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December 2012

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The T.S. Bookshop will be open for extended trading hours during the Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change holiday season: Pema Chödrön HC $34.95 Sunday 16th 11:00 am to } Sunday 23rd 5:00 pm Li fe so me ti me s Monday 17th seems like a roiling until Tuesday 18th and turbulent river, 7:00 pm Wednesday 19th threatening to Thursday 20th drown us and deThe T.S. Bookshop will be stroy the world. CLOSED from Tuesday 25th DeWhy, then, shouldcember through Tuesday 1st Janu- n’t we cling to the certainty of the ary and will REOPEN Wednesday shore - to our familiar patterns and 2nd January, 2013. habits? Pema Chödrön, the inspirPlease enjoy the reviews in this ing Buddhist nun, teaches us that newsletter, and we look forward to fear-based clinging keeps us from seeing you in the New Year. the infinitely more satisfying experience of being fully alive. In Living Beautifully she presents teachings known as the “Three Commitments”, loosely based on the traditional Three Vows of a Buddhist student: the Pratimoksha Vow (committing to not cause harm ), the Bodh isat tva Vow (committing to take care of one an-

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other), and the Samaya Vow (committing to embrace the world just as it is). Anyone of any religion - or no religion - can make these “commitments” as a way of relating to the impermanent, evershifting nature of our life experience. “Life doesn’t have to be one way or the other. We don’t have to jump back and forth. We can live beautifully with whatever comes heartache and joy, success and failure, instability and change.” God A Story of Revelation Deepak Chopra

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In Deepak Chopra’s powerful an d imaginative new work - a unique blend of storytelling and teaching he explores the evolution of God. “But to say that

T.S. Bookshop News God evolves implies that he began in an immature state and then grew into fullness, when every faith holds that God is infinite to begin with. What actually evolved was human understanding.” By capturing the lives of ten historical prophets, saints, mystics and martyrs who are touched by a divine power, Chopra reveals a riveting portrait of a constantly changing God. Our belief - and therefore God itself transforms with each passing century. In this new novel, Chopra brings to life the defining moments of our most influential sages, ultimately revealing universal lessons about the true nature of God.

The Golden Louise L. Hay Collection Louise L. Hay HC & DVD $29.95 The Golden Louise L. Hay Collection is a beautiful hardcover omnibus of her most loved books You Can Heal Your Life, Heal Your Body and The Power is Within You - publish ed to commemora te Hay House’s 25th Birthday. Louise L. Hay is a metaphysical lecturer and teacher with more than 50 million books sold worldwide. For more than 25 years, she has helped people throughout the world discover and implement the full potential for their own creative powers for personal growth and self-healing. This Golden Collection is the perfect read for those seeking insights into the mind-body connection, and the miraculous benefits of this dynamic. A bonus copy of the DVD You Can Heal Your Life Study Course is included. page 2

December 2012 The Top Five Regrets of the Dying A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing Bronnie Ware PB $17.95 This might seem like an odd book to include in a Christmas newsletter, but it is one of those titles that has grown in popularity by word of mouth: what began as an Internet blog has become a deeply inspiring book on how to live our lives now, while we still have the time. Interweaving her own memoir with the stories of the people she cared for as a palliative carer, Bronnie Ware introduces the top five regrets of the dying. By applying the lessons of those nearing death to her own life, she discovered the essence of living simply in the present. “In the end, what matters to people is how much happiness they have brought to those they love and how much time they spent doing things they themselves loved.” This courageous, life-affirming book will leave you feeling more compassionate and inspired to live the life you are truly here to live. And Live Rejoicing Chapters from a Charmed Life Huston Smith with Phil Cousineau PB $27.00 Huston Smith is recognized and revered as the preeminent teacher of world religions, and as the author of many books, including his remarkable The World’s Religions. And Live Rejoicing is the second volume of Huston Smith’s memoirs, and to complement the


first, Tales of Wonder, this book is a mosaic of memories tied together by the single sublime theme hinted at in its title. “Smith’s life has been inspired by the unswerving conviction that we are ‘in good hands’. And because of that dazzling gift, he has long believed that we should live with ‘infinite gratitude’.” In this joyous volume, he looks back on his extraordinary life, describing riveting scenes and personal encounters with remarkable people. You will be moved to tears and laughter as you read about this man whose life work has been to “glean the winnowed wisdom of the world”. Miracles Happen The Transformational Healing Power of Past Life Memories Dr. Brian Weiss and Amy E. Weiss PB $19.95 In Miracles Happen, psy chi atr ist and bestselling author, Dr. Brian Weiss, delivers a powerful teaching on the physical, emotional and spiritual healing available to all through embracing the reality of reincarnation. Together with his daughter Amy, also an established therapist, Weiss relates the stories of his clients and readers as they explain how the ‘space between lives’ has profoundly improved their experience of this life. Filled with anecdotes, Miracles Happen explores issues such as: how we are all connected, freedom from emotional pain, healing physical symptoms and illnesses, and letting go of grief. “The techniques and teachings can be used by all to improve your lives, to endure along your spiritual path, to experience more love and happiness


