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The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People: What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use Itby David NivenISBN 0062516507 (0-06-251650-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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- Believe in yourself: Across all ages, and all groups, a solid belief in one's own abilities increases life satisfaction by about 40 percent, and makes us happier both in our home lives and in our work lives.
- Turn off your TV: Watching too much TV can triple our hunger for more possessions, while reducing our personal contentment by about 5 percent for every hour a day we watch.
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100 Ways to Keep Your Soul Alive: Living Deeply and Fully Every Dayby Frederic Brussat, Mary Ann BrussatISBN 0062510509 (0-06-251050-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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FREDERIC and MARY ANN BRUSSAT are the editors of the Values & Visions [via]
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365 Goddess: A Daily Guide to the Magic and Inspiration of the Goddessby Patricia TelescoISBN 0062515683 (0-06-251568-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Bring life-affirming magic and empowerment into every day of your life with this unique and useful guide to the goddess. Through the ages, people have celebrated the role of goddesses in maintaining the fl
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Altars Made Easy : A Complete Guide to Creating Your Own Sacred Spaceby Peg StreepISBN 0062514903 (0-06-251490-3)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Anatomy Of The Sacred: An Introduction To Religionby James C. LivingstonISBN 0131835645 (0-13-183564-5)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anatomy Of The Sacred: An Introduction To Religion'Book summary:For one-semester, undergraduate courses in Introduction to Religion and Comparative Religion, and more advanced courses dealing with issues in the theoretical study of religion.This comprehensive introduction to the nature and variety of religious belief and practice 1) explores the issues in the study of religion, 2) examines the universal forms of religious experience, 3) offers a cross-cultural study of a broad range of classic types of religious belief and practice in terms of the seven basic concepts of a religious world view, and 4) surveys the challenges faced by religions today. [via]
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- Anatomy Of The Sacred: An Introduction To Religion: ISBN 0130289175 (0-13-028917-5)
Softcover, Prentice Hall - Anatomy Of The Sacred: An Introduction To Religion: ISBN 0137442696 (0-13-744269-6)
Softcover, Prentice Hall - Anatomy Of The Sacred: An Introduction To Religion: ISBN 0131835645 (0-13-183564-5)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
- Anatomy Of The Sacred: An Introduction To Religion: ISBN 0130289175 (0-13-028917-5)
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Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform Our Worldby Carol S. PearsonISBN 0062506781 (0-06-250678-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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"The heroic quest is about saying 'yes' to yourself and in doing so doing, becoming more fully alive and more effective in the world&The quest is replete with dangers and pitfalls, but it offers great rewards: the capacity to be successful in the world, knowledge of the mysteries of the human soul, and the opportunity to find and express your unique gifts in the world".
In this bold and original work, Carol S. Pearson shows that the heroic quest isn't just for certain people under special circumstances. Exploring the many heroic paths available to each of us, at every point in our lives, her innovative program enables us to live heroically by activating and applying twelve archetypes in our lives.
This companion to the best-selling 'The Hero Within' outlines twelve archetypal patterns that can aid inner development and the quest for wholeness.
'These archetypes are inner guides that can help us:'
" prepare for the journey, by learning how to become successful members of society
" embark upon the quest, by becoming initiated into the mysteries of the human soul; and
" return to transform our lives as a result of claiming our uniqueness and personal powerWriting for individuals seeking to realise their full potential and professionals engaged in empowering others, Pearson shows how journeys differ by the age, gender, and cultural background of the seeker, and how archetypes help awaken the capacities of our psyches. A unique diagnostic test, the Heroic Myth Index, and exercises are included to help us understand and awaken our inner guides.
