Memoir of a Psychic: Trust Your Intuition and Thrive

By Amanda McHugh

Memoir of a Psychic Medium’ is the story of Amanda McHugh, who has been seeing spirits and angels, predicting future events and talking to the deceased ever since childhood. If you have ever wondered whether there is a life after death or whether future events can be predicted, this is the book for you. Amanda has predicted many events; from pregnancies, deaths, cancer, engagements and accidents to tsunamis, bombings and major events happening around the world. She has spoken to deceased people, unborn babies in their mother's wombs, animals both living and deceased and to spirit beings and angels. Amanda has also included meditations and exercises to help enhance intuition. She has a lot to teach us about what is behind the thin veil that separates the spirit world from our own. When you read Amanda's life story, one thing is for sure, nothing in this world is as it seems. It is evident that there is a lot going on behind the scenes in this life that we only have glimpses of … and this book is one of those rare glimpses.

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Chakaura

By Michele C. St. Amour

Immerse yourself in Angelina’s world, where magic and mysticism are part of her everyday life. Angelina was born remembering who and what she was, but at a very young age she asked the “Powers That Be” to let her forget, so that she could relive her awakening in these strange modern times. Then came the fateful day when it was decreed that Angelina must fulfill her destiny.

This book takes you on a journey of self-discovery through Angelina’s years of awakening and amazing adventures. She explores the path of mystical initiation in a culture on the brink of cataclysmic change. Her ability to speak the little-known language of the soul and her innate understanding of the sacred feminine energies begin to surface in her search for truth and understanding, as her gifts of clairvoyance, prophecy, and healing take over her life. Her attempts to understand her intuitive nature guide her to many wonderful teachers, as well as encounters with totem animals and spirit beings. Join Angelina and learn through her tale the truths about reality that we all need to know.....

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Learning To Breathe

Learning to Breathe: My Yearlong Quest to Bring Calm to My Life, by Priscilla Warner. Priscilla Warner has had a great life: a supportive husband, a flourishing marriage, two loving sons, and a bestselling book, The Faith Club. Despite all her good fortune and success, she suffers from anxiety and panic attacks so debilitating that they leave her unable to breathe. She’s tried self-medicating—in high school, with a hidden flask of vodka—and later, with prescription medications—daily doses of Klonopin with a dark chocolate chaser. After forty years of hyperventilating, and an overwhelming panic attack that’s the ultimate wake-up call, Warner’s mantra becomes “Neurotic, Heal Thyself.” A spirited New Yorker, she sets out to find her inner Tibetan monk by meditating every day, aiming to rewire her brain and her body and mend her frayed nerves. On this winding path from panic to peace, with its hairpin emotional curves and breathtaking drops, she also delves into a wide range of spiritual and alternative health practices, some serious, and some . . . not so much.

Written with lively wit and humor, Learning to Breathe is a serious attempt to heal from a painful condition. It’s also a life raft of compassion and hope for people similarly adrift or secretly fearful, as well as an entertaining and inspiring guidebook for anyone facing daily challenges large and small, anyone who is also longing for a sense of peace, self-acceptance, and understanding......Learn more.

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Working Class Mystic: A Spiritual Biography of George Harrison

Working Class Mystic: A Spiritual Biography of George Harrison, by Gary Tillery. John Lennon called himself a working class hero. George Harrison was a working class mystic. Born in Liverpool as the son of a bus conductor and a shop assistant, for the first six years of his life he lived in a house with no indoor bathroom. This book gives an honest, in-depth view of his personal journey from his blue-collar childhood to his role as a world-famous spiritual icon. Author Gary Tillery’s approach is warmly human, free of the fawning but insolent tone of most rock biographers. He frankly discusses the role of drugs in leading Harrison to mystical insight but emphasizes that he soon renounced psychedelics as a means to the spiritual path. It was with conscious commitment that Harrison journeyed to India, studied sitar with Ravi Shankar, practiced yoga, learned meditation from the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and became a devotee of Hinduism. George worked hard to subdue his own ego and to understand the truth beyond appearances. He preferred to keep a low profile, but his empathy for suffering people led him to spearhead the first rock-and-roll super event for charity. And despite his wealth and fame, he was always delighted to slip on overalls and join in manual labor on his grounds. At ease with holy men discussing the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita, he was ever the bloke from Liverpool whose father drove a bus, whose brothers were tradesmen, and who had worked himself as an apprentice electrician until the day destiny called.

