New Age Alternative Belief Books

I was a new ager -fully dedicated and ultra enthusiastic, so was my sister. This book was the ultimate eye opener because the author spoke of things that I was being taught, things that I enjoyed -I could relate to everything and ultimately his conclusions led me to ask God if what the author said was true -my whole life was changed after that and I will NEVER regret it.
I realized that what we want to believe is not the same as what is true.Now I know there is no such thing as "your own personal truth" as if truth changes depending on what you want to believe.There is truth and there are lies.The New Age is compelling and interesting when you don't have a clue but when you find the real truth, it doesn't change -neither does God.The Bible warns against New Age practices specifically but some choose not to believe it, to their extreme detriment.
My sister refused to read the book when I first gave it to her and begged her to read it. She thought it had closed my mind and leaving the New Age did not suit her at the time.One day she read it and has never been the same. She dumped her spirit guide that same day and asked God to help her. He did. She hadn't realized how she was living in fear until the fear was lifted from her along with her spirit guide who was nothing but a deceiver from hell in a nice coating.If you wonder what might be wrong about the New Age -read this book!

"More to be pitied than censored." This book really isn't about the battle between New Age philosophy ( it is not a religion) and Christianity. This book is about the struggle of one man to find some security in his life. Mr Baer describes perfectly the underlying problems in his childhood that caused the drug addictions in his early adulthood and ultimately his extreme adherence to the various belief systems he chose to follow. Somewhat detached parents, unresponsive and unsupportive authority figures and most importantly constant upheaval, are a prescription for insecurity. I can't think of anything (short of physical abuse) which will cause a child more problems than constantly moving him from one location to another. Yes, it does teach them to learn to get along with people they don't know but it deprives them of stability and continuity. The person Mr. Baer became is a perfect example of someone raised in that enviroment. He spent his short life searching for something stable, something with continuity, something to fill the "void" and eventually found it in Christianity. Extremism is common in these situations. He reminded me of the little silver ball in a pinball game. Bouncing from one idea to the next desperately trying to find the balm he needed to soothe the pain.

Unfortunately, Christianity often fills that void by taking away thoughtfulness and analyses. "Just believe in the Lord and all will be well with you". When the doubts begin to creep back in, that is Satan tempting you. When you do something that is a manifestation of that still underlying insecurity, it is because Satan momentarily overpowered you. I am confident that had Mr. Baer lived for several more years, he would have discovered that nothing deep inside him had changed. Perhaps, we would have ended by reading some other book by him declaring that Christianity had seduced him and that Judaism was really the answer. Because the real truth is: He never addressed the fundamental issue to begin with. His deep and crippling insecurity.
I feel for him.

BTW: In one part of the book, Mr. Baer says that Napoleon Hill's book "Think and Grow Rich" was based on a Council of 33 imaginary figures that Mr. Hill fabricated. This is patently untrue. Anyone who has even a passing knowledge of that book knows that the philanthropist (and Christian) Andrew Carnegie commissioned that book by paying Napoleon Hill's expenses for 20 years to allow him to interview more than 500 great men from all walks of life with the purpose of discovering why they were successful. What were their "secrets of success"? Only in one small part of the book is the "imaginary council" mentioned and it was purely a creation of the author Napoleon Hill. Hill studied in detail the lives of 13 men whom he admired. Through his studies, he got to know them so well that he could, when presented with a problem in his own life, think to himself(for example) "What would Benjamin Franklin do in this circumstance?". One has to believe that there are many, many people who do this sort of thinking everyday.
It's not quite as odd when you know that, is it?

This is truly an insider's account. It's one thing to read a book on the New Age movement by a Christian researcher, and there are many such books. But this is from a man who literally lived it, before coming to Christ. Fascinating stuff. Randall Baer tells us how he got sucked in, his highs and lows while in the movement, and how he was finally able to get out from it.The creepy, demonic nature of the New Age movement practically jumps out at you from off the pages. Very well written.

New Agers will hate this book. But this book is especially good if you have a loved one who is in the movement, or if you are trying to witness to someone who is involved in the movement. This is a good way of understanding the New Age culture and its seductive ways of pulling people in, and keeping them in.

