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LSD y la mente del universo: Diamantes del cielo
by Christopher M. Bache• Crónicas, con un rigor sin precedentes, del viaje sistemático del autor hacia un campo unificado de consciencia que subyace en toda existencia física• Presenta argumentos poderosos a favor del valor de la experiencia espiritual inducida psicodélicamente y analiza el desafío de integrar estas experiencias en la vida cotidiana• Muestra cómo la experiencia psicodélica puede llevarte más allá de la autotransformación hacia una transformación colectiva y ayudar a que nazca el futuro de la humanidadEl 24 de noviembre de 1979, Christopher M. Bache dio el primer paso en lo que se convertiría en un viaje que cambiaría su vida. A partir de su formación como filósofo de la religión, Bache se propuso explorar su mente y la mente del universo de la manera más profunda y sistemática posible, con la ayuda de la droga psicodélica LSD. Siguiendo los protocolos establecidos por Stanislav Grof, las 73 sesiones de altas dosis de LSD de Bache a lo largo de 20 años lo llevaron a una comunión cada vez más profunda con la consciencia cósmica.Viaje junto al profesor Bache mientras toca la inteligencia viva de nuestro universo, una inteligencia que lo abrazó y lo aplastó, y demuestra cómo la experiencia directa de lo divino puede cambiar su perspectiva sobre temas centrales en filosofía y religión. Al narrar sus 73 sesiones, el autor revela la espiral de muerte y renacimiento que lo llevó a través del inconsciente colectivo hasta la inteligencia creativa del universo. Al defender poderosamente el valor de la experiencia espiritual inducida psicodélicamente, Bache comparte su inmersión en el amor feroz y la intención creativa del campo unificado de consciencia que subyace en toda existencia física. Describe el valor incalculable de aceptar el dolor y el sufrimiento que encontró en sus sesiones y los desafíos que enfrentó al integrar sus experiencias en su vida cotidiana. Su viaje documenta un cambio de la consciencia individual a la consciencia colectiva, de la realidad arquetípica a la unidad divina y la luminosidad diamante que se encuentra fuera de la existencia cíclica.Al ampliar los límites de la teoría y la práctica, el autor muestra cómo la experiencia psicodélica puede llevarte más allá de la autotransformación hacia la transformación colectiva, más allá del presente hacia el futuro, revelando espíritu y materia en perfecto equilibrio.
The Call to the Far Shore: Carrying Our Loved Ones through Dying, Death, and Beyond
by Nancy MacMillan• Explores how to carry our loved ones through death, how to honor their bodies and spirits, and how to awaken to the ever-present help of our ancestors• Reveals the healing and closure that can be brought about through the process of washing and preparing a body for a home vigil or funeral• Offers guidance on advance care planning, grieving, and forgiveness as well as green burialHaving become disconnected from the natural cycles of life, we have lost the fundamental knowing of what death looks like, and fear fills the void. How can we transform our fears surrounding death and be with the dying more fully and more consciously?Through her work with the dying, Nancy MacMillan reveals the very real imaginal world where nature, myth, dreams, ancestors, and those yet to be born whisper from the far shore, a place beyond our last breath. She reminds us that caring for our dying consciously is a transformative act, radical even, in restoring meaning to our place and purpose in the universe. She explores how to carry our loved ones through death, how to honor their bodies and spirits, and how to awaken to the ever-present help of our ancestors. She shows how the practice of caring for the dead can help both those grieving and the newly dead, and she reveals how healing and closure can be brought about through the process of washing and preparing a body for a home vigil or funeral—a ritual she provided for her own mother.Sharing personal stories, Nancy offers guidance on advance care planning, grieving, and forgiveness as well as green burial. Through her own close encounters with the specter of death, the author shows how to follow the ancient wisdom of "learning to die before you die" and find a seaworthy passage to the far shore.
Abundancia de los Ángeles: Revelaciones de los 12 Árcángeles sobre la riqueza verdadera
by Belinda J. Womack• Comparte 63 visualizaciones curativas para transformar el miedo, resolver deudas y volverse receptivo a la generosidad infinita del universo• Aprende a aprovechar los colores cantores del Sol Central que se reflejan en tus chakras y eleva tu vibración para atraer riqueza, no solo financiera, sino cualquier cosa que necesites recibir de la Fuente para sentirte seguro, feliz, saludable y libre• Ofrece prácticas nocturnas para apoyar tu transformación en un receptáculo de todas las bendiciones de la fuente, así como prácticas avanzadas para transformar el sufrimientoLos doce Arcángeles te invitan personalmente a recibir todo lo que deseas de la fuente, en especial la felicidad verdadera que a menudo parece estar fuera de tu alcance. Tu alma tiene la guía clara y las herramientas para ayudarte a pasar de la escasez a la abundancia y atraer riqueza y sanación. Los Arcángeles te mostrarán cómo hacerlo.A través de Belinda Womack, quien ha sido un canal para los doce Arcángeles durante más de 30 años, los Ángeles explican que la raíz del problema detrás de nuestra falta de abundancia es el miedo a no tener suficiente. Sus sesenta y cuatro visualizaciones curativas, los Ángeles te guían para disolver las profundas capas subconscientes de culpa y vergüenza que te mantienen atrapado en una falta de riqueza inducida por el miedo, y así volverte receptivo a la generosidad infinita del universo. Leer las visualizaciones de los doce Arcángeles, con intención, te ayuda a conectarte con los colores del canto y el amor puro del sol central reflejado en tus chakras. Las visualizaciones elevan la vibración de tus pensamientos, sentimientos y creencias para atraer riqueza, no solo financiera, sino todo lo que necesitas recibir de la fuente para sentirte seguro, feliz, saludable y libre.Los doce Arcángeles comparten lecciones sobre la relación entre el dinero y la ley divina, incluyendo cómo cultivar tu jardín de intuición y creatividad, y cómo resolver deudas financieras con comprensión y amor. Ofrecen prácticas nocturnas que apoyan tu transformación a un receptáculo de todas las bendiciones de la fuente. También ofrecen prácticas avanzadas sobre cómo aprovechar tu poder innato para transformar el sufrimiento.Al conectar con el cuidado ilimitado y los &“bolsillos profundos&” de tu alma para transformar las luchas financieras y eliminar las dudas, los doce Arcángeles muestran que la vida sigue mejorando cuando dejas espacio para el vasto flujo de genio creativo y abundancia que proviene del universo a través del divino femenino.
