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Restore your optimal physical, emotional, and spiritual self! This ancient Indian system of healing focuses on energies originating in seven centers of the body. Dip into this colorful feast of ways to work on your chakras, using associations, crystals, meditation, visualization, foods, music, and exercise. Each chakra has its chart of correspondences, with color, key element, fragrances, and physical and mental functions. See how other healing disciplines incorporate chakra therapies.

This is one of several books that I always recommend to people who tell me they are interested in learning Astrology because it is fun and easy to read, while also being filled with delightful and relevant information. It bears noting that the original subtitle of The Inner Sky was "The Dynamic New Astrology for Everyone" and that was probably a more accurate description than the newer "How to Make Wiser Choices for a More Fulfilling Life" currently used in the book title. This is NOT a self-help pop psychology book, as the newer title would have you believe. While some readers may indeed gain knowledge that will allow them to 'make wiser choices for a more fulfilling life' (results may vary, depending on the individual reader), this book is actually just a well organized, clearly written introduction to the symbolic/archetypal language known as Astrology. The first half of The Inner Sky describes in depth each of the various elements that make up this symbolic language - the zodiacal signs, planets, houses, and aspects used in astrology. Once the reader has acquired a basic understanding of these fundamental concepts, they can begin what will likely be the life-long practice of chart synthesize using as a 'starter kit' the excellent analysis guidelines offered by Forrest in the latter half of the book. The Inner Sky is a perfect 'textbook' for those who want to learn the basic fundamentals of natal Astrology and chart interpretation and analysis, while also learning about they way they and others 'tick'. Highly recommended for newbie, beginner, and intermediate astrologers.

A story of love, friendship and rekindled romance.In Keys to the Kingdom, Alison A. Armstrong takes you on a journey of discovery into the workings of men, women, and relationships. Much of the information acquired during Alison's fifteen-year study of men is brought to life by the novel's charming and genuine characters. This heartfelt story communicates the type of wisdom taught in the Celebrating Men, Satisfying Women® workshops.Keys to the Kingdom appeals to both women and men. The topics discussed within are surprisingly simple to use, and contain the insights to profoundly alter the relationships between spouses, lovers, friends, co-workers, and parents and their children.

I found this book to be kind of like a feminist (though not politically oriented) view of sex, even though I haven't really read much feminist critiques of sex. But, in general, the ideas presented in this book lead to, as well as come from an equal relationship; in this author's view sex is really a meeting of equals, or it ends up being unsatisfactory or at least unmindful for both, in the long run. i also found the book to be open to non-hetero sex, though it's been a while since I've read it so I could be a little off there. The most interesting thing about it is its critique of Western sex as being driven to achieve "climax" in a way that takes away from the present moment. Sex can be seen as a meditation upon love, a meditation about desire. Also, it is interesting to hear what she has to say about the role of the man as the one with the appendage, so to speak.The author advocates an awareness of being "in" sex rather than "having" sex. I have also found the book to be full of insight into couples and their relationships. It is a really great book. Now, i noticed that it is nearly all women who list this book. Being a guy, I expect some guys to be a bit skeptical about it, but I liked it.

You may think that difficult situations and emotions you experience are caused by other people or random events. This book will convince you that inner imbalance is not caused by situations in the outer world--instead, your imbalances create the situations that interfere with your sense of well-being and peace.Chakras for Beginners explains how to align your energy on many levels to achieve balance and health from the inside out. In everyday terms, you will learn the function of the seven body-spirit energy vortexes called chakras. Practical exercises, meditations, and powerful techniques for working with your energy flow will help you overcome imbalances that block your spiritual progress.Discover colors and crystals that activate each chakra Explore the balanced and unbalanced expressions of each chakra's energies: survival, sexuality, power, love, creativity, intuition, and spirituality Practice spiritual exercises, visualizations, and meditations that bring your energies into balance

In Joy, Osho posits that to be joyful is the basic nature of life. Joy is the spiritual dimension of happiness, in which one begins to understand one's intrinsic value and place in the universe. Accepting joy is a decision to "go with the flow," to be grateful to be alive and for all the challenges and opportunities in life, rather than setting conditions or demands for happiness.The Insight for a New Way of Living series aims to shine light on beliefs and attitudes that prevent individuals from being their true selves. The text is an artful mix of compassion and humor, and readers are encouraged to confront what they would most like to avoid, which in turns provides the key to true insight and power.Joy is a wondrous investigation into the source and importance of joyfulness in our lives.

