Best of
Metaphysics

2017

The Ultimate Guide to Tarot Card Meanings


Brigit Esselmont - 2017
    Finally! Here's a fresh, modern, and practical guide to the meanings of the Tarot cards that makes reading Tarot as easy as reading your favourite magazine!Brigit Esselmont, Founder of Biddy Tarot (the #1 Tarot card meanings website), shares her most comprehensive guide to the Tarot cards yet!Inside The Ultimate Guide to Tarot Card Meanings, you'll find upright and reversed Tarot card meanings for every card, interpretations for everyday situations from relationships to career, finances and well-being, journaling prompts, keyword charts, and so much more.Why waste time and money on outdated and confusing Tarot books when you can get the most relevant, modern and useful guide to Tarot card meanings you’ll ever need? It’s all here for you in The Ultimate Guide to Tarot Card Meanings."This is the most complete, comprehensive and informative book on Tarot I know." Inge Brust"The Guide is a complete lesson in reading, explaining, and simplifying the 78 cards of the Tarot. It is the best learning tool and reference book on the Tarot I have ever seen." Robert Neal"I am in complete awe of your book. It is truly The Ultimate Guide To Life – not only for Tarot card meanings but also for delving into our lives, finding paths to more enriching lives, seeking answers, and so much more." Cheryl Janzen

Summary - A Man Named Ove: Book By Fredrik Backman


The Summary Guy - 2017
    Ove was a simple man who tried to live the simplest life he possibly could. He worked in a factory for as long as he could remember and was satisfied with his life. But after several events happened, one of them being the death of his wife, Ove decided to end his life. He tried to commit suicide on several occasions, but every attempt ended unsuccessfully. However, everything changed after some foreigners decided to move into the house next to his. It is the story about the life of a man who just could not fit in. His mindset and the way he lived was different from the lives of other people. His love for numbers and order to the point of obsession drove Ove to become a hermit. The novel is written in the style of a memoir, a reminiscing of the past life of a man who slowly embraced his fate as his life comes to its inevitable end. Filled with strong emotions of pain, loneliness, and the "good ol' days, '' A Man Called Ove is a drama that will leave no one indifferent. It is a novel in which the author wants to show to his readers that the life of a grumpy, old, and bitter man was once filled with colors other than just black and white. Here Is A Preview of What You Will Get: - A summarized version of the book. - You will find the book analyzed to further strengthen your knowledge. - Fun multiple-choice quizzes, along with answers to help you learn about the book. Get a copy, and learn everything about A Man Called Ove.

Reality Unveiled


Ziad Masri - 2017
    Far from offering simple platitudes and general principles, Reality Unveiled immerses you into this surprising world of ancient and modern knowledge, and presents you with all the incredible evidence to support it.With a new profound understanding of existence, and answers to your long-held innermost questions, it gently goes on to show you how to tap into this inspiring wisdom in your practical everyday life, giving you the power to make a lasting transformation like never before, and to have the joy, peace, and true fulfillment you’ve always searched for.The book does something new and different in the spirituality genre, bringing scientific and empirical evidence to it in a way that reads like a gripping novel or documentary, while not losing the elements that touch one's soul.

Simple Self-Healing: The Magic of Autosuggestion


Émile Coué - 2017
    French psychologist Émile Coué was one of the more underappreciated geniuses of 20th century medicine. Almost a hundred years ago, Coué’s popular self-healing method – which he called autosuggestion – helped cure thousands of people annually. Today, however, few people have ever even heard of him. This book introduces you to Coué’s overlooked formula, and will surprise you in the process. If you grasp the simplicity of autosuggestion, you’ll be able to use this wonderful tool as you wish – and it should help make your life “better and better.” Get your copy now.

Wisdom from Your Spirit Guides: A Handbook to Contact Your Soul’s Greatest Teachers


James Van Praagh - 2017
    Your spirit guides, a team of energetic beings, are ever-present spiritual teachers offering guidance, support, wisdom, and love.In this book, world-renowned spiritual medium James Van Praagh shares the benefits and rewards of having a conscious relationship with your guides. You’ll explore the many different guides you can encounter over the course of your life and lifetimes, including earth guides who have physical bodies and those who reside in the Spirit realm. Since our soul’s energy is constantly changing, our guides, too, are changing, making for a rich and infinite array of possibilities.You will also discover where the guides come from and what they are here to do. James offers insights from the guides that deal with common situations, and shows you how to make contact with your own inner guides and protect yourself from unwanted energies. The book features a series of powerful energy-raising exercises and meditations to enrich your journey to understanding your guides and the assistance they can impart on your life. In doing so, you’ll learn how to work with your chakra points, increase your heart space, and ground yourself to receive messages from your guides. “From the moment we take our first breath, our unseen support team is always nearby to assist and take care of us. Even in the most desperate of moments, we are never alone. There are many beings encouraging you to rise up and believe in yourself, or to find an aspect of yourself that you have forgotten which can strengthen your resolve.”