Cura la tiroides con ayurveda: Tratamientos naturales para hipotiroidismo, hipertiroidismo y la enfermedad de Hashimoto
by Marianne Teitelbaum• Detalla los protocolos de tratamiento exitosos de la autora para el hipotiroidismo, el hipertiroidismo y la tiroiditis de Hashimoto, desarrollados durante más de 30 años de práctica ayurvédica• Explora las causas subyacentes del mal funcionamiento de la tiroides, las conexiones de la tiroides con el hígado y la vesícula biliar, y la importancia de la detección temprana• También incluye tratamientos para los síntomas comunes de la enfermedad de la tiroides, como insomnio, depresión, fatiga y osteoporosis, así como para la pérdida de peso y el crecimiento del cabelloEn esta guía integral para profesionales y aquellas personas preocupadas por la salud de la tiroides, Marianne Teitelbaum, D.C., integra la antigua medicina de ayurveda con los hallazgos científicos modernos para abordar la creciente epidemia de enfermedades de la tiroides.Al revelar cómo la tiroides es víctima de muchos factores que conspiran para crear mala salud, y cuántos casos de enfermedad de la tiroides no se diagnostican, Teitelbaum se enfoca no solo en tratar los problemas y síntomas, sino también en diagnosticarlos en su etapa más temprana y reversible. Describe los principios básicos de ayurveda, incluido el diagnóstico por pulso, una herramienta clave para la detección temprana, y explica los exitosos protocolos de tratamiento que ha desarrollado durante más de 30 años de práctica ayurvédica. Ella detalla las razones subyacentes del mal funcionamiento de la tiroides, como la inflamación, la desnutrición y las toxinas, y cómo la tiroides está conectada con la salud del resto del cuerpo, incluidos el hígado y la vesícula biliar. Explora el tratamiento ayurvédico de afecciones relacionadas con la tiroides, como la tiroiditis de Hashimoto, el hipotiroidismo y el hipertiroidismo, y ofrece orientación sobre el uso específico de hierbas, recomendaciones dietéticas específicas, desintoxicación adecuada y recetas ayurvédicas. También incluye tratamientos y remedios para los síntomas comunes de la enfermedad de la tiroides, incluidos el insomnio, la depresión, la fatiga y la osteoporosis, así como para el crecimiento del cabello y la pérdida de peso.Basado en el tratamiento de miles de pacientes, este libro también comparte historias exitosas de curación de la tiroides y los estudios científicos que respaldan los protocolos tiroideos ayurvédicos de la autora. Al ofrecer una guía completa, pero fácil de seguir, Teitelbaum muestra que la salud óptima de la tiroides, así como la salud general, están al alcance de todos.
Ritos de veneración del curanderismo: Invocando la energía sagrada de nuestros ancestros
by Erika Buenaflor• Comparte ritos y prácticas de veneración tradicionales para conectarte con tus antepasados, incluidos rituales de limpieza, viajes de trance, trabajo energético y jardinería sagrada• Explora las prácticas ancestrales de elaboración de altares, herramientas sagradas para los altares y cómo invitar a tus antepasados a tomar un papel activo para intervenir en tu nombre• Describe el proceso de deificación de antepasados estimados y cómo esta práctica abre el acceso a poderes especiales para aquellos que comparten el linaje de ese antepasadoAl explorar los diversos y dinámicos ritos de veneración ancestral de los antiguos mesoamericanos, así como los que se practican en el curanderismo contemporáneo, Erika Buenaflor muestra cómo podemos aprovechar estas tradiciones para reconectarnos con nuestros antepasados, profundizar nuestros viajes de sanación y dar forma a nuestras vidas. Ella explica cómo los ancestros tienen energía sagrada que puede continuar en sus herederos físicos directos, renacer en el paisaje en sitios sagrados o manifestarse en otros seres que habitan las mismas tierras. Ella describe el proceso de deificación de los ancestros estimados y cómo esto abre el acceso a poderes especiales para aquellos que comparten el linaje de ese ancestro.Buenaflor examina las antiguas ofrendas y ceremonias sagradas utilizadas para asegurar la ayuda, guía e intervención de los antepasados, así como el bienestar y la comodidad de los antepasados en el más allá. Al llevar el conocimiento a la actualidad, comparte numerosos ritos de veneración y prácticas de sanación para fortalecer los lazos con sus antepasados, incluidos rituales de limpieza, elaboración de artesanías rituales, viajes de trance, respiración chamánica, trabajo energético con vidas pasadas y presentes, jardinería sagrada y altares ancestrales. Ella te introduce a la espiritualidad de Nepantla, el camino de la recuperación del espacio liminal sagrado, y te muestra cómo puedes sanar tu linaje ancestral y recuperar a tus estimados ancestros, aquellos que te anclan con un sentimiento de pertenencia a algo más grande, divino y hermoso.Ya sea que puedas crear un árbol genealógico largo y detallado o no tengas conocimiento de tus abuelos o incluso de tus padres, este libro ofrece muchas formas de conectarse con tus antepasados espirituales, sanar tu linaje y recibir ayuda espiritual mientras reclamas a tus antepasados y les da la bienvenida en tu vida.