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right now, and to understand that Isis Oracle there is no need to fear, as we are Alanna Fairchild all immortal. We are all souls.” Illustrations by Jimmy Manton guidebook & deck $34.95 Proof of Heaven In this gorgeous new oracle deck, the High A Neurosurgeon’s Near Death Experi- Priest or Priestess within you walks the ence and Journey into the Afterlife path of divine love, power and wisdom. Alexander Eben PB $25.00 This is the path of spiritual self-mastery where we are initiated through the darkWe have been in- ness of struggle into the light of love. Use undated with re- this beautifully illustrated oracle deck to quests for this book learn how to apply the Ancient Mystery since Dr. Alexander Teachings of Isis in practical ways which Eben appeared on will help you navigate through the experiences and challenges in your the ’Sunday Night’ daily life. Allow the Goddess, this sacred priestess, initiate, magician and prog ra mm e on healer, to help you reactivate your own soul talents of healing, magic and Channel Seven. As a Harvard- more as you journey with her from darkness and uncertainty into light, trained neurosurgeon, Eben would love and power. have argued that near-death experiences (NDEs) are impossible. past and Interlife regression. In Rebook, The Journey, Then, while in a week-long coma turn Again you can discover your in sp ir ed pe op le due to a rare illness, he had a relig- true purpose in this life by explorworldwide to foliously transformative NDE of his ing your past lives. You will learn low her teachings in own. While his body lay in a about body and soul agreements, an effort to achieve coma, Eben journeyed beyond this planes of existence, soul mates and healthful, more fulworld and encountered an angelic more, including the “Interlife”, filling lives. Known being who guided him into the where you meet those with whom for her radically transformative deepest realms of super-physical you have a soul contract to plan work in the fields of cellular healexistence. There he met and spoke your next life. Cannon shows how ing, emotional well-being, and with the Divine source of the uni- we can consciously influence our spiritual awakening, Bays offered verse itself. “My experience future by better understanding our powerful teachings born from her showed me that the death of the past. She introduces lots of back- own direct experience. Now Living body and the brain are not the end ground information, and then pro- the Journey is an opportunity for of consciousness, that human ex- vides a step-by-step meditation those seeking wellness to learn perience continues beyond the script for your own Interlife regres- from the many people who have grave ... under the gaze of a God sion. “Emotional and physical successfully integrated The Journey who loves and cares about each challenges carried over from past into their lives. Sixteen contribuone of us …” incarnations into the present life tors tell remarkable stories of procan be quickly and effectively re- found healing, all through the Return Again solved through past-life regression measured steps of The Journey How to Do Your Own therapy.” Method. Bays includes a “Living Past Life Regression the Journey Process” at the end of Georgina Cannon PB $26.00 Living the Journey the book, so that you can “open Using the Journey Method to Heal your heart, roll up your sleeves Dr. Georgina Can- Your Life and Set Yourself Free and begin your journey of a lifenon is a board certi- Brandon Bays PB $23.95 time, and uncover the love and joy fied hypnotherapist that is your own essence”. and founder of the Brandon Bays is an inspirational Ontario Hypnosis and innovative teacher in the field Centre, who special- of personal growth and consciousizes in hypnosis and ness training. Her bestselling



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T.S. Bookshop News Seeing, Knowing, Being A Guide to Sacred Awakenings John Greer PB $23.00 From ancient Taoist sages and Sufi mystics, to Christian contemplatives and contemporary Zen ma st er s, Se ei ng , Knowing, Being explores the profound truth behind all the world’s mystic traditions. This intelligent book is divided into two halves: “The Exile” and “The Return”. The chapters in the first half explore how we come to forget what is real, and experience life as if in exile from our true being. The second half of the book begins with a look at the yearning that arises from suffering and transforms us into seekers, and examines the range of paths that seekers explore on their quest for spiritual truth. The final chapters look into the universal aspects of spiritual transformation: insight, awakening, selflessness, freedom and finally, homecoming. “On the mystical journey ... what is never changes, only our perception of it does.”

