Ester, who's said to be 285 years old, is a powerful spiritual guide who helps former slaves find true freedom.

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At home, the Libyan leader presents himself as the spiritual guide of the nation, overseeing what he says is a version of direct democracy.

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Later on television, I saw media Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, who used to claim to be the personal spiritual guide of Michael Jackson, until that presumably became less sellable.

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Catherine of Siena Montoya y Upegui, who journeyed with five other women by horseback in 1914 into the forests to be a teacher and spiritual guide to indigenous people.

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But Karthikeya replied that Lord Shiva would have to acknowledge his son to be his spiritual teacher or Guru, before Karthikeya deigned to guide him.

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