Self Proclamation
Self Proclamation

Author: Nkosi Efa

Publisher: RISE OVER RUN PRODUCTIONS LLC

Published: 2024-01-08

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13:

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What’s your story? Where did you land within the ongoing story of the Universe? This next question is a big one. Have you been a part of this universal story ever before? Look around you, examine your days; review your past, and delve a step deeper into the concept of ‘story’ as it pertains to how we experience life as humans. Within the story is your story. Your unique narrative is the road by which your lessons are delivered. It’s your pathway, so to speak. It is the backdrop to your collection of experiences this lifetime. Without a narrative, your Soul would have no identities to attach to. You wouldn’t know what character to be in the play of life. You wouldn’t be familiar with any of the stage notes of the play, per se. Why does ‘story’ have so much impact or value? This philosophical question has a mathematical answer. The answer is this: your unique life story is set in the same format as every other story ever told. Your life’s narrative has a plot, the parameters by which your story takes place. Your story has high points, low points, and the ebbs and tides of everything in-between. This structure is called a Bell Curve. The bell curve is the mathematical representation of how cycles transpire. Due to the energetic structure of a bell curve, we can accurately map data trends about various happenings within the life story. The story you were born into was chosen well before you arrived. You have a story chosen by you that is arranged specifically for you. All your experiences, good, bad, and in-between, are designed to further you on this spiral of ascension. On this journey of self-revelation, the goal is to arrive at a space of clarity, of understanding about who you are, who you want to become, and how you will service the One who sent you. We are all in this together, delicately intertwined, seeking the same clarity of self. If ever you wonder why you are here, know baseline that you are here to clear yourself of all things that block your ability to contribute to Universal balance. Self Proclamation offers to share with the Seeker a coming-of-age story of a particular Soul that is on the same enlightenment journey as the rest of the Universe. Through this story, the Universe will display concepts of wisdom and knowledge that will assist the Seeker in examining their own story. The goal of this work is to share with the Seeker a narrative, the subsequent training phase to cope with the realities of the narrative, and the unfolding process of practicing and attaining Self-awareness to reach Self-realization. You will be guided to learn principles and examine how they have impacted your personal narrative throughout life. You will become kindred to these principles and build a relationship with them to solve your own issues and vices and even reexamine your life practices. Important message for the Seeker: Many works of wisdom and knowledge invite readers to partake in the wisdom but do not explain the consequences of receiving these lessons. Spirit rule #528: You are responsible to do once you know. That’s just how it goes. It is an honor to be a part of your story. It is an honor to be a part of your freedom. Let’s begin, shall we?

The Relational Self
The Relational Self

Author: Rebecca C. Curtis

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 1991-03-22

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780898625585

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In recent years, the traditional psychoanalytic view of the self as an autonomous entity has been shifting to a more relational perspective. This evolution from a solely intrapsychic stance brings psychoanalysis closer to the viewpoint of social psychology, formerly a highly divergent discipline. Bridging these different literatures, THE RELATIONAL SELF describes the extent and meaning of these convergences. The book is divided into four sections. The first two examine current perspectives from psychoanalytic self psychology and social psychology, and the latter two present an integration of psychoanalytic and social-personality approaches. Part One reviews the psychoanalytic theories of character "structure" that focus upon identity maintenance, self-esteem regulation, and resistance to change. Also presented is an interactional view of the self that explores the intersubjective context of intrapsychic experience. Part Two shifts from the largely unconscious intrapsychic self to the self as affected by situational variables. Considered here are the relationship between self-image and attitudes, the social categories deemed by people as important to their identity, and the effects of physical relocation upon self-concept change. Part Three presents a theory of the self with separate rational and experiential processing systems and also explores cultural influences on the self from a psychoanalytic vantage point. Part Four considers psychotherapy, self-verification, and self-concept change, including self-defeating behavior and self-consistency striving; the avoidance of self-awareness; self-evaluation maintenance; and self-with-other representations. Bringing together the work of leading theorists in social, psychoanalytic, and personality psychology on the interaction of self-organization with the social and physical environment, THE RELATIONAL SELF fosters a better understanding of both situational and dispositional variables and a deeper appreciation of the changing theoretical sense of a relational self as the ultimate stage of development.