CAROL S. PEARSON, Ph.D., is president of Meristem, a nonprofit organisation offering training and consultation in professional development and personal growth. She is the author of 'The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By' and co-author of 'The Female Hero in American and British Literature' and 'Educating the Majority: Women Challenge Tradition in Higher Education'
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Be As You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshiby David GodmanISBN 0140190627 (0-14-019062-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson: An Objectively Impartial Criticism of the Life of Manby Georges Ivanovitch GurdjieffISBN 0140194738 (0-14-019473-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson: An Objectively Impartial Criticism of the Life of Man'Book summary:With Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson, G. I. Gurdjieff intended to "destroy, mercilessly . . . the beliefs and views about everything existing in the world." This novel beautifully brings to life the visions of humanity for which Gurdjieff has become esteemed. Beelzebub, a man of worldly (and other-worldly) wisdom, shares with his grandson the anecdotes, personal philosophies, and lessons learned from his own life.The reader is given a detailed discussion of all matters physical, natural, and spiritual, from the creation of the cosmos to man's teleological purpose in the universe. This edition of Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson--the first single-volume paperback to appear in English--restores the original, authoritative translation.[via]More editions of Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson: An Objectively Impartial Criticism of the Life of Man:
Blossom of Bone: Reclaiming the Connections Between Homoeroticism and the Sacredby Randy P. ConnerISBN 0062509039 (0-06-250903-9)
Hardcover, HarperSanFrancisco
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The Book of the Vision Quest: Personal Transformation in the Wildernessby Meredith Little, Steven Foster, Sun BearISBN 0130801100 (0-13-080110-0)
Softcover, Prentice Hall Press
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By the River Piedra I Sat down and Weptby Paulo Coelho, Alan R. ClarkeISBN 0062513982 (0-06-251398-2)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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The Celtic Spirit: Daily Meditations for the Turning Yearby Caitlin MatthewsISBN 0062515381 (0-06-251538-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Chasing Grace: Reflections of a Catholic Girl, Grown Upby Martha ManningISBN 0062513125 (0-06-251312-5)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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The Cube: Keep the Secretby Annie Gottlieb, Slobodan D. PesicISBN 0062512668 (0-06-251266-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Cube is an imagination gameand morethat holds a secret you are dared not to reveal. Last seen making the rounds in the coffeehouses of Eastern Europe, the Cube is rumored to be of ancient Sufi origin, but no one really knows for certain. This mystery game just seems to reappear when and where it is needed. Now it is here! Inside these pages, the game is revealed along with intriguing stories of others who have played the Cubeincluding such celebrities as Gloria Steinem, Willem Dafoe, Erica Jong, and Judy Collins.
So don't be square . . . Get Cubed!
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The Dance: Moving to the Rhythms of Your True Selfby Oriah Mountain DreamerISBN 0062516930 (0-06-251693-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Dancing the Dream: The Seven Sacred Paths of Human Transformationby Jamie SamsISBN 0062515144 (0-06-251514-4)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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The Result of Nearly Twenty-Five Years of Intensive study with two Native American dreaming societies, Dancing the Dream draws our attention to the four directions of the Medicine Wheel (East, South, West, and North) and the three unseen directions -- Above, Below, and Within -- and explains how each of these seven directions represents a specific path on the spiritual journey. In the East, we encounter the first stirrings of the spirit; in the South, the healing of relationships; in the West, we work to build self-esteem; in the North, we learn wisdom and the opening of the heart; Above represents the world of spirit; Below, the earth; Within, full awareness of the present moment.
Most people will walk these paths in sequence. Some will never make it through all seven. Many will continue to move forward but continue to double back on earlier paths until they get things right. But for those willing to walk all seven paths, there is the great reward of being able to see the world with the soaring vision of an eagle, fully aware and present to meet life's challenges with vision, wisdom, and purpose. [via]
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Dharma Bumsby Jack KerouacISBN 0140042520 (0-14-004252-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dharma Bums'Book summary:One of the best and most popular of Kerouac's autobiographical novels, The Dharma Bums is based on experiences the writer had during the mid-1950s while living in California, after he'd become interested in Buddhism's spiritual mode of understanding. One of the book's main characters, Japhy Ryder, is based on the real poet Gary Snyder, who was a close friend and whose interest in Buddhism influenced Kerouac. This book is a must-read for any serious Kerouac fan. [via]