How to be Your Own Genie: Manifesting the Magical Life You Were Born to Live


Radleigh Valentine - 2017
    Radleigh discusses the components of a magical life and offers practical advice and exercises to support you in several areas: Getting in touch with your “inner genie” to make your wishes come true Signs from the universe: how to read the messages you’re receiving every day Daily, weekly, and monthly strategies for making your life more magical How to speak to the angels and why these angelic messengers want to help you Discovering your identity: examining your beliefs to choose only those that truly serve you Manifesting what you really want and how to turn an adversity into a blessing Finding love and managing the relationships in your life The importance of choosing joy and living a life of gratitude Join Radleigh on a magical journey to discover and claim the magical life you were born to live!

Sigils of Power and Transformation: 111 Magick Sigils to Change and Control Your Life


Adam Blackthorne - 2017
    When you work with the sigils in this book, you throw out all the confusing magickal garbage and get straight to the power of change. Sigils provide you with a visual code that unlocks the essence of magick. This book does not contain anything to do with witchcraft, spellcasting, kabbalistic ritual, evocation or any other method of magick that you might be familiar with. A sigil is nothing more than a drawing, but in this case, the drawing is so much more than you can imagine. These drawings bypass the conscious mind, connecting you to a stream of pure magick. This is not dark magick, but magick of light. You can do no harm with this magick, to yourself or to others. The magick works because you have access to one hundred and eleven secret sigils, handed down from ancient times. Every one of them can work wonders in the modern world. You will discover: The Magick of the Mind Inspiring Others Extended Perception Fortune Love and Friendship Breakthrough Magick Spiritual Magick Personal Strength Peace Magick Protection Magick Personal Healing Health Magick Wisdom and Education Business and Finance Employment Magick The magick presented here is not bound to any religion, and it requires no magick words. You don't have to learn any difficult pronunciations or say a single word out loud. The magick requires no visualization and no equipment. You won't light a candle or wave a wand. All you need is this book, your own strong desire and the will to carry out the instructions.

Love and Other Pranks


Tony Vigorito - 2017
    It rings the cosmic gong on so many levels, turns so many stereotypes inside out, one scarcely knows what to do but hold on and enjoy the ride. And enjoy it I did." —TOM ROBBINSAcclaimed for his surreal, satirical vision and his “consistently dazzling” (Kirkus Reviews) writing style, cult favorite Tony Vigorito stretches the boundaries of storytelling beyond all limits with his long-awaited third novel. A quest to find the treasure of all treasures launches this swashbuckling tale of romance and high adventure across three centuries and takes you on a hilarious and visionary journey that includes lovers, pirates, bank robbers, treasure maps, yoga cults, love potions, assassins, con artists, quicksand, smugglers, and rock-paper-scissors. Welcome to the “incomparable imagination” (Minneapolis Books Examiner) of a Tony Vigorito novel. And beware the meadow of marvels... "A masterful story..." —Seattle Book Review"Opening with a satire of the Adam and Eve story, this book moves seamlessly back and forth between eighteenth century Caribbean pirates with a treasure map and twenty-first century San Franciscans contending with a false New Age prophet. The author controls these seemingly disparate scenarios with humor and panache, creating such memorable characters as a guardian parrot, a bumbling true believer, and a herd of cowbell-wearing bison somehow relocated to a tropical island. This is a deeply original and satisfying book." —BookLife

The Ten Thousand Things


Robert Saltzman - 2017
    His book is a fresh look at the questions that occur to anyone who thinks deeply about these matters, questions about free will, self-determination, destiny, choice, and who are we anyway. I believe this is a “breakthrough book.” Robert’s style of writing about such ephemeral and difficult subjects as awareness and consciousness is honest, concise, and accurate. His ability to describe his experiences of living in a reality quite different from conventional ways of thinking is brilliantly unusual. On first encountering Robert Saltzman’s work, I am reminded of the same feelings of discovery, delight and excitement that I remember from meeting Alan Watts’ “The Wisdom of Insecurity”, Krishnamurti’s “Freedom from the Known,” and Chögyam Trungpa’s “Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism.” His clarity of mind shines brightly through every sentence in this book. His skill at making clear the most difficult ramifications and subtleties of awakened consciousness is so free of conventional cluttered thinking, so free of habitual phrases, so free of the taint of religious dogma and the conventional ways of speaking of such difficult matters, that this book stands out for me as an entirely fresh and illuminated exposition of awakened consciousness: an awakened understanding of what it is to be human. —Dr. Robert K. Hall

The Genius of Being: Contemplating the Profound Intelligence of Existence


Peter Ralston - 2017
    The first volume, The Book of Not Knowing, garnered much praise as a comprehensive exploration of the depths of self and consciousness. The second volume, Pursuing Consciousness, clarifies the difference between enlightenment and self-transformation, and then pairs these two goals in a strikingly effective way. This third book is both shorter and more complex, taking us straight to the heart of the origins of our experience. In a progression of illuminating assertions, Ralston shows us how human consciousness carves out distinctions from whatever is absolutely true. This dynamic not only generates both self and reality from nothing, it imbues them with the quality of objective truth. From the time we first distinguish between self and not-self as infants, we begin making a sequence of existential assumptions that result in the illusion that a self is some ethereal -object- within. This universally accepted assumption persists despite the failure of exhaustive investigations to locate this inner self. This book is not for the faint of heart or the casual seeker, but contemplating the assertions here empowers you to personally and experientially grasp what is rarely even glimpsed: a profound consciousness of the genesis of human experience.

