Inner Traditions

Shri Mahant Swami Ganeshanand Saraswati Giri (ca. 1895–1988) was known to all who loved and studied with him simply as Ganesh Baba. At the age of four, he was brought back from death through an initiation by Lahiri Mahasaya and through this initiation descends from the same Kriya Yoga lineage as Paramahansa Yogananda. He became a swami under his guru Sivananda and later went on to run the Anandama

THE FUTURE OF THE ANCIENT WORLD sheds new light on the evolution of consciousness from antiquity to modern times. The twelve essays in this book examine developments in human consciousness over the past five thousand years that most history books do not touch. In ancient times, human beings were finely attuned to the invisible world of the gods, spirits and ancestors. Today, by contrast, our moder

Knowing or felling that we are all connected to each other and to the cosmos by more than our eyes and ears is not a new notion but one as old as humanity. Traditional indigenous societies were fully aware of nonmaterial connections and incorporated them into daily life. The modern world, however, continues to dismiss and even deny these intangible links - taking as real only that which is physica

This book presents the spiritual teachings of Edward Salim Michaël and the struggles that led to his enlightenment. Due to the circumstances of his birth, Michaël had no education, no mother tongue and no formal education when he was drafted, at the age of 19, into the Royal Air Force during World War II. Unable to think in words, Michaël already sensed the “empty mind” sought after by meditation

Recognised as one of the world's great visionary artists, Pablo Amaringo was renowned for his intricate, colourful paintings inspired by his shamanic visions. A master communicator of the ayahuasca experience - where snakes, jaguars, subterranean beings, celestial palaces, aliens and spacecraft all converge - Amaringo's art presents a doorway to the transcendent worlds of ayahuasca intended for co

Great thinkers and researchers such as Carl Jung have acknowledged the many broad similarities that exist between the myths and symbols of ancient cultures. One largely unexplored explanation for these similarities lies in the possibility that these systems of myth all descended from one common cosmological plan. Outlining the most significant aspects of cosmology found among the Dogon, ancient Eg

· 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

Translated by the eminent Taoist Master Alfred Huang, THE COMPLETE I CHING has been praised by scholars and new students of the I Ching since its first edition. A native Chinese speaker, Master Huang first translated the original ideograms of the I Ching into contemporary Chinese and then into English, bringing forth the intuitive meanings embodied in the images of the I Ching and imbuing his tran

· Explores the use of crystals throughout history, including their role in Atlantis and in alien technology· Offers step-by-step instructions to successfully use crystals in scrying, meditation and Enochian magic· Includes never-before-published scientific findings on the author's crystal skull as well as other crystal skulls researched at the British Museum· Explains how the Space-Time Crystal Ma

The Moon's ever-changing phases offer a way to deepen our understanding of our natal Moon sign as well as the Moon's day-to-day influence on our emotional tides. Through its 8 phases and its wandering dance through each of the 12 signs of the Zodiac - from the Infant's Moon (the New Moon in Aries) to the Storyteller's Moon (the Full Moon in Gemini) to the Prophet's Moon (the waning Balsamic Moon i

Before the conversion of Europe to Christianity in the Middle Ages, Germanic tribes roamed the continent, plundering villages and waging battles to seek the favour of Odin, their god of war, ecstasy and magic. Centuries later, predatory Viking raiders from Scandinavia carried on similar traditions. These wild 'barbarians' had a system of social classes and familial clans with complex spiritual cus

· Shows how this order, also known as oriental Freemasonry, preserves the ancient spiritual doctrines forgotten by modern Freemasonry· Explains how to transform the soul into the alchemical Magnum opus by combining Masonic grips and the abbreviated letters of the Qur'an· Includes a detailed biography of Baron von SebottendorffOriginally published in Germany in 1924, this rare book by Baron Rudolf

Each of us is born with a unique combination of heavenly and earthly energies dictated by the stars overhead and the season on Earth at the moment you take your first breath. Known in Taoist astrology as the Four Pillars of Destiny, this “birth chi” can be calculated using the year, month, day and time of your birth. Master Mantak Chia and astrologer, Christine Harkness-Giles reveal how to interpr

Understanding the role of sacred geometry in cosmology and human affairs • Explains how ancient societies that grasped the timeless principles of sacred geometry were able to create flourishing societies • Illustrates the social and spiritual values in the natural progression of number • Contains more than 300 full-color drawings showing the interplay of number and sa

· 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

· Explains how to build relationships with Earth, Sun, Moon, Plants, Animals, Water, Fire, Craft, Air and the Ancestors through 83 practical exercises· Explores the role of altered states in spirit work· Outlines the ancient cultural rules and taboos to avoid spiritual debt or offence We are all surrounded by spirits. Many people feel called to work with them, but few know where to begin. Enjoined

Uncovering the forgotten lineage of the Statue of Liberty, Bob Hieronimus and Laura Cortner explain how she is based on a female symbol representing America on the earliest maps of the continent in the form of a Native American “Queen.” The image of a woman symbolising independence was embraced by the American revolutionaries to rally the populace against the King, filling the role of “Founding Mo

· Investigates the Moon as the home of an alien intelligence who controls humanity· Examines several of NASA's Apollo missions and the findings they concealed· Reveals the many holes in the "Giant Impact" theory about the Moon's origins and the evidence for a hollow, artificial Moon· Explores the deep influence of the Moon on the collective mind of humanity and occult teachings about the Moon from

· Demonstrates, based on the 12,000-year-old megalithic complex of Göbekli Tepe, that advanced civilisation extends thousands of years further back than generally acknowledged· Examines the catastrophic solar outbursts that ended the last ice age, wiping out antediluvian civilisation and incinerating much of the evidence of that period· Reveals data that show solar outbursts powerful enough to dev

As Danielle Rama Hoffman reveals, each one of us has the ability to receive more, to manifest abundance in all areas of life, without sacrificing and without doing more and more and more. It is time to cast aside lack-based consciousness--and the energy of overworking, overdoing, and overthinking that goes with it--and embrace the art of feminine manifestation based on love, receptivity, and grace