larger view larger view larger view larger view I believe in synchronicities, says local author, artist and shaman Gene Stirm. By no accident or coincidence has Stirm's remarkable life journey led up to the publication of his first novel, The Mystical Path to Mystique. The new book is a fun read, with likeable characters and a compelling storyline. And the author's personal journey is a true ... more >>

Itzhak Beery runs his Greenwich Village advertising agency during the week, and conducts shamanistic healing ceremonies on Sundays. more >>

THIMPHU, Bhutan (CDN) Christians in this Himalayan nation who still long to openly practice their faith were disheartened this month when the government proposed the kind of "anti-conversion" law that other nations have used as a pretext for falsely accusing Christians of "coercion." more >>

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As the coalition government settles in, we asked writers and politicians, from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to David Miliband to Sarah Waters, to recommend two books unlikely bedfellows or easy companions to take on holiday this summer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie I will be taking on holiday Colson Whitehead's novel Sag Harbor (Harvill Secker), which is about an African-American boy's summer in ... more >>

Christians in this Himalayan nation who are still longing to openly practice their faith were disheartened this month when the government proposed the kind of anti-conversion law that other nations have used as a pretext for falsely accusing Christians of coercion. more >>

The American military is too fat to fight! Solution? Yoga! Moral deviations and all. Yoga - Religion and Spirituality - Teachers and Centers - Canada - Military more >>

Learn about old Fort Bayard, home to many Buffalo Soldiers, Native Americans, and in later years, TB patients, and the dedicated staff who cared for them, while walking and enjoying the serenity and beauty of the post. more >>

Meet three of the world's biggest ultra-megas Five of the world's 10 largest churches are in Seoul, which is home to the world's biggest Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian flocks. Topping them all is Yoido, founded by Pentecostal evangelist David Cho Yonggi, 74, in 1958. more >>

Canada has a range of delightfully odd places to stay, from igloos to prison cells. more >>