December 2012 Dreaming the Soul Back Home Shamanic Dreaming for Healing and Becoming Whole Robert Moss PB $23.95

Pop ular aut hor , Richard Webster, has written on just about every subject relating to the psychic world, and now turns his attention to the soul - “the spiritual and eternal part of each of us”. In his friendly and accessible manner, Webster explores beliefs and customs regarding the soul, past lives, and reincarnation in cultures all over the world. You will read true accounts of near-death experiences, past-life memories, and encounters with soul mates. Living in Your Soul’s Light also examines the Seven Rays - powerful universal energies that have a profound effect on the soul. Webster provides quizzes and exercises to determine which ray you are using most, and the life purpose you are here to fulfil.

Robert Moss is the creator of “Active Dreaming”, an original synthesis of mo de rn dr ea mwork and shamanism that he teaches all over the world. “The shaman is a spiritual practitioner who has mastered the art of journeying beyond the body to communicate with the spirits, to guide the souls of both the living and the departed, and to bring them healing ... First and last, the shaman is a dreamer.” The greatest contribution of the ancient shamans to modern healing is the understanding that in the course of any life we are liable to suffer soul loss - the loss of parts of our vital energy and identity - and that in order to be whole and well, we must find the means of soul recovery. Moss teaches us that our dreams give us maps we can use to travel to the places where we can Soul Centered find and bring home our lost or Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks stolen soul parts. with Meditation Sarah McLean PB $19.95

Astrology Reading Cards Your Personal Guidance from the Stars Alison Chester-Lambert Illustrations by Richard Crookes 36 cards & guidebook $25.00 These cards, which manifest the archetypal energies of astrology are very easy to use. Divided into Planet, Zodiac Sign and House cards, you can use them as an oracle. The Planet cards represent the part of your personality engaged in the issue, The Zodiac cards represent the universal energy that colours the issue, and the House cards represent the area of your life affected. “The magic of your unconscious connection to the universal astral realms, will ‘lift’ intuitive feeling and thoughts from deep within your mind, allowing you to instinctively choose the cards that can best deliver the message from the divine Cosmos.” page 4

Living in Your Soul’s Light Understanding Your Eternal Self Richard Webster PB $23.95


Sarah McLean has lived in a Zen Buddhist monastery, meditated in ashrams and temples throughout India, and bicycled through the Far East. She has worked with some of today’s great teachers, including Deepak Chopra, Byron Katie, Debbie Ford and Gary Zukav, and is the founding director of the Sedona Meditation Training Company. So she seems eminently qualified to present this contemporary, mainstream view of medita-


T.S. Bookshop News tion. “There’s no need for anyone to change their religion, adopt new beliefs, spend time in some cloistered community, or even learn a new vocabulary in order to understand and practice meditation.” The theme of each of the eight weeks of the programme reflects a benefit derived from meditation: awareness, peace, freedom, compassion, intimacy, authenticity, receptivity and nourishment.

Power Up Your Brain The Neuroscience of Enlightenment David Perlmutter, MD and Albert Villoldo, PhD PB $19.95 The quest for enlightenment has occupied mankind for millennia. Rather than being reserved for the pr iv il eg ed fe w, neuroscientist David Perlmutter and medical anthropologist and shaman Albert Villoldo, have written this book with the aim of making enlightenment possible for anyone. “We believe that enlightenment is available to all those who are willing to dedicate the time and effort necessary to attain it.” Drawing the most powerful tools from each discipline, Power Up Your Brain guides you through this groundbreaking five-week programme to help overcome toxic emotions and awaken the power of your higher brain. “Then, we can bring forth the qualities attributed to enlightened being: inner peace, wisdom, compassion, joy, creativity, and a new vision of the future.”

