For centuries, The I Ching or Book of Changes has beenconsulted for sage advice at life's turning points. When its wisdomis sought with sincerity and sensitivity, this Chinese oracle willhelp to promote success and good fortune and to impart balance andperspective to your life. Its everlasting popularity lies in thelessons that it teaches about how to use your positive qualities inorder to attain life's greatest rewards-prosperity, understanding,and peace of mind. Brian Browne Walker's new, highly accessible translation of the IChing, because it is clear and direct, allows you to make thewisdom of the ancient Chinese sages your own. Brian Browne...

After the Reformation, England's Catholics were marginalised andexcluded from using printed media for propagandist ends. Instead,they turned to oral media, such as ballads and stories, to pleadtheir case and maintain contact with their community. Building onthe growing interest in Catholic literature which has developed inearly modern studies, Alison Shell examines the relationshipbetween Catholicism and oral culture from the mid-sixteenth to theeighteenth centuries. In order to recover the textual traces ofthis minority culture, she expands canonical boundaries, looking atanecdotes, spells and popular verse alongside more conventionallyliterary material. In her archival research she uncovers manyimportant manu* sources. This book is an importantcontribution to the rediscovery of the writings and culture of theCatholic community and will be of great interest to scholars ofearly modern literature, history and theology.

The late author Arysio Santos was a highly regardedclimatologist, geologist, and nuclear physicist. He was also ascholar of history, folklore, languages, and the occult. In thisgroundbreaking study of Atlantis, he draws on all thesedisciplines, as well as ancient maps, Plato’s dialogues, andfolkloric narratives, to provide the most compelling case yet ofthe disappearance of an entire civilization. Professor Santos demonstrates that Plato’s dating of Atlantis’sdisappearance in 11,600 BP (before present) precisely correspondsto the catastrophic end of the Pleistocene Ice Age, as well as ahistoric flood event of cataclysmic proportions. The rising of thesea level by nearly 500 feet, he argues, submerged continent-sizedlands—including Atlantis, which he connects with the biblicalGarden of Eden. Provocative chapters cover such topics as thecontinent’s appearance in ancient maps, Indonesia as the true siteof Eden, American interpretations of Atlantis, the four rivers ofparadise, and more, giv

Featuring seminal work in the philosophies of mathematics and language, this comprehensive and assiduously edited collection also makes available his provocative and controversial views on religion and international relations.

After a period of training with the man he calls Socrates, Dan Milman is sent away by his old mentor to apply what he has learned to everyday life. Struggling with personal failure and growing disillusion, he sets out on a worldwide quest to rediscover the sense of clarity, meaning, and purpose he found with Socrates. Then a long-forgotten memory drives Dan to seek a mysterious woman shaman in Hawaii. She is the gateway to all his hopes and fears -- and the only one who can prepare him for what may follow. Deep in a rain forest on the island of Molokai, Dan encounters mortal challenges, vivid characters, and startling revelations as he ascends the peaceful warrior's path toward the light that shines at the heart of all our lives. In this compelling tale, the author breathes new life into ancient wisdom and reminds us that all our journeys are sacred, and all our lives an adventure. The eagerly awaited sequel to the author's bestselling Way of the Peaceful Warrior. Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior provi

St. Patrick's Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating, buteveryone is in for the shock of his life. Born into the heat andhatred of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA man Brian Flynn hasmasterminded a brilliant terrorist act -- the seizure of SaintPatrick's Cathedral. Among his hostages: the woman Brian Flynn onceloved, a former terrorist turned peace activist. Among his enemies:an Irish-American police lieutenant fighting against a traitorinside his own ranks and a shadowy British intelligence officerpursuing his own cynical, bloody plan. The cops face abooby-trapped, perfectly laid out killing zone inside the church.The hostages face death. Flynn faces his own demons, in anelectrifying duel of nerves, honor, and betrayal....

The first edition, released in 1995, was lauded by seasonedpractitioners and beginners alike. And no wonder. While most of theearly English-language books on feng shui were dauntingly mysticalor relied on complex calculations or culturally specific designpractices, Feng Shui Made Easy took a more holistic approach,clearly explaining the fundamentals while guiding readers on aninner journey of understanding. Thoughtfully written and beautifully illustrated, the book isstructured around an “architecture of consciousness” that is reallythe inner landscape. The book explores each “house” of thebagua—the chart representing one’s journey through life;relationships with parents, loved ones, and community; creativity;spirituality; and connectedness to the source of life—and thesymbolism of the corresponding I Ching trigram. Feng Shui Made Easyhelps readers discover the nature of these connections, as well aslearn what obstructions must be removed to change fixed patterns ofbehavior and rest