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I think the one thing people should try to remember is that the best thing you can do in life is take people where they stand(for who they are).Life is a journey;first and formost,an experience in learning.reading everyones reviews(for and against the book)I can feel the distress from"new agers" and the feelings of vindication from the "non-believers".
I think the best thing any of us can do(objectively)is appreciate another persons opinion in it's entirety(without judgement)and learn from anothers perspective.Reading something foreign from your own personal beliefs is always wonderful,because we are all here to learn/evolve,and we all have something to give to the world of ourselves.Even "new agers" need to remember that.After all,we are all seeking our way in the world;and we are all seeking to connect.Remember what's important.

The one thing about New Age is that it plays the blame game. Just listen carefully and you will see reductionist thinking to control the Universe. Sorry ... no one is that powerful. This is an old book but a worthy read before you dabble.

There is such a thing as magic and the world of spirit has positive and negative entities. Unless you were born like Edgar Cayce with psychic ability and profound healing talents, stay away from this stuff. Not only is it dangerous like a Pandora's box but it will tamper with your spiritual foundation. Metaphysics is NOT New Age. New Age is a culture of hodge-podge spirituality without the accountability.

The core motivation in people who are seeking New Age is often a need to control. They want to learn magic and all sorts of psychic arts so they can manipulate events. The tragedy is that spiritual bondage may happen. There are many spirit-based tools out there but the key, like many things, is discernment.

For those who may be unfamiliar with Ashleen O'Gaea, she is a founding board member emeritus of the Tuscon Area Wiccan-Pagan Network and board member and senior Corresponding Priestess for Mother Earth Ministries-ATC, a Neo-Pagan prison ministry. In this book she presents a handbook on how and why we celebrate our Sabbats.

This book, the first of two, covers Samhain, Yule, Imbolc and Ostara. Our calendar, being round instead of linear, as she explains "...allows everyone seated to see everyone else and keeps anyone's positions at the table from being more important than anyone else's, so does Wicca's round calendar, the Wheel, let us see the relationship of each Sabbat to the others, and keep any from being more significant than any other."

Rather than trying to explore, as other books have, the origins and picking apart the meanings, Ms. O'Gaea instead focuses on what the holiday actually means, to us, now. Each Sabbat is broken down into four parts: Lore, Rituals, Activities and Symbols. What is also interesting is that Ms. O'Gaea compares these celebrations in what she calls the 'big three' Neo-Pagan religions: Druidism, Asatru and Wicca.

In Lore, Ms. O'Gaea explores how past traditions have been translated into modern day practices, and how each one of the Sabbats interacts with the other Sabbats. As in Samhain, she discusses this third of the three harvest festivals we celebrate in relation to the others, and to the Sabbat that follows. Each holiday is linked to the previous, and is a key part of the next one. She also discusses the Lore of the three Neo-Pagan religions, and how it may blend and how different aspects have been incorporated.

In Rituals, Ms. Gaea gives us specific rituals, explains their meaning, their applications, and you are given a very well rounded look at the Rituals of the three religions. She also discusses how some of these Rituals can also borrow from other religious practices.

Activities takes from our current practices. They range from traditional foods and how to make them, to practices and how to make tools specific to those practices. Corn dolly, plates for the ancestors, Runes, egg dying; there are many activities that are easy to do, good to eat and have some very interesting associations to the holidays celebrated. Some of these projects are family oriented, while others can be solitary projects.
Finally, we have symbols. The symbols range from specific tools, to written symbols, to food and song. Ms. O'Gaea examines many of the modern day symbols and their associations to Gods and Goddess, the seasons, nature and the religion.

The book has a chapter called Conclusion, and she states, as is obvious, that this first book can not properly be concluded as it only covers four of the Sabbats and the remaining four are needed to draw the Wheel of the Year together. And she sums that up nicely with a quote from "The Way of Wyrd" where Wulf says to Brand "It is a mistake to assume that events far apart in time are thereby separate. All things are connected as in the finest web of a spider. The slightest movement on any thread can be discerned from all points on the web."

Ms. O'Gaea successfully proves that point, in my opinion, with this book. Each Sabbat on the Wheel of the Year is woven with the rest of the Sabbats. Each Sabbat has an effect on the next and relies on the previous one to give each other substance. Which is why we refer to our calendar as a Wheel.