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Earth Prayers from Around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earthby Elizabeth Roberts, Elias Amidon, Elizabeth J. RobertsISBN 006250746X (0-06-250746-X)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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From Walt Whitman, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Black Elk, to Margaret Atwood, the Rig Veda, and the chant of a Samar fisherman, the varied voices linked here offer songs and prayers for land, sea, and air; graces for food; and invocations, poems, and passages that reveal in the common spiritual heritage of all who cherish creation. [via]
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- Earth Prayers from Around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earth: ISBN 0062508881 (0-06-250888-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - Earth Prayers: From Around the World, 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earth: ISBN 006250746X (0-06-250746-X)
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- Earth Prayers from Around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earth: ISBN 0062508881 (0-06-250888-1)
The Essential Mystics: Selections from the World's Great Widsom Traditionsby Andrew HarveyISBN 0062513796 (0-06-251379-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Essential Mystics: The Soul's Journey into Truthby Andrew HarveyISBN 0062509047 (0-06-250904-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Everyday Sacred: A Woman's Journey Homeby Sue BenderISBN 0062512900 (0-06-251290-0)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Everyday Sacred: A Woman's Journey Home'Book summary:When Sue Bender proudly announced to a friend that her first book, Plain and Simple had made it to the New York Times bestseller list, her friend immediately shot back, "But what number on the list are you?" Bender was shocked, realizing that nothing we accomplish seems like enough in our overly pressured world. In Everyday Sacred we follow Bender on her quest to make every moment enough. Cleaning a desk, sipping cappuccino, making computer connections, and appreciating freshly painted walls all become opportunities to satiate one's life with sacred encounters. The end product reads like an Amish quilt--simple vignettes sewn together to create a comfortable lifetime companion. [via]
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Fields of Dreams: Travels in the Wildflower Meadows of Americaby Tim FitzharrisISBN 0062511432 (0-06-251143-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Flatlandby Edwin Abbott AbbottISBN 0064635732 (0-06-463573-2)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flatland'Book summary:Flatland is one of the very few novels about math and philosophy that can appeal to almost any layperson. Published in 1880, this short fantasy takes us to a completely flat world of two physical dimensions where all the inhabitants are geometric shapes, and who think the planar world of length and width that they know is all there is. But one inhabitant discovers the existence of a third physical dimension, enabling him to finally grasp the concept of a fourth dimension. Watching our Flatland narrator, we begin to get an idea of the limitations of our own assumptions about reality, and we start to learn how to think about the confusing problem of higher dimensions. The book is also quite a funny satire on society and class distinctions of Victorian England. [via]
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Flatland: A Journey of Many Dimensionsby Edwin A. Abbott, Dionys BurgerISBN 0062732765 (0-06-273276-5)
Softcover, Harper Resource
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flatland: A Journey of Many Dimensions'Book summary:Unless you're a mathematician, the chances of you reading any novels about geometry are probably slender. But if you read only two in your life, these are the ones. Taken together, they form a couple of accessible and charming explanations of geometry and physics for the curious non-mathematician. Flatland, which is also available under separate cover, was published in 1880 and imagines a two-dimensional world inhabited by sentient geometric shapes who think their planar world is all there is. But one Flatlander, a Square, discovers the existence of a third dimension and the limits of his world's assumptions about reality and comes to understand the confusing problem of higher dimensions. The book is also quite a funny satire on society and class distinctions of Victorian England. The further mathematical fantasy, Sphereland, published 60 years later, revisits the world of Flatland in time to explore the mind-bending theories created by Albert Einstein, whose work so completely altered the scientific understanding of space, time, and matter. Among Einstein's many challenges to common sense were the ideas of curved space, an expanding universe and the fact that light does not travel in a straight line. Without use of the mathematical formulae that bar most non-scientists from an understanding of Einstein's theories, Sphereland gives lay readers ways to start comprehending these confusing but fundamental questions of our reality. [via]
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The Gift: Poems by Hafiz, the Great Sufi Masterby Hafiz, Daniel LadinskyISBN 0140195815 (0-14-019581-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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I once asked a bird,
Like Fitzgerald's version of Khayyam's Rubaiyat, the language of The Gift strikes a contemporary chord, resonating in the reader's mind and then in the heart. Ladinsky's language is plain, fresh, playful--dancing with an expert cadence that invites and surprises. If it is true, as Hafiz says, that a poet is someone who can pour light into a cup, reading Ladinsky's Hafiz is like gulping down the sun. --Brian Bruya [via]
"How is it that you fly in this gravity
Of darkness?"
