Cygnus Review Winter 2018

Winter 2018, Issue 4

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Cygnus Review HEAL YOUR BODY ❖ FEED YOUR SOUL ❖ FREE YOUR MIND ❖ LOVE YOUR PLANET

Winter Greetings

and a light-filled Solstice to all our readers

NEW BOOKS & DECKS FROM

❖ Louise Hay ❖ Wayne Dyer ❖ Kyle Gray ❖ Teal Swan

The Empath’s Survival Guide

by Judith Orloff

New Articles

by William Bloom & Pierre Pradervand

The Goddess is a Torchlight for our Times

by Sophie Bashford

Sophie Sabbage on Lifeshocks

Plus!

❖ Cygnus Community News ❖ Directory of Cygnus Cafes

EDITOR’S LETTER

Beacons of Light

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elcome to the winter edition of the Cygnus Review. The light might be slowly dwindling, but it always comes back in a bright blaze at the turn of the year. Hope is always there and things will always get better.

First of all there are a couple of housekeeping issues. For the last magazine we included both the members’ and the non-members’ prices with the book reviews, and we are going to continue with this.

We intended to stress the value of membership, to encourage people who have paid the extra money to take the 10% they are entitled to. Our covering letter unfortunately made it sound like there was yet another 10% available on top of the lower price in the magazine: unfortunately that’s not true and we are sorry it looked that way. There’s just that lower printed price, which already includes the 10%.

We are sorry also when books are unavailable for a period of time.

There have been some major examples of this in recent weeks, and before Christmas a year ago as well. These situations occur when books have to come over from the States and there aren’t enough copies ordered or the supply is disrupted. Ironically this

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usually happens when the book is popular with the membership and the distributor or importer has been caught unawares. Again we are truly sorry for the inconvenience. We are doing our best, and thank you for your patience. I am always humbled by how tolerant you are.

It’s been a demanding year.

Personally I have found that a lot of certainty, solidity even, has fallen away.

I know it’s good not to be in automatic all the time, but it can also be tiring to be endlessly groping your way and constantly assessing situations. I listen as closely as I can, have gratitude for all the great things in my life and trust that all shall be well.

A couple of memorable things: On my travels I have had the chance to pay my respects to a couple of heroes. William Blake – poet, artist and prophet – was buried in obscurity in the nonconformist graveyard of Bunhill Fields in London nearly 200 years ago. There was a marker stone for him and his wife, but that was never meant to mark the precise spot where they were laid to rest. In recent years though his supporters have worked out that location, and this summer a beautiful new stone was positioned above his true resting place.

The spirit of this great bard is being revived. He is not of King Arthur’s magnitude, but he still somehow represents a brave and visionary spirit for these islands, and it’s gratifying to think of this new memorial marking an inspirational light that shines out from the heart of London.

I also had reason to go to Switzerland for a few days and I seized the opportunity to go to Carl Gustav Jung’s family home in Küsnacht, which has recently been opened as a museum. Over the front door is Jung’s famous motto (see right): VOCATUS ATQUE NON VOCATUS DEUS ADERIT. “God is present, whether summoned or not.”

The house and garden seem quite ordinary at first. The tour begins on the ground floor and then takes you upstairs and into the library. More than fifty years after his death this room still reeks of pipe tobacco, and it feels like he is there. At that moment the house becomes more than just a museum. There’s the desk at which he wrote, and the walls are lined with volumes of religious, esoteric and psychological works. Most wonderful of all are all the old alchemical texts, in original editions, some from the seventeenth century: they might be the only copies in existence of these fruits of the alchemists’ patient striving in their lonely laboratories. The present moment seems to concertina, and the energy becomes heightened and intense. The space turns into a crossroads in history.

After that we were taken to the waiting room for Jung’s patients, which had a bust of Voltaire – the great sceptic – on top of the bookcase. Finally we entered Jung’s study, which was also his consulting room. This is a darker room, with stained glass in the window, which would have shone an almost sacred light on the patient sitting opposite, whenever the sun streamed in. There is also to one side the lectern where Jung probably stood to create the legendary Red Book containing his dreams and visions, and on the other side an alcove with an image of Christ from the Turin Shroud. If Voltaire was the presiding spirit before, this is a different kind of

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place – a place for God (or whatever term you want to give to the Eternal) to be present, whether summoned or not.

Places like these can be profoundly inspiring. Time slips away and we can connect to the potency and power of those human beings who have changed the world. Of course they are no longer physically present, but there is something there…

The desk of Emma Rauschenbach Jung, his wife, has been moved from one of the rooms upstairs into the living room on the ground floor. She brought into the marriage the money that enabled her husband to carry on with his work. She also tolerated his unpredictable and sometimes wayward behaviour. Finally she became an analyst and author in her own right: a healer of great insight. The museum pays constant tribute to her, through photographs and mementos, and the symbolic act of bringing down her desk reminds us that Jung’s heritage has itself grown stronger because of the way

male and female energies were blended, especially in these very rooms where Emma held the household together.

Ultimately, I think her contribution is as great as his. Likewise the original marker stone in Bunhill Fields pays tribute to Catherine, William Blake’s wife, who was unfailingly loyal and supportive to him, and helped him so much in his career. It is not “he did this” and “she did that” – it’s what they achieved together, and thus bequeathed to us, that counts. We appreciate the legacy of these men and women, working in unison. Whenever we work together in the cause of the greater good, something greater is generated than the mere sum of two, three or more human beings.

Finally, as I write this, a bright light has just left the world when Father Thomas Keating, the Cistercian monk, passed away at the age of 95. He helped bring into being Centering Prayer, a Christian approach to contemplative prayer based on the mystical classic The Cloud of Unknowing. He also did much to encourage understanding and brotherhood between religions through his friendship and work with another great spiritual figure, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. The work of these people who bridge divisions needs to be remembered in times like these when there is so much mistrust and hatred between different groups of human beings. We are all on the same path, and we have to hold this in mind, now more than ever.

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‘We are all on the same path, and we have to hold this in mind, now more than ever.’

WALKING EACH OTHER HOME

by Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush

This is the Ram Dass book many of us have been waiting for. The legendary teacher and survivor from the sixties, who has been an inspiration to the spiritual movement for decades, offers the best of his advice on reaching the end of life. This is a subject he has immense experience with – he has been supporting and comforting the sick and dying for fifty years, plus at 84 he is inevitably reaching the end of this incarnation. He had a serious stroke 20 years ago but that has barely dimmed his luminous passion, and here has the help of his old friend and collaborator Mirabai Bush to dialogue with him and draw out his stories. I make no bones about my love and deepest appreciation for Ram Dass, and this is his crowning achievement.

224pp, 213 x 210 mm, Hardback, 2018, RRP £22.00

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THE GODDESS IS A TORCHLIGHT FOR OUR TIMES BY SOPHIE BASHFORD “The Goddesses are embodiments of universal feminine consciousness who have a longing – and a sacred mandate – to connect with humanity.”

YOU ARE A GODDESS

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wenty years ago, I had no conception of ‘the Goddess’ beyond what I knew from stories, myths, legends and art.

