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Book SynopsisWith stories from south central LA to the jungles of Peru, A Fierce Heart offers deep and honest reflections on compassion and suffering by one of the country's most powerful mindfulness teachers.Spring Washam is a founder of the East Bay Meditation Center, the most diverse and accessible meditation center in the United States. In A Fierce Heart, she shares her contemporary, unique interpretation of the Buddha's 2,500-year-old teachings that get to the heart of mindfulness, wisdom, and compassion. Woven throughout the book are stories from her life, family, and community, along with soulful and unexpected stories of compassion in action from all over the world. The life-saving teachings of this charismatic teacher are universal; her honesty, enthusiasm, and energy are a balm.Trade Review"Washam brings considerable gifts for conveying her vision of personal change and offers vivid, inspiring testimony to the power of Buddhism (and other wisdom traditions) to help heal suffering."- Publishers Weekly"I believe A Fierce Heart will be read and loved by millions of earnest seekers. That it will find its way where no book of Buddhist thought in the Western world has gone before: into the homes and hearts of those who have doubted whether the teachings of the Buddha would ever brighten their obscure doors, or open and uplift their challenged souls. A Fierce Heart is a book whose time is an eternal now: sacred help, made beautifully accessible, by the wild and determined spirit of a no-nonsense female teacher, a bodhisattva, brown as Earth, real as oxygen."- Alice Walker, National Book Award-winning author of The Color Purple"Spring Washam offers us wise medicine through courageous storytelling, transmuting suffering into faith and beauty. A Fierce Heart is earthy, practical, heartfelt, and humanizing. A must read for those of us who want to become more intimate with the gifts that suffering makes possible."- Ruth King, author of Healing Rage and Mindful of Race“Spring’s personal tale is also universal. Like the most beloved accounts of sages and shamans, ancient lamas and wise mamas, Spring leads us through the trials and revelations of her own life, to show in intimate and personal ways how the mud we are given can give birth to the lotus. . . . Amidst uncertain times, we need strong and inspiring medicine. In A Fierce Heart, you will find this medicine: beautiful teachings and heartfelt stories that can transform your day and change your life.”— from the Foreword by Jack Kornfield, author of No Time Like the Present“My own personal journey hit a ‘Go Very Fast’ button recently, and I started reading A Fierce Heartright away. It’s powerful and inspiring. I will pass this book on to other librarians and thus into the hands of others in need of a fiercer heart.”— Deborah Dutcher, Youth and Adult Services Librarian, New Hampshire State Library“With the growing awareness of the many benefits of mindfulness—enhanced emotional well-being, improved concentration, and the reduction of stress and anxiety—more people are turning to meditation. As a long-time meditator, I find myself returning to certain books as part of my daily practice. [A Fierce Heart is one] of my favorites, . . . . accessible to beginners and can also deepen the practice of experienced meditators. . . . [It’s] a welcome addition to the canon of mindfulness texts from a pioneer in bringing mindfulness practices to diverse communities.”— Marti Paschal, OZY.com“Teachings and stories to awaken us to the calling of our own hearts.”— Andrea Miller, Lion’s Roar“In A Fierce Heart, Spring Washam includes personal stories, stories from her family/ancestors, and anecdotes from people around the world to express the teachings of the Dharma to the widest audience possible. This book is a nice mixture of stories and practical advice, both with the intention of leading the reader toward mindfulness, wisdom, loving kindness, and compassion.”— Emily Martin, bookriot.com“I read this gem of a book on a long plane ride, arrived at my destination somewhat changed, and have repeatedly gone back to my highlighted passages for re-reading. It’s both memoir and instructional/inspirational, and while the passages related directly to being a woman of color are insightful, she is clearly just a warm, genuine, and talented teacher and writer.”— Katherine Aaker Salant, medium.com“This challenging national moment must be met with exactly the kind of ‘fierce heart’ that Spring Washam reveals in this book. If you are someone looking to find ways to merge the voices of social justice work (for real) and mindfulness/meditation practice, then Spring is someone you should know and follow. It is with such gratitude that I continue to read and re-read her book, and it is with earnest love that I recommend it to others.”— Heather Hackman, co-editor, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice“Spring Washam beautifully illustrates key Buddhist teachings in a way that I find so much more accessible than other, more traditional writings. This is a book for real people who are immersed in the good, the bad, and the ugly of everyday work and life.”— Yali Bair Ruiz, Strategic Planning Consultant

