Here is the revolutionary idea of Positive Psychology - which focuses on strengths rather than weaknesses and asserts that happiness is not the result of good genes or random luck. Happiness can be cultivated by identifying and using the strengths and traits the individual already has: including kindness, generosity, originality, humour and optimism. These signature strengths can not only develop a natural buffer against misfortune and the experience of negative emotions, but can move lives up to a new and more positive plane.
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Dwellers: Roger Elwood
$12.00Was there once a race of beings which were only partly human? If so, what became of them and where are they now? Here is a compelling scenario - if we are willing to consider the possibility of their existence. Here is an unusual dramatisation of the fierce battle between God's intention for Man and Satan's scheme to destroy it. -
The tale of the spiritual, erotic and psychic evolution of Tu Ming, a Taoist monk in Old China. Tu is apprenticed in sequence to five female adepts in the discipline known as the dual cultivation, a type of tantric yoga in which sexual techniques replicate states of spiritual progress. This practice culminates in the creation of a spiritual embryo at the moment of enlightenment. The five masters who instruct Tu are characters akin to those in Chinese folklore: the gentle pillow girl, Mei Cha, the doughty herb gatherer, Su Ba, and Lekshe Tsogyel, an acrobatic aristocrat from Tibet. Tu advances not only in his practice, but also in his understanding of life and love as he falls under the spell of five unforgettable women and experiences an epiphany that redefines what it means to attain the highest knowledge. -
First published in 1991, Parkers' Astrology is universally acknowledged as one of the best practical introductions to astrology for interested amateurs and budding professionals. It has now been expanded and updated for a new generation and includes the latest developments in astrology, from the effect of the comet/asteroid Chiron to Astro'Carto'Graphy - the new technique of location astrology. There is also a fresh look at the ancient art of horary astrology and explores advanced birth chart techniques using midpoints, harmonics and the moon's nodes. Beautifully illustrated. -
Here the Taoist way is set forth and illustrated. The meditation technique of the Inner Smile teaches you how to get in touch with your inner organs, feel love for them and smile to them, so that stress and negative emotions are transformed into creativity, learning, healing and peak performance energy. Here is also the Taoist way of the Six Healing Sounds, which help to cool down the system, eliminate trapped energy, clean toxins out of the organs, and make it possible for organs to be in peak condition. Along with these ways, you are taught how to freely circulate your Chi energy throughout your Microcosmic Orbit. These are the Taoist foundations of true success, power and health. -
Michael Balfour investigates strange stories from the country’s moors, forests, rivers, holy wells and lochs - as well as the old legends and dark secrets of palaces, castles and cathedrals. Roaming a land where the past is mirrored in the present, he explores standing stones, mermaid beaches and magic springs; seeks out new theories about Celtic and Pictish stones, carvings and tombs; and finds monsters, ghouls and ancient cures. Not forgotten are the great historical figures who throng the pages, each making a unique contribution to Mysterious Scotland. Lavishly illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. -
Unexpected, life changing insights from an in-depth study of the lives of the Bible's infamous ladies: Delilah, Jezebel, Rahab, Lot's wife and more. All were inundated with temptations and the demands of everyday life - just like today. So what can we learn from them? The author combines contemporary story-telling, a sense of humour, encouragement and a verse-by-verse study of their lives and meaningful life lessons. As Liz herself puts it: For ten years I studied bunches of Biblical role models and finally realised what we had in common: Zilch! Sarah was so faithful, Esther was so courageous, Mary was so innocent. I was so none-of-the-above. Then I happened on Jezebel...I identified with her pushy personality...her need for control. I sympathised with her angry outbursts and I began to wonder...Could those Bad Girls from the past teach us how to be Good Girls in the present? -
In 1983, Dr. Anderson was three weeks from death with severe memory loss, devastating fatigue and pain. After various healing attempts, he went into the wilderness to fast and pray - and then he was given a revelation and an inspired discovery of a unique combination of herbs which allowed thorough cleansing and revitalisation of his internal organs. Through a series of unusual events, he has developed his exceptional healing skills and helped tens of thousands achieve better health and ongoing, remarkable states of love and happiness. A method which embraces and incorporates metaphysics as well as other spiritual disciplines.
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There may come a time when your idea of natural health will clash head-on with drugs, hospital and medical machinery and your natural way of looking after yourself rarely survives the impact. One in five Europeans have been to an alternative health practitioner; one in four shops in health shops. One in three of the US population uses unconventional therapies of some kind. But do they need to abandon all that as soon as they land in hospital? Dr. Fulder believes that health products and practices are not just for the healthy; more, they have a vital role in coping with conventional medical treatments. Here is a guide to surviving it all, getting the best out of your medical treatment and keeping your natural health attitude. -
A Literal Translation of the First Chapter of Jaimini's Upadesa Sutras. Apparently, Jaimini gave step-by-step instructions but secreted them into coded Sanskrit, with the result that every technique and principle founded in his Sutras are practised and translated differently by different astrologers. Here, for the first time, is the Sutra-by-Sutra, word by word rendition of Jaimini's Upadesa Sutras, revelaing many secrets of Jaimini with a complete chapter devoted to the instruction of how to interpret Jaimini's coded Sutras.