In the 'Tantric Transformation' we are introduced to the sacred and ancient tradition of Tantra by a contemporary Tantric master, Osho. We are given a detailed map of Tantra: inner man, inner woman; the meeting of man and woman; the transformation of energy through sex, love and meditation. Based on the Royal Song of Saraha, we are not just introduced to an Asian sex tradition but with Osho we enter the higher levels of transformation.Here we find Tantra as a door to freedom: freedom from all mind-constructs, mind games; freedom from all structures and freedom from the other.Love and meditation merge and provide a path to liberation.'Tantric Transformation' is a very alive, concrete book for exploration of our own energy, of our own inner space. You don't just read Osho, you undefine yourself.

Perhaps the gentlest alternative healing therapy in the world, Reiki has gone mainstream. A form of energy healing developed in early twentieth-century Japan, Reiki is rapidly breaking into conventional medicine because of its ease of use, its immediate benefits, and, perhaps most important, the element of self-care inherent in the practice. And yet, Reiki remains a mysterious healing art due to the paucity of reliable resources on this therapy. For those who seek guidance in bringing Reiki into their lives, Pamela Miles's Reiki is bound to become an indispensable friend. Considered by many to be the country's foremost Reiki expert, Miles introduces the newcomer to the history of Reiki; offers descriptions of firstdegree, second-degree, and Master training; and details how individuals can treat themselves. For the advanced practitioner, she provides in-depth insight into continued practice as well as information on current and forthcoming research that will lead to greater integration of this healing therapy into conventional medicine. Among the first Reiki Masters to bring this healing therapy into hospitals, Pamela Miles uses her unique background to explain how Reiki complements conventional medical treatments and helps patients recover from invasive surgical procedures. Reiki also discusses the way Reiki can ease the symptoms of conditions such as AIDS, cancer, insomnia, depression, anxiety, and more, as well as the side effects of medication. With compassion, wisdom, and more than thirty years' experience as a healer, Miles shows readers how simple-and powerful-it is to take an active role in their own well-being by using one of the fastest-growing alternative therapies in the world.

Ok, so in a nutshell, this book is the reason that I know my current girlfriend, her daughter, several other good friends, and why I always have a particularly happy picture in my head when I get frustrated (at least once I remember to remember the picture :). That said, none of that had to do with reading the book, but it sure set the bar high. When I finally got to actually READ it, I found it to be a delightful and fun combination of ideas and activities that I still play with regularly, two years after first encountering it and its author (Rob Brezny). He's a hoot on his own, and that's a separate topic lol... I enjoy being able to pick this up, open it randomly, and find something that I can use to poke at my current experience. There is plenty of variety available throughout the book. To my surprise, I found a fount of writing and tidbits that encourage greater awareness and accountability, rather than the woowoo check-in-to-check-out fluff I'd been anticipating. The book is inviting and self-deprecating at the same time, encouraging me (and you...) to take it all with a grain of salt, believe none of it and still play with all of it anyway.If you enjoy a life that flows well and effortlessly, then this book is a fun complement to an already elegant experience. If the stick is so far up there that you can scratch your tonsils with it, then this book might be for you as well, because if it you don't find some fun in it to tickle your fancy, it is definitely big enough for your to knock yourself senseless with but a single well-placed swing. Either way, life's looking better all ready, eh?! :PGet it, try it, and have some fun... who cares if its because of the book?:) MarkPS - I must say, much to my delight, this IS NOT an academic treatise on the philosophical and pragmatic ramifications of introducing the physiology, psychology, biology or any other -ology of happiness, fun or beingness. Yes, there are plenty of opportunities to get blood flowing in the grey matter in the book. Ultimately, its about your experience, not your perceptual reference to the structural manifestation of the biological response evoked by the illusion of fun. *cough* ENJOY!