Credible Witness: Paranormal Police Stories


Andy Gilbert - 2017
    Credible Witness is a collection of compelling accounts from members of the police family who have witnessed or have intimate knowledge of unexplained incidents. When the world of policing and the paranormal collide, even the most hardened sceptic might have to think again. However much we think we know about the world around us, perhaps we don’t know everything.

The Hidden and the Manifest: Essays in Theology and Metaphysics


David Bentley Hart - 2017
    Spanning Hart's career both topically and over time, these essays cover such subjects as the Orthodox understanding of Eucharistic sacrifice; the metaphysics of Paradise Lost; Christianity, modernity, and freedom; death, final judgment, and the meaning of life; and many more.

#KnowTheTruth: Why Knowing Who You Are Changes Everything


Gordana Biernat - 2017
    Her straightforward and empowering tweets have already inspired hundreds of thousands across the globe and this book is a collection of her most profound wisdom. #KnowTheTruth will open your eyes to your true potential and inherent inner power; it will remind you of who you are and why you are here.All the ‘truth thoughts’ in this book have ONE purpose – to help you understand yourself and your place in the world. The truth is never complicated or irrational; the truth always feels easy and right. If you have an unresolved issue or need guidance, just ask ‘What is my message for today?’ then open this book and read the message it has for you.

The Witches' Almanac, Issue 37, Spring 2018-Spring 2019: The Magic of Plants


Andrew Theitic - 2017
    At one level, it is a pop reference that will fascinate anyone interested in folklore, mythology, and culture; at another, it is the most sophisticated and wide-ranging annual guide available today for the mystic enthusiast.Modeled after the Old Farmers' Almanac, it includes information related to the annual moon calendar (weather forecasts and horoscopes), as well as legends, rituals, herbal secrets, mystic incantations, interviews, and many a curious tale of good and evil. Although it is an annual publication, its subject matter is timeless--only about 15 percent of the content is specific to the date range of each issue.The theme of Issue 37 (Spring 2018-Spring 2019) is the magic of plants. Also included are the following articles: "Sigil Witchery," "The Witch of Hadley," "SeerStones," "Astrological Plant Remedies," "Pomba Gira," "Coffin Ring," and "Coefficient of Weirdness, Part 2."

Jed Talks #1: Essays, Teachings, Rants & Frivolous Frivolity


Jed McKenna - 2017
    The Jed Talks series continues to provide the same combination of humor, charm, and unparalleled mastery that has made Jed McKenna the clearest and most unique voice in modern spirituality. Visit Wisefool Press to learn more.

Letters From The Universe: The Framework of Everything and a Cosmic Guidance to Love, Life and Beyond


Geo Douglas - 2017
    By understanding the cosmos and knowing how everything began, we can emulate the ways of the universe and orchestrate a beautiful symphony of life, love and happiness. You will learn:• How we are connected to the universe• What we are made of and how we are connected to each other• How love plays a role in the universe• How to tap into the frequency of the universe and its built-in intelligence• How we apply that connection to our lives• What awaits us in the afterlife. The Cosmos explained with simplicity… The author and his team of astrophysicists and cosmologists present a new theory / framework of the universe. We as a people can learn to explore space in a whole new way, allowing us to break free from the confines of our own solar system. • Insight on a time prior to the Big Bang• How new universes are born• How every galaxy was created• How black holes are formed• How we can travel faster than the speed of light• Wormhole predicted outside earth's atmosphere on a specific day in 2018 The Universe will guide you... If you observe, listen, and go with the flow of energy, you will discover a cosmic connection and embark on a love affair with both nature and an inner-awareness that will resonate with purity and beauty. Your journey will soon take a turn and open your life to new opportunities you never thought possible. It’s time to stop resisting these prevailing forces and to start having the courage, strength, and knowledge to ride that wave of good energy for the rest of your days on planet Earth—and beyond into the afterlife. The universe is speaking. It's time to listen.

The Illumination Process


Alberto Villoldo - 2017
    Through various stages in this journey of initiation, we grow to understand the causes of our suffering and how to free ourselves from the pain and drama of our unhealed emotions. Life itself invites us to be initiated through many means—the possibility of love, the loss of a parent or friend, the birth of a child, or a serious health crisis. True initiation is empowered by facing personal challenges and experiencing the spiritual rebirth—or illumination—that follows.Unifying this book is the sacred process of transforming toxic emotions into sources of power and grace. The Illumination Process shows us how to bid a joyful good-bye to the people and places we have met, discovering a sacred space where the spirit inhabits, uniting the body and soul. When we learn to let go from difficult situations and problems, to accept our lives as they are, we can begin to identify with a self that is eternal.Recounting his own experiences, tracing the mythologies of an array of cultures, and expanding his inquiry into the field of neurobiology, best-selling author Alberto Villoldo shows readers how they can benefit from these sacred practices.

