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LABYRINTHS
Simply click on title to go directly to Bookstore."The Magic of Labyrinths by Liz Simpson. This beautifully illustrated book examines the phenomena of mazes and labyrinths, looking at their historical, cultural, and spiritual significance.
" Through the Labyrinth : Designs and Meanings over 5,000 Years" by Hermann Kern
This is THE quintissential text on Labyrinths now translated from the original German manuscript; if you only buy one book on Labyirnths, this should be the one! Richly illustrated and carefully documented, this standard work explores the architectural, astrological, and mythological significance of labyrinths.
"The Sacred Landscape" By Frederick Lehrman. Areas of striking beauty and power held sacred by humankind exist throughout the world. From Machu Picchu and Glastonbury to Haleakala and Delphi, SACRED LANDSCAPE takes us on an unforgettable journey to these sacred spots. Page after page is filled with full-color photographs and stirring prose from some of the world's finest writers and photographers, including Galen Rowell, Paul Caponigro, Art Wolfe, John Muir, and Gary Snyder to name a few. An inspiring portrait of our precious planet, SACRED LANDSCAPE evokes the magic of these special places and reveals possibilities for relating to the earth in new and wondrous ways.
"The Way of the Labyrinth : A Powerful Meditation for Everyday Life by Helen Curry and Jean Houston". The first time Helen Curry walked a labyrinth she was moved to tears and then "was filled with peace and possibilities." Here, she shares her years of experience with labyrinth meditation and shows how others can find serenity and guidance by adopting this increasingly popular practice. Unlike mazes, which force choices and can create fear and confusion, labyrinths are designed to "embrace" and guide individuals through a calming, meditative walk on a single circular path. The Way of the Labyrinth includes meditations, prayers, questions for enhancing labyrinth walks, guidelines for ceremonies, instructions for finger meditations, and extensive resources. This enchanting, practical, and exquisitely packaged guide helps both novice and experienced readers enjoy the benefits of labyrinth meditation, from problem-solving to stress reduction to personal transformation. Includes a foreword by Jean Houston, the renowned author and leader in the field of humanistic psychology, who is considered the grandmother of the current labyrinth revival.
"The Spiritual Labyrinth: A guide To The Myths, Symbols, Practices And Pitfalls Of New Age Philosophy by Joan Mewhort
The Spiritual Labyrinth is an introductory examination of the spiritual concepts that have been labeled New Age by the Media, but are really ancient philosophical truths being rediscovered by modern humanity. We are living in an exciting time in which nature is forcing us to make some life saving choices if we are to survive our own errors. Written in down-to-earth language, this book opens the doors to personal spiritual growth and outlines the need for us to grow collectively into a new conscious understanding of our relationship to the Earth and her energies.
"SACRED NATURE: ANCIENT WISDOM AND MODERN MEANINGS by ADRIAN COOPER
This new title explores how 150 modern travelers reconcile their spiritual faiths with the challenges of interpreting wild, natural environments: tropical habitats, deserts, frozen landscapes, seas and oceans. It is an exploration of how these travelers from North America, Europe and Asia find their faiths variously compatible with a detailed knowledge and understanding of the natural world. For eleven years, between 1985-1996, these travelers worked with Adrian Cooper talking, listening, sharing and learning from each other. They discussed their personal discoveries of sacred treasures in this planet's wild, natural areas. They drew inspiration from stories and journeys which were marked by awe and wonder as well as intense physical hardship, loneliness, despair, bereavement, profound contemplation, renewal, healing and enlightenment. Some of these journeys have contained the most important turning points in these travelers' lives. I recommend Adrian Cooper's book to all students and lovers of the sacredness which this planet inspires."THE LABYRINTH - Symbol of Fear, Rebirth and Liberation" By Helmut Jaskolski Jaskolski traces the labyrinth in Western consciousness from Crete and the ancient Near Eastern myth of the encounter with the Minotaur, reassessing the sacred marriage between Theseus and Ariadne, the mortal princess who is yet a Goddess, and the flight of Daedalus and Icarus with which we are all so familiar, through the labyrinth's adoption by mediaeval Christianity as the image of the earthly pilgrim and his journey throught the world to great and eternal spiritual wisdom, to today's revival of interest in its ancient truths, not least its powerful adoption by Umberto Eco as the model of the library in his novel The Name of the Rose.
"Walking A Sacred Path" by Dr. lauren Artress Artress reintroduces the ancient Labyrinth, a walking meditation found in many religious traditions that transcends the limits of still meditation. Her book explores the historical origins of this divine imprint and shares the discoveries of modern-day seekers. "The Labyrinth inspires in the people who have come to walk along its sinuous, painted ath a palpable mix of solemnity and joy."--The New York Times. Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a spiritual tool based on the "Cathedral 11-path Christian labyrinth" with highlights on pilgrimmages, and excerpts from the 10th century Christian mystic, Hildegard von Bingen.
