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Magdalene's Ascension: Mary's Journey to Becoming Light
by Annine van der Meer• Examines the lives of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, using biblical, historical, apocryphal, and recent channeled sources as well as regression reports• Explains the concept of ascension through a quantum-physics framework, detailing Mary Magdalene&’s ascension along the Tree of Life• Explores Mary&’s family background, her education in Egypt, her mission in Western Europe, and her life and work alongside Jesus, including her role as his wife and his appointed successorExpanding the scholarship and understanding of the early Christian period and the world of the Essenes from a feminine perspective, religious historian Annine van der Meer offers a detailed new account of the life of Mary Magdalene, also known as Mary of Bethany or Miryam the Migdalah, showing how Mary&’s spiritual path is intimately connected to our current times of ascension.The author explores Mary&’s family background, her education in Egypt, her mission in Western Europe, her life and work alongside Jesus, also known as Yeshua, and her anointing as his wife and his appointed successor. Though not recognized by the patriarchal disciples Peter, Andrew, and Paul, the author presents the evidence of Mary&’s role through biblical, historical, apocryphal, and recent channeled sources and regression reports, including those of Dolores Cannon, Stuart Wilson, Joanna Prentis, and Claire Heartsong.Van der Meer then reveals Mary&’s ascension process through seven branches along the Tree of Life, detailed in The Gospel of the Beloved Companion, written by Mary herself, and scientifically explains ascension—the changing of the physical body into a light body—through recent developments in quantum physics. She takes the reader through seven portals, from individual ascension to collective ascension, illuminating not only Mary&’s heavenly journey of becoming light but also its spiritual significance for each of us as individuals and for the world as a whole.
Magdalene's Lost Legacy: Symbolic Numbers and the Sacred Union in Christianity
by Margaret StarbirdIn Magdalene’s Lost Legacy, author Margaret Starbird decodes the symbolic numbers embedded in the original Greek phrases of the New Testament--revealing the powerful presence of the feminine divine.The New Testament contains wide use of gematria, a literary device that allows the sums of certain phrases to produce sacred numbers. Exploring the hidden meanings behind these numbers, Starbird reveals that the union between Jesus and his bride, Mary Magdalene, formed a sacred partnership that was the cornerstone of the earliest Christian community.Magdalene’s Lost Legacy demonstrates how the crucial teaching of the sacred marriage that unites masculine and feminine principles--the heiros gamos--is the partnership model for life on our planet and the ultimate blueprint for civilization. Starbird’s research challenges the concept that Christ was celibate and establishes Mary Magdalene as the human incarnation of the sacred bride. The author also explains the true meaning of the “666” prophesied in the Book of Revelation. Through this potent reclaiming of the lost legacy of Mary Magdalene, Margaret Starbird offers the opportunity to restore the divine feminine to her rightful role as bride, beloved, and sacred partner.
Maggie: Dawn, Sunny, Maggie, Amalia, And Ducky (California Diaries #8)
by Ann M. MartinFrom the author of The Baby-Sitters Club: With her life spiraling of control, Maggie is desperate to stay in control—of what she eats. Maggie can&’t do much about the demands her dad puts on her. Or her mother&’s alcoholism. Or even her insecurity about being the lead singer of her band, Vanish. The only thing that she can control is what she eats. Or, more accurately, what she doesn&’t eat. Losing weight makes her feel clean; it gives her the power she so desperately wants. When Maggie&’s friends begin to worry that she has an eating disorder, Maggie doesn&’t care. It&’s her body; it&’s her life . . . which is what her mom says about her drinking problem. Could Maggie and her mom have more in common than she thinks? This ebook features an illustrated personal history of Ann M. Martin, including rare images from the author&’s collection. Maggie: Diary Two is the 8th book in the California Diaries, which also includes Dawn: Diary Two and Amalia: Diary Two.
Maggie Bean Stays Afloat
by Tricia RayburnShe was no longer the boring girl who hid in her bedroom eating mounds of chocolate every night. She was the new and improved Maggie Bean, and she was going to do her best to convince Peter Applewood that she was the girl for him. At the end of her tumultuous year, Maggie Bean is a very happy, healthy girl. After months of Pound Patrollers attendance, diet, and tough swim workouts, the scale now reads 146. But Maggie isn't resting on her laurels - she's got a busy summer ahead. Not only is she new and improved, but she's decided now is the right time to tell Peter her true feelings.games until Maggie becomes so involved, people (Aimee, Arnie and her family) feel neglected. Will Maggie sacrifice old friends for new ones? Will she change what's on the inside as people respond to her changed outside? Can she blend her two worlds together? And will all this tension send her seeking solace in old habits?