How to Co-Create using the Secret Language of the Universe : Using Astrology for your Empowerment


Pam Gregory - 2017
    It is a part of you that may be hard to articulate, but acts as an undertow to pull you towards growth and fulfillment. However if you’re not aware of this deep insight as to who you really are, you can override its message and never really feel satisfied in your life. This book will take you through the simple steps of downloading your own unique birthchart free from my website (you need to know your birthtime for this), then identifying your own ‘secret purpose’, and the practical steps you can take to achieve that understanding. Even if you currently know nothing about astrology, this book will take you on a very special journey.

Betwixt & Between: Exploring the Faery Tradition of Witchcraft


Storm Faerywolf - 2017
    Originating in the West Coast of the United States separately from the Wicca tradition in England, Faery's appeal is grounded in its focus on power and results. This book provides the tools you need to begin your own Faery-style magical practice. Discover the foundational mythology and rites of the Faery tradition as well as steps and techniques for:Creating an Altar Summoning the Faery Fire Engaging the Shadow Exploring the Personal Trinity Purifying the Primal Soul Working with the Iron Pentacle Aligning Your Life Force Developing Spirit Alliances Journeying Between the Worlds Exploring Air, Fire, Water & Earth Enhancing Faery Power Personal experimentation and creative exploration are the heart and soul of Faery. The rituals, recipes, exercises, and lore within will help you project your consciousness into realms beyond this world, opening you to the experience of spiritual ecstasy.

Reflections of My Higher Self: A Journey Through Identity, Belief, and Perception


Joseph Danna - 2017
    This heartfelt adventure into mental & spiritual healing bares the miracle of metaphysics: the application of mental alchemy to salvage a traumatized life. During a near-death experience, a Rosicrucian mystic finds himself in a progression of alternate realities where he is led to face a repressed memory buried in his painful past. The extraterrestrials there to serve his soul, embark on a mission filled with intrigue as, inch-by-inch, this saga into consciousness unfolds. This transformational writing explains the energetic aspects of the psychology behind a troubled man’s social anxiety disorder stemming from sexual and religious abuse, leading him to the pitfalls of self-medication and addiction, and finally to the alchemical means of his recovery taught by his spirit guides. His last-ditch effort toward personal-growth offers a shift in perspective that leads from emptiness to fulfillment, and the contentment that comes through a restored mind. Sprinkled with interspirituality and glimpses into the afterlife, the Holy Spirit in this odyssey speaks loudly to the inner child as it awakens and inspires the wounded at the crossroads of truth and illusion.

The Process of Realization


Ivan Antic - 2017
    It is not enough. You know better than that - something is always missing for the realization to be a success. The missing link is for all the factors connecting thoughts and accomplishments to start acting together in a synchronized manner.You will find out about them here, what they are and how to synchronize them to act in a coherent way.The law of attraction is an innate characteristic, we always use it, it always happens, nothing outside of this can take place, it is the simple law of quantum physics. Since it always acts, the skill of attraction is actually the skill of the proper acceptance. It is inaccurately called 'the law of attraction', it should have been called 'the law of acceptance'. The art of acceptance is our ability to harmonize our entire being with a single idea.There is a subtle deception regarding the very notion of the law of attraction, which leads us to think that we draw something to ourselves like a magnet, that something comes to us. Nothing should come to us, it already exists in parallel realities, all we have to do is adjust to one idea with our whole being for the purpose of accepting it. That is all. In order to make our ideas come true we must become aware of all the processes they go through on their way from a single idea to materialization.Only when we group together all the creative processes into one whole, when we begin to think in a consistent and persistent way following a certain mental pattern, when we invest our energy and when we have a clear and concrete vision of this goal, only then will we achieve it.All the goals that have ever existed have been achieved this way. In the science of Cabala these processes are called tetragrammaton.Everything you possess now, you have achieved in this manner, albeit unconsciously. That is the reason why you do not like it. This eye-opening book will disclose the rule of thumb in turning this process to your advantage using the conscious harmonization of all the four principles of creation. Let us take a closer look at how to achive the state of creating your life for the better with full awareness.---"The completeness and internal consistency of this writing stands out. It left me feeling that it was written for me. It inspires, it reassures, it explains. It makes no attempt to do the work for you, nor should it but it filled me with enthusiasm for the work to be done. What is so remarkable is the way it left me feeling that I had been told what I already knew but how little I understood. There are some authors who truly are a reader’s friend. This author is a very good friend to have." – 5-star Amazon Review "The book is an excellent study of the process of realization that humans carry as a multidimensional beings. Highly recommended, especially to get a more thorough, comprehensive understanding of the existence." – 5-star Amazon Review"The message in this book is absolutely so true. Once you realize you are in control of your mind, you can use that power to take back your life. Whether it be your health, your relationships, your job, etc, you can create your present to obtain your future goals." – 5-star Amazon Review

The Cus D'Amato Mind: Learn The Simple Secrets That Took Boxers Like Mike Tyson To Greatness


