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Books – Health – Metaphysics
Books 1 to 20 of 24 – Metaphysics
Field Guide to Dreams by Kelly Regan
So you’re standing naked in front of a classroom. Or you’re being chased by a one-legged man. Or maybe you’re standing naked in front of a classroom, kissing a one-legged man. Dreams can be mysterious, exhilarating, and terrifying – but they no longer have to be confusing. With ‘Field Guide to Dreams’, you’ll unravel the hidden meanings behind these mysterious subconscious messages. Organised by dominant symbol (animal, falling, flying, mother and so on), each section provides helpful interpretations from Freud, Jung, and other psychologists and dream experts. You’ll also learn when you’re most likely to have these specific dreams, and whether you should interpret them positively or negatively. With ‘Field Guide to Dreams’ at your bedside,
Paperback, 352 pp, $22.95. Buy
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Heart and Soul Angel Cards by Angela McGerr
The Heart & Soul Angel Cards can be used to identify your true heart’s desire and soul purpose and work to achieve them. The beautifully illustrated cards are divided into 4 suits of 12: Heart’s Desire Angel Cards, Mystical Animals Cards, Soul Purpose Cards, and the Sacred Hallows Cards. The suits can be used for readings in various layouts either separately or together, for either a quick overview or a more in-depth look at your life or a particular situation. The accompanying book describes the overall meaning of the four suits, the inherent meanings of each and every card, as well as several different ways to lay them out with sample interpretations.
Paperback, 128 pp, $29.95. Buy
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Questions from Earth, Answers from Heaven by Margolis Char
Psychic Char Margolis shares her experiences in this book that helps explain what happens when we die and where those who have died go to and reveals how to develop your own psychic abilities. Her inspiring advice can help you contact loved ones in spirit, or enhance your innate ability to sense danger or protect others. She also provides easy instructions for making life-changing decisions – intuitively – about business, family, health and love. Discover: why we don’t have to fear death; nineteen questions that test your intuitive ability; how to tell if a spirit is trying to contact you; expert guidance on evaluating an intuitive or psychic message; methods to help you communicate with loved ones, guardian angels, and spirit guides.
Paperback, 324 pp, $24.95. Buy
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Horoscope Wheel Journal by Jessica Helfand
The lively horoscope wheel on the cover of this journal offers amusement for everyone’s Zodiac sign.
Hardback, 128 pp, $18.95. Buy
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Crystals, Colour and Chakra by Gill Hale, Sue Lilly, Simon Lilly and others
• A unique compendium of natural new age energy therapies and techniques that work in harmony to create balance and well-being of mind, body, spirit and home.
• In-depth analysis of the power and qualities of over 60 individual crystals, with easy-to-follow guidance on which stones to use, and when and how to use them.
• Practical advice on how to use the vibrational energies of colour, and how to harness the power of the chakras for therapeutic benefits.
Hardback, 512 pp, $35.00. Buy
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Colorstrology: What Your Birthday Color Says about You by Michele Bernhardt
Colorstrology is a fascinating blend of astrology, numerology, and colour theory that offers exciting new insights about our lives and relationships. Written by renowned astrologer Michele Bernhardt with the artists at Pantone, Inc., the global authority on colour, the system features 366 “birthday colours” that illustrate who we are and how we behave. For example, people born on January 29 (like Oprah Winfrey) share the colour Keepsake Lilac; they are “ambitious” and “tender” and “born to make a difference… it is not uncommon to find [them] in front of an audience.”
Paperback, 432 pp, $27.95. Buy
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The Housewives Tarot by Paul Kepple and Jude Buffum
Imagine the celebrated ‘Ryder Deck’ infused with the spirit of Leave It to Beaver, and the result is ‘The Housewives Tarot’ – a dazzling retro interpretation of a classic divination system. With illustrations of martini glasses (cups), mops and brooms (wands), Duncan Hines chocolate cake (the Devil),wood-panelled station wagons (the Chariot), bathroom scales (Judgment), and other 1950s iconography, these tarot cards can answer all of life’s most challenging questions. The enclosed instruction book shows you how to interpret all 78 cards – and describes how to assemble them using five different layouts: the Virgin Spread, the Neapolitan Spread, the Clothesline Spread, the Dinette Spread, and the Martini Spread.