She responded,
"Love lifts
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The Goddess in the Bedroom: A Passionate Woman's Guide to Celebrating Sexuality Every Night of the Weekby Zsuzsanna E. BudapestISBN 0062511866 (0-06-251186-6)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religionby James George FrazerISBN 0140189319 (0-14-018931-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Helping Yourself With White Witchcraftby Al G. ManningISBN 0133865738 (0-13-386573-8)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Holy Madness: The Shock Tactics and Radical Teachings of Crazy-Wise Adepts, Holy Fools, and Rascal Gurusby Georg FeuersteinISBN 0140193707 (0-14-019370-7)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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How to Simplify Your Life: Seven Practical Steps to Letting Go of Your Burdens and Living a Happier Lifeby Lothar J. Seiwert, Werner Kustenmacher, Tiki KustenmacherISBN 0071433864 (0-07-143386-4)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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If the Buddha Dated: A Handbook for Finding Love on a Spiritual Pathby Charlotte Sophia KaslISBN 0140195831 (0-14-019583-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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If the Buddha Married: Creating Enduring Relationships on a Spiritual Pathby Charlotte KaslISBN 0140196226 (0-14-019622-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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An Introduction to Zen Buddhismby Christmas Humphreys, D. T. SuzukiISBN 0091511216 (0-09-151121-6)
Softcover, Rider
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It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happinessby Sylvia BoorsteinISBN 0062512943 (0-06-251294-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Ritualsby L. TeishISBN 0062508598 (0-06-250859-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Life Is Real Only Then, When I Amby G. I. GurdjieffISBN 0140195858 (0-14-019585-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Life Prayers: From Around the World 365 Prayers, Blessings, and Affirmations to Celebrate the Human Journeyby Elias Amidon, Elizabeth J. RobertsISBN 006251377X (0-06-251377-X)
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Magick Made Easy: Charms, Spells, Potions, and Powerby Patricia TelescoISBN 0062516302 (0-06-251630-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace: Living in the Spirit of the Prayer of Saint Francisby Kent NerburnISBN 0062515829 (0-06-251582-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Masks of God: Oriental Mythologyby Joseph CampbellISBN 014019441X (0-14-019441-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Medium, the Mystic, and the Physicist: Toward a General Theory of the Paranormalby Lawrence LeshanISBN 0140194991 (0-14-019499-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Meetings With Remarkable Menby G. I. GurdjieffISBN 0140190376 (0-14-019037-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Meetings With Remarkable Men'Book summary:Right around the turn of the 20th century, G.I. Gurdjieff initiated a group of spiritual adventurers called the "Seekers of Truth". These intrepid intellectuals of every stripe criss-crossed Africa and Asia in search of the hidden mysteries of antiquity. In Meetings with Remarkable Men, Gurdjieff narrates their exploits while drawing portraits of these extraordinary figures (including one woman and a dog). Half travel journal, half autobiography, Meetings with Remarkable Men begins with Gurdieff's childhood, when he finds his book learning at odds with paranormal events that were self-evidently real but inexplicable through modern science. Later he discovers a map of "pre-sands Egypt" and evidence of the Sarmound Brotherhood, alleged keepers of ancient wisdom dating back four-and-a-half millennia. He climbs the Himalayas, follows the Nile, and is led blindfolded to a mysterious monastery. In his encounters with dervishes, monks and fakirs, Gurdjieff recovers the wisdom he seeks, by comparison with which European understanding, he says, is backwards and barbaric. A controversial figure in his time, Gurdjieff inspired deep love and loyalty in his pupils and ridicule from sceptics. At the bookends of Meetings with Remarkable Men, Gurdjieff suggests the value of blurring the line between allegory and straight reporting. But then what exactly is Meetings with Remarkable Men? You be the judge. --Brian Bruya [via]
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The Moon Under Her Feetby Clysta KinstlerISBN 0062504975 (0-06-250497-5)
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Motherpeace: A Way to the Goddess Through Myth, Art, and Tarotby Vicki NobleISBN 0062510851 (0-06-251085-1)
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Mysticism and the New Physicsby Michael TalbotISBN 0140193286 (0-14-019328-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Myth of the Goddessby Anne Baring, Jules CashfordISBN 0140192921 (0-14-019292-1)
Softcover, Arkana
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Myths to Live byby Joseph CampbellISBN 0140194614 (0-14-019461-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Myths to Live by'Book summary:What is a properly functioning mythology and what are its functions? Can we use myths to help relieve our modern anxiety, or do they help foster it? In Myths to Live by, Joseph Campbell explores the enduring power of the universal myths that influence our lives daily and examines the myth-making process from the primitive past to the immediate present, retuning always to the source from which all mythology springs: the creative imagination.[via]Campbell stresses that the borders dividing the Earth have been shattered; that myths and religions have always followed the certain basic archetypes and are no longer exclusive to a single people, region, or religion. He shows how we must recognize their common denominators and allow this knowledge to be of use in fulfilling human potential everywhere.
