America has always been committed to the idea that citizens can work together to build a common world. Today, three afflictions keep us from pursuing that noble ideal. The first and most obvious affliction is identity politics, which seeks to transform America by turning politics into a religious venue of sacrificial offering. For now, the sacrificial scapegoat is the white, heterosexual, man. After he is humiliated and purged, who will be the object of cathartic rage? White women? Black men? Identity politics is the anti-egalitarian spiritual eugenics of our age. It demands that pure and innocent groups ascend, and the stained transgressor groups be purged. The second affliction is that citizens oscillate back and forth, in bipolar fashion, at one moment feeling invincible on their social media platforms and, the next, feeling impotent to face the everyday problems of life without the guidance of experts and global managers. Third, Americans are afflicted by a disease that cannot quite be named, characterized by an addictive hope that they can find cheap shortcuts that bypass the difficult labors of everyday life. Instead of real friendship, we seek social media “friends.” Instead of meals at home, we order “fast food.” Instead of real shopping, we “shop” online. Instead of counting on our families and neighbors to address our problems, we look to the state to take care of us. In its many forms, this disease promises release from our labors, yet impoverishes us all. American Awakening chronicles all of these problems, yet gives us hope for the future.

The first modern, comprehensive resource on spiritual awakenings, this pragmatic, clear guide covers everything from the first step on a spiritual journey to enlightenment, and the different types of spiritual awakenings, from mild to dramatic, we may go through. Using the concept of the twelve layers that cover an awakened state Mary Mueller Shutan addresses every step of the spiritual journey, starting with the Self and showing how family, ancestral, past lives, karmic, archetypal, and other larger layers such as societal, cultural, global, and cosmic energies condition us to sleep and obscure our realization of an awakened state. Instructions for how to navigate through each of these layers and how to recognize where we are in our spiritual journey are included each step of the way along with common physical, emotional, and spiritual symptoms that may be experienced. By addressing post-awakening states, oneness, dark nights of the soul, ego death, near-death and severe illness, psychic abilities, addictions, dietary changes, the God self, personal and collective shadow, and psychosis vs. awakening we understand the experiences we may go through while struggling with spiritual awakenings. This practical book opens new understandings of how to live in the world while going through an awakening process, and offers the revolutionary idea that we are meant to be humans, to have a physical body with physical, sensate experiences and emotions. We are meant to live in the world and be a part of it even as fully awakened individuals. This guide proposes a look at the possibility of leading a grounded, earth-bound life of work, family, friends, and other experiences in an awakened state.

A user's manual for the awakening process.

Chuck Haynes has awakened to find that he has lost every mans dream: a beautiful wife, talented children, successful career, the respect of his peers, travel, and prestige. With this knowledge, he learns that he has one last chance to regain everything and more. He recovers from a severe injury to find himself in the latter half of the Great Tribulation, an event he never believed would happen. Looking back over his life, and with a new understanding of Scripture, Chuck has to choose to trust his caretakers and believe in the saving power of Jesus Christ to get them through the last trying years. As he bands together with his newfound friends to reach his long-lost son, he learns new meanings of truth and love. But will he find the courage to face the dreadful fate of everyone he loves, the faith to believe in whats waiting at the end of a long seven years, and the strength to stand to the final awakening?

Guy Berchik was born in Israel and comes from the spiritual traditions of Judaism and Kabbalah. He attended Yeshiva in Jerusalem and has continued his studies independently to the present day. He also attended business and law school in the US and later the theoretical part of medical school in Europe. Later he moved to Russia for a number of years and presently lives in Slovakia and Italy. As a single parent, he has raised two children with spiritual traditions and considers this experience to be his richest and the most profound in his life. It was through explaining concepts of enlightenment to his son that he was shaken by his own realization that triggered his awakening and ultimate surrender after many years of preparation. He travels throughout Europe and Israel and is available to seekers who are interested in spiritual awakening or higher psychological development.

In THE CHURCH AWAKENING, Charles Swindoll discusses the challenges, struggles, and priorities of the church in the twenty-first century. He reveals the problems inherent in the entertainment-based postmodern church and shows how a return to biblical teaching will restore its strength and impact. Now being replaced by a feel-good message instead of what Christians need to know to stand strong in a world that's lost its way--Swindoll exposes the problems of--and solutions for--the postmodern evangelical church. Just as he opened readers' eyes with his bold statements in The Grace Awakening, now he offers a straightforward volume revealing how to reestablish a life-altering church with Christ as Lord and Master. Illuminating and empowering, THE CHURCH AWAKENING will ignite a revolution in the way Christians "do church" for years to come.