If you had told me then – in my twenties – that I would become the author of a book called You Are a Goddess, an intuitive channel for the goddess, and a creator of goddess-centred retreats – I would have laughed in disbelief.

I didn’t experience a celestial vision of the Goddess, telling me in dulcet, ethereal tones that I was to become a spiritual mouthpiece for the Divine Feminine. I didn’t hear a ‘spiritual calling’ from the Goddess instructing me to leave one life and begin another overnight. In truth, I began only to connect with the powers of the sacred feminine realm through actual life experience – as a woman, living an ordinary life in the modern world.

The entrance of the Goddess into my earthly existence began with its breakdown. As a small child who had lost her mother in very early childhood, as I entered my young adult life I found that it was starting to unravel. Emotionally, I was at a tipping point, having held in vast quotas of grief for years. Mentally, I felt lost as I had just left university in the first term. Physically, I was exhausted and struggling with anxiety.

And spiritually – I had no clue how to open up to my divine Self.

This is where the Goddess entered my life. Briefly, with the pregnancy of my first daughter I was plunged into deep healing of my emotions, the experience of which began opening up my psychic and spiritual channels to a life-force energy that had been dormant within my Soul for centuries.

Through synchronicity and Divine Hand, I was thrown headlong into a spiritual awakening to my ancient links to the Goddess. It often felt like

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You are a Goddess chaos, dissolution, and wilderness.

Many aspects of my physical life seemed to topple over like dominoes: I eventually came to recognise this as the effect of the fierce Hindu Goddess of Transformation, Kali.

Over time, I formed an intuitive link with numerous Goddesses, and they showed me how women were living examples and embodiments of their consciousness. They revealed how, in our patriarchal-dominant cultures, we have been conditioned out of understanding how the Feminine Spirit works through us – and importantly, how this energy can support and guide us.

My personal and professional experience has shown me that currently women are hungry for the

spiritual feminine, and recognize that this energy has something nourishing to give them. Many women sense that something vital is hidden or locked up within their energy systems – the feminine essence – and that this essence has long been marginalized and suppressed on our planet.

We are seeing this resurgence in interest for the Goddess everywhere, as women instinctively yearn to be more in touch with ‘feminine’ qualities and spirituality, for example: trusting their deep intuition, recognizing the loving voice of their heart, allowing natural cycles of life to unfold, listening to innate body wisdom, prizing nurturing, healing energy and the health of relationships, looking after their sensitivity and valuing the wisdom of emotions.

With intuitively channelled messages, guided meditations and unique teachings, You Are a Goddess leads the reader on a stirring journey of self-discovery.

Sharing candid stories of my own evolving relationship with Goddess consciousness, I connect readers with each Goddess in turn, helping to ignite their spiritual growth, uncover feminine healing gifts and underpin self-healing, positive change and empowerment.

The Goddess has returned with all the tools that women need to heal, awaken and transform – and bring their much-needed ancient feminine wisdom into the everyday.

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YOU ARE A GODDESS by Sophie Bashford

This is a wonderful book. Around 20 years ago, Sophie awakened into Goddess consciousness and now she takes us on a journey to meet nine Goddess archetypes, including Kali, Isis and Mary Magdalene. Of course this book is aimed at women, but Goddess energy is available to men as well. It’s a fierce and powerful energy, but it’s also kind and deeply thoughtful. Her account includes channelled messages, guided meditations and moving personal stories. Ultimately it encourages you to see the Goddess inside you and to bring that energy to the surface, in order to heal yourself and heal the planet.

288pp, 220 x 140 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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Health — BOOK REVIEWS HOW YOUR MIND CAN HEAL YOUR BODY by David R Hamilton PhD

There is no longer any doubt that the way we think affects our bodies. And part of that change in thought is due to David Hamilton, a former scientist with the pharmaceutical industry. Ten years ago, he published this book and it took the world by storm. Now it has been updated with four new chapters discussing the latest cutting-edge information including the use of imagery to stimulate the immune system – a method that can benefit cancer patients undergoing treatment – and visualization techniques to help facilitate recovery from illness and injury. The book is filled with research to prove how powerful your mind really is, turning any cynic into mind-healing believer.

LIFE ALIGNMENT

by Philippa Lubbock

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Life alignment is an integrated collection of healing systems working on an energetic level. This is the story of how Jeff Levin channelled the knowledge and developed the system, including personal stories from those who have benefited over the years.

The complex information is broken down into bite-size paragraphs explaining how the body’s innate intelligence holds detailed information which can be accessed in various ways, such as muscle testing and the pendulum. The ultimate aim is to know ourselves so that awareness and acceptance can bring inner peace.

256pp, 233 x 155 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £14.99

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320pp, 215 x 135 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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MEDICAL MEDIUM: LIVER RESCUE

by Anthony William

THE WOMAN’S HERBAL APOTHECARY by J J Pursell

This is the fourth in the amazing series from Anthony William, which has been a huge success at Cygnus. Everyone knows that the liver is a crucial organ in the body’s function and we can suffer in so many ways when the liver is not working efficiently. The level of knowledge and insight shown in this text is astounding and it’s essential reading for anyone who suffers from a wide range of illnesses, from bloating to psoriasis and jaundice to hot flashes. Recipes are also included. High-profile fans of his work include Pharrell Williams, Robert de Niro and Calvin Harris.

Women of all ages can benefit from using healing herbs in their daily life.

This resource teaches the safe and respectful use of herbs and different ways of preparing remedies. Drawing on centuries of knowledge, it addresses the needs of women living in our modern SAVE world. Our needs change over the three 35% main stages of life, dawning, living and fulfilment, so each remedy is allocated to specific age groups.

For a long time herbs have been classified into groups, depending on their actions, but recent scientific studies have now added new labels based on chemical analysis. Old and new knowledge combines seamlessly in this comprehensive guide.

496pp, 239 x 200 mm, Hardback, 2018, RRP £26.99

256pp, 235 x 192 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £16.99

SACRED OILS by Felicity Warner

STRONGER THAN BEFORE

by Alison Porter

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We all know the benefit of a drop of aromatherapy oil in our bath or our diffuser.

But few people know about the benefit of ‘sacred oils’. A practice that dates back thousands of years via knowledge passed down from master to master. These sacred oils have special energies. Some you may know: Rose, Patchouli. Others you may not: Opoponax, Ravensara. All have powerful properties that work on a light body and soul level, not just the physical.

Felicity Warner’s book takes us on a healing journey that starts back in Egypt and Babylon, where these 20 sacred oils were worshipped for their esoteric properties, and brings them into the present day detailing how they can empower our path to enlightenment.

272pp, 177 x 127 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £10.99

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This handbook covers all the self-help tools that Alison used to cope with and recover from breast cancer. She lives in the UK so the book is usefully tuned into the medical experience in this country.

I can imagine that having a book like this would be a huge confidence booster. It’s beautifully written and also full of all the latest medical research. It’s also full of spiritual approaches to the illness but it doesn’t disregard conventional medicine in the slightest. When your world has been turned upside down, this is like taking the healing journey with a close and wise friend alongside you.

