Spiritual and Self Help

//Spiritual and Self Help
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  • Buckland explores and instructs in various methods of conducting paranormal experiments including astral projections, talking boards, hauntings, numerology, palmistry, scrying, ceremonial magic, tarot, I Ching, ESP and hypnosis, the secrets of black magic and ceremonial magic and much more.  A good basic guide from a responsible writer.
  • Explore the history, music, art and symbols of this fascinating and ancient religion. Discover the Voodoo spirits who can help you on your journey through life. Learn about the rituals, charms, magical lamps, and baths used to protect against ill-health, charm a lover, balance the soul, and achieve success and prosperity. Illustrated.
  • Sarah Ban Breathnach wanted to offer men the same reflective book that she offered women in Simple Abundance. Yet, she also knew that she needed a man to help her represent an authentic male experience, a book that mined beneath the "Men Are from Mars" stereotypes and "Iron John" expectations. So she joined forces with Michael Segell, former "Men's Mind" columnist for Esquire and author of Standup Guy. From there, the duo gathered these contemplative, humorous, and mature essays written by a diverse sampling of men, including a backwoods hermit, mystical rabbi and world renowned rock star. Segell writes the poignant introductions to the essays while Ban Breathnach inserts her personal responses at the end of particularly provocative essays. At times she sounds like an interloper in a "boy's only" tree fort club, her comments sounding out of place within these private moments of male bonding. Yet she forces readers, men and women alike, to acknowledge the feminine within the male experience, a goal that we tend to resist.
  • The first authoritative biography of Babaji, the immortal master made famous by Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi. Babaji lives today near Badrinath, in the upper Himalayan mountains. His body has not aged since the age of sixteen, when centuries ago he attained the supreme state of enlightenment and divine transformation. This followed his initiation into scientific art of Kriya Yoga by two deathless masters, the siddhas Agastyar and Boganathar, who belonged to the "18 Siddha Tradition", famous among the Tamil speaking people of southern India. This rare account, by a long time disciple, reveals their little known stories, ancient culture and present mission, as well as how their Kriya Yoga can be used to bring about the integration of the material and spiritual dimensions of life. Clear explanations of the psychophysiological effects of Kriya Yoga and guidelines for its practice are given. It includes verses from the Siddhas' writings with commentary.
  • 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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • A volume that provides the information you need to use the earth's wonderful bounty of medicinal plants confidently, effectively, and above all, safely. It examines 100 of the most widely used, most easily available, most familiar and most fascinating medicinal plants, tracing their history, folklore, and healing properties and summarising the latest scientific research on their many benefits. It also explains where to find the herbs, how to take them, store and prepare them, even how to grow them. There is an easy-to-use A-to-Z herb encyclopedia, plus sections titled Prevention and A Fast-Action Guide to Using the Healing Herbs, Conditions - from ear infection to stress - A-to-Z conditions and the herbs you can use to treat and prevent specific symptoms and diseases; Healing Actions - from antibiotic to sedative; an A-to-Z list of medicinal uses with herbs as a natural alternative to certain medicines; Other Uses - some unusual uses for the healing herbs, for example as insect repellent or memory improvement. There’s also special precautions about certain herbs, whether in preparation, long-term use or short-term effects.  
  • Faith, a young orphan girl is adopted by a Christian couple, but her adoptive mother dies and her father's mother moves in to take care of the family. Grandmother is lazy, drunk and violent, insisting that her son be rid of Faith, resenting her as an outsider and an intruder.  Faith runs away, determined to find work as a servant girl...and she begins to find friends and help where she least expects it.  Also published as The CHild Of The Toy Stall.