She also makes a good argument for all the Northern European based or Celtic Based Neo-Pagan religions having similarities in their celebrations and her comparison of these celebrations draws some interesting possible conclusions.

The material is easy to read, well put together and organized. Her bibliography is interesting as some of the references are unusual and interesting. The chapters are well defined, keeping to the material discussed and there is an index for easy reference.

I enjoyed this book, found it a good primer in celebration the Wheel of the year, as opposed to just knowing about them, and I am looking forward to the second book which covers the other four holidays. boudica

A simply wonderful addition to New Age Studies reading lists in general, and Wicca reference collections in particular, Celebrating Celebrating The Seasons Of Life: Samhain To Ostara by Ashleen O'Gaea (a founding board member emeritus of the Tucson Area Wiccan-Pagan Network and Senior Corresponding Priestess for the Neo-Pagan prison ministry Mother Earth Ministries) superbly presents an informed and informative introduction to the ancient lore, metaphysical rituals, Wiccan symbols, and spirituality enhancing exercises associated with primeval celebrations as Samhain (October 31st), Yule (December 21st), Imbolc (February 2nd), Ostara (March 21st), and others high holy occasions in the nature worshiping seasonal calendars. Very highly recommended and enhanced with easy-to-follow Circle casting directions for groups and individuals, Celebrating The Seasons Of Life also includes recipes and other creative touches of celebration.

I have several of Ms. O'Gaea's books, all of which are givin a parenting slant. With so few books on pagan parenting, I love her writing style, it is very personable and she is extremely knowledgable.

"Samhain to Ostara" is a unique book among all the other books on the Sabbats out there... instead of rehashing all the stuff previously beaten to death in other books, Ms. O'Gaea instead goes deeper and explores the meaning of these sabbats to us in modern times.

What really piques my interest, is near the end, where Ms. O'Gaea categorizes things to teach about each Sabbat to children, grouped by their ages. Very useful!! I can hardly wait to get my hands on "Beltane to Mabon"!!

All in all, this book is a fantastic addition to my library!

Ashleen O'Gaea has written another original book here. Once again this author has broken out of the tried and true formats of Wicca 101 books to deliver a unique and useful book.

The book, subtitled Lore, Rituals, Activities and Symbols, delivers exactly what it promises on its cover. In its few hundred pages we are treated to an in-depth look at the holiday, its origins from a historical viewpoint and the customs as they pertain to today's practices. This book focuses on the first half of the Wheel of the Year. (This fall will see the publication of the sister book for the final four Sabbats.)

I have found many other books that contain Holy Day celebrations to be less than useful for my particular situation. Since I have a family, solitary solutions for ritual don't work, and as we are too small to be a coven, neither does group ritual. However, contained in this book's pages are rituals that are directed toward the solitary, the family or the coven practice. Even if none of the rest of this book is used, the cost of purchase is well covered just by this feature alone.

But the rituals themselves are just a small part of the wealth of information contained between the covers. There are ideas for crafts and a few yummy looking recipes. There are also suggestions for holiday related activities that can be used no matter what your age or coven affiliations. Plus, the book is written in such a way that the reader is truly inspired in the understanding of how each Sabbat ties into the one before and after.

I found the book well written and easy to read. Even an old Pagan like me found a few tidbits among the pages that added to my knowledge and deepened my understanding of the Holy Days. I would recommend this book for any Wiccan's library, beginner or long-term practioner.

W. Lyon Martin Author/Illustrator of "An Ordinary Girl, A Magical Child"

This book was very heard to get into. There was a lot of good information, but it took me a while to get through it.

First, the animal totem dictionary at the back is terrific! It has animals that you might not find elsewhere (e.g. whale, antelope, tiger, spider, etc) and the descriptions are terrific. Others are also listed like wolf, rabbit, sheep etc. but i wanted to point out some of the more unusual ones - ones like the whale for me that came to visit in a dream. Very interesting. The rest of the book is terrific too. It introduces the idea of shamanic time, taking spirit journeys, understanding dreams (really excellent chapter), etc. There's also a great section on the "healing powers of totems". Excellent book - I definitel recommend it for anyone interested in shamanism, the great mystery and learning more about animal totems.

