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A memoir of magic, rock and roll, and becoming who you are• Traces the author’s journey from bassist and founding member of Blondie to writer on consciousness and the esoteric tradition• Explores his involvement in Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way, Crowley’s Thelema, and his relationship with the bestselling author Colin Wilson• Reveals how an early love of comic books, science fiction, and fantasy led him to the esoteric traditionNot many members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are also recognized authorities on the Western inner tradition. Gary Lachman is. In 1978, Blondie released the top-ten hit “(I am Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear.” Gary Lachman (then Gary Valentine) had written the song for his girlfriend after the series of shared dreams and telepathic experiences they had. Thus started his lifelong obsession with the potentials of consciousness. In this memoir, Lachman recounts how he went from being a successful rock and roller to a writer on consciousness and the Western inner tradition. He shares encounters with rockers such as the Ramones, New York Dolls, Patti Smith, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and Iggy Pop and also his time with Timothy Leary, William Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg. Living with Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein on New York’s Bowery, a block from CBGB, the birthplace of punk rock, Lachman discovered occultism via a follower of Aleister Crowley. Post rock and roll, Lachman’s occult studies brought him to the Golden Dawn, Manly P. Hall, Gnosticism, and a stint in Crowley’s O.T.O. He details his time in the Fourth Way, including a visit to the site of Gurdjieff ’s Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man in France, and his years studying philosophy and literature and working as a science writer while managing a famous metaphysical bookshop at the height of the New Age movement. Excursions to Stonehenge, Avebury, and Glastonbury in search of ley lines and pilgrimages to Colin Wilson’s home in Cornwall are a few of the highlights of this introspective, often humorous account of a nascent writer’s struggle from rock and roll to individuation.

Learn how to develop your psi abilities and multi-dimensional consciousness• Explores how to connect with your higher Self and enter a state of multi-dimensional consciousness that will activate your psychic powers• Shows how to attune your mind to the magic of the Earth’s soul to enact protection and open your path to helpful synchronicities• Reveals how the higher Self uses its faster-than-light energy to send precognitive dreams, perform self-defense, and alter spacetime eventsInspired by the traditional keepers of secret mind powers, such as the wandering ascetics, Hardy, a seer and scientist, presents a higher Self that is hyperdimensional, endowed with psychic abilities, and who can effect change in the material world.Through her own real-life experiences, Hardy shows the potentials of a mind harmonized with one’s higher Self. The Self can then intervene spontaneously to protect us from danger, scare off an aggressor, or even land them a hard punching blow. The Self creates synchronicities and provides instant help and guidance. Pursuing a harmonization with one’s Self is like an inner initiation triggering the emergence of psychic powers, or siddhis, as the yogis of India attest it. Drawing upon research on nonlocal consciousness, Hardy shows that the Self belongs to a hyperdimension and uses faster-than-light energy. It can see beyond spacetime, zoom in on the scale of atoms, and travel out-of-body. This is how harmonized souls create hyperdimensional fields of shared consciousness, notably in sacred places. The hyperdimension of consciousness is sometimes visible through the strange phenomenon of immaterial Superposed Landscapes, which she describes. Hardy also shares how animal allies have appeared to assist her on spiritual endeavors and recounts some of her own psi feats, like making herself invisible.Presenting factual proofs of a higher Self whose psychic energy can effect change in the material world, this book reveals the spiritual and psi capacities that one gains through pursuing a spiritual path.