256pp, 214 x 136 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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BOOK REVIEWS — The Land We Walk On SAVE 37%

FORAGING WITH KIDS

by Adele Nozedar

If you’re a fan of Forest School, you’ll be enamoured with this book. It’s a fun, informative and practical introduction for children and their guardians to learn about foraging together. It is beautifully illustrated throughout with delicate hand drawings and includes 50+ easy-to-identify plants that are abundant in parks, forests and hedgerows worldwide. They are as easy to find in the city as they are in the countryside. Once foraged, the book goes on to explain about the plants’ diverse and practical uses, from making soap out of conkers, to making tea from Linden Blossoms. It is a brilliant way to get children outside and engaged with nature.

224pp, 206 x 149 mm, Hardback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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THE OLD STONES

by The Megalithic Portal

This wonderful and comprehensive large format title is packed with maps, photos and descriptions that will enable you to track down and enjoy all the best megalithic sites in Britain and Ireland. As well as that, the contributions by the enthusiasts who make up the Megalithic Portal – the biggest site in the world on the subject – offer all sorts of knowledge and insight that will help us appreciate the sites even better. There are also contributions from archaeologists and geomancers, dowsers and archaeoastronomers, plus fun lists and extra articles, which make this the most important book on the megalithic period in decades.

416pp, 240 x 205 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £29.99

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GARDENING AND PLANTING

BY THE MOON 2019

by Nick Kollerstrom

This legendary guide, updated for 2019, tells you how to get higher yields from your crops by planting and reaping at specific times, in harmony with the rhythms of the moon. After all, if the moon affects the sea, it must also affect the water table under the soil. These are easy changes to make and they yield such successful results in terms of quantity and quality: tastier vegetables for example and more vibrant flowers. Everything you need to know about the daily influence of the moon and planets is in here, and all the planting information is guided by biodynamic principles.

144pp, 234 x 152 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £8.99

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THE HEALING CODE OF NATURE

by Clemens G Arvay

This follow-up to Clemens’s bestseller The Biophilia Effect goes deeper into the connections between human life and all life. It similarly covers the whole Forest Bathing topic, but it studies it on a profounder and more sciencebased level. On the other hand it’s also full of colourful stories and anecdotes including a lovely one where he rescues an injured tawny owl from the edge of the highway.

He glimpses the consciousness behind the eyes of this elegant bird of prey; he shows us that the human body is able to interpret the entire code of plants, animals and our larger natural habitat. There is so much that can be learned.

256pp, 227 x 154 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £14.99

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THE JOY OF FOREST BATHING

by Melanie Choukas-Bailey

Forest bathing – known as shinrin-yoku in Japan where it originated – is the therapeutic practice of immersing yourself in the outdoors in order to absorb its restorative energy and get a clearer perspective on your urban life. Printed in colour and including many reflective illustrations and photographs, it’s a joyful inspiration to help reconnect with nature and put yourself and your sanity first.

It’s not a difficult concept but the book supplies extra ideas for enhancing the experience and adapting the practice to reflect the changing seasons.

128pp, 207 x 147 mm, Hardback, 2018, RRP £10.99

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THE MARIA THUN BIODYNAMIC CALENDAR 2019

by Matthias Thun

This is the original biodynamic sowing and planting calendar, now in its 57th year and a perennial Cygnus favourite. This year though it has been given a new look which more closely reflects the natural and organic principles of the biodynamic movement. It’s absolutely essential for organic gardeners and farmers, and it contains all sorts of data, presented in colour with clear symbols and explanations.

It includes the phases of the moon, astrological advice, plus plenty of straightforward intuitive guidance on how to get the best out of your crops.

64pp, 234 x 156 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £7.99

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PIERRE PRADERVAND ON FINDING BLESSINGS

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dear friend of mine decided when he was a young man to travel around the world.

He ended up one day in a Buddhist monastery in Thailand, not knowing how long he would stay. (He finally stayed there 2 ½ years). At 3 a.m. every morning, one of the monks had to go and ring a huge gong on a neighbouring hill, and very early in his stay the abbot asked Mark to ring the bell early in the morning.

The first days Mark got up in a bad mood, rebelling against this new duty. But very early on he realized he had the choice regarding his thoughts, hence regarding the spirit in which he would perform his task. So on this new day he got up in a good mood, went up the hill humming, and really applied himself to sending blessings all around as he rang the gong. On returning to the monastery, he saw a lone monk in the courtyard who came up to him and said: “Mark, what did you do differently today? The gong had another sound.”

The most important thing to undertake on the planet is raising world consciousness, because absolutely everything in life and in the world today depends on our level of consciousness. So one of the greatest gifts we can make to the world is the gift of the quality of our thoughts.

Some time ago, I was at my desk in Geneva and received a phone call. An unknown voice said to me, in English with a very strong Indian accent, “This is the Apple-Windows office in London, and we are phoning you because you are having problems with your computer, which is slow…” and on and on. (Such an office of course does not exist.) And suddenly, I saw his mouse moving around on my screen.

After the incident, my webmaster told me I must have given him access to my screen, but everything went so fast I could hardly follow. (I need to explain here that I am a paleoNeanderthal computer caveman.) After 25 minutes of his explanations, his deleting this and that, I started feeling really uneasy and suddenly he said, “Well, that will be $150”. I protested

Blessing – one of the greatest gifts that he had never ever spoken of a payment, but he said something like “You know nowadays all services are paid. If you have a bank card, you can pay immediately”. Which I did.

He said goodbye and I jumped on my phone and called my webmaster who replied, “Pierre, you have been a victim of THE classical hoax. Cut your internet contact and cancel your bankcard immediately. I will have to change your whole system”. All in all, it cost me close to £360.

In the very second I realized I had

been hoodwinked, I started blessing the man in question and did so for weeks. I felt deep compassion for him, knowing he could never find true happiness cheating people all round the planet eight hours a day. In addition to that, instead of feeling angry and resentful and hence pulling the level of world consciousness down, I was I able to instantly forgive and bless him, and thus stay totally at peace, while helping raise world consciousness.

Blessing people and situations everywhere is one of the greatest gifts one can make to the world - not to mention oneself. It is the key to constant serenity, because it enables immediate forgiveness in all situations.

As the great American healer and mystic Joel Goldsmith said in the last century, “No one can enter my consciousness who needs to be forgiven, for I have already forgiven him seventy times seven”.

My just published book, 365 Blessings to Heal Myself and the World, contains one blessing for each day of the year on every topic imaginable, from street children to bees, from Mother Earth to making love, from those in various desperate straits to loving oneself better. And on the website www.gentleartofblessing. org you will find numerous stories of healings of all sorts, including the healing of deep depression, and especially of human relations.

So, friend, why not grant yourself – and the world – the gift of heart-felt, meaningful blessings?

365 BLESSINGS TO HEAL MYSELF AND THE WORLD

by Pierre Pradervand Many people fell in love with the The Gentle Art of Blessing which showed the way to overwhelming joy. From his personal experience of how blessing can transform negative state of mind, which produced the original best seller, the author now moves on. He includes blessings from other sources such as Native American and Celtic to provide a different way of experiencing blessing for every day of the year. There are blessings for child soldiers, substance abusers, violence in homes. Blessings for love’s protection, a new home, perseverance. Whatever is important today can be healed with blessing and here is a comprehensive guide to help.

