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Elbert Hubbard’s Scrap Book
$45.00Elbert Green Hubbard - American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher.He is known as the founder of the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York, an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts Movement. He believed in social, economic, domestic, political, mental and spiritual freedom - and believed in sharing it. This is his collection of wisdom that he found in literature of ages past, from Confucius to John D. Rockefeller. And wisdom never goes out of style. -
Sagar asks: How are we - as a species living what we think is a civilised life - to survive? How do we continue to live in an overcrowded world whose finite resources are being rapidly exhausted and whose biological support systems are close to breakdown? There is a wide-spread and fast-growing belief that tinkering with economics and local conservation measures are not enough; that what is needed is a revolution in our consciousness regarding our place in the natural world and our responsibilities towards it. Science and religion are often referred to - but very rarely is there any mention of literature. Sagar attempts to reassert the essential relationship between imagination, nature and human survival. By close readings of major works by seventeen of the greatest writers (from Homer to Hughes) that literature has a central contribution to make in our efforts to discover the laws of nature and human nature, and to live within them. -
It’s Only A Leg! Hugh Drake
$30.00Have you killed any strangers lately? Try it - it can be fun! All you have to do is make a friend; because every time you make a friend you kill a stranger. Each person whose story is in this book has learnt this exciting, valuable lesson. Many people, able-bodied and disabled, find it hard to make friends. The book issues the challenge to the claim that normal (?) people are responsible for the non-acceptance of disabled folk in the full life of the community. The disabled can equally be at fault. "It's a bit like the generation gap - both sides must be willing to walk some of the way across the bridge of communication." Here are REAL people willing to share their hidden scars and their joyous victories. -
The charming Chinese philosopher Lin Yutang guides the reader who is accustomed to a passionate pace of life to enjoy the small, everyday gifts of life. He talks lightly of the timeless wisdom of the East and conquers with his irresistible humor. The world is too serious, he thinks, and that’s why it needs a wise and joyful philosophy. He encourages us to laugh at our own futility and be curious about life like a child. With one eye closed and the other open, he sees the futility of everything around him and his own endeavors, yet retains enough sense of reality to understand that he has to try to go through life anyway.
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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. -
Simply Tarot: Amanda Hall
$35.00The Tarot is a form of fortune-telling, or predicting events that has been used for many centuries to provide guidance and help people understand the emotional issues influencing their lives. Simply Tarot will show you how Tarot can bring insight to personal and professional situations and how it can positively influence your life. There are excellent illustrations of each of the 78 cards, their meanings, different layouts and a glossary of terms. -
From early youth, Sandra Gibson had been plagued by psychic experiences which intrigued and terrified her. At the age of 29 she was convinced she was either going mad or possessed by an evil spirit so she underwent hypnotherapy in a final attempt to save her sanity. She learnt to accept the reality of the psychic experiences and channel those power for positive ends. This is a journal of her experiences, drawn in part from recordings of the therapy sessions and trances. -
Explores the ever-growing spectrum of approaches to self-healing through psychic control - from Arigo's 'rusty knife' surgery and Edgar Cayce's triune concept to Wilhelm Reich's orgone energy and more, far beyond the traditional western views. The author examines the unity of mind, body and spirit as it relates to health and disease. -
Come, those in search of initiation, into the ancient mysteries of the Druids...A grimoire that focuses on the magical elements of three mystical lessons told as tales to King Arthur by the wise Merlyn. As new secrets are revealed from the sixteenth century Book Of Pheryllt, so the seeker after knowledge may choose to undergo a vision quest beyond the confines of the everyday world, through the wisdom and magic of the Druids. -
A good, sound commonsense book for the beginner to the ancient art of Tarot. Apart from the chapters on the Major and Minor Arcana and the Suits, the cards and their meanings there is also all possible interpretations as well as excellent advice on what deck to buy and where to buy it; care of your Tarot cards; sample readings and card layouts. Fully illustrated in colour, the emphasis is on the positive aspects of the Tarot and how to use the cards as a tool for gaining self-knowledge while exploring present and future possibilities. -
Louise Hay's goal was to see that all women experience self-love, self-worth, self-esteem, personal and professional success and a powerful place in society. In her warm and forthright manner, she offered penetrating insights on how women of all ages and backgrounds could achieve this goal and make the coming years productive, fulfilling and empowering. Warning: Louise Hay's books are not for the faint-hearted or those looking for a 'quick-fix.'
