What is spirituality? Does it enable us to be better persons? Is spirituality related to religion? These days, is it even relevant? On college campuses, does it promote student well-being? Does it further moral growth? Can spirituality make a difference in healthcare? What about social justice and service to the marginalized? This rich collection of essays by respected scholars and practitioners in diverse fields in academic, healthcare, social justice, and interfaith contexts addresses these questions in strikingly profound and meaningful ways. Their voices offer alternatives to the prevailing notion of spirituality as a purely private matter, and make a case for living spiritually through deep and genuine engagement with others, bridging our inherent and original fault-line of Self and Other. Their keen observations resuscitate the spiritual fabric of defiance against and liberation from forces of oppression which show their face not only through chronic inequities and social injustice but in consumer capitalism's grip on our souls. This volume's dispatch to our minds and hearts is timely in an age of looming cynicism, pessimism, fear, and distrust. In carving out a renewed sense of what lies at the heart of living a life of the spirit, or spirituality, it offers an antidote to our widespread hermeneutic of suspicion. None of the authors claims to encapsulate one, pure meaning of the spiritual. Yet they share one collective voice: spirituality is indeed genuine when it calls forth compassion and wears the worn and tangled face of humaneness, freeing ourselves from the prison of ego. Here we find messages of hope, much needed in a time when our society seems increasingly shadowed by dark clouds. These essays remind us of what's right in the world.

Powerful centres of subtle energy, the chakras have fascinated humanity for thousands of years. Llewellyn's Complete Book of Chakras is a unique and empowering resource that provides comprehensive insights into these foundational sources of vitality and strength. Discover what chakras are and how they work. Explore how to work with chakras for personal growth and healing. Examine the ways our understanding of chakras has transformed through history and across cultures. Lively and accessible, this definitive reference explores the science, history, practices, and structures of subtle energy systems. With an abundance of illustrations and a wealth of practical exercises, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Chakras shows you how to use subtle energy for healing, attracting what you need, obtaining guidance, and expanding your consciousness.

- Designed by Grace Duong, founder of Mystic Mondays - Deluxe keepsake box with magnetic closure - 80 full-color hexagonal cards in stylish printed travel case - Full-color, 11 X 17" illustrated foldout poster Use the power of crystals to tap into your intuition and supercharge your intentions. Created by Grace Duong of Mystic Mondays, The Crystal Grid Deck uses beautiful, vibrant illustrations to channel the magic of 80 gemstones, from rose quartz and lapis lazuli to amethyst and Tiger's Eye. Featuring bold, 3D renderings of crystals, these deluxe hexagonal cards fit together, allowing users to magnify their intention-setting by creating grids and spreads. Each card offers users a glimpse into the properties of the stone, with notes on uses, zodiac connections, chakra work, and more printed on the reverse. Housed in a stunning, fully-illustrated keepsake box, with magnetic closure, and separate travel case for the cards, this breathtaking set is an essential addition to your mystical toolbox. An accompanying 11 X 17" poster shows all 80 crystals together, for convenient reference that doubles as bold artwork suitable for display.

Lowell Thomas Jr. is a famed Alaskan who made his mark as a Bush pilot and by serving in state government, but who also has had a lifetime’s worth of adventures that have taken him around the world. Thomas, now eighty-nine, and living in Anchorage, is the son of one of the most widely known Americans of the twentieth century, and his connection to Lowell Thomas Sr. (1892-1981) enabled him to jump-start his life of adventure at a very early age. From the time he was fifteen, Lowell Thomas Jr. has been involved in a series of journeys that have seen him cross paths with many famous lives and take part in many historic events.

This innovative guide to the chakras explains how grief and trauma impacts on every level of our being, and provides the tools to help clients experiencing trauma and grief by influencing, balancing and nurturing the chakra system. The book provides thorough and clear explorations of each chakra, their connections to each other, and tantric ways of working with energy. It features over 100 expressive and experiential exercises to remedy the ill-effects of grief and trauma, including yoga poses, mudras, pranayama (breath exercises), journaling, creation of ritual, use of essential oils and crystals and stones. Drawing on expertise as a licensed counselor, psychotherapist and yoga therapist, and personal experience as a bereaved mother, the author shares the teachings, practices and philosophies of yoga's ancient wisdom in a new way, and shows how to sustain personal chakra balancing that will resonate through all areas of life.