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Occidental Mythologyby Joseph CampbellISBN 0140043063 (0-14-004306-3)
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One Hundred Years of Solitudeby Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gregory RabassaISBN 0072434236 (0-07-243423-6)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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› Find signed collectible books: 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'Book summary:"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."
It is typical of Gabriel García Márquez that it will be many pages before his narrative circles back to the ice, and many chapters before the hero of One Hundred Years of Solitude, Buendía, stands before the firing squad. In between, he recounts such wonders as an entire town struck with insomnia, a woman who ascends to heaven while hanging laundry, and a suicide that defies the laws of physics:
A trickle of blood came out under the door, crossed the living room, went out into the street, continued on in a straight line across the uneven terraces, went down steps and climbed over curbs, passed along the Street of the Turks, turned a corner to the right and another to the left, made a right angle at the Buendía house, went in under the closed door, crossed through the parlor, hugging the walls so as not to stain the rugs, went on to the other living room, made a wide curve to avoid the dining-room table, went along the porch with the begonias, and passed without being seen under Amaranta's chair as she gave an arithmetic lesson to Aureliano José, and went through the pantry and came out in the kitchen, where Úrsula was getting ready to crack thirty-six eggs to make bread.
"Holy Mother of God!" Úrsula shouted.The story follows 100 years in the life of Macondo, a village founded by José Arcadio Buendía and occupied by descendants all sporting variations on their progenitor's name: his sons, José Arcadio and Aureliano, and grandsons, Aureliano José, Aureliano Segundo, and José Arcadio Segundo. Then there are the women--the two Úrsulas, a handful of Remedios, Fernanda, and Pilar--who struggle to remain grounded even as their menfolk build castles in the air. If it is possible for a novel to be highly comic and deeply tragic at the same time, then One Hundred Years of Solitude does the trick. Civil war rages throughout, hearts break, dreams shatter, and lives are lost, yet the effect is literary pentimento, with sorrow's outlines bleeding through the vibrant colors of García Márquez's magical realism. Consider, for example, the ghost of Prudencio Aguilar, whom José Arcadio Buendía has killed in a fight. So lonely is the man's shade that it haunts Buendía's house, searching anxiously for water with which to clean its wound. Buendía's wife, Úrsula, is so moved that "the next time she saw the dead man uncovering the pots on the stove she understood what he was looking for, and from then on she placed water jugs all about the house."
With One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez introduced Latin American literature to a world-wide readership. Translated into more than two dozen languages, his brilliant novel of love and loss in Macondo stands at the apex of 20th-century literature. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psycheby Robert A. JohnsonISBN 0062507540 (0-06-250754-0)
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A Passion for the Possible: A Guide to Realizing Your True Potentialby Jean HoustonISBN 0062515322 (0-06-251532-2)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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The Pilgrimage: A Contemporary Quest for Ancient Wisdomby Paulo Coelho, Alan ClarkeISBN 006251279X (0-06-251279-X)
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The Positive Principle Today: How to Renew and Sustain the Power of Positive Thinkingby Norman Vincent PealeISBN 0136867251 (0-13-686725-1)
Hardcover, Prentice-Hall
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The Power of Impossible Thinking: Transform the Business of Your Life And the Life of Your Businessby Robert E. Gunther, Yoram Wind, Colin Crook, Colin CookISBN 0131877283 (0-13-187728-3)
Softcover, Pearson P T R
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Power of Your Subconscious Mindby J. MurphyISBN 0136859585 (0-13-685958-5)
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Sacred Circles: A Guide to Creating Your Own Women's Spirituality Groupby Robin Carnes, Sally CraigISBN 0062515225 (0-06-251522-5)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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The Shaman's Body: A New Shamanism for Transforming Health, Relationships, and Communityby Arnold MindellISBN 0062506552 (0-06-250655-2)
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The Sorcerers' Crossingby Taisha AbelarISBN 0140193669 (0-14-019366-9)
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A Spiritual Formation Workbook: Small-Group Resources for Nuturing Christian Growthby James Bryan Smith, Lynda Graybeal, Richard J. FosterISBN 0062516264 (0-06-251626-4)
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Spirituality Named Compassionby Matthew FoxISBN 0062548719 (0-06-254871-9)
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Strange Life of Ivan Osokinby P.D. OuspenskyISBN 0140190589 (0-14-019058-9)
