Lost in Love? Let an ordinary deck of playing cards uncover your romanticdestiny. Regardless of whether you’re wondering about the cute divorcé inthe next office, working through an issue with your longtimepartner, or convinced last night’s blind date may really be theone, here is your guide to the laws of love. Using a deck ofplaying cards and The Oracle of Love, anyone can learn how tospread out the cards and read them like a pro. The Oracle of Love will help single women: ? Size up the character of the new men in their lives ? Predict the future of new alliances ? Determine what went wrong in past relationships And it will show women in established relationships how to: ? Better understand their partners ? Enjoy the many phases—including the ups and downs—of longtimeunions ? Deepen the love and compassion between them Whether you’re well versed in the ancient wisdom of the cards, anewcomer to d
“There’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow.”--William Shakespeare, Hamlet B fell twenty-five feet from his nest into the life ofChris Chester. The encounter was providential for both ofthem. B and Chester spent hours together playing games like bottle-capfetch or hide-and-seek. They learned “words” in each other’svocabularies. B developed a fetish for nostrils and a dislike ofthe color yellow. He grew anxious if Chester came home late fromwork. At bedtime he would rub his sleepy eyes on Chester’s thumband settle to sleep in his palm. Chester ended up turning part ofhis house into an aviary and adjusting his social life to meet B’sdemands. This was a small price to pay, though, for the trust andcomfort of a twenty-five-gram friend who brought joy and wonderback into his life.
In easy-to-use outline form, this little book is a handydistillation of the best-selling MLA Handbook, with all theinformation a student needs to format a type*, list sources atthe end of the paper, cite sources in the paper's text, and avoidunintentional plagiarism. It also includes a sample outline andresearch paper and, for writers in the social sciences, a briefdiscussion of the style preferred by the American PsychologicalAssociation. Up to date-with rules for citing such new media asCD-ROMS, videotapes, and online databases. Includes a completesample outline and research paper, with an appendix on APAstyle.
Bestselling author, keynote speaker, success coach, andseminar leader Debrena Jackson Gandy has helped thousands of womenaccess their inner power and live more joyfully and boldly. In hernational bestseller, All the Joy You Can Stand: 101 Sacred PowerPrinciples for Making Joy Real in Your Life, she reveals the stepsthat will help you undergo the transformation of a lifetime. Thisengaging, thought-provoking book shows you how to: * Discover your sacred self and renew your spirit * "Unblock" your joy and learn to "go with the Flow" * Free your creative genius and make use of your natural giftsand talents * Cultivate your intuition, self-expression, and boldness * Be a Sensuous Woman, a Spiritual Gardener, and the Architect ofYour Life Filled with personal experiences and insightful stories fromreaders, friends, and seminar participants, this uplifting get-realguide is a must-read for women who want to develop their spiritualstrength and tap into their divine potential.
A profoundly personal, deeply felt exploration of the mysteryof faith—having it, losing it, hoping for its return. The son of an Episcopal priest whose faith is balanced by anunderstanding of human nature, Eric Lax develops in his youth adeep religious attachment and acute moral compass. An acolyte fromage six and as comfortable in church as he is at home, he oftenconsiders becoming a priest himself. Eventually his faith guideshim to resist military service in Vietnam. His principles will notallow him to kill, and he is willing to go to jail for them. Hisfaith abides until, in his mid-thirties, he begins to question theunquestionable: the role of God in his life. Whatever his doubts, Lax engages with his father, who shaped hisfaith and was its anchor, and his college roommate and close friendGeorge “Skip” Packard, whose youthful faith mirrored his own, andwho chooses military service and mortal combat. Their ongoing andilluminating dialogues—full of wisdom and insight, probing all theavenues and aspe
Book De*ion THE NOW-CLASSIC DREAM REFERENCE– NEWLY REVISED AND UPDATED FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM! Jam-packed with all-new material, including astonishing newscientific discoveries, Internet dreamsites, new categories, andnew links, the bestselling Dream Dictionary is bigger and betterthan ever before. Let dream therapist Tony Crisp be your guide on one of the mostenlightening journeys you will ever take: into the world of yourunconscious mind. From Abandoned to Zoo, based on material fromthousands of dreams gathered during three decades of research, thisessential reference is alphabetically organized, providing instantaccess to a wealth of fascinating information about: ? RECURRING DREAMS and their significance ? NIGHTMARES–what they reveal and how to banish them ? RELATIONSHIPS–what your dreams are telling you ? WORK–are you following the right career path? Your dreams willtell. ? FAMILY–how to resolve old hurts and gain
Unplanned pregnancies happen to women in every season of life:the newly married, the never-married, the empty-nester, theteenager, the overworked mother, the career woman. Yet we rarelytalk about how lonely and confusing this experience can be. In Surprise Child, Leslie Leyland Fields, whoexperienced two unplanned pregnancies in her forties, lyricallyweaves her own story with the stories of other women who understandthe isolation you face as expectations and plans are turned upsidedown to make room for a child. “Each year, more than three million women discover themselvespregnant–at a hard time, the wrong time, at a difficult place intheir lives. I am one of those women.…” Together, these women walk with you month-by-month through thephysical and emotional stages of pregnancy, voicing with startlinghonesty their own anxieties and struggles. Here you will find thecompanionship and hope you need to journey toward new life.
