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BOOKS - PAGANISM | |
| Sacred Space, Sacred Sound: The Acoustic Mysteries of Holy Places | |
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by Susan Elizabeth Hale. There is a fundamental human need to create sacred spaces where sound reverberates to commune with the ancestors and give praise to the Divine. Ancient people recognized the importance of sound and sought out resonant caves to perform rituals. Modern-day temples and cathedrals were built to enhance sound and music. We build sacred places to house music, to hear ourselves and Spirit more clearly, and to create relationship between the seen and the unseen worlds within and around us. 'The voice itself is a cathedral,' says Susan Hale, author of Sacred Space, Sacred Sound. 'We are sound chambers resonating with the One Song.' The first of its kind to approach sacred architecture from a perspective of sound and consciousness, this book explores the acoustics of sacred space as an avenue for understanding. It is about music powerful enough to transform us into a greater reality. Based on Susan’s life-long experience as a singer, 27 years as a music therapist, and 10 years of journeys across the globe researching sacred sites, this work discusses the desecration and disharmony of our current world while demonstrating how people are building new sacred sites with resonant qualities. Starting with a vision to follow the Virgin Mary--also called the Lady of Roses--and her music, Susan takes us on a spiritual journey through France, the United Kingdom, and parts of the American Southwest--from the Chartres Cathedral and the prehistoric cave of Lascaux, to the Templar-built Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland, the Chalice Well of Arthurian lore at Glastonbury, and back on domestic soil to the native kivas in New Mexico. Susan compares different styles of worship through the perspective of music and architecture, focusing on a range of religious traditions including Gregorian chant, overtone chanting, Hindu mantra, and English evensong. She also illustrates the importance of sound in achieving altered states of consciousness for transformation, healing, and prayer. Featuring interviews with leading authorities on the acoustic resonance of sacred space, a discography and suggested listening at the end of several chapters, this book gives us the tools to find our own sacred voice. Softcover, 286 pgs. |
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Item #: SASPSS |
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| Seven Dawns of the Aumakua | |
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by Moke Kupihea. In The Seven Dawns of the Aumakua Moke Kupihea takes the reader on his journey from childhood to young manhood as he experiences what remains of the spirit of his ancestors and learns the importance of remembering. The descent of the aumakua and its spiritual link through the eyes, sound, voice, touch, people, and breath constitute its seven dawns--the means by which the author is reawakened to his native tradition. The author’s desire to know this tradition leads him as a young boy to seek out his kupuna--his elders, the old men of the mountains--and learn from them the stories to be found in each feature of the landscape. These men and the people he meets as he grows older became his kahu--his ancestral guardians--who teach him to understand that the world of ancestral voices still speaks, if only in a whisper. Learning how to hear these voices is the key for returning Hawaii to its proud spiritual path and learning to live mindfully and soulfully with the land and with all who have come before us. Softcover, 272 pgs. |
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Item #: 7DAWNS |
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| Urban Primative | |
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by Raven Kaldera and Tannin Schwarzstein. You consider yourself a Pagan, or a Magician, or a Witch, because you know there's more to this world than meets the mundane eye. You believe that magic can influence events in your own life and in the world around you. But you don't live on some pastoral, isolated farm, living off the land, generating your own electricity and pumping your own water. No, you live in the urban jungle. You learned early on that money really doesn't grow on trees, and you don't have wads of extra cash to spend on elaborate ritual tools, custom spell ingredients, and stylish ritual attire. So what a modern urban Pagan to do? Learn how to live a magical life in the concrete jungle. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or you've never cast a spell before, this in-your-face guide to commando-style magic is for every urban primitive. Softcover, 264 pgs. |
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Item #: URBPRI |
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| Way of Four | |
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by Deborah Lipp. Earth, Air, Fire, and Water - the four elements give us a way to describe the universe and everything in it, a structured approach to knowing the unknowable. The elements are also potent keys to heightened self-understanding and personal balance. Your elemental nature is revealed in the way you express yourself in relationships, the roles you play in life, even your sense of style. Soft Cover 303 pgs. |