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Stretching Lessons: The Daring That Starts from Withinby Sue BenderISBN 0062516833 (0-06-251683-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stretching Lessons: The Daring That Starts from Within'Book summary:Like the delicate finger exercises that help pianists achieve great sonatas, Stretching Lessons reads like a series of contemplative exercises that help readers achieve great wisdom. Writing with utter humility and humanity, Sue Bender shares the private (and sometimes painful) life lessons that have helped her stretch into a bigger person. We read of Bender as a sixth-grade girl who didn't get chosen for the accelerated progress class, and how her body helped her find a face-saving solution. Sometimes her confessions are downright comforting, particularly since this author of Plain and Simple and Everyday Sacred lets us know that she still struggles with creating too much struggle:
I am wiser.
Consider this an in-and-out book, one that can be opened to any page, where readers will find brief one-to-three-page essays about stretching into one's biggest self, biggest dream, biggest life. Although it's billed as a memoir, don't expect a tightly woven literary narrative. Even so, the airy format with plenty of white space manages to convey a strong sense of Bender's life and the common ground we all find in her experiences. --Gail Hudson [via]And I am still struggling...
I'm sixty-six years old and I want to learn about ease.
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Tao Te Ching: The Book of Meaning and Lifeby Lao Tzu, Richard WilhelmISBN 0140190600 (0-14-019060-0)
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Tarot Games: 45 Playful Ways to Explore Tarot Cards Togetherby Cait Johnson, Maura D. Shaw, Durga T. BernhardISBN 0062509640 (0-06-250964-0)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dyingby Andrew Harvey, Sogyal Rinpoche, Patrick Gaffney, SogyalISBN 0062508342 (0-06-250834-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying'Book summary:In this major and comprehensive work, Buddhist meditation master and international speaker Sogyal Rinpoche brings together the ancient wisdom of Tibet with modern research on death and dying and the nature of the universe. With unprecedented scope, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying clarifies the majestic vision of life and death that underlies The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Sogyal Rinpoche presents simple yet powerful practices from the heart of the Tibetan tradition that anyone, whatever their religion or background, can do to transform their lives, prepare for death, and help the dying.Rinpoche shows the hope there is in death: how we can go beyond denial and fear to discover what it is in us that survives death and is changeless. He presents a lucid, inspiring, and complete introduction to the practice of meditation, to karma and rebirth, and to the trials and rewards of the spiritual path. He gives advice on how to care for the dying with love and compassion and offer them spiritual assistance.Rinpoche presents his own vision of the near-death experience from the Tibetan perspective. He explains in detail the "bardos," those states of consciousness after death that have fascinated and tantalized Western artists, psychologists, scientists, doctors, and philosophers ever since the publication of The Tibetan Book of the Dead in 1927.The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying is not only a spiritual masterpiece but also a manual, a guide, a work of reference, and a source of sacred inspiration. It has been written to inspire all who read it to begin the journey to enlightenment and so become "servants of peace," working in the world with joy, wisdom, and compassion to take part in safeguarding the future of humanity. [via]
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Truth or Dare: Encounters With Power, Authority, and Mysteryby StarhawkISBN 0062508164 (0-06-250816-4)
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Views from the Real World: Early Talks in Moscow, Essentuki, Tiflis, Berlin, London, Paris, New York and Chicagoby Georges Ivanovitch GurdjieffISBN 0140190643 (0-14-019064-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Walden and Other Writingsby Henry David Thoreau, William L. HowarthISBN 0075542676 (0-07-554267-6)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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The Way of the Labyrinth: A Powerful Meditation for Everyday Lifeby Helen CurryISBN 014019617X (0-14-019617-X)
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Who Are You?: 101 Ways of Seeing Yourselfby Malcolm GodwinISBN 0140196099 (0-14-019609-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Who Are You?: 101 Ways of Seeing Yourself'Book summary:In this comprehensive and colorfully illustrated "identity kit," readers examine themselves through 101 lenses, including the sun signs, the "Sevenfold Faces of Siang Mien" (a test that examines facial shapes), the models of Chinese medicine (are you a nurturer, explorer, magicia, or alchemist?), and even which sections of your brain are the most dominant. Numerous ancient and modern traditions and sciences are used to uncover how we think, feel, relate to the divine, and physically embody this lifetime.