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The book that inspired the TV series Philosophy: A Guide To Happiness - and a book that takes the discipline of logic and mind back to its roots. Drawing inspiration from six of the finest minds in history - Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche - he addresses lack of money, unpopularity, the pain of love, inadequacy, anxiety and conformity. -
Dreams have a power that can be used to shape your life, your relationships and help you understand yourself. Even if you believe that you never dream or that some dreams don;t make sense, you can learn how to recall your dreams and their symbology, step by step, to discover exactly what they mean to you. Many dream interpretation books are general; but Helen McLean, as an experienced Gestalt practitioner, knows that dreams and their meaning are personal to the dreamer and that symbols differ radically from dreamer to dreamer. -
Since Nostradamus' predictions first appeared in the sixteenth century, his reputation as the world's most renowned scholar and seer has grown and continues to grow. Many of his prophecies have come true with startling accuracy; the Great Fire of London, the rise of Hitler, the execution of Charles 1, the Vietnam war and more; others are more obscure and seem to have not yet been fulfilled. Cheetham is regarded as being the foremost authority on Nostradamus and made his prophecies her life work; continually re-reading, studying and reviewing, offering different possible interpretations of the hundreds of quatrains, all of which were written in code and in four different languages. -
Freddie inhabits a body that is very hard to control and is unable to speak until he leaves the physical world and finds himself on the Lavender Cloud. Here, his wise guide Nicholas helps him to make sense of his experiences and introduces him to other children who have experienced the difficulties of living with cerebral palsy. They come from all countries and cultures on Earth; their stories encompass differences in customs, treatments, institutions and homes. Intertwined with these stories, Malu, a physiotherapist, provides a manual of care for the parents, carers and teachers who work with children with disabilities. Cerebral palsy is explained, exercises and equipment are suggested and skills are described. -
It's not easy when a marriage ends and you find yourself coping with more of your own company than ever before. But as popular columnist Helen Brown puts it, it's a matter of learning to love that face in the mirror and finding some redeeming feature about yourself. It's a time for finishing some things - and starting others. This is a work about adjusting to personal change, settling some of the differences between men and women, dealing with materialism and learning that there's still loads of laughs in the world. -
From this making of the world, to Ragnarok - the last Great Battle - Green tells the story in one continuous narrative taken from the myths of the Northmen. From the ice and snow of the past comes the tale of how, in the beginning, there was only the Yawning Void, called Ginnungagap: but deep in the Void lay the Well of Life. Over the ages ice formed over the Well, and out of it came Ymir, the father of the Frost Giants. Ymir was fed on the milk of a magic cow who licked the ice, and with it salt from the Well of Life to form Buri, the first of the Ǣsir. Buri had a son, Borr, whowas the father of Odin. Odin and his brothers overcame the ice and the Ymir, thrusting them down into the Yawning Void. They set the sea in a ring about the world, and planted the World Tree, the Ash Yggdrasill, to hold it in place. These stories are taken directly from the Norse eddas and include tales of Loki the mischief maker, Freya, Geirrodur the Troll King and much more. Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith. -
The secrets of the occult world...revealed. A book that has been published by several publishing houses, the chapters include: Drumming Up The Spirits; Rites and Wrongs; Sex, Sin and Sacrament; Eliphas Levi - Magician; Ritual Magic; Symbols, Signs and Ceremonies; The Power of Witchcraft; Sex, Sorcery and Seances; The Elixir of Life; Alchemy's Hidden Truth; The Witchunts of Salem; The Bell Witch Strikes. With black and white photographs and illustrations. -
Love has always been all around us, and many and varied are the rituals and superstitions that surround it. How to meet our true love; how to tell if our lover is true; will we be lucky in love? Many of the symbols and signs of love have their roots planted in the mythologies of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece, when every flower was the emblem of a god or goddess. With the spread of Christianity, flowers and trees were assigned to the saints but Christianity did not dispel the superstition and ritual of love, falling in love and loving. Did you know that if a girl wears a sprig of ivy next to her heart, she will marry the first young man she speaks to? Or if a bride finds a little spider in the folds of her wedding gown as she is dressing, she will never be poor? There are even ways and means of causing an apparition of a future lover to appear. Beautifully illustrated. -