Tillery’s engaging narrative depicts Harrison as a sincere seeker who acted out of genuine care for humanity and used his celebrity to be of service in the world. Fans of all generations will treasure this book for the inspiring portrayal it gives of their beloved “quiet” Beatle.

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"Having first known him back in the days when he was called only 'the quiet Beatle,' it thrills me no end that George's inner journey has now been so splendidly chronicled."--Victor Spinetti

The Call of Sedona: Journey of the Heart

The Call of Sedona: Journey of the Heart, by Ilchi Lee. Author Ilchi Lee's fascinating personal stories and profound awakenings in Sedona are beautifully interwoven in this book of spiritual growth and natural healing. His experiences and messages in various known and unknown vortexes in Sedona are especially inspiring, and they will encourage you to start your own journey of the heart. If you haven't been to Sedona yet, this book will urge you to come to this blessed land of earth wisdom. If you have been to Sedona or even live there now, this book will only deepen the love you hold for the wonders of the land. Here you will find profound insights about making a true connection with your heart and nature, as well as much practical guidance for experiencing the spirit of Sedona.

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The Ram Dass Audio Collection

The Ram Dass Audio Collection, by Ram Dass. Beginning with his controversial psychedelic research at Harvard in the sixties, the life of Ram Dass has served as an ?experiment in truth,? encompassing paths from both East and West, and shaping the spiritual landscape of America like no other teacher of our time. After three decades, and despite a life-threatening stroke, Ram Dass continues to move us with his example of compassion in action, and the true joy that comes with living in the present. Now, in a unique audio publishing event, the great moments and great truths of this important spiritual elder's long career are preserved together for the first time on the Ram Dass Audio Collection. Join the bestselling author of such spiritual classics as Be Here Now! and How Can I Help? for three life-changing audio sessions including: Conscious Aging: Ram Dass calls for us to move beyond our youth-fixated culture, to see that the final years of life are the culmination of our spiritual journey. The Path of Service: In our era of individualism, Ram Dass teaches, the path to internal freedom still begins with external action, in the service of others.

Now in the process of recovering from a stroke he suffered several years ago, Ram Dass today speaks to packed houses and maintains a regular schedule of appearances. He lives in Tiburon, California.

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The Mother of Invention: The Legacy of Barbara Marx Hubbard and the Future of YOU

The Mother of Invention: The Legacy of Barbara Marx Hubbard and the Future of YOU, by Neale Donald Walsch. A biography unlike any other, The Mother of Invention tells the story of every human being now on the earth . . . through the telling of the life story of futurist and visionary Barbara Marx Hubbard. We are all moving through the same process, the book and its subject declare. It is the process of the birthing of our species.

In what may very well be a new literary style, this biography begins in the future, unraveling Barbara’s story backward: from December 22, 2012, to the date of her birth. Throughout the book are special sections inviting us to explore how we may directly apply what Barbara has observed and learned during her remarkable 80-year journey . . . to our own daily lives.

On this journey, we will witness Barbara as she became one of the first women ever to have her name placed in nomination for the vice presidency of the United States by a major political party, traveled to Russia as a cultural ambassador for peace, visited the Oval Office and asked the President a question that he could not answer, and developed a deep acquaintanceship with the American space program. Today, we continue to find her at the leading edge of contemporary thought and innovative action regarding our construction of the future.

In a very real sense, the story of Barbara Marx Hubbard is the story of the future of all of us, rendering it one of the most relevant and compelling modern biographies of our time.