This book is useful to determine your own personal animal totem.
It is one of the best books I have read on this subject; very interesting and easy to understand. I would recommend to anyone delving into their own personal power animals

If you have read ANYTHING about shamanism or animal totems before this, this book won't add anything. If you have read NOTHING about shamanism or animal totems before this, this book will give you very little, except an oversimplified, surface, meandering view of a very deep and powerful process.

Steiger bounces around on the surface of a lot of things, including numerology, chinese zodiac, and animal collections, but never goes into depth with anything. The idea of animal totems is a loosely held theme holding the book together, but isn't looked at with any depth. It is a typical American beginner's book (a la any subject). Cheerleading - you can do it!! Making it sound easy and trivial. At one point Steiger iterates that finding your animal totems and learning to work with them might even takes weeks or months, pandering to the current tendency toward quick and easy. This type of activity is a lifelong process with serious consequences, not a parlor game to be indulged in lightly.

Steiger's book encourages people to dabble irresponsibly and expect quick results, which usually leads to inconclusive or unsatisfactory results, and often even interferes with a person's later pursuing a subject with sincerity by giving them a false sense of having gained knowledge about the subject. He also makes it easy for anyone to instantly claim any animal as her or his totem without any real inner work and connection to the process, which trivializes a deep spiritual practice.

If you are serious about pursuing working with animal totems, don't bother with this book.

If you only want a watered-down, simplistic explanation of animal totems, then maybe this is the book for you. However, it was a total waste of my money and my time.

You never know what's out there until it finds you. Such is how this came to me; I didn't go looking for it, it found me. Everyone has an angel that watches over them...sometimes it comes in the form of a cherub, a huminoid being with wings, and sometimes it comes in the form of an animal.
Nearly two decades ago, when I hit rock bottom, I was ready to take my own life, but some force physically wouldn't allow me. It was on that night, I met my own guardian angel...in the form of a she-wolf. Though I have traces of Blackfoot blood, I had no exposure of or to shamanism, of for that matter, Native American spirituality outside of the comedic attempts by Hollywood. For several years afterward, I struggled with this, then in a web search, I happened upon this book.
As "Two Bears" has claimed, the subtitle explains it all. It was this book that helped me understand and come to terms with my spirit guide. It is very rare that one can say a book has literally changed one's life, but personnaly, I have to say that about this book. For anyone who has had mysterious things happen to them, anyone who suspects that they have an animal spirit guide (Totem), this book is almost a textbook on allowing you to understand the world of totems...how to understand them, their (and your) sterngths and weaknesses, how to work with them and what is expected on both sides. With the help of both my totem and this book, a weak-willed, self-centerd, shy kid was transformed into someone with unshakable inner strength and power, a teacher and a leader. I'ts also helped teach the limits upon what my guardian is capable of as far as protection and what is expected of me in return. This isn't coming from a crystal-waving new ager, either. Other than an "I've experianced it and I (though with a healthy skeptisism) beleive it" devotion to investigating several aspects of paranormal and spritualism, I'm about as stright-laced and right wing as you can get.
If you've ever suspected that your guardian angel may be...a bit different, this is a must have text...it will be vital in coming to terms, understanding, and learning your strengths and weaknesses.

The editor of Atlantis Rising and author of the bestselling Forbidden History, J. Douglas Kenyon has compiled an esoteric anthology of essays by various authors on everything from Christ's contact with spiritual teachers in India to the Essenes being influenced by the militant Zealots who recognized Jesus' potential for being the ultimate usurper of established authority in the ancient world.
Included in Forbidden History are such authors as John Chambers, whose essay on Dostoyevsky and Spiritualism will enrich nearly any soul desiring to contact the more subtle dimensions of the famous Russian writer's work; Cynthia Logan's intriguing treatise on the role of Christ's brother James; Peter Novak's essay on what the wise men were really searching for in the star of Bethlehem quest; and Steven Sora's attempt to address the perennial enigma of the true author of Shakespeare's work.
My only qualm about some of the essays was that they were rather teasing in a sound bite kind of way. As an example, John Chamber's article on Giordano Bruno only touches upon the ghastly execution of this profoundly influential heretic who dared to challenge the religious authorities of his time. (Bruno was one of the first to suggest that there are an infinite number of galaxies, thus shattering the terracentric bias of the church fathers.) But Chambers neglects to mention who risked their lives to carry on Bruno's work and what underground means were required to smuggle his knowledge past the inquisition's ubiquitous customs agents.
Additionally, there are a couple of occult reprobate writers whose work is included, but whose overall motives are rather suspect. For instance, Mark Amaru Pinkham in The Truth Behind the Christ Myth, suggests that Sananda Kumara is Jesus himself, in another guise. But Kumara is actually a dubious "ascended master" who was promoted by cult leader Elizabeth Clair Prophet and her Universal Church Triumphant. (Prophet charged her followers $10,000 for bomb shelters to hide during the 1980s, during the Apocalypse that she predicted to occur shortly after this time. )
Regardless of the editor's lack of discernment, this book may open the way to more constructive, less reactive dialogues over some of the most controversial aspects of history.
--Jaye Beldo
Mysteries Magazine issue #20