Reemus Boxing - 2017
    Perfect for aspiring boxers, athletes and ambitious people who want to be more confident and talented in their craft. THE GREATEST BOXING COACH IN HISTORY ‘The Cus D’Amato Mind’ teaches the principles and philosophies of the great trainer D’Amato, which took young boys such as Mike Tyson and Floyd Patterson to the heavyweight championship in a few short years. THE MAN WHO MADE MIKE TYSON In 1980, a young Mike Tyson was in the Tryon school for juvenile delinquents. By the age of 13, Mike had already been arrested dozens of times, had suffered bullying, and often engaged in criminal activities like armed robbery and house burglary. He was heading down a certain path to death or a life of prison. Fast forward six years later, and Mike Tyson had become the youngest heavyweight champion at 20 years old, after destructively crafting a route to the top. What had happened? How could such a change happen in such a short space of time? The answer is Cus D’Amato. The great boxing coach Cus D’Amato was a revolutionist. He was a modern-day philosopher. He was a leader who changed the lives of those he helped. Cus would literally take juvenile kids of the street, and house them in his fourteen-room mansion. Impressively, he was able to instill them with the character of champions, so they would be able to go out and conquer the world, whether they were fighters or not. Cus D’Amato created champions. LEARN HIS SECRETS In this book, we break down the mental strategies that any fighter (or anyone) can use in order to excel towards greatness. Fighters all over the world are able to acquire trainers that can teach technique. But they are unable to find teachers, like the Cus D’Amato’s and the Angelo Dundee’s, who can instill them with charismatic confidence, and help them deal with anxiety and fear before matches. The book consists of five sections. Each section is designed to empower you in a different area. The five sections are: • Character • Fear • Anxiety • Resistance • Leadership The aim of the book is to increase your belief and confidence in your potential, as well as giving you the knowledge of what it specifically takes to become a champion. After reading the book, you will be able to make simple adjustments, so that you can think like a champion.Without knowing what makes a champion, and how you can become one too, you will never be able to achieve it. After learning what makes ‘The Cus D’Amato Mind’, you will be more charismatic, confident, with a greater sense of control over your path to boxing greatness.

The Magic of Trees: A Guide to Their Sacred Wisdom & Metaphysical Properties


Tess Whitehurst - 2017
    Featuring detailed descriptions of the magical and energetic properties of more than one hundred trees, this comprehensive guide shows you how to work with them--physically and spiritually--through rituals, spells, aromatherapy, visualization, and more.Trees are symbols of the interconnectedness of life and represent the interwoven web of everything magical. The Magic of Trees helps you tap into that web and enrich your life. From Acacia to Yew and many others in between, each tree has an encyclopedic entry that features its history, magical uses, medicinal uses, and correspondences. With this book's guidance, you'll find that the trees around you can be beloved friends, teachers, and magical partners.Praise A truly comprehensive magical tome on trees, written in the enchanting style and depth that only Tess Whitehurst can bring to the page. This one belongs in every witch's library.--Deborah Blake, author of Everyday Witchcraft

Prelude


Chariss K. Walker - 2017
    Alec's ensuing rage and desire for retribution took over. His fury was the catalyst that propelled Alec into this paranormal change.Was the Winters’ family secret instrumental in changing Alec’s life or was it his destiny? As both angel and demon, he is a protector of innocent victims and a punisher of those who hurt them.Prelude, a prequel to Crescent City, shares a behind-the-scenes look at Alec's life before that fateful night and gives little-known facts about Alec’s relationship with Sabrina, Chaz, and Danae. This dark-urban-fantasy, supernatural suspense thriller is only the beginning of Alec’s controversial story as an angel and demon.Author's Warning:Rated R: This dark fiction story - deals with elements of fear, death, and the darkest side of life and contains many emotional triggers. Not for the faint of heart, not recommended for those under the age of 17.

An Infinity of Gods: Conversations with an Unconventional Mystic, The Teachings of Shelly Trimmer


Ray Grasse - 2017
    Based primarily on transcripts of conversations between Shelly and Ray Grasse during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Grasse's book offers a glimpse into the wide-ranging thoughts and insights of this unusual teacher. Among the topics covered are meditation, magic, karma, future science, astrology, psychic phenomena, sex, relationships, enlightenment and God. Written in clear and easy-to-understand language, this compelling selection offers a thought-provoking look into the life and mind of a true American original."Rule number one in the spiritual search: the best masters are the ones you never hear of and can hardly find. Ray Grasse's absorbing portrait of Shelly Trimmer proves yet again that this is true."-Richard Smoley, author of 'How God Became God: What Scholars Are Really Saying about God and the Bible.'

The Socratic Dialogues Early Period, Volume 2: Gorgias, Protagoras, Meno, Euthydemus, Lesser Hippias, Greater Hippias


Plato - 2017
    

Essential Kundalini Yoga: An Invitation to Radiant Health, Unconditional Love, and the Awakening of Your Energetic Potential


