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THE LUMINARIES
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Eckhart
Tolle: Author
of (The Power of Now),
a #1 New York Times best-seller widely recognized as one
of the most influential spiritual books of our time. Born
in Germany and educated at the Universities of London and
Cambridge at age twenty-nine a profound spiritual transformation
virtually dissolved his old identity and radically changed
the course of his life. The next few years were devoted
to understanding, integrating and deepening that transformation
and marked the beginning of an intense inward journey. |
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Marianne
Williamson: Internationally acclaimed author
and lecturer. She has published nine books, including (A
Return to Love and Everyday Grace) - which
have been #1 New York Times bestsellers. Her titles
also include (Illuminata), (A Woman's Worth),
and (Healing the Soul of America.) |
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Don
Miguel Ruiz: Author of (The
Four Agreements) (5 straight years on the
New York Times bestseller list), The Mastery of Love, Voice
of Knowledge, and Prayers. |
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Dr.
Rev. Michael Beckwith: Founder and Spiritual
Director of the Agape International Spiritual Center, a
trans-denominational spiritual community. He is also co-founder
of the Association for Global Thought, an organization dedicated
to planetary healing and transformation. Dr. Beckwith's
achievement as a humanitarian and emissary of peace have
been widely acclaimed: he is the recipient of numerous humanitarian
awards, including The 2004 Africa Peace Award and the Humanitarian
Award of the National Conference for Compassion and Justice.
Dr. Beckwith founded Agape in 1986 with the vision to take
a stand for love, peace, and being a beneficial presence
on the planet. Since it's opening, Agape has expanded into
a community of 9,000 members, with 1,000,000 friends worldwide.
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Geronimo
Ji Jaga (Pratt): High ranking
member of the (Black Panther Party). Ji Jaga was sent to
prison in 1972 for a crime that he was later acquitted of.
He spent 27 years in prison including 18 months on death
row before being freed after his retrial in 1997. He is
also the godfather of rapper Tupac Shakur |
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Matthew
Kelly: Author of (The Rhythm
of Life, The Book of Courage, Rediscovering Catholicism,
The Shepherd, A Call to Joy, and
Mustard Seeds.) With a keen sense of humor
and heartwarming charm, Kelly seems to effortlessly elevate
and energize people to pursue the highest values of the
human spirit and become "the-best-version-of-themselves."
He clarifies the hazy path of right-living in our world
of compromised values with a message that is too clear to
be confusing and too persuasive to be ignored. "Who you
become is infinitely more important than what you do, or
what you have." |
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Dr.
Obadiah S. Harris, Ph.D:
President of the (Philosophical Research Society) and author
of (The New Consciousness:
The Next Stage of Human Development),
a book that delineates the evolution of religion, philosophy
and science, and how they integrate themselves into the
process man should follow to develop further. Through the
illustration and interpretation of Eastern philosophies,
and the psychological and spiritual dimensions of the Bible,
new horizons for both the individual and societal achievement
are opened. |
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Gary
Renard: Author of (The Disappearance
of the Universe) and (Your Immortal
Reality.) Gary was born in Massachusetts and
became a successful professional guitar player. In the early
1990s he underwent a powerful spiritual awakening and was
instructed to write (The Disappearance of the
Universe.) Gary lectures internationally,
and serves on the faculty of the Omega Institute, considered
by many to be the world's premier spiritual teaching organization.
Combining a disarming sense of humor with radical metaphysical
insights and experiential exercises, Gary has been described
as one of the most interesting and courageous spiritual
speakers in the world |
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Dr.
Harry Morgan Moses: Moses is the founder
of the New Thought Center in San Diego, cofounder of the
Affiliated New Thought Network, and the Senior Advisor of
the Emerson Institute, from which he received his doctorate. |
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Rev.
Robert Schuller:
Regularly seen on the internationally televised Hour of
Power, Dr. Schuller delivers approximately twenty messages
annually to the Crystal Cathedral television audience of
over twenty million viewers. |
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Dr.
Rev. Mary Manin Morrissey
Minister, counselor, teacher, aurthor and speaker |
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Rabbi
Yitzchok Adlerstein: of
(Loyola University), Los Angeles |
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(The
Surfing Rabbi), Nachum Shifren |
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Venerable
Lama Chodak Gyatso Nubpa: Resident
lama of T'hondup Ling, a center for teaching and practice
of Vajrayana Buddhism in the Tibetan Nyingma tradition. |
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Rev.
William Epps: Pastor
of the historic Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles. In
addition to his responsibilities as pastor, Rev. Epps is
also one of the most significant civic leaders in the Los
Angeles community. |
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The
Benedictine Monks of St. Andrews Abbey |
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Brandi
Kelly: Voodoo Princess, New Orleans |
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Marc
Emery: Canadian marijuana activist,
currently facing extradition to the US for selling marijuana
seeds over the Internet. |
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Dr.
Robert Frager — Sufi Sheikh:
Founder of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology.
Dr. Frager is a sheikh in the Halveti-Jerrahi Order and
has written three books on Sufism, (Love is
the Wine;) (Heart, Self, and Soul:) ( The Sufi Psychology
of Growth, Balance and Harmony;)
and (Essential Sufism). |
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