You are a multi-faceted individual that vibrates with a unique energy. Learn how to find the crystal that resonates with your unique personality and which crystals vibrate with the right energy to help you in each aspect of your life. Your Crystal, Your Journey, Your Journal is your guide to finding the crystals that make up your unique crystal code. Learn how to find the right crystals for you and find your ideal crystal for: - Relaxation - Healing - Protection - Love - Meditation - Money - Success As you work through the journal, you will discover what your crystal has to say about you in each aspect of your life. Then, learn how to work with each of your crystals through meditation, visualization and manifestation exercises that will help you discover and overcome the obstacles in your life and draw the energy you need into your life. With space to reflect on your life, your experiences working with the crystals and your encounters with your crystal guides, this journal will help you move forward on your journey to achieving inner peace, happiness and total wellbeing.

Temper tantrums, teenage tiredness, infertility, anxiety during pregnancy, hot flushes ... Each new milestone in life brings its own challenges - and crystals can offer a helping hand to see us through. This practical guide presents the 20 essential therapeutic crystals every woman needs - plus 10 `bonus' crystals to extend the range of healing possibilities - with clear advice on their beneficial properties, crystal selection and care, and how to use them for maximum effect. Each crystal carries its own energy, which can be used to rebalance emotions and soothe body, mind and spirit. Whether laid on the skin, worn as jewellery, used in meditation or simply placed close by, these miraculous gemstones can bring untold benefits to transform your life every step of the way.

A clear and simple guide to the incredible philosophy of the Akashic Records and the ways in which they can improve and transform our lives. The Akashic Records are a spiritual library full of information about the world and everything in it - every person and event, past and present. Accessing the Records can help us to heal the past, get through present life challenges, release blocks and answer questions about our future. Internationally renowned spiritual teacher Sandra Anne Taylor brings an introductory guide to this fascinating philosophy and teaches the reader: - what the Akashic Records contain and how to access them - how to travel the eternal timeline to investigate the past, present and potential future - how past lives are influencing us today and what we can do to rewrite those records - how we can use the Akashic Records to find our purpose, expand our talents and find greater success and joy in this life - how to programme future events within the records of this life and in lifetimes to come This book was previously published as The Akashic Records (Hay House Basics series).

The fast, easy way to start using the incredible power of crystals for health, divination and wellbeing from crystal expert Judy Hall. Crystals have long been know to have unique healing and energetic properties but how can we use them in our day-to-day lives? Discover a powerful distillation of Judy Hall's wisdom in this short, practical guide to using the remarkable powers of crystals. You'll look at a wide range specific crystals so that no matter whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced crystal worker, you'll find something here to inspire and excite you. This book also looks at a huge variety of uses for crystals including chakra clearing, avoiding pollutants in your home and in the wider environment and for meditation. Each day, you'll discover a different aspect of crystals, so you build skills to use across a variety of applications. Every day includes a practical activity to expand your sensitivity to crystal energy and help you explore its potential. In just 21 days, you will have learnt about a wide spectrum of crystal possibilities. Studies have shown it takes only 21 days for a new habit to take root. If there's a skill you've always wanted to take advantage of, the answer is only a few weeks away with Hay House's 21 Days Series.

Within each of us lies the potential to activate a personal connection to the superconscious. Called "Ureaus" in ancient Egyptian texts and "Kundalini" in ancient Hindu yoga traditions, our innate serpent power of spiritual transcendence inhabits the base of the spine in its dormant state. When awakened, it unfurls along the spinal column to the brain, connecting individual consciousness to the consciousness of the universe enfolded within the dark matter of space. At the root of creativity and spiritual genius across innumerable cultures and civilizations, this intelligent force reveals portals that enfold time, space, and the luminous matrix of reality itself. Combining physics, neuroscience, and biochemistry with ancient traditions from Africa and India, Edward Bruce Bynum, Ph.D., explores the ancient Egyptian science of the Ureaus and reveals how it is intimately connected to dark matter and to melanin, a light-sensitive, energy-conducting substance found in the brain, nervous system, and organs of all higher life-forms. He explains how the dark light of melanin serves as the biochemical infrastructure for the subtle energy body, just as dark matter, together with gravity, holds the galaxies and constellations together. With illustrated instructions, he shows how to safely awaken and stabilize the spiritual energy of the Ureaus through meditation practices, breathing exercises, and yoga postures as well as how to prepare the subtle body for transdimensional soul travel. By embracing the dark light of the shining serpent within, we overcome our collective fear of the vast living darkness without. By embracing the dark, we transcend reality to the dimension of light.

