One of the most astonishing and intimate accounts of spiritual transformation ever written, this is the true story of an African’s shaman’s initiation–a remarkable sharing of living African traditions, offered with compassion for those struggling with our contemporary crisis of spirit..
Tag: Body, Mind & Spirit
Ritual : Power, Healing and Community
In what Robert Bly calls’, the greatest and most detailed book about ritual that I have ever read’, Malidoma Patrice Some–who is well-versed in the languages of psychology and comparative literature, as well as ancient mythology, healing and divination–bridges paths between the ancient tribal world of the West African Dagara culture and modern Western society..
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
Truth or Dare : Encounters with Power, Authority, and Mystery
Starhawk’s brilliant examination of the nature of power offers creative alternatives for positive change in our personal lives, our communities, and our world. Through example and ritual Starhawk empowers readers to resist and renew, to unlearn destructive self-hate and mutual distrust, and create a new culture of life and connectedness..
The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era-A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos
Cosmologist Brian Swimme and cultural historian Thomas Berry provide a new, science-based cosmology for our times that provides an epic and poetic explanation of the creation of the universe and our place in it. A celebration of the unfolding of the cosmos–from the primordial flaring forth to the ecozoic era..
Facing Codependence
Facing Love Addiction
Offering clear, comforting advice on the best ways to develop healthy love relationships, Mellody describes the dynamics of a coaddicted relationship, and the stages of addiction–from attraction and fantasy to denial and obsession. A practical recovery process based on Twelve-Step work, exercises, and journaling..
Breaking Free : A Recovery Handbook for ‘Facing Codependence’
In her pioneering ‘Facing Codependence,’ Pia Mellody traced the origins of codependence back to childhood and a wide range of emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and sexual abuses. Now in this innovative new workbook, she presents a step-by-step journal-keeping method for moving toward recovery from codependence. Based on such concepts as the ‘precious child’ and the five core symptoms of codependence, along with the Twelve-Step process of recovery used by Codependents Anonymous, ‘Breaking Free’ provides strategies and insights for attacking the fundamental problem in codependence–the lack of dependence on self. In a three-part approach to recovery, Mellody first shows recovering codependents how to move beyond denial of their childhood history of abuse. She then offers techniques to identify concrete ways in which the symptoms of codependence operate in their lives. Finally, Mellody guides users through the process of identifying and recording specific instances of improvement in their lives as an aid to greater self-awareness and further recover.
Shabono : A Visit to a Remote and Magical World in the South American Rain Forest
This fascinating adventure follows anthropologist Florinda Donner as she experiences firsthand the wild mystery and slow destruction of an indigenous tribe in the endangered rain forest. Her rich images of daily life as she lives with the Yanomama and the magic of ritual in this native village unforgettably portray a world threatened by extinction..