  • A master storyteller takes us further on his passionate and moving journey towards Truth, from a dramatic encounter with the shamans of Mexico to the peace of the Welsh countryside. His book is also a love story - about our need to know we are loved, and about love that faces death. In this enlightening exploration of the Sufi tradition Reshad Field brings us profound insights into the mystery of he unfolding matrix of life, the womb of the moment, and the many aspects of the archetypal feminine. To truly know that this body dies and that this is the only time we have, is the most powerful weapon we can ever have. With this understanding we can begin to live passionately, not wasting a moment of the precious time that is allotted to us, plunging gracefully into the immediacy of living, We work now, for the future of humanity, and as we know we are loved, time will be on our side.
  • The Infernal of Infernals...The Fallen One...The Majesty of a Million Hells...the Dark Shadow...the Adversary...Lucifer...The Devil. A colloquy with the Prince of Darkness  - a sequence of tart, ironic and deadly serious dialogues between Archangel Michael and the Mover of the Underworld that undertakes to illuminate some of the central truths of man's existence by an imaginary exchange of letters - epistles barbed with arguments, parries, mutual insults and lofty debate. Lucifer brazenly proclaims  his infinitely durable, diabolical subtle means of corrupting and destroying mankind, while Michael quietly demonstrates the ways in which  God uses Satan's own ponderous, vicious and overambitious weight to topple him flat.
  • First published in 1967, this classic story of a young man's journey into the Pacific Northwest is as relevant today as ever. Here amid the grandeur of British Columbia stands the village of Kingcome, a place of salmon runs and ancient totems - a village so steeped in time that, according to Kwakiutl legend, it was founded by two brothers left on earth after the great flood. Yet in this Eden of such natural beauty and richness, the old culture under attack - slowly being replaced by a new culture of prefab houses and alcoholism. Into this world, where an entire generation of young people has become disenchanted and alienated from their heritage, comes Mark Brian, a young vicar sent to the small isolated parish by his church. This is his journey of discovery - a journey that will teach him about life, death, and the transforming power of love.
  • Within each of us is the potential to manifest greater fulfillment, love, and light into every area of our lives. Through the magic and mysticism of the Qabala, one can gain a greater understanding of  the spiritual nature of the self and unique talents, and use them more positively and creatively in your life. This popular introductory guidebook to the Qabala is straightforward, simple, and encouraging. It explains the fundamentals of the Qabala and the Tree of Life, without the intimidating detail and complexities - instead there are easy-to-follow techniques for utilizing the transformative energies of the Qabala, all at your own pace and comfort level. Included are meditative techniques, the basics of Pathworking, and both Qabalistic Cross and Middle Pillar exercises for strength and protection.
  • Journalist James Highgate and linguist Flavia Timmins journey to Xocomil in the Mayan Highlands to meet the custodian of a secret ancient text that holds the key between the Mayan God Kukulcan and the disciple St. Thomas and the destiny connection between these two.  Forget The Da Vinci Code - here's the real thing.
  • A unique and special book in that it reflects Dickens’ love of God and faith in Jesus Christ. The great novelist unfolds the Gospel message of Jesus Christ in the beautiful “Dickensian” prose the world has come to adore, specifically for his own children during their earlier years. It is a reflection on the heart of the man and the primary motivation behind his great literary works - his faith in Christ and his love for his fellow man.
  • Whether lost, a little astray or just firming your viewpoint, everyone is welcome to journey into their potential. By recognising all aspects of the self - physical, emotional, spiritual and psychic - we can create our own wisdom, our own guidance, our own peace and our own joy. This is about how you are and how you'd like to be; it's an encouragement of your experience of your chosen path and helps to bring about true awakening within that leads to the realisation  of your core essence.
  • Edited by Hugh Lynn Cayce. Out of 14,000 of Cayce's recorded readings, more than 9,000 dealt with health.  Cayce's ability to diagnose, while in trance, the physical disorders of a person he had never met, who might be hundreds of miles away and then suggest effective treatment remains one of the most astonishing psychic feats of modern times. Here, a dozen cases are scrutinised by professional writer Carter and modern M.D. McGarey. What sort of person consulted Cayce? What did the readings mean to those who received them? What light does advances in modern medicine shed on his then-unorthodox recommendations for treatment? A fascinating and often surprising book.