Awakening through the Veils takes the reader, step by step, through the mysterious process of awakening. For most seekers, it will be a direct and practical guide towards an actual awakening. For those already awake, it will help to deepen them from where they are now. "During the last ten years, I have had the privilege of following Ric's awakening path, and it has produced a huge transformation in me. I have worked on my inner constraints, freeing the issues that caused me great fear and suffering. Through Ric's guidance, I have been able to walk step by step on a road that leads to awakening to our true nature, creating a life with more freedom and openness. It has been a journey from the shadows to the light. I am completely sure that as you read this book and put your consciousness into it, you will have the same wonderful experience." -Santiago Ardissone, President of the Columbia Foundation on Consciousness and Energy "Of all the teachers, guides, and masters who I have met in my forty years of seeking spiritual fulfillment, Ric Weinman has the ability to map not only consciousness but that most elusive of qualities: awakening. VortexHealing(r) provides a path that anyone can tread to that end. What more can you ask? I thoroughly recommend the VortexHealing(r) path, Ric, and this great book he has written." -Richard Farmer, Founder, Tai Chi Movement for Wellbeing; Dir. Rising Dragon Tai Chi Living Ltd.; Hon. Pres. Tai Chi Union of Great Bri

Sons of Thunder is the first of two books based on one summer's 2000 mile trek across southern Europe. It celebrates the adventure of walking medieval pilgrim trails from Andalusian Seville to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in the northwestern Spanish province of Galicia, and brings the reader along the journey in a first-hand way by weaving emails, journal extracts and walking poems.

The broad agricultural expanses of the Spanish countryside form the backdrop for reflections on what it's like to pare life down to food, water, will and ambulation while exploring the little villages dotting rural Spain. And from such sparsity, to walk into monumental cities... M rida, C ceres, Salamanca; cities thriving modernly around Roman ruins, Moorish palaces, Gothic and Renaissance cathedrals; cities of-fering music, regional cuisine, stunning architecture and art in the heady awe of human history... Then, to walk out again through tranquil forests and plains.

But more than a travelogue, these physical experiences are part of a spiritual journey, a journey which on one level culminates en masse with hundreds of other pilgrims celebrating in an incensor swung and organ boomed baroque Cathedral, the shrine of St. James, and that on another deeply individual level ends with an intro-spective three-day walk to face the finality of the sea, the true end of the road, and cast an intention-rich scallop shell into the cliff-crashing tide as a symbol of all that continues beyond physical boundaries.

The ideas presented within these pages can help the reader focus on improving self and community through imagination and thinking. There is hope for change when the inspiration comes from within. When it comes to freedom of thought, it is easier to change one mind at a time than entire cultures. As long as there are individuals who express optimism for such change, there is hope for all of us. The topics cover common themes that people and society come across while passing through the fire of daily life. These themes are about all of us. They are about time, space, matter, spirit, humanism, and universalism. They attempt to explain by seeding the complex with the simple. There are no endings, only beginnings in awareness when its purpose is to unify consciousness on Earth with universal life. When this occurs rightly, our perceptions will move us into that next stage of being: universal inclusiveness and its eternal expansion.

Far More than We Think is an exploration of how spirituality, in its broadest sense, can be the logical solution to the many challenges of everyday modern living. These are wise words, spoken with humility, and the conclusions are surprisingly simple yet deeply profound. This debut work is a fusion of contemporary and ancient wisdom, scientific fact, and personal experience. The author builds a logical case for spirituality that leads to a conclusion that we really are far more than we think. If you have ever thought that there must be more to life than your current experience so far, then this book could mark an important turning point. If it does so for you, even to a small extent, then the purpose in sharing these thoughts will have been fulfilled.

For some writers, scribbling is minimal-on the periphery of their work. In Holy Scribbling, the scribbles take center stage and become the means to the message. With sometimes quirky insight, Katherine Moore takes us to sacred windows that allow the spirituality of ordinary scenes to emerge. From the stark beauty of a "Mystic Dawn" to the serenity of "Simple Solitude," we experience the mysteries of nature, along with the routine demands of relationships and circumstances. Holy Scribbling is a personal book, but the images in these works expand into a universal understanding of everyman. In poetic form, a sense of reality is captured with a minimum of words. Paradoxically, it is her appreciation of words that enhances a deep spiritual sense of solitude and silence. As a contemplative commentary on glimpses of life, Holy Scribbling offers you the chance to see not only yourself, but also, possibly, God. "Take the journey with Katherine Moore through this meditative volume of verse, and you will experience more deeply that you are alive " -Jonathan Kelley, D.Min., LPC, director of the Presbyterian Counseling Center, Brunswick County, North Carolina "Katherine Moore's collection of poems is visceral and haunting, yet joyful. She reaches into her soul and shows us the frustrations and agonies of daily life, yet through it all she keeps a sense of wonder and delight. ... Her poems will make you both laugh and cry." -Elsa Bonstein, columnist and poet

Geared toward those who need help or healing, The Song of Life provides twenty-seven lessons to propel you on the path to understanding what is really in your heart and mind. Author George E. Samuels, a spiritual master and coach, can help you become aware of your place in the world.

The Song of Life links you with the universe, as well as the universal consciousness with our own individual consciousness. Offering tips and insights, it helps you to see your connection to more than what you currently see-to open and expand your vision so that you recognize the universe as more than a science project, but instead as an introduction to your universal partnership.

The lessons focus on topics such as letting go, tasting the bitter, affirming the positive, understanding your mental and physical universe, and realizing the importance of meditation in this mix. The Song of Life seeks to help you heal, to show you your place in the universe, and to create a better universe for all.

Regardless of your circumstances, God has big plans for you today. He put dreams in your soul that, although buried, breathe; and He put ideas in your heart that, although they seem unattainable, are possible, with His guidance. He hasn't abandoned you or any of your dreams. He doesn't deny you or your complete manifestation of His glory. Your dreams, if they come from God, are real, possible. He thought of them and He entrusted them to you, which is why David said The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me... We must not ignore God's dreams, because they are His will, meaning they can and must be achieved. Excuses, on the other hand, don't exist, rather they are illusions. We can construct them with many justifications so they seem real, but sooner or later they will bring sadness...Excuses mustn't replace your dreams; your mission must not be cut short. In this book you will discover how great your Value is to God according to His Word, and later you will develop Courage to dare to do His will, guided by Him. I can't think of a greater responsibility than to carry out God's dreams, so go ahead and begin a new life with Value and Courage.

Una historia espiritual. Los escalones de Elisa es un libro de amor y de encuentro con el destino, donde la fe llega a su limite y la comprension humana se manifiesta. Esta historia espiritual comienza en Los Altos de Jalisco, en una pequena ciudad bien llamada La Chona, donde la tranquilidad se percibe. Elisa tiene que enfrentar un destino incierto, lleno de dificultades, por el cual camina con la frente en alto; con la confianza en que la Divina providencia mitigara los desencuentros que tiene a lo largo de su vida. Luego viaja al norte del pais buscando mejores aires. Su propia familia era artifice de ese destino que le toco vivir en esta vida. Esta historia de amor, de lucha y de comprension, nos hara reflexionar sobre lo que nos sucede dia a dia y la forma de aceptarlo, en virtud de las experiencias que tenemos que vivir en la vida. Reflexionar tambien sobre lo que hacemos a las personas que nos rodean y lo que ellas nos hacen. En este pequeno libro encontramos la comprension de lo que nos pasa, lo que nos permite visualizar en el la busqueda interior que de alguna forma estamos buscando.