Inner Traditions

• The first book to reveal in the West the Taoist techniques that enable women to cultivate and enhance their sexual energy • Reveals Taoist secrets for shortening menstruation, reducing cramps, and compressing more chi into the ovaries for greater sexual power • Teaches the practice of total body orgasm

An examination of the sacred botany and the pagan origins and rituals of Christmas • Analyzes the symbolism of the many plants associated with Christmas • Reveals the shamanic rituals that are at the heart of the Christmas celebration The day on which many commemorate the birth of Christ has its origins in pagan rituals that center on tree worship, agriculture, magic, and social ...

Rasas are the essence of our emotions that exist in both the body and the mind. The Tantric tradition recognises 9 Rasas that represent our basic emotions: love humour wonder courage calmness anger sadness fear and disgust. Those who practise Rasa Sadhana learn to overcome negative emotions in order to pursue better health enhanced spiritual growth and enduring happiness.

A set of 23 meditation cards with art and poetry by Alex Grey • Contains the complete series of Sacred Mirrors paintings plus two additional transformative images

The tantric practices in "Yoni Massage" can help women overcome inhibitions about sexuality that have prevented them from fully expressing themselves.

In the West, problems with eyesight are treated separately from overall health, usually with prescription glasses or contact lenses. But Eastern systems of holistic healing view the eyes as mirrors of physical health. Eye problems reflect problems with the internal organs, most specifically the liver and kidneys.

Fulfilling sex nourishes love, increases vitality and boosts mental health. Unfortunately, prevailing attitudes about male sexuality and what is good sex work against these innate features by focusing on the excitement of ejaculation as the one and only goal.

Offering a window into the holistic future of medicine, the book shows the body not simply as a biological machine to be patched and repaired but as a living organism made up of cells dynamically linked to their inner and outer environments.

Sexual development does not end in adolescence. There are advanced stages of glandular, emotional and erotic development based in the lifelong “puberty of the spine.” Known in India as kundalini awakening, these stages form the energetic basis of all yoga forms and deeper erotic aspirations.

· Explains the origins, derivatives, and practical usage of each word, phrase, and spell as well as how they can be combined for custom spells · Based on the magical traditions of Europe, Greece, and Egypt and recently discovered one-of-a-kind grimoires from Scandinavia, France, and Germany · Includes an in-depth exploration of secret magical alphabets, including those based on Hebrew ...

The legends of the Norse and Germanic regions of Europe - spanning from Germany and Austria across Scandinavia to Iceland and England - include a broad range of mythical characters and places, from Odin and Thor, to berserkers and Valhalla, to the Valkyries and Krampus.

· Focuses on 7 essential crystal and gemstone mentors: obsidian, jade, lapis lazuli, emerald, quartz, amethyst, and diamond · Integrates crystal lore from around the world with mineral science to reveal the archetypal wisdom embodied within each stone · Provides crystal healing exercises and meditations on the specific spiritual work each stone archetype supports Stones and crystals are ...

· Reveals the original tantric practices of Jesus and the early Church and their similarities to the tantric yogas of India and Tibet · Explains how tantric Christianity views the human body as the primary “temple” of the Holy and erotic energy as the signature of indwelling Divine Presence · Provides step-by-step instructions for a series of partnered Christian sacred sexual practices as ...

After surviving a serious lift crash in London, Howard G. Charing found he had developed healing touch as well as the ability to hear voices and experience visions - just as a healer in Italy had predicted only a week before the accident. He began using his abilities to heal, but felt he needed more guidance and training.

A system of divination inspired by the Libyan Sibyls, the African prophetesses of the classical world · Includes 44 full-colour cards in Latin and English with a comprehensive guidebook · Details how to consult the oracle, providing in-depth write-ups about the meaning of each card and the symbolic language represented by their imagery · Designed to directly address the spiritual lessons ...

A guide for achieving an enlightened mind through the art of non-doing · Details meditation practices, focused on stillness of the mind, along with Patanjali's yoga methods to maintain a consciousness referred to as “being in the zone” · Builds on Taoist, Confucian, and Hindu principles along with scientific findings to support wu-wei—the art of non-doing, non-forcing—as a way of ...

In the early Anglo-Saxon period, the region of Great Britain known as Northumbria was a kingdom in its own right. These lands, in what is now northern England and southeast Scotland, were the targets of the first Viking raids on Britain.

Part of Mother Earth, crystals and gemstones are intimate pieces of the body of the Goddess, sacred tools that can help us tap into Her energy for healing, magick and spiritual growth. In this practical guide to working with the stones of the Goddess, Nicholas Pearson explores more than 100 gemstones and crystals strongly connected with the energies of the Divine Feminine, including old ...

In this detailed guide, yoga and meditation teacher Pierre Bonnasse reveals the simple movement, breathing and awareness techniques of the Rishi Yoga tradition, passed down through generations of yogis in the Himalayas. He shows how to integrate Rishi Yoga into daily life for discovering and recognizing the Universal Self, or Pure Awareness and unveiling the peace and joy inherent in each of us.

In Antiquity, the art of memory was a mnemonic device that allowed an orator, such as Cicero, to recall all the points he wished to make by associating each of them with an image or architectural element in the site he was speaking.