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Book SynopsisWould you like to experience amazing clarity, peace, and freedom, even in the midst of challenging circumstances? In this groundbreaking new book, bestselling author Michael Neill shares an extraordinary new understanding of how life works that turns traditional psychology on its head. This revolutionary approach is built around three simple principles that explain where our feelings come from and how our experience of life can transform for the better in a matter of moments. Understanding these principles allows you to tap into the deeper intelligence behind life, access your natural wisdom and guidance, and unleash your limitless creative power. You'll be able to live with less stress, greater ease, and a sense of connection to the larger unfolding of life. Welcome to the space where miracles happen… Are you ready to begin?Trade Review"Michael has a unique gift for making the impossibly complicated incredibly simple - his teaching is like a force of nature with a simple grace and flow that packs incredible power for those who let it in to their lives. The Inside-Out Revolution is not just a new book, it's a new way of living that will transform the quality of your life faster, easier, and much more gently than you think."-Ali Campbell, Bestselling author and celebrity Life Coach"Michael Neill has done it again - here's a blueprint for a truly wonderful life, based on a new way of looking, knowing, and being. The Inside-Out Revolution is a brave and compelling perspective, easily understood and implemented. Go beyond techniques and strategies, and watch what changes for you when you experience life from the inside-out. Highly recommended."-Chris Westfall, National Elevator Pitch Champion (USA) and author of The NEW Elevator Pitch"Rarely does a book made such a poetic and exciting series of promises and then deliver on all of them. This one does, and it will change lives."-Steve Chandler, Author of Time Warrior and 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself"I have enjoyed Michael Neill's work for many years and benefited from it in my own life. In The Inside-Out Revolution, he offers a brilliant approach for creating more peace of mind while keeping your edge in today's busy world. Don't just read this book - let it pour into your consciousness and revolutionize your life!"-Paul McKenna, PhD (International bestselling author and TV personality)"In The Inside-Out Revolution, Michael Neill has beautifully captured the essence of the three universal principles at the source of human experience. This book will be a powerful change agent in creating a more gentle, loving ,creative ,productive and peaceful world."-Dr. William F. Pettit Jr., Former associate professor of psychiatry, University of West Virginia"Camera, Sound, ACTION! Michael's new book has thoughtful and practical "rubber to the road" steps to clear your mind and to actually start living a simple and more relaxed life."-Andrew Litvin, (OSCAR and BAFTA award winning line-producer and producer of 'Ginger & Rosa')

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Book SynopsisA Course given by Neville Goddard over 5 evenings, to include: Consciousness Is The Only Reality - Assumptions Harden Into Fact - Thinking Fourth - Dimensionally - No One To Change But Self - Remain Faithful To Your Idea

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Book SynopsisThis is an exciting new introduction to the key techniques of psychic protection. It not only explores the history behind its use, and its intrinsic relationship with our natural enviroment, but includes practical, easy-to-use techniques.Psychic Protection explores the human need to open up consciousness and develop its unrealised potential against negative energies. This introductory guide combines practical, easy-to-use techniques, such as visualizations and flower essences, with actual case studies. It also explains:what psychic protection is and why everyone needs it psychic protection in everyday life psychic attachment and how to guard against psychic attack

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Book SynopsisA calm, collected mind is the best defense against stress. In Unclutter Your Mind, Donna Smallin shows you how to address the emotional and psychological clutter that can rob you of a balanced, rewarding, meaningful life. Offering 500 creative ideas to help you clear away unnecessary worries, daily stressors, and unhelpful habits, Smallin helps you clear your head and focus on what’s most important to you. Just a few minutes each day is enough to help you establish clear priorities, develop stronger relationships, and achieve emotional fulfillment.