December 2012 The Healing Power of the Breath Simple Techniques to Reduce Stress and Anxiety, Enhance Concentration, and Balance Your Emotions Richard P. Brown, MD & Patricia L. Gerbarg, MD PB & CD $28.95 Many of us are suffering the stresses of modern-day society: anxiety, depression, insomnia and mood disorders such as frustration, anger, sadness and cynicism. Drs. Richard Brown and Patricia Gerbarg provide a drug-free alternative that works through a range of simple breathing techniques drawn from yoga, Buddhist meditation, the Chinese practice of qigong, Orthodox Christian monks, and other sources. These methods have been scientifically shown to be effective in alleviating specific stress and mood challenges, by activating communication pathways between the mind and the body. “The daily use of breath practices can turn back the tide of stress, counteract disease progression, and improve overall quality of life.” The accompanying CD guides you through the techniques, and helps make these breathing practices an ongoing part of daily life. The Rumi Daybook 365 Poems and Teachings from the Beloved Sufi Master Selected and translated by Kabir and Camille Helminski PB $29.95


When the words of Rumi enter your heart, something softens, breaks, and is subtly reborn. That he wrote the words in Persian

seven hundred years ago in a cultural context so very different from our own makes their uncanny resonance to us today that much more remarkable. The Rumi Daybookis a treasure of daily wisdom from this most beloved of Sufi masters - both his prose and his ecstatic poetry that you can use to start every day for a year, or that you can dip into for inspiration any time you need to break through into your heart space. The translators, Kabir and Camille Helminski, have chosen the exquisite poem You Are Joy to open the book, “because the recognition of the joy that opens from the speech of Love feels so needed in our world at this time.” Your True Home The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh Compiled & edited by Melvin McLeod PB $28.95 “We have a lamp inside us, the lamp of mind fulness , which we can light anytime. The oil of that lamp is our br ea th in g, ou r steps, and our peaceful smile. We have to light up that lamp of mindfulness so the light will shine out and the darkness will dissipate and cease. Our practice is to light up the lamp.” This treasure of 365 gems of daily wisdom from Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the most beloved Zen Buddhist teachers of our age, is a help and support for anyone who wants to train to meet every moment of l ife with 100% attention. He shows how practi cing mindfulness can transform every area of our lives - and how its benefits radiate beyond us to affect others, and the whole larger world.


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CD REVIEWS - DECEMBER 2012 California based musician Craig Padilla has been creatMusic for the Mindful Brain ing works in the mould of electronic music pioneers Dr Jeffrey Thompson Tangerine Dream, Jean Michelle Jarre and Klaus 6CD set $44.95 Schulze for a number of decades now. Co-produced Jeffrey Thompson with multi-instrumentalist Zero Ohms, When The Earth has been at the is Far Away (CD $21.95) is slow, ambient drift music. Gently undulatfore -front of br aining waves of Craig’s synthesizers combine with Zero’s various flutes state research, reand other enhancements. This is perfect for a healing environment - the lating parti cularly pieces flow effortlessly together. to brain waves. He has produced Heart of The Soul (CD $21.95), another album by Craig a serie s of music recordings over Padilla, is a great meeting between classic sequencer- the years that contain subliminal driven electronica and contemplative new-age music. It pul ses tha t ena ble a semi offers a more varied and emotionally expressive musi- hypno tic sta te. Thi s state , in cal voyage than the previously reviewed album and is turn, helps us to slide into med imore of a ‘listening experience’. Both of these albums are released tation more easily. Regular users of this methodology gener ally through leading ambient/space music label Spotted Peccary. buy numero us discs to keep their KIRTAN – the kirtan scene continues to maintain a strong following in practice interesting and varied. Australia, recent tours from Dave Stringer, Krishna Das, Shantala, Sa- This set enabl es you to sampl e a cred Earth and others confirming its popularity. Snatam Kaur has re- diver se range of brainwave fr eleased a trade-mark crystalline, gentle recitation of the quencies and in effect, level s of Sikh evening prayer on Evening Prayer (CD $26.95). medit ation. Naturally, the best Intended to eliminate negative energy within yourself resul ts and benefits for any reand your environment, it also tunes you into the earth laxation/medit ation practi ce are element. Australian based Premananda is joined by achie ved through regula r practice. The music ranges throu gh Allie Stringer on Love Bliss Joy (CD $24.95), a collection new-age piano, synth drone s, of kirtan featuring his gentle acoustic guitar, lending this rainf orest and ocean sounds . album a light acoustic feel that is an easy listening pleasure. One Shared Heart (CD $24.95) is the latest release by Kristin Luna Ray: it features seven mantras, each celebrating different aspects of the divine. She is joined by Wah!, Girish, River Gueguerian and a host of other musician friends. Lux Brian Eno CD $25.95 It’s an ironic endorsement when a yoga studio owner looking for some practice music for his students rejects a soundtrack created for yoga practice and picks Brain Eno’s latest creation instead, or is it? This album was initially commissioned to accompany a work held in the Great Gallery of the Palace of Venaria in Turin, Italy and it shows. Elegance and grace, bathed in light, are essential key-words here. This is music that enables you to focus on where you are and enhance whatever you are doing in that space. Similar to the ambient music explored in albums such as Thursday Afternoon, Neroli or Discreet Music, it features the violin and viola playing of Nell Catchpole and the moog guitar of Leo Abrahams. It is an unobtrusive and elegant enhancement to any place or activity involving quietude. page 6