Karena Virginia - 2017
    Kundalini yoga is the art and practice of activating this radiant energy. With Essential Kundalini Yoga, Karena Virginia and Dharm Khalsa present the core principles and practices of this revered tradition in an inviting and accessible guide. "Kundalini yoga opens joyous space for connecting deeply with the energy states of our being," write Karena and Dharm, "It brings vital health to the body and opens our consciousness to new potentials of awareness." Created for the modern practitioner, this book offers clear, comprehensive instruction in the key insights and practices of kundalini yoga. From philosophy and lifestyle, to working with anatomy and physical asana, to activating our energy bodies, Essential Kundalini Yoga is a uniquely practical and in-depth manual. Highlights include: Gorgeous photos illuminating step-by-step instructions• Detailed instructions, explanations, and illustrations for core kundalini practices—mantra, pranayama, bhanda, asana, kriya, meditation, and more• Seven traditional kundalini yoga routines, including a pituitary gland series for intuition, yoga for the immune system, and detoxing for radiance• Understand the science of the practice, including its effects on the glandular system, spine, nervous system, and skeleton• Meditations, mantras, and yoga poses to activate each of the chakras and bring health to your energetic body• Remedies for common emotional challenges—dealing with fear, shame, and depression, among others• Kundalini secrets for getting better sleep, aging gracefully, enhancing fertility, cultivating vitality, and more Rooted in tradition and infused with a sense of infinite possibility, Essential Kundalini Yoga is a joyful invitation for practitioners of all levels to awaken the vital energy within and receive the gifts that emerge from connecting more deeply with your own potential for creativity, abundance, and joy.

De-Fragmenting Modernity: Reintegrating Knowledge with Wisdom, Belief with Truth, and Reality with Being


Paul Tyson - 2017
    On the one hand, abstract constructions of our own imagination--such as money, "mere" facts, and mathematical models--are treated by us as important objective facts. On the other hand, our understanding of the concrete realities of meaning and value in which our daily lives are actually embedded--love, significance, purpose, wonder--are treated as arbitrary and optional subjective beliefs. This is because, to us, only quantitative and instrumentally useful things are considered to be accessible to the domain of knowledge. Our lifeworld is designed to dis-integrate knowledge from belief, facts from meanings, immanence from transcendence, quality from quantity, and "mere" reality from the mystery of being. This book explores two questions: why should we, and how can we, reintegrate being, knowing, and believing? "Modern science, focusing on facts and power, is neither coherent nor existentially adequate. Instead of this crumbling edifice, the author of this book erects a new one--which actually is the old one--founded on the wonder of existence and the appreciation of finding ourselves in a world that makes sense. The solution he offers is not only intellectually satisfying; it is even essential for solving the scientific, political, and moral challenges of our time." --Knut Alfsvag, professor of systematic theology, VID Specialized University, Stavanger, Norway; author of What No Mind Has Conceived? On the Significance of Christological Apophaticism "Paul Tyson has a genius for entering into the everyday experience of the modern person. But rather than allowing the limits of that experience to dictate the ultimate meaning of things, he gently but compellingly opens it up to its forgotten roots and plants it in a healthier and more life-giving ground. In this case, that ground is an understanding of the great mystery of being and a robust, non-privatized faith." --D.C. Schindler, author of The Perfection of Freedom: Schiller, Schelling, and Hegel between the Ancients and the Moderns Paul Tyson is the Director of the Emmanuel Centre for the Study of Science, Religion and Society at the University of Queensland. He is author of Faith's Knowledge (2013) and Returning to Reality (2014).

Summary and Analysis: Dr. Joe Dispenza's Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing The Uncommon


Brief Books - 2017
    Joe Dispenza's Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing The Uncommon. His work is very exciting, fascinating, and a great way to expand your mind. Here is a taste of what to expect within this summary: In unified field theory, first posited by Albert Einstein, electromagnetism and gravity are unified in a single field, and that quantum mechanics would be the result. Einstein was far ahead of his time and physicists today still work on unified theory through the most promising approach, string theory, which requires 10 or more dimensions and describes all elementary particles as vibrating strings, with different modes of vibration producing different particles. Dr. Dispenza has combined physics, chemistry, biology, spiritualism, religion, psychology, eastern meditative practices, and the power of the human will to create an advanced set of meditations designed to help anyone connect to the unified field, a place of “no one, no thing, no where, no space, and no time.” Dr. Dispenza further suggests that connecting to the unified field through various methods of deep meditation will allow one to leave linear space time and connect with any possible future that could exist for that individual. Dr. Dispenza provides scientific evidence (including brain scans done on subjects in real time) to demonstrate his hypothesis. He explores the brain wave patterns common to everyone (beta, alpha, delta, and gamma) and shows through his research how those who connect with the unified field reveal an increase in high beta and gamma waves. Dr. Dispenza teaches his students (during four day retreats around the world) how to reach the optimal state of brain wave activity in order to connect with the unified field. He suggests that his students, who are successful, can draw energy from the unified field and use it to not only change their thought processes, but to change their very gene behavior in their body cells, thus creating healing of diseases. In this summary and analysis of Dr. Joe Dispenza's work, you'll receive: 1. A detailed chapter-by-chapter analysis that will teach you to TAP INTO YOUR FULL POTENTIAL! 2. Exciting cases in which miraculous healings occurred during Dr. Joe Dispenza's retreats. 3. How to remain in an eternal and blissful present moment. And much more!