352pp, 216 x 142 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £14.99

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Essential winter reading

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BOOK REVIEWS — Psychology THE ANATOMY OF LONELINESS

by Teal Swan

Teal Swan is one of the most interesting spiritual teachers working today. She can be controversial but she gets straight to the point, and here she takes on the massive problem we as a society have with loneliness. She discusses connection and why it is becoming more rare. The book outlines her revolutionary Connection Process, which includes a series of SAVE exercises and practical techniques 35% that will lead you to a place of unconditional love and acceptance.

256pp, 216 x 135 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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LIFE CRISIS by Catherine G. Lucas

Nobody is immune from sudden disaster, and crisis can crash into our lives at any time. Accident, divorce, illness, bereavement can be devastating, and yet in such hard experiences healing and positive change are there to be discovered. Mindfulness brings the ability to step back from anxiety and powerful emotions, to be in the present moment and ride out a life crisis. Catherine G. Lucas has taught these skills to professionals such as soldiers and medics and also to individuals facing personal crisis. Whatever the crisis is, it can be transformed and managed, and the mindfulness practices included here offer practical steps and wisdom to support this journey.

132pp, 189 x 129 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £9.99

MINDFULNESS AND GRIEF

by Heather Stang

Coping with grief or loss is one of the greatest challenges we face in life. This self-care toolkit and mindful guide is based on an 8-week programme developed by meditation teacher Heather Stang.

Combining inspirational stories of hope and healing with contemporary grief research, evidence-based meditation techniques, and the knowledge that each of us grieves in our own way, it has already helped thousands of people across the world. Whether you are new to meditation and mindfulness or have been practising for decades, Mindfulness and Grief will help navigate the path of loss by cultivating a life of wellness.

144pp, 233 x 155 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £9.99

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BOUNDLESS AWARENESS

by Michael A Rodriguez

In the acknowledgements to this book, the author pays tribute to his three main influences: Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, author of the non-duality classic I Am That, Mooji and Rupert Spira, whose Nature of Consciousness was in the last Review. This positions the book perfectly: it’s a book about the transformation of life through self-enquiry. It’s not too heavy but it leads you carefully into deeper waters. It’s also full of exercises and guided meditations, all of which guide you to the realization of the boundless awareness that lies at the heart of experience.

216pp, 249 x 161 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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UNDERSTAND DEEP EMOTIONS

by Andrea Harrn

In this follow-up to her previous deck The Mood Cards, psychotherapist and mindfulness expert Andrea Harrn has created fifty more cards that give insights into the moods you might be feeling and offer questions that might help you to understand them better. This time the emotions include Blessed, Disgusted, Moody and Sensitive. The cards are presented in wonderful but muted colours and the cards large and printed on thick card. These too can be used on your own to get some perspective on your mood or in a group therapeutic setting.

50 cards, 178 x 130 mm, Card deck, 2017, RRP £17.99

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THE FUTURE OF SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION BY WILLIAM BLOOM

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am upbeat about the future of religion and spirituality. But how can I say that in the midst of all the terrible vulgar stuff happening in today’s politics and culture?

This optimism is not just wishful thinking. It is based in clearly visible markers that we can all see if we take the long view spanning many centuries.

Remember that nothing is fixed. A cosmic reality is that everything is in flux, always changing. A few thousand years ago for example the global religions of Christianity, Buddhism or Islam did not exist. There is no cosmic law that says they will continue to exist.

Things change. With religion these changes always reflect the culture and society of their times. No matter how pure the original intentions, the reality is that the organisational and cultural form of the world religions reflects the patriarchal structure of an army or imperial government. At the top is the Emperor or chief priest. Then the officers or clergy. At the bottom are the foot soldiers or the congregation, the plebs. Very few women in the top ranks and people with disabilities are invisible.

In our time we can see this patriarchal structure being dismantled.

The fabric of religious organisation is transforming. Women priests are one example. The huge growth in people developing their own spiritual practices – meditation, dance, pilgrimage and so on – is another.

Equally important, there has been a worldwide growth in psychology and counselling skills. Talk therapy as an accepted part of mainstream society was unknown a hundred years ago. Today psychology is obviously central, for instance, in early years care, education and health. The best thing about the growth of psychology is that as a species we are learning to understand and self-manage ourselves in a more autonomous and mature way. We no longer give our power away to the first guru or fundamentalist belief that takes our fancy.

At the same time there is substantial research from the World Values Survey that, as people are more educated and their lives become less focused on survival, they then adopt a more

together to provide us with an even stronger sense of right and wrong. Do not kill. Do no harm. Be charitable.

We honour the Golden Rule of do unto others... in all religions. Our ethical inspiration from the world religions is deepened.

DEEP GREEN ECOLOGY Our generation is the first clearly to articulate, assert and practice the moral imperatives of a deep green care for all of nature and for sustainability.

We can be optimistic inclusive and diverse approach to spirituality. This is all heart-warming news as it results in a reduction in fundamentalism and religious conflict.

Then we have one of the greatest gifts of all – the development of a new and powerful set of ethics. As a spokesperson for the new spirituality I have often met the criticism that we have no roots and no ethics. We are, comes the accusation, lost in a soup of relativism with no clear guidelines.

The reality though is that we have a wonderfully deep and strong morality.

Let me list the precious elements.

MULTIFAITH CONCORD Instead of putting the world faiths in competition with each other, we plait the ethics of the world religions

LOVE AND AFFECTION We have the crucial wisdom from developmental psychology that everyone – babies, children, teenagers, adults – need love and affection to develop healthily and to sustain a civilised society. Love and affection are not sentimental affectations but fundamental ethical requirements.

METAPHYSICALLY LITERATE – NO BAD VIBES And we are also seeing the development of a scientific understanding of metaphysics and subtle energies. We have to watch out for and self-manage our mood and vibration lest it spill over and harm others. Good vibes are needed.

All of these pioneering realities have been seeded in our time. Look forward a thousand years and imagine how beautifully this can all develop.

Things may seem difficult right now and we need always to campaign for a better world. But be confident that in the fullness of time things are getting better and all will be well. williambloom.com

21 LESSONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY by Yuval Noah Harari

This is the third compelling book from the bestselling historian. Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological breakdown and technological disruptions?

What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today’s most urgent issues. The thread running through is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorienting change. Are we still capable of understanding the world we have created?

416pp, 223 x 146 mm, Hardback, 2018, RRP £17.99

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BOOK REVIEWS — Plant Consciousness and Shamanism THE BOOK OF CEREMONY

by Sandra Ingerman

In the rush of modern living, ceremonies have lost significance for many people.

Events from weddings to a walk in the woods may have become superficial because we no longer see the importance of invoking the sacred in everyday life.

But recovering those deeper meanings through the discipline and order of ceremony can bring transformation and healing. Ceremonies can happen alone with nature or in groups that generate a field of energy where magic is created. As a shamanic practitioner Sandra Ingerman loves performing ceremonies, creating sacred space and invoking positive intention. This is a guide for those already practising shamanic ceremonies but also for those who wish to step onto the path of healing and blessing work.