The Motivation Manifesto
The Motivation Manifesto

Author: Brendon Burchard

Publisher: Hay House, Inc

Published: 2014-10-28

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1401948073

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The Motivation Manifesto is a poetic and powerful call to reclaim your life and find your own personal freedom from Brendon Burchard – the world’s #1 high performance coach and #1 New York Times bestselling author of High Performance Habits. “It’s a triumphant work that transcends the title, lifting the reader from mere motivation into a soaringly purposeful and meaningful life. I love this book." —Paulo Coelho The Motivation Manifesto is a call to claim our personal power. World-renowned high performance trainer Brendon Burchard reveals that the main motive of humankind is the pursuit of greater Personal Freedom. We desire the grand liberties of choice—time freedom, emotional freedom, social freedom, financial freedom, spiritual freedom. Only two enemies stand in our way: an external enemy, defined as the social oppression of who we are by the mediocre masses, and an internal enemy, a sort of self-oppression caused by our own doubt and fear. The march to Personal Freedom, Brendon says, can be won only by declaring our intent and independence, stepping into our personal power, and battling through self-doubt and the distractions of the day until full victory is won. Recalling the revolutionist voices of the past that chose freedom over tyranny, Brendon motivates us to free ourselves from fear and take back our lives once and for all. In this life-changing personal growth book, Brendon presents his nine declarations for personal power and motivation, drawing on insights from his own personal journey and from the lives of some of history's greatest leaders and thinkers. Each chapter focuses on one of the nine declarations, offering practical strategies and exercises to help you apply these principles to your life. Whether you're seeking to overcome self-doubt, boost your confidence, or achieve your goals, The Motivation Manifesto is an invaluable guide to unlocking your full potential. With its inspiring message and actionable advice, this bestselling book is a must-read for anyone who wants to unleash their inner greatness with the power of determination, resilience, and an empowering mindset.

The Self, the Lord, and the Other according to Paul and Epictetus
The Self, the Lord, and the Other according to Paul and Epictetus

Author: Michael J. Gorman

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2023-03-29

Total Pages: 541

ISBN-13: 1666795313

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This study explores the relationship between the individual person (the self), the divine, and other people in the writings of the apostle Paul and the Roman Stoic Epictetus. It does so by examining self-involving actions expressed with reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, etc.) in various kinds of sentences: for example, “Examine yourself” and “You do not belong to yourself.” After situating the topic within the fields of linguistics and ancient Greek, the study then examines the reflexive constructions in Epictetus’s Discourses, showing that reflexive texts express fundamental aspects of his ethic of rational self-interest in imitation of the indwelling rational deity. Next, the investigation examines the 109 reflexive constructions in Paul, providing an exegesis of each reflexive text and then synthesizing the results. Paul’s reflexive phrases are essential statements of his theology and ethics, expressing an interconnected narrative Christology, narrative apostolic identity, and narrative ethic. Most importantly, the study finds that for Epictetus, concern for others is a rational means to self-realization, whereas for Paul, concern for others is a community ethic grounded in the story of the indwelling Christ and is the antithesis of self-interest.

The Punished Self
The Punished Self

Author: Alex Bontemps

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9780801474828

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The Punished Self describes enslavement in the American South during the eighteenth century as a systematic assault on Blacks' sense of self. Alex Bontemps focuses on slavery's effects on the slaves' framework of self-awareness and understanding. Whites wanted Blacks to act out the role "Negro" and Blacks faced a basic dilemma of identity: how to retain an individualized sense of self under the incredible pressure to be Negro? Bontemps addresses this dynamic in The Punished Self. The first part of The Punished Self reveals how patterns of objectification were reinforced by written and visual representations of enslavement. The second examines how captive Africans were forced to accept a new identity and the expectations and behavioral requirements it symbolized. Part 3 defines and illustrates the tensions inherent in slaves' being Negro in order to survive. Bontemps offers fresh interpretations of runaway slave ads and portraits. Such views of black people expressing themselves are missing entirely from other historical sources. This book's revelations include many such original examples of the survival of the individual in the face of enslavement.

Space, Time and Resurrection
Space, Time and Resurrection

Author: Thomas F. Torrance

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-12-13

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 056768220X

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In this sequel to Space, Time and Incarnation, Thomas F. Torrance sets out the biblical approach to the Resurrection in terms of the intrinsic significance of the resurrected one, Jesus; and demonstrates that the Resurrection is entirely consistent with who Jesus was and what he did. The Resurrection is thus taken realistically, and treated as of the same nature, in the integration of physical and spiritual existence, as the death of Christ. All this is elucidated in the context of modern scientific thought, in such a way as to show that far from being frightened by modern science into a compromise of the New Testament's message of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ in body, it actually allows us to take its full measure. This classic volume from one of the premier English speaking theologian of the 20th century remains an important contribution to the field of systematic theology. For this Cornerstones edition, the preface is written by Paul D. Molnar.

Atonement
Atonement

Author: Thomas F. Torrance

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2014-09-09

Total Pages: 575

ISBN-13: 0830824588

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This companion volume to T. F. Torrance's Incarnation: The Person and Life of Christ presents the material on the work of Christ, centered in the atonement, given originally in his lectures delivered to his students in Christian Dogmatics on Christology at New College, Edinburgh, from 1952-1978.

The Canonical Hebrew Bible
The Canonical Hebrew Bible

Author: Rolff Rendtorff

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-05-21

Total Pages: 829

ISBN-13: 9004397418

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Founded on a lifetime’s research and creative thought, this is the crowning work of an internationally celebrated Hebrew Bible/Old Testament scholar. Part I provides an engaging running commentary on the text from a final-form, canonical perspective, and Part II deals with a range of thematic issues, including: creation, covenant and election, the patriarchs, the promised land, torah, cult, Moses, David, Zion, language about God, prophecy, wisdom, Israel’s historical consciousness, hermeneutics, Jewish and Christian theology of the Hebrew Bible. It is both an invaluable tool for students and a significant work demanding the attention of professionals.