Maggie's Recipe for Life: Over 200 delicious recipes to help reduce your chances of Alzheimer's and other lifestyle diseases
by Maggie BeerWith over 200 delicious recipes and the latest scientific research, bestselling author Maggie Beer and leading Alzheimer&’s researcher Professor Ralph Martins show us how to eat and live well to promote optimum brain health to help fight one of the most debilitating diseases of our later years. This second edition contains a new introduction and 13 recipes from the ABC TV series Maggie Beer&’s Big Mission. This book is so important to me. To have a healthy old age you must act now, whether you are 30 or 50. I have two great passions – sharing my love of cooking delicious, simple food and improving the health and nutrition of older people. I hope this cookbook does both but it&’s not for &‘old&’ people, it&’s for you. I have been delighted to work with leading Alzheimer&’s researcher Professor Ralph Martins in recent years and I have learned that if we are to avoid Alzheimer&’s and other lifestyle diseases it is what we eat today that matters. These are my recipes for every day, for everybody, full of deep flavours and beautiful ingredients that will nourish you and your family. Nobody wants to eat worthy food that tastes like cardboard. For me, food without flavour is unthinkable! And so is the notion of restricting whole food groups. My recipe for life is to have a healthy attitude to eating – it&’s all about balance, variety and choosing foods that give you the best chance of being in good health now and into your future. This is not a diet book – it&’s a way of life. This new edition includes recipes from my ABC TV show Maggie Beer&’s Big Mission. ~ Maggie Beer Maggie Beer and Professor Ralph Martins have teamed up to fight one of the most debilitating diseases of our later years. Based on the latest scientific research, Maggie has created more than 200 recipes that help provide the nutrients we need for optimum brain health. More than one million Australians are affected every day by Alzheimer&’s, directly or indirectly, but the good news is that you can eat well to age well, from this moment on. The proceeds from Maggie&’s Recipe for Life are shared between the Maggie Beer Foundation and the Lions Alzheimer&’s Foundation.
Magia com Cordões: Feitiços simples para iniciantes na Bruxaria
by Raven WillowPerfeito para iniciantes na Bruxaria, ou como um guia dereferência simples para praticantes intermediários. Informativo, conciso, e atual, esse livro é a adição perfeita para qualquer coleção de Bruxaria de referência. Esse livro explora o tópico da magia com cordões, focando em como iniciar através de feitiços simples, e maneiras de tornar os seus feitiços mais efetivos. Aprenda como usar cores e fases da lua para obter os resultados que você quer dos seus feitiços. Contém também feitiços simples e curtos que você poderá usar, ou adaptar, para ajudar você a atingir seus objetivos.
Magia de cuerdas
by Raven WillowEste libro es una guía de referencia para los hechizos, simples pero efectivos, con cuerdas. La magia de cuerdas ha sido practicada por siglos e incluso algunas tradiciones mágicas usan cuerdas de diferentes colores para diferenciar los diferentes grados. La magia de cuerdas se usa particularmente para magia protectora porque es fácil llevar las cuerdas sin levantar sospechas. Puedes incluso incorporar cristales y hacer tus propias joyas mágicas. Hay hechizos en este libro que puedes seguir, pero también buscaremos cómo hacer tu propio hechizo que pueda satisfacer tus necesidades. La magia de cuerdas es un tipo de magia sencilla de representar, lo que la hace perfecta para principiantes en hechicería. Puedes pronunciar cualquier tipo de hechizo con cuerdas, además de ser fácil usarlas en cualquier parte, haciéndolo mucho más conveniente que la magia con velas. Para representar la magia de cuerdas, las cuerdas coloridas se atan sencillamente o se trenzan juntas mientras te centras en el resultado deseado. Después, la cuerda se bendice y se lleva por la persona que ha pronunciado el hechizo. Los hechizos son una cosa personal, así que siéntete libre de modificarlos de forma que se adapten a ti. Si no sientes un hechizo en concreto, no funcionará, no importa cuán precisa sea tu actuación. Si estás completamente motivado y centrado en un hechizo, no importará si olvidas algún ingrediente o sustituyes algo, el hechizo funcionará. Con concentración y la intención correcta puedes pronunciar un hechizo poderoso sin ninguna herramienta o ingrediente, incluso las mejoras elegidas cuidadosamente no harán que un hechizo funcione si no estás concentrado en tu intención correctamente.
