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Turning the art of aromatherapy into good medicine for the next century, this book, written by a chemist and aromatherapy practitioner, draws on the most recent research to demonstrate how essential oils work on the cells and microbes of the body. 75 illustrations.

PHILOSOPHY / OUTDOORS "Evola writes in lively prose, filled with fascinating and concrete detail. . . . To read his descriptions of the higher spiritual states is like watching a champion mountain climber on a vertical glacier." --Gnosis Julius Evola was not only one of Europe's leading exponents of esoteric thought but also an ardent mountain climber who scaled the peaks of the Tyrols, Alps, and Dolomites. For Evola the physical conquest of a mountain, with all the courage, self-transcendence, and mental stamina that it entails, becomes an inseparable part of spiritual awakening. It is no coincidence that so many ancient cultures chose mountains as the abodes of their gods and considered the rigorous ascent of peaks to be the task of heroes and initiates. In modern times, which tend to suffocate the heroic principle with naked self-interest, the mountain still forms part of the profound dimension of spirit where the soul finds that it is more than what it thought itself to be. In Meditations on the Peaks Evola combines recollections of his own experiences with reflections on other inspirational men and women who shared his view of the transcendent greatness of mountains, including such spiritual seekers as the Tibetan mystic Milarepa, the Russian artist and visionary Nicholas Roerich, and Alexandra David-Neel, the first Western woman to visit the forbidden land of Tibet. JULIUS EVOLA (1898-1974) was one of the leading authorities on the world's esoteric traditions and wrote extensively on ancient religions and hermeticism. Inner Traditions has also published his Revolt Against the Modern World, The Mystery of the Grail, The Hermetic Tradition, The Yoga of Power, The Doctrine of Awakening, and Eros and the Mysteries of Love.

La alquimia del exasis "Este libro ofrece gran cantidad de informacion que dificilmente se puede encontrar en ninguna parte, y desde un punto de vista reciente." Lucy Rellin, Sexology Today "Hoy cosas que aparecen en el libro que nunca antes habian sido vistas por ojos occidentales." Village Voice "Una recopilacion completa y autorizada que jamas habia sido reunida en un solo libro." Dra. Edith Jurka, American Board of Psychiatry "Despues e este libro no se necesita ningun otro." Gallery La obra mas completa sobre sexo y misticismo publicada hasta hoy. Mas de dos mil anos de conocimientos sexuales. Hasta ahora, los secrestos para llegar a nuevas cotas de extasis habian permanecido ocultos en los textos y en el arte del Oriente. En este libro se revelan por primera vez esos misterios. Secretos sexuales esta basado en textos orientales--incluidos el Kama Sutra, el Ananga Ranga, y los principales tratados eroticos taoistas--muchos de los cuales nunca han sido vistos, y mucho menos traducidos, en Occidente, asi como en los primeros textos magicos de los antiguos egipcios, griegos, hebreaos y arabes, llegando incluso a los libros de alquimia de la Europa medieval. La primera parte del libro trata del tema del Creativo y tiene como finalidad abrir posibilidades superiores. Se describen las preparaciones y actitudes mentales. En la segunda parte, que trata el tema del pareja y se aborda el significado de la sexualidad y el poder de la trascendencia. La tercera y ultima parte trata el tema del Conservador, y en ella se considera el camino del amor en todas sus multiples actividades y se explora el deleite de la consciencia sexual, describiendo las aplicaciones de las tecnicas secretas y analizando en detalle todo el repertorio de posiciones para realizar el coito. Secretos sexuales revela conocimientos que han resitido el paso de los siglos. Y lo hace de una forma vital y practicable, desde las tecnicas corporales hasta las formas de utilizar el acto sexual como una terapeutica. Un libro que muestra como el amor fisico puede conducirnos a la liberacion activa de la sexualidad. Nick Douglas, autor del texto ha vivido en la India, Nepal, Tibet, China, y Japon, donde la sexualidad es considerada como un arte y una ciencia, y es merecedora de estudio y practica. Domina el sanscrito y la lengua tibetana, lo que le ha permitido investigar directamente en todos los libros sagrados. Penny Slinger, creadora de las mas de seiscientas ilustraciones del presente libro, es una artista de fama internacional que ha logrado crear un nuevo estilo que armoniza las ideas del Occidente con la sensibilidad oriental. Sus dibujos, unicos en su genero, son una exaltacion de la sexualidad creativa, intensifican el valor del texto y ayudan a transmitir los misterios sexuales.