Edited by Douglas Kenyon, the editor and publisher of the bimonthly journal "Atlantis Rising", Forbidden Religion: Suppressed Heresies of the West is an expose of hidden religions banned by the orthodox Church, from the time prior to Christ to the turbulent times of the Cathars and the Templars, to the Masons of the New World and much more. From connections between the roots of Western faith and ancient Egyptian religion, to the true identities of the three magi, to the real clandestine organization behind the secrets in the popular novel "The Da Vinci Code", Forbidden Religion covers a mind-expanding plethora of little-contemplated history affecting modern concepts of faith. Black-and-white photographs and a glorious section of inset color plates illustrate this one-of-a-kind survey of the nether corners of Western religious history.

I was expecting more information dealing with the ancient religious practices, beliefs, how they were suppressed and by whom. Instead there was too much information about unrelated beliefs and subjects making the whole book seem scatterbrained. It also seemed a waste of pages to go on about "modern" new age practices that bare almost no resembalance to any ancient ways or beliefs. The ancient beliefs have been so scattered and corrupted over 1000's of years they have no real link with any of the modern ways written about in this book. Instead of wasting time about the less than honorable G. I. Gurdjieff who brough to us a corrupted version of secrets of the Brotherhood of the Sarmoung why not put the focus on the Brotherhood that may actually have some links to ancient religion. If we are wanting to continue to keep the forbidden religions alive, do we not want them with the least amount of corruption?
All that said there was new information to be learned in the book and it makes it worth reading, just don't expect a smooth ride.

This was far worse than "Forbidden History" and I gave that one a 1 star. Some of the stuff in here was just plain silly.

The title of the book is completely misleading. Actually the book vacillates between a mechanic description of kabbalah tree, an interpretation of a painting, Jewish alphabet and various religious points of view. At the end, the reader is left with some information which by no means will lead him/her to an inner balance. This is a purely theoretic book and has nothing to do with spiritual growth.

I have been told many times to believe people when they tell you about themselves. In Rachel Pollack's introduction, she reveals that Haindl approached her for this project because of her experience interpreting his art, not because of her knowledge of Kabbalistic principles. The rest of the book is simply her proving this thesis.
I repect that Rachel Pollack has attempted to include a variety of different views on the Tree of Life. However, she consistently chooses to go with interpretations that favor the western Hermetic Tradition rather than traditional Rabbinic Kabbalism.
The book uses the version of the Tree of Life invented by the fifteenth century Jesuit scholar Kircher rather than using the more traditional tree espoused a hundred years earlier by Rabbi Isaac Luria. This choice makes the rest of the book virtually useless to all but people who prefer Kircher's alteration of the tree.
I really wanted to love this book. For people who favor the Western Hermetic Tradition over Kabbalah, it might be great. For me, it was just a disappointment. Perhaps calling it the Western Hermetic Tree would be a more honest title.

This is yet another magical book from Rachel Pollack. 5 stars!

The Kabbalah Tree is a book I will always treasure. Ms. Pollack has written a book which touches your soul. She has reclaimed the tarot for women and all people. Her insights into tarot give an inovative perspective to the topic of kabbalah.

Rachel Pollack has written a book that I have read 5 times. I learn something new from this special Kabbalah book each time. I love it. I am Jewish and am proud of the Judaic system leading to kabbalahism.

I can't believe that I have never seen this book in the bookstore before, especially these days when there's such a multitude of New Age and Spirituality books around. I first saw this book online and was intrigued and encouraged by other reviews to buy it. I am so happy that I did.