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Book SynopsisIn SECRETS OF ANTIGRAVITY PROPULSION, physicist Paul LaViolette reveals the secret history of antigravity experimentation - from Nikola Tesla and T. Townsend Brown to the B-2 Advanced Technology Bomber. He discloses the existence of advanced gravity-control technologies, under secret military development for decades, that could revolutionise air travel and energy production. Included among the secret projects he reveals is the research of Project Skyvault to develop an aerospace propulsion system using intense beams of microwave energy similar to that used by the strange crafts seen flying over Area 51. Using subquantum kinetics - the science behind antigravity technology- LaViolette reviews numerous field-propulsion devices and technologies that have thrust-to-power ratios thousands of times greater than that of a jet engine and whose effects are not explained by conventional physics and relativity theory. He then presents controversial evidence about the NASA cover-up in adopting these advanced technologies. He also details ongoing Russian research to duplicate John Searl's self-propelled levitating disc and shows how the results of the Podkletnov gravity beam experiment could be harnessed to produce an interstellar spacecraft. · Reviews numerous field propulsion devices that have thrust-topower ratios thousands of times greater than a jet engine · Shows how NASA is part of a cover-up to block adoption of advanced technologies under military developmentTrade Review“Kudos to Paul LaViolette for disclosing the important new science of electro-magneto-gravitic propulsion. For over fifty years, humanity has continued to use earth-destroying primitive fuels when an ocean of infinite energy teems all around us. It is time that the truth be known!” * Steven M. Greer, M.D., author of Hidden Truth: Forbidden Knowledge *“Paul LaViolette is one of the most interesting and innovative thinkers probing the limits and horizons of contemporary physics. In this book he takes up a challenge that many of us have thought about but could not document: the possibility of propulsion systems that practically defy gravity. His findings merit earnest consideration, debate, and discussion.” * Ervin Laszlo, author of Science and the Akashic Field *“Paul LaViolette’s investigations into this most mysterious of subjects are at once fascinating and prescient.” * Nick Cook, author of The Hunt for Zero Point: Inside the Classified World of Antigravity Technology *“One of the boldest and most exciting books on gravity control to be put forward in our times. Paul LaViolette is an outstanding scientist and the first to reverse engineer the B-2’s highly classified propulsion system.” * Eugene Podkletnov, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, Tampere, Finland *“Paul LaViolette has once again unearthed advanced knowledge that can change our lives. This is a landmark book to be read and discussed by anyone concerned about humanity’s options for the near future.” * Jeane Manning, author of The Coming Energy Revolution: The Search for Free Energy *"If you buy only one book on antigravity/electrogravity, this had better be the one! I have been a fan of Townsend Brown since the early eighties. This book showed me things I DID NOT know! . . . Secrets ARE revealed." * T. Long, reviewer, July 2008 *"Numerous field-propulsion devices and techologies that have huge thrust-to-power ratios are surveyed in chapters which offer new science ideas and theories perfect for any new age library." * The Midwest Book Review, Sept 2008 *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Antigravity: From Dream to Reality 2 Beyond Rocket Propulsion 3 Onward and Upward 4 An Etheric Explanation 5 The U.S. Antigravity Squadron 6 Gravity Beam Propulsion 7 Project Skyvault 8 Microwave Phase Conjugation 9 Unconventional Flying Objects 10 The Searl Effect 11 Electrogravitic Wave Experiments 12 High-Voltage Electrogravitics Experiments 13 Black Hole Discovered in NASA 14 A Technology That Could Change the World Appendices A. Letters Written by T. Townsend Brown to Thomas Turman B. Aviation Studies International Ltd. Publications C. Electrogravitics Systems D. A Brief Description of Experiments Made in Paris by T. Townsend Brown E. Notes on the Skyvault Antigravity Project F. Secret Government Memos Concerning Operation Majestic Twelve G. Electrogravitics: An Energy-Efficient Means of Space Propulsion H. Beyond Rocket Propulsion I. Correspondence with Charles Morris J. Preventing Another Columbia Disaster Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA detailed introduction to the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Mahamudra meditation as a means of alleviating suffering and seeing the true beauty of the world In this uniquely insightful overview and practice guide, Traleg Kyabgon presents a thorough introduction to the Kagyu lineage''s Mahamudra tradition. The author''s approach is straightforward?he presents the Mahamudra teachings as a means of seeing things in, as he says, ?a positive and open light.? Even things we might normally regard as bad and undesirable can be interpreted in a more uplifting way due to the expansiveness of the Mahamudra vision. Mahamudra?which means ?great seal? or ?great symbol,? referring to the symbol or mark of ultimate reality, or emptiness?points to the true nature of mind as well as the ultimate insubstantiality of all things. The book includes an exploration of Mahamudra fundamentals and thorough explanations of Ground, Path, and Fruition Mahamudra, including meditation techniques for investigating, experiencing, and contemplating these teachings.