Learn how to be fully present in the ever-changing moment• Explains how to use the oracle for divination, detailing the 64 hexagrams and the esoteric significance of each changing line• Explores key concepts that are culturally embedded in the Chinese understanding of the I Ching to give readers greater confidence in interpreting the oracle’s answers• Teaches readers the way to secure favorable outcomes by properly aligning with each moment of changeFor millennia people have consulted the I Ching to make sense of life’s challenges. This new translation of the ancient classic teaches readers how to be fully present in the ever-changing moment.With the wisdom of twenty years of contemplation and study, Peter Muller guides readers through the mechanics of using the Oracle. From phrasing one’s questions with intention and integrity to understanding the innerworkings of each of the 64 hexagrams, the author reveals his mastery over the secrets of the I Ching. He explores the esoteric significance of each changing line and gives illustrations from daily life to amplify their meanings for our time and for more complete and accurate readings. From his understanding of the unique role of sage wisdom—where knowledge, listening, and contact with the supernatural and heavenly world collide—Muller empowers readers to work through challenges in a constantly fluid state, securing favorable outcomes by properly aligning with each moment of change.This book also explains the concepts that are culturally embedded in the Chinese understanding of this system of guidance, giving readers greater confidence in their interpretation of how the hexagrams respond to their questions. Integrating the I Ching’s lessons will elevate your inner guidance so that, in time, you become capable of sensing the energetic shifts of each moment and can adapt to them effortlessly. When chaos overtakes order, the I Ching serves as a light to illuminate your way.

Discover the world’s earliest known system of astrology• Explores ancient Mesopotamian astrology, which originated with those who created Göbekli Tepe, and details the system’s eighteen zodiac signs• Shares the author’s decades-long research to decipher the meanings and characteristics behind each of the original eighteen signs• Shows how the original zodiac can enrich and expand our understanding of astrology, personal relationships, and our sense of self and destinyToday the zodiac is divided into twelve signs through which the sun appears to travel in a year. A person’s sign can influence their personality, physical characteristics, and fate. However, in ancient Mesopotamia, the first zodiac was divided into eighteen signs different from the Western and Vedic systems in use today. The Original Zodiac reveals, for the first time in over 4,000 years, this earliest form of astrology.The original Mesopotamian zodiac offered very different birth signs, including the Serpent, Swan, Crane, Horse, Wolf, and Eagle. This zodiac was recorded on a clay tablet that is now housed in the British Museum, cataloged as BM 86378, but there is no written record of how these signs were interpreted. Now, after decades of intensive research, Graham reveals the meanings of these mysterious signs and their relevance for our times. To determine what traits might be shared by those born in each sign of the original zodiac, Graham comprehensively surveyed hundreds of volunteers from diverse backgrounds. He measured each participant’s likes, dislikes, hobbies, habits, employment, health information, and other pertinent aspects of their lives and identities. Not intended to replace or challenge our traditional understanding of astrology, this book offers an original system to enrich our current knowledge.Unveiling the earliest known system of astrology discovered in the world, this book reveals, for the first time in millennia, the personality, character, and destiny of those born in each of its enigmatic signs.

Live your best life with the celestial coaches• Provides advice and examples on how to effectively ask the angels for guidance through all of life’s challenges• Explores how seeking angelic help can bring prosperity, well-being, work life balance, and improved relationships• Offers coaching exercises, techniques, and visualizations as well as practical life hacks to realize your full potentialAs we transition from third-dimensional consciousness to the fifth dimension, and higher, this book will support you in making contact with your angel guides to elevate your vibration, overcome challenges, and thrive.Whether you are seeking abundance, well-being, or striking the ideal work life balance, manifesting with the angels can work wonders in all areas of life. Susan shows how you can become proficient at balancing your chakras and raising your frequency. She teaches how to analyze the thoughts and beliefs that are not working for you and shows how to release them. Understand how to quickly change problems into questions for your angel guides and adopt an attitude of curiosity. Drawing on channeled wisdom from the angelic realms, Susan shares exercises, techniques, and visualizations to help you overcome life’s challenges. Develop confidence in connecting with archangels, ascended masters, and other divine helpers from the higher realms to get your finances in order, work with your shadow, create clearer boundaries, and improve sleep. Our angelic helpers can also assist in healing troubled and toxic relationships and manifesting our soul partner. With their higher guidance, you can learn to protect your energetic self and care for others.The angels are like loving coaches that want us to discover and use our gifts so we can realize our full potential. Ask Your Angel Guides reveals how to make contact with these celestial helpers and receive their guidance.

