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Spirituality and Religion January 2026 |
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| Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging by Angela BuchdahlBorn to a Korean Buddhist mother and Jewish father, Angela Buchdahl shares her remarkable journey from outsider to one of America’s most influential rabbis. Both memoir and spiritual guide, this inspiring account explores identity, resilience, and the power of faith to create belonging in a fractured world.
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| Guided: The Secret Path to an Illuminated Life by Laura Lynne JacksonThe renowned psychic medium and New York Times bestselling author of Signs explains how our loved ones who have passed continue to communicate with us, steering us to discover our purpose and create lives of meaning, connection, and love. Who am I, really? Why am I here? How can I more fully understand my connections to others and the world around me? And how does that understanding reveal the magic the universe has to offer? According to Laura Lynne Jackson, to answer these questions is to live an illuminated life. Jackson knows that her psychic gifts are not unique to her. She believes that everyone is capable of perceiving energy and identifying and interpreting messages sent to us by the Other Side. In Guided, Jackson shows that our loved ones who have passed form our own Team of Light, and that they never stop sharing their wisdom with us. By embracing the connections they reveal, we are put on a path to our best life- a life that Jackson calls illuminated. An illuminated life is one characterized by connectedness and creativity. It is one of alignment with purpose. It is a life of peace and confidence. And it is a life every one of us can discover for ourselves, if only we are open to the guidance that is sent our way. |
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| Witness to Belief: Conversations on Faith and Meaning by Russell J. Levenson, Jr.Through candid conversations with figures like Condoleezza Rice, Denzel Washington, and Jane Goodall, the author explores how faith shapes the lives of prominent individuals. These intimate stories reveal belief as a source of strength, purpose, and resilience, providing an inspiring read for those longing to deepen their spiritual practice. |
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The Five Blessings of Ifá: Reclaiming Black Futures Through Afro-Indigenous Spirituality
by Gabrielle Felder
A fierce and inspirational guide to Black resistance, resilience, and healing, using the principles of Afro-Indigenous spiritual practices Understanding where you came from is crucial to understand where you are going. The Five Blessings of Ifá explores how Black communities across the diaspora draw strength from ancestral wisdom, family, community care, and mutual aid, using the principles of Ifá -a West African spiritual tradition- as a guiding framework. As a collective, Black folks have managed to usher in the five blessings of Ifá into our lives despite all odds. This book is a love letter to those who have come before us, and a guide to the possibilities that lie in our collective future.
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Sacred Ceremony for a Sacred Earth: Indigenous Wisdom for Healing and Transformation
by Aniwa Council of Elders
For the first time, over a dozen respected Indigenous elders from around the world have united to share their timeless wisdom beyond their lands and lineages.
Aniwa's Council of Elders includes some of the globe's most renowned Indigenous Wisdom Keepers. In a time fraught with ecological, social, political, and mental health crises, they share a mission to unite people of all races, colors, and creeds to promote healing and a deeper reciprocal relationship with our planet. Sacred Ceremony for a Sacred Earth brings together their profound teachings, stories, sacred ceremonies, and healing practices, amplifying the voices of Indigenous healers from diverse traditions.
In their worldview, we are all children of Mother Earth, destined to return to her embrace. This extraordinary book serves as a guiding light, beckoning humanity back to ancestral wisdom and restoring forgotten bonds with nature and self through ceremonies and practices.
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The Signs: The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts
by Tara Swart MD Phd
Have you ever thought of someone just before they called? Or experienced a coincidence that felt too unlikely to be true? It's all too easy to dismiss synchronicities or signs like these as chance. But what if they weren't? And what if, by learning to tune into them, you could access a guiding wisdom that would help you overcome challenges and cultivate personal growth?
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The Complete Smudging Handbook: 67 Herbs, Woods, and Resins for Clearing and Emotional Balance
by Markus Schirner
A comprehensive guide to smudging with full-color illustrations. This book describes 34 spiritual and physical smudging protocols for divination, grounding, improving health, confidence, and dreaming, and offers smudging methods for ritual practice. It also explains how to properly collect, store, and prepare smudging ingredients. This book includes an A-Z catalog of 67 herbs, resins, and woods for smudging, exploring their history and traditional as well as contemporary uses. Discover the wonderful world of smudging and burning incense in this invaluable guide, which welcomes both beginners and advanced users.
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Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life
by Hoda Kotb
In the tradition of books like Savannah Guthrie's Mostly What God Does and Maria Shriver's I've Been Thinking comes Hoda Kotb's Jump and Find Joy- an intimate book that reveals for the first time what Hoda discovered as she started embracing change in every aspect of her life. In her quest to better understand change and how to work with (not against) it, Hoda relies on her reporting instincts to investigate HOW change works, WHO is approaching it with grace, and WHAT she can apply to her own life and share with others. Jump and Find Joy combines the wisdom of change experts, insights from the latest work on resilience, and deeply personal stories from celebrities and inspirational people in our own communities. From small shifts in daily routines to major leaps of faith, Hoda shows why change isn't to be feared but celebrated...and how each of us can thrive in the midst of changes we'll inevitably face ourselves.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library
100 E. 4th Street
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
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