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Book SynopsisIn the mid-1970s, A Course in Miracles was published. It is a self-study course designed to help you undo your conscious and unconscious beliefs that you are separate from God, so that you can return to your natural State of Boundless Love, Peace, and Joy. Since then, it has become the 'Holy Book' of millions of people worldwide who have experienced a loving transformation to a more peaceful experience. Practicing A Course in Miracles and The Way of A Course in Miracles are practical companions to The Message of A Course in Miracles, the first volume of the Plain Language A Course in Miracles. Where MACIM lays out the theoretical foundation of the Course, PACIM provides a year of practical lessons to transform your experience to peace, and WACIM provides answers to common questions. These volumes also contain mentoring notes from the translator, a student and teacher of the Course since 1984. Together, these books offer a clear means for attaining lasting inner peace.

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Book SynopsisThe compelling drama of American herbologist Rosita Arvigo's quest to preserve the knowledge of Don Elijio Panti, one of the last surviving and most respected traditional healers in the rainforest of Belize.

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Book SynopsisBeloved literary iconoclast Michelle Tea reinvents tarot for a new generation in this guide to using the Tarot as a twenty-first-century tool for connecting with our higher selves. Long before Michelle Tea was winning awards for her poignant memoirs, she was a scrappy misfit on the streets of San Francisco, supporting herself by giving eerily prescient tarot readings. As her reputation as a writer grew, she stopped publicly reading the Tarot, though she never stopped doing it privately. Based on over twenty-five years of experience and a deep and abiding love of the cards, Modern Tarot brings the full force of Tea’s unique insight, inviting pop sensibility, and wicked humor to bear on the tradition of the Tarot in a fascinating journey through the cards that teaches us how to use this tradition for radical self-growth. Whether you’re a dyed-in-the-wool seeker or a digital-age skeptic—or a little of both—the power of tarot is open to you. Modern Tarot doesn’t require you to believe in the supernatural or to focus narrowly on using the tarot as a divination tool. Instead, it offers fiercely insightful descriptions of each of the seventy-eight cards in the tarot system (each one fully illustrated by Amanda Verwey) and specially designed rituals to guide readers on a path toward transformative personal growth. Grounded in Tea’s decades of tarot wisdom and personal experience, this is a guide that beginners will fall in love with and experienced readers will learn from anew. With her trademark one-of-a-kind insight and wit, Tea shows how tarot offers moments of deep, authentic connection during a time when “connection” is ubiquitous but rarely delves beneath the surface—and how the affirming and personal nature of the Tarot offers a spiritual experience that is gentle, individual, and aspirational.