Troubadours on the Rhine Loreena McKennitt CD $21.00 Everyone’s favourite Celtic siren returns with an intimate album of song s, reco rded live in the radio studios of SWR1 in Maine, Germany, before an audience of 300 lucky people. Regular ensemble members, guitarist Brain Hughes and cellist Caroline Lavelle, feature as Loreena’s band. With her refined harpestry, angelic voice, melodous compositions, and song selections largely taken from The Wind that Shakes the Barley and a smattering of her other most popular tunes, this was bound to be a special occasion and it is.


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Two recent documentaries deal with issues surrounding diets and the consumption of food and their implications for us as individuals and as a society. Hungry for Change (DVD $29.95) looks at the prevalence of dieti ng to los e weight in the face of a glut of nutritionally low food availability. The film looks at the nature of addiction too, and the phenomenon of consuming food as a product rather than for nutritional sustenance. Forks Over Knives (DVD $29.95) looks at the consumption of an im al- ba se d meals and processed food. Augmented by research statistics, it offers solutions to our widespread dependence on these unsustainable dietary habits. Together, these films offer a damning indictment on our overfed and undernourished diets – and a way to empower ourselves to change. Remembering, one small change by many creates a big change.

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Sound Of The Soul: The Fez Festival of World Sacred Music Stephen Olsson (Director) DVD & CD $39.95 This is by no means a new film, having been released in 2005, but its discovery by yours truly has prompted me to share its existence with you. An ancient walled city, Fez was founded in the 9 th century by the Sufi saint Idris Muhummad. The Fez Festival of Sacred Music is an annual event that has been in existence since 1994. It gathers musicians of all faiths to celebrate their spirituality through the medium of music. Gnawa, gospel, Irish, Russian, Portuguese fado - all these traditions and more unite in the spirit of sharing for one week. The first disc covers discussions of spirituality, in particular Sufism, and the place of spirituality in a modern secular world. The second disc in the set contains performances of the artists from the chosen year’s festival. This is a great discovery! Finding Joe Patrick Takaya Solomon DVD $24.95 Joseph Campbell observed that many diverse cultures share the idea of a heroic journey whereby an ‘ordinary’ person is transformed into a seer. This archetypal mythic journey entails many extraordinary and fantastic encounters and trials. The protagonist returns transformed, imbued with powers and knowledge that is used to change and improve the lives of her or his people. Finding Joe looks at how this myth is relevant in our modern society and as always, enables us to envision an external struggle using mythical language as a metaphor for our own personal journey. Tales of Everyday Magic Series Michael Goorjian (Director) DVD $19.95 (each) Tales of Everyday Magic is a new series of four DVDs featuring stories inspired by the teachings of some of the ‘New-Age’ movement’s most popular teachers. All of the films in the series feature interviews with the teachers who wrote or inspired the movie, along with a raft of extra features. My Greatest Teacher is based on the life of Dr Wayne W. Dyer, and explores themes of forgiveness and its power to transform our lives. Inspired by the writings of Louise L. Hay, Painting the Future tells of a relationship between two neighbours, and the power of our thoughts to be both our friends and our enemies. In The Magic Hand of Chance, director Michael Goorjian once more looks at the part our thoughts play in shaping our reality. Set in Vienna, Austria, this film is based on the teachings of Dr Wayne W. Dyer and Louise L. Hay. Finally, and possibly the most esoteric of the series, is the Gregg Braden inspired Entanglement. In this film, an art student has a bad premonition about his brother, a serving US Marine in Afghanistan, and taps into the Divine Matrix to help avoid disaster.



