Best of
Alchemy

2015

Alchemy of the Afterlife: A Memoir


Linda Kinnamon - 2015
    Being a hospice nurse she spends her days caring for and visiting the terminally ill. But in the pre-dawn hours, as her patients near death, they occasionally pay her a visit instead.Whether it's perfume drifting through a room or a touch on the shoulder, the strength of spirit displayed at the end of life is as unique as the individual. Alchemy of the Afterlife is a memoir of life AFTER death based on Linda's childhood as an orphan combined with her adult experiences as a hospice nurse. These encounters reveal both a glimmer of heaven and a flash of hell.This is a child's story about surviving abuse and neglect, only to be comforted by a visit from her mother, a visit that took place four years after her mother's death. It's a nurse's story about patients of all beliefs, and their evolution from life to afterlife minus the harps and halos. Most of all, it's an uplifting and universal story of the golden transformation we will all experience at death, a transformation with the heart of pure love.

Kindling the Native Spirit: Sacred Practices for Everyday Life


Denise Linn - 2015
    International lecturer and healer Denise Linn is a member of the Cherokee Nation and has gained wisdom from native cultures around the world, including the Zulu in Africa, the Maori in New Zealand, and the Aborigines of Australia, as well as Native American tribes in North America. In this groundbreaking book, Denise reveals the power of ancestral wisdom to uncover your authentic self and your connection to others and the earth. When you ignite your native spirit, your intuition and sense of self expand exponentially. Gateways to spiritual realms open, and life-force energy fills you!Denise shares much of the wisdom she’s received over the years from revered teachers as well as the benefits of incorporating ancient practices and techniques into the modern-day world. You’ll learn how to discover your true name and awaken Spirit within you, connect with your personal spirit animal, embark on spirit journeys, and experience vision quests. In addition, there are step-by-step instructions on how to make a drum, a rattle, a dream catcher, and your own medicine bag. Denise will also help you unearth secret methods to call upon your ancestors for assistance and guidance; learn how to shape-shift; tap into your ability to “call” animals, plants, and Spirit; harness the power of the medicine wheel to bring healing and wholeness . . . and much more.Ignite your native spirit within, and enter a wondrous realm of profound visionary experiences!

The Rose Of Paracelsus: On Secrets & Sacraments


William Leonard Pickard - 2015
    He was formerly a research associate in neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, a Fellow of the Interfaculty Initiative on Drugs and Addictions at Harvard, and Deputy Director of the Drug Policy Analysis Program at UCLA. His interests include Victorian literature, deincarceration technologies, the neuropolicy of cognitive enhancement, and the future of novel drugs. He encourages correspondence from the thoughtful reader.

The Art and Science of Hand Reading: Classical Methods for Self-Discovery through Palmistry


Ellen Goldberg - 2015
    The hand tells a story about your talents, relationships, health, and how you feel about yourself. It reveals periods of ease or challenge in your life, and it speaks about your weaknesses and the traits you need to develop. As you change, so do your hands, reflecting the progress you have made. In this comprehensive guide to hand reading, based on Ellen Goldberg’s 40 years of teaching palmistry and the Western Mystery tradition, the authors make the powerful insights of the hand accessible in an inviting and user-friendly manner. The book presents the character traits and personality archetypes associated with each of the seven mounts of the palm and shows how to determine which are most influential in the nature of the individual. The mount archetypes reveal the lifestyle, love,sex, and marriage preferences; the best career choices; and the unique strengths and weaknesses for each person. The book also examines other factors that enhance the qualities revealed by the mount types, including the flexibility of the hand, texture of the skin, and the shapes of the fingers, fingertips, and nails. The meaning of each major and minor line is described in detail as well as the influence the person’s own mind has in healing defects and obstacles found on their lines. The authors also provide accurate timing guides for each line, making it possible to locate specific events and to see how your lines change over time. Presenting the hand as a guide to self-fulfillment, The Art and Science of Hand Reading incorporates correspondences to other mystical sciences such as astrology, Kabbalah, the Hermetic teachings, and archetypal psychology. It also includes practical examples and more than 600 illustrations to show how to integrate the meanings of each part of the hand to form a complete picture of your inner psychology and your ever-changing destiny.

Prepper's Natural Medicine: Life-Saving Herbs, Essential Oils and Natural Remedies for When There is No Doctor


Cat Ellis - 2015
    Prepper’s Natural Medicine is the definitive guide to creating powerful home remedies for any health situation, including: •Herbal Salve for Infections •Poultice for Broken Bones •Natural Ointment for Poison Ivy •Infused Honey for Burns •Essential Oil for Migraines •Soothing Tea for Allergies •Nutritional Syrup for Flu With easy-to-read herbal charts, a breakdown of essential oils, tips for stockpiling natural medicines and step-by-step instructions for creating your own elixirs, salves and more, this book offers everything you need to keep you and your loved ones safe.