A how-to guide on fostering emotional wellness for animals and their people• Provides animal lovers with ways to identify which emotional wound pattern is operating within their companion and how to expedite the healing and resolution of that wound• Offers techniques that can ameliorate negative behaviors, heighten levels of awareness, decrease suffering, increase love, and reveal one’s truest self• Allows readers to spot, through their soul mirroring animal companions, which survival patterns they themselves use and how to transcend themThis emotional wellness guidebook offers resources for animal lovers to symbiotically heal their wounds alongside their animal kin through soul mirroring—a collaborative heart and soul healing process. Healing our wounds and traumas, and the gifts garnered by learning through reflection, are one of the many reasons we choose to partner with animals.Tammy Billups describes five emotional wound patterns—the Scared One, Needy One, Sensitive One, Protector, and Perfect One—and how to transcend them. With real-life examples, charts, and healing guidance tailored to each pattern, Billups explains how to self-nurture, discharge negative emotions, transform dysfunctional beliefs, release resistance to change, and unlock the heart—all to empower and enrich every animal-human relationship for increased happiness, well-being, and love.

A comprehensive exploration and restoration of Taoism’s original teaching• Draws on source texts of the Tao Te Ching and the Chuang-tzu for ways to achieve skills effortlessly through unity with the Tao• Explains how Taoism is a spiritual technology for deprogramming ourselves from socialization and dissolving the ego• Explores concepts of wu-wei (nonaction) and xiaoyao you (free and easy wandering in oneness) in order to realize our unfiltered true natureThe author provides a comprehensive exploration and restoration of Taoism’s original teaching, giving readers a fresh take on this ancient philosophy of oneness.By returning to the source texts of the Tao Te Ching and the Chuang-tzu, Jason shows how to gain skills effortlessly through alignment with the Tao and overcome the limitations of reason. Since Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, Taoists have navigated a world detached from the Tao. This detachment continues to expand due to external forces and materialism. Taoism is a means to break free from imposed socialization, liberating us from the suffering inherent in a society built upon ideologies and materialism. In contrast to Confucianism, which offers social morality, Taoism is a spiritual technology for deprogramming ourselves from socialization and reactions of the ego. Jason shows that such programming can impede the spontaneous flow that is central to this path. Like other non-dual systems, Taoism seeks to dissolve identity so the undifferentiated nature of the Tao can make full use of the liberated being. We reconnect with the Tao by dissolving the binaries of reason and achieving xiaoyao you, “free and easy wandering in oneness,” which is the final teaching on the Taoist path. This book shows the way to become what Taoists call a Zhenren—an authentic person or enlightened sage.The Tradition of Natural Taoism offers wisdom to liberate us from the suffering inherent in a materialistic culture and reconnect us with our unfiltered true nature.

A transformative perspective on the sacred feminine origins of the runic alphabet• Explores the primordial foundations of the Elder Futhark in Mother Goddess lore, offering an alternative to the male-oriented ideologies that have historically shaped runic interpretation• Examines each rune from an eco-feminist viewpoint, offering readers a more comprehensive understanding of their significance• Shows how to interpret runes from an Earth-based spiritual perspective, exploring divination methods, casting techniques, and ethical considerations for rune readingsThis book shows that the roots of the runes lie in Mother Goddess lore rather than the Odin-centric mythology that has long dominated interpretations.Anu examines each rune from a feminist and Goddess-oriented viewpoint, offering a more comprehensive understanding of their significance. She delves into the primordial foundations of the Elder Futhark, intertwining themes of eco-feminism and Earth-based spirituality to provide a compelling alternative to the male-oriented ideologies that shape runic interpretation. This book looks at the origins and history of runes, examining their symbolic significance in relation to feminine energy and the Divine Triad of Maiden, Mother, and Crone. It also addresses Odin’s appropriation of the runes and their treatment in the Hávamál poem, highlighting how their meanings were rebranded within a patriarchal culture. The author shows how to read and interpret runes from an Earth-based spiritual perspective, offering methods of divination aligned with the feminine. She discusses casting techniques and ethical considerations for rune interpretation. By setting aside male-oriented hero myths, readers can reframe the runes as symbols of our connection with the living world.This transformative book rediscovers an ancient, intuitive Earth-based spirituality that reveals the runes as representations of the Earth Mother ideals of compassion, wisdom, and justice.