Of course, the information will seem contradictory at times. For example, if your body type is endomorph you probably have a sluggish, go-with-the-flow personality. Yet, if you were also born in 1963 you are ruled by the tiger, indicating you are rash, impulsive, and quick-tempered. But never mind all that. This is meant to be a tool for self-exploration, not a tidy, compact formula. The quality stock paper, lovely illustrations and photographs, and stellar research make this a fascinating household staple--guaranteed to capture everyone's curiosity. A perfect party book. Gail Hudson [via]
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Will and Spirit: A Contemplative Psychologyby Gerald G. MayISBN 0062505823 (0-06-250582-3)
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The Woman's Comfort Book: A Self-Nurturing Guide for Restoring Balance in Your Lifeby Jennifer LoudenISBN 0062505319 (0-06-250531-9)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objectsby Barbara G. WalkerISBN 0062509233 (0-06-250923-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects'Book summary:This fascinating guide to the history and mythology of woman-related symbols features: Unique organization by shape of symbol or type of sacred object 21 different sections including Round and Oval Motifs, Sacred Objects, Secular-Sacred Objects, Rituals, Deities' Signs, Supernaturals, Body Parts, Nature, Birds, Plants, Minerals, Stones and Shells, and more Introductory essays for each section 753 entries and 636 illustrations Alphabetical index for easy reference Three-Rayed Sun The sun suspended in heaven by three powers, perhaps the Triple Goddess who gave birth to it (see Three-Way Motifs). Corn Dolly An embodiment of the harvest to be set in the center of the harvest dance, or fed to the cattle to `make them thrive year round' (see Secular-Sacred Objects). Tongue In Asia, the extended tongue was a sign of life-force as the tongue between the lips imitated the sacred lingam-yoni: male within female genital. Sticking out the tongue is still a polite sign of greeting in northern India and Tibet (see Body Parts). Cosmic Egg In ancient times the primeval universe-or the Great Mother-took the form of an egg. It carried all numbers and letters within an ellipse, to show that everything is contained within one form at the beginning (see Round and Oval Motifs). [via]
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Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secretsby Barbara G. WalkerISBN 006250925X (0-06-250925-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets'Book summary:This fascinating, scholarly hodgepodge spotlights the feminist underpinnings of myth, religion, and culture. Before being lionized as zaftig Norse angels who guided strong warriors to Valhalla, Valkyries may have offered rebirth through cannibalization. "Little Red Riding Hood" was based on Diana, goddess of the hunt. Marriage was once considered a sin, not a sacred union: St. Bernard once proclaimed "it was easier for a man to bring the dead back to life than to live with a woman without endangering his soul." A few of the other topics expounded upon are the Milky Way, Cinderella, the moon, and males giving birth. While some of the references put a cranky feminist spin on words that might in context have different meaning--St. Paul's oft-quoted "better to marry than to burn," for example--much in this vast tome will dazzle dabblers and intellectuals alike. [via]
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The Woman's Retreat Book: A Guide to Restoring, Rediscovering, and Reawakening Your True Self in a Moment, an Hour, a Day, or a Weekendby Jennifer LoudenISBN 0062514660 (0-06-251466-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Writing as a Way of Healing : How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Livesby Louise A. DeSalvoISBN 0062515195 (0-06-251519-5)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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A Orillas Del Rio Piedra Me Sente Y Llore / By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Weptby Paulo CoelhoISBN 0062514628 (0-06-251462-8)
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El Alquimista / The Alchemistby Paulo CoelhoISBN 0062511408 (0-06-251140-8)
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El Alquimista, ahora por primera vez disponible en España en Norte America, ha sido aclamado en España y en America Latina como una de las novelas mas importantes de la década.
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