216pp, 229 x 152 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £15.99

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PLANTS THAT SPEAK, SOULS THAT SING by Fay Johnstone

More and more people are forging closer relationships with nature which lead them to connect with the spirits of plants. Plants have a lot to offer towards the health of our bodies and our minds, and they can even be allies in our shamanic practices.

This book is packed with practical SAVE blessings, meditations and rituals, 35% which will help deepen the plant-human relationship. In these troubled times this can be a source of deep encouragement and spiritual support. The author’s voice is both enthusiastic and authoritative. For many years she cultivated a farm in Nova Scotia and now she is back living in the Scottish Borders.

164pp, 227 x 153 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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THE HEART OF THE SHAMAN

by Alberto Villoldo

This is an interesting book. It’s a hardback and it’s not big and at first I thought, well, what’s actually going to be in here? But there’s something about it – it doesn’t try to be very practical but underneath it all it’s tremendously inspirational, and a manifesto for a different kind of living, where you live with an unconditional dedication to all life. The stories are well-chosen and succinct, but the principles outlined in the book are also general. Thus you can be inspired by the same principles that guide the shamanic religions of America but you can also use them in your own spiritual practice. It’s generous and humane – I like it.

LABYRINTH by Tony Christie

This tells you all you need to know about the labyrinth from an esoteric point of view: why they were placed in the ground, how to approach your experience in the labyrinth and how to create your own version. Labyrinths appear on hills, in cathedrals and in country gardens, their origins lost in the mists of time. They must have been important once and here you learn multiple approaches for releasing their power. They are enigmatic but this book gives you every technique you might need to penetrate their mystery. Tony is a labyrinth designer and healer and he lives in Cork.

360pp, 228 x 153 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £17.99

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MOONOLOGY DIARY 2019

by Yasmin Boland

Yasmin is an award-winning astrologer/ moonologer, and her astrology columns are published all over the world. This is a pocket diary that is also a guide to working with moon energies. The entry for each day carries the phase of the moon plus its position in the heavens. As you go through the year it offers advice relating to every new moon, depending on which sign it is in. Finally it offers short chapters at the start covering the nature of moon energy, ways of integrating it into ritual and ceremony, and planning the year ahead according to the moon.

240pp, 177 x 113 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £10.99

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SACRED MESSAGES OF SHAMANIC AFRICA

by Carley Mattimore and Linda Star Wolf

The West has embraced much of Eastern philosophy, but less known and understood still is the deep ancient wisdom that comes out of Africa.

Shamans know of the special energies that lie along the 31st meridian, known as the spine of Mother Earth. The authors connect with the wisdom of the spirit animals native here, in particular the White Lion which represents spiritual awakening. A lot of information has been gathered from time spent in Africa and wisdom shared by significant people the authors met there. So this is a book to be read slowly and chewed over carefully to extract a new perspective on the higher consciousness buried in our DNA. 336pp, 228 x 154 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £16.99

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e know that we have many members who are interested in starting Cygnus Cafés in their community, and that they have questions, both about how to get started and also how they want their group to run. Below is a miniguide to running a Cygnus Café to give you a taste of what you can expect – if you would like to start your own Café please do get in touch. ❖ The starting point for setting up a group is the

purpose of a Cygnus Café, and that is creating a space for you to meet people of like mind in your own locality.

Nowadays it is often the case that you might find you can only get so far by yourself using a book. Sometimes it can be a great help on your spiritual journey to share issues that feel unresolved, with others of like heart.

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while to gain momentum, and this is normal. We suggest you avoid the temptation of trying to find a perfect arrangement. ❖ Setting up for the

meeting we suggest that the host prepares the room in the most appropriate way, arranging the seating so that everyone has eye-to-eye contact. Meetings generally begin with everyone taking turns to say their name and where they are from and, if they wish, a mention about something they may want to talk about later. ❖ Many groups have found it

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very helpful to keep the level of the meeting at a higher level by setting the intention of the group to the highest good at the beginning of the meeting.

So that, whatever happens, the highest good may come out of it.

we would call an unstructured way, they have no agenda and allow the magic of the moment to provide the topics spontaneously, depending on who wishes to share their recently experienced insights or share their current concerns of the heart.

❖ Gradually most groups begin

to observe how Cygnus Cafés can grow in depth as participants feel more comfortable and they can share their vulnerabilities and “soft spots”. This gives others the confidence to share their concerns or doubts.

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Esoteric — BOOK REVIEWS THE LIFE YOU WERE BORN TO LIVE

by Dan Millman

CHAKRAS MADE EASY

by Anodea Judith

504pp, 228 x 153 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £14.99

As a leading expert on chakras Anodea Judith describes the network of seven energy centres as architecture of the soul and a ladder for liberation. While the core of this book is seven chapters exploring each chakra in depth, this is a practical guide encouraging ways to work with energy and including exercises and essential points to remember. With a background in psychotherapy and teaching yoga, she was inspired by visiting India, birthplace of the chakra system, and recognised that the West is now hungry for this kind of knowledge and that it is a system whose time has come.

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224pp, 195 x 129 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £10.99

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CHAKRAS

by Athena Perrakis

CONNECTING WITH THE ANGELS MADE EASY by Kyle Gray

It’s the 25th anniversary of Dan Millman’s bestseller which has already sold thousands of copies just in the UK, and to mark the occasion New World have published this revised and updated edition. It showcases his Life-Purpose System, which enables you to use your date of birth to uncover your life path.

The description of each path is clear and succinct – after all this is from the author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior, which has helped millions on the path of self-realization. It’s a classic from a bestselling inspirational author.

This is a beautifully designed and illustrated workbook that will draw beginners into the deeper meaning of the chakras. The chakra system is a mainstay of much spiritual practice so each chapter includes a meditation and mantra based on ancient texts. But there is also information about gemstones, essential oils and herbs that support work to clear energies and bring balance to each chakra. Although packed with information, the presentation of this book makes it accessible and easily readable. A delightful guide to health and positive energy through the chakras.

208pp, 254 x 206 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £16.99

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If you’ve ever been curious about the angels, this book is a brilliant introduction to that world and a great place for a beginner to start. Kyle Gray writes in a very engaging and chatty style that is easy to read and connect to - it feels very much like talking to an old, trusted friend. He teaches you how to communicate with angels and interpret their signs for healing, support and guidance in a very approachable way.

Bringing in his personal stories, alongside simple exercises, he shows the reader how to engage and connect to their own personal guardian angels as well as others. Angels are mysterious and inspiring, and they can bring their divine loving presence into all areas of life for powerful transformations, but they must first be welcomed in.

208pp, 197 x 131 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £9.99

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SEVEN AGES OF THE GODDESS edited by Trevor Greenfield

The goddess is known by many different names in many different cultures: Kali, Isis, Gaia, Persephone. We all have SAVE our own unique experience with our 30% goddess: she might be an inner knowing to one person, she might be represented by a grandmother or mother to another person, she might be a stage in life like a pregnancy or she might just be a sense of something in your dreams… just out of reach. This book, featuring contributions from bestselling authors like Morgan Daimler, uncovers the history of the goddess, from prehistoric origins through to the present day and beyond.