La magia de escribir
by José Antonio Marina María De VálgomaLa gran creación de la inteligencia es la capacidad de expresar, decir, comunicarnos, escribir. Es el momento de la gran síntesis, de la puesta en limpio. Lo que sentimos confusamente, lo que sabemos en términos generales, lo que nos ronda por la cabeza como una sospecha, un deseo o una premonición adquiere precisión y firmeza al enunciarse.Este es también un libro de magia, como La magia de leer. Trata de la transfiguración de la realidad. Lo que eran cosas, acontecimientos, pasiones, se transforma en palabras. ¿Puede haber magia más grande?En La magia de escribir nos acercamos a la inteligencia que crea mediante palabras y nos preguntamos: ¿Cómo podemos enseñar a escribir en la escuela, en la educación secundaria?¿Cómo podemos los adultos aprender a escribir? También hemos entrado en el cuarto de trabajo de muchos escritores para descubrir sus secretos, los ocultos mecanismos de la creatividad. Hemos hecho de cronistas de lo maravilloso. Y, por último, hemos intentado hacer una pedagogía de la creación literaria. No se nos puede acusar de ser excesivamente humildes...José Antonio Marina y María de la Válgoma
Magia de la Aromaterapia: Aceites Esenciales Adecuados en los Lugares Correctos para una Vida Plena
by Leo YuanEste libro utiliza ilustraciones y una perspectiva de Feng Shui para detallar las deficiencias de 11 planos de casas. Combina los cinco elementos con aceites esenciales para guiar la colocación de los aceites esenciales adecuados en las ubicaciones correctas. Este enfoque puede mejorar la energía del entorno y mejorar la salud humana.
La Magia del Cuarzo Rosa: Conjuros Simples Con Solo Una Piedra
by María Inés Rivas Cynthia ConwayLa Magia del Cuarzo Rosa contiene hechizos accesibles que cualquiera puede realizar usando una sola herramienta: una piedra de cuarzo rosa. Ten en cuenta que simplemente tener un cuarzo rosa y decir las palabras no serán suficiente para llevar tus deseos a la fruición. Sigue las instrucciones con cuidado y pasa todo el tiempo que necesites para perfeccionar tu visualización. El cuarzo rosa es simplemente una herramienta - el verdadero poder del hechizo viene de tus intenciones y de tu poder personal.
La Magia del LEREGO
by Víctor Florencio¡Estoy verdaderamente emocionado! Finalmente te ofrezco mi primer libro. El cual será tan tuyo como mío, y cuando abras sus páginas sabrás el por qué.Este libro lo vamos a escribir tú y yo, capítulo a capítulo, y juntos descubriremos el poder mágico de mi famoso LEREGO. A través de anécdotas de mi vida, recetas y rituales para toda fe y creencia, te voy a contar por qué me llaman El Niño Prodigio, y te voy a ayudar a LEvantarte, REnovarte y GOzar. Con estos tres sencillos pasos y mis experiencias místicas, te diré cómo dirigir tus energías y cómo cambiar aquello que no te gusta o no te sirve. En la vida hay dificultades que no podemos evitar. Sin embargo, te puedo ayudar a sobrellevarlas gracias a una magia que me transmitieron mis seres de luz: la magia del LEREGO. Ahora mismo, ármate de valor y lee cada página con fe y confianza, sin miedo a lo que puedas descubrir dentro de ti. Resguarda este libro en un lugar especial. Lo podrás consultar cada vez que necesites inspiración y una luz en tu camino. La Magia del LEREGO es la fórmula para aquel que necesite una guía espiritual en la vida. Y tú, ¿estás preparado para progresar? Porque estás a punto de comenzar una aventura que te va a cambiar para siempre… ¡Bienvenido a La Magia del LEREGO!