Swim with wild dolphins and learn how to listen to their quiet tendrils of telepathic communication. Encounter an ET and learn how to remain calm and casual while talking to such a presence. Most of all, expand and extend your consciousness to encompass the new energies sweeping our planet, heralded by angelic forces.

EASTERN RELIGION "Everything she had to say about Tibet in general and Buddhism in particular was stamped with poetry and insight." --Lawrence Durrell, author of The Alexandria Quartet The question of what occurs to the individual personality after death is one of the fundamental quandries of the human experience. The famed traveler and mystic Alexandra David-Neel, one of the first Western women to see the forbidden city of Lhasa, Tibet, examines here the various Eastern concepts concerning life after death. Contrary to Western belief, which sees the human being as composed of moral body and an immortal soul, many Easterners believe in both the immortality of the body and the soul. Alexandra David-Neel gained firsthand knowledge of these beliefs and the practices they engendered in the course of her travels at the beginning of this century. In Immortality and Reincarnation she puts them together for a unique look at reincarnation and eternal life in a religion that had not yet been touched by the modern world. ALEXANDRA DAVID-NEEL led one of the most fascinating lives of this century. When she died at the age of 101 she had written over thirty books on Buddhism and on her adventures in Asia. The first woman to interview the thirteenth Dalai Lama, she spent much time in Tibet, while it was still closed to foreigners, and learned from personal experience the occult practices and doctrines that characterize Tibetan Buddhism. She is the author of Magic and Mystery in Tibet, My Journey to Lhasa, and Secret Oral Teachings in Tibetan Buddhist Sects.

NEW SCIENCE / INDIGENOUS CULTURES OUR CIVILIZATION IS IN CRISIS. Overpopulation and overconsumption have jeopardized our survival while technology's great promises have resulted in environmental disaster. This situation, says John Broomfield, results from the serious error of the Western world in equating one way of knowing with all ways of knowing and mistaking a thin slice of reality for the whole. But the wisdom needed to chart a new course is available to us from many sources: from the sacred traditions of our ancestors; from the spiritual traditions of other cultures; from feminine ways of being; from contemporary movements for personal, social, and ecological transformation; and, surprisingly enough, from the very source of our current crisis, science itself. Other Ways of Knowing examines perceptions and practices that challenge the narrow perspective of the Western world, and provides answers to the complex questions that face us as we move into the next millennium. Instead of trying to master nature and suffer the consequences which that entails, we can follow the example of the Lakota shaman and work with nature, knowing that the world is forged of relationships. Other Ways of Knowing gives us the wisdom necessary to arrest our headlong race toward destruction by rediscovering the ancestral teachings that guided humanity for millenia. JOHN BROOMFIELD was Professor of Modern Indian History at the University of Michigan for twenty years and has written extensively on the impact of the modern West on non-Western peoples. He has studied shamanism with Michael Harner and Sandra Ingerman and was President of the California Institute of Integral Studies from 1983 to 1990. He now lives in New Zealand.

The study of Hindu mythology explores the significance of the most prominent Hindu dieties as they are envisioned by the Hindus themselves. Referred to by its adherents as the ""eternal religion,"" Hinduism recognizes for each age and each country a new form of revelation--and for each person, according to his or her stage of development, a different path of realization.

In this absorbing work, Lawlor explores the essence of their culture as a source of and guide to transforming our own world view.

EASTERN PHILOSOPHY / TRAVEL "Nicholas Roerich is one of [the] cultural pillars of Russia." --Mikhail Gorbachev, Former President of the Soviet Union ..".a visionary artist, author, educator, archaeologist, explorer, philosopher, cultural humanitarian, and peacemaker. Extraordinary." --The Library Journal Nicholas Roerich--prolific artist and writer, renowned philosopher, educator, and explorer--relates the remarkable encounters and events of his travels through central Asia and Tibet at the turn of the century. Through his detailed diary notes and the chronicling of legends and parables, he reveals the many facets of the tale of Shambhala, the long-awaited realization of paradise on earth. In Western mythology, Shambhala appears as the mythic land of Shangri-la. In the prophecies of the East, it is seen as both a physical place and the dawning of a New Era of enlightened consciousness. Roerich found signs of the imminent arrival of Shambhala at every juncture of his journey--in the legends of local villagers and within their rock paintings and engravings. In keeping with the ancient traditions, Roerich felt that Shambhala would be attained not inevitably or without effort, but only as a result of "the Noblest and most intensive activity." A living example of this philosophy, he worked unceasingly for peace through culture, believing that "obstacles are only new possibilities to create beneficent energy." Chapters on Tibetan art, the desert cities, subterranean dwellers, and the Great Mother give the reader crystalline glimpses of Roerich's manifold vision and the vast panorama of his life journey toward a new age of human achievement.

