"Over thirty years ago, a small band of people began an intentional community called Findhorn. They lived by applying principles of attracting to oneself, through love, whatever materials, energy, or help were needed to promote wholeness or further growth. David Spangler, who was one of those early residents of Findhorn, began writing down how those laws worked. In 1975, his writings were first published as The Laws of Manifestation. This long-unavailable book is now available again with a new introduction by the author.
Spangler shows how we can all transform our lives by working with these natural laws. In clear and lucid prose, he recounts the history of manifestation and how to grow in spiritual riches (the most important of all) in a step-by-step guide to enlightenment. While other experts in this suddenly burgeoning field tend toward applying manifesting energy toward real estate, money, and myriad materials, Spangler looks at the basis of what he describes as a change of form, or state, or condition of being, NOT creating something out of nothing."
Spangler shows how we can all transform our lives by working with these natural laws. In clear and lucid prose, he recounts the history of manifestation and how to grow in spiritual riches (the most important of all) in a step-by-step guide to enlightenment. While other experts in this suddenly burgeoning field tend toward applying manifesting energy toward real estate, money, and myriad materials, Spangler looks at the basis of what he describes as a change of form, or state, or condition of being, NOT creating something out of nothing."
👍4👏1👌1
"In Stones of the New Consciousness Robert Simmons examines the 62 most important stones to help accelerate and enhance conscious evolution and spiritual awakening. Each entry is illustrated with color photos of exceptional examples. The stones include Moldavite, the extraterrestrial amorphous crystal; Nuummite, the oldest gemstone on Earth; and Circle Stones, the highly energetic Flint found in crop circle formations. Other featured rarities include Nirvana Quartz from the Himalayas and high-vibrational Natrolite from the emerald mines of Russia.
Simmons begins with a new approach to meditation with stones and to the possibility of conscious relationship with the spiritual beings who express themselves in our world as crystals and minerals. He includes historical and mythological references for each stone, positing that the fabled Stone of the Holy Grail and the Philosopher’s Stone of the alchemists may have physical counterparts among the minerals discussed. Simmons presents practices for deepening one’s awareness of the stones’ gifts—from expanding one’s consciousness, to healing, to awakening the Light Body, to fulfilling one’s personal and collective destiny. While emphasizing direct contact with stones, the book also explores crystal energy tools, energy environments, and applications such as stone elixirs and essences that can aid anyone on a spiritual path.
• Details the spiritual, healing, and energetic qualities of stones such as Moldavite, Nuummite, Circle Stones, Nirvana Quartz from the Himalayas, and high-vibrational Natrolite from the emerald mines of Russia
• Features color photos of exceptional examples of each of the stones
• Includes practices for deepening one’s awareness of the stones’ gifts--from expanding consciousness, to healing, to awakening the Light Body, to fulfilling one’s personal and collective destiny "
Simmons begins with a new approach to meditation with stones and to the possibility of conscious relationship with the spiritual beings who express themselves in our world as crystals and minerals. He includes historical and mythological references for each stone, positing that the fabled Stone of the Holy Grail and the Philosopher’s Stone of the alchemists may have physical counterparts among the minerals discussed. Simmons presents practices for deepening one’s awareness of the stones’ gifts—from expanding one’s consciousness, to healing, to awakening the Light Body, to fulfilling one’s personal and collective destiny. While emphasizing direct contact with stones, the book also explores crystal energy tools, energy environments, and applications such as stone elixirs and essences that can aid anyone on a spiritual path.
• Details the spiritual, healing, and energetic qualities of stones such as Moldavite, Nuummite, Circle Stones, Nirvana Quartz from the Himalayas, and high-vibrational Natrolite from the emerald mines of Russia
• Features color photos of exceptional examples of each of the stones
• Includes practices for deepening one’s awareness of the stones’ gifts--from expanding consciousness, to healing, to awakening the Light Body, to fulfilling one’s personal and collective destiny "
👍6❤2🔥1🖕1
“Shabkar’s wit and playfulness, his magnificent flights of imagination, his persistence in exposing all hypocrisy—these are the qualities that suffuse his work, overriding the niceties of literary style alone.
The gentle and kind personality illuminating these pages should not, however, be regarded as an airy proponent of love and light, a New Age prophet before his time. Shabkar’s lightness disguises, to some extent, the intense moral rigor of the ascetical ethos he propounded: Shabkar was an effective apostle of vegetarianism among carnivores, of teetotalism among the lush, of renunciation among the worldly. He wins our respect and sympathy not because we always concur with, much less adhere to, the standard upon which he insists, but because his insistence takes the form not of the moralist’s harangue but of the songster’s jest, and of teaching through his own good example. For above all, Shabkar practiced what he preached.”
