Arts and Culture

A Must-Have Guide for Investigating the Paranormal Have inexplicable spheres and fogs ever ruined any of your photographs? If you discarded them, thinking dirt on the lens or camera glitches were to blame, you may want to retrieve them and reconsider. These spheres and fogs may be paranormal light forms. Light forms are mentioned in literature on angels, aliens, UFOs, ghosts, crop circles, nea

This autumn the long-awaited feature film adaptation of the sensational bestseller The Celestine Prophecy will be hitting movie screens nationwide. Written by James Redfield and produced by Barnet Bain Oscar-winning producer of What Dreams May Come the film version of The Celestine Prophecy is certain to re-ignite interest in all of Redfield's work. THE CELESTINE PROPHECY: THE MAKING OF THE MOVIE

"A 'must have' in the design arsenal."—Cat Normoyle, Professor of Graphic Design, East Carolina University "Provides enough thinking techniques to break out of even the worst creative rut."—Creative Woman's Circle Legendary designer Ellen Lupton demystifies the creative process in another essential graphic design book. Graphic Design Thinking explores a variety of techniques to stimulate fresh t

This fully illustrated, comprehensive workbook is designed primarily for homeowners, renters, architects, and business owners who want to put feng-shui to practical personal use—to choose a home, build a house, select an office, or find a retail space. Real estate agents, interior designers, and architects will also find it useful as a reference manual. The text and exercises proceed in syst

Making art, says Peter London, is a perfect vehicle for recovering our lost sense of unity with Nature. When we draw closer to Nature through art, we simultaneously draw closer to our Selves, and thereby enjoy a richer, more authentic creativity and a deeper, fuller life. Through exercises, theoretical reflections, poetic meditations, and stories, London presents an innovative approach to creativi

The genius behind Leonardo da Vinci's artwork is introduced in this deluxe silkbound guide with full-colour illustrations. Leonardo da Vinci's desire for accuracy and realism in his work drove him to take an almost forensic approach to recording the world around him, and to produce an enormous number of paintings, drawings, plans and diagrams. Selected from the entire range of Leonardo's fine

The unparalleled genius of Leonardo da Vinci is explored in this beautifully presented box set containing gold-embossed, clothbound volumes. The renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci is a figure whose talents invite intrigue. These richly illustrated hardbacks dive deep into his life, art and personal writings. Together they offer fascinating insight into his influences, intellect and artistry

In my fantasy of the Rambling Man who is something of a hobo, walking - or maybe jumping into the car of a moving train - is what he does. He slings his guitar or banjo over his shoulder and strides out along the road to the next town. There he plays a few songs at a local gig and meets a beautiful woman who feeds and shags him.

This charmingly illustrated book invites readers to peer behind the closed doors of 17 legendary and contemporary artists' homes. Peek inside Georgia O'Keeffe's adobe courtyards. Stroll through Henri Matisse's vibrant aviary.

In addition to being among the most celebrated of contemporary filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is possibly the most joyously infectious movie lover alive. For years he has touted in interviews his eventual turn to writing books about films. Now, with CINEMA SPECULATION, the time has come, and the results are everything his passionate fans - and all movie lovers - could have hoped for. Organized arou

Recreate the holiday magic of the wizarding world with the Harry Potter: Official Christmas Cookbook, filled with festive recipes worthy of a Great Hall feast!

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” —Archbishop Desmond TutuEvery morning Desmond the mouse wakes with the sunrise and spends the day playing in the beautiful meadow where he lives. And every night he goes to sle

Quirk's Amazing Magical Wonder Deck charmed more than 100,000 would-be magicians with its gorgeous design and fiendishly clever card tricks. Now these same readers can experience a complete course in magic with Mysterio's Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring-available this October in an extremely affordable $16.95 paperback edition. Here are illustrated step-by-step instructions for rope tricks,

Japa - the repeated chanting of a mantra - is an age old Hindu technique to help you become attuned with the planets and their ruling deities and thereby create peace and prosperity in your life. On this CD the noted Tantric scholar Harish Johari chants the mantras associated with the Sun and the Moon 108 times the preferred number of repetitions. Using this CD you will not only hear mantras inton

· Includes over 200 reproductions of Grey's artwork, including many never-before-reproduced paintings· Contains spectacular photos of Grey's collaboration with the cult band TOOL plus his worldwide live-painting performances· Offers Grey's reflections on how art evolves consciousness with a new symbology of the Networked SelfRevealing the interwoven energies of body and soul, love and spirit that

· Reveals how a hierarchy of initiates, evolved spiritual intelligences and devas actively influenced the musical compositions of geniuses to transmit great truths through music· Explores the influence of the classical composers Bach, Handel, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Wagner and Strauss - from Beethoven's influence on the creation of psychoanalysis to Chopin's musical influence on

This book contains the first published results of Schwaller's 12 years of research at the temple of Luxor and its implications for interpreting the symbolic and mathematical processes of the Egyptians through their sacred architecture.

This unique series of paintings takes the viewer on a graphic, visionary journey through the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual anatomy of the self. From anatomically correct rendering of the body systems, Grey moves to the spiritual/energetic systems with such images as "Universal Mind Lattice," envisioning the sacred and esoteric symbolism of the body and the forces that define its living fie

Traces the extraordinary cultural legacy of the Minianka tribe of West Africa, for whom music serves a sacred, healing function for the individual and society. This authentic, traditional chanting and singing expresses the full potential for the sacred and the magical in music. Companion CD to the book The Healing Drum42 mins. duration(cdzm, cdzh)