Cuentos clásicos de la India: Cómo Ganesha obtuvo su cabeza de elefante y otros relatos
by Vatsala Sperling Harish Johari• Comparte cuentos clásicos de la India, incluidas historias extraídas del Mahabharata, el Ramayana y los Puranas, traducidas por los autores• Ilustrado con pinturas luminosas a todo color en estilo tradicional indio preparado de acuerdo con el canon hindú tradicionalCon esta colección ilustrada a todo color de cuentos clásicos de la India, aprenderás sobre los dioses, diosas y héroes juguetones, leales, fuertes, amorosos y sabios de la India. Descubrirás cómo la deidad Ganesha, el removedor de obstáculos, obtuvo su cabeza de elefante, cómo la diosa Parvati ganó el corazón del gran dios Shiva y cómo la diosa Ganga vino a la tierra desde el cielo en la forma del río sagrado Ganges. Descubrirás de qué modo la infancia de Krishna como superhéroe y niño travieso lo preparó para cumplir su destino como avatar del dios Vishnu. De dos cuentos extraídos del Ramayana, aprenderás sobre el príncipe Ram y su victoria sobre el rey demonio de diez cabezas Ravana y cómo el dios mono Hanuman movió una montaña medicinal para salvar al hermano de Ram. En dos historias de la famosa epopeya del Mahabharata, descubrirás cómo Karna se convirtió en el mejor arquero del mundo para ayudar al bien a triunfar sobre el mal y cómo Arjuna luchó compasivamente contra sus propios primos para traer la paz al reino de Hastinapur.Las ilustraciones resplandecientes, ejecutadas en acuarelas transparentes y pinturas al temple, están realizadas con un método centenario tradicional de la India. Ricamente detalladas, dan vida al colorido elenco de personajes (humanos, dioses y demonios por igual) y permiten al lector sumergirse en el mundo místico de la antigua India.
The Psychedelic Mindmeld: Telepathically Exploring Shared Consciousness
by Wade Richardson• Teaches you how to work in pairs to meld your consciousness and explore the inner universe together with the help of psychedelics• Presents techniques for entering and maintaining a psychedelic mindmeld, including holotropic breathing and Vipassana meditation• Looks at safe set and setting for psychedelic telepathic work, including preparations, finding the right partner, safety protocols, and potential challengesMany psychonauts have spontaneously experienced telepathy, but how does one intentionally share consciousness? In this guide to psychedelic mindmelding, experienced psychonaut Wade Richardson shows how, with the aid of psychedelics, sharing consciousness is possible.Drawing on years of personal experience, Richardson details techniques for entering and maintaining a telepathic mindmeld, including Vipassana meditation practices and Holotropic Breathwork, and explains what to expect during your sessions as well as presenting a map of the territory of the inner universe to be explored. He also looks at safe set and setting for telepathic work, including types of psychedelics, dosages, physical and mental health preparations, structuring the session, finding the right partner, safety protocols, and potential challenges.Sharing accounts from the many sessions he has participated in or facilitated, the author shows how mindmelders can fully experience each other&’s emotions, help process and release each other&’s traumas, jointly travel to other worlds and dimensions, and enter into the nondual infinity of what Buddhists call &“Clear Light Mind.&” He offers guidance for debriefing and integrating telepathic sessions and reveals how psychedelic journeying with a partner can help you shatter illusions, expand consciousness, dissolve egoic separations, and enable a cooperative exploration of nonduality.
Ancient Manifestation Secrets: Working with the 7 Laws of the Universe to Manifest Your Life and Purpose
by George Lizos• Draws on ancient Greek and Egyptian wisdom to explain the 7 manifestation laws of the Universe and how to discover which desires align with your higher purpose• Shares a 5-step process for manifesting your desires and a 10-day manifestation challenge for achieving a singular chosen goal• Presents inner work practices for releasing cognitive and emotional blocks and limiting beliefs that hinder your manifestation journeyWho would not want to become a skilled conscious creator of their life? Diving deep into Hermetic philosophy and the initatic text The Kybalion, manifestation expert George Lizos uncovers the intricate energetic processes and Universal laws that underlie effective manifestation work—the law of attraction being only one step on this way.Ancient Manifestation Secrets teaches a revolutionary 5-step method for successfully manifesting your desires by aligning your energetic field with the 7 laws of the Universe. As you incorporate inner work into the manifestation process, you find energetic practices for releasing and transmuting cognitive and emotional blocks and limiting beliefs that might have hindered success up to now. While not all you wish for is able to manifest, you will discover how to discern which desires are aligned with your higher purpose and Universal laws and how to work with this alignment.Based on ancient wisdom and techniques, this practical guide provides a precise plan of action for manifestation, with effective exercises and inspiring examples illustrating each step. Start manifesting consciously today with your personal 10-day challenge!