ASTROLOGY The Arabic Parts in Astrology A Lost Key to Prediction Robert Zoler Dating from antiquity, the doctrine of the Arabic parts has been virtually lost to Western astrological practice since the 17th century. In his book, Robert Zoller retrieves this valuable key to prediction and provides a clear and simple guide to its practical application. The Arabic parts enable the astrologer to investigate the "inner" meaning of the horoscope and thus to go beyond the "outer" aspects expressed by the arrangement of the planets, signs, and houses. The first section of the book explains how fate, or karma, can be understood through the parts and the esoteric nature of number. The second section includes a translation of the 13th-century Latin text on the parts by the famed court astrologer, Bonatti; this work includes the basic ninety-seven parts, dealing with all areas of life--from war, commodities speculation, and professional life to marriage and partnerships--in addition to the seventy-three parts from various medieval sources. In the third section of the book, the author illustrates the practical use of the parts in natal, horary, and mundane astrology. His understanding of the parts and their place in a comprehensive interpretation of any horoscope is presented with lucidity and insight, unraveling for the reader this fascinating and long-neglected astrological science.

EASTERN PHILOSOPHY / OCCULTISM Tantra has been defined as a "mystical philosophy" and as an unorthodox branch of Buddhism, Hindism, and Jainism, It has also been described as an occult technique concerned primarily with polarity and sexual practices. Although each of these definations contains an element of truth, none of them is complete. While Tantra has mystical, philosophical, and religious aspects, it is, above all, a technique of action--a path of physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines incorporating meditation, yoga, and scramental worship. Its sole purpose is the transformation or spiritual rebirth of the individual into a new existence and an enlightened state of consciousness. In Tantra: The Way of Action, Francis King provides a complete theoretical and practical guide to the Tantric path of liberation. Topics covered include esoteric physiology, Qabalism, pleasure and pain, power and passivity, right-hand and left-hand Tantra, and the arousal of the Kundalini serpent power. Following the spirit rather than the letter of the tradition, King maintains that Tantric techniques are universal processes. As such, they transcend the limitations of specific faith or dogma and are adaptable to Western culture and lifestyle. A highly regarded authority on magic, mysticism, and religion, FRANCIS KING offers a view of Tantra that is at once contemporary, scholarly, and accessible to the Western reader. He is the author of Techniques of High Magic, as well as several other works on mysticism and ritual.

This is an initiation into the tone, structure, and mentality of Egyptian knowledge, the basis of all Western theology and science. The author explores the "process of becoming"; the kinship between man and the mineral, plant and animal kingdoms; the stages of awareness leading to "Cosmic Consciousness"; and the mystery of the formation of substance into matter.

The search for the real historical person known as John the Baptist and the traditions that began with him *; Explores why John the Baptist is so crucially important to the Freemasons, who were originally known as ';St. John's Men' *; Reveals how John and Jesus were equal partners and shared a common spiritual vision to rebuild Israel and overcome corruption in the Temple of Jerusalem *; Explains the connections between John as lord of the summer solstice, his mysterious severed head, fertility rites, and ancient Jewish harvest festivals Few Freemasons today understand why the most significant date in the Masonic calendar is June 24th--the Feast of the Birth of St. John the Baptist and the traditional date for appointing Grand Masters. Nor do many of them know that Masons used to be known as ';St. John's Men' or that John the Baptist was fundamental to the original Masonic philosophy of personal transformation. Starting with the mystery of John in Freemasonry, Tobias Churton searches out the historical Baptist through the gospels and ancient histories, unearthing the real story behind the figure lauded by Jesus's words ';no greater man was ever born of woman.' He investigates John's links with the Essenes and the Gnostics, links that flourish to this day. Exposing how the apostle Paul challenged John's following, twisting his message and creating the image of John as ';merely' a herald of Jesus, the author shows how Paul may have been behind the executions of both John and Jesus and reveals a precise date for the crucifixion and the astonishing meaning of the phrase ';the third day.' He examines the significance of John's severed head to holy knights, such as the Knights Templar, and of Leonardo's famous painting of John. Churton also explains connections between John, the summer solstice, fertility rites, and ancient Jewish harvest festivals. Revealing John as a courageous, revolutionary figure as vital to the origins of Christianity as his cousin Jesus himself, Churton shows how John and Jesus, as equal partners, launched a covert spiritual operation to overcome corruption in the Temple of Jerusalem, re-initiate Israel, and resurrect Creation.

