· Explores the shamanic use of healing songs, psychoactive plants
and vision quests at the heart of the Odyssey and the fantasy
works of J. R. R. Tolkien
· Examines odysseus's encounters with plant divinities, altered
consciousness, animal shapeshifting and sacred topography - all
concepts vital to shamanism
· Reveals how the Odyssey emerged precisely at the rupture ...
When composer and Bard College music professor, Margaret De Wys, learned she had breast cancer, the diagnosis shattered her comfortable life. Seized by fear, crushed by existential loneliness, she couldn't respond when her loved ones reached out to her.
Margaret De Wys first became aware of ecstatic trance healing when she was a young girl fascinated by the rapture of the Holy Rollers. However, it would be decades before she would be called to explore that early fascination.
In addition to knowing what to say, it is also important to know how to say it correctly. This book explains how to work with the structure and rules of English to construct powerful, effective sentences that communicate clearly and correctly.
The She Book is a collection of 107 poems and prose written for you. Because this is your year to live the life of your dreams, to heal, to witness, to be the one who queens. Once a silent star in the sky, lost, alone and unnoticed, she began to dream her life awake.
In this book, philosopher Paul Brunton (1898-1981) encounters the mysteries and magic of Egypt in the 1930s, including an eerie yet illuminating night spent alone inside the Great Pyramid.
Writing is hard work and it may be terrifying, but it, also, can be one of the most rewarding ways to engage with yourself and the world. Good writing does not come easily; it takes a single-minded effort and skill. THE WRITER'S WORKSHOP IN A BOX is what every writer needs to develop that skill.