Crystal Body Grids: 56 Gemstone Layouts for Energy Healing
by Sharon L. McAllister• Includes step-by-step instructions and full-color diagrams for 56 crystal body grids for energetic enhancement, increased vitality and intuition, and overcoming common conditions and ailments• Explains how to cleanse crystals, imbue them with positive intention, and program them for use in a body grid• Explores the metaphysical causes of disease and how crystals interact with the body&’s energy fields to help support healing• Paper with French flapsIn Crystal Body Grids, crystal healer and teacher Sharon L. McAllister explores how to amplify the healing power of gemstones by placing them directly on the body in specific layouts for energetic balance and focus, increased vitality and intuition, and overcoming common conditions and ailments.Through easy-to-understand full-color diagrams and an A-Z directory of more than 70 key crystals to use, the author shares step-by-step instructions for 56 crystal layouts for a range of healing and energetic purposes. She explains how to cleanse crystals, imbue them with positive intentions, and program them for use in a body grid.The author presents crystal body layouts for general energetic enhancement as well as for conditions and diseases for the skeletal structure, the heart and vascular system, the digestive system, the immune system, skin and hair, and the head. She explores the metaphysical origins of each ailment, which crystals to use, how to program them for targeted energy channeling, and how to arrange them on the body. In addition to physical ailments, the author also includes four gemstone body grids to attract peace, vitality, wisdom, and abundance. Sharing hands-on techniques for working with crystals, this guide shows how they can help you achieve enhanced health and well-being as well as better connection to your inner wisdom.
Dragons and Serpents: Earth Mysteries and the Time of Change
by Stefan Broennle• Explains how dragons and serpents are bearers of the elemental and archetypal energies of the Earth • Examines myths, legends, and symbols of dragons and serpents in many cultures, including their positive associations in Asia and their often misinterpreted negative meanings in Christianity • Reveals the geomantic meaning of dragon energy and how to reconnect to it for supporting the Earth in these times of change Revealing how dragons and serpents are deeply embedded in the story of humankind and the Earth itself, from prehistory to the present, Stefan Broennle takes us on a journey through the myths, legends, symbols, and geomantic powers of dragons in different cultures around the world. He shows how the ancient image of the dragon and the serpent are closely connected with each other. He explains how dragons are archetypes of the elemental force of the Earth, while the serpent, which can change its skin and regenerate, carries the elemental force of rebirth and is also connected to the Earth through its relationship with the feminine. Looking at lore from Europe and Asia, he shows how in Christian cultures, dragons and serpents were often connected to dark and evil forces whereas in Asia the dragon is considered the bearer of culture, the founder of countries, or even the primal father of the people. The author examines ancient pictorial representations of dragons on buildings and in paintings, interpreting their different forms and unveiling their hidden meanings. Illuminating the meanings of dragons in geomantic symbolism, he explains the differences between dragon paths, soul paths, and ley lines, which form an energetic network all over the globe. He shows how our ancestors recognized the dragon-earth energies of these energetic lines and identified them with dragon place names or sculptures at precise geographical points. He explains how dragon portals can be opened through geomantic work and includes a powerful exercise to awaken the dragon energies within you and connect more deeply to the Earth. Presenting a gateway into the ancient power of dragons, this book reveals how reconnecting with the archetypal Earth energies of dragons and serpents is crucial not only for our individual growth and transformation but also for the fate of humanity and the Earth during our present times of great change.
Jim Morrison, Secret Teacher of the Occult: A Journey to the Other Side
by Paul Wyld• Reveals Jim Morrison as a shamanic initiate and esoteric teacher who used his role as a rock singer to promote the adventure of the spirit and express the power of inner experience• Examines Morrison&’s deep occult and artistic influences, including Kurt Seligmann&’s The Mirror of Magic, Colin Wilson&’s The Outsider, and the works of Jack Kerouac• Draws on Morrison&’s lyrics and poems, his intimate writings, and the recollections of friends like photographer Paul Ferrara and Doors keyboard player Ray ManzarekThe groundbreaking 1960s band The Doors, named for Aldous Huxley&’s The Doors of Perception, achieved incredible acclaim and influence, ultimately serving as a key group in the development of psychedelic and progressive rock. At the center of it all was front man Jim Morrison, who died in 1971 at age 27. Yet, as author Paul Wyld reveals, despite Morrison&’s reputation as a lewd, drunken performer, he was a full-fledged mystical, shamanic figure, a secret teacher of the occult who was not merely central to the development of rock music, but also to the growth of the Western esoteric tradition as a whole.Wyld looks at the mystical works that inspired Morrison, including Kurt Seligmann&’s The Mirror of Magic, Colin Wilson&’s The Outsider, and the writings of Nietzsche and Jack Kerouac. Drawing on Morrison&’s lyrics and poems, his intimate writings, and the recollections of friends like photographer Paul Ferrara and Doors keyboard player Ray Manzarek, the author makes the case that Morrison was not simply a superficial dabbler in the occult but an actual secret teacher transmitting knowledge through the golden thread stretching back to Egypt and Thoth-Hermes.Explaining how Morrison sought to use his role as a rock singer to express the power of inner experience, Wyld shows how praxis was at the heart of Morrison&’s approach, revealed in his journey through the arduous ordeals of shamanic initiation. He was a shaman, mystic, and sage—and an essential part of a great spiritual awakening to which he gave himself over fully.
An Autobiography of Trauma: A Healing Journey
by Peter A. Levine• Shares the author&’s personal journey to heal his severe childhood trauma as well as his breakthroughs on the path to create Somatic Experiencing• Explores how he came to view Einstein as his personal spirit guide and mentor, only to discover a profound real-life connection to him through his mother• Explains how the SE method is derived from the author&’s studies of animals in their natural environments, neurobiology, and 50 years of clinical observationsIn this intimate memoir, renowned developer of Somatic Experiencing, Peter A. Levine—the man who changed the way psychologists, doctors, and healers understand and treat the wounds of trauma and abuse—shares his personal journey to heal his own severe childhood trauma and offers profound insights into the evolution of his innovative healing method.Casting himself as a modern-day Chiron, the wounded healer of Greek mythology, Levine describes, in graphic detail, the violence of his childhood juxtaposed with specific happy memories and how being guided through Somatic Experiencing (SE) allowed him to illuminate and untangle his traumatic wounds. He also shares the mysterious and unexpected dreams and visions that have guided him through his life&’s work, including his dreamlike visitations from Albert Einstein, whom he views as his personal spirit guide and mentor.Explaining how he helped thousands of others before resolving his own trauma, he details how the SE method is derived from his studies of wild animals in their natural environments, neurobiology, and more than 50 years of clinical observations. Levine teaches us that anyone suffering from trauma has a valuable story to tell, and that by telling our stories, we can catalyze the return of hope, dignity, and wholeness.