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T.S. Bookshop News Everyday Enlightenment Walking the Path to Happiness in the Modern World His Holiness the Gyalwang Drukpa with Kate Adams PB $29.95 Everyday Enlightenment is an inspirational guide to finding happiness by taking in the beauty right in front of you now. His Hol ine ss the Gya lwa ng Drukpa is the spiritual head of the Drukpa School of Buddhism, and his core philosophy is to convert compassion into action, and to help others find concrete solutions to today’s personal and global problems. Using a delightful, warm tone, His Holiness brings ancient wisdom into the modern world, teaching through stories and example. He shows you how to let go of your ego and stress, turn anger into compassion, and transform your fears into courage. “Because everything in this life is connected what matters is how we see and appreciate those connections, how we cherish them.” The Way of Powerlessness Advaita and the 12 Steps of Recovery Wayne Liquorman PB $23.70 “We suffer from the most insidious kind of addiction - one we don’t even realize we have. It is the addiction to power itself.” The Way of Powerlessness by Wayne Liquorman, brings together the Living Teaching of Advaita (or nondualism) and the 12 Step of Recovery, (which began with Alcoholics Anonymous). Central to both dispage page88

December 2012 ciplines is the recognition that our powerlessness is the secret to genuine strength. The melding of the two teachings presents practical areas to reflect on, and potent anecdotes that help to reveal the radical proposition that “whilst complete personal powerlessness may seem counterintuitive and ultimately ridiculous”, it is actually a gateway to peace. Liquorman’s loving heart acknowledges the suffering of our human condition and nurtures the possibility for another way of being.

Dreaming Yourself Awake Lucid Dreaming and Tibetan Dream Yoga for Insight and Transformation B. Alan Wallace PB $28.95 Some of the greatest of life’s adventures can happen while you’re sound asleep! That’s the promise of lucid dreaming, which “is simply being conscious that you are dreaming.” Written from the perspective of a scholar and practitioner of Buddhism for more than forty years, B. Alan Wallace, provides instruction on a range of techniques that anyone can learn in order to become a lucid dreamer. He shows how lucid dreaming can be used to heighten creativity, to solve problems, and to increase self-knowledge. Dreaming Yourself Awake then moves on to the methods of Tibetan Buddhist Dream Yoga, comprising “a set of advanced spiritual practices that act as a powerful aid to awakening from samsara.” This is a book for the serious practiti oner who wishes to awaken from delusion.


Yoga Cures Simple Routines to Conquer More Than 50 Common Ailments and Live Pain-Free Tara Stiles PB $34.95 Do you have a headache? PMS? Cellulite? Shin splints? A broken heart? Or do you just need to chill out? There’s a yoga cure for each of these things. In Yoga Cures, Tara Stiles offers an Ato-Z guide of the poses you can do to target specific problems in your body and get you feeling better right away. “If you can breathe, you can do yoga.” Using the fun, fresh approach to yoga she is known for, Stiles provides a simple sequence of poses for more than 50 common ailments ranging from arthritis and fibromyalgia to jiggly thighs and hangovers. “Yoga is a moving meditation that unites the inner and outer you … the practice of yoga brings you back to remembering your true nature, back to happiness, health, and joy.” Mindfulness for Life Dr Stephen McKenzie and Dr Craig Hassed PB $30.00 Described simply, mindfulness is the art of directing our attention to what is (reality) rather than what isn’t (our ideas of reality). Written by two Australian experts with many years of personal and clinical experience, Mindfulness for Life is designed to be your complete guide to living a more mindful life. McKenzie and Hassed present succinct and useful information about mindfulness (what it is and how it


T.S. Bookshop News can help us), medical and premedical conditions that mindfulness can help with, and using mindfulness in personal and spiritual development. They cover topics such as stress, addiction, pain, cancer, sporting performance, and emoti onal intel ligence. “Being mindful means simply being alive to our infinite living potential, which is available to us all - right here, right now.” The Channel’s Companion A Guide for Connecting with the Higher Realms Amanda Guggenheimer PB $19.95 “Every person has the ability to receive channelled information; that is, with full awareness to establish communication with the higher realms.” One of our favourite authors, Amanda Guggenheimer returns with a “part two” to her best-selling book, The LightWorker’s Companion. The Channel’s Companion offers instructions for connecting with the higher realms and one’s spiritual family. “This book focuses primarily on receiving direct communication from higher beings such as angels or enlightened masters and less on messages from people who have passed over, for this is the role of a medium.” Guggenheimer provides important information, exercises, techniques and meditations to develop your own connection in a gentle, safe and loving way.