The Crystal Bible Volume 2 provides an essential companion reference to the original bible, fully describing the properties of over 200 crystals not found in volume 1. Featuring new information on crystals for energy enhancement and healing grids, the historical use of crystals from biblical times to the present day and the latest updates on geological research, this comprehensive guide offers detailed analysis on the extensive range of new crystals on the market. This book also provides essential information on cleansing crystals, types of crystals and crystal shapes to give the reader extensive knowledge of their chosen stones.

At a time when we seek a closer connection with the natural world, this beautiful deck invites us to celebrate the earth and the rhythm of her seasons. Combining the two great streams of Western Pagan tradition--Wicca and Druidry--Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm, together with artist Will Worthington, have created a tarot of extraordinary depth and relevance that can help guide and illuminate your life. The Druidcraft Tarot's powerful images have emerged from a vast store of teachings and story-telling rooted in our ancient past. Use them as gateways to your inner spiritual world, and deepen your knowledge of yourself and of the earth. Let the natural wisdom of Druidcraft bring you insight and inspiration for the life issues that you face today.

The first practical guide to applying the ancient healing art of Hawaiian shamanism to our modern lives. Uniquely suited for use in today's world, Hawaiian shamanism follows the way of the adventurer, which produces change through love and cooperation—in contrast to the widely known way of the warrior, which emphasizes solitary quests and conquest by power. Now, even if you can't get out into the wilderness or undertake a long apprenticeship with a shaman, you can learn to practice the art of shamanism.You'll learn how to: —Interpret and change your dreams —Heal yourself, your relationships, and the environment —Cast the shaman stones to foretell the future —Design and perform powerful rituals —Shapechange —Make vision quests to other realitiesAnd more.

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.

Beautiful and powerful. OSHO teaches tantra through Tilopa's Song of Mahamudra, laying it out piece by piece, layer by layer and then unpacking each line and showing how it applies to our lives. Very contemporary teachings, very clear and uncompromising.i appreciate how simple and outrageous OSHO's teachings are. i was a bit baffled by a few things...one, why he aligns or compares Tantra to Mahayana instead of Vajrayana, which he doesn't even mention. second, for so much nondual nondual nondual he seems to be fixated on the duality of yoga vs. tantra. i understand his points about mantra being a re-conditioning of the mind rather than seeing through the root causes of delusion, but mantra practice isn't always about replacing thoughts, sometimes it's a practice of surrender, like with a deity practice. so it's actually a doorway into being just like meditation because you eventually drop the technique and sit in emptiness."Mahamudra is an experience of nothingness; simply, you are not, and when you are not, then who is there to suffer? Who is there to be in pain and anguish? Who is there to be depressed and sad, and who is there to be happy and blissful? Buddha says that if you feel you are blissful you will become again a victim of suffering, because you are still there. When you are not, completely not, utterly not, then there is no suffering and no bliss---and this is real bliss." (16)"Mahamudra rests on naught.Without making an effortbut remaining loose and natural...This is the whole method of Tilopa, and the whole method of Tantra: without making an effort--because if you make an effort, the ego is strengthened. If you make an effort, you come in." (21)"Don't fight with yourself; be loose. Don't try to make a structure around yourself of character, of morality. Don't discipline yourself too much; otherwise your very discipline will become the bondage. Remain loose, floating, move with the situation; respond to the situation. Don't move with a character jacket around you; don't move with a fixed attitude...But the whole society teaches you to impose something or other: be good, be moral, be this and that. Tantra is absolutely beyond society, culture and civilization. It says if you are too cultured you will lose all that is natural, and then you will be a mechanical thing, not floating, not flowing. So don't force a structure around you, live moment to moment, live with alertness." (22)"Gurdjieff used to say that only one thing is needed: not to be identified with that which comes and goes. The morning comes, the noon comes, the evening comes, and they go; the night comes and again and the morning. You abide: not as you, because that too is a thought--as pure consciousness; not your name, because that too is a thought, not your body, because one day you will realize that too is a thought. Just pure consciousness, with no form, just the purity, just the formlessness and namelessness, just the very phenomenon of being aware--only that abides." (33)"There is no need to stop the mind. Thoughts are rootless, homeless vagabonds; you need not be worried about them. Simply watch, watch without looking at them, simply look." (48)"Be aware! Feel the difference between action and activity. And when activity takes hold of you--in fact it should be called a possession when the activity possesses you like a ghost...And activity is a ghost, it comes from the past, it is dead--when activity possesses you and you become feverish, then become more aware; that's all you can do. Watch it. Even if you have to do it, do it with full awareness. Smoke, but smoke with full awareness so that you can see what you are doing...Let things drop; don't drop them. Let activity disappear, don't force it to disappear, because the very effort to force it to disappear is again activity in another form." (82)"Do naught with the body but relax.Shut firm the mouth and silent remain;empty your mind and tink of naught." (Song of Mahamudra)"Tantra says yes unconditionally....No disappears; from your very being no disappears. When there is no no, how can you fight? How can you be at war? You simply float....When you say a total yes to existence, all of existence is suddenly transformed..." (97)."The greatest courage in the world is to accept all that life gives to you." (105)"This very samsara is the nirvana." (106)"existence gives you life unconditionally" (137)"Choice is bondage, choicelessness freedom. The moment you choose something, you have fallen into the trap of the world. If you can resist the temptation to choose, if you can remain choicelessly aware, the trap disappears on its own accord." (182)"Simply wait, just knowing that things cannot be improved; they are already the best the can be. You jst have to enjoy. Everything is ready for the celebration, nothing is lacking. Don't get caught into absurd activities--and spiritual improvement is one of the most absurd activities." (225)"What do you mean by beauty? You mean that you are affected. When you say something is beautiful you are not saying that something is beautiful; you are saying that you are affected in a nice way; that's all. When you say something is ugly, you are saying that you are affected in an antagonistic way. You are repelled or you are attracted...But it is you, not the object." (186)"If you remain inside, you will see that everything happens by itself." (228)