"The Mystic Spiral" by Jill Purce The spiral is shown throughout all traditions and through all the manifestations of life- art, music, literature, dance, religion, mythology, physics, biology, botany and astronomy. Everything is spiral. She points to the unity of the cosmos, and acts as a counterbalance to the atomization of the world. There are hundreds of wonderful illustrations. She gives you the key - like the thread of Ariadne which leads you out of the labyrinth.
"Mazes and Labyrinths of the World" by Janet Bord Mazes and labyrinths in their many forms throughout history and from 35 different countries includes English turf labyrinths, Scandinavian stone mazes, North American hedge mazes, Roman mosaic pavements and the Hopi labyrinths.
"The Art of the Maze" by Adrian Fisher and Georg Gerster Explores the origins and evolution of this extraordinary art form which can be found in the history and mythology of some of the worlds most advanced and ancient civilizations. Many fine color aerial photos of Adrians installations worldwide!
"Mazes and Labyrinths" by Nigel Pennick Mazes and Labyrinths are the meeting-places of symbolism mythology ritual architecture and art and are a part of our national heritage. Leading earth mysteries researcher Nigel Pennick investigates the significance of these mysterious pathways and asks if they evolved as an expression of the meaning of life. Today the labyrinth is undergoing a major renaissance. Here is a complete account of ancient rock labyrinths and turf mazes pavement and church labyrinths puzzle hedge mazes and modern innovations in Britain and on the Continent. The best book on mythology and the labyrinth! Includes ancient ritual, puzzle hedges, pavement and church labyrinths throughout history.
"Sacred Geometry - Nigel Pennick Geometry underlies the structure of all things - from galaxies to molecules. Despite our separation from the natural world, we human beings are still bounded by the laws of the universe. Each time a geometrical form is created, an expression of this universal oneness is made and from the dawn of time religious structures have expressed this unity in their every detail. In this absorbing history, the first of its kind, the applications of sacred geometry are examined and the full extent of its practice revealed.
"Labyrinths - Ancient Myths and Modern Uses" by Sig Lonegren
The "New Revised Edition" takes a refreshing new look at the ancient and mythic past of this universal symbol and uncovers its practical potential today. What were these magical mazes used for and why? What could their meaning be for us today? This book is genuinely committed to answering these questions."Caerdroia" The Journal of Caerdroia from the mazes and labyrinths research group. For subscriptions write: Caerdroia, 53 Thundersley Grove, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 3EB, UK. $12.00.
Mazes and Labyrinths: Their History and Development by Matthews, W.H., 1970. .New York: Dover Publications. A seminal book on labyrinths.
The Idea of the Labyrinth: From Classical Antiquity through the Middle Ages by Penelope Reed Doob. An academic study of labyrinths full of labyrinthine facts.
The Glastonbury Tor Maze by Geoffrey Ashe. Write to the author at: 7 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, England: Gothic Image Publications. Reprinted in 1988. The first article that speaks authoritatively about the Tor Labyrinth includes a map of the tor labyirnth.
Global Sacred Alignments by Terry Walsh. Write to: Sacred Geometry Group, Library of Avalon, The Ark, Glastonbury Experience, 2-4 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 9DU, England. Send for purchase information on the great circles around the Earth. These geomantic corridors are the grand trunk arteries where the energy leys are the capillaries of the earth energy system.
"Re-Visioning the Earth: A Guide to Opening the Healing Channels Between Mind and Nature" by Paul Devereux In Re-visioning the Earth, Paul Devereux calls for an alteration of our perceptions of the world around us, an "ecopsychology" that will reestablish our harmony with the natural world. His explorations of such ancient arts as feng sui, herbal medicine, vision questing and lucid dreaming heighten awareness of our place on the planet.
"Earth Memory - Sacred Sites, Doorways into Earth's Mysteries" by Paul Devereux Ancient monuments are our "memory banks" into the likes of Stonehenge, Machu Picchu and the Great Pyramid, ancient builders harnessed earth energies and perennial knowledge. That wisdom is available to us today to decode the information locked in the landscape of ancient places allowing us to experience the reality of Gaia, our living planet.
"SECRETS OF ANCIENT AND SACRED PLACES - The World's Mysterious Heritage" By Paul Devereux A popular and heavily illustrated (in color and b&w) account of ancient sacred sites--Delphi, Stonehenge, Machu Picchu.
"The Sun and the Serpent" by Hamish Miller and Paul Broadhurst Follow the ancient ley lines of Great Britain to the famous megalithic sites located along the "Michael and Mary Lines" - great research into dowsing the earth energies!