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Item #: WAYOF4 |
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| Wheel of Initiation | |
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Intentions and spiritual principles, meditation and contemplation, ritual, and risk-taking are the conditions that comprise an initiated life. Regrettably, in modern society we do not have rites of initiation that break through the personal and societal illusions that instill and perpetuate negative habits that keep us in states of resistance. Lackign initiation practices, we often remain trapped in ways of being in the world that were formed by our past conditions and attachments. We tend to identify too strongly with the status quo, which must be challenged to prevent stagnation and to encourage happiness and authenticity. Julie Tallard Johnson shows how to become initiated into an authentic life through practices of thought transformation, cultivating attention, journaling, storytelling, and rituals found in the four directions of the universal mandala. She begins the Wheel of the Initiation in the South, where initiates set their intentions; then moves into the West where they free themselves from habitual patterns and core beliefs; then into the North, the direction of cultivating attention and unity; and finishes in the East, the direction of regeneration and initiation. Drawing upon the life experiences of those who have successfully navigated the wheel, Johnson demonstrates that once fears, assumptions, and ingrained beliefs, are confronted and transformed, initiates emerge ready to reenter society with renewed energy and vision that will enrich their own lives and communities. |
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Item #: WHEINI |
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| Wheel of the Year | |
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by Pauline Campanelli. Wheel of the Year is a delightful addition to the literature on Nature ways. Pauline Campanelli shares her wisdom with a devoted, friendly touch. This book reflects a reverent, heartfelt appreciation for nature. Experiencing this book is like having a lovely visit with a wise woman. Campanelli`s book is pleasant , positive, and informative. Soft Cover 160 pgs. |
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Item #: BWHOFY |
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| Womb Wisdom W/ CD | |
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In the past and in present-day indigenous traditions, women have known that the womb hosues the greatest power a woman possesses: the power to create on all levels. Utilized in the process of giving birth, this power of creation can also be tapped in the birth of projects, careers, personal healing, spirituality, and relationships. However, because the womb stores the energetic imprint of every intimate encounter - loving or not - the creative voice of the womb is often muffled or absent altogether, affecting the emotional, mental, and spiritual health of women and their relationships. Drawing on sacred traditions from ancient India, Tibet, Egypt, Gnostic Christianity, and Judaism, the practice of Womb Wisdom empowers women to become aware of the intuitive voice of the womb outside of pregnancy and the moon cycle to unlock this potent inner source for creativity, birthing the new conscious children, spiritual growth, and transformation not only for themselves but also for their male partners. The authors include exercises to clear the past, release toxic emotions, open the womb`s energetic pathways, activate the sacred sensual self, bring balance to relationships, and harness creative potential. Including intimate, individual stories of women experiencing the opening of the womb, this book also explores the forgotten sacred sites of the womb around the world as well as how the womb`s energies are crucial to birth a new civilization in the spiritual shift of 2012. The accompanying 45-minute cd includes a soundscape to assist in the awakening of these creative forces. This is a 235 page soft cover book. |
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Item #: WOMBWI |
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| Your Altar | |
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by Sandra Kynes. A reminder of the Divine, a space for spiritual encounter, or a focal point for meditationthe altar is a powerful tool for people of all faiths. Sandra Kynes demonstrates how to create personal altars and empower these sacred spaces according to your needs. Discover how to harness energies to manifest change, make decisions, receive wisdom, find balance, explore your soul, and grow spiritually. Kynes`s unique approach provides nine overall matriceseach one corresponding to the number of objects placed on the altarand the numerological significance of each. You`ll also find suggested meditations and a wealth of helpful informationspanning chakras, colors, days of the week, elements, gemstones, gods/goddesses, runes, and morefor choosing appropriate symbols and objects that reflect your needs. Softcover, 197 pgs. |
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Item #: YOURAL |
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