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Book SynopsisPsychologists have long realized that the ancient Greeks had deep insights into the human psyche which, whether they realized it or not, they expressed through their mythology. Peter Lemesurier's new book offers a way of using these insights directly as a startling new method of self-healing and self-realization. In the full tradition of Joseph Campbell, James Hillman and Karl Kerenyi, it applies the dynamics of the Greek myths to quite overwhelming effect - as many who have used the approach report. Basically, the system is homeopathic, in that it encourages co-operation with each currently controlling god in turn (once identified via a simple diagnostic test) thus allowing that god to "move on". By the same token, therefore, it gives readers full permission - perhaps for the first time in their lives - to be who they really are, removing all the stultifying effects of chronic guilt about themselves. But first, discover your god...Trade ReviewWhether you enjoy analyzing your family and friends or looking for ways to explain or excuse your own strengths and weaknesses, this book provides a whole new slant. It can be read just for fun, but there is an uncanny ring of truth to it. Peter Lemesurier combines scholarship with wry humor, a compulsive mixture. Anna Corser, Physiotherapy Manager and Stress Counsellor This wonderful book has helped me a lot, not to mention others close to me. Artemis is utterly important to me. Only now can I see that she is the essential me that I have denied since puberty. Brita Brandt, prominent Finnish opera singer The Greek gods approach does provide a valuable framework and metaphor for talking about the journey we are all on, beset by inner problems and conflicts, and the book is a useful aid to self therapy (and ultimately Self-knowledge). David Hill, Professor Emeritus, University of Calgary

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Book SynopsisExplaining that the current state of humanity is erroneously and dangerously ego-centric, an argument for a shift in consciousness reveals how the modern world can become more sane and loving, in a spiritual exploration that offers practical advice on how to promote kindness, freedom, and a realization of humanity''s potential. By the author of The Power of Now. 500,000 first printing.

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This stunning, colour-illustrated guide includes practices to help you let go of everyday stresses and find inner peace. With practical tools, strategies and exercises harnessing the benefits of mindfulness, meditation, gratitude, creativity, relaxation and compassion, this book will guide you towards your own inner peace and help you to find harmony with those around you: family, friends, your community and the world.CONTENTSIntroduction1. Grounded and Rooted2. Relaxation3. Equinamity4. Acceptance5. Gratitude6. Compassion7. Beyond YourselfToward World Peace

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Book Synopsis“The Seth books present an alternate map of reality with a new diagram of the psyche...useful to all explorers of consciousness.” — Deepak Chopra, M.D., author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of SuccessFrom the Bestselling Author of Seth Speaks and The Nature of Personal RealityIn the first volume of Dreams, “Evolution,” and Value Fulfillment, Seth presented an in-depth picture of the origin of all life — from the inner dream world to the vast display of material creation. Here, in Volume Two, Seth continues his explanation of the physical world as an ongoing self-creation — a direct and intentional outgrowth of the wisdom of the life forms that inhabit it, including humanity. He expands upon his vision of a thoroughly animate universe, where virtually every possibility not only exists, but is constantly encouraged to achieve its highest potential.In his typical awe-inspiring manner, Seth sheds light on many controversial and complex subjects, including:• The ways in which our religions have stifled the human spirit• Surprising insight into life’s meaning and purpose• The genetic basis of faith, hope, and charity• The pursuit of pleasure as a fundamental human need• How each species keeps millions of characteristics within its genetic bank for various contingenciesDreams are mental work and play combined, psychic and emotionally rich creative dramas. They also involve you in the most productive of enterprises as you begin to play with versions of events that are being considered for physical actualization... — Jane Roberts, Speaking for Seth

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Book SynopsisStreet drugs, medical drugs, and other toxic substances are part of reality around us. We are exposed to toxic substances one way or another. These have an effect on our mind and leave residuals in our body. How can one effectively eradicate these from the body? The book describes in detail the "Purification Program" developed by L. Ron Hubbard, that gives an appropriate answer.

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Book SynopsisThe Golden Dawn is one of the most sought-after systems of magic in the world. Over 100 years old, it is considered the capstone of the Western Esoteric Tradition. This guide is for those who want to find out what the Golden Dawn is and what it has to offer.