Excerpt From
The Life of Shabkar
Translated by Matthieu Ricard
The gentle and kind personality illuminating these pages should not, however, be regarded as an airy proponent of love and light, a New Age prophet before his time. Shabkar’s lightness disguises, to some extent, the intense moral rigor of the ascetical ethos he propounded: Shabkar was an effective apostle of vegetarianism among carnivores, of teetotalism among the lush, of renunciation among the worldly. He wins our respect and sympathy not because we always concur with, much less adhere to, the standard upon which he insists, but because his insistence takes the form not of the moralist’s harangue but of the songster’s jest, and of teaching through his own good example. For above all, Shabkar practiced what he preached.”
Excerpt From
The Life of Shabkar
Translated by Matthieu Ricard
🔥5👍3❤1
"In Explorations in Consciousness, Frederick Aardema, a clinical researcher, provides a profound account of the out-of-body experience, covering some of the most mystifying aspects of this experience. Throughout the book, the author seamlessly weaves in his own travels into different fields of consciousness, including experiences in the personal field, where he is confronted with the constructs of his own psyche, as well as visitations to collective and archetypal fields of consciousness that appear to have an independent existence beyond the eye of the beholder. Highly original and groundbreaking, Explorations in Consciousness presents a model of reality in which nothing can ever be taken for granted. It proposes that consciousness is embedded within a wider field of possibilities that become real depending on our interaction with the world around us, whether “in” or “out” of the body. Regardless of what you believe about the out-of-body state, this book will challenge and excite you to become an explorer of consciousness. It provides a powerful method to induce the OBE, as well as new tools on how to navigate the entire spectrum of consciousness yourself."
👍1
मातृमेयमितिसाधनात्मिका त्वत्कृतोन्मिषति या विकल्पधीः ।
त्वत्स्वरूपमकलङ्कितं तया कस्य देवि विदुषो न मुक्तता ॥ २३ ॥
Nature of the eternally liberated (Nityamukta)
In general, Knower, Known and Knowledge shine through the Buddhi, the discriminating power accorded to mankind by Śakti for the purpose of knowing the ultimatum of all knowledge . The Jñāni realises this threefold aspect of knowledge as shining through her Śakti and understands her to be pure and as the cause of all knowledge as well as knowledge itself. He becomes a liberated soul.
त्वत्स्वरूपमकलङ्कितं तया कस्य देवि विदुषो न मुक्तता ॥ २३ ॥
A Sādhaka who gains the knowledge shown in the first Vimarśa, will be a mukta.The naure of nitya mukta, of ever liberated soul, is defined by the Siddhā.According to him a Jñāni is liberated, who realizes through buddhi,the three fold form of Devi, as the knower, known and knowledge. He shines through her will knowing her as subtle and pure. The wise who sees her as knowledge as well as the cause of knowledge is liberated.
Nature of the eternally liberated (Nityamukta)
In general, Knower, Known and Knowledge shine through the Buddhi, the discriminating power accorded to mankind by Śakti for the purpose of knowing the ultimatum of all knowledge . The Jñāni realises this threefold aspect of knowledge as shining through her Śakti and understands her to be pure and as the cause of all knowledge as well as knowledge itself. He becomes a liberated soul.
The subtlest Antaḥkaraṇa Catuṣṭaya [catuṣṭayam] is the instrumental cause of Mātṛ (Knower). The Instrumental cause of Meya (Known) is the combination of the Karmendriyas and Jñānendriyas , each presided over by Manas and Buddhi respectively. The knowledge is the offshoot of the activities of the Sūkṣma-indriyas (Tanmātras). Vikalpadhī:[2] is the tool afforded by Her-the very personification of Vāc-Artha (word and Sense) as the Cit. A Jñāni using this tool finds the true source as the pure Svara-Nāda Svarūpa [svarūpam] which is her original form and becomes enlightened soul👍2
"A complex body of religious practices that spread throughout the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions; a form of spirituality that seemingly combines sexuality, sensual pleasure, and the full range of physical experience with the religious life―Tantra has held a central yet conflicted role within the Western imagination ever since the first "discovery" of Indian religions by European scholars. Always radical, always extremely Other, Tantra has proven a key factor in the imagining of India. This book offers a critical account of how the phenomenon has come to be.