Magia del Quarzo Rosa: Fai Semplici Incantesimi di Magia dei Cristalli con Una Sola Pietra
by Elettra Delle Radici Cynthia ConwaySiete interessati alla magia, ma vi scoraggia la complessità degli incantesimi e una lunga lista di strumenti difficili da trovare? Volete usare la magia per migliorare la vostra vita, trovare l'amore o crescere come persona? Se è così, Magia del quarzo rosa è il libro che fa per voi. Magia del quarzo rosa si concentra su semplici incantesimi che possono essere fatti in modo efficace anche da principianti. Ciascuno di essi usa una pietra di quarzo rosa, uno strumento potente per gli incantesimi d'amore, per il cuore spezzato, le rotture, la bellezza e molto altro. Con una semplice pietra, che ha un costo limitato, e questo libro di stregoneria, potrete fare incantesimi che cambieranno la vostra vita in meglio. Questi incantesimi sono progettati per essere potenti e rivoluzionari, senza che siano necessari rituali complessi, l'esecuzione in determinate fasi della luna o altri elementi che possano mettere in difficoltà i principianti. Questo libro vi darà dei suggerimenti su come scegliere la pietra, come pulirla e caricarla, come preparare il quarzo per un incantesimo e come fare l'incantesimo stesso. Se cercate un modo di iniziare con gli incantesimi di magia, questo libro è un ottimo punto di partenza.
A magia do agora
by Kankyo Tannier«Viver na espiritualidade é aprender a detectar as ínfimas quantidades de magia que se aninham no nosso quotidiano.» E se fosse possível fincar os pés no momento presente e, finalmente, sentir a magia do agora? Nesta obra, Kankyo Tannier, a monja budista que conquistou o mundo com A magia do silêncio, ensina-nos a abrir espaços de calma e consciência no nosso dia-a-dia e apresenta meditações e rituais simples para viver com plenitude e felicidade. O poder do sorriso Pratique o sorriso. Se finge que sorri, acaba por sorrir de verdade, e, em poucos segundos, o seu humor muda. Retorno ao corpo Pare por um instante e sinta o seu corpo: onde dói, onde se sente bem. Essa percepção ancorá-lo-á no presente e fará com que se sinta vivo. O primeiro pensamento Quando, ao despertar, atenta nos seus hábitos mentais, diminui a influência dos pensamentos negativos e pode viver o seu dia de forma mais leve. Detox digital Não tenha medo do mal-estar que surge quando desliga o telemóvel. Aprender a lidar com as emoções desagradáveis é a chave para a liberdade. Com delicadeza e de forma prática, Kankyo Tannier ajuda-nos a recuperar o foco, a energia, a intuição e o equilíbrio. Assim, abrimo-nos para o momento presente e permitimos que a magia da vida se manifeste à nossa volta.
A Magia do Amor
by Betty McLainA magia do amor está no ar. A universitária Mallie está a caminho de casa quando é atropelada por um carro e entra em coma do qual não consegue acordar. Daniel é um advogado cujos planos mudam drasticamente por causa de um aneurisma cerebral. De dois mundos diferentes, eles se veem inconscientes e lutando por suas vidas, a duas portas um do outro no mesmo hospital. O que eles não esperavam é a mágica que une suas almas. Mas pode um amor encontrado de tal maneira sobreviver à jornada de volta ao mundo físico?