A divination deck based on the nakshatras of Vedic astrology• Explores the nakshatras—the 27 lunar mansions of Vedic astrology—an oral tradition taught by the rishis and sages for thousands of years• Blends elements of Vedic and Western astrology for more expansive insights and nuanced divinatory readings• A 48-Card Deck and GuidebookThe authors and illustrator draw upon the ancient wisdom of the rishis to encourage personal discovery, enhance relations with your inner and outer world, and to pursue purposeful transformations. Drawing on over 20 years of study with Sri Harish Johari and Sri Amritanandamayi, they created this book and deck to take you on a journey through the 27 lunar mansions of Vedic astrology and their ruling planets and sun signs.The authors draw on the Vedic wisdom to encourage personal discovery, enhance relations with our inner and outer world, and pursue purposeful transformations. They highlight the significance of each nakshatra and its lessons. With striking illustrations by world-class artist Pieter Weltevrede, each card contributes to opening the mind and heart to greater joy, creative expression, and clarity. Using these cards brings deeper understanding of dreams, emotions, and the synchronicities visible to those on spiritual or magical paths. The guidebook offers five card spreads for working with Vedic and Western teachings, and instructions on how to chart a horoscope using the cards. This deck gives readers the guidance to connect with their inner self and find answers to the questions of everyday life.

A scientific examination of magical practice• Draws on peer-reviewed research in psychology and cognitive neuroscience, such as real-time brain imaging, to examine the effects of mystical states and magical practice• Shows how being “in the zone,” as described by athletes and performers, is consistent with the ritualist’s state of mind when working magic• Suggests rituals and routines to strengthen one’s practice of magic, witchcraft, meditation, and yoga with empirically proven toolsBy looking through the lens of psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and real-time brain imaging, Mind over Magick shows how and why ritual magical practice can produce profound experiences with tangible benefits.The author draws on a wealth of peer-reviewed research to shed new light on magic. He uses the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment, in which subjects role-played as prisoners and guards, to reveal the power of magical vestments and personas and the effects they have on ritual practitioners. The author shows how being “in the zone,” as described by athletes and performers, is consistent with the ritualist’s state of mind when working magic. He also reveals what neurological processes are involved when one encounters and works with spirits. Rituals are suggested to strengthen one’s practice of magic, witchcraft, meditation, and yoga with empirically proven tools for optimal results. Readers can apply the scientific method to critically evaluate their own spiritual praxis and determine what works best for them. Solitary practitioners and group participants alike will learn what happens, both on a psychological and neurological level, when they enter sacred spaces and use ritual implements as well as enter deep meditative states. The author also details the importance of initiation as a rite of passage and transformative method of instruction.With this book, readers can approach the art of practicing magic as a science in order to hone a more effective and empirically grounded practice.

A guide to using your dreams to access chakras for activating self-transformation• Shows how each chakra transmits specific symbols in dreams to communicate how its energy flow may be blocked or imbalanced, and how to address these issues• Explores the vibrational frequencies of our chakras and how they impact everyday life revealing how changing our frequency changes the quality of our experience• Offers sound therapy techniques, meditation practices, movement exercises, and techniques using essential oils as well as color visualization to raise our frequencyWe are energetic beings operating at different vibrational frequencies that flow through our chakra system. In this book, Therese E. Duckett scientifically explains how our chakras communicate with our subconscious and how they can be attuned for greater knowledge, self-awareness, and healing. When a chakra is blocked or imbalanced, we may experience physical, emotional, mental, or even spiritual symptoms. The solution to heal these issues and improve health and well-being can be found in our dreams.Duckett demonstrates how each chakra transmits specific symbols and dream signatures indicating the state of its energy flow. If a dream indicates that a particular chakra is blocked, we can take action. Duckett describes how practices such as sound therapy, meditation, breathwork, movement, essential oils, and color visualization can help raise our frequency and open and strengthen each chakra, allowing for unimpeded energy flow. When energy flows freely through the chakras, we reenergize our auric and etheric bodies as well as contribute to the evolution of collective consciousness.Engaging in chakra dreamwork reveals messages that teach us to raise our chakra frequencies, improve our experience of life, and find a path to optimal healing and well-being.