"Leylines: A Beginner's Guide" by Philip Heselton
This down-to-earth guide provides clues to those mysterious features known as leylines, which cross the landscape in many parts of the world. It reveals their mystical side--a hidden energy and spirit that acts as a gateway to the Otherworld of mythology and to shamanic visions."Traditions of Glastonbury" by E. Raymond Capt
"The Secrets of the Avebury Stones: Britain's Greatest Megalithic Temple" by Terence Meaden
Avebury, less than 20 miles from its more famous neighbor, Stonehenge, is rich in symbols linked to pre-Christian Goddess religions. This book reveals the wonders of the site, the largest and most complex prehistoric monument in Britain, through a lavishly illustrated guided tour encompassing history, archaeology, spirituality, and art."Listening People Speaking Earth - Graham Harvey An engaging, broad-based introduction to the main trends of contemporary paganism, Grahan Harvey's book reveals the origins and practical aspects of Druidry, Witchcraft, Heathenism, Goddess Spirituality and Magic, Shamanism and Earth Mysteries, among others, dispelling the unfortunate equation of paganism with satanism. Making use of both traditional history and the movement's more imaginative sources, the book reveals how paganism - and its central focus on individual and social life - is evolving and how this "new religion" preceives and relates to more traditional ones.
"The New View over Atlantis" by John Michell The updated version of his seminal book that started the earth mysteries movement. Across much of the earths surface are prehistoric sites, ancietn earthworlds and stone monuments built for hitherto unknown purposes, whose shared features suggest that they were originally part of a worldwide system. Features ley lines, meglithic science, meaning of numbers and measures...Highly Recommended!
"Simulacra: Faces and figures in nature" by John F. MichellTheory that "similars" in nature mimic that in the outer world; fascinating stones with human faces and bodies of animals depicted in the natural forms from nature.
"The Elements of Earth Mysteries" by Philip Heselton
The author explains the role of earth energy and how we can perceive it, how the folklore and legends attached to ancient sites can be interpreted, the purposes of structures such as stone circles, underground "burial chambers" holy wells and labyrinths and how we can approach these sites in the best ways."The Ancient Science of Geomancy" by Nigel Pennick
"The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit" by Shirley MacLaine. Known as the Camino, the Santiago de Compostela Camino is a famous pilgrimage that has been undertaken by people for centuries across northern Spain. It is said that this 500-mile path lies directly under the Milky Way and that it reflects the energy of the star systems above it. Facing her sixth decade of life on earth, writer and actor Shirley MacLaine decided to go on this trek. She wasn't sure why, she only knew that the Camino had been traveled for thousands of years by "saints, sinners, generals, misfits, kings and queens. It is done by the intent to find one's deepest spiritual meaning and resolutions regarding conflicts in Self."
"Celtic Sacred Landscapes" by Nigel Pennick
"The Sacred Earth" by Brian Leigh Molyneaux
"New Light on the Ancient Mystery of Glastonbury" by John Michell
Living myths and legends surrounding the ancient Isle of Avalon. Its themes and characters are traced from their beginnings, against a background of social changes from prehistoric to modern times."Walking the Maze : The Enduring Presence of Celtic Spirit" by Loren Cruden Harper
"Taming the Wild Pendulum" by Tag Powell and Dr. Judith Learn how to control and utilize the world's oldest tool. You will tap into the sleeping giant within you, your inner consciousness, to quickly solve problems and get answers in even the most difficult areas of your personal and professional lives. A step-by-step guide that takes you beyond the old "yes and no" answers of the swinging pendulum.
"The Earth Spirit - its ways, shrines and mysteries" by John Michell All encompassing summary of the ideas behind numinosity of place and the enchantment of landscape. The first suggestion of leys as spirit paths.
"Needles of Stone Revisited" Tom Graves The search for the elusive "earth energies" connected with standing stones and other sacred sites. Combines dowsing, geomancy, physics and ghost hunting and a call to re-assess our view of reality. Highly Recommended.
"Fingerprints of the Gods" by Graham Hancock The bestselling author of The Sign and the Seal reveals the true origins of civilization. Connecting puzzling clues scattered throughout the world, Hancock discovers compelling evidence of a technologically and culturally advanced civilization that was destroyed and obliterated from human memory. Four 8-page photo inserts.
"Sacred Landscape" by Frederic Lehrman, Fredric Lehrman Beautifully photographed and written book on sacred places worldwide. You'll love the poetry...Highly Recommended!!!
"Sacred Geometry : Philosophy and Practice" by Robert Lawlor Includes nine workbooks leading you through geometric constructions using only a pencil, compass, straight-edge and graph paper. Includes the Vesica Piscis, Golden Section, Squaring the Circle, Geometry and Music, the Platonic Solids and more. Interspersed with philosophy about the meanings and symbolism of sacred geometry.
"Anti-Gravity and the World Grid" by David Hatcher Childress Details the earth grid, ley lines, and world power points. Contains chapters on the geography, mathematics, and light harmonics of the earth grid. Learn the purpose of ley lines and ancient megalithic structures located on the grid. Explores many mysteries including acoustic levitation, Tesla Shields and Scalar Wave weaponry. Includes anti-gravity patents and research resources. Highly Recommended!
