Approaching the near-death experience from the standpoint of an objective observer reporting quantifiable experiences, Evelyn Elsaesser Valarino endows On the Other Side of Life with credibility that is missing from many books on this subject. Supported by testimonies of people who have undergone near-death experiences, this text presents the phenomenon in a systematic way and explores the rising occurrences of NDE in the past 15 years.

The acclaimed psychic takes readers through the complete scope of their soul's journey, from planning each incarnation on the Other Side to making life meaningful here on Earth.

"Solo unos cuantos visionarios han reconocido que la sabiduria de los indigenas puede qyudar en la transicion hacia un mundo sostenible. El maravilloso relato de John Perkins acerca de sus vivencias junto a los chamanes nos da la oportunidad de comprender mejor la civilizacion industrial que se consume y se contamina a si misma hasta un grado catastrofico."--Edgar Mitchell, astronauta de ApoloFundador del Instituto de Ciencias Noeticasautor de Raising Lazarus y The Way of the Explorer"Transmutacion es una interesante historia sobre un hombre que dejo de dedicarse a los negocios internacionales para convertirse en un curandero y activista ecologico."--Dr. Michael Balickautor de Plants, People, and Culture"El maravilloso relato de John Perkins describe un viaje tan cautivador que me traslado mas alla del tiempo y el espacio. Es lectura obligada para todo el mundo!"--Dr. Stephan RechtschaffenPresidente del Instituto Omega; autor de Time ShiftingMUCHAS CULTURAS INDIGENAS practican la transmutacion. Los cazadores nativos norteamericanos adoptan el espiritu de su presa para tener exito en la caceria. Los medicos asiaticos "ingieren" una enfermedad para curar a la persona que la padece. Los guerreros del Amazonas se convierten en jaguares para recorrer silenciosamente la selva. Los transmutantes saben que todo ser vivo es energia, y que concentrandonos en nuestra intencion podemos cambiar nuestros patrones energeticos, dando lugar a una nueva forma. La transmutacion puede suceder en tres niveles: el celular (la tansformacion de un ser humano en una planta o animal, o la perdida de peso), el personal (la conversion en un nuevo ser, o el abandono de una adiccion) y el institucional (lacreacion de una nueva identidad cultural o commercial).Desde 1968, John Perkins ha sido entrenado por maestros chamanes de Africa, Asia, Oriente Medio y America para que muestre al mundo industrial las poderosas tecnicas relacionadas con la transmutacion . Su innovador libro nos lleva a desiertos y selvas, a montanas y mares, a centros de investigacion medica y a juntas directivas corporativas, para aprender, paso a paso, los metodos de esta practica que integra tecnicas antiguas y modernas para lograr una curacion profunda.John Perkins aplico las tecnicas de la transmutacion a su prospera carrera como gerente consultor y presidente de una comania de servicios de energia de USA, al fundar una organizacion que alienta a los ejecutivos para que erradiquen la contaminacion, reestruturen los objetivos corporativos y funden asociaciones con las culturas indigenas para rendir tributo a la Tierra. Es autor de The Stress-Free Habit, Psiconavegacion [Lasser Press] y El mundo es como uno lo suena [Lasser Press].

Grounded in both scientific acumen and constructive inquiry, this anthology shines a rare, clarifying light on the controversial realms of psychical and paranormal research, surveying reports, essays, and arguments from more than a century of investigation into matters such as clairvoyance, telepathy, and past-life regression.
In the past one hundred and twenty-five years-despite a relative paucity of funding and the troubling persistence of fraud-serious inquiry into the paranormal, particularly as it relates to clairvoyance and psychical perception, has successfully entered the scientific age.
Studies in the modern laboratory, employing rigorous methodology and peer-reviewed oversight, have conclusively detected statistical anomalies that suggest the presence of some not yet understood faculty of the human mind. In "The Parapsychology Revolution," Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D.-a scholar widely known for his geological theories that question the conventional dating of the Great Sphinx-and researcher Logan Yonavjak introduce and anthologize core writings that underscore the range and continuing challenges of psychical research.
The book's extensive introduction and the editors' commentary on individual essays and sections highlight milestones, feuds, and key players that mark the nascent history of this fascinating and important field of research. Finally, "The Parapsychology Revolution" addresses and clarifies the all-important question: Is there legitimate evidence for a world beyond the ordinary?

