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Here is a daily companion that provides Rumi's wisdom and spiritual insight. These poems have been selected on the basis of the poignancy of their message and their relevance to contemporary life.

THE EASY DOES IT MEDITATION BOOK AND RECOVERY FLASH CARDS are a profound, challenging and comforting book and card set - one for each week of the year. These wise and witty musings are meant to encourage and inspire anyone travelling on the path of recovery.The fifty-two Recovery Flash cards contain specially selected line drawings, Twelve-Step folk wisdom and quotes from The Big Book of Alcoholic

Everyone reads their horoscope in the newspaper and online; however few really understand very much about astrology. To the uninitiated, astrology can seem rather daunting. All those measurements, degrees, and logarithms--what's simple about it? This wonderful introduction demystifies a topic that everyone knows a little bit about and provides a basic framework for understanding it. The Jackson

Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) was a priest, a mystic and nearly a heretic (he died before the Church court's verdict). In recent centuries the Roman Catholic establishment has rehabilitated him and the late John Paul II spoke of his work with fondness. However, what makes him of particular interest is the fact that he has influenced a wide range of spiritual teachers and mystics both inside and outs

This is a collection of inspirational wisdom for living a meaningful and productive life. The selection of quotations is chosen to reflect Rumi's inspiring and uplifting approach to life and address the inevitable issues that we encounter during our lifetimes. Here, Rumi talks directly to us, just as he did to his contemporaries 800 years ago. The wisdom includes no-nonsense statements, observatio

This book challenges traditional Christian teaching about Jesus. While his followers may have seen him as a man from heaven, preaching the good news and working miracles, Smith asserts that the truth about Jesus is more interesting and rather unsettling.

Your Plain & Simple Guide to Major and Minor Arcana Card Meanings and Interpreting Spreads Tarot is a popular form of divination that has been used for centuries and is key to unlocking the psyche. By following the advice and knowledge set out in this book, you will come to understand how easy it is to master the art of reading cards. Many people struggle with the multitude of tarot books avai

This work, first published in the 19th century, was the culmination of more than 20 years of research into the survival of consciousness after death. Declaring the soul able to survive the death of the body was extremely daring at a time when the scientific community's leaning toward materialism made it risky to even express the belief that man possesses a soul. The author's fascination with spiri

Thoughts Through Space had its origin in a daring plan conceived by two courageous men. It began in Autumn 1937 when a group of Russian flyers on a trans-polar flight crashed on a shelf of ice on the Alaskan side of the Pole. To find and rescue them--if they were still alive--the Russian government commissioned Arctic explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins to organize and lead an aerial search in those des

Professionals in modern psychology, behavioral medicine, and psychoneuroimmunology are exploring ways in which we can "mentally" influence our own bodies through hypnosis, imagery, visualization, attention, intention, and other forms of self-regulation--for fostering physical and psychological health and well-being. Is it possible for us to use such techniques to influence others, even at a di

No matter what you believe about the creation of life, whether you put your stock in science or religion, there is at least one faith we all believe in: the mind. Like God, the mind cannot be seen; its origin is a mystery, its powers are awesome, and its boundaries unknown. In Soul to Soul, Vernon Kitabu Turner, a black American Zen master, shows you how to still your thoughts, tame your mind,

Every year more than $10 billion is spent on coronary bypass surgeries that in more than half the cases are unnecessary and even dangerous. * The cardiopulmonary pump used during bypass surgery may cause decreased oxygen flow leading to brain damage and memory loss. * Bypass and balloon angioplasty surgeries (with a few important exceptions) are irrelevant to the natural course of heart diseas

Drawing on mythology, psychology, religion and science, as well as past-life regression and near-death experiences, Peter Novak explores the nuances of what really happens to the soul after death. Eastern and Western philosophies have disagreed on this point for centuries. After ten years of intensive investigation, his conclusions are a ground-breaking blend of east and west, explaining how this

Millions of people have read the Conversations with God series and have wondered how to incorporate the knowledge contained in them into their own lives. If you would like to have your own conversation with God, Meditations from Conversations with God, Book 2 is the ideal place to start. This journal is a great tool for building a new tomorrow, one day--and one person--at a time.

Martha (Patty) Jefferson is often seen as little more than a background figure overshadowed by her husband's political, literary, and scientific achievements. Dear Companion, by contrast, vividly depicts a wife, mother, and busy mistress of a plantation. We come to know the Jeffersons as a young couple very much in love and share in all the joys and sorrows of their ten-year marriage.

The author says, "I'm just an ordinary human being whose curiousity about human existence beyond death led me to extraordinary experience. . . . If there is any difference between you and me it is only that my curiousity has already led me to exlore and know what lies beyond death in the Afterlife."This fascinating volume recounts the story of some of his voyages past the edge of life, using techn

Mindy, who has forgotten that dreams can come true, meets Jason, a know-it-all kid who says he came back to Earth to get Mindy's life on track. A thought-provoking and humorous exploration of suburbia, mid-life crisis, despair, hope, and true love against all odds, Ezekiel's Chariot will become a well-worn favorite on your shelf.

Linda Goodman is the world's best-known astrologer. Her three books, Sun Signs, Love Signs, and Star Signs have sold over 40 million copies in many languagaes. Known to her friends as both a poet and a romantic, Linda Goodman's view of the world was influencd by the astrology she understood so well.

In December, 1943, 20-year-old Army private George Ritchie died of pneumonia. Nine minutes later, he came back profoundly changed.