Mystical experience

A “fascinating and inspiring” celebration of women´s spirituality and the female mystics of Tibetan Buddhism—now featuring an updated and expanded author autobiography (San Francisco Chronicle)   Women of Wisdom explores and celebrates the spiritual potential of all women, as exemplified by the lives of six Tibetan female mystics. These stories of great women who have achieved full

Although the Dzogchen teachings are principally familiar to Westerners through the teachings of the Nyingma school, they also survive in the ancient Bön Religion of Tibet. Wonders of the Natural Mind presents Dzogchen as taught in the Zhang Zhung Nyan Gyud, the fundamental Bön text. The book summarizes the main points of Dzogchen and its relation to the various systems of Bön teachi

Anyone who has read more than a few books on Tibetan Buddhism will have encountered references tot he Six Yogas of Naropa. The six practices-inner heat, illsory bosy, clear light, consciousness transference, forceful projection and bardo yoga-gradually came to prevade thousands of monastaries, nunneries, and hermitages throughout Central Asia over the past five and a half centuries.

An important practice manual on the six yogas as well as text translations related to this ancient practice.

Tenzin Wangyal draws from a vast pre-Buddhist Tibetan system of knowledge to show the many ways that body, speech, and mind can be utilized as doorways to happiness, contentment, better health, and ultimately liberation. In this lively conversationally-toned presentation he shows us that no matter where we are on our spiritual and emotional paths, or how stuck we are in our pain, we can tap our fu

Mahamudra, one of the most profound meditative techniques of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, probes the fundamental presence and power of mind. This concise manual of instructions is brilliantly explicated by one of the leading lamas of our time. Thrangu Rinpoche s commentaries make these texts clear and accessible for Western students, elucidating a practice that is peaceful and gentle, with litt

Known as the “keepers of the ancient knowledge,” the Q’ero Indians of Peru are the most respected mystics of the south-central Andes. In 1996 Joan Parisi Wilcox traveled to the Andes and was able to record the mysteries of kawsaypacha,the multidimensional world of living energy, through more than 40 hours of intensive interviews with six Q’ero paqos,masters of the ancient spiritual traditions of P

How to work with the chakra centers to heal unresolved psychic wounds • Reveals how psychic injuries become lodged within the energy body • Links one major developmental stage with each major chakra • Provides a detailed guide to healing and clearing the tensions each chakra holds The chakra system identifies eight centers in the psycho-anatomy of humans, each one associated

This groundbreaking, international bestseller, first published in 1960, couples profound insights into the hidden history of humanity and our perceptions of reality with the scientific evidence that supports the existence of paranormal activity, telepathy, and extraterrestrial communications. The first book to explore in depth the Nazi fascination with the occult, Pauwels and Bergier also broke ne

Galileo described the universe as a large book written in the language of mathematics, which can only be read by those with knowledge of its characters--triangles, circles, and other geometrical figures. The laws of geometry are not human inventions. They are found ready-made in nature and hold a truth that is the same in all times and all places and is older than the world itself. In How the Worl

Many synagogues and churches, including the First and Second Temples of the Hebrews, follow an archetypal design first used in the Ohel Moed, or Tent of Meeting, and its sacred Tabernacle, which housed the Ark of the Covenant and the Ten Commandments. Drawing from a wealth of sources including the Hebrew Bible, the oral Mishnaic tradition of Judaism and 16th-century Judaic texts, Zohara Hieronimus

In search of something to restore his spiritual connection to life after his release from captivity as a political prisoner in Brazil, Alex Polari de Alverga had a transformative encounter with Padrinho Sebastiao Mota de Mela, one of the two revered founders of Santo Daime. A potent synthesis of Christianity and indigenous Amazonian practices of enthnogen use, mediumship and healing, the Santo Dai

• Details what to expect during your fast physically, emotionally and spiritually• Provides step-by-step guidelines on preparing for the fast, how long you should fast, what you can and can't do during the fast and how to end your fast• Explains how fasting can help or heal many chronic conditions, such as type II diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, psoriasis and insomniaFor

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

· Introduces Naglowska's advanced occult teachings on the Third Term of the Trinity and the spiritually transformative power of sex· Includes two never-before-published essays by Julius Evola· Contains the complete collection of articles from all 20 issues, from October 1930 to January 1935From October 1930 to January 1935, Maria de Naglowska - Russian mystic, esoteric high priestess and self-styl

It is estimated that every 20 minutes a child is diagnosed with autism. No one knows why cases of autism are increasing worldwide. In THE AUTISM PROPHECIES, award-winning author William Stillman, who is someone on the autism spectrum himself, completes his spiritual trilogy by revealing the truth about autism and its purpose.In this fascinating book, you will learn:· How “impossible” gifts such as

In The House of the Hidden Places, first published in 1895, Adams clearly lays out evidence that the Great Pyramid at Giza corresponds architecturally to the initiation ritual detailed in the Egyptian Book of the Dead (which Adams preferred to call what he felt was its rightful title, The Book of the Maste). The House of the Hidden Places was the first book to go beyond the current speculations

In this rare window into Zulu mysticism Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa breaks the bonds of traditional silence to share his personal experiences as a sangoma--a Zulu shaman. Set against the backdrop of post-colonial South Africa ZULU SHAMAN relays the first-person accounts of an African healer and reveals the cosmology of the Zulu. Mutwa begins with the compelling story of his personal journey as an Engli

Presents a new understanding of the laws of cosmic manifestation through the sacred geometry of the Sabbath Star diagram• Explores three higher levels of consciousness above the four worlds of the classical Kabbalah• Reveals the mathematical code of the laws of all cosmic manifestationThis landmark work by an innovative modern Kabbalist develops a scientific model for kabbalistic cosmology and sou

For over 2500 years the words of the Tao Te Ching the primary scripture of Laoism and Taoism have been regarded as among the greatest treasures of the world. Lao-Tzu whose name means the ancient child wrote these brief but essential verses that have both confounded and conferred blessings on humankind. Now Taoist masters Mantak Chia and Tao Huang guide readers through the origins of this philosoph