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Book SynopsisWhat''s holding you back from the future of your dreams?Anne Jirsch, psychic and future-life progressionist beloved of the stars, shows us how to free ourselves from the past and turn our dreams into reality. In The Future is Yours Anne showed us how to visualise our future using the techniques she has trained hundreds of clients in across the globe. Create Your Perfect Future builds on these successful techniques, showing you not only how to visualise alternative futures for yourself and choose the best one, but how to clear blockages from your past that are holding you back, from past life trauma to childhood problems. Using Anne''s winning techniques, you too can transform your health, love life, friendships, career, wealth and ultimately your world.Trade ReviewImagine you could get fascinating insights into what your future is going to be and the power to make it an even better one. This book will show you how. -- Paul McKenna

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Written with searing honesty about the pain and history that shaped her, Iyanla has written a book that will infuse you with the hope, strength, and courage you need to turn life’s greatest challenges into blessings.”— CHERYL RICHARDSON, New York Times best-selling author of Take Time for Your Life and co-author of You Can Create an Exceptional Life“. . . Iyanla radically redefines what it means when ‘life falls apart.’ This nourishing and healing book teaches the most necessary lesson of all: Trust in the innate wholeness of the human heart and spirit.”— MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH, New York Times best-selling author of Spiritual Liberation: Fulfilling Your Soul’s Potential

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Book SynopsisFree Play is about the inner sources of spontaneous creation. It is about why we create and what we learn when we do. It is about the flow of unhindered creative energy: the joy of making art in all its varied forms.             An international bestseller and beloved classic, Free Play is an inspiring and provocative book, directed toward people in any field who want to contact, honor, and strengthen their own creative powers. It reveals how inspiration arises within us, how that inspiration may be blocked, derailed or obscured, and how finally it can be liberated—how we can be liberated—to speak or sing, write or paint, dance or play, with our own authentic voice. Stephen Nachmanovitch, a pioneer in free improvisation, integrates material from a wide variety of sources among the arts, sciences, and spiritual traditions of humanity, drawing on unusual quotes, amusing and illuminating anecd

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Book SynopsisSrila Prabhupada explains the soul's journey after death, how it moves between bodies, and how chanting Krishna's names can end the cycle of birth and death, leading to Lord Sri Krishna's abode. Chanting reveals our true selves, God, universes, conditioning, and the path to liberation.

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Book SynopsisAn oracle deck infused with Earth Spirit magic in each card, created to mirror your heart's truth and help you tap into the abundant healing energy of love "Your beautiful and bountiful heart is a bridge for all that is sacred," says Ashley River Brant. "It carries the keys for all the wisdom you seek, all that you desire to create or become, and all the nourishment your soul needs in this lifetime." Now this artist, spiritual medium, and medicine woman brings you a potent transformative tool to help you come home to the healing power of your heart with her new Messages from the Heart of the Divine Oracle Deck. Every card in the Messages from the Heart of the Divine Oracle Deck is charged with unique nature magic. Each of these 44 cards is painted with plant and mineral pigments, natural waters from the rivers, creeks, and oceans, and flower essences to encode each card with a specific alchemy of Earth Spirit healing. The accompanying guidebook provides you with instructions on how to interact with the cards, sample spreads, and rituals to help you engage more deeply with the card's message. By working with this deck, you can increase your connection to your innate healing powers and intuitive wisdom, see yourself more clearly through the lens of your higher self, and feel more in alignment with your true nature. You'll awaken the courage and confidence you need to show up in the world as you truly are. "You are actually the oracle," says Brant. "This deck simply offers guidance for you to see that within yourself."