With an early interest in religion and a deeply felt connection to spirituality, Neale Donald Walsch spent the majority of his life thriving professionally, yet searching for spiritual meaning before beginning his now-famous Conversation with God series. These books have been translated into 37 languages, touching millions and inspiring important changes in people’s day-to-day lives. Seven of his 27 books have reached the New York Times bestsellers list.

Neale lives in Ashland, Oregon, with his wife, poet Em Claire. In 2001 he founded Humanity’s Team, which he describes as a worldwide civil-rights movement for the soul (www.humanitysteam.org/). In 2005 he began work on putting into place a global education program, The School of the New Spirituality(www.schoolofthenewspirituality.com/). In 2010 he created the CwG Spiritual Mentoring Program for individuals seeking to bring their highest spiritual understanding into their everyday lives. Click here for more information or to order.

In the Shadow of the Buddha

In the Shadow of the Buddha: Secret Journeys, Sacred Histories, and Spiritual Discovery in Tibet, by Matteo Pistono. For nearly a decade, Matteo Pistono smuggled out of Tibet evidence of atrocities by the Chinese government, showing it to the U.S. government, human rights organizations, and anyone who would listen. Yet Pistono did not originally intend to fight for social justice in Tibet-he had gone there as a Buddhist pilgrim.

Disillusioned by a career in American politics, he had gone to the Himalayas looking for a simpler way of life. After encountering Buddhism in Nepal, Pistono's quest led him to Tibet and to a meditation master whose spiritual brother is Sogyal Rinpoche, bestselling author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Pistono not only became the master's student but also couriered messages to him in Tibet from the Dalai Lama in India. This began an extraordinary, and ultimately vital, adventure.

In the Shadow of the Buddha is a book about Tibet through the eyes of a devotee-a stranger hiding in plain sight. It's about how a culture's rich spiritual past is slipping away against the force of a tyrannical future. It's about how Tibetans live today, and the tenacity of their faith in the future in spite of dire repression and abuse. It's also about Pistono's own journey from being a frustrated political activist to becoming a practicing Buddhist mystic, a man who traveled thousands of miles and risked his own life to pursue freedom and peace.

Matteo Pistono is a writer, photographer, political activist and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. He lived and traveled throughout the Himalayas for a decade, bringing to the West first-hand accounts and photos of China's human rights abuses in Tibet. He is the founder of Nekorpa, a foundation working to protect sacred pilgrimage sites around the world. Pistono and his wife, Monica, divide their time between Colorado, Washington D.C., and Asia. Click here for more information or to order.

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Manifesting Michelangelo

Manifesting Michelangelo: The Story of a Modern-Day Miracle--That May Make All Change Possible, by Joseph Pierce Farrell. At the dawn of the new millennium, Joseph Pierce Farrell made a startling discovery that holds the potential to transform the world. Having abandoned his childhood dream of a career in healthcare when he was a young man, he drifted into a humble job restoring antiques and furniture. Then one evening while working in his basement studio, his hands busied themselves carving, and his mind was free to soar with the unlimited imagination of a child. In that moment, he experienced a brilliant blinding flash that ignited within him a remarkable power. Since that transformative moment, he has demonstrated the capacity to physically manifest change before the eyes of scientists and physicians, demonstrating a previously unknown human capacity that will forever redefine the limits of human potential, alter science, and transform the face of healthcare.

After a decade pioneering the exploration of the latent potential that lies dormant in the consciousness of humanity, he was invited to present his discovery internationally in academic settings, catapulting him to the cutting edge of the integrative healthcare movement. Endorsed by leading researchers and medical doctors, Farrell's body of evidence has served to construct a bridge to allow science and spirituality to heal their divide and advance the acceptance of the emerging integrative healthcare model.

