The Cherokee Full Circle: A Practical Guide to Ceremonies and Traditions

Mantak Chia

Tan Tien Chi Kung: Foundational Exercises for Empty Force and Perineum Power

A fundamental Taoist practice for enhancing and utilizing chi - Includes breathing and movement exercises to promote vitality and healing through the cultivation of chi in the tan tien and perineum areas - Presents the foundational exercises that are essential for more advanced practices such as Iron Shirt Chi Kung and Cosmic Healing Tan Tien Chi Kung is the art of cultivating and condensing chi in the lower abdomen--the tan tien--the fundamental power storehouse of the body. Known as the Ocean of Chi to the ancient Taoists, this lower abdominal area holds the key to opening the body and the mind for the free and continuous movement of chi. Tan Tien Chi Kung contains specific breathing and movement exercises that develop the power of the chi stored in the body to increase vitality, strengthen organs, and promote self-healing. Mantak Chia explains how these exercises also provide a safe and effective method for receiving earth energy, which allows the practitioner to achieve balance physically, mentally, and spiritually--all of which are essential for the more advanced practices of Iron Shirt Chi Kung and Cosmic Healing. It is our mind that directs and guides our chi, but if the ...

Alex Paman

Filipino Ghost Stories: Spine-Tingling Tales of Supernatural Encounters and Hauntings

Filipino Ghost Stories is crawling with spine-tingling tales of supernatural encounters and hauntings in the Philippines. Ghost stories are commonplace in traditional Filipino culture. Whether they take place at a relative's funeral or at a hacienda located deep in a remote province, virtually all families have their own personal accounts of their encounters with the supernatural. Passed on from generation to generation, these tales act as a bridge to the past, to a time lost or nearly forgotten. To write this book of ghostly encounters in the Philippines, author Alex Paman collected eerie and terrifying tales that have been told in his family for generations. Covering spooky interactions in bustling cities and in rural towns--and even a short section about hauntings on American soil--Filipino Ghost Stories offers good, old-fashioned scary stories perfect to share around the campfire or under the blankets with a flashlight. The 68 ghost stories include: Great Balls of FireCaught in the WakeFamily Ties that BindJust Outside the DoorPitch BlackOnly the WindA Brush with the UnknownHide and Shriek Like secret family recipes, traditional ghost stories in the Philippines are valuable ...

Randolph J. Rogers

The Key of Life; A Metaphysical Investigation

"The Key of Life" is a true story about who we are, why we are here and how we are all connected. This thought-provoking book inspires readers to interpret the synchronicities in their own lives, as author Randy Rogers takes you along on his riveting journey investigating past lives, present events and reincarnation. Randy proves that "ordinary" people can experience the extraordinary when they open themselves