This book is a good mish-mash of things, and provides lots of interesting perspectives on the neo-Pagan movement, especially in the United States. There is some "fluff" to be found, as one reviewer pointed out, but there are a lot of nuggets of wisdom found within. One of the most touching things for me, as a solitary practicing witch, was to read about how other people came to discover Divinity within their lives. It is amazing to see how all our stories intertwine, and how we all come to the Goddess/God, and comforting to know that there are like minded people in the world, outside of the small Pagan community where I live. I especially liked the story: "The Goddess's Call to Service: She Moves in Mysterious Ways". I also liked: "Children's Perspectives", because it reminds us that young children are so often more like sages than we give them credit for. I also am a fan of "Encountering the Divine in Nature", written by Phyllis Curott, who I cannot praise enough as one of the most insightful, wise witches of our time.

There are many other stories that I liked, and a few that I did not care for, but overall I really liked this book. It is a great departure from the "Do this, do that" instructional books that are put out nowadays. The exercises in the book are more like suggestions than rigid guidelines. This book really captures the spirit of our movement in all it's great diversity.

Peace to You,
April

This is an excellent short book on contemporary pagan thought.This book reminded me of the work,'Being a Pagan'.Yet,this book is more personal and less about the formal pagan dogma.There is well over fifty different magickal writers reflecting on their personal experiences as a natural 'Heathen'.I thought there would be more recipes and spells presented,however,this worthy reading is about the struggles and triumphs they weathered.There are only a few potions,rituals,and incense blends discussed.They are new ones that were interesting to read about anyway.I would get the book again, for the fact that, it has a wide varity of thoughts about neopagan faith and modern witchcraft.The name 'witch' still arouses angst in some,and this book helps dispell any fears about wiccans.Wicca is an Earth-based non-christian religion.All media stories about 'satanism',really involve 'christian-satanists'. Any story about 'devilish wiccan malefactions',involve people who are bi-polar and troubled.As a modern pagan,i say 'to Hell withe the Devil'.I hope this fine book inspires curious readers to follow the Craft.Many people are turning away from Christianity.For a pagan,one would think that this would be great for the pagan community .Yet,atheism is very much on the rise.To me people turning away from and denying Nature ,is flat-out dangerous too.This wise pagan book will help persuade any atheist that people need spiritual faith in their lives

When I saw the title of this book, I expected it to be a "Chicken Soup for the ___ Soul" type book. I expected to read a bunch of short stories of the heartwarming (and possibly a little sickeningly sweet) variety, told from the pagan point of view. However, the book had a bit of a "soapbox" feel to me. It was full of articles, how-to rituals,(which are fine in their own right, but I wanted stories) and just an offhand mention of stories. I felt a little cheated, because I wanted a light hearted and fluffy, feel good book and got what felt a bit like a homework assignment.

Very nice book to pick up read a few passages when you are feeling in need a lift. Helps you remember why you choose to believe in magic.

This book was the most wonderful book I have ever read. I keep a copy with me at all times. It pages are filled with love and knowledge and things that enrich my life. I could not imagine my life without it

Great book for the beginner. This book has lots of useful information in an easy to understand format.

I bought this book for a friend and she seems very satisfied with it. She asked for a book to help her with candle stuff and I figured the basics was the best for her.

If you want a book to explain to you how to use simple candle magic, this is probably the best one you could get. It explains all the basics (cleansing, consecrating, and dressing the candle) and it even goes into the not-so-usual ways of using numerology and magic squares to enhance your candle magic.

He explains the different types of candles, the tools you'll need; the importance of color, fragrance, and timing to get better results. There's a chapter on healing, a chapter on divination with candles, and a chapter with some candle rituals for you to try. There are even instructions on making your own candles, if that's your thing. Finally, the conclusion urges the reader to actually start practicing what was presented in the book. I liked that part the most because I know a lot of people who read books on magic rarely take the time to practice it (I've been guilty of this in the past myself).

All in all, a pretty good introduction to the topic. Although, keep in mind that the book is by a New Age author. If you're a witch looking for a book on candle magic, I'd still recommend it to you, but just keep in mind that the book comes more from a New Age perspective than anything else.

Good intro to candle magic and a definite keeper!