Aikido: The Life and Teachings of Robert Nadeau
by Teja Bell Laurin Herr Richard Moon Bob Noha Susan Spence Elaine Yoder• Explores Nadeau&’s personal journey and pioneering role in the spread of Aikido, including firsthand accounts and historical photographs published for the first time• Explains Nadeau&’s unique teaching, his core concepts, and basic practices centered on energy refinement, direct experience and inner transformation• Presents inspiring personal stories about Nadeau contributed by students, including Dan Millman, Richard Strozzi-Heckler, Peter Ralston, and Renée GregorioA widely influential figure in the development of Aikido in America, Robert Nadeau is known as one of the few American direct disciples of Aikido&’s founder Morihei Ueshiba Osensei. Now an 8th dan Aikido master teacher, Nadeau has taught generations of students, and several have become prominent teachers in their own right. However, he has never written about his life or philosophy, always reserving his most pointed lessons for those who practice with him in person.This book tells the story of Robert Nadeau&’s life journey and his distinctive approach to teaching Aikido as a way to access the inner energetic aspects of the art, a transformational approach with universal applications in daily life, even for non-Aikidoists. The authors explore Nadeau&’s early interest in martial arts and all things spiritual as a teenager in California in the 1950s, his seminal training under Morihei Ueshiba at Aikido Hombu Dojo in Tokyo in the 1960s, and the following six decades of training, experimenting, refining, and teaching as he worked to introduce Aikido to the wider world, even beyond the traditional dojo. They lay out Nadeau&’s core concepts, describe his simple-but-effective practices for personal development, and convey his time-tested approach to the inner training at the heart of Aikido in a very accessible way. They also include first-person accounts from Nadeau&’s students, including Dan Millman, Richard Strozzi-Heckler, Peter Ralston, and Renée Gregorio, who recall their personal experiences of training with him, retell conversations with him, and describe insights and lessons learned, sharing how he affected their lives, sometimes quite profoundly.Bringing the story of Robert Nadeau&’s life into focus, this book presents, for the first time, the profound lessons and deep impact of a pioneering teacher who&’s been central to the spread of Aikido in the West.
The Secret Fire of Alchemy: Kriya Yoga, Kundalini, and Shamanism
by Kevin B. Turner• Describes the initiatory stages of Kriya Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism with high-level yogis and lamas• Shares the author&’s experiences of spontaneous dream initiations, astral travels, Kundalini awakening, and an out-of-body journey through the Bardo to a past life—which led him to pursue spiritual studies in Asia• Reveals the profound parallels between Western Alchemy&’s search for the Philosopher&’s Stone and the Indo-Tibetan quest for Spiritual LiberationGuided by a profound series of dream initiations, astral travels, intense kundalini activation, and an out-of-body journey to a past life, Kevin Turner embarks on an around-the-world quest in pursuit of the secret fire of alchemical enlightenment.Detailing his intensive studies to discover the meaning behind his spontaneous nighttime initiations, Turner finds resonance with Goethe&’s alchemical quest and Descartes&’ assertion that the pineal gland is the seat of the soul. Turning to Eastern traditions, the author finds exact descriptions of his experiences in books on kundalini yoga and answers to his questions about death, rebirth, and the soul&’s Immortal Light in writings on Tibetan Buddhism—as well as profound parallels between the alchemists&’ search for the Philosopher&’s Stone and the Indo-Tibetan quest for Liberation.Realizing his calling to accelerate the evolution of the soul, Turner travels to Asia where he meets the last living disciple of Sri Yukteswar, Swami Paramahansa Hariharananda Giri, who initiates him into Kriya Yoga. In his pursuit of the Eastern alchemical tradition, he then travels to the Himalayas in Nepal to study with Shamarpa Rinpoche at Nagi Gompa Monastery. Turner then journeys to Taipei to study Taoist alchemy and Tai Chi before returning to Europe to renew his studies of Western alchemy.Deeply personal and spiritually uplifting, Turner&’s story of initiation into alchemical traditions of East and West offers insight into the initiatory process known as the "Great Work" and powerful guidance to others on the spiritual path toward enlightenment.
The Languages of Magic: Transform Reality through Words, Magical Symbols, and Sigils
by Toby Chappell• Introduces key ideas in linguistics and semiotics to reveal how magic works• Reveals how to apply effective communication techniques to your magical practice• Includes case studies of magical schools, such as Hermetic magic, sigil magic, Thelema, the Church of Satan, Chaos Magic, and the Temple of SetIn this illuminating and deeply informative guide, practicing magician Toby Chappell takes readers on a journey into the heart of what it means to transform reality by exploring what magic is. He explains that operative magic works because it is communication. The practitioner of magic is communicating with the unmanifest to align the outside world with their inner transformations, desires, and needs.Drawing on linguistics and the analytical techniques of semiotics, the author explores how we perceive and affect the world by treating it like a partner in communication. He shows how this notion of magical communication appears in ancient practice, looking specifically at Hermetic magic and the spells of Greek magical papyri, sigil magic, Enochian magic, and runes. He explains the symbol-building necessary to effectively transform your inner and outer reality with magical speech, signs, and sigils. The author examines the languages of magic in contemporary New Thought practices, and he also looks at magical communication in several modern and postmodern schools of magic, including Thelema and the teachings of Aleister Crowley, Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth, the Church of Satan, Chaos Magic, and the Temple of Set.Revealing how to apply techniques of effective communication to the magical realm, the author shows how you can deepen your understanding of magical practice and, ultimately, perform magic with greater success.