A guide to spiritual pilgrimage and the healing powers of immersion in sacred places• Takes you on a mystical journey to the sacred Greek island of Poros, a site of pilgrimage and healing for more than 3,000 years, and presents its mythological, literary, historical, and cultural heritage• Examines pilgrimage, sanctuary, and asylum under the god Poseidon, the ruling spirit of the island, and how these have been practiced through the millennia• Explores ancient healing traditions, including dream incubation of Asklepios, and using sacred art and ritual to connect with our visions and the divineExplore the reawakening of ancient Greek healing practices by taking this journey of transformation, myth, and divine presence to the sacred island of Poros, a site of pilgrimage and healing for more than 3,000 years.This book examines pilgrimage, sanctuary, and asylum, the duties of Poseidon who was the ruling god of Poros. Edward Tick rediscovers asylia, the original practice of sanctuary that provides safety and inspiration while facilitating healing and connection to divinity. He explores “crossing the strait” as safe passage between the visible world and the invisible realms of the sacred. Drawing on ancient traditions Tick shows how we know ourselves, our destinies, and our connection to the divine through dreams, visions, oracles, and synchronistic events. He continues his decades-long revival of Asklepian dream incubation and other modern versions of ancient rituals while providing a deep dive into the sacred history of Poros and how it can bring transformation and serenity today. He also reveals life-changing mystical experiences his travelers and he have had over 40 years of pilgrimages, including encounters with animal guides, higher powers, and oracles, as well as examining the physical and spiritual restoration of Poseidon’s sanctuary and contributing to its literary and mythological legacy.Passage to Poros offers wisdom for anyone seeking healing, sanctuary, spiritual presence, and reconnection with ancient and eternal forces.

A guide to working with and experiencing plant absolutes• Provides profiles for dozens of absolutes, exploring their physical and emotional healing properties as well as myths, poems, and stories that evoke the experience of plant absolutes • Explains the author’s unique system for working with absolutes centered on viewing the body as made of story and emotions • Shares recipes for making absolute blends for specific conditions and teaches how to create blends to express specific feelings One of the most concentrated forms of fragrance, cherished in natural perfumery and aromatherapy, floral absolutes are created through a gentle heatless extraction process that coaxes the aromatic signature from delicate plant materials such as flowers. Absolutes contain the essential oil of the plant and a higher density of coloring, waxes, and other constituents, giving them healing effects often different from the plant’s essential oil. As aromatherapist Candice Covington explains, absolutes convey the synergistic story of the plant through its scent. They offer healing effects for the body, yet their greatest strength lies in their effects on the emotions and spirit. Covington provides profiles for dozens of absolutes, exploring their physical and emotional healing properties and their mythos—stories, poems, and experiences that convey the subtle qualities of each absolute directly to the subconscious—giving you a deeper, intuitive understanding of how to use each plant and its absolute. She also examines the energetic signatures of base oils, which are required for working with essential oils and absolute blends. She explains her unique treatment system for using absolutes centered on viewing the body as made of story and emotions, which conveys why you would apply certain oils/blends to specific parts of the body. She shares recipes for making absolute blends for specific conditions and also teaches how to intuitively create blends to express specific feelings. Revealing the power of scent to help us blend and balance emotions, this book shows how aromas can reawaken us to ourselves and reconnect us to the greater story of Nature.