This unprecedented book chronicles Farrell's journey of discovery and poignantly illustrates stories of human transformation. He outlines an easy-to-follow five step process that readers can follow to ignite their own potential to manifest change in their lives across all fields of human endeavor. Heralding a message of unlimited possibility, Manifesting Michelangelo presents a compelling argument supporting what science is beginning to embrace, what the great artists have always known, and what spiritual traditions have long promised--that we all possess a latent capacity that if ignited will empower us all to manifest on the level of the miraculous. It is the first book that asks us to believe--based not on faith alone, but on evidence, and eyewitness expert testimony, that we have the capacity to literally manifest the change in the world that our conscience decrees and our hearts desire.

Joseph (JP) Pierce Farrell is an internationally-recognized ambassador for advancing the evolution of healthcare to embrace the integral relationship of the mind-body-spirit. His pioneering work redefines what it truly means to be human and shatters the previously held limits of human potential across all fields of human endeavor. For his pioneering work, physicians have described him as a "visionary and bridge builder in the study of science and spirituality" and a virtual "Avatar in a Brook's Brother's suit." In addition, he is an author, lecturer, and a creator of media that seeks to inspire humanity along its evolutionary path. Click here for more information or to order.

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Heaven's Bride: The Unprintable Life of Ida C. Craddock

Heaven's Bride: The Unprintable Life of Ida C. Craddock, American Mystic, Scholar, Sexologist, Martyr, and Madwoman, by Leigh Eric Schmidt. The nineteenth-century eccentric Ida C. Craddock was by turns a secular freethinker, a religious visionary, a civil-liberties advocate, and a resolute defender of belly-dancing. Arrested and tried repeatedly on obscenity charges, she was deemed a danger to public morality for her candor about sexuality. By the end of her life Craddock, the nemesis of the notorious vice crusader Anthony Comstock, had become a favorite of free-speech defenders and women’s rights activists. She soon became as well the case-history darling of one of America’s earliest and most determined Freudians.

In Heaven’s Bride, prize-winning historian Leigh Eric Schmidt offers a rich biography of this forgotten mystic, who occupied the seemingly incongruous roles of yoga priestess, suppressed sexologist, and suspected madwoman. In Schmidt’s evocative telling, Craddock’s story reveals the beginning of the end of Christian America, a harbinger of spiritual variety and sexual revolution.

Leigh Eric Schmidt is Charles Warren Professor of American Religious History at Harvard University, and the author of numerous books, including Restless Souls and Consumer Rites. He lives in Belmont, Massachusetts. Click here for more information or to order.

Changing Shoes

Changing Shoes: Getting Older--Not Old--with Style, Humor, and Grace, by Tina Sloan. After twenty-six years starring as nurse Lillian Raines on the hit soap opera Guiding Light, Tina Sloan knows a thing or two about surviving the pitfalls of growing older in front of the world. From depleted storylines, to transitioning from sizzling screen diva to a mature grandmother Changing Shoes shows that even TV grandmothers can have style and flair. Drawing from the lessons she has learned in her own life, Tina candidly shares her endearing, sensitive, and often funny, story of crossing into her next phase of her life. And, in doing so, she offers important tips on how to embrace womanhood with ease. For twenty-six years, Tina Sloan, played the role of nurse Lillian Raines on Guiding Light, which aired its final episode in 2009 after a seventy- two-year run on radio and television. Sloan has appeared on many other television shows, including Search for Tomorrow, Law & Order: SVU, and in a variety of feature films, including The Brave One and Changing Lanes. She is currently shooting two feature films and touring nationally in her acclaimed one-woman show, "Changing Shoes." She lives in New York.

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Naked in Eden

Naked in Eden: My Adventure and Awakening in the Australian Rainforest, by Robin Easton. 'You must be mad to live in the bloody jungle, mates.' Not mad exactly, just disconnected and seeking more meaning and adventure in their lives. An eccentric free spirit who never quite fit in, Robin Easton saw her soul mate in Ian—a rugged, rowdy Aussie who wanted out of the confines of his family's business. Together they planned their Great Escape: to live off the grid in a remote area of Australia's Daintree Rainforest. But as their Jeep wound its way closer to the tiny black dot on the map, Robin couldn't have fathomed just how the jungle would test her mentally, physically, and spiritually. As she came face to face with her fears of deadly snakes, leeches, and man-eating crocodiles, she began to unravel the mysteries of life and death, love and loss, and nature and humankind. Hidden in the forest mist, she discovered our biological relationship to the natural world and our unique place in it.