Know Your Dog's True Nature: Understanding Canine Personality through the Five Elements
by Elizabeth Anne Johnson• Looks at each dog element archetype individually, exploring their personality strengths and weaknesses, emotional defaults, how they react under stress, what makes them happy, and their potential physical ailments and conditions• Offers holistic practices to help support each elemental dog type at any stage of life, including diagrams of acupressure points that can help• Includes element archetype quizzes to determine your dog&’s type as well as your ownDO YOU EVER WONDER why your canine friend behaves the way they do? With sensitivity and skill, master animal healer Elizabeth Anne Johnson takes you into the body, mind, and heart of the dog—sharing intimate stories of working dogs who are changing the world, rescue dogs who change us, old dogs offering profound wisdom, and humans making the world a better place.Introducing the five element archetypes of the Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water Dog, Know Your Dog&’s True Nature illuminates practical ways to gain insigh into the unique personalities of your animal companion. As you explore the similarities and dynamics between dog and human, you&’ll come to appreciate the mutually supportive structures and richness in your relationships, an understanding that helps to create a peaceful and happy home environment for all. In this guide you will find:• five element archetype quizzes for both dogs and humans• a fresh perspective on a dog&’s elemental stressors, behaviors, wants, and needs• easy acupressure techniques for balancing each element• a unique lens on old dogs and rescue dogs• supportive lifestyle measures and life lessons from the other end of the leashElizabeth&’s stories and adventures from a lifetime of animal healing and many dog partners will tickle your heart, mind, and empathy, and create a safe and sacred container for your own trek with your beloved companion.
Apparitions at the Moment of Death: The Living Ghost in Legend, Lyric, and Lore
by Daniel Bourke• Explains the phenomenon of crisis apparitions: visions of loved ones that are experienced simultaneously with their deaths, even at great distances• Examines a wide range of sources, including history, literature, folklore, theology, and contemporary culture that demonstrate the timelessness and ubiquity of these ghostly encounters• Presents hundreds of vivid accounts of crisis apparitions, many never before compiled in a single volumeSince ancient times, people from nearly every culture and corner of the world have experienced visions of loved ones that coincided with their faraway deaths. These otherworldly synchronicities, known as crisis apparitions, are not rare; in fact, they have always been a part of our collective experience, blurring the lines between our knowledge of life and our beliefs about the afterlife. In this work of spiritual scholarship, academic researcher Daniel Bourke explores the moment of death from a deeply illuminating perspective, giving readers unprecedented access to mystifying corners of paranormal study.From the temples of ancient Egypt to the hospital rooms of the twenty-first century, from the works of Homer to the monks of the Middle Ages, from the saint to the shaman, Bourke examines the crisis apparition and the phenomena of the &“living ghost&” in legend, lyric, and lore, demonstrating their universal nature for the first time. He shares profound accounts from a wide range of sources—including history, literature, folklore, theology, and contemporary culture—to reveal how widespread these ghostly encounters are throughout the ages.In demonstrating how these remarkable encounters with &“living ghosts&” aren&’t fearsome experiences but leave the recipient full of healing and hope, this book offers insight into how the beloved dead seem to communicate and the intertwined nature of humanity in this world and the next.
The Privilege of Aging: Savoring the Fullness of Life
by Kamla K. Kapur• Shares the author&’s inner adventure to face aging, illness, and death, along with hard-won wisdom on the art of resting, happiness, and letting go• Draws on stories from different spiritual traditions and offers strategies, tools, and ways of thinking to navigate the challenges of aging• Reveals how to examine your fears and regrets, declutter the mind of negative thoughts, and reframe reality with the powerful tool of unconditional self-lovePresenting a clarion call to the aging to awaken before they die, Kamla K. Kapur explores how we can become warriors on the spiritual path in order to embrace and prepare for the truth of our mortality and the ultimate triumph of conscious living and dying.Set in both California and India, Kapur shares her inner adventure to navigate the hazardous battlefield of aging with the aid of spiritual guides that pilot her to safety. She offers hard-won wisdom on the art of resting, happiness, and letting go in order to achieve vitality, satisfaction, and joy in the life we are fortunate to still have.Revealing the arc of her own self-discovery, she examines her shadows, fears, anxieties, and regrets, decluttering her mind of disempowering thoughts and reframing and co-creating her reality with the powerful tool of unconditional self-love. She describes how to confront, express, and embrace your darkness, consciously and honestly, to move forward into the ever greater wholeness of being.Drawing on stories from a variety of cultural traditions, Kapur demonstrates the power of self-examination, vigilance, and intentionality to have a successful old age. She offers numerous strategies, tools, and ways of thinking to ensure mental, physical, and spiritual strength so we can meet aging&’s challenges and transform from the people we once were to the ones we are becoming on the penultimate stage of earthly life.