The perfect antidote, and inspiration, for our current, and changing, patriarchal times.

216pp, 216 x 140 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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CONNECTING WITH THE FAIRIES MADE EASY by Flavia Kate Peters

This was formerly a title in the Hay House Basics series and as such it is a little more “mainstream” than other books we have featured about the world of faerie, but the advice it contains is very sound and it is wonderfully “in the light”. The author has communed since childhood with the spirits of nature, and her account goes on to include the elementals as well – the sylphs of air, salamanders of fire, gnomes of earth and undines of water. She includes various rituals and ceremonies that support these vital beings and help them with their stewardship of this good earth.

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LIFESHOCKS – AND HOW TO LOVE THEM BY SOPHIE SABBAGE

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own the ages it has been a staple of popular wisdom that challenges are sent to help us live better lives and become better human beings. So much so that it has become cheesy, even annoying.

When ‘bad’ things happen, wellmeaning friends often fish it out of a river of collective consciousness with platitudes like, “Just remember, we are never given more than we can handle.” See. Annoying. There is no why. There is no how. There is no passage out of the morass.

But a school of thought that integrates Western psychology with Eastern philosophy has devised a systematic account of how this wisdom actually works. It has been honed over six decades of clinical and practical application, but never revealed to the reading public until Lifeshocks was published in June 2018.

This book explains how shocks to the system awaken us to our conditioning, our unconscious fears and all the ways we limit our potential – in very personal ways.

While the word “lifeshocks” is not in our common vernacular, most of us will hear it and think, “Oh, yes, I’ve had some of those!” Yet, to be clear, lifeshocks are different from ‘life challenges’, a number of which I write about through personal examples and case studies that many people can identify with: body image, sexual assault, addiction, divorce, bullying, bereavement, the quest for true love, professional failures and grave illness.

But lifeshocks are very specific encounters with what we cannot control, predict or plan. They are collision points between life as we

Learning from lifeshocks expect it to be and life as it really is.

For example, I have been living with ‘terminal’ cancer for four years. It is an ongoing challenge. But hearing the words, “You have multiple brain tumours Mrs Sabbage” was a lifeshock, one that confronted a fear that runs far deeper than my fear of dying – losing my cognitive abilities, not having value if I can’t contribute, being useless.

Similarly, my father’s prolonged illness and death was an ongoing, heartcracking experience that lasted two years.

But the moment two paramedics carried him into his care-home bedroom on a stretcher, ashen grey with an oxygen mask on his face, after a traumatic day in a hospital ward where he didn’t want to die, was a lifeshock. It was poignant and precise, striking my guilt for leaving him on that ward like flint against rock.

LIFESHOCKS by Sophie Sabbage

Sophie is the author of the bestseller The Cancer Whisperer, and she is still living with the effects of cancer. Thus she is in a reasonable position to talk about what she refers to as lifeshocks, and here she gives a crucial account of how to thrive from them. It’s a question of living in the present, being unsentimental and seeing things as they are. Her account is full of personal stories which highlight her points – everything is treated with honesty, no matter how painful you think it might feel. It’s about life in all its messiness. It’s not artificially redemptive, and she is not “better” but she is living the journey fully.

416pp, 223 x 146 mm, Hardback, 2018, RRP £17.99

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In the simplest terms, a lifeshock is a moment in time we did not want or expect. They surprise us, blindside us, soften and stir us. Sometimes they slap us hard in the face. Some scratch the surface of our lives while others strike deep into our being. They often seem random, unfairly distributed, out of the blue.

The specificity of these moments is important. You know those times when you are telling a story from your past and, as you relate a particular part of it, the emotions you felt at the time rise again – sometimes with surprising force? This is because those feelings – and the thoughts that create them – are locked in the memory of a lifeshock moment, even if you didn’t register it at the time. Consequently, we can unlock the unconscious mind at will, a practice that has spared many people years of therapy. If this was the only reason for writing Lifeshocks, it would be enough.

In this book I explain how lifeshocks awaken us through my own engagement with them as well as the teachings that have been passed down to me. My mentor, Dr. K. Bradford Brown, was a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and theologian who was mentored by some of the great awakeners of the twentieth century: Viktor Frankl, Alan Watts and Carl Rogers, to name a few. These are the giants on whose shoulders I stand.

In particular, I focus on three kinds of lifeshock we all receive: limiting lifeshocks, which challenge our arrogance and illusions of control; exposing lifeshocks, which challenge our selfdeception and pretences; and evoking lifeshocks, which challenge our cruelty and cold-heartedness. I also show how lifeshocks guide us back to the best in ourselves and the possibilities we have abandoned at the roadside – while answering the question, “Yes, but how do we decipher and learn from them?”

Life is not what it seems. We are not what we fear we are or believe we have to be. Extraordinariness is not the reserve of the few and the sacred is not confined to other realms. To recognise the purpose of lifeshocks is one thing that can change everything. It can answer our deepest longings and it can bring us home to ourselves at any moment in any situation on any day.

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DOGS AND CATS HAVE SOULS TOO by Jenny Smedley

Anyone who owns a pet and has felt that unique connection will readily agree our dogs and cats have a special reason for being in our lives. Jenny Smedley is not just a self-confessed animal lover, she has a real feel for all creatures both pets and in the wild. Even as a small child she amazed her parents with her ability to connect to potentially dangerous creatures. Over the years she has collected many stories of people’s experiences with animals and here she tells a variety of tales about cats and dogs. Heroic dogs, cats that show evidence of past lives, pets that communicate important messages all feature here.

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION MADE EASY by Pea Horsley

In contrast to the other Hay House “Made Easy” titles in this Review, this is a brand new book. Pea Horsley is the UK’s most highly regarded animal communicator and she has shared her skills with thousands of people around the world. In this book she describes how she arrived on this path. She also tells many heartwarming stories about animals in her life, and gives lots of exercises and advice on how we can develop these skills ourselves. It’s a potentially profound experience for both humans and their animal friends. She even tells of how she can talk to flies and encourage them to leave her house unharmed.

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272pp, 197 x 130 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £10.99

272pp, 225 x 140 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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ANIMAL TOTEMS AND THE GEMSTONE KINGDOM

by Margaret Ann Lembo

DRAGONS – YOUR CELESTIAL GUARDIANS by Diana Cooper

❖ Code: 280415 ❖ Non-Member Price: £8.33 ❖ Member: £7.50

The core message here is the inter connectedness of all things. Crystals, rocks, plants and animals all hold an energetic vibration, which can reveal messages and insights. The secret is to understand their symbolism.

By observing our dreams and which animal seems to appear regularly in our life a totem animal is revealed.

By linking this animal to the relevant gemstone a deeper level of insight and guidance is revealed. Some connections seem obvious, others are more obscure, all provide messages and food for contemplation.