"Magnetic Current" by Edward Leedskalnin
Creator of the famous Miami "Coral Castle" Edward Leedskalnin is a difficult read, but one must consider that English was not his native tongue. According to those who knew him, he was friendly and extremely intelligent, but also entirely secretive. For example, he claimed to know how the pyramids were built, and he also stated that he knew the secrets of anti-gravity. Of the latter, at least, he proved it by creating Coral Castle near Homestead, Florida -- in the process he managed to lift numerous up-to-30-ton blocks of coral WITHOUT MODERN MACHINERY. (Now that is a wonder.)See our article "The Enigma of Coral Castle""The Energy Grid" by Bruce L. Cathie
"The Ancient Stones Speak: A Journey to the World's Most Mysterious Megalithic Sites" by David. Zink A pioneer in the field of ancient Megalithic mysteries, Zink takes us on a remarkable tour of ancient stone sites, their cultures and knowledge with insight into geography, astronomy, geophysics and meta-physics! Highly Recommended! Good maps of the World Wide Grid.
"The Divine Proportion : A Study in Mathematical Beauty" by H. E. Huntley
"Mandala : The Architecture of Enlightenment" by Robert A. F. Thurman, Denise P. Leidy
"Mandala: Luminous Symbols for Healing" by Judith Cornell A striking, full-color art book with beautiful color plates (50) and illustrations (50). Judith Cornell shows readers how to use the sacred mandala symbol as a self-transformative tool that manifests and enhances spiritual consciousness. Cornell guides readers through simple art exercises, incorporating meditation and guided visualizations, leading to the creation of powerful works of sacred art and opening the potential for dramatic healing.
"Golden Section" by Runion, Garth E. Runion Tiller, former head of the Materials Research Department at Stanford and accomplished researcher in crystalography, presents a summary of his evolving model of subtle energies. This work includes discussions of familiar physics, such as the nature of basic particles, and presents data on less well known studies including the influence of volition on physical processes. Tiller's aim is to present a theory of physical reality which incorporates more than the familiar 4 dimensions, and new variables, including consciousness itself.
"The Power of Limits : Proportional Harmonies in Nature, Art, and Architecture" by Gyorgy Doczi This book is magical and profound. It will appeal to layman and scientist alike.
THE GODDESS SELECTION
Simply click on title to go directly to Bookstore."Goddess Icons - Spirit Banners of the Divine Feminine" by Lydia Ruyle. Goddess Icons spirit banners are sacred images of the divine feminine from the many cultures of the world. Icons connected to the deep soul expression of the divine mystery of life. Each image was created and revered at some time in human history. The first banners were created for an exhibition at the Celsus Library in Ephesus, Turkey. They fly at sacred sites to empower, teach and share their stories around the globe. They hang in museums, colleges, kindergartens, temples, golf courses, conference halls, studios, palapas, galleries, and a women's prison. This book is about the images, their journeys and stories.
Lydia Ruyle is an artist scholar on the visual arts faculty of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a Master of Arts from UNC and has studied with Syracuse University in Italy, France, Spain, and with the Art Institute of Chicago in Indonesia. She works regularly at Santa Reparata Graphic Arts Center in Florence, Italy and Columbia College Center for Book and Paper in Chicago. Her research into sacred images of women has taken her around the globe. She exhibits her art and does workshops throughout the U.S. and internationally.
Lydia's Peruvian Goddesses premiered at Machu Picchu in April 1999 at the first annual Goddess Gathering sponsored by Labyrinthina.com; visit our gallery to view the lovely banners and to read Lydia's personal story of the event!"The Mystic Rose: Celtic Fire by Toney Brooks and Matthew Harvey. The Mystic Rose, a medieval sailing ship from the Celtic Otherworld, is despatched on the first of three dangerous missions by the Graeco-Celtic Goddess Ariadne. These and other unlikely characters transport a shape-shifting bird from the graves of Avalon to new life in the north Cornwall parish.
"The Quest for the Nine Maidens" by Stuart McHardy. For too long history has been suffering from an almost total masculine bias. The militaristic, heirarchical and financial interests of a tiny group of humanity in the West have been dictating how we, and they see our common past. S.McH In this ground-breaking new work the author investigates the ancient sisterhood of pagan priestesses the Picts called the Nine Maidens. Shape-shifters,healers and prophetesses the Nine Maidens were closely linked to significant goddesses and gods in many societies around the world. Whether as Valkyries taking dead Vikings to Valhalla, as Morgan and her sisters convoying king Arthur to Avalon, as the keepers of Cerrridwen's Cauldron of Poetry and Inspiration, as the ecstatic Maenads and Muses of Greece, as the Druidesses of the Isle de Sein off Brittany, time and again these enigmatic sisterhoods crop up myth and legend. In some cases, as the Witches of Caer Lyow or the sisterhood of Mont Dol in Brittany they were clearly female warriors while in Dark Age Scotland amongst the Picts, they were thought of as saints. In Brittany, Scotland and Wales they were associated with ancient mother goddess figures and in Iceland they travelled around giving prophecies as late as 1000BC. In Scotland, Nine Maidens Wells continued to be the focus of Beltane festivities into the twentieth century. The oldest reference to the is a cave painting showing nine women dancing round a priapic male in some kind fertility rite - from over 15000 years ago. Other groups of them come form shamanistic belief in Siberia, founding mythology in Kenya and in the beliefs of Amerindian peoples. Whether the remnants of a once universal belief system or local developments of some archetypal human thought the Nine Maidens widespread existence tells us there is much more still to be known abut the human past. Most of the history of our species has been written by men, for men and about men - the worldwide stories of the Nine Maidens suggest there is more, much - much more -to learn of o the human story.
"Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance - Awakening Spirituality Through Movement & Ritual" by Iris Stewart. Iris Stewart has done a fine job of illustrating the history of women and sacred dance from paleolithic to modern cultures. The book is a visual delight because of its many photographs and drawings. Ms. Stewart has portrayed forms of ritual, liturgical dance, belly dancing, the Dances of Universal Peace and other modern forms of sacred movement.
"The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image" by Leonard Shlain Reviews
"Literacy has promoted the subjugation of women by men throughout all but the very recent history of the West," writes Leonard Shlain. "Misogyny and patriarchy rise and fall with the fortunes of the alphabetic written word."
The very act of learning written language, he argues, exercises the human brain's left hemisphere--the half that handles linear, abstract thought--and enforces its dominance over the right hemisphere, which thinks holistically and visually.
A fascinating account of the evolution of our male and female ways of knowing" --Clarissa Pinkola Estes, author of Women Who Run with the Wolves.
Synopsis A profound and provocative book which proposes that alphabetic literally rewired the brain and changed culture, religion, and history--written by the acclaimed author of "Art and Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light" (soon to be a three-part MSNBC series). 35 illustrations. Shlain argues that, with the advent of literacy, the very act of reading an alphabet reinforced the brain's left hemisphere - linear, abstract, predominantly masculine at the expense of the right holistic, concrete, visual, feminine. This shift upset the balance between men and women, and initiated the disappearance of goddesses, the abhorrence of images, the decline of women's social and political status, and a long reign of patriarchy and misogyny. The Alphabet Versus the Goddess tracks the correlations between the rise and fall of literacy and the changing status of women in society, mythology, and religion throughout European history, and in other cultures as well. Shlain goes on to describe a colossal shift he calls the iconic revolution, now under way, that began in the nineteenth century: the return of the image. The invention of photography and the discovery of electromagnetism have brought us film, television, video, computers, advertising, graphics - and a shift from the dominance of the left hemisphere to reassertion of the right. Image information has gradually been superseding print information, and in the resulting social revolution women have benefited as society shifts to embrace feminine values.
About the Author Leonard Shlain is the author of Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light. He haswritten for many publications, and lectures widely. He is the chief of laproscopic surgery at California Medical Center in San Francisco. He lives and writes in Mill Valley.
"The Heart of the Goddess" Hallie Inglehard Austen
A worldwide selection of the art, the values and the living lessons of Goddess culture, respect for the earth, restoration of community and regaining the long lost power of Women are inseparable."The Once & Future Goddess" Elinor W. Gadon
This panaramic view of Goddess imagery extends from the prehistoric Goddess representations of Catal Huyuk, Malta, Avebury, and Crete to the more patriarchial images of the Sumerieans, Greeks and Christians to the wide range of contemporary artists inspired by the Goddess including Frida Kahlo, Mayumi Oda and Judy Chicago."The Coming of the Feminine Christ", by Niamh Clune Niamh has a unique gift, the essence of which she has now expertly encapsulated in print. The Coming of the Feminine Christ is an amazing book. It puts in one place all the information you need to begin to understand and develop your own spiritual and emotional being. It is a map and a guidebook that can light the way to the liberation of your soul. I'm not exagerating. Anyone who comes to it with an open heart and mind will not fail to take something amazing away with them. I've read it half a dozen times already and each time I find something new in it. This is a book to carry with you. it is the bible for the 21st century.
"Goddess Mother of Living Nature"Adele Getty
The Great Goddess, Mother Earth, is both womb and tomb of humanity - the sacred source of perpetual renewal she endures throughout the world as a powerful ancient memory, a living presence manifested in her myriad mythological and religious aspects."Virgin Mother Crone - Myths & Mysteries of the Triple Goddess" Donna Wilshire
Reconstructing the early pagan religion of the Earth Mother the triune Goddess is depicted from oral traditions to mythology and are celebrated in the values that are played out in the female body and in womens lives today.