Paperback, 96 pp, $26.95. Buy
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Gold and Silver Guardian Angels by Angela McGerr
Every one of us has a ‘left’, or logical, active part of the brain, and a ‘right’, or intuitive, passive side. Only when these are working effectively together can we come to balanced decisions and lead a happy existence. Angela McGerr’s Guardian Angel Cards offer a means to seek advice and guidance from gold (active) and silver (passive) angels (to see both sides of a problem) with a key card that adds balance. ‘The Book of Angels’ describes how to use the cards and features detailed portraits of over 100 angels. The reader can use it in two ways: to find out more information about the angels they have drawn with the cards, or to learn more about all the angels featured.
Paperback, 144 pp, $29.95. Buy
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Titania’s Star Tarot by Titania Hardie
The purpose of reading the tarot is to understand our own inner secrets and to achieve mastery and harmony along the way. These ancient symbolic cards extend the scope of ordinary language and reveal something of the life below the surface of any individual’s consciousness and feelings.
Titania’s aim in writing this new volume is to unite the immense flexibility of the cards in their traditional meanings with their equally significant astrological past, harnessing the knowledge many of us now have of astrology and the meanings of the signs of the zodiac.
Paperback, 96 pp, $29.95. Buy
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CELTIC WISDOM DECK by Sally Taylor and Iona McGlashan
The magical tales of the Celts offer important life lessons.
With a vibrant illustration and a nugget of ancient Celtic wisdom on each card, this portable deck will guide and inspire you on your own path to personal enrichment.
Cards, 36 pp, $14.95. Buy
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Love Stars by Claire Petulengro
“Love Stars” is divided by element and then by star sign, so you can discover the top ten turn-offs and tips for behaviour on dates, at home, work and leisure. Check out the compatibility charts to find a quick guide to harmony, home life, excitement and loyalty rate. There are true stories from Claire’s many clients, the results of her surveys (including the lies people tell) and raunchy tips on what they’re like in bed! It also helps you understand the power games they might play and the issues that might spark arguments. This book will help you smooth out misunderstandings, improve the rapport in your non-romantic relationships, spot true love and get on with living with and loving your partner for the rest of your life.
Paperback, 400 pp, $18.95. Buy
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Tao Oracle by Ma Deva Padma
The “TAO Oracle” is a visual I Ching, a beautiful new tool for self-transformation and personal growth created by critically acclaimed artist and visionary Ma Deva Padma, who also produced the bestselling Osho Zen Tarot.
Tao has been described as the dynamic force that weaves through all things, eternally affecting change. Its rhythms function as an invisible pulse connecting every human to each other and to the whole of nature itself.
The richly illustrated “TAO Oracle” cards and the accompanying 320-page book have been designed to work in tandem with the time-honored traditions of the I Ching and the tarot.
Paperback, 320 pp, $50.00. Buy
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Gypsy Fortune-Telling Cards by Julia Parker
Will I be successful? How many times shall I fall in love? Whom should I avoid?
These and many more timeless and fundamental questions concerning love, life and chance are answered in this simple and intriguing package.
Astrologer and best selling author Julia Parker has interpreted questions and answers based on an oral Romany tradition to suit today’s lifestyle and preoccupations, while retaining the charm and character of the original.
This tried and tested method, presented here for the first time as a charmingly designed box set with original illustrations, will engage the questioner and fulfil the age old intention to ‘give good council to many and hours of amusement to those who regard it simply as a game’.
Cards, 128 pp, $29.95. Buy
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Witch’s Brew: Good Spells for Creativity by Witch Bree
Whether you’re conjuring the muse, using rituals to aid your creative process, or trying to get your art out into the world, let good witchcraft help you succeed in all your creative endeavours.
