The Angelus is a centuries-old Catholic devotion that recalls the annunciation of Christ’s birth by the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. In Praying the Angelus, popular author and speaker Jared Dees reinvigorates the devotion, shares intimately from his own experience of it, shows us how to get started, and enriches the practice with original meditations to reflect on the words of both the Angelus and the Regina Caeli. Jared Dees was twenty-seven and in his fourth year of teaching religion in a Catholic school when he first experienced the Angelus. The creator of The Religion Teacher website allows the devotion to anchor his prayer life and challenge him to daily conversion of heart and will. Dees introduces the Angelus devotion and explores its rich history and significance for the Church. As spiritual companion and guide, he offers meditations on the words and images of both the Angelus and the Regina Caeli, which is prayed during the Easter season. We find lessons about the power of repetitive prayer, the humility of being a disciple, the importance of admitting time belongs to God, the wisdom of taking time with discernment, and the joy of resting in the Lord’s presence. He shares personal stories of the life-change power of the Angelus and guides both newcomers and those already familiar with the prayer to contemplate the mysteries of salvation that lie at the heart of the devotion—the Annunciation, Incarnation, and Resurrection. Named for the opening words of the devotion's first prayer in Latin, "The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary," the Angelus is typically prayed at 6:00 a.m., noon, and 6:00 p.m. each day. Likewise the Regina Caeli is named for the opening lines of its prayer, "Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia." Praying the Angelus is supported by Dees’s website, TheAngelusPrayer.com, where people can gather online to participate in and share this devotion with others.

Angelus Volume 2 expands upon the Qabbalistic teachings and the imprint of the first volume. The Face of Love offers an expansive view of the Tree of Life, as well as the restoration of the presence of the Sophia-energies. The balancing of personal and universal energies are explained, whilst offering an introduction into the geometrical building blocks of the creative cosmic frequencies. It further reveals the sacred resonances available to man, in order to re-establish connection with the Higher Resonances. The Face of Love offers the reader insight into the greater balance of creation, revealed to the writer during a very personal event with theAngelics. Francesca Fondse is the author of the Angelus Volumes. The teachings are personal interpretations of a spiritual download, and a vista of multi- philosophical context of teachings formed, during an inner search, spanning 3 decades. Francesca is a business professional and the designer of the De Angelus Estates project in SouthAfrica. During the course of 2010, hese teachings have been taught to a select group of individuals, During the course of 2010, these teachings have been taught to a select group of individuals, ranging in background and in age, with tremendous results. These lectures drew on the authors past experience as a lecturer in Francesca has business interests in the pharmaceutical, property and communications sectors, as well as being an eternal scholar of systems of Mysticism. Physiology and Physics, as both subjects forms fractals within the content of the Angelus Teachings, as well as draw on the underlying philosophies contained within the alternative healing modalities of Reiki, Reflexology,Aromatherapy andToxicology. Francesca has business interests in the pharmaceutical, property and communications sectors, as well as being an eternal scholar of systems of Mysticism. The Angelus series of mystic discussions will form the spine of seminars to be held at the Lugar De Angelus wellness retreat in future.

Qabbalah, an ancient mystical practise, is not only regaining popularity but offers humanity a glimpse into the structured harmonics of creation. Its teachings and the glyph of the Tree of Life, can be applied to achieve insight into the Self, in almost every facet of the life itself. The guidance, resonances and meditations contained within the Angelus series are expressions of love and harmony, and would prove one of the greatest gifts one can bestow upon oneself, traversing into greater personal and collective consciousness. Francesca Fondse is a self actualized business professional and the designer of the DeAngelus Estates project. The Angelus series is a personal expression of a multi-philosophical vista, developed during a spiritual quest spanning three decades. A past lecturer in Physiology and Physics she also holds international qualifications in three major alternative healing modalities. Francesca has business interests in the pharmaceutical, property and communications sectors, as well as being an eternal scholar of systems of mysticism. The Angelus series of mystic discussions will form the spine of seminars to be held at the Lugar De Angelus wellness retreat in future.

Angels. Demons. Creatures of myth and legend. Or so they would like you to believe. Look closely, that curly hair may be covering horns, or that long jacket could be hiding wings. They walk amongst us, and they are just as human. Genus: Homo, species: angelus. Just as mortal as you or I. Vulnerable. Endangered. But not yet extinct. And Sarah Connelly’s job is to ensure they survive.

Here are poetic texts by one of the great German mystics of the 17th century, Angelus Silesius (1624-1677). These texts, written in the form of the epigram, are still used today for contemplative prayer and as part of German Christmas folklore.

In The Foreign Soul we are in classic Maupassant territory. Robert Mariolle, a wealthy Parisian bachelor, has just arrived in the fashionable spa town of Aix-les-Bains determined to enjoy himself at the casino in the company of high society, attempting to get over his break up with mistress, Henriette Lambel. The Angelus was intended to be Maupassant's great masterpiece, an ambitious inverted allegory of Christianity into which the author would pour his growing pessimism and despair. Set during the Franco-Prussian War, as were some of Maupassant's finest short stories, The Angelus finds the pregnant Countess de Bremontal alone in her chateau as Prussian troops move into the neighbourhood. Here are the first English translations of Maupassant's two unfinished novels, The Foreign Soul [L'Ame etrangere] and The Angelus [L'Angelus], together with full critical apparatus, including secondary sources outlining Maupassant's future plot ideas and an essay on The Foreign Soul by Paul Bourget.