Inner Traditions

Rumi is well known for the over 44, 000 verses that appear in a 23-volume collection called the Divan-I Kebir. Yet Rumi, also, composed 1,700 rubais, short aphorisms and observations, whose depth and message belie their brevity.The form of rubais first became well known through the 11th century collection The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. But, unlike Khayyam, who, like most poets, would sit and carefu

A hands-on tool to connect with the healing frequencies and loving guidance of angels • Includes 50 full-color cards featuring intricate angel images by renowned surrealist artist Josephine Wall • The accompanying guidebook describes the wise and supportive message of each angel as well as how to use the cards for daily guidance or for insight into a specific issue Angels surround u

Known for his surrealist films, his unique approach to tarot, his symbolic comics and his shamanic therapeutic method of psychomagic, Alejandro Jodorowsky has accomplished an extraordinary amount in his more than 80 years. In this book, we get an intimate look into the inner workings of the cult figure of Jodo. What is revealed is a man who has evolved since his groundbreaking films of the 1970s -

A tarot deck grounded in Celtic mythology and Arthurian legend • Presents the Major Arcana cards as allies, challenges, virtues, and cosmic forces, while the elemental Minor Arcana offers court cards featuring characters of Arthurian and Grail lore • Shows you how to combine this deck with others for more complex readings and nuanced interpretations • Presents four sample spreads

Engage intuition and reason to stimulate empathy and meaningful action for planetary healing • Includes 36 full-color cards featuring sacred icon-style paintings of threatened and endangered species and instructions for using this deck in a group setting • Portrays the unique charism of each species, the challenges it faces, and how it affects the greater biological community and human

Learn foundational methods of divination from the Father of Cartomancy • Provides the first English edition of Etteilla´s seminal text, an Etteilla deck, and a tutorial on how to make your own deck • Offers eight main spreads along with variations, devised by Etteilla, and accompanying commentary and case studies • Shares how Etteilla´s 1770 method set the standard for most Europ

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. In this encyclopaedia, Claude Lecouteux explores the origins, connections and tales behind many gods, goddesses, magical beings,

Healthy tendons are the foundation of true strength in the body. Strong and supple tendons and open joints allow more space to store raw energy, which can then be transformed into higher creative and spiritual energy. The eight postures of Tendon Nei Kung are specifically designed to open the joints and fortify and grow all the tendons in the body, strengthening them as a unit. Like the practice o

· Includes illustrated instructions to connect astral energy with the energies of animals, children and plants to grow the immortal foetus or spirit body· Provides warm-up exercises and a complete daily Kan and Li routine· Explores how these advanced formulae are used for astral flight and realisation of the Wu Wei stateBuilding on the Lesser Kan and Li formulae for the development of the soul bod

Shows how a desecrated tomb in the Valley of the Kings holds the key to the true history of the destruction of Atlantis• Reveals that Tomb 55 in the Valley of the Kings was designed not to keep intruders out, but to trap something inside• Provides forensic evidence proving that the mask believed to be the face of Tutankhamun is actually that of his elder brother SmenkhkareIn Atlantis and the Ten P

A guide to shamanic practices for those seeking to develop psychic powers.• Contains 19 practical exercises based on shamanic practices from around the world.• Includes 47-minute CD of shamanic drumming to induce meditative states of deeper awareness.• Written by the author of Earth Medicine and The Medicine Way.Motivated by the spirit rather than the intellect, shamanism extends conscious awarene

The Ancients lived by a feminine cosmology of creation, where everything was born and dissolved through a sacred universal Womb. Within each of us, whether female or male, lies a holographic blueprint of this Womb of Creation, connecting us to the Web of Life. By awakening your spiritual Womb, the holy of holies within the temple of your body, you can reconnect to the transformative energy of Womb

Writing together with Timothy Wyllie, the angel Georgia details the events of Earth’s ancient history during the fall of Atlantis • Reveals, in detail, the devolution of Atlantean life during its society’s decline, the calamities that enveloped the civilization, and the migration of this sophisticated culture to other areas of the planet • Shares Georgia’s travels to the planet Zandana, a worl

A detailed look into ancient advanced technology, science, and medicine--some of which has yet to be reproduced today • Explores countless examples of ancient high tech, including robotics, artificial intelligence, aircraft, solar-powered cannons, high-speed drills, illuminated underground temples, massive refrigerators, and subterranean cities • Examines evidence of advanced medicine in ancie

When Rima Morrell first went to Hawai‘i as a young anthropology student from Cambridge University, she was surprised to find a lighter brighter world where trees talked to her in ancient temples and magic regularly happened. She found the system of ancient Hawaiian wisdom known as Huna, a system that teaches us how to focus the light of our own being to make magic. Following her Higher Self-

Right behind your eyes, you are there. You can feel yourself there, looking. So intimate is your connection with your looking that when you say, 'I'm looking,' you're implying that how you look and what you see are a direct reflection of who you are in this moment. Your attitudes and beliefs reflect what you see and the way you live in your body can colour your perceptions as well. This splitting

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

· Explains Shiva's contradictory forms, such as destroyer or benefactor and how his form depends on the needs of the devotee· Reveals how Shiva's teachings allow one to see through the illusions at the root of all grief and alienation in human life· Explores Shiva's relationships with Durga, Shakti, Sati and Parvati and with his sons Ganesha and KartikeyaShiva, the most ancient and complex deity o

The mainstream position of the Christian church on sexuality was perhaps best summed up by Pope Innocent III (1160-1216) when he stated that the sexual act is so shameful that it is intrinsically evil. Another Christian theologian maintained that the holy Ghost is absent from the room shared by a wedded couple. What Philip records in his gospel is that Christ said exactly the opposite: the nuptial

According to Zen masters, by adopting a belly-centered posture and correct breathing, one can cultivate inner tranquility and balance: the state called Hara. Karlfried Graf Durckheim shows the Western world how to overcome the physical and spiritual decay of modern life by adopting the age-old techniques of Japanese Zen masters.