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December 2012 The Mayan Ouroboros The Cosmic Cycles Come Full Circle: The True Positive Prophecy is Revealed Drunvalo Melchizedek PB $29.95

The Secret Language of Your Name Unlock the Mysteries of Your Name and Birth Date Through the Science of Numerology Neil Koelmeyer & Ursula Kolecki There have been PB $29.95 many interpretations and predicNeil Koelmeyer has tions about the year been a student and 2012, known as the practitioner of the yed del a Mayan End Time. science of numbers In thi s muc hfor almost 40 years. anticipated follow-up to his bestIntrigued by the selling Serpent of Light, spiritual remathematics of the searcher Drunvalo Melchizedek universe and the insights the study explains how to prepare for this of numerology offers, he has spent transition to a new 13,000 year cy- several decades researching and cle by learning how to move out of wr it in g ab ou t Nu me ro lo gy . our brains and into our hearts. Ex- Ursula Kolecki’s research indicated ploring thousands of ancient co- that numerology character interpredexes that are currently being de- tations using only the birth date coded by the Mayans, Melchizedek number were limited, and that an shares their insights into the im- individual’s name contributed sigportance of our heart connection to nificantly. Together, they have creour survival and ability to thrive ated The Secret Language of Your during these turbulent times. Name, a guide to unlocking the se“When a cycle of 25,625 years crets in the numbers of your name comes to an end and a new begin- and birth date, in order to reveal ning emerges, perhaps we should your unique personality traits and see and know the sacredness in the your path to happiness and success. moment of our everyday lives.” They cover the strengths and chalThe Steampunk Tarot Barbara Moore Illustrated by Aly Fell Book & Deck $39.95 Steampunk style seems to have become popular recently, and this new tarot deck draws directly from it. Based on the idea of steam machinery set against a post-apocalyptic or fantasy future, the imaginative illustrations here depict a scintillating fusion of man and machine, nature and technology, science and alchemy, romance and fashion. Created by expert tarot reader Barbara Moore, The Steampunk Tarot offers a glimpse of the future through a lens to the past. The deck remains true and close to the Rider Waite tradition, and the included 300-page manual offers tips, original spreads and guidance in card interpretation. “Go where the past and future converge, into a world of roaring engines and gleaming metal, top hats and corseted silk gowns. … where alternate histories play out in a film reel of fantasy, adventure, and magic."



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T.S. Bookshop News lenges of each number, and also consider compatibilities. A comprehensive list of names and their corresponding vibrations is included. Stones of the Seven Rays The Science of the Seven Facets of the Soul Michel Coquet PB $37.95

December 2012 Exposed Uncovered & Declassified: Lost Civilizations and Secrets of the Past Edited by Michael Pye and Kirsten Dalley PB $23.95

Were Atlantis and Le mu ri a fact ua l places? Who built the pyramids and for what purpose? Taught solely in How advanced was secret for millennia, the technology of the science of the ancient cultures? All this and more seven rays was introduced outside of is covered in Exposed, Uncovered, the ancient mystery and Declassified: Lost Civilizations schools of Western and Secrets of the Past. The world is and Hindu tradition by some of the forever and always changing great occultists of the late 19th and ocean levels have risen and fallen early 20th centuries: H.P. Blavat- innumerable times over the millensky, Manly P. Hall, C.W. Lead- nia. So why is it so difficult to bebeater, and Alice Bailey. In this lieve that there once existed vast wide-ranging book, Michel Coquet and glorious cultures that, along lays out the key principles behind with their knowledge and histothis spiritual science, and explores ries, were lost to the sands of time the seven sacred gemstones of the or the depthless waters of a great seven rays - diamond, sapphire, flood? This fascinating collection emerald, jasper, topaz, ruby and includes original essays by Erich amethyst. He examines each sa- Von Dänike n, Fran k Jose ph, cred gem’s effects on the seven fac- Freddy Silva, Adrian Gilbert and ets of the soul, as well as their William Bramley, to name a few, spiritual and therapeutic uses, the who address the issues of lost civimeaning of their colour, and their lizations, otherworldly inhabitants, influences on the chakras. This contact with advanced beings and scholarly work, while essentially aliens, and other lost knowledge being about the seven precious from a past we all share. “With no stones, is also a wide-ranging his- past, we can have no future … Let these experts show you the way.” tory of esoteric ideas. 1,001 Pearls of Life-Changing Wisdom Insight on Identity, Truth, and Success Elizabeth Venstra HC $17.95 In this extensive collection of quotes to enlighten your mind and uplift your spirit, you will find inspiration for living every day of your life to the fullest. From the classic wisdom of thinkers such as Winston Churchill, Henry David Thoreau to the modern luminaries such as Maya Angelou, Carl Sagan and Gloria Steinem, the wise words in this book will serve as a catalyst to change your mind, your heart, and your choices. A perfect gift for that hard-tobuy-for person! page page810


