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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The Red Book contains the nucleus of C. G. Jung’s later works. It was here that he developed his principal theories of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation that would transform psychotherapy from treatment of the sick into a means for the higher development of the personality. As Sara Corbett wrote in the New York Times, The creation of one of modern history’s true visionaries, The Red Book is a singular work, outside of categorization. As an inquiry into what it means to be human, it transcends the history of psychoanalysis and underscores Jung’s place among revolutionary thinkers like Marx, Orwell and, of course, Freud. -
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. -
They work alongside you in many of Australia's businesses and corporations. They intimidate fellow workers. They exhibit manipulative behaviour. They demonstrate lack of remorse. They are glib and superficially charming. They are the white collar psychopaths who exist in a variety of institutions. They are individuals who manipulate their way through life and leave an indelible mark on both their victims and society. They are destructive men and women - cunning, self-centered, ruthless and terrifying. What motivates these individuals? How can coworkers protect themselves from these "monsters" who hide behind a veneer of respectability? This guide provides a fascinating insight into the mind of the workplace psychopath. Drawing on studies and research in forensic psychology, it shows how to recognise and manage a workplace psychopath. -
What does it mean to dream of tunnels, rainbows, alarm bells, ravens, swimming, embarrassment or death? This book is a code book for unlocking the secrets and meanings of your dreams. Dreams are a combination of your deep subconscious emotions and your everyday life events. They are usually symbolic of inner hopes and fears and can give insight into the past, future and even how to proceed in certain matters. This is a very comprehensive guide with an alphabetic index. -
The Secret: Rhonda Byrne
$12.00Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in oral traditions, literature, religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. Here are all the pieces of the Secret in one volume, life-transforming for all who choose to experience it and use it in every aspect of life: money, health, happiness, relationships. In fact, every interaction humans have. Here is wisdom from modern day teachers - men and women who have used it to achieve health, wealth and happiness. Not just a how-to manual - also contains compelling stories of eradicating disease, acquiring wealth, overcoming obstacles and achieving what many would regard as impossible. -
From 1987 to 1994 Caroline Jones presented a spiritually-focused radio program, The Search For Meaning, on ABC Radio National. Her searching yet compassionate questioning gently draws responses from the famous and the ordinary on how they make sense of their lives. Here is not only Caroline's personal journey, but that of fifteen others including former Prime Minister John Gorton, indigenous activist Burnum Burnum, anti-nuclear campaigner Dr. Helen Caldicott and others. -
On his 83rd birthday Eddie, a lonely war veteran, dies in a tragic accident trying to save a little girl from a falling cart. With his final breath he feels two small hands in his - and then nothing. He awakens in the afterlife, where he learns that Heaven is not a lush Garden of Eden but a place where your earthly life is explained to you by five people who were in it. These people may have been loved ones or distant strangers. Yet each of them changed your path forever.DVD: Jon Voight; Ellen Burstyn; Jeff Daniels. Preloved; Region 4; excellent condition. -
Swami: Doug Boyd
$15.00What is a swami? What are they really like? What do their teachings actually say? This book is concerned with just these questions and explores with enthusiasm and respect the wise (and sometimes not-so-wise) holy men of India. It looks at their teachings and methods in the search for peace, their ways of life, their human personalities and their holy purpose. It's a profound look at what East and West can mean to each other and also a series of portraits of the swamis, babas, yogis and ordinary people that Doug Boyd encountered during his travels. -
From the preface: There is a power lying hidden in man, by the use of which he can rise to higher and better things. There is in man a greater Self, that transcends the finite self of the sense-man, even as the mountain towers above the plain.The object of this little book is to help men and women to bring their inward powers of mind and spirit into expression, wisely and in harmony with universal law; to build up character, and to find within themselves that wondrous Self, which is their real self...Written in 1953, this is a work of metaphysics and the ability to create realities through belief and how to use adversity to become strong. -
Mantak Chia reveals for the first time, to the general public, the ancient sexual secrets of the Taoist sages. These secrets enable men to conserve and transform sexual energy through its circulation in the microcosmic orbit, invigorating and rejuvenating the body's vital functions. Hidden for centuries, these esoteric techniques and principles make the process of linking sexual energy and transcendent states of consciousness accessible to the reader. This revolutionary and definitive book teaches: higher taoist practices for alchemical transmutation of body, mind and spirit; the secret of achieving and maintaining full sexual potency; the Taoist "valley orgasm" - pathway to higher bliss; how to conserve and store sperm in the body; the exchange and balancing of male and female energies, within the body and with one's partner; and, how this practice can fuel higher achievement in career and sports. With diagrams. -
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. -
Nothing can match the explosive energy created in the body by pure desire. For millennia, Tantric adepts have harnessed this force as a means of attaining the summits of the mystical life. The energies fueled by passion are used to nourish the inner flame that burns away the egotistical perception of the mind. This is an exploration of the subtle techniques of Tantra that enable the seeker to attain the triple mastery of the breath, thought, and the natural processes of the body. Tantrics believe that the body is the temple and divinity lies at its heart. In order to arrive at profound awareness, the body needs to be perfectly tuned and working toward a state of perfect fluidity. Desire reveals many of the secret practices intended for this purpose that have been passed down in the major Tantric treatises such as the Vijnanabhariva Tantra and Ch'an master Chinul's treatise on the Secrets of Cultivating the Mind, including the important techniques of the ritual sexual observances known as Maithuna. -
In the age of rapid globalisation, Tibet's ancient and valuable culture - its language, arts, medicine and astrology - is facing extinction. This book is an important step in helping to preserve this rich heritage, which offers benefits for all humanity and is a great resource for scholars of Tibetan culture as well as a useful introduction to Tibetan heritage. With coloured plates and illustrations. -
Steiner lays out practical means of attaining metaphysical knowledge and mystical experience. There slumber in every human being faculties by means of which he can acquire for himself a knowledge of higher worlds. Mystics, Gnostics, Theosophists — all speak of a world of soul and spirit which for them is just as real as the world we see with our physical eyes and touch with our physical hands. At every moment the listener may say to himself: that, of which they speak, I too can learn, if I develop within myself certain powers which today still slumber within me. There remains only one question — how to set to work to develop such faculties. -
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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The theme of Vijnana Bhairava Tantra is dharana or concentration. This new translation sheds light on the practice of dharana and comprises 112 different dharanas - techniques of concentration, which can easily incorporated into daily life. It is a practice intended for those of a steady and controlled mind, the techniques can provide a way for those of us with a distracted mind to develop concentration and meditation. -
Interest in Paganism is steadily increasing and while rooted in ancient tradition, it is a living religious movement. With its reverence for all creation, it reflects our current concern for the planet. This introductory guide explains what Paganism is; the different Pagan paths; what Pagans do and how to live as a Pagan.
