by Dr. Masaru Emoto Does one simple phrase have the power to make people happier — and perhaps improve the planet as well? Absolutely, according to the distinguished Japanese researcher and author, Dr. Masaru Emoto. He has photographed thousands of water crystals throughout his years of research, yet few have been as beautiful and life-affirming […]
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Opposites Attract: How to Use the Secrets of Personality Type to Create a Love That Lasts
April 13, 2012
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by Renee Baron Does your partner want to go out on Friday nights when you prefer to curl up at home with a movie or a book? Does your neat-freak boyfriend always want to clean up your cluttered office? Does your wife want to plan trips six months in advance while you are a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants […]
Mastering Creative Anxiety: 24 Lessons for Writers, Painters, Musicians and Actors from America’s Foremost Creativity Coach
April 13, 2012
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by Eric Maisel In his decades as a psychotherapist and creativity coach, Maisel has found a common thread behind what often gets labeled “writer’s block,” “procrastination” or “stage fright.” It is the particular anxiety that, paradoxically, keeps creators from doing, completing or sharing the work they are driven toward. This creative anxiety can take the […]
Power Up Your Brain: The Neuroscience of Enlightenment
April 13, 2012
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by David Perlmutter, M.D., F.A.C.N., and Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D. The quest for enlightenment has occupied mankind for millennia. And from the depictions we have seen — monks sitting on meditation cushions, nuns kneeling in prayer, shamans communing with the universe — it seems that this elusive state is reserved for a chosen few. But now, […]
The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision
April 13, 2012
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by James Redfield On December 21, 2012, the Mayan calendar will end. Many see it as an apocalyptic sign. But is it? In this book, the fourth in the Celestine series, we again follow our Hero and his close friend Wil. They have just received a portion of another ancient and mysterious manuscript that describes […]
Christian mystics: 365 Readings and Meditations
April 13, 2012
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by Matthew Fox As a member of the Catholic Dominican Order for 34 years, Fox held closely to the mystical teachings of Christianity — teachings that embraced the feminine, the natural world and social justice in its vision of the sacred. This vision continually put him at odds with the Vatican and in 1998, he […]
The Mother of Invention: The Legacy of Barbara Marx Hubbard and the Future of You
April 13, 2012
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by Neale Donald Walsch A biography unlike any other, Walsch 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. This process is […]
The Book of Secrets: Esoteric Societies and Holy Orders, Luminaries and Seers, Symbols and Rituals, and the Key Concepts of Occult Sciences Through the Ages and Around the World
April 13, 2012
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by Daniel Pineda From the strange symbols on a one-dollar bill to the secret signs of the Knights Templar and Freemasons, invisible societies, and the world of magic and alchemy, the book is a comprehensive introduction to the world of secret and esoteric knowledge throughout history. It offers a doorway into the initiated, secret traditions […]
The Energy Cure: Unraveling the Mystery of Hands-on Healing
April 13, 2012
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by William Bengston, Ph.D. Bengston, is presently a professor of sociology at St. Joseph’s College in New York, but when he was in his early twenties, he received hands-on healing that ended his chronic back pain. A self-proclaimed rationalist, he began a 35-year investigation that has made him one of today’s leading researchers into the […]
Tasting the Universe: People Who See Colors in Words and Rainbows in Symphonies
April 13, 2012
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by Maureen Seaberg A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as she composes a ballad; an actress tastes cake when she utters the word “table.” This fascinating mingling of the senses is called “synesthesia,” and the people who possess this amazing […]
The Self-Compassion Diet: A Step-by-Step Program to Lose Weight With Loving-Kindness
April 13, 2012
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by Jean Fain, LICSW, MSW Fain tells us that the secret to sustainable weight loss is not counting calories or depriving yourself at the dinner table, but it is about cultivating awareness and self-acceptance wherever you are. With this diet, Fain, a Harvard Medical School-affiliated psychotherapist, prescribes a practical program for transforming the way you […]
The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for Westerners
April 13, 2012
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by Jack Hawley The Bhagavad Gita has been called India’s greatest contribution to the world. For more than 5,000 years, this great scripture has shown millions in the East how to fill their lives with serenity and love. In these pages, Hawley brings these ancient secrets to Western seekers in a beautiful prose version that […]
Lost and Found: Unexpected Revelations About Food and Money
April 13, 2012
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by Geneen Roth Roth, who received kudos from Oprah for her messaging on eating disorders and spirituality, is back with a new book that explores how emotional issues with money mirror those with food and dieting. When Roth and her husband lost their life savings, they joined the millions of Americans dealing with financial turbulence, […]


April 13, 2012
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