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Technology touches every part of our lives. Computers put men out of work; pushing a single button can start a nuclear war. Yet gradually, the world is beginning to remember that it is Man for whom the machines must work, not the other way around. Science, for all its achievements, has not really helped us understand ourselves or realise our potential. Each of us needs to take it upon ourselves to understand our true nature and strength, remembering the infinite power given to us by the Universe and that the power of Buddha, a saint or even a great business man is available to all. The author regards his Four Principles to Unify Mind and Body as having been given to him by the universe to spread the word of the way of the universe and asks that each reader of this book pass the teachings within to others. -
Up until the time this book was first published in 1932, very little information about true high magic was available to the public. In this book, Regardie reveals the secrets of real magic. He begins with an explanation of what magic is and, just as importantly, what magic is not. He explains that it is a spiritual study and practice which, along with forms of yoga, forms the two branches of the tree that is mysticism. Magic is not being a medium or a psychic. Then he explains the tools of the magician, what they mean, and how to use them. He explains the techniques of evocation and invocation, skrying, and astral travel. He shows how the Qabalah unites everything. He even gives a description of the secrets of sexual magick. All of this is in a clear, lucid writing style. -
Written by one of the world's leading experts on dreams and their meaning, this book focuses on what happens to our brains while we are asleep and explains clearly and precisely what it all means. The author discusses the work of famous analysts such as Freud and Jung and writes reassuringly about learning to cope with nightmares and how to solve problems while asleep. Explore the magical realm of sleep and inner consciousness with this fascinating, illustrated guide to the world of dreams. Illustrated. -
Pele, the volcano Goddess of ancient Hawai'i, is still openly revered and worshipped in the islands. Her personification has evolved from a rich heritage of mythology and lore of her exploits introduced to the Western world by W.D. Westervelt. First published in 1916, there are also adventurous tales of Pele's sister Hi'iaka with mortals such as the handsome chiefs Kahawaii and Lohiau and the love affair with the half-man, half-pig demigod Kamapua'a. The powerful conflicts between Pele and Poliahu, the snow goddess, and Hi'iaka and the many mo'o (supernatural water creatures) are recounted with great dramatic suspense. Cover art by Brian Ibaan. -
A fabulous volume of the paranormal and fascinating from the ancient past to the modern day. Chapters: Riddles of The Past; Ancient Monuments; The Search For Atlantis; The Art Of Magic; Witchcraft; Monsters; Divination; Astrology Reincarnation; Ghosts And Spirits; Spiritualism; PSI And Science; The Power Of Dreams; Animal PSI; Mind Over Matter; Leaving The Body; Healing; Enigmas In The Sky; PSI And The Brain. Lavish colour and black and white illustrations. -
A Course in Miracles is s et of three books that teach that the way to remember God is by undoing guilt through forgiving others. The Course originated in 1965 in response to a request of two psychologists to find another way of relating to others. Many refer to the Course as the "Third Testament,"believing that it represents the same basic theology of the Bible, although in a more spiritually evolved form. The essential characteristic of the Course that lies at the core of our differences is that it is a non-dualistic spirituality . Christianity, as Judaism before it, is a dualistic thought system in which God and the world, spirit and matter co-exist as separate states, both of which are real. Reality is thus seen to be a dimension of opposites - as with good and evil - in marked distinction from the Course's understanding of reality as being only perfect unity in which there are no opposites. Kenneth Wapnick and Rev. W. Norris Clarke, S.J., priest, philosopher, theologian, and Professor Emeritus from Fordham University, engage in this dialogue in order to identify the radical differences, as well as the similarities, between the thought systems of A Course in Miracles and biblical Christianity. -
In the sacred literature of the world there is preserved the teaching of a Way or a Path, known to seekers of all ages, referred to in Holy Scripture as well as in mystical texts and although its description varies, it is always referred to as the one sure means of divine realisation. This book is concerned with outlining a Way, a process of transforming Man’s entire being through its expression in symbols and stages common to all great spiritual traditions. The Wheel, the Wilderness, the Spiral, the Labyrinth, the Rose, the Tree, the Fire and the Light are such images which are all produced and reacted to spontaneously by those who travel the path of Transcendence. This copy is the updated and revised second edition dated 1980.
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A lavishly illustrated volume of the ancient and magical places of the world. There's lost realms, fabled and fabulous treasures, strange relics; holy mountains and centres of pilgrimage; strange phenomena, folkjlore, fiction and fairy tales; extraordinary formations and bizarre scenery. There really is something for everyone in this book.