"The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets" Barbara G. Walker
Focuses on mythology, anthropology, religion and sexuality to uncover precisely what other encyclopedias leave out, or misrepresent. 1350 entries on magic, witchcraft, fairies, elves, giants, goddesses, gods, and psycholocgical anomalies such as the mystical meaning of sun, moon, earth, sea, time and space, ideas of the soul, reincarnation, creation and doomsday; ancient and modern attidues toward sex, prostitution, romance, rape, warfare, sin and more! Excellent reference source."Hildegard Von Bingen's Mystical Visions: Translated from Scivias by Hildegard, Bruce Hozeski (Translator), Matthew Fox (Introduction)
"Hildegard of Bingen's Book of Divine Works: With Letters and Songs by Saint Hildegard, Matthew Fox (Editor)
Mysticism has a long history in Christianity, and 12th-century Hildegard of Bingen is one of Christianity's most admired mystics. The Book of Divine Works is her record of visions from God. Included are a number of letters and sermons that she wrote to various figureheads of the time, along with 15 songs, complete with lyrics and medieval notation."Secrets of God: Writings of Hildegard of Bingen by Saint Hildegard, by Sabina Flanagan
A collection of the writings of the twelfth-century mystic, poet, theologian, healer, musician, and naturalist shares the Rhineland nun's thoughts on her visions, cosmology and anthropology, nature, poetry, natural medicine, and more. Original. 15,000 first printing. Synopsis Visionary, mystic, poet, musician, naturalist, healer, theologian--the Rhineland nun Hildegard of Bingen (1078-1179) was a renaissance woman long before there was a Renaissance. Coming at a time when interest in Hildegard has never been greater, this book offers the finest representations of her writings in English available. Includes a brief biography. Illustrations."The Dinner Party" Judy Chicago
A commermorative volume celebrating a major monument of 20th centuary art, chronicles the achievement of more than 1000 women in Western civilization."The Yoni - Sacred Symbol of Female Creative Power" Rufus C. Camphausen
The term Yoni heralds from a culture and religion in which woman have long been regarded and honored as the embodiment of divine energy and where the female genitals are seen as a sacred symbol of the Great Goddess. Fertility cults centered on phallic worship are well documented, but older and even more pervasive are the cults of the Goddess and her vulva. Also discussed are tantric practices, Near Eastern myths, and Tibetan visualization techniques, artwork includes Georgia O'keefe and Judy Chicago, plus early aboriginal rock paintings."The Language of the Goddess" by Marija Gimbutas, Joseph Campbell
The pictures and graphics are wonderful and the undeniable female influence on our earliest history comes through without any biased undertones. Men, as well as women, benefit from reading this book and any mother of a young woman should consider this book for a special gift to her."The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future" by Riane Tennenhaus Eisler
A masterful job of putting into perspective how we as Westerners got to be how we are, out of touch with our intuition, abusive of the planet, institutionally condesending to feminine energy in all of its manifestations, and addicted to a "might makes right, male dominated" agenda.The Chalice and The Blade puts into words and affirms with scientific evidence what we all intuitively know: there is something wrong with the picture that has been presented to us as a civilization over the past 3,000 years. There is something that our more recent ancestors bought into that has led us astray from our Earth Mother. And more importantly, there is a way for us as a civilization to find our way back home, to work together to save the planet and ourselves.
"Eva Luna (Language: English)" by Isabel Allende
An exotic dance that beguiles and entices... The enchanted and enchanting account of a contemporary Scheherazade, a wide-eyed American teller-of-tales who triumphs over harsh reality through the creative power of her own imagination... "Imaginative, original, convincing, pointed, and spiced with good humor and wit." -- San Francisco Chronicle.
"The Mists of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The legendary saga of King Arthur and his companions at Camelot, their battles, love, and devotion, told this time from the perspective of the women involved. Viviane is "The Lady of the Lake," the magical priestess of the Isle of Avalon, a special mist-shrouded place which becomes more difficult to reach as people turn away from its nature- and Goddess-oriented religion. Viviane's quest is to find a king who will be loyal to Avalon as well as to Christianity. This king will be Arthur. Gwenhwyfar, Arthur's Queen, is an overly pious, fearful woman who successfully sways her husband into betraying his allegiance to Avalon. Set against her is Morgaine of the Fairies, Arthur's sister, love, and enemy - and the most powerfully believable person in the book - who manipulates the characters like threads in a tapestry to achieve her tragic and heroic goals. A great read!"Lady of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
An evocative prequel to the best-selling The Mists of Avalon recalls the origins and history of Avalon and the prophecy of the birth of the great King Arthur, as seen through the successive lives of three powerful priestesses--Caillean, Teleri, and Viviane, the Lady of the Lake."The Forest House" Marion Zimmer Bradley
Inside the walls of the Forest House, in a remote part of Britain, a secret sect of Druidic priestesses guards the ancient rites of learning, healing, and magic against the onslaught of invading Romans."When God Was a Woman" Merlin Stone
Traces the Goddess from pre-history onwards with great depth of insight. The knowledge of the fruit of the tree [of the Goddess] of Good and Evil is overpowering, this knowledge is the power of sexuality and abundance.We have been living with these belief systems for over 2000 years in an attempt to eliminate any allegiance to the so-called fertility 'cults' i.e. Goddess Worship. Many women, even after the time of Christ were still practicing some of the "old ways" of Diana. The biblical authors wanted to retell the story of creation so as to firmly implant in the minds of the people "that women were to be restricted and controlled or else they would corrupt nations. We cannot have the women running rampant with their desires, we must control sexuality by controlling women and their children."