A comprehensive guide to smudging with full-color illustrations• Describes 34 spiritual and physical smudging protocols for divination, grounding, improving health, confidence, and dreaming• Offers smudging methods for ritual practice and explains how to properly collect, store, and prepare smudging ingredients• Includes an A–Z catalog of 67 herbs, resins, and woods for smudging, exploring their history and traditional as well as contemporary usesExplore smudging with this comprehensive illustrated guide that offers new and traditional ways to approach this ancient practice.While this book examines the common uses of smudging for protection and energetic cleansing with mainstays like sage, sweetgrass, and frankincense, it also offers unfamiliar and surprising ingredients and applications. The author explains how to smudge with rose petals for acceptance or elder to connect with ancestors. Learn how to ritually prepare mixtures of herbs, resins, and woods for various purposes such as divination, grounding, and approaching new beginnings. Markus details 34 physical and spiritual protocols for smudging rituals to improve overall health, courage and self-confidence, clarity, and lucid dreaming. This guide book will teach you how to prepare for a smudging ritual, choose the appropriate method, and select the right ingredients. Markus also shows how to properly collect, store, and prepare your ingredients in bundles and cones to smudge for yourself or others. With a comprehensive A–Z catalog featuring full color illustrated portraits of 67 herbs, resins, and woods, this book also offers a detailed history of these smudging materials.The Complete Smudging Handbook offers a modern interpretation of smudging and incense burning that will anchor and deepen any reader’s approach to this ancient practice. Immerse yourself in the world of smudging and open up to plant wisdom for improved physical health and emotional wellbeing.

The declassified story of the U.S. Army’s elite mind science training program• Reveals the once-classified story of the most advanced biocybernautic training in the history of the U.S. Special Forces• Shares the “Jedi Warrior Training Program” blending Aikido warrior wisdom and psychospiritual skills for mastery and self-transcendence• Teaches skills to develop your inner “special forces,” awaken courageous presence, and respond wisely to complex challengesImagine training twenty-five elite soldiers whose actions could start or stop the next world war. What would you teach them? The authors once faced this profound question in creating the U.S. Army’s Jedi Warrior Training Program.This book details this secret program, described by West Point leaders as "the most exquisite orchestration of human technology we have ever seen." The comprehensive Jedi training encompassed intensive meditation, mindfulness, neurofeedback and cyberphysiology, energy healing, Aikido, and mission simulations. Emerging at the pinnacle of the psychic-ops era of research into extraordinary human abilities, the program was founded on the Army’s vision of Evolutionary Tactics: A Manual for the First Earth Battalion. George Leonard and Michael Murphy, cofounders of Esalen—epicenter of the human potential movement—called it "the most intensive leadership and human development training program in modern times." Designed for elite soldiers, the practices in this training are valuable for everyone aiming to heighten focus, deploy ethical discernment, and cultivate responsive awareness and "kindfulness." Learn how to befriend your inner enemies, avoid self-sabotage and ambush by distractions, and respond skillfully to challenges with deeper courage and compassion. With these teachings, readers can awaken the strength to transform the battlefield of daily life into a zone of peace and navigate these uncertain times with grace, wisdom, and courage.

How to connect with those who have passed and learning to love in the face of pain• Shares a proven process that has worked for the author as well as thousands of others to communicate with deceased loved ones• Explores the use of mediums, past-life and between-life hypnotic regressions, a technique called Induced After-Death Communication, and channeled writing• Presents revelations about the soul’s life after death, the structure of the afterlife, how karma works, and how to love in the face of painIf you’ve lost a loved one or had a brush with mortality, you undoubtedly have wondered about life after death—or if it’s possible to connect with souls on the other side. After the tragic death of his son, Jordan, the author embarked on a journey for ways to communicate with his son across the veil. He discovered not only successful methods to connect with lost loved ones but also profound truths about the afterlife, the illusion of loss, and how pain is integral to our life purpose.McKay recounts techniques he tried in order to connect with his son, including collecting unusual experiences from family and friends, consulting mediums such as Austyn Wells, undergoing past-life and between-life regressions, engaging in a technique called Induced After-Death Communication, and using channeled writing, which he learned with the help of psychologist Ralph Metzner.The culmination of hundreds of channeled conversations with his son, the author presents revelations about the soul’s life after death, the structure and key events of the afterlife, how karma works, why we incarnate, our future as souls, and how to love in the face of pain. As Jordan reveals, nothing is truly lost. The soul is constant and, while pain seems to damage us, the damage is an illusion. Because, as Jordan says, “there is no end; the conversation goes on . . . between all the souls who love each other, living and dead.”