The Book of Life -- or the akashic records -- is the storehouse of all information for every soul who has ever lived on earth. This major work provides examples of how we can tap into our records -- our past lives, our present experiences, and our unfolding futures -- and create that destiny.

'The A List Shaman' - The Times Magazine 'A must-read packed full of aha moments.' - Naomie Harris OBE, Actor 'It's interesting, fun and it's relevant to all of us ... Perhaps the key thing for me is the feeling that Jo is talking from her heart rather than writing from her brain ... It's important.' - Sarah Stacey, Victoria Health Jo Bowlby is a world-renowned Shaman, coach and mentor. This very special book is filled with insights and practices which for centuries were only known by spiritual teachers and their devotees, but which Jo Bowlby has used to underpin her powerful work as a Shaman, coach and mentor. With a focus on resilience and finding balance, Jo turns ancient teachings into life-changing practices that will provide you with a skillset designed to help you navigate life's ups and downs. Whether you seek stillness, want to reclaim your freedom from a mental struggle, or simply inject some wonder into your world, this inspirational book will help guide you on the way. 'Really enjoying this. Not your usual self-help book. It's succinct, very well written and not selling nonsense. Highly recommended.' - Levison Wood

Your soul is calling you to step fully into your purpose, your truth, the reason why you're here: your dharma. This book will guide you through the journey and lead you to a life of happiness, abundance, joyful service and fulfilment. Sahara Rose shares her unique approach to discovering your dharma through the Doshas (the Ayurvedic mind-body types) and the chakras (energy centres of the body). Take the 'What's Your Dharma Archetype?' quiz and use your Dharma Blueprint to unlock the code of what you're meant to do next, in your relationships, business and every facet of your life. Discovering your dharma is the most important work you can do. This is the perfect introduction to living in alignment for all spiritual seekers and anyone looking to become more self-aware.

Discover how to use crystal grids, which harness the powerful energy of crystals, to improve wellbeing and manifest your desires. Crystals are renowned throughout the world as natural healers. They are also energy-boosters which help enhance our experience of living at every level, and can protect us by detoxifying our physical, emotional and spiritual systems from the stresses and strains of life. Within a crystal grid, their potential is magnified and directed. The Book of Crystal Grids presents all these amazing benefits in a format that's direct and easy to use. First, discover what crystal grids are and how and why they work, including how crystal grids create energy fields and the theory of sacred geometry. Learn how to create a crystal grid, empowering it through the selection, colour and shape of the crystals in the grid, and how to give the grid a focus by setting an intention and meditating. Then, explore 50 different crystal grids, each photographed with clear instructions, for a range of specific purposes, from love and romance to travel, and from promoting health to self-esteem and confidence. A colour-coded directory of over 100 common crystals and their energy benefits when used inside a crystal grid is also provided. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs, and supplemented with practical exercises and case studies, The Book of Crystal Grids is the ultimate practical reference from a highly respected crystal author, healer and teacher.

When we enter a theta brain state, we can connect to the Creator of All That Is. Discover how to improve this connection to achieve deep inner healing. Founded by Vianna Stibal, ThetaHealing (R) is a powerful healing modality through which we can change limiting beliefs to receive deep emotional and physical healing. While in the Theta state, we're able to connect with the divine energy that flows through all things: The Creator of All That Is. Vianna is often asked: 'How do I know I'm connected to the Creator, or if it's just my own thoughts?' The true answer is that to know the difference between your thoughts and divine inspiration, you must first understand yourself. This in-depth guide for ThetaHealing practitioners will teach you how to experience knowing yourself on an intimate level, so you can recognize this difference and establish clear and enlightened communication with the Creator. Vianna shares powerful teachings, downloads, exercises, and her own experiences to illustrate how to recognize the belief systems, inner aspects, and subconscious selves preventing you from fully bonding with the energy of the Creator, and how to navigate and understand your own mind. The Creator always communicates from a place of pure, perfect love, and Vianna details a powerful road map for experiencing and strengthening this connection, so that you too can become limitless.