Why this great repression of the feminine? Just as any conqueror rewrites his/herstory, the bible authors [men] needed to insure their victory. When you tell someone long enough that they are unworthy of ruling, they are unclean, and they are only here to serve their masters, over time they will believe it. The overthrow of the Goddess Religion was an economic and political victory for the followers of Yahweh. It was important to have the father rule the family, the city, and the nation, and paternity was vital to maintaining that power.
The Goddess embraces all sexuality and abundance. Many women had children as part of offering their sexuality to the Goddess in the temple [Esphesus]. Paternity was not an issue and all children were nurtured and reared by the community. The children took their mother's name, and these same children succeeded their mother to the throne. Males were not oppressed or dominated by females in the Goddess Rites. Only under partriarchy, does the notion of domination take place -- "rule of the fathers."
"THE CULT OF THE BLACK VIRGIN" By Ean Begg The author researches the dozens of previously unknown images of the Black Virgin especially in Italy and Spain. The first part is an 150-page historical essay, examining the evidence for the continuation of the cults of Isis, Cybele and Dark Artemis in southern Europe through the "Dark Ages" and mediaeval Europe and ranging through the image of both the Virgin Mary and the Magdalen, the Goddess as Whore, the Templars, the Cathars and evidence for a darker side to earlier Christianity. She describes and catalogs hundreds of known and suspected Black Virgins across Europe, the Americas, and beyond.
"SECRET PLACES OF THE GODDESS" By Philip Heselton
ESOTERIC & HEALING
Simply click on title to go directly to Bookstore."Isaiah Effect : Decoding the Lost Science of Prayer and Prophecy" Gregg Braden
The Isaiah Effect: Decoding the Lost Science of Prayer and Prophesy draws on new discoveries in quantum physics, as well as a variety of spiritual traditions and religious documents--including Tibetan, Mayan, and Hopi prophecies; Nostradamus; and the Dead Sea Scrolls. From these sources, author Gregg Braden believes that he has recovered "a lost science with the power to bring a lasting end to all war, disease, and suffering; initiate an unprecedented era of peace and cooperation between governments and nations; render destructive patterns of weather harmless; bring lasting healing to our bodies; and redefine ancient prophecies of devastation and catastrophic loss of life." Mass prayer is the technique that will allow all of these goals to be achieved, Braden says: "the choice of many people, focused in a specific manner, has a direct and measurable effect on our quality of life." The book includes careful readings of ancient texts, prophetic pronouncements, and mini-travelogues (Braden leads groups to visit sacred sites around the world), and its arguments may strike some readers as far-fetched. But Braden's basic idea--that hope can change the world in concrete ways--is a very good one."Awakening to Zero Point : The Collective Initiation" by Gregg Braden
There is a process of unprecedented change unfolding within the earth. You are part of the change. Without knowledge of the artificial boundaries of religion, science, or ancient mystic traditions, the change is characterized as dramatic shifts in the physical parameters of Earth accompanied by a rapid transformation in human understanding, perception, and experience. This time is historically referred to as "The Shift of the Ages." As science witnesses events for which there are no reference points of comparison, ancient traditions say that the timetable is intact; the events of "The Shift" are happening now. Each event carries with it a similar message, and is a by-product of something much more significant than the event itself. During key moments in human history, wisdom has been offered allowing individuals to experience rapid change without fear. This is one of those moments. You are living the completion of a cycle that began nearly 200,000 years ago, and a process of initiation that was demonstrated over 2,000 years ago."Walking Between the Worlds : The Science of Compassion" by Gregg Braden
Ancient calendars indicate that we are living the completion of a grand cycle of human experience. Within the last years of this cycle, we have been asked to accommodate greater change in less time than at any other point in recorded human history. Our bodies, immune systems and emotions have been challenged to unprecedented levels. At the same time, science is witnessing phenomenon for which there are no reference points of comparison. Two thousand year old texts remind us that compassion is an accessible state of awareness determining the quality of our well being. Are we witnessing the birth of a new species of human genetically shifting to accommodate this time of change? Recent data demonstrates that compassionate emotion may be our forgotten switch to turn "ON" powerful codes of genetic options. Following his best selling book, Awakening to Zero Point: The Collective Initiation, Gregg Braden explores these and other possibilities in his latest work marrying science, relationships and the ancient messages of compassion. Presented for the first time: A step by step guide to the ancient sciences of compassion and blessing The Essene mysteries of relationship illustrated with case histories and true life accounts The latest research confirming the role of emotion in our immune response and life giving relationships The opportunity to redefine hate, fear, separation and the role that they play in your life! Could our greatest challenges of health, relationship and survival be our way of redefining accepted at some point biological limits in our ancient Memory?"The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived"by Lee Carroll, Jan Tober
A new generation of super psychic kids are being born on our planet with extraordinary healing abilities. What is an Indigo Child? The Indigo Child is a child who displays a new and unusual set of psychological attributes which reveal a pattern of behavior generally undocumented before. This pattern has common unique factors which demand that parents and teachers change their treatment and upbringing of them in order to achieve balance. To ignore these new patterns is to potentially create great frustration in the minds of these precious new lives. • Can we really be seeing human evolution in the kids today? • Are they smarter than we were? • Why do so many of our children today seem to be "system busters"? • Why are they committing suicide and killing each other? • Why are so many of our best children being diagnosed with ADD and ADHD? • Are all of them really ADD...in need of being drugged, or is there more to this story? • Are their proven working alternatives to Ritalin? Join international authors and lecturers Lee Carroll and Jan Tober as they bring together some very fine minds to discuss and expose this exciting premise. Many alternate methods of treating ADD are presented, and you won't believe some of the spiritual aspects of this study! These children are very different, and represent a great percentage of all the children being born today...worldwide. They come in "knowing" who they are, and must be recognized and celebrated with the correct guidance."TREE-TALK - Memories, Myths and Timeless Customs" By Marie-France Boyer A celebration of trees in myth, folklore, history and religious practice around the world. Boyer takes a number of themes such as Ritual and Magical, Mythical and Mythological and Ancient Witnesses and weaves together evidence both familiar (the European image of the green man and classical myths such as that of Daphne's transformation into a laurel tree) and highly unfamiliar (the magnificent hollow tree temples of India and Christian tree shrines). Superb photography which ranges from images of immense and ancient oaks and yews whose branches are propped up on stakes, through historically famous trees to temples built into hollow trees in rural India and the roots of ancient fig-trees flowing over abandonned Khmer temples.