224pp, 241 x 172 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £16.99

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It’s time to turn the myth of the dangerous, fire-breathing, world destroying dragon on its head with this enlightening book from the renowned ascension and Atlantis expert, Diana Cooper. Dragons are celestial beings, sent from the angelic realm to help and protect us. If we learn how to use their energy correctly they will guide us through life. The book is filled with detailed and fascinating information on the history of dragons, the different types of dragons, how they can act as a personal companion on your path and how to meet your personal dragon guide using visualizations and exercises. Attune to the dragon frequency and fulfil your soul’s deepest desires!

304pp, 215 x 135 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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THE ANIMAL ALLIES AND GEMSTONE GUARDIANS CARDS

by Margaret Ann Lembo

This deck of 44 oracle cards – which accompany Margaret’s Animal Totems book – pairs 44 gemstones with the teachings of their vibrationally matching animal allies to provide guidance and messages of hope and happiness. Each of the cards also offers a question for contemplative thought, a positive affirmation, and divine guidance. You might combine these cards with a tarot or another kind of reading, for added insight. Or you can pull out a card for inspiration and then use the affirmation during the day. Follow the divine guidance and repeat the affirmations from animals to transform your reality into joy, health and happy relationships.

44 cards, 139 x 103 mm, Card deck, 2018, RRP £12.99

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ARE YOU AN EMPATH? BY JUDITH ORLOFF MD

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’m so passionate about this topic both professionally and personally because I’ve had to develop specific strategies to manage the challenges of being an empath myself. These allow me to protect my sensitivities so I can maximize their benefits—and there are so many! I want to share with you how to become a balanced, empowered, and happy empath. To thrive, you must learn ways to avoid taking on the energy, symptoms, and stress of others. I also want to educate your loved ones and peers—family, coworkers, bosses, parents, and romantic partners—on how best to support and communicate with you.

In this book, I will show you how to accomplish these goals.

I offer The Empath’s Survival Guide as a resource for kindred sensitive souls to find understanding and acceptance in a world that is often coarse, heartless, and disdainful of sensitivity.

In it, I challenge the status quo and create a new normal for how to view sensitivity, wherever you are on the spectrum. There is nothing “wrong” with being sensitive. In fact, you are about to discover what’s most “right” about yourself. Through this book, its companion audio program, and my workshops for empaths, I want to create a community of support so that you can find your tribe, be authentic, and shine. I want to support a movement of people who honor their sensitivities.

Welcome to a circle of love! My message to you is one of hope and acceptance.

I encourage you to embrace your gifts and manifest your full power on the empath journey.

Empaths have an extremely reactive neurological system. We don’t have the same filters that other people do to block out stimulation. As a consequence, we absorb into our own bodies both the positive and stressful energies around us. We are so sensitive that it’s like holding something in a hand that has fifty fingers instead of five. We are truly super responders… …I was an only child, so I spent a lot of time by myself. I had no one to relate to who could understand

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Empathy is the medicine the world needs my sensitivities. No one seemed to be like me. My parents, who were both physicians—I come from a family of twenty-five physicians—said, “Sweetheart, toughen up; get a thicker skin”, which I didn’t want or even know how to do. I couldn’t go to crowded malls or parties. I’d walk in feeling fine and walk out exhausted, dizzy, anxious, or suffering from some ache or pain I didn’t have before.

What I didn’t know back then was that everyone has a subtle energy

field surrounding their body, a subtle radiant light that penetrates and extends beyond it a distance of inches or even feet. These fields communicate information such as emotions and physical well-being or distress. When we are in crowded places, the energy fields of others overlap with ours. I picked up all of these intense sensations, but I had absolutely no idea what they were or how to interpret them. I just felt anxious and tired in crowds. And most of all, I wanted to escape.

As a teenager in Los Angeles, I got heavily involved with drugs to block out my sensitivities. (I’m not recommending this to you!) Then, with my empathy numbed, I could cope. I was able to attend parties and hang out at shopping malls, just like my friends, and would feel fine. What a relief that was! In my memoir Second Sight, I wrote about how I turned to drugs to shut out my intuition and empathic abilities. But after a near tragic car accident, during which I went over a 1,500-foot cliff in Topanga Canyon at three in the morning in an Austin Mini Cooper, my parents were scared to death and sent me to a psychiatrist.

Naturally, I fought my psychiatrist the whole way. But, in fact, this angel in human form was the first person to help me realize that to become whole I had to embrace my sensitivities, not run from them. This was the start of my healing and self-acceptance as an empath.

Extracted from The Empath’s Survival Guide with permission of Sounds True.

THE EMPATH’S SURVIVAL GUIDE by Judith Orloff

Now in paperback, this title has had a big impact on the culture, and on people who find everyday situations challenging and feel at odds with the world. It took the debate on from people just being highly sensitive with all the psychological implications, and into more spiritual realms, recognizing that they might be different in other ways, perhaps more intuitive, beyond just finding life a bit demanding. Judith Orloff is an experienced author and therapist, and her voice is wise and compassionate. More than any other book on the subject, it is full of action steps and specific practical tips.

264pp, 227 x 154 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £14.99

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Oracles — BOOK REVIEWS

ANGELS AND ANCESTORS ORACLE CARDS by Kyle Gray

Kyle is one of the most popular angel experts in the UK, but you can fall in love with this deck without following his teachings or even knowing his work. The 55 cards are in beautiful colours and portray loving and benevolent beings from many earth-based spiritualities from around the world, including the Native American and Aboriginal traditions. The cards are divided into The Sacred Ones, Guardians and Messengers, Warrior Symbols and Seasons. The images are stimulating and full of details – I think they would make wonderful divination cards, and in his accompanying guidebook, Kyle provides many suggestions for how to use them productively.

144pp, 55 cards, 145 x 102 mm, Boxed Set, 2018, RRP £14.99

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THE SPIRIT ANIMAL ORACLE

by Colette Baron-Reid

Each of the beautifully illustrated 68 cards in this deck carries an image of the Higher Spirit of a particular animal which will already be familiar to us. This is the guardian of the whole species, and it has a transcendent universal symbolism, holding a deep, enduring truth. Included are the buffalo, grasshopper and cat. We can use the images for divination or for simple life guidance, according to the animal’s intrinsic quality. Colette is an internationally respected spiritual intuitive and has a strong record in creating powerful decks like this one.

248pp, 68 cards, 138 x 104 mm, Boxed Set, 2018, RRP £21.99

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MOONOLOGY ORACLE CARDS

by Yasmin Boland

A perfect gift for anyone on, or shortly to start upon, the path of paganism or wicca, for people working with divination or earth energies, or ultimately for anyone who wants to make the most of the Moon’s tremendous power. The set consists of 44 full colour cards and a 120 page book; the cards’ themes are Moon Phase cards, New Moon and Full Moon cards for each zodiac sign and Special Moon cards. Each card has meaning according to the particular position of the Moon and the deck can be used for divination or just guidance. Remember that different traditions see the Moon as a goddess or an archangel, and she has power!

120pp, 44 cards, 141 x 103 mm, Boxed set, 2018, RRP £15.99

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BOOK REVIEWS — Inspiration THROUGH MY EYES

by Gordon Smith

In this reissued classic from the author the Daily Mail describes as “Britain’s Most Accurate Medium”, Gordon shares stories of his psychic practice and of the encounters he has had with members of the public as they look for responses from their loved ones who have passed. The style is easy-going and engaging and the message is immensely reassuring, because it’s clear from the start how accurate his information is. He also gives a valuable overview of the reality of our spirit-filled world.