We are made up of 100 trillion cells all of which communicate with each other via chemical and electrical systems. We truly are masterpieces and consciousness is a miracle, something that is shown in Essays on Consciousness: Towards a New paradigm in Science which certainly is a new paradigm.

*Highly Commended in the Psychiatry category at the 2012 British Medical Association Book Awards* A near-death experience (NDE) is a phenomenon whereby powerful physical and emotional sensations and visions are experienced by someone who is either close to death or has been declared clinically dead. This is an accessible guide to the theory and evidence underlying the phenomenon of NDEs. With contributions from leading international experts in the field, it provides an overview of the research into NDEs, the nature of NDEs and how they have been experienced around the world, and the physiological, psychological and medical bases of the phenomenon. The book also discusses children's NDEs, NDEs from a religious perspective, the role of light in NDEs, the assessment and management of NDEs, and the future of research into the phenomenon. This essential handbook will provide all those who may encounter someone who has had an NDE with the knowledge and understanding they need, including nurses, doctors, palliative care workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and pastoral workers.

This two-volume text reviews spirit possession throughout history, analyzes case studies from a cognitive neuroscience perspective, and examines rites for exorcism. From the beginning of civilization to the present day, and across all major religions and cultures, there have been documented cases of people seemingly overtaken by an unseen entity. The invading force-whether good or bad-appears to replace the possessor's soul with the spirit's own persona, resulting in mystifying symptoms such as levitation or other supernatural feats, speaking in tongues, and even horrific and inexplicably accelerated physical distortion and deterioration. This is a two-volume chronological history and examination of spirit possession that addresses its phenomenological, psychological, and neurobiological aspects, and its effects on societies. Volume one reviews spirit possession from the upper Paleolithic era to modern times, while Volume two focuses on case studies and rites of exorcism. Provides a comprehensive bibliography of materials that gathers historical, anthropological, and archaeological sources, as well as comparative religionist and neurologic literature Contains indexes that reference key religious events, rituals, and personalities, and cross-reference key characteristics of case studies

In "Visits from the Afterlife," Browne journeys even deeper into The Other Side, detailing stirring true encounters, describing visitations with ghosts, in-transition spirits, and other troubled souls seeking peace and closure. She travels to locations as diverse as haunted homes and ships possessed by otherworldly forces. Through these spiritual visits, she explains the reasons behind many of the world's most bizarre and mysterious hauntings, and she shares her own personal, face-to-face experiences with these inexplicable phenomena. From surprising revelations about the spirit world to moving reunions with those who have moved on, Visits from the Afterlife once again illustrates spirits' profound and eternal influence on our earthly lives.

Revela el uso de la percepcion directa en la comprension de la naturaleza, las plantas medicinales, y la sanacion de las enfermedades humanas
- Explora las tecnicas utilizadas por los pueblos aborigenes y occidentales para aprender directamente de las propias plantas, incluidas las tecnicas de Henry David Thoreau, Goethe, y Masanobu Fukuoka, autor de "The One Straw Revolution" "La revolucion de una brizna de paja"]
Todos los pueblos antiguos y aborigenes afirman que sus conocimientos sobre remedios botanicos provienen de las propias plantas y no de la experimentacion a traves de pruebas y errores. El autor Stephen Harrod Buhner explora minuciosamente esta modalidad de cognicion holistica basada en el corazon a traves de la obra de Luther Burbank, quien cultivo la mayoria de las plantas alimenticias que ahora consumimos sin pensar en su procedencia, y del gran poeta y cientifico aleman Goethe. Los lectores obtendran los medios necesarios para recopilar informacion directamente del corazon de la naturaleza, aprender los usos medicinales de las plantas diagnosticar enfermedades, y comprender el proceso de creacion de alma que se engendra mediante esa profunda conexion con el mundo.

This book identifies the core competencies shared by expert therapists and helps clinicians--especially those providing brief dynamic/interpersonal therapy--to develop and apply them in their own work. Rather than being a cookbook of particular techniques, the book richly describes therapists' mental processes and moment-to-moment actions as they engage in effective therapeutic inquiry and improvise to help patients achieve their goals. The author integrates the psychotherapy and cognitive science literatures to provide a unique understanding of therapist expertise. Featuring many illustrative examples, the book offers fresh insights into how learning and interpersonal skills can be enhanced for both therapist and client.