"The Secret Life of Plants" by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird A fascinating account of the physical, emotional and spiritual relations between plants and man.
"Talking with Nature" by Michael J. Roads This is a book that cries out for special attention, it's the story of a man who discovered that he possessed the ability to communicate intelligently and articulately with the souls of plants, animals and even rocks and rivers! Australian writer and organic farmer Michael Roads was initially disturbed when Nature began speaking to him through such outlets as a river, a heron, and a herd of cattle. He learned, however, to treasure his experiences, and today regularly communes with the souls of plants, animals, and rocks. This simple, hopeful, and optimistic book explains how all people can reconnect to the spiritual essence of the universe.
"Behaving as if the God in All Life Mattered" by Machaelle Small The author is a spiritual pioneer with the profound ability to see and hear the invisible forces of nature. Her personal story is one of triumph from a childhood of torment and isolation to discovery of her ability to communicate with the world of nature spirits. At Perelanda, her 20 acre farm in Virginia, she devotes her life to understanding the messages that are communicated to her from entities of the nature kingdom. This book will excite the minds and hearts of all who dream of a world of harmony, love, truth and understanding. Check out her other titles: Perelandra Garden Workbook I & II.
"The Holographic Universe" by Michael Talbot A must read, this remarkable new theory of reality explains the paranormal abilities of the mind, the latest frontiers of quantum physics and the unsolved riddles of the brain and body.
"Mutant Message Downunder" by Marlo Morgan A wonderful true story of an American housewife who travels to the Australia outback to receive an award for her service to Aboriginal children, she is granted an amazing adventure -- the tribe reveals their spiritual mysteries known as the "dreamtime" during a four-month walkabout in the blazing Outback desert! One of the best stories you'll ever read!
" Love is in the Earth - A kaleidoscope of Crystals" by Melody If you need to know about a particular gem or crystal with regard to it's metaphysical properties, it's in here! A wonderful comprehensive reference for anyone who is serious about knowing, and applying, the properties of crystals and gem stones.
"Jitterbug Perfume" by Tom Robbins My favorite fictional novel, Jitterbug Perfume is an epic which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until nine o'clock tonight [Paris time]. It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle is actually the secret essence of the universe, as some folks think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left!"
"Dancing the Dream" by Jamie Sams Widely recognized as one of the foremost teachers of Native American wisdom, Jamie Sams reveals the seven sacred paths of human spiritual development and explains how exploring each path leads to shifts in our personal relationships with the earth, our loved ones, friends and communities, and most important, our own spiritual selves. As part of a profound awakening process, these paths help us heal the past, shed fear of the future, and focus on being aware and fully present in our daily lives. Ultimately, we discover that we are indeed dancing the dream. Jamie Sams is a bestselling Native American writer and artist of Cherokee, Seneca, and French descent. Her many books include Medicine Cards, Sacred Path Cards, and Earth Medicine.
"Dreamer" by Richard M. Miller. Many people are interested in doing past life regression in order to get a better handle on the events of this lifetime. This book, however, deals with a group of people who pay big money for high tech induction sessions that take them back in great detail to times in their own youth and childhood. Mike, the protagonist, begins these sessions with the aim of mining old memories for monetary gain. We join him in his journey to the past, and also in his present-time encounters with the mixed-up characters who run the facility and the lost souls who are fellow clients delving into their memories. Not an easy book to put down before the last page, Dreamer will take you through a range of emotions. It will make you think about your own past: your favorite possessions, long-lost friends, and best of all, the times when love took hold of your life and changed you forever.
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