The Magian Tarok: The Origins of the Tarot in the Mithraic and Hermetic Traditions
by Stephen E. FlowersReveals the historical roots of the symbology of the Tarot in the Mithraic tradition of the Persian Magi and the Hermetic tradition • Explores the Magian teachings on the Stoeicheia and how this magical alphabet was the template for the Tarot • Explains how the sequencing of the Major Arcana is related to the images used in Mithraic initiation • Looks at the original meanings of the Major Arcana using Mithraic symbolism, as well as the deep-level connections of the Tarot with Egypt, the Romani people, the Semitic tradition, and runes The Tarot is a mythic map of the world and of consciousness. It offers a meta-language of signs and symbols that communicate their meaning precisely. Yet the true origins of the Tarot remain shrouded in mystery. These oracular cards have long been thought to have come from Egypt or from the “Gypsies,” but as Stephen E. Flowers reveals, their original roots lie in the Mithraic tradition of the Persian Magi. In this book, Flowers explores the historical roots and mythology of the symbolic images that became known as the Tarot. Drawing on theories first pioneered by the Swedish scholar Sigurd Agrell (1881-1937), he reveals the genesis of the Tarot’s symbolism in the great Hermetic tradition at the same time the Magical Papyri were being written in Greco-Roman Egypt. He explains how the sequencing of the Major Arcana is related to the images used in Mithraic initiation, elements of which were then integrated into existing Roman and Egyptian traditions. Exploring the Magian teachings on the Stoeicheia, an alphabet that acted as a map for understanding the order of the cosmos, he demonstrates how this alphabet of magical symbols was the template for the Tarot. The author also shows how the 22 Major Arcana cards were related to the 22 letters of the Roman alphabet used for oracular purposes in ancient times. Looking in-depth at the principles of Mithraism, the author explains how the Roman form of Mithraism, a guiding factor in the early shaping of the Tarot, was itself a synthesis of Iranian Magianism, Greek stoicism, Babylonian astrology, and Greco-Egyptian Hermeticism. Exploring the cards themselves, Flowers then looks at the original meanings of the Major Arcana using Mithraic symbolism and its offshoots. He also explains the truth behind many of the myths surrounding the Tarot, including their deep-level connections with Egypt, the Romani people, the Semitic tradition, and runes. By restoring the original mysteria to the icons of the Tarot and learning their true origins, we can better understand the insight these powerful cards impart in divination.
The Magic (The\secret Library #3)
by Rhonda ByrneIn The Magica great mystery from a sacred text is revealed, and with this knowledge Rhonda Byrne takes the reader on a life-changing journey for 28 days. Step by step, day-by-day, secret teachings, revelations, and scientific law are brought together to form 28 simple practices that open the reader's eyes to a new world, and lead them to a dream life.
Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present
by Chris GosdenAn Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magic—the oldest and most neglected strand of human behavior and its resurgence today Three great strands of belief run through human history: Religion is the relationship with one god or many gods, masters of our lives and destinies. Science distances us from the world, turning us into observers and collectors of knowledge. And magic is direct human participation in the universe: we have influence on the world around us, and the world has influence on us.Over the last few centuries, magic has developed a bad reputation—thanks to the unsavory tactics of shady practitioners, and to a successful propaganda campaign on the part of religion and science, which denigrated magic as backward, irrational, and "primitive." In Magic, however, the Oxford professor of archaeology Chris Gosden restores magic to its essential place in the history of the world—revealing it to be an enduring element of human behavior that plays an important role for individuals and cultures. From the curses and charms of ancient Greek, Roman, and Jewish magic, to the shamanistic traditions of Eurasia, indigenous America, and Africa; from the alchemy of the Renaissance to the condemnation of magic in the colonial period and the mysteries of modern quantum physics—Gosden's startling, fun, and colorful history supplies a missing chapter of the story of our civilization. Drawing on decades of research around the world—touching on the first known horoscope, a statue ordered into exile, and the mystical power of tattoos—Gosden shows what magic can offer us today, and how we might use it to rethink our relationship with the world. Magic is an original, singular, and sweeping work of scholarship, and its revelations will leave a spell on the reader.
Magic: A Treatise on Natural Occultism
by Manly Palmer HallIn this short work by the noted lecturer and mystic, Manly P. Hall explores the differences between black and white magic, guiding fellow occultists away from those practices which damage the spirit and lead to the loss of the soul. An essential part of any occultist's library.
Magic (Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art)
by Jamie SutcliffeThe first accessible reader on magic&’s generative relationship with contemporary art practice. From the hexing of presidents to a renewed interest in herbalism and atavistic forms of self-care, magic has furnished the contemporary imagination with mysterious and often disorienting bodies of arcane thought and practice. This volume brings together writings by artists, magicians, historians, and theorists that illuminate the vibrant correspondences animating contemporary art&’s varied encounters with magical culture, inspiring a reconsideration of the relationship between the symbolic and the pragmatic. Dispensing with simple narratives of reenchantment, Magic illustrates the intricate ways in which we have to some extent always been captivated by the allure of the numinous. It demonstrates how magical culture&’s tendencies toward secrecy, occlusion, and encryption might provide contemporary artists with strategies of remedial communality, a renewed faith in the invocational power of personal testimony, and a poetics of practice that could boldly question our political circumstances, from the crisis of climate collapse to the strictures of socially sanctioned techniques of medical and psychiatric care. Tracing its various emergences through the shadows of modernity, the circuitries of ritual media, and declarations of psychic self-defence, Magic deciphers the evolution of a &“magical-critical&” thinking that productively complicates, contradicts and expands the boundaries of our increasingly weird present.