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Book SynopsisWhat is the difference between having empathy and being an empath? "Having empathy means our heart goes out to another person in joy or pain," says Judith Orloff, MD. "But for empaths it goes much further. We actually feel others’ emotions, energy, and physical symptoms in our own bodies, without the usual defenses that most people have." With The Empath’s Survival Guide, Dr. Orloff offers a practical tool set to help sensitive people develop healthy coping mechanisms in our high-stimulus world—while fully embracing the empath’s gifts of intuition, compassion, creativity, and spiritual connection. This practical, empowering, and loving book was created to support empaths and anyone who wants to develop their sensitivities to become more caring people in an often-insensitive world. It helps empaths through their unique challenges and gives loved ones a better understanding of the needs and gifts of the sensitive people in their lives. In this book Dr. Orloff offers crucial practices, including: • Self-assessment exercises to help you identify your empath type • Tools for protecting yourself from sensory overload, exhaustion, addictions, and compassion fatigue while replenishing your vital energy • Simple and effective strategies to stop absorbing stress and physical symptoms from others and protect yourself from narcissists and other energy vampires • How to find the right work and create relationships that nourish you • How to navigate intimate relationships without feeling overwhelmed • Guidance for parenting and raising empathic children • Awakening the empath’s gift of intuition and deepening your spiritual connection to all living beings For any sensitive person who’s been told to "grow a thick skin," this paperback edition of The Empath's Survival Guide is an invaluable resource for staying fully open while building resilience, exploring your gifts of depth and compassion, and feeling welcome and valued by a world that desperately needs what you have to offer.

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Book SynopsisWhen the goddess culture was stolen and buried, so too were women's rites of passage into our wild, intuitive femininity and maturity. With Maiden to Mother, Sarah Durham Wilson excavates these ancient rites, guiding us through a sacred and crucial initiation from the immature Maiden into the archetypal Mother - the powerful, safe, compassionate, full-bloom feminine life force that exists within all of us. Becoming the Mother is every woman's birthright - regardless of whether or not she raises children. The Mother is who we needed as a child, who we were meant to be in this life, and who the world needs us to be now. Wilson teaches that while pre-patriarchal cultures honored women's natural cycles, today's society infantilizes women, idolizing youthful traits such as "pretty, pleasing, and polite" in order to keep us distracted and dependent. In this journey, you will travel with Inanna - the ancient Sumerian goddess who ventured through the Underworld to meet her severed, dark sister and emerged fully integrated and empowered. Wilson helps women heal the Mother Wound and dismantle our internalized patriarchy, so we may live with authenticity and feast on the richness of life.

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Book SynopsisUse the wisdom of the moon to make your life easier and to explore how you are connected with the breath of the world and the cycles of the stars. How we respond to the Moon’s powerful influence is key to how we live our lives. The Moon sets the tone of the day and when we can register the Moon’s sign, we know what to expect and how to operate at our maximum level. Understanding these signs and cycles allows us to gain a greater understanding of ourselves and those around us; it gives a beneficial tool that can be used to grant ourselves deeper knowledge of a friend, partner or boss and how to get along smoothly with them. Be Your Own Moon Astrologer explores the meaning and usefulness of the Moon each calendar day, how to make the most of our time, the Moon’s relationship with other planets in our solar system and how to use those important aspect-relationships to fine tune our planning. When all of these elements work together, we can take charge of our lives in a positive, healthy and proactive way.

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Book SynopsisAfrican shamanism teaches that nature is magical, and magic is natural.After being rescued from a life-threatening encounter with lions in the Timbavati game region by a sangoma known as the 'Lion Queen', Linda Tucker embarks on a journey into the mysteries of the most sacred animal on the African continent: the legendary White Lion. It is a mystical journey into the knowledge and ceremonies of Old Africa, in which humans and lions are able to cross the species barrier - in accordance with the most guarded secrets of Ancient Egypt and humankind's greatest riddle, the sphinx. It is also a real living journey.Scientists in our day have established that humankind's most significant evolutionary leap occurred as a result of our ancestors' interaction with great cats. The White Lion is a generic rarity of Panthera leo, and occurred in one region only on earth: Timbavati. Today White Lions form the centre of the notorious 'canned' trophy hunting industry - hand reared captive lions, shot in enclosures for gross money. By contrast, shamans believe that killing a lion-sun god is the ultimate sacrilege. How the human species treats such precious symbols of God in nature may determine how nature treats the human species.

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