Have you ever wished they had handed you an operator’s manual for life when you were born? THE MESSAGE: A GUIDE TO BEING HUMAN offers a clear message: You are a spiritual being living in a body to fulfill a specific curriculum . . . your life is designed by your Soul. The more you listen to your Soul and act on its values and urgings, the more graceful and joyous your life becomes. With powerful recommendations for how to achieve greater awareness of your Soul’s curriculum and insightful reflections on the process, this book is an inspiration to seasoned spiritual practitioners and new seekers alike.

The Message: A Guide to Being Human

Self-Help

Thompson, L.D.

Personal Transformation

Divine Arts

Take a journey into the heart and passion of one of the most brilliant voices of the American Counter-Culture Movement. While men took the spotlight, it was women like ruth weiss who would breathe feminine spirit into the fight for equality between the sexes, the races, and the classes. Celebrated in Europe and under-acknowledged* in the US, during the course of her life ruth weiss innovated poetry with jazz in the San Francisco North Beach scene of the 1950s with contemporaries Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Bob Kaufman, and others. For the first time in print, one of the last of the original Beat poets ruth weiss presents two masterpiece long form poems: COMPASS (about a road trip through Mexico) and I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU BLACK (a tribute to her African-American artist friends). Also included are two short form poems TEN TEN and POST-CARD 1995, and a biography of ruth weiss’ life by Horst Spandler: ruth weiss and the American Beat Movement of the ‘50s and ‘60s. * Largely unacknowledged as an innovator of poetry with jazz, ruth weiss pioneered an art form for which Bob Kaufman, Allen Ginsberg and other men of the era would receive most of the credit.

Can't Stop the Beat: The Life and Words of a Beat Poet

Literature & Fiction

Weiss, Ruth

Poetry

Internationally respected Peruvian shaman Don José Campos illuminates the practices and benefits of Ayahuasca with grace and gentleness and much respect and gratitude for the gifts Ayahuasca has bestowed on him throughout the 25 years he has been a practicing shaman. He takes the reader on a journey through his own difficulties in the discovery of other worlds, other dimensions, ‘alien’ entities and ‘plant teachers.’ Among other things, he discusses his difficulties in coping with some of the concepts taught to him by his plant teachers like the discovery that everything has consciousness. But if we accept this, our entire cosmology shifts for the greater benefit of mankind. Along with Don José’s ‘transmission,’ we meet Pablo Amaringo. The world famous visionary painter talks about his art and his experiences as a shaman and the shocking reasons he stopped. Other voices include Julio Arce Hidalgo, biochemist and philosopher, and Don Solon, at 92 years old, the sole surviving Maestro of Don José. If one is interested in this most fascinating subject but is put off or frightened by the traveller’s tales, this is the perfect book to introduce you to the profound experiences of Ayahuasca.

The Shaman and Ayahuasca: Journeys to Sacred Realms

Religion & Spirituality

Campos, Don Jose

New Age & Spirituality

Sophia—The Feminine Face of God a Nautilus Award Gold Medal Winner is a spiritual memoir/essay about the Divine Feminine (a.k.a. Sophia, Great Mother, Holy Spirit). It brings together the many faces of Sophia — historical, folklored, fairytaled — as well as stories of her mystical presence throughout different times and cultures. It offers timeless wisdom for spiritual growth and the healing of our planet.

Sophia - The Feminine Face of God: Nine Hearts Path to Healing and Abundance

Speerstra, Karen

Christian Books & Bibles

Gaia Calls compiles memoirs and descriptions of Wade Doak’s life as a young man in the Solomon Islands living among the islanders, to years of dolphin research, diving adventures, and more. Wade’s adventures begin with his wife, Jan, living with atoll dwellers and the shark callers of Laulasi in the Solomon Islands, move to his discovery that interspecies communication can exist with patience, focus, and respect for the natural world, then lead to his profound work with several species of wild dolphins. His meetings with his Maori friends reinforces his understanding that a great deal is to be learned from our indigenous neighbors, who hold a huge store of knowledge that has recently become more available to the Western world as our own way of life becomes less and less sustainable. Finally, we read of his explorations of his beloved New Zealand.

Gaia Calls: South Sea Voices, Dolphins, Sharks & Rainforests

Science & Math

Doak, Wade

Biological Sciences

The Sacred Sites of the Dalai Lamas remarkably mixes stunning photographs of Tibet’s most sacred monasteries of the early Dalai Lamas with text on the historical relevance of these sites in the unfolding of Tibetan Buddhism. Appearing throughout the book are brief biographies, inspirational quotations and passages from the writings of the early Dalai Lamas. The book takes both an experiential form (through the photographs) and an intellectual exploration of these power spots. It explores the caves where the early Buddhist masters meditated, enters the monasteries where the Dalai Lamas and others taught, and looks down from an altitude of over 16,000 feet into the famous oracle lake of Lhamo Lhatso (where every Dalai Lama has had prophetic visions). The sacred sites include: • Potala • Jokhang • Drepung Monastery • Nechung • Drak Yerpa Valley • The Caves of Songsten Gampo, Jowo Atisha, and Guru Rinpoche • Samye Monastery • Lambhu Lagang Castle • Ani Sanku Nunnery • Lama Tsongkhapa Meditation Cave • Tranduk • Kangyur Stupa • Terdak Lingpa • Tashi Lumpo • Champa Zhishi • Sakya • Chokhor Gyal • Milarepa’s Cave • The Oracle Lake

The Sacred Sites of the Dalai Lamas

Mullin, Glenn H.