The Energy Code - Mastering energy in the age of burnout


Ela Manga - 2017
    Being too busy and exhausted is becoming a shared narrative of modern living.In her book The Energy Code, Dr Ela Manga offers a wealth of simple, sophisticated and powerful ways to integrate what she calls “recovery loops” into our everyday lives. This book is packed full of compelling, real-life stories about the debilitating effects of stress and is a treasure trove of practical tips for preventing and recovering from it. The Energy Code ultimately brings awareness to the basic laws and principles of energy, by weaving together the science of Western medicine and Eastern philosophy.“This book is a gift to all who strive for better balance and wellbeing. Ela is uniquely qualified, drawing from her medical practice and her breathwork and holistic practices to bring invaluable insights and coping strategies for the full life we all aspire to have.” – Wendy Lucas-Bull, Chairman of Barclays Africa Group LtdThe Energy Code is specifically relevant for anyone who faces the challenge of supporting healthy and meaningful relationships while pursuing their passion and vocation.

Making Things Up


Karen Bennett - 2017
    For example, your computer screen is built of atoms in a complexconfiguration, and the picture on the screen is based in the local illumination of various individual pixels. Karen Bennett calls the family of relations invoked by such talk 'building relations'. Grounding is one currently popular such relation; so too are composition, property realization, and-controversially-causation. In chapters 2 and 3 Bennett argues that despite their differences, building relations form an interestingly unified family, and characterizes what all building relations have in common. In chapter 4 she argues that it's a mistake to think there is a strict dividebetween causal and noncausal determination. Chapters 5 and 6 turn to the connections between building and fundamentality. Bennett argues at length that both absolute and relative fundamentality are best understood in terms of building, and that to say that one thing is more fundamental than anotheris to say no more than that certain patterns of building obtain. In chapter 7 Bennett argues that facts about what builds what must be themselves built: if a builds b, there is something in virtue of which that is the case. She also argues that the answer is a itself. Finally, in chapter 8 shedefends an assumption that runs throughout the rest of the book, namely that there indeed are nonfundamental, built entities. Doing so involves substantive discussion about the scope of Ockham's Razor. Bennett argues that some nonfundamentalia are among the proper subject-matter of metaphysics, andthus that metaphysics is not best understood as the study of the fundamental nature of reality.

Akasha Unleashed: The Missing Manual to You


Debbra Lupien - 2017
    How fabulous would it be if you came with a manual too? Well, you do! Your manual is called the Akashic Records. The Akashic Records are a powerful spiritual tool intended to help you on your journey through life. But you can’t utilize them if you don’t know how to access them, which is where Akashic Records Expert Debbra Lupien steps in. Her new book, Akasha Unleashed: The Missing Manual to You, is a quick-start guide to using the Records. In these pages, you’ll learn how to: • Trust your intuition • Overcome challenges that leave you feeling stuck, frustrated, and hopeless • Make the best, most empowered choices • Have better, more satisfying relationships including finding your soul mate • Use the Akashic Records with Law of Attraction to "manifest on steroids" • Discover your soul purpose in life "You have an entire team of spiritual guides at your disposal, archiving your life, your goals, your aspirations, your thoughts and desires. Their sole purpose in existing is to help you become the very best version of yourself." —Guides of the Akasha *BONUSES: Reconnecting to Higher Consciousness Meditation channeled from Archangel Metatron specifically for this book and a special Akashic Records Access Prayer. After you get your book, go to the Resources page (near the back) and click on the bonuses link. The meditation and access prayer are the tools you need to access your Records. Then prepare to have your socks knocked off by the wisdom of your Akashic Records Spirit Guides.

Tarot Card Meanings Workbook


Brigit Esselmont - 2017
    But the real magic happens when you discover your own personal meanings for the Tarot cards.Your Tarot readings will be even more powerful, more insightful and more accurate because you are tapping into your own inner guidance and wisdom about what the cards mean for you.In the Tarot Card Meanings Workbook, you'll be guided to create your very own descriptions for the Tarot cards.This isn't about simply being told what the Tarot cards mean. This is about discovering what the cards mean to you.You'll be drawing on your personal experiences, your Tarot readings, and – most importantly – your intuition to create powerful Tarot card interpretations that actually make sense to you and give you the clarity you desire.Inside the Tarot Card Meanings Workbook you'll find:Advice on how to uncover your personalised meanings of the Tarot cardsWorksheets for each Tarot cards, including space for you to record your personal keywords, Tarot card symbolism, upright and reversed meanings, and interpretations for love, work, career, finance, well-being and spiritualityBlack & white images of the 78 Rider-Waite Tarot cards to deepen your understanding of their symbolism and significanceBlank keyword charts so you can create your very own quick-reference guide for the Tarot card meaningsIf you're struggling to memorise all of the Tarot card meanings or you find yourself always relying on the book to tell you what a card means, then the Tarot Card Meanings Workbook was made for you! This is your opportunity to finally connect with the cards in a powerful – and meaningful – way so that you nail every reading, every time.