Magic: A History of Its Rites, Rituals, and Mysteries
by A. E. Waite Éliphas Lévi"The most arresting, entertaining, and brilliant of all studies on the subject." — Arthur Edward WaiteA great work of literature as well as a pioneering classic of occultism, this voluminous historical survey traces the roots and manifestations of magic through the ages as a secret tradition persisting from remote times. Author Éliphas Lévi, pseudonym of Alphonse Louis Constant (1810-75), was a leader of the French occult revival, a spiritual teacher and magus who is today considered by some to be a founding father of the New Age movement. One of his most stunning (and original) revelations connects the Kabbalah with the Tarot, thus helping to inspire the ongoing fascination with the symbols of both, and their correspondences with each other. In this 1860 work, Lévi's discussions include topics that continue to intrigue modern readers, subjects as seemingly disparate as the mathematical magic of Pythagoras, magical monuments, magic and Christianity, the devil, the Knights Templar, alchemy, the illuminati, hallucinations, and many others that are equally alluring.The first part of the book explains the principles underlying magical operations, while the second part addresses the actual ritual and practice of transcendent magic. An essential resource for the library of anyone interested in mysticism and the occult sciences, this influential work appears here in its first English translation (from the original French) by the distinguished scholar and co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck, A. E. Waite.
Magic and Witchcraft
by AnonymousThis book of the worthy Church-Counsellor is rather a singular one: it is not a history of Magic, but a sort of spiritual periodical, or magazine of infernal science, supported in a great measure by contributions from persons of a ghostly turn of mind, who, although they affect occasionally to write in a Sadducee vein, are many of them half-believers at heart, and would not walk through a churchyard at night, except for a consideration larger than we should like to pay. The field over which it travels is too extensive, for us to attempt to follow the author throughout his elaborate subdivisions. Dante divided hell, like Germany, into circles; and Mr. Horst, adopting something of a similar arrangement, has parcelled out the territory of the Prince of the Air into sundry regular divisions, by which its whole bearings and distances are made plain enough for the use of infant schools. It is only at one of the provinces of the Inferno, however, that we can at present afford to glance; though for those who are inclined to make the grand tour, the Counsellor may be taken as an intelligent travelling companion, well acquainted with the road. In fact his work is so methodical and distinct, and the geography of the infernal regions so clearly laid down, according to the best authorities, from Jamblichus and Porphyry down to Glanvil and the Abbé Fiard, that the whole district is now about as well known as the course of the Niger; and it must be the traveller’s own fault if he does not find his exit from Avernus as easy as its entrance has proverbially been since the days of Virgil...
Magic Carpet Flying: The Ride of Your Life
by Pamela RyanMagic Carpet Flying traces psychologist Pamela Ryan’s journey through her life’s adventures, from the rapture of achievement to the personal anguish of loss. Drawing on childhood lessons in rural Australia and later work in the Australian outback, Africa, Asia, and other parts of the world where she travelled to help others tackle the darkness of mental illness, suicide, and large-scale tragedy arising from terrorist attacks and natural disasters, Ryan reveals how she not only survived trauma but turned her journey into a "magic carpet ride." Exploring what it is to "live truth," to "make ourselves up as we go along," to aim for the stars, and to become the "pilot in command" of our own destiny, Pamela Ryan’s unforgettable journey in Magic Carpet Flying reveals what it means to be fully alive.