Hardback, 96 pp, $18.95. Buy
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Tao: The Pathless Path by Osho
In “Osho on Tao”, a master discusses five classic Taoist parables and their meaning for everyday life. Osho’s primary lesson on the Tao is to see it as a process if ‘unconditioning’ – unlearning modes of behaviour, thinking and being that have imprisoned our minds for centuries.
Paperback, 181 pp, $20.95. Buy
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Mysteries by Rita Rogers
In this book Rita Rogers talks about what it means to be psychic, where her gift comes from and how she uses her powers to help others. Rita examines subjects such as séances, Tarot, ‘ghosts’, premonitions, curses, hauntings and possessions. “Mysteries” also details the numerous trails Rita has followed in her life as a medium — her work with the police and army, the murders she has helped families solve, and the missing people (dead or alive) she has located. She also talks about helping people find wills, money, objects and how she diagnoses illness. Following Rita’s extraordinary career, and reading her astonishing stories, the ‘other’ world no longer feels quite so far away.
Paperback, 200 pp, $22.95. Buy
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Witch’s Brew: Good Spells for Peace of Mind by Witch Bree
Passion, health, fortune, and serenity–all are possible with the ancient wisdom of good witchcraft. Witch’s Brew shows how to weave spells, incantations, potions, and herbal and astrological lore into everyday life. Using readily available ingredients such as candles, flowers, fabrics, and essential oils, the rituals presented in this collection explore the realms of healing, love, peace, and prosperity. Beautiful to read, sensual to hold, these four bewitching vo lumes feature exquisite art, satin ribbon closures, and rich, beautiful paper. This seductive series puts the magic and allure of witchcraft within everyone’s reach.
Hardback, 96 pp, $18.95. Buy
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Witch’s Brew: Good Spells for Prosperity by Witch Bree
Passion, health, fortune, and serenity–all are possible with the ancient wisdom of good witchcraft. Witch’s Brew shows how to weave spells, incantations, potions, and herbal and astrological lore into everyday life. Using readily available ingredients such as candles, flowers, fabrics, and essential oils, the rituals presented in this collection explore the realms of healing, love, peace, and prosperity. Beautiful to read, sensual to hold, these four bewitching volumes feature exquisite art, satin ribbon closures, and rich, beautiful paper. This seductive series puts the magic and allure of witchcraft within everyone’s reach.
Hardback, 96 pp, $18.95. Buy
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The Book of Divination by Ann Fiery
Since ancient times, humankind has sought to divine the future, devising myriad ways to decipher – and even control – the mysterious workings of fate. The Book of Divination leads readers on a fascinating exploration of the great divinatory practices of the Western world – from astrology and tarot to haruspicy (divination by the reading of animal entrails). With wry humor and explanations clearer than a crystal ball, author Ann Fiery recounts the remarkable histories of these various occult systems and explains how each method is used. Brimming with fabulous illustrations from ancient texts and little-known art collections, The Book of Divination illuminates the essential secrets of these esoteric practices for the modern-day seeker.
Hardback, 224 pp, $34.95. Buy
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The Good Luck Book by Stefan Bechtel and Laurence R. Stains
A lucky charm you can read, The Good Luck Book is an collection of quotes, stories, anecdotes, parables, tips, customs, rumors, and facts about good luck and how to get it. There’s “Why We Knock on Wood,” from our tree-worshipping days. The 52 luckiest days of the year. What to do to bring good luck to a new house. Why horseshoes, rabbits’ feet, four-leaf clovers, and whisbones are lucky. Seven time-honored ways to improve your luck, and six common anecdotes to bad luck. Plus, how to change your luck at the card table, charms and rituals used in love, and why people rub other, lucky people for good luck. Sharing some of the finest, funniest, and truest things ever said about luck, this book inspires even the unluckiest person to persevere.