Buddhism

Time is cyclical, not linear. Drawing on meticulous research as well as personal shamanic experience, Year Zero: Time of the Great Shift clarifies the big picture’ of planetary evolution from the perspectives of ancient wisdom and modern science. It reveals an intricate interplay between phenomena such as galactic superwaves, magnetic pole reversals, evolutionary impulses within matter, and the descent of supramental light that shape a new species of humanity on a rapidly evolving earth. A fascinating read for anyone interested in spirituality, alternative healing, and new sciences.

Year Zero: Time of the Great Shift

Windrider, Kiara

A Heart Blown Open chronicles the extraordinary journey of Zen master Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi, whose life landed him in prison long before he landed in a monastery. Experience the successes and failures that led him to found an entirely new form of Buddhism called Mondo Zen. Starting from an abusive and alcoholic home in Wisconsin, Kelly becomes a major force in the counterculture of the 1960s and one of its biggest manufacturers of LSD. He ends up on the run for five years before serving time in a federal prison, and then goes on to spend six years in a Zen monastery. In his fiftieth year, he becomes a recognized Zen master in his own right, but the real journey is just about to begin. Extraordinary in their playfulness, depravity, and liberating insight, Jun Po’s life events swirl together to underscore and illuminate the environment from which one of the most controversial masters of the American Zen scene has emerged. A Heart Blown Open constitutes a powerful synthesis of Eastern contemplative wisdom and Western psychological insight and is as entertaining as it is inspirational. Winner of the 2013 Silver Award for Excellence from Nautilus Book Awards.

A Heart Blown Open: The Life and Practice of Zen Master Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi

Biographies & Memoirs

Martin-Smith, Keith

Leaders & Notable People

"How do we make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological damage or disadvantage to anyone?" - Buckminster Fuller Known as a "Leonardo da Vinci of the twentieth century," futurist, poet, philosopher, engineer, designer, inventor, and architect Dr. R. Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller had a keen awareness that we're all in this together. Understanding that we humans don't have a clue about how to operate our fragile Spaceship Earth, Bucky provided insightful solutions both personal and global to our most challenging issues, including war, overpopulation, housing, increasing inflation, health care, the energy crisis, and much more. For all its genius, Bucky's legacy has yet to be fully uncovered until the publication of "A Fuller View." The world needs to hear Bucky's voice as it calls upon each of us to shift our focus and resources from weaponry to livingry. "If there's anything as rewarding as reading Bucky Fuller, it is opening pages of dialogue with him by some of the heartiest minds of our time. The ongoing dialogue brings ongoing life. Praise to Steve Sieden for making this happen." - Joanna Macy, Eco-philosopher, Buddhist scholar and author of: World As Lover, World As Self; Widening Circles "Buckminster Fuller was a key guiding light for most of us still engaged around the world and striving to bring forth his vision of a just , peaceful, ecologically sustainable world. This book is one of the great literary treasures of the 21th Century ." - Hazel Henderson, Author: Building a Win -Win World and Ethical Markets:Growing The Green Economy "Steven Sieden has captured the many facets of Buckminster Fuller in a way that is both understandable and inspiring. The inclusion of wide array of Guest Commentators allows A Fuller View to provide a unique vision of Bucky's comprehensive strategy and reminds us that we're all in this together on the planet Bucky named Spaceship Earth." - John Robbins Author: No Happy Cows; The Food Revolution; Diet for a New America; A New Good Life "A Fuller View let me see the remarkable man from many new facets of the unique polyvertexion that is Bucky. As powerful as Fuller's insights will always be, reading the impact his presence had on so many lives helped humanize one of the great minds of my lifetime." - Foster Gamble, Creator and Host of the THRIVE movie "Bucky Fuller challenged the system and offered positive solutions to all our challenges - both global and personal. "A Fuller View" reminds us that each of us can make a difference, and using Bucky's solutions will benefit us all. He's one of my heroes and I'm so very proud to be included as a contributor." - Robert White, Executive Coach and author, Living an Extraordinary Life "A Fuller View offers inspiration for how to respond creatively, compassionately and wisely to the myriad of opportunities and challenges of these times. A brilliant collection of insights from people who have taken Bucky's wisdom to heart!"  - Dr. Joel Levey &amp; Michelle Levey, Social architects and founders of WisdomAtWork.com. Authors: Luminous Mind; Wisdom at Work; Living in Balance

A Fuller View: Buckminster Fuller's Vision of Hope and Abundance for All

Sieden, L. Steven

Reference

A sequel to Year Zero, this book is a handbook for cocreating the new earth by means of a powerful healing practice known as Ilahinoor. More than a set of techniques, Ilahinoor is a morphogenetic field of unlimited possibilities sourced within the waves of cosmic light moving toward us from the galactic center, leading to what has been known as the “supramental descent” of spirit into matter — or what some refer to as “ascension.” A healing manual that anyone can easily follow, this book highlights the history, development, and practical applications of this amazing healing work, as well as stories and experiences from people all over the world.

Ilahinoor: Awakening the Divine Human

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

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