Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Occult and Metaphysics FEATURED IN THIS EMAIL: * "The Secret Language of Destiny" by Gary Goldschneider and Joost Elffers * "The Complete Astrological Handbook for the 21st Century" by Miller and Brown * "The Millionth Circle: How to Change Ourselves and the World" by Jean Shinoda Bolen * "Easy Enchantments" by Lexa Rosean * "Feasts of Light" by Normandi Ellis * "The Crystal Healer" by Marianna Sheldrake "The Secret Language of Destiny: A Personology Guide to Finding Your Life Purpose" by Gary Goldschneider and Joost Elffers http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670885975/entertainmentsit Why push a rock uphill when you can discover your particular karmic path and follow it straight to the top? Knowing which way to turn has just become easier with "The Secret Language of Destiny," cosmologist Gary Goldschneider's latest addition to the Secret Language series ("The Secret Language of Birthdays" and "The Secret Language of Relationships"). This weighty compendium of wisdom delights with its handsome design by Joost Elffers, and it provides hours of entertainment as you peruse the 1,300 photos and birthdays of VIPs. A database of 7,500 famous folks was analyzed to produce the karmic path descriptions, and gifts, goals, and lessons for each of the 48 paths are clearly illuminated, as are the pitfalls to avoid. Up front are 52 astrological descriptions of personality characteristics for the week of birth. "The Secret Language of Destiny" is immensely useful and fun for the whole family. "The Complete Astrological Handbook for the 21st Century" by Anistatia R. Miller and Jared M. Brown http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805210865/entertainmentsit Astrologer Anistatia Miller's textbook, subtitled "Understanding and Combining the Wisdom of Chinese, Tibetan, Vedic, Arabian, Judaic, and Western Astrology," is the first to cover and interrelate the six major world astrological systems. Eminently scholarly though necessarily cryptic, "The Complete Astrological Handbook for the 21st Century" remains accessible for the beginning student of astrology. The weighty instruction manual launches with a historical introduction to the concept of astrology and then explains the beginnings of the various systems. Its purpose is to offer the serious student all of the information needed to forecast in each system. Chock-full of charts, graphs, processes, and examples, it may be just what the title claims. In an era of disappearing national boundaries, the unification of discrete systems of astrology is an idea whose time has certainly come. "The Millionth Circle: How to Change Ourselves and the World: The Meaning and Maintenance of Women's Circles" by Jean Shinoda Bolen http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1573241768/entertainmentsit Jungian analyst Jean Bolen hit the big time in the early 1980s with one of the first New Age publishing successes, "Goddesses in Everywoman." Every woman in America seemed engrossed with identifying her goddess and using the archetypes of the Greek pantheon to guide her out of the patriarchal system to greater self-knowledge and self-esteem. Bolen again hangs a lantern aloft for feminists and lovers of light everywhere with this slim volume. Though only 87 pages long, "The Millionth Circle" has the potential to become the latest bible for the Jungian/feminist/evolution- of-consciousness movement (remember "Women Who Run with the Wolves?"). The premise is based on Ken Keyes Jr.'s "Hundredth Monkey" theory: that a behavioral change in a growing number of individuals will reach critical mass, and the entire population's consciousness will leap forward to embrace the new behavior as if by magic. Bolen's version is this: form consensus-based, peace-loving circles of support, and one day the millionth circle could alter the psyche of the human race. Written in free verse from chapter 3 on, "The Millionth Circle" is a fine manual for creating women's circles, which Bolen hopes will one day save the world. "Easy Enchantments" by Lexa Rosean http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312242964/entertainmentsit Featured on 20/20 and CNN, and in The New York Times and USA Today, Lexa Rosean, the flamboyant author of "Easy Enchantments," has been practicing witchcraft in New York City for over 16 years. Her comprehensive witch's cookbook is based on the tradition of kitchen witchery, meaning that all of the ingredients are probably sitting in your cupboard or desk. After giving readers 13 dos and don'ts for all magical procedures--e.g. "do what ye will, but harm none"-- and explaining the importance of the phases of the moon, Rosean delves right into 178 pages of spells that anyone can easily accomplish. For example, to draw together two lovers living in different cities, all you need is a map, pink taper candles, white pushpins, cinnamon chewing gum, and hot chili pepper oil. But how do you get them to move to your city? "Feasts of Light: Celebrations for the Seasons of Life Based on the Egyptian Goddess Mysteries" by Normandi Ellis http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0835607445/entertainmentsit A priest in the modern day, Egyptian-based Church of the Eternal Source advises, "Cultivate an Egyptian frame of mind and schedule celebrations according to the magic of your own locality." In this light, author Normandi Ellis has constructed a reader-friendly guide to the Egyptian goddess mysteries, that we might develop our own celebrations of the sacred events that bless our lives. Referring to herself as an "Episcopagan," Ellis believes commemorating the divinity inherent in everyday happenings is something sorely missing from modern life. A renowned expert in Egyptology, Ellis attempts to fill this gap by demonstrating what the ancients celebrated as sacred, thereby helping us to bring the divine home again. Each of the 50 festivals is prefaced with a list of suggestions of occurrences we could celebrate, and suffixed with ways we might celebrate them. This book is a lovely and loving introduction to one of the more fascinating ancient spiritual traditions, replete with sparkling relevance for today's spiritual seeker. "The Crystal Healer: A Guide to Understanding Crystals and Their Healing Gifts" by Marianna Sheldrake http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0852073232/entertainmentsit Englishwoman Marianna Sheldrake introduces this guide to crystal healing with two pithy bits of wisdom. First, "A closed mind is like a closed parachute--absolutely useless and, at the wrong time, potentially fatal." And second, "Magic is only science yet to be explored." With noticeably down-to-earth concepts, she proceeds to instruct the neophyte and the experienced in the finer points of healing, not only with crystals but also with energy healing in general. She acknowledges that the patient's emotional state and capacity for visualization, as well as the healer's intent--which smacks of faith healing--are necessary to effect a cure, but explains how the energies in minerals can restore balance to a diseased body. Chapter 5 is an exhaustive list of characteristics of individual crystals, and chapter 6 a list of ailments and the crystals used to heal them. This book is a must-read for those fascinated by crystals; those interested in subtle energy fields and chakra therapy will also find themselves duly informed. --Randall Cohan is a new consciousness journalist, reviewer, and music industry consultant living on an island in the Pacific Northwest. 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