288pp, 196 x 131 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £10.99

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THE PREMONITION CODE

by Theresa Cheung and Dr Julia Mossbridge

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Have you ever had a feeling or a dream that something was going to happen and it actually does? Most of us shake it off as pure coincidence, but what if it isn’t? This book is a superior blend of science and spirituality thanks to its authors - one a psychic and spiritualist, the other a cognitive neuroscientist. Together, the authors offer up case studies coupled with scientific investigation that examine the validity of premonitions. Exercises are also included to help you enhance your own precognitive powers and obtain useful information about your future, which can ultimately change your life for the better. If you’ve ever been curious about the hidden power inside you, this is your chance to unlock it.

256pp, 214 x 136 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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TRUST LIFE by Louise Hay

In honour of Louise Hay’s life and works, Hay House has released this compilation of her most inspiring teachings. Louise produced more than 30 books during her lifetime, spanning self-help, cookbooks and children’s books, so there was plenty of material to choose from. There are 365 entries – one for each day of the year – containing an affirmation followed by an inspiring passage for the reader to meditate on and work with. This is a great companion to take with you anywhere, to refer back to when you need some reassurance and to remind you of what Louise always believed – the more you love Life, the more Life will love you back.

YOU ARE WHAT YOU THINK

by Dr Wayne W. Dyer

400pp, 178 x 131 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

320pp, 215 x 135 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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MY CREATIVITY JOURNAL

by Liz Dean

This would make a great gift and it’s a wonderful introduction to creative journaling.

It’s well-designed with a thick-boarded hardback cover and it’s richly illustrated in colour inside. There are exercises, tips and suggestions everywhere and space nearby to write in. With this book you can build your confidence and discover a gift you might not have known you had. Then you can graduate to your own blank notebook that can be filled up in your own time and according to your own creative impulse.

144pp, 210 x 151 mm, Hardback, 2018, RRP £9.99

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This chunky little book contains 365 pages, each one giving a thought for a particular day. Dr Dyer was a leading voice in the field of self-development for many years, known as “the father of motivation”. Here is a collection of some of his most significant quotes. Some are humorous, others food for deep thought. These daily snippets challenge us to examine the voices inside us, the words of our parents, the warnings and encouragement of others.

They offer us reminders to be aware of our thoughts, because our thoughts are what make us who we are.

YOU ARE PSYCHIC

by Sherrie Dillard

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We all have psychic awareness within us, but it is often camouflaged in our thoughts, emotions and energy fields. This explains why, at times, you might suddenly know something without realising how you know it, or a gut feeling tells you how a situation will end. These are both signs; and professional intuitive Sherrie Dillard will show you how to develop and refine those abilities. She begins with a description of the four psychic types – mental, emotional, physical and spiritual – to allow you to identify with which type you may be. The aim, however, is not to stick to this type, but to open yourself up and become comfortable with the intuitive impressions of each, and use them all in your practice.

312pp, 227 x 155 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £15.99

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Spirituality — BOOK REVIEWS SPIRITUAL SCIENCE by Steve Taylor

THE WISDOM OF KING SOLOMON

by Haim Shapira

In the last Review we featured a new edition of his book The Fall, and now there’s a brand new title from Steve Taylor. It looks at spiritual science, or is it rather scientific spirituality? As Gary Lachman says on the cover, “Materialism is dead. It just doesn’t know it.” The text is not light and it rewards close reading – Steve is a Senior Lecturer in psychology at Leeds Beckett University – but it’s a book we can all learn from, because the tide is turning and we need to be better informed. Spirit matters. This is an intelligent and highly instructive book that offers a new and integrated vision of the world.

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272pp, 216 x 135 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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IN SEARCH OF WISDOM

by Matthieu Ricard, Christophe André and Alexandre Jollien

Three French friends – Buddhist monk Ricard, philosopher André and psychiatrist Jollien – gather in the middle of a forest in the Dordogne to explore “what matters most” through generous dialogue. It’s a real joy to read: the affection and respect they have for each other bears fruit in an intelligent but readable text. Big themes get tackled in an entertaining way, and there’s much to learn, especially from Ricard, the well-known author and translator for the Dalai Lama. “Our dearest wish is that when you cast your eyes on these pages, you will discover subjects for reflection to inspire you and brighten the light of your life.”

Alain de Botton wrote a book called How Proust Can Change Your Life and Haim Shapira is aiming to do the same with King Solomon. Solomon is the named author of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament and it contains many now legendary aphorisms like “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind”. Shapira applies this wisdom to everyday life, and brings into his account philosophy, literature and music. He makes reference to, amongst others, Simone Weil, Tolstoy and Kierkegaard, and the book is fun, stimulating and extremely wise.

208pp, 197 x 129 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £9.99

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NOTES FROM THE UNIVERSE ON ABUNDANCE by Mike Dooley

More amazing and wonderfully produced cards that have come from the Universe via Mike Dooley. They remind us of all the abundance around us and how we do have access to it, if we would only believe it. For example “Today you are a magnet…for infinite abundance, divine intelligence, and unlimited love. Actually, this has ALWAYS been true.” The colours on the cards are vibrant and on the reverse of each is a wonderful heightened landscape from nature, which is an inspiration in itself. Carry a card with you, hide it somewhere or display it on your desk, for day-long contemplation.

60 cards, 138 x 104 mm, Boxed Set, 2016, RRP £13.99

400pp, 227 x 154 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £15.99

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE? by J Krishnamurti

UNLOCKING THE 7 SECRET POWERS OF THE HEART

by Shai Tubali

❖ Code: 280441 ❖ Non-Member Price: £11.67 ❖ Member: £10.50

People everywhere are now rediscovering the teachings of Krishnamurti, who taught wisely and eloquently about life and how to be true to yourself. This selection from his best-known books and recorded talks is arranged into chapters like What is the Purpose of Life? and Self-Pity, Sorrow, Suffering. The reader can then focus in at any given moment on what matters most to them, and get a pithy and uncompromising response from one of the modern world’s great teachers, who spent 65 years travelling the world giving spontaneous lectures and talks.

272pp, 197 x 126 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £9.99

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This profound but compact book gives clear and wise advice on unblocking and releasing heart energy. There is great power in the heart – people think it’s a metaphor when writers and poets describe matters of the heart, but that’s not true.

The heart perceives and possesses wisdom; it’s just that the mind tends to shout louder. The book is printed in full colour with inspirational images and there are many meditations and exercises throughout for learning to use this incredible energy.

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128pp, 191 x 145 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £12.99

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EVERYDAY MATTERS 2019 (POCKET DIARY) by Dani DiPirro 176pp, 153 x 107 mm, Paperback, 2018, RRP £7.99

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THE GUARDIAN ANGEL ORACLE by Chrissie Astell 52 cards, 80pp, 174 x 129 mm, Boxed Set, 2018, RRP £15.99

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