Ralph Metzner, Explorer of Consciousness: The Life and Legacy of a Psychedelic Pioneer
by Cathy Coleman• Includes contributions from Rick Doblin, Charles S. Grob, Stan Grof, Stanley Krippner, Dennis McKenna, the late Christian Rätsch, Richard Strozzi-Heckler, Claudia Mueller-Ebeling, Dorothy Fadiman, Luis Eduardo Luna, and others• Explores Ralph&’s childhood, his time at Harvard with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), his work with Agni Yoga and transpersonal psychology, his development of ecopsychology, and his in-depth psychedelic researchRenowned as a pioneering psychologist, psychedelic elder, alchemical explorer, and shamanic teacher, the late Ralph Metzner (1936–2019) contributed profoundly to consciousness research, transpersonal psychology, and contemporary psychedelic studies across his more than 50-year career.Celebrating the life and legacy of Ralph Metzner, this book explores how Ralph touched the lives of those around him in extraordinary and remarkable ways, recasting people&’s worldviews and inspiring the flowering of creativity, personal growth, and spiritual transformation. There are recollections from the pivotal years of the Sixties, when Ralph conducted research with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert (Ram Dass). Other contributors describe Ralph&’s involvement in the School of Actualism in the 1970s and the profound impact that Agni Yoga had on Ralph&’s explorations of consciousness and his healing therapies. We also learn about Ralph&’s development of Green Psychology, or ecopsychology, his mystical work exploring prenatal realms of consciousness and channeling, and his healing and transformative &“Vision Circles.&” Academic colleagues and a who&’s who of fellow psychedelic researchers share stories from their work with Ralph, illuminating his depth of knowledge and broad impact. This book paints a complete portrait of Ralph Metzner in his well-known roles as therapist and psychedelic pioneer and as an intrepid explorer of consciousness until the very end of his life.
The Radical Path of Somatic Dharma: Radiant Body, Radiant Mind
by Will Johnson• Shares practices to show how sitting meditation can be reconnected to lived, bodily experience and help you rediscover your natural somatic radiance• Explores how the modern thought-focused frame of mind introduces patterns of holding and tension into our bodies• Draws on techniques from the Buddhist, Sufi, and somatic wisdom traditions as well as insights from the author&’s own teachers and collaborators, including Ida Rolf and Judith AstonThe modern practice of seated meditation is in serious need of reformation. What began as a living, vibrant, and felt practice—the primary practice of the Buddhist path to spiritual realization—has painted itself into a corner of frozen stillness, divorced from lived, bodily experience.Presenting an accessible and deeply felt guide to sitting meditation as an active exploration, Will Johnson offers a revitalized understanding of this essential spiritual practice through deeper connection with the body. Johnson argues that the thought-focused mode of consciousness of modern rigid seated meditation introduces patterns of holding and tension into our bodies and virtually guarantees that awakening will not occur. He explains how our focus on thought, rather than embodied experience, results in a numbing of our connection to our physical self and the dimming of the body&’s natural somatic radiance, which in turn leads to the nagging presence of chronic pain, a general sense of malaise, and the inability to get comfortable in our own bodies.However, this &“consciousness of separation&” can be overcome. Johnson presents a wide range of practices, including 14 meditations, to support the awakening of breath and presence in the body, drawing on techniques from Buddhist, Sufi, and somatic wisdom traditions as well as methods from his studies with Ida Rolf and Judith Aston.Through the radical path of conscious sitting, Johnson shows how to transform your sitting meditation practice into a fully natural mudra of greater grace from which radiance will naturally flow. As the egoic perspective is dissolved, and chronic pain and discomfort are lessened, practitioners begin to feel a new, enlightened, bodily radiance—what Johnson calls &“The Great Wide Open.&”
Raise Your Frequency, Transform Your Life: How to Respond with Love to Life's Difficulties
by Selina Maitreya• Shows you how to recognize and transform daily difficulties into opportunities, empowering you to use every challenge as a tool to find deeper peace• Offers a variety of practices, including exercises and action steps, to enable you to more fully integrate your spiritual beliefs into daily life• Emphasizes working with energy frequencies, rather than thoughts, as a means to reach inner healing, transformation, and self-empowermentIn this powerful guide, spiritual teacher Selina Maitreya shares a radical process of self-transformation that allows you to discover your highest potential. Drawing on her 25 years of experience as a spiritual teacher, Maitreya explores how to recognize and transform the challenges you experience into tools to raise your consciousness, thus empowering you to use each difficult life experience as a tool to create peace and build the foundation for a truly abundant life.Maitreya shares her own journey, when all her plans for her future ended in the blink of an eye, leading to the creation of this book. Pulled from her car with the Jaws of Life following a collision, she was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury that left her unable to live anything close to a normal life. Her physical and intellectual disabilities were huge and went on for the next four years. Yet she experienced a connection to Oneness during this time that she had never experienced before. In Oneness was the respite she had always sought, and all she had to do was close her eyes and breathe.Through simple, practical exercises, as well as inspiring transformational goals and action steps, the author emphasizes the importance of accessing and raising your inner vibration. She introduces you to your energetic systems and teaches how to respond to any life difficulty—from a small irritation to a major life tragedy—using the energy of love rather than the energy of fear. By focusing on energy frequencies, rather than thoughts or emotions, she demonstrates how working with the heart frequency can provide ways to understand, work through, and transform challenges that arise—better connecting you to the higher frequency state of your intuition. As your personal vibration rises, you attract the people, situations, and events that align with your unique path toward creating and living an extraordinary life.