Tracing the complex genealogy of Tantra as a category within the history of religions, Hugh B. Urban reveals how it has been formed through the interplay of popular and scholarly imaginations. Tantra emerges as a product of mirroring and misrepresentation at work between East and West—a dialectical category born out of the ongoing play between Western and Indian minds. Combining historical detail, textual analysis, popular cultural phenomena, and critical theory, this book shows Tantra as a shifting amalgam of fantasies, fears, and wish-fulfillment, at once native and Other, that strikes at the very heart of our constructions of the exotic Orient and the contemporary West."
Tracing the complex genealogy of Tantra as a category within the history of religions, Hugh B. Urban reveals how it has been formed through the interplay of popular and scholarly imaginations. Tantra emerges as a product of mirroring and misrepresentation at work between East and West—a dialectical category born out of the ongoing play between Western and Indian minds. Combining historical detail, textual analysis, popular cultural phenomena, and critical theory, this book shows Tantra as a shifting amalgam of fantasies, fears, and wish-fulfillment, at once native and Other, that strikes at the very heart of our constructions of the exotic Orient and the contemporary West."
👍8🙏2👌2❤1
"Whoever has any knowledge of astrology knows that the time when death is likely to occur can be predicted with considerable accuracy; but if he has had any practical experience of the same art, he also knows that that which is threatened does not necessarily befall. There are a great many factors to be taken into consideration in a horoscope, and the judgment is after all not the answer to a sum in arithmetic, concerning which there can be only one result, but the opinion of the astrologer concerning the ultimate outcome of an indefinite number of counterbalancing factors. Astrology is much more of an art than a science, and the personal factor in both querent and astrologer is a very large one.
No one can deny, however, that there are tides of death in every horoscope, tides on which the soul may readily slip across the harbour-bar into the Great Beyond. The cords are loosened then, and if a sudden stress comes, they may part. On the other hand, a compensating force may come into play; the faith or the will-power of the querent himself, or of one close to him, may suffice to hold the soul in the body till the tide has run its course and the knot of life tightens again automatically. In such a case we may literally say that a new lease of life has been entered upon, and that there is little likelihood of death until the planets once again have moved into a fatal position. It is very instructive to retrogress a horoscope, if such a term may be permitted, and observe how the planets stood during periods of crisis in the past. We shall find that there may have been more than one period when the Angel of Death drew near but passed by. What has happened once may happen again, and it is as unwise to assume the certainty of death before the breath is out of the body as it is to count chickens before they are hatched."
Dion Fortune, Book of the Dead
No one can deny, however, that there are tides of death in every horoscope, tides on which the soul may readily slip across the harbour-bar into the Great Beyond. The cords are loosened then, and if a sudden stress comes, they may part. On the other hand, a compensating force may come into play; the faith or the will-power of the querent himself, or of one close to him, may suffice to hold the soul in the body till the tide has run its course and the knot of life tightens again automatically. In such a case we may literally say that a new lease of life has been entered upon, and that there is little likelihood of death until the planets once again have moved into a fatal position. It is very instructive to retrogress a horoscope, if such a term may be permitted, and observe how the planets stood during periods of crisis in the past. We shall find that there may have been more than one period when the Angel of Death drew near but passed by. What has happened once may happen again, and it is as unwise to assume the certainty of death before the breath is out of the body as it is to count chickens before they are hatched."
Dion Fortune, Book of the Dead
👍7❤5👏2🙏1
"Always wanted to know how to help your body, mind, & spirit with sound, but it all sounded so complicated? Keep reading. Are you often bombarded with feelings of guilt, stress, or anxiety & exposed to noisy, polluted environments? These disharmonious frequencies pull our systems out of tune & we can start suffering from illness in mind & body. Want to say goodbye to all of the overwhelming sound healing info out there & discover what works for you?
If so, you came to the right place.
You see, using sound healing to your benefit doesn't have to be difficult, even if you feel like you've already tried everything. In fact, it's easier than you think. Try to sing 'uuh,' 'ooo,' 'aaa,' 'eye,' 'aye,' and 'eee' in one breath, at a pitch that is comfortable for you, & listen to the harmonics already contained within your voice without you even really trying.