"Naked in Eden is a can't-put-it-down thrilling account of who we really are--and why our connection with the natural world is so healing and vital. This book is a page turner. I couldn't help but think, 'I want to see the movie!'" - Christiane Northrup

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Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment

Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment, by Deepak Chopra. Bestselling author Deepak Chopra brings the Buddha back to life in this gripping novel of the young prince who abandoned his inheritance to discover his true calling. This iconic journey changed the world forever, and the truths revealed continue to influence every corner of the globe today. A young man in line for the throne is trapped in his father's kingdom and yearns for the outside world. Betrayed by those closest to him, Siddhartha abandons his palace and princely title. Alone and face-to-face with his demons, he becomes a wandering monk and embarks on a spiritual fast that carries him to the brink of death. Ultimately recognizing his inability to conquer his body and mind by sheer will, Siddhartha transcends his physical pain and achieves enlightenment.

Although we recognize Buddha today as an icon of peace and serenity, his life story was a tumultuous and spellbinding affair filled with love and sex, murder and loss, struggle and surrender. From the rocky terrain of the material world to the summit of the spiritual one, Buddha captivates and inspires—ultimately leading us closer to understanding the true nature of life and our selves.

DreamHealer: A True Story of Miracle Healings

DreamHealer: A True Story of Miracle Healings, by Adam. DreamHealer was originally self-published by Adam when he was sixteen, and has gone on to become an underground bestseller, selling more than 30,000 copies in Canada. The book tells the story of how the author came to discover his unique energy healing abilities, and how he became one of the most talked about healers in his country. He has been called “a miracle worker”by The Globe and Mail and his high-profile healings of astronauts and rock legends have catapulted him into standing-room-only events and consistent national media. DreamHealer is a story of both his coming to terms with his healing gift at such a young age, and his remarkable healings of people with myriad health concerns. His writing is inspirational and enlightening, and his insights into healing offer hope to anyone.

Hope is a dire need in our present world of turmoil threatened with war, fear, terrorism, and economic downturn. Adam transmits this hope. He is exceptional for his 16 years of age and wise beyond his years and has a special gift for healing. This book portrays the truth on the ultimate healing with love. Everyone, with no exceptions needs to read this book. Each person can learn a great deal from his honest messages. Adam’s growth and approach are methodically portrayed and interestingly includes some scientific correlations and analogies. I have the distinct privilege of being one of Adam’s mentors, teachers and friends, so I have closely followed his development with extreme interest. Adam’s life has a remarkable balance because not only has Adam become a very talented healer, but also an "A" student in his regular studies in school, and a top ranking athlete in many sports. As well, his family is most loving and supportive. Therefore, the energy that he emanates in his healing is untroubled, pure and fresh. As part of my own interest, and as an appointee by the President of the United States to the 20 member White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy (WHCCAMP), I have observed innumerable international healers. Adam is amongst the most gifted ones in his field of healing. In addition, with over 40 years of experience in healing and teaching, one learns to discern the levels of spiritual-ness in healing. Adam reflects a level of honesty and truth that is of the purist form. There is a serious challenge too in his life. Adam having always had the ability to see and feel energy fields, naturally as though this was a normal everyday occurrence. However, upon revelation that this skill was highly unusual, he had to deal with this immense "difference". The phenomenon of seeing energy fields is known to the community of complementary and Alternative Medicine, but among the general population, it is still misunderstood. Adam, being so young, is taking a courageous stance to be willing to openly discuss his special healing skills and cases in this book. He is in the forefront of helping people understand that there is another dimension in life. He is also willing to subject his fine healing skills to the scrutiny of scientific research especially in the area of cancer and tumours. Adam, I will gladly assist you in making connections to accomplish that noble goal. Adam is a model of hope, that our youth of today can bring healing and thus peace to this troubled world. His book "DreamHealer" is a must read for everyone to enable all to have courage to be different and respect those who are different. He will enable us to maximize our own human potential to bring about a better world.