Active Hope How to Face the Mess We’re In Without Going Crazy Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone PB $25.00 Ecophilosopher Joanna Macy, is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory and deep ecology. Together with Dr. Chris Johnstone, a specialist in the psychology of resilience, happiness and positive change, she considers how we can best respond to the crisis of sustainability unfolding in our world. Active Hope begins by accepting that the challenges we face can be difficult even to look at. The authors then offer an approach that strengthens our capacity to face disturbing information and respond with resilience and creative power. At the heart of this book is the idea that when our responses are guided by the intention to act for the healing of our world, the mess we’re in not only becomes easier to face, but our lives also become more meaningful and satisfying. Wabi Sabi Love The Ancient Art of Finding Perfect Love in Imperfect Relationships Arielle Ford HC $29.95 In Wabi Sabi Love, bestselling author and relationship ex pe rt , Ar ie ll e Ford, applies the wisdom of Wabi Sabi - the ancient Japanese idea of illuminating the beauty in imperfection - to love relationships. The truth is, you’re not perfect, and neither is your partner. But you can be perfectly imperfect together. Wabi Sabi Love


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is the practice of exploring, embracing, and cherishing the quirks, irritations and limitations that make you and your partner unique, and that form your shared history as a couple. “Just imagine the possibilities that would open up in your relationship if you could learn to accept, embrace, and even find the gift in your partner’s imperfections. It is not just about tolerating our partners’ so-called flaws, but actually finding the perfection in all that is imperfect about them.” Ford provides the tools to see yourself, your partner, and your partnership in an entirely new light.

World Animal Dreaming Oracle Cards Scott Alexander King Illustrations by Karen Branchflower deck & guidebook $34.95 Scott Alexander King is Australia’s lea ding expert and author on animal symbology and totemism. King is the author of the best-selling Animal Dreaming book and oracle cards. Now he has created this beautiful deck of World Animal Dreaming Oracle Cards, featuring 45 stunningly illustrated cards with an easy-tofollow guidebook. “We all belong to one global tribe, making it possible for us to have totems, animal guides and power animals from anywhere in the world.” The World Animal Dreaming Oracle Cards can be selected individually on a daily basis for meditation, affirmation or daily life lessons, or laid out in a spread to determine the energies running through your life at any given time. However you use this Oracle, you will receive a positive message from Spirit and Mother Earth.

Pocket Guide to Spirit Animals Understanding Messages from Your Animal Spirit Guides Dr. Steven Farmer PB $9.95

Mermaids 101 Exploring the Magical Underwater World of the Merpeople Doreen Virtue HC $19.95

Just as our ancestors and indigenous peoples knew, when animals come to you in an unusual or repeated way, whether in physical or symbolic form, they are serving as spirit guides attempting to get a message to you. This convenient mini A-Z version of Animal Spirit Guides by Dr. Steven Farmer, (designed to fit in a big pocket), will help you understand and discern these messages whenever this occurs by offering several possible interpretations for the animal you encounter. “Due to the dramatic changes that are taking place on Earth and in human consciousness, we need as much help from Spirit as possible … Amongst the many means of divination available, animal spirit guides afford us one that’s among the most accessible and accurate.”

Mermaids are powerful and graceful inhabitants of the waters who can teach us about our connection to the star system Sirius, the whales and dolphins, and the future of our planet. In this latest “101” book from Doreen Virtue, she provides a fascinating history of mermaids and mermen from Atlantis and beyond. You’ll read about people’s reported experiences with mermaids, and learn about the Merperson Earth Angel realm. You’ll also see images of ancient and modern mermaids, including photos and descriptions of people who wear neoprene mermaid tails, and swim alongside whales, dolphins and other aquatic life. “Although mermaids are considered beautiful fantasy images, you may decide that they’re something more.”

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Planting Seeds Practicing Mindfulness with Children Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Villave Community PB & CD $29.95 “This delightful book is a distillation of decades of experience on the part of Thich Nhat Hanh’s International Buddhist community concerning practical ways to nurture a foundation in mindfulness and heartfulness in children and those who care for them.” With beautiful coloured illustrations, Planting Seeds is full of hands-on activities to help children and adults relieve stress, increase concentration and confidence, deal with difficult emotions, and improve communication. “Children can benefit from learning to focus their attention, becoming less reactive, and more compassionate with themselves and others.” Included is a CD with songs and easy-tofollow practices.


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