The Socratic Dialogues: Early Period, Volume 1: The Apology, Crito, Charmides, Laches, Lysis, Menexenus, Ion


Plato - 2017
    

Awakened Empath: The Evolution Continues


Kim Wuirch - 2017
    Together they explore the relationships between angels, archangels, Sirians, and earth guides and the role they play in spiritual practice.Kim dives deep into the concept of removing unwanted influences from one's spiritual practice and even shares a banishment spell that has worked for her. Kim reveals that not all energy influences are necessarily in alignment with the goals and happiness of the spiritualist. And though this may shake someone's footing, Kim guides the reader through that challenge with expert insights into the purpose of lingering souls (who should not be feared), new ways to think about the role of archangels, and the comfort that spiritual beings cannot deceive about the concentration of their light.Readers will learn about realms, realities, dimensions, crystal charging in the moonlight (readers will be shocked by the truth), intuition, universal consciousness, two portals of Gaia, and the difference between human time and spirit time. Kim also provides a detailed breakdown of the essential characteristics of many of the archangels, shares the thirteen aspects of human spiritual character, and enters a thoughtful discussion on her own "infinity healing" philosophy.Kim's book ends with a formula for an oil to protect against lower frequency energy, but her journey doesn't end--far from it. Readers will enjoy this conversation with Kim and come away learning many new things and refine their perspective on accepted conventions.

Waking up an Empath: A Year in the Life of an Empath from Awakening to Spiritual Healer


Kim Wuirch - 2017
    Having been labeled as sensitive throughout her life, even by her mother, Kimberly finally finds out the reason why her emotions and moods are often heightened. She discovers that she is an empath. This book is based on one year of Kimberly’s life—from the shock of finding out she was an empath and learning what that meant, to the journey through spiritual awakening, and finally to becoming a healer, psychic, and medium. Her story is relatable to many people who are too afraid to let the world know of their abilities or who are only just discovering who they really are. Kimberly wrote this book to help other empaths realize that their thoughts, feelings, and sudden mood swings are all a normal part of being an empath and how difficult it is for those on the outside to fully understand what life is like for an empath. In the pages of this book, Kimberly is like the good and knowledgeable friend whom empaths can confide in when it comes to their own spiritual awakening and the fears and challenges that brings up. There are not only words on the pages of this book. There is also love and compassion for a journey Kimberly knows all too well.

The Soul of the White Dragon


Eriqa Queen - 2017
    Furthermore, you will learn about the elves, and discover a whole world that you didn’t know existed right under your nose.In her search for material for an upcoming book, Luzi stumbles upon many secrets and old wisdom, signs of seemingly lost, ancient knowledge. When searching for truth, one may find love and friendship that one has been looking for, even in places abandoned many years ago, or in realms not of this world.The Soul of the White Dragon, the first book in the Luzi Cane series, gives you a unique opportunity to enjoy an incredible adventure. At the same time, you gain so-called lost or hidden knowledge, in a world that desperately tries to wake up from its long slumber but is distracted by the ‘noise’ from the same world. The dragons are awakening, not to destroy us, but to guide us in our quest for a deeper understanding of our place in creation.Even though the book is a part of a series, it contains a complete story in its own right.https://www.erikistrup.dk/eip5_advent...

The Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to Metaphysics


Robert C. Koons - 2017
    The Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to Metaphysics presents an extensive examination of the key topics, concepts, and guiding principles of metaphysics.Represents the most comprehensive guide to metaphysics available today Offers authoritative coverage of the full range of topics that comprise the field of metaphysics in an accessible manner while considering competing views Explores key concepts such as space, time, powers, universals, and composition with clarity and depth Articulates coherent packages of metaphysical theses that include neo-Aristotelian, Quinean, Armstrongian, and neo-Humean Carefully tracks the use of common assumptions and methodological principles in metaphysics

The Game of Saturn: Decoding the Sola-Busca tarocchi


Peter Mark Adams - 2017
    It reveals the existence of a pagan liturgical and ritual tradition active amongst members of the Renaissance elite and encoded within the deck. Beneath its beautifully decorated surface, its imagery ranges from the obscure to the grotesque; we encounter scenes of homoeroticism, wounding, immolation and decapitation redolent of hidden meanings, violent transformations and obscure rites. For the first time in over five hundred years, the clues embedded within the cards reveal a dark Gnostic grimoire replete with pagan theurgical and astral magical rites. Careful analysis demonstrates that the presiding deity of this ‘cult object’ is none other than the Gnostic demiurge in its most archaic and violent form: the Afro-Levantine serpent-dragon, Ba’al Hammon, also known as Kronos and Saturn, though more notoriously as the biblical Moloch, the devourer of children. Conveyed from Constantinople to Italy in the dying years of the Byzantine Empire, the pagan Platonist George Gemistos Plethon sought to ensure the survival of the living essence of Neoplatonic theurgy by transplanting it to the elite families of the Italian Renaissance. Within that violent and sorcerous milieu, Plethon’s vision of a theurgically enlightened elite mutated into its dark shadow – a Saturnian brotherhood, operating within a cosmology of predation, which sought to channel the draconian current to preserve elite wealth, power and control. This development marks the birth of an ‘illumined elite’ over three centuries before Adam Weishaupt’s ‘Illuminati.’ The deck captures the essence of this magical tradition and constitutes a Western terma whose talismanic properties may serve to establish an initiatory link with the current. This work fully explores the historical context for the deck’s creation against the background of tense Ferrarese-Venetian diplomatic intrigue and espionage. The recovery of the deck’s encoded narratives constitutes a significant contribution to Renaissance scholarship, art history, tarot studies and the history of Western esotericism.

Crystal Prescriptions: Crystals for Ancestral Clearing, Soul Retrieval, Spirit Release and Karmic Healing. An A-Z Guide.


Judy Hall - 2017