Milton H. Erickson, M.D.: An American Healer

Milton H. Erickson, M.D.: An American Healer, Bradford Keeney, PhD (Editor) Betty Alice Erickson, MS (Editor). Detailing the life and work of a major innovator and leader of contemporary therapeutic hypnosis, this biography of Milton H. Erickson highlights the work that endures through the practice of thousands of Ericksonian psychologists and the transformative treatment of thousands of patients. Placing Erickson in the larger circle of shamanistic healers and practitioners of alternative medicine worldwide, this account by his children and colleagues provides a vivid portrait of his teaching, reputation as the archetypal "good father," interactions with other psychologists, and unique accomplishments as a healer. The volume contains biographical essays by his daughter, a well-known therapist, and his other children, appreciations by colleagues, a dialogue with Aldous Huxley, and a never-before-seen film of a therapy demonstration on the accompanying DVD.

Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons

Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons, by John Carter, Robert Anton Wilson. ISBN 0922915970. Scientist, poet, and self-proclaimed Antichrist, Jack Parsons was a bizarre genius whose life reads like an implausible yet irresistible science fiction novel. Sex and Rockets looks at his short life and dual career as cofounder of Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and leader of the Agape Lodge of Aleister Crowley's Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO). Author John Carter scours primary documents and interviews surviving friends and contemporaries to deliver an intriguing portrait of a dreamy, driven man equally interested in rocketry and magick. From his early childhood and deep attachment to his mother (who killed herself hours after he died) through his nonacademic research and brilliant innovations in solid fuels to his mysterious 1952 demise in a garage-laboratory explosion at the age of 37, the reader gets the impression of a man whose obsession with explosives and propellants was nearly single-minded. Yet this same man found spiritual fulfillment through Crowley's Law of Thelema, conducted magickal operations with L. Ron Hubbard, and signed an oath asserting himself to be the Antichrist--clearly Parsons wasn't a boring guy in a white coat. Carter pulls off the difficult task of integrating Parsons's disparate drives into one compelling story; though there are some rough spots and awkward transitions, one gets the sense that this illuminates the man's life better than a smooth, flawless work would. Robert Anton Wilson's introduction is smart and funny as always, initiating the uninformed into the basics of Crowleyanity while placing Parsons in the context of his times. While it might not be possible to read universal themes into Parsons's life, Sex and Rockets is an excellent study of a passionate life fully lived.

The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji

The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima by Ishwar C. Harris, from World Wisdom Inc., ISBN 0941532623. Roshi Keido Fukushima, Abbot of Tofukuji temple-monastery in Kyoto, Japan, is a master koan trainer and calligrapher whose insight has awakened many disciples to an awareness of Zen. Combining the central techniques of Roshi Fukushima's Zen with illuminating biographical details, this book conveys the radiant spirit of one of our time's most remarkable spiritual masters. In these pages we see deeply into the Zen tradition and feel the pulse of the Zen master as a flesh-and-blood human being.

The Journey Of Crazy Horse

The Journey Of Crazy Horse: A Lakaota History Of His Life, His Times, And His People, by Joseph M. Marshall, from Viking, ISBN 0670033553. Drawing on firsthand research and his culture's rich oral tradition - rarely shared outside the Native American community - Lakota author Joseph Marshall reveals many previously unknown aspects of Crazy Horse's life. Here are details of the powerful vision that convinced him of his duty to help preserve the Lakota homeland, changing the course of his life and spurring him confidently into battle again and again. Here also is a profound celebration of a culture, a community, and an enduring way of life.