The World Health Organization (WHO) considers noise pollution the second most dangerous environmental threat to human health, behind air pollution. The European Environment Agency (EEA) estimates that long-term exposure to high levels of environmental noise causes 12,000 premature deaths and 48,000 new cases of ischemic heart disease in Europe annually. They also point the finger to noise for more than 72,000 hospitalizations for a variety of causes every year in Europe alone (EEA, n.d.).
If sound can have that much power, then think what it could do for you if you turned the tide & used it for a positive impact instead!
Here's just a tiny fraction of what you'll discover:
Humming secrets to home chakra supercharging
The overlooked pollution in your life that could be causing irreparable hearing damage
The ancient sound methods to power up or cleanse your crystals
The qigong/sound combo to promote rapid wellbeing
Vocal toning mastery & how to energize your chakras beyond belief
The powerful sound healing element everyone is missing
The sound healing magic lying within you & how to access it
The secret to making subliminal messages infinitely more beneficial
How to easily understand & help your bodies' energy channels
How to bring yourself to emotional & physical balance with tuning forks
These healing secrets you didn't know about singing bowls
How to shop for the right sound tools that fit your needs
A core understanding of harmonic healing history
How to easily take advantage of overtone singing at home
Gorgeous, done for you sound meditation scripts for maximized relaxation & trauma release
What no one is telling you about binaural beats
The scientific truths of ASMR
A *Bonus* energy healing guided meditation download
& much, much more.
Take a second to imagine how you'll feel once you're able to easily use the magic of sound to help reach your full potential. Imagine how your body, mind, & soul will feel once you dive into an ocean of heavenly healing frequencies."
@SpiritualLibrary
If so, you came to the right place.
You see, using sound healing to your benefit doesn't have to be difficult, even if you feel like you've already tried everything. In fact, it's easier than you think. Try to sing 'uuh,' 'ooo,' 'aaa,' 'eye,' 'aye,' and 'eee' in one breath, at a pitch that is comfortable for you, & listen to the harmonics already contained within your voice without you even really trying.
The World Health Organization (WHO) considers noise pollution the second most dangerous environmental threat to human health, behind air pollution. The European Environment Agency (EEA) estimates that long-term exposure to high levels of environmental noise causes 12,000 premature deaths and 48,000 new cases of ischemic heart disease in Europe annually. They also point the finger to noise for more than 72,000 hospitalizations for a variety of causes every year in Europe alone (EEA, n.d.).
If sound can have that much power, then think what it could do for you if you turned the tide & used it for a positive impact instead!
Here's just a tiny fraction of what you'll discover:
Humming secrets to home chakra supercharging
The overlooked pollution in your life that could be causing irreparable hearing damage
The ancient sound methods to power up or cleanse your crystals
The qigong/sound combo to promote rapid wellbeing
Vocal toning mastery & how to energize your chakras beyond belief
The powerful sound healing element everyone is missing
The sound healing magic lying within you & how to access it
The secret to making subliminal messages infinitely more beneficial
How to easily understand & help your bodies' energy channels
How to bring yourself to emotional & physical balance with tuning forks
These healing secrets you didn't know about singing bowls
How to shop for the right sound tools that fit your needs
A core understanding of harmonic healing history
How to easily take advantage of overtone singing at home
Gorgeous, done for you sound meditation scripts for maximized relaxation & trauma release
What no one is telling you about binaural beats
The scientific truths of ASMR
A *Bonus* energy healing guided meditation download
& much, much more.
Take a second to imagine how you'll feel once you're able to easily use the magic of sound to help reach your full potential. Imagine how your body, mind, & soul will feel once you dive into an ocean of heavenly healing frequencies."
@SpiritualLibrary
👍11🙏3❤2👏2👌1
"Taoism for Beginners is a practical guide to applying the key notions, concepts and beliefs underlying Taoism's various branches and schools.
Authors C. Alexander and Annellen Simpkins tap into their years of training and study in meditation, martial arts and Eastern philosophy to provide readers with a comprehensive introduction to the spiritual tenets and attainments that mark the holistic pathway to a life more in balance.
This book offers readers:
A clear explanation of what Taoism is and how to apply its most salient tenets and teachings to your daily life
Simple exercises to enable you to lead a calmer and more mindful, connected life—taking in a range of practices that include meditation, breathing, chi kung and tai chi chuan
An exploration of the origins and background of Taoism, including the various sects and schools of thought
An informative discussion of key Taoist concepts, including wu-wei (nonaction), yin and yang, and the powerful way of De (the cradle of power, virtue and life)
This new edition has been updated by the author to include the connections between Taoism and mindfulness and meditation, as well as ritualized practices to heighten mind-body connection in order to control chi (energy). Taoist principles and concepts have guided people on the path to harmony, wholeness, balance and greater well-being for millennia. This beginning resource makes an ancient religion, its practices and history accessible for a twenty-first century reader."