Since ancient times, it has been believed that essential oils benefit the body, mind and spirit. Different oils and combinations of oils can be used to prevent and treat all manner of health problems and to enhance well-being. This is a fascinating guide through the most popular essential oils, together with practical advice. historical detail and beautiful illustrations. -
Yoga: Cheryl Isaacson
$20.00Thorsens First Directions series. Written by an experienced yoga practitioner and teacher, and explaining the mind/body/spirit principles and how by practicing simple methods of moving, stretching and breathing, young bodies can stay supple and full of vitality, while older ones can shed aches and pains and even delay signs of aging. It's not about tying yourself in knots. Illustrated. -
Discover how you can: build inner strength, handle rejection, develop your uniqueness, keep your flaws in perspective, make friends with your body, find a place to excel, expand your network of love, and help others become more confident. These and other practical guidelines, along with fascinating stories and anecdotes, show how you can increase your self-confidence without falling into the trap of self-worship. A book to help you succeed at being the best possible you - yourself! -
A God Within: René Dubos
$30.00Dr. Dubos believes that if we continue to make choices for our future only in relation to negative issues such as pollution or overpopulation, our civilisation will become dreary and meaningless. Instead, we could learn to cultivate the positive values that exist in Man's nature and in the external world. These positive values cannot be introduced from the outside. All ancient civilisations have believed that every person or group of people,k every place or region is endowed with attributes and potentialities which confer a 'genius' or 'spirit' that give each its uniqueness. The 'god within' accounts for the unique creative expressions of every person, place and period. Human personalities, landscapes and civilisations are created through the interplay between man's nature and external nature. Modern science will not really be meaningful to the creative life of the individual until it learns to relate his innate genius to the spirit of the place in which he lives. First published in 1972, Dubos foresaw the day we would have to live with the harmful by-products of technology and offered an optimistic philosophy which yet may rescue the world. -
This is a life-time book that holds the secrets of making all your dreams come true. Based on the natural laws that govern all of creation, this book shatters the myth that success is the result of hard work, exacting plans, or driving ambition. Instead, Chopra offers a life-altering perspective on the attainment of success: When we understand our true nature and learn to live in harmony with natural law, only then will a sense of well-being, good health, fulfilling relationships, and material abundance spring forth easily and effortlessly. Here are the seven simple, yet powerful, principles that can easily be applied to create success in all areas of your life. -
"Shane O'Donnell" was born to almost total deafness, yet he grew up to play an important part in the development of the Ord River Dam area and in conserving the natural life of that fascinating environment. The "O'Donnell" family are real. Their names were changed for the publication of this book. This is a case history of how to do the best for profoundly deaf children but more, it is a story of a fight against the odds - and winning.
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DID YOU KNOW.... that in the Shetland Isles it is considered good luck to encounter a deformed or retarded person when going fishing? Or that the Ancient Hebrews believed that the ashes of a black kitten would enable one to see demons? Even the famous have their own beliefs and rituals: Luciano Pavarotti always looked for a bent nail on stage before he felt secure about singing an opera. On the luck front, Ranulf Flambard was unfortunate enough to be the first prisoner of the Tower of London - but as he was the builder and the architect of the Tower, he knew a secret way out and escaped. To ensure good luck, don't bring holly into the house before Christmas Eve and that in America it's unlucky to kill a toad, as these creatures were regarded by the indigenous Americans to be benevolent water-brings. A book that is so much more than unlucky broken mirrors and walking under ladders. -
Angels, usually seen as winged messengers between Heaven and Earth, are purely spiritual beings who will show themselves in any form. Many cultures have lore which tells of angels from a Divine Source, sent to relay messages to people on Earth and to assist in all areas of life. But which angel helps you with what? Here is a guide to the history and powers of the angels, their special attributes, their roles and manifestation as mediators, guardians and companions, as well as rituals you can perform. Beautifully illustrated.