The Art of Stalking Parallel Perception: Revised 10th Anniversary Edition: The Living Tapestry of Lujan Matus


Lujan Matus - 2015
    In this revised edition, Lujan clarifies and expands upon key elements of his teachings. Readers familiar with the original will be surprised at the awakenings that unfold via powerful additions woven throughout the text. Some chapters have been removed, others expanded upon, and exciting new material has come to light. Traversing these pages, we accompany Lujan Matus during pivotal journeys on his path to becoming a shaman. With compelling visual imagery and in-depth explanations, he and his benefactors impart an empowering sequence of transmissions that offer unprecedented insight into the intricacies of human existence. In sharing his experiences, Lujan opens the door to a universe of mythical proportions and bestows vital keys to access these dimensional possibilities in one's own life. The Art of Stalking Parallel Perception magnifies the essence of the ancient wisdom traditions in a functional, non-dogmatic format that speaks directly to the heart. One may recognize strands of Tibetan Dzogchen and Taoism, and aficionados of Toltec wisdom will discern the unmistakably potent voice of Don Juan Matus and discover the mysterious guiding influence of the ancient seer, Xoxonapo. With direct language, Lujan conveys an otherworldly grasp of human nature, not to mention coherent accounts of interdimensional travel, a precise description of the enigmatic manifestation of the energy double, insights into the non-linear nature of time and the elucidation of hieroglyphs that are maps to completely open one's perception, this is a bridge to new thresholds unlike any other.

The Kabbalistic Mirror of Genesis: Commentary on the First Three Chapters


David Chaim Smith - 2015
    For millennia religious literalism has dominated our understanding of the Bible, imprisoning its subtle inner wisdom within the most coarse and superficial aspects of the narrative. Generations have been led to believe that Genesis 1-3 is only a primitive proto-cosmic history, a mythological explanation of the human moral disposition, a religious fairy tale. But by accepting the text as pure kabbalistic metaphor, the mystical content of Genesis springs forth, revealing the Divine nature of creativity as well as a new understanding of the human mind. Deconstructing each line of Genesis 1-3 with esoteric methods derived from the oral teachings of the Kabbalah, David Chaim Smith reveals how the ten sefirot, collectively known as the Tree of Life, are not simply a linear hierarchy. They are a unified interdependent whole with ten interactive functions, forming the template through which creative diversity manifests. Through acts of creation and creativity, the mind expresses its Divine nature. Through our Divine creative power, we are able to touch upon Ain Sof (the infinite), the lifeblood of all creative expression. Smith’s line-by-line examination of Genesis 1-3 reveals a complete model not only of Divine creativity but also of the predicament of the human mind, of the Divine nature of consciousness as well as our inability to recognize the mind’s Divinity. With this new interpretation, which removes the concept of a Creator God, we are able to transcend the contrasting notions of being and non-being at the heart of conventional habits of perception and awaken a new mystical understanding of Unity and the fathomless depth of Divinity.

Build a Smart Raspberry Pi VPN Server: Auto Configuring, Plug-n-Play, Use from Anywhere


Ira Finch - 2015
    As a fully plug-n-play device, you will be able to connect it to virtually any Internet router and it will auto-configure itself to that environment. There is no need for DDNS (Dynamic DNS) as the server will send you emails if/when its IP address changes, so you can make quick/easy changes to your local Client Certificates. For less than $60, you'll have your own VPN Server, and Tor Router, which you can monitor and maintain from almost anywhere without paying service fees to companies that may record, sell, or steal your data or identity. NEW 3RD EDITION: Includes optional Tor Router for increased anonymity and identity protection, VPN over SSL, SSH hardening, simplified setup and other enhancements. My book contains a link to a supporting web site that includes a User Forum, and additional FAQs, Troubleshooting, Maintenance, and Errata pages not found in the book. NOTE: Unless there are major revisions made to this book, owners are not automatically updated with the latest Revision. This is Amazon's Policy. So Please, check that you have the latest Revision of this book before using it or posting a negative review. And request the latest Revision from Amazon if necessary. **** Please contact the Author via the email address or web site given in the book if you have any questions or issues.

Verdant Gnosis: Cultivating the Green Path


Catamara Rosarium - 2015
    Viridis means 'green, verdant, growing'--all that is lush and nourishing; while genii is the origin of the words 'genius' and 'genie'--the spirit, daemon, or guiding intelligence of an entity. Viridis Genii--the verdant gnosis--is thus the spiritual path of working with the intelligence of living nature.Within this volume you will find a selection of international authorities on the Green Way, ranging from professional plant alchemists, shamanic herb-masters, to bioregional animists. Herein you will learn the ways in which you can communicate deeply with the mysterious intelligence of the plant kingdom, breaking down the barriers of anthropocentric thinking that separate humanity from nature.Introduction --Catamara Rosarium and Jenn Zahrt, PhDGreen Gold: Alchemy in the Plant Realm --Robert Allen BartlettThe Genius in the Bottle: Bioregional Animism and the Viridis Genii --Marcus McCoyPlant Communication: Two Relatively Simple Approaches --Sean CrokeThe Wisdom of the Trees --Julie Charette NunnBenedicaria: The Blessing Way of Southern Italian Folk Woman --Gail Faith EdwardsUm ClarAo nas Matas: Working with Plant Spirits in Brazilian Quimbanda --Jesse Hathaway DiazDream Grass --Ryan WazkaTwenty-First Century Visionary Medicine Woman --Shonagh HomeThe Rose in Sensorium --Catamara Rosarium