Vipassana Meditation and Ayahuasca: Skillful Means for Transcending the Ego and Opening to Spiritual Growth
by C. Clinton Sidle• Reveals how the author, a long-time Buddhist practitioner, found ayahuasca to be a remarkable catalyst on his spiritual path, ultimately reinvigorating his own practice• Explores the ayahuasca ceremony process in depth, detailing the author&’s multi-session experience in Peru and &“best practices&” when taking ayahuasca• Offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhist practice, including a guided instruction to four progressive techniques of Shamata Vipassana meditationOver the last several decades, serious study of Tibetan Buddhism and the use of Ayahuasca as an agent for spiritual growth have both become widespread in the West. Though the two traditions originate in widely different parts of the world, both are effective in working with the ego and creating a genuine spiritual opening.Uniting these two paths, C. Clinton Sidle takes readers through his own journey as a long-time but sometimes-struggling Buddhist practitioner whose sojourn to Peru for a series of Ayahuasca ceremonies provided an invaluable shift in his own spiritual approach. Sidle reveals how Ayahuasca was a remarkable catalyst in pointing out his self-deception and psycho-emotional obstacles, which ultimately revitalized his practice and authentic presence in his daily life. But, as the author points out, although a skillful means and a useful aid, Ayahuasca is not a complete path on its own.Introducing the calm mindfulness of Shamata Vipassana meditation as a sustainable developmental path to support and integrate the awakenings catalyzed by Ayahuasca, Sidle emphasizes the complementary nature of both his work in Peru and his longer-term studies in Buddhism. He describes his own challenges with spiritual self-deception and stagnation—not uncommon on the Buddhist path, shares how he integrated the lessons of his Ayahuasca experiences into his Buddhist practice, and offers readers a methodical and guided introduction to four progressive techniques of Shamata Vipassana meditation.Whether readers are long-term seekers or novices, this book can provide a singular means of aligning and reinvigorating the spiritual path toward an awakened life.
Tripping the Trail of Ghosts: Psychedelics and the Afterlife Journey in Native American Mound Cultures
by P. D. Newman• Examines the Path of Souls or Trail of Ghosts, a Native American model for the after-death journey• Demonstrates how psychoactive plants were used to evoke the liminal state between life and death in initiatory rites and spirit journeys• Explores the symbology of the large earthwork mounds erected by the Indigenous people of the Mississippi Valley and how they connect to the Path of SoulsThe use of hallucinogenic substances like peyote and desert tobacco has long played a significant role in the spiritual practices and traditions of Native Americans. While the majority of those practices are well documented, the relationship between entheogens and Native Americans of the Southeast has gone largely unexplored.Examining the role of psychoactive plants in afterlife traditions, sacred rituals, and spirit journeying by shamans of the Mississippian mound cultures, P. D. Newman explores in depth the Native American death journey known as the "Trail of Ghosts" or "Path of Souls." He demonstrates how practices such as fasting and trancework when used with psychedelic plants like jimsonweed, black nightshade, morning glory, and amanita and psilocybin mushrooms could evoke the liminal state between life and death in initiatory rites and spirit journeys for shamans and chiefs. He explores the earthwork and platform mounds built by Indigenous cultures of the Mississippi Valley, showing how they quite likely served as early models for the Path of Souls. He also explores similarities between the Ghost Trail afterlife journey and the well-known Egyptian and Tibetan Books of the Dead.
The Easy Way to Learn Astrology: How to Read Your Birth Chart
by Alison Chester-Lambert• Explains key astrological terms and concepts in an uncomplicated and easy-to-understand way, from the 4 Elements to the 12 Zodiac Signs to the Houses• Shows how to read a birth chart step-by-step with the methods of psychological astrology, allowing you to quickly identify personality traits• Includes sample charts and interpretations to help you get startedLearning to read a birth chart—to understand the patterns and interactions of the planets at the moment we were born—can be daunting, especially when studying astrology through traditional systems.Presenting a simple way to learn astrology, professional astrologer and astropsychologist Alison Chester-Lambert breaks down the complexities of a birth chart into easy-to-understand pieces, revealing how to quickly decode a person&’s strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and opportunities with psychological astrology. Simply noting the Masculine–Feminine balance of Zodiac Signs in a chart can already reveal much about a person. Focusing on Zodiac Signs and Houses, Alison explains how to interpret the Ascendant, or Rising Sign, in a birth chart as well as the meaning of each House and which Element it is ruled by. In addition, with each of the four Elements of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water ruling over specific Zodiac Signs, we can get insight into individual personality traits based on the Elements present in a birth chart. Personality keywords for each Element help shed light on the motivation behind a person&’s actions and choices.With psychological astrology not only revealing the spiritual structure of the Cosmos but also the intricacies of human behavior, this guide will enable you to begin reading charts right away.
Palmistry for Happiness: The Transformational Power of Vedic Hand Reading
by Ghanshyam Singh Birla Guylaine Vallée• Discover how the lines and features of our hands are a direct reflection of our thoughts, attitude, and behavior and that it&’s possible to change our lines and create our destiny• Explore the meaning of the different lines and signs on the palm• Examine &“before&” and &“after&” handprints that show how lives are transformed through palmistry and the practices of positive mindfulness, mantras, and breathworkIn this detailed guide to the art and science of Vedic palmistry (hast jyotish), renowned Vedic palmist-astrologers Ghanshyam Singh Birla and Guylaine Vallée reveal how the lines on our hands are a direct reflection of our thoughts, behavior, and energies—and that it&’s possible to change our lines and shape our destiny. Sharing insightful case studies that illustrate the connection between changed behavior and changed handprints, the authors teach us how to interpret what our palms tell us about where we have been, where we are now, and where we are capable of going.The authors explore the meaning of different lines and signs on the palm, including the correspondence between the Life Line and happiness and the minor lines and mindfulness. They show how changes in energetic vibrations, karma, and relationships are reflected in our hands as well as how the five elements and the chakras are seen on the palm.Sharing before and after handprints, the authors point out visible indicators of positive change, including the effects of mantras and breathing techniques on signs of happiness appearing over time. With this guide, you will not only be able to discover the personal blocks to happiness reflected on your hands but also watch them transform as you shift your mindset and welcome a more positive life.