A groundbreaking historical documentation of the secret history of pre-Pharonic Egypt and the race of angels that built it. *;By the author of From the Ashes of Angels and Gateway to Atlantis (more than 30,000 copies sold in the United Kingdom). *;Unlocks the secrets of how the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx were built. *;Explains the traces left by the race of Elder gods that founded ancient Egypt through ancient texts of the Hall of Records. *;Proves the foundations of ancient astronomy 10,000 years ago. Hidden deep below Egypt's Giza plateau is perhaps the key to unlocking the mysteries of the Great Pyramid, one of the seven wonders of the world. Built using a technology unequaled even today, the ancient Egyptians claimed they inherited their advanced culture from a race of Elder gods who lived during a previous age known as Zep Tepi, the First Time. In his earlier companion book From the Ashes of Angels, renowned historical writer Andrew Collins provided historical and scientific evidence showing how these Elder gods, who were the flesh and blood members of a race of fallen angels, founded ancient Egypt. Now, in Gods of Eden, he describes the remarkable achievements of their culture. Assembling clues from archaeology, mythology, and religion, Collins shows us how this great society mastered acoustic technology and employed the use of sound to raise heavy objects into the air and pierce holes through solid rock. It was with this technology that they were able to construct gigantic structures that have marveled adventurers and archaeologists worldwide. With findings based on more than 20 years of research and scholarship, Collins reveals the fascinating historical destiny of this culture of fallen angels and the imprints and legacies they left behind at the genesis of civilization.

YOGA "e;No puedo pensar en ningn libro mejor para reomendar a un amigo que empieza a entusiamarse con el yoga, pero que est desconcertado por la abundancia de diferentes escuelas y sus enseanzas, contradictorias a veces. Adems, me vera en apuros para pensar en u libro que pudiera recomendar ms ampliamente a cualquier estudiante de yoga, que busca profundizar ms en esta prctica. . . . El gran regalo de El corazn del yoga no radica simplemente en la profundidad del aprendizaje de Desikachar, sino en la compasin, la gentileza, el sentido prctico y el espritu realista que impregna este libro."e; Yoga Journal "e;Lea este libro de principio a fin y empezar a entender de qu se trata el yoga."e; --The Sunday Times "e;Quienes estn interesados en entender lo que es el yoga, aquellos que buscan un contexto ms extenso y se enfocan en su prctica hatha, aquellos que buscan el Yoga Sutra como un gua y todos aquellos directa o indierectamente, han amado y recibido algn beneficio de Krishnamacharya o Desikachar, desearn tener este libro."e; --Yoga International "e;Una valiosa fuente de informacin sobre la teora y prctica del yoga. Indispensable para estudiantes y maestros por igual."e; --Indra Devi, autora de Yoga for You Sri Tirmalai Krishnamacharya, quien vivi ms de 100 aos, fue uno de los ms grandes yoguis de la era moderna. Los elementos de su enseanza se han difundido por todo el mundo, gracias a los trabajos de B.K.S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois e Indra Devi, en sus primeros aos, fueron alumnos de Krishnamacharya. Su hijo T.K.V. Desikachar vivi y estudi con l toda su vida y ahora ensea la gama total del yoga de Krishnamacharya y tiene como base las enseanzas fundamentales de su padre, donde se sostiene que las prcticas se deben adaptar continuamente a las necesidades cambiantes del individuo, para lograr el mximo valor teraputico. En El corazn del yoga Desikachar ofrece una sntesis del sistema de su padre y su propio acercamiento prctico, que describe como "e;un programa para la espina, a cualquier nivel, fsico, mental y espiritual."e; Este es el primer texto sobre yoga, que da una idea general de la seuencia, paso a paso, para desarrollar una prctica completa de acuerdo a los antiguos principios del yoga. Desikachar discute todos los elementos del yoga-posturas y contraposturas, respiracin consciente, meditacin y filosofa-y muestra al estudiante de yoga cmo debe desarrollar una prctica que se ajuste a su estado actual de salud, su edad ocupacin y estilo de vida. Krishnamacharya daba al Yoga Sutra de Patajali un valor muy alto. En este libro se incluy en su totalidad, con la traduccin y comentarios de Desikachar. A la segunda edicin de El corazn del Yoga se agreg el Yogajalisaram, treinta y dos poemas compuestos por Krishnamacharya que capturan la esencia de sus enseanzas y an ms, hacen de El corazn del yoga un hito en la transmisin del yoga, de los antiguos maestros al mundo moderno. Un ingeniero estructural terico, T.K.V. Desikachar vivi y estudi con su padre hasta la muerte de ste en 1989. Ha dedicado su vida a la enseanza del yoga a personas de todas condiciones y niveles de habilidad, y en la actualidad ensea en la escuela fundada en memoria de su padre en Madrs, as como en Europa, los Estados Unidos, Australia y Nueva Zelandia.