The Magic Castle: A Mother's Harrowing True Story of Her Adoptive Son's Multiple Personalities and the Triumph of Healing
by Carole Smith"This is a true account of my experiences in successfully raising a child who suffered from multiple personality disorder. In writing the book, I have made extensive use of notes I took during therapy sessions and directly after encounters with alters, mental health personnel, a child placement organization, and the office of the district attorney. Occasionally, I have combined several similar events to avoid repetition. I was not present at the original incidents but I did observe many revivifications of the actual events. My belief in the truth of the personalities' revelations is based upon physical and circumstantial evidence and also occasional verification from witnesses. All of my encounters with the alters, including revivifications, have been accurately depicted and have not been exaggerated in any way. Many names, locations, and identifying details, including those of my family, have been changed or modified. The only names used in this book that have not been altered are those of Bill Conti, Dr. Steven J. Kingsbury, Dr. Nina Fish-Murray, Marie Párente, and Dr. Van der Kolk. The names of places and institutions that have not been changed are Boston Children's Hospital; Camp Wedicko; County District Attorneys Office; Massachusetts Department of Social Services; Massachusetts Mental Health Center; Mount Auburn Hospital; Northboro, Massachusetts; Robert F. Kennedy Residential School; and University of Massachusetts Acute Adolescent Psychiatric Unit at Westboro. As a final note, when he was thirteen years old, my son wanted to sever all connections to the perpetrators and asked to have his first, middle, and last names changed. I gave him an old family name of mine, my husband's middle name, and, of course, our last name. It is important that the reader know of these changes. However, throughout this book I have simply called him Alex."
Magic Days: Your Journey Through the Astrology, Numerology, and Tarot of Every Day of the Year
by Nadine JaneFrom celebrated astrologer Nadine Jane, a guide to the journey of every day and birthday of the year, revealing how the current astrological season, along with the wisdom of tarot and numerology, can help you lead a happier and more fulfilled lifeFans and celebrities alike flock to Nadine Jane for custom astrological readings that focus on self-understanding, self-empowerment, and self-care. Now, for the first time, readers have access to her insights in this comprehensive guide to the inherent magic of every day of the year, unveiling the daily inspirations, challenges, and guides that will help you take care of yourself every day. For each day of the year, you&’ll discover guidance for the day&’s particular journey based on the astrology, tarot, and numerology, along with a mantra, a ritual, and a journaling prompt, so you can home in on the lessons and wisdom that come from that particular moment in time, whether it's Capricorn or Aries season. You&’ll also find special information if it&’s your birthday, so you can take the day&’s celestial wisdom to heart when it comes to your personal journey, relationships, goals, and dreams. Whether you&’re a novice looking for your first introduction to spiritual practices, a lost soul who could use some direction in life, a jaded expert looking for a bird's-eye view of the topics you know far too well, an empathic people-reader who loves to understand others, or a complete skeptic who considers this &“spiritual nonsense&” while secretly delighting in the inexplicable accuracy of it all, you&’ll find something for every day of your luminous life in Magic Days.
The Magic Feather Effect: The Science of Alternative Medicine and the Surprising Power of Belief
by Melanie WarnerThe acclaimed author of Pandora’s Lunchbox and former New York Times reporter takes an enlightening, engaging deep dive into the world of alternative medicine and the surprising science that explains why it may work.We all know someone who has had a seemingly miraculous cure from an alternative form of medicine: a friend whose chronic back pain vanished after sessions with an acupuncturist or chiropractor; a relative with digestive issues who recovered with herbal remedies; a colleague whose autoimmune disorder went into sudden inexplicable remission thanks to an energy healer or healing retreat. The tales are far too common to be complete fabrications, yet too anecdotal and outside the medical mainstream to be taken seriously scientifically. How do we explain them and the growing popularity of alternative medicine more generally? Is there a biological basis for practices like acupuncture, tai chi, chiropractic, and energy healing? Who are the faithful patients and practitioners who tell these stories and speak of such mystical-seeming concepts as qi, chakras, and meridians in the first place? In The Magic Feather Effect, author and journalist Melanie Warner attempts to answer these questions, taking us on a vivid, fascinating journey through the world of alternative medicine. Crossing continents and sides of the debate, visiting prestigious research clinics and ordinary people’s homes, she investigates the scientific underpinning for the purportedly magical results of these practices and reveals not only the medical power of beliefs and placebo effects, but also the range, limits, and uses of the surprising system of self-healing that resides inside us. Equal parts helpful, illuminating, and compelling, The Magic Feather Effect is a brilliant exploration of some of the world’s most popular health treatments, the people who seek them, the scientists who study them, and the reasons they may work.