In Sweat Your Prayers, internationally acclaimed movement and theater artist Gabrielle Roth translates to the printed page the insights of her nearly forty years of teaching personal and spiritual development. Her workshops, attended by thousands around the world, teach us to realize our potential for ecstasy as we experience movement and ritual theater techniques. The book is a journey through five universal rhythms-flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical, and stillness. These rhythms can free the body and spirit from ordinary consciousness and catalyze motion deep in the psyche. Each sacred rhythm is a teacher, a gateway to the soul. Flowing holds the feminine mysteries, staccato the masculine. In chaos, the challenge is to integrate these principles into the flow of one's personal energy, to find the magical blend of feminine and masculine energy that makes each person unique. Lyrical is the context of self-realization, the full expression of the soul. And in stillness, the mother of all rhythms, we find the emptiness of the uncluttered mind wherein we contemplate the mystery of it all. Practicing the rhythms frees the body and becomes a way to express the heart and clear the mind. Complete with personal stories and interactive exercises, Sweat Your Prayers reveals an ancient and contemporary method for unleashing a natural sense of movement, resulting in both personal power and presence of the soul.

My favorite deck related to animals for divination. This deck connects the natural attributes and behaviors of the animal with the spiritual lore relating to each creature in a way which is both sensible and spiritual. The suggestions for meditation are evocative, and I find myself returning to them again and again.Animals have been my guides and teachers since before I could talk. I prefer not to call them "totems" for myself, because I do not have the honor of being Native American. But Jamie Sams is, and thus she brings her ancestral learning and the experiential the wisdom of her life and teachers to bear in a way which is accessible and lyrical.Be sure you buy the most recent edition, there is an older edition which includes fewer animals, you will often find that offered cheaply at used book stores. The revised edition has the complete set of cards.And I must mention that the illustrations are world class, an artistic and spiritual effort which ranks with the very best. Bravo! Bravura!

A comprehensive guide to the practice of Reiki techniques for the beginner and more experienced Reiki practitioner, this guidebook examines first-, second-, and third-degree Reiki. The volume explains what Reiki is and how it works; how to use Reiki to heal; provides a detailed explanation of the use of Reiki symbols and second-degree Reiki; introduces Reiki-ho; outlines the path to becoming a Reiki master and third-degree Reiki; and shows how to grow spiritually with Reiki.