-Ater

I found this book very interesting. It improved my meditaion skills as well as my overall sense of well being. One of my favorite chapters has to be when the author goes in-depth with colors and possible personal makeup traits or characteristics in a great chapter titled "Numerology and Candles." So, if your looking for a basic introduction to candle magic look no further.

Very easy read and excellent for beginners! Also includes mini sections on various forms of Divination. Definite keeper ;)

I found this book insightful and meaningful for unlocking Toltec Wisdom. Like Castaneda, Eagle Feather comes to this work without preaching to the choir as one might find in the Ruiz lineage of Toltec wisdom. But to adequately access this information one must leave their traditional training at the door and enter with a mind open to take in the knowledge without personal bias or expectations about its value. Its value is discovered by engaging the practices.

The Toltec path as articulated in the work of Castaneda unfolds through the Socratic Method as Castaneda uses questions rather than judgment to reveal these complex concepts. Castaneda is always asking Don Juan questions to reveal the deeper truths of this energetic system. Rather than a free flowing condemnation of western or eastern modalities, one is free to engage the frame on its own terms to ascertain its value for one's life. This differs substantially from the Ruiz lineage, where those authors trained in these methods critique negatively any concept not in confluence with their own, using the same methods they repudiate, but then announcing they are free from concepts altogether. Essentially, they are engaged in a shell game: now you see it, now you don't. The same is true for judgments. While condemning judgments, they nevertheless employ many of their own in their critique. You won't find this type of self-righteousness in the work a Eagle Feather or Castaneda.

The aim, of course, is to get the reader beyond the concept itself and into the energy to which the concepts point. Eagle Feather's captures the same modes of articulation but in a different style than Castaneda. Nevertheless, his strategy is both powerful and effective.

As a downside of the book, Eagle Feather changes the names of the concepts that many people accustomed to this work might be familiar. Another question is raised in Eagle Feather's assertion that Don Juan Matus was his primary teacher. Most of his examples are referrences to Castaneda's apprenticship and not his own; this certianly begs the question. If Eagle Feather learned this tradition directly from Don Juan, why does he not use his own experiences in the context of his booK?

Captain Bruce Cathie shows how HARMONICS - wave forms of light - and their interaction and resonance, form the basis or "matrix" of the universe. Advanced applications for space travel, "free" energy production and much more could be developed. An important book, filled with mathematical data and derivations to back up his case. He shows examples of how the ancients used this knowledge to design the Great Pyramid, the world grid system, and even the basis for the English system of measurement. He is convinced a secret group is utilizing this knowledge and purposefully keeping the world ignorant and backward. Based upon the impact this kind of advancement would have on the "profitable" fossil fuel monopoly, it's hard to argue with him. Carefully written for both the scientist and the layman, The Bridge To Infinity is a powerful and important book and ahead of its time. To those with a scientific background, it's a "must-read". To those without such a background, I say READ IT ANYWAY.

All of Cathie's books are important, but this one gives important reinforcement to his early work, THE ENERGY GRID. He gives new information on the energy grid, plus analyses the harmonics of several free energy devices, and Tibetan levitation, Irish round towers and more. I highly recommend all his books.

This book contain's the christian belief system, if you could call it a system. Need I say more?

This book is just great! It's way better than good. I have read it over and over again. The author takes a lot of effort to make the research thorough. The old Mayan books were written like fans and they contained a great deal of wisdom. Unfortunately, most of those old codices were burned by the Spanish. Here is a little bit of they old wisdom, obtained word of mouth. You should buy this book today.

An excellent astrological system! After having a Mayan horoscope cast for me a few years ago, I looked for this book in vain until finding it on Amazon. All information is included for casting Mayan horoscopes, with a treasure trove of information included on the signs and the stellar cycles. Note that the author puts the myth of an end time ( 2012 ) into perspective. There is also much detail on the spiritual practices of Mesoamerican adepts. Any one interested in central American culture and occultism should pick this one up.

This book is laid out in a great referance format and can be used immediately. In-depth study will lead to to many levels of understanding the Mayan Sacred Calander. There are layers of information that are discovered with subsequent readings, always something new and interesting that adds depth to a book that appears somewhat superficial on the surface. It's a wonderful, information book that will lead you to greater study of the Sacred Calander using the traditional long count.