Authors C. Alexander and Annellen Simpkins tap into their years of training and study in meditation, martial arts and Eastern philosophy to provide readers with a comprehensive introduction to the spiritual tenets and attainments that mark the holistic pathway to a life more in balance.
This book offers readers:
A clear explanation of what Taoism is and how to apply its most salient tenets and teachings to your daily life
Simple exercises to enable you to lead a calmer and more mindful, connected life—taking in a range of practices that include meditation, breathing, chi kung and tai chi chuan
An exploration of the origins and background of Taoism, including the various sects and schools of thought
An informative discussion of key Taoist concepts, including wu-wei (nonaction), yin and yang, and the powerful way of De (the cradle of power, virtue and life)
This new edition has been updated by the author to include the connections between Taoism and mindfulness and meditation, as well as ritualized practices to heighten mind-body connection in order to control chi (energy). Taoist principles and concepts have guided people on the path to harmony, wholeness, balance and greater well-being for millennia. This beginning resource makes an ancient religion, its practices and history accessible for a twenty-first century reader."
👍5🙏2❤1👏1
"The most ancient sciences in the world are Alchemy and Kabbalah, which are the practical, spiritual knowledge hidden in the depths of every great religion and mystical tradition.
Modern scientists are only recently discovering what these ancient teachings have always known: that we are a part of a multidimensional universe, and that our Consciousness, our awareness, can expand to perceive matter and energy that are invisible to the flesh. Just as physics and chemistry illuminate our understanding of the physical world, Alchemy and Kabbalah constitute a scientific method to awaken the Consciousness and fully develop the human being, opening the doors to vast worlds that are hidden from the physical senses.
This awakening or alchemical birth requires a precise scientific method, for everything that exists depends upon causes and conditions. Hidden in centuries of mystical texts and obscure drawings are the specific instructions that lead towards the opening of their inner senses and the entrance into a higher life. The Philosopher's Stone, the secret of transmuting lead into gold, and many other sacred mysteries long restricted to initiates who had proven their trustworthiness were publicly revealed for the first time by the author Samael Aun Weor.
These mystical sciences are hidden in the twenty-two primary Tarot cards, whose origins and precise meanings have never before now been publicly revealed. Now, see for yourself how these ancient traditions are all truly one science. Discover the keys to unlock the mysteries hidden in scriptures, mystical texts, and enigmatic images, and most importantly the mysteries hidden within us."
Modern scientists are only recently discovering what these ancient teachings have always known: that we are a part of a multidimensional universe, and that our Consciousness, our awareness, can expand to perceive matter and energy that are invisible to the flesh. Just as physics and chemistry illuminate our understanding of the physical world, Alchemy and Kabbalah constitute a scientific method to awaken the Consciousness and fully develop the human being, opening the doors to vast worlds that are hidden from the physical senses.
This awakening or alchemical birth requires a precise scientific method, for everything that exists depends upon causes and conditions. Hidden in centuries of mystical texts and obscure drawings are the specific instructions that lead towards the opening of their inner senses and the entrance into a higher life. The Philosopher's Stone, the secret of transmuting lead into gold, and many other sacred mysteries long restricted to initiates who had proven their trustworthiness were publicly revealed for the first time by the author Samael Aun Weor.
These mystical sciences are hidden in the twenty-two primary Tarot cards, whose origins and precise meanings have never before now been publicly revealed. Now, see for yourself how these ancient traditions are all truly one science. Discover the keys to unlock the mysteries hidden in scriptures, mystical texts, and enigmatic images, and most importantly the mysteries hidden within us."
👍5👌2👏1
goddess Devi Bhairavi, female counterpart to Bhagwan Shiva, sits on the body of a decomposing corpse. Wearing jewelry and a skirt made of skulls, and horns in the form of spear heads, she is accompanied by Bhagwab Shiva who appears in the form of a devotee. Three of her hands carry symbols of destruction, while her fourth extends a gesture of blessing. The borders, executed in gold monochrome, form a continuation of the desolate landscape in the painting itself. The inscription above the image, written in Devanagari script, identifies the figure as Shri Bhairavi. 1630-35.
👍13❤4👏1🙏1