The history of Neanderthal influence from Atlantis to the contemporary era• Provides evidence of Neanderthal man’s superior intelligence • Explores the unexplained scientific and architectural feats of ancient civilizations• Presents an alternative history of humankind since 7500 B.C. with an emphasis on esoteric traditions and the history of Christianity from the Essenes onwardIn Atlantis and the Kingdom of the Neanderthals Colin Wilson presents evidence of a widespread Neanderthal civilization as the origin of sophisticated ancient knowledge. Examining remarkable archaeological discoveries that date back millennia, he suggests that civilization on Earth is far older than we have previously realized. Using this information as a springboard, Wilson then fills in the gaps in the past 100,000 years of human history, providing answers to previously unexplained scientific and architectural feats of ancient civilizations.Wilson shows that not only did Atlantis exist but that the civilizing force behind it was the Neanderthals. Far from being the violent brutes they are traditionally depicted as, Wilson shows that the Neanderthals had sophisticated mathematical and astrological knowledge, including an understanding of the precession of the equinoxes, and that they possessed advanced telepathic abilities akin to the “group consciousness” evident in flocks of birds and schools of fish. These abilities, he demonstrates, have been transmitted through the ages by the various keepers of the hermetic tradition--including the Templars, Freemasons, and other secret societies. In the course of his investigation, Wilson also finds new information about historical links between the Masonic tradition and the Essenes that indicate that America was “discovered” long before Columbus set sail and that Jesus actually survived crucifixion and fled to France with his wife Mary Magdalene.

SHAMANISM / TOLTECS Readers of Carlos Casteneda have often complained that his work in ancient Meso-american shamanism never covered sexual practices beyond celibacy. With his death in 1998 it seemed that these practices might never be revealed, but fortunately Merilyn Tunneshende has stepped in. Set against the backdrop of the golden deserts of Sonora, Mexico, Don Juan and the Art of Sexual Energy recounts Tunneshende's initiation into the ancient sexual energy practices of the Toltec-Mayan tradition. Under the tutelage of don Juan Matus, Chon Yakil (whom Castenada referred to as Don Genaro), and dona Celestina de la Soledad, she learns to reclaim her feminine power and balance the masculine and feminine forces within herself. At the heart of the book is the mythical Rainbow Serpent: the phallic energy within women, the creative power within men. Each chapter focuses on a particular technique for awakening the serpent and connecting with its energy. Twenty-two sequential practices are covered, providing a powerful program for serious spiritual transformation. MERILYN TUNNESHENDE is a Toltec sorceress and a Nagual Dreaming Woman who has been taught Dream Power, energetic healing, and sorcery in the course of a 20-year apprenticeship in the Mexican desert. Since the publication of her first book, Medicine Dream, she has made numerous public appearances as lecturer, panelist, and workshop leader focusing on the healing applications of nagualist shamanism.