Allan Pease is the world's foremost expert on body languageand relationships. His acclaimed book BODY LANGUAGE has sold over 4million copies, while his top-rated TV series on the same subjecthas been seen by over 100 million people worldwide. He travels theworld lecturing on human communication. Barbara Pease is co-authorof the bestselling books WHY MEN DON'T HAVE A CLUE AND WOMEN ALWAYSNEED MORE SHOES and WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS,which has sold ten million copies around the world. Barbara Peaseis CEO of Pease International, which produces videos, trainingcourses and seminars for businesses and governments worldwide. Sheis co-author of the bestselling book WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND WOMENDON'T READ MAPS, which has sold ten million copies around theworld.
In Discovering Your Spirit Animal, shamanic healer Lucy Harmerpresents a practical approach to understanding spirit animals andapplying their power to specific situations in daily life. Writtenin clear, simple language and featuring compelling stories andanecdotes, the book explains what a spirit animal is, describes itspurpose, and shows that understanding the “medicine” of one’sspirit animal—assimilating its qualities and characteristics—allowsone to apply the lessons and messages they convey and use them forpersonal transformation. Lucy Harmer notes that particular animalsthat cross one’s path or appear repeatedly nearby probably want usto share in their medicine, their teaching, their energy, and theirspirit. Discovering Your Spirit Animal provides guidance for meeting andgetting to know one’s spirit animal through easy exercises andshamanic techniques. Lucy Harmer explains how to discover thestrengths, qualities, and skills one shares with one’s personalspirit animal, enablin
Stirring reflections on the human condition from a warrior andemperor provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind and personalityof a highly principled Roman of the 2nd century. Recognizing thatsuffering is at the core of life, he counsels stoic detachment inthe face of inevitable pain, loss and death.
In 1991, when her daughter’s rare, hand-carved harp wasstolen, Lisby Mayer’s familiar world of science and rationalthinking turned upside down. After the police failed to turn up anyleads, a friend suggested she call a dowser—a man who specializedin finding lost objects. With nothing to lose—and almost as ajoke—Dr. Mayer agreed. Within two days, and without leaving hisArkansas home, the dowser located the exact California streetcoordinates where the harp was found. Deeply shaken, yet driven to understand what had happened, Mayerbegan the fourteen-year journey of discovery that she recounts inthis mind-opening, brilliantly readable book. Her first surprise:the dozens of colleagues who’d been keeping similar experiencessecret for years, fearful of being labeled credulous orcrazy. Extraordinary Knowing is an attempt to break through the silenceimposed by fear and to explore what science has to say about theseand countless other “inexplicable” phenomena. From Sigmund Freud’swr
Through myths and legends, the knowledge of the power ofcertain gems and crystals has been preserved over generations.However, the practical aspects of how to use these precious stonesto promote spiritual development have been lost to all but a fewinitiates. In Steps on the Stone Path, Robert Sardello offersstrategies and rituals for recapturing that lost power. Sardello starts with guided meditations and rituals fordeveloping awareness of, and the ability to experience, stonequalities such as deep silence, form, transparency, and color asmodes of spiritual consciousness. Entering these modes of silent,creative consciousness requires befriending the elemental angelicbeings embodied in stones. Sardello develops these initialpractices into a sensory yoga of stones, in which the connectionbetween the self and the Divine Self manifests through the mediumof stone-awareness. He encourages readers to wear certain gems orto keep specific crystals close to their body, allowing them toenter the world of sp
Kay Redfield Jamison, award-winning professor and writer,changed the way we think about moods and madness. Now Jamison usesher characteristic honesty, wit and eloquence to look back at herrelationship with her husband, Richard Wyatt, a renowned scientistwho died of cancer. Nothing was the Same is a penetratingpsychological study of grief viewed from deep inside the experienceitself.
Drawing on the philosophy of A Course in Miracles, Casarjiangives a new and surprising definition of forgiveness and providesoriginal exercises and meditations that acknowledge our hurt evenas they lead us beyond it. The book explores special casesinvolving family members, crime victims, self-forgiveness, andforgiveness of God.