Austrian border. Through this gap, East Germans fled en masse from Hungarian campsites to the West. It was the prelude to the dramatic decision of the GDP to open the border on November 9th 1989.
The invention of the hot air balloon in 1783 caused a sensation which would last for more than a century. The great aeronaut Jean-Pierre Blanchard and his fellow pioneers were followed by many others, whose lift-off attracted masses of people again and again. The subsequent “balloon mania” created a new element in cultural history: the third dimension, reflected in the literary and visual arts as well as in high culture and popular imagination. Scenes from a Balloon skilfully endeavours to reconstruct the sensation the balloon caused in cultural history of the late eighteenth and nineteenth century in Europe and the United States. After Thomas Baldwin produced the first image from a balloon in 1785, reproduction of remarkable prints, paintings, and photographs gained widespread popularity. Balloons inspired well-known photographers and artists, including Nadar, Spelterini, Goya, Manet, Daumier, and Redon, but they also led to a wealth of arts & crafts and popular souvenirs. The adventures of Blanchard, Nadar and other balloonists were a source of inspiration for popular writers like Edgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne, and Mark Twain.
Panic in the aviary. Gus, the man who brought fresh water and seeds every day, is gone. There’s food left for about three days. The birds of the Wise Council gather to decide what needs to be done. The other birds patiently await their wise decision. Then Bertha the bullfinch takes control. It sure saves a lot of time and effort when one bird makes the rules. But is it fair…? This book might ruffle some feathers!
This book outlines the lives of the Jewish woman Eva in time for World War II, fleeing for the Nazi `s, from Germany to the Red Light District in Amsterdam, and it ends up on the fringes of society, in the Life ended. A dramatic encounter with a namesake a result both shall live. Continue with a terrible secret their whole life continues in the spirit of this secret and the cause of suffering the consequences. From different points of this drama comes to life in this novel, and has a surprisingly end ---------------- In dit boek wordt het leven geschetst van de Joodse vrouw Eva die in de tijd voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog, op de vlucht voor de Nazi`s, vanuit Duitsland op de Wallen in Amsterdam terecht komt en daar aan de zelfkant van de maatschappij, in Het Leven, beland. Een dramatische ontmoeting met een naamgenoot heeft tot gevolg dat beiden met een verschrikkelijk geheim verder moeten leven. Hun hele verdere leven blijft in het teken staan van dit geheim en ook de oorzaak daarvan ervaart de gevolgen. Vanuit verschillende invalshoeken komt dit drama in deze roman tot leven en kent een verrassend slot.
The Happiness Workbook translates the latest scientific findings on happiness and mindfulness into practical, daily assignments, meditations and writing exercises. Over the course of eight weeks, you’ll work on improving your sense of happiness and wellbeing. The Happiness Workbook provides you with the latest research in the field of happiness in relation to thankfulness, mindfulness, the brain, thoughts, emotions, food and exercise. Each week, you’ll tackle another area in with exercises, tests, tips and writing assignments. You don’t just learn about happiness, you start applying it as you go! The Happiness Workbook is a practical guide for those looking to experience more happiness in their everyday life.
The Mindfulness Workbook teaches you to deal with things like stress and worrying, by redirecting your attention to the present. In this activity book you will find the complete Mindfulness course as one complete package. The simple but effective exercises are designed to train your focus and attention. The accompanying audio, available as download or cd, contains several mediations. With over 60 exercises in the book and 10 audio meditations, you can get started right away, from the comfort of your home. The Mindfulness Workbook contains (writing) assignments, questionnaires, self tests, and tips. After 8 weeks, you’ll be familiar with the ins and outs of Mindfulness and you will have gained experience in meditation and learn how to be more present in the moment. Not a luxury in a society crammed with input and distraction!
