Body Mind & Spirit : Spirituality

Far more muscles are used when we frown than when we smile. So why overwork facial muscles? Laughter is as much a part of the heart of God as are tears. This book is a collection of devotions built around some of the lighter fare of life. Each devotion presented here begins with a smile - a brief, humorous reflection. Each includes a Scripture reference. And each concludes with a “sendoff” - a prayer, challenge, or thought for the day. more...

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There is a divine restlessness in the human heart, our eternal echo of longing that lives deep within us and never lets us settle for what we have or where we are. In this exquisitely crafted and inspirational book, John O'Donohue, author of the bestseller Anam Cara , explores the most basic of human desires - the desire to belong, a desire that constantly draws us toward new possibilities of self-discovery, friendship, and creativity. more...

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In the life-or-death world of extreme adventure sports,. there is one thing that athletes often keep quiet about: the. “forbidden” territory of paranormal experiences. Ranging. from fleeting moments of transcendence to full-blown encounters. with ghosts and everything in between—visions, neardeath. experiences, psychic communication—many extreme. athletes have experienced these moments of connection with. the beyond, but have been reluctant to talk about them. In Explorers of the Infinite, award-winning outdoors journalist. and lifelong adventure sports devotee Maria Coffey probes. the mystical and paranormal experiences of mountaineers,. snowboarders, surfers, and more. She reviews cutting-edge. science, and consults the history of philosophy and spirituality. to answer the question: Could the state of intense “aliveness”. that is the allure of extreme sports for so many actually be a. route to a connection with the beyond?. Coffey investigates the scientific explanations for mystical. phenomena, ranging from simple explanations to theories from. consciousness studies and quantum physics, and leaves us wondering. where science ends and spirituality begins. An energetic, you-are-there look at the spiritual lives of. extreme athletes, Explorers of the Infinite asks why extreme athletes. take the risks that allow them to push the limits of consciousness,. what they encounter there, and what we can learn. from them. more...

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In this first volume of The White Buffalo Woman Trilogy, author Heyoka Merrifield celebrates the sacredness of nature and the return of a culture hidden by time. Eyes of Wisdom offers a deeply moving narration of life and ceremony on the plains that is richly interwoven with Native American and other mythic traditions. The author draws inspiration from the legend of White Buffalo Woman, his vision quests, and experiences in the Sun Dance lodge. more...

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A classic work of female psychology that uses seven archetypcal goddesses as a way of describing behavior patterns and personality traits is being introduced to the next generation of readers with a new introduction by the author. Psychoanalyst Jean Bolen's career soared in the early 1980s when Goddesses in Everywoman was published. Thousands of women readers became fascinated with identifying their own inner goddesses and using these archetypes to guide themselves to greater self–esteem, creativity, and happiness. Bolen's radical idea was that just as women used to be unconscious of the powerful effects that cultural stereotypes had on them, they were also unconscious of powerful archetypal forces within them that influence what they do and how they feel, and which account for major differences among them. Bolen believes that an understanding of these inner patterns and their interrelationships offers reassuring, true–to–life alternatives that take women far beyond such restrictive dichotomies as masculine/feminine, mother/lover, careerist/housewife. And she demonstrates in this book how understanding them can provide the key to self–knowledge and wholeness. Dr. Bolen introduced these patterns in the guise of seven archetypal goddesses, or personality types, with whom all women could identify, from the autonomous Artemis and the cool Athena to the nurturing Demeter and the creative Aphrodite, and explains how to decide which to cultivate and which to overcome, and how to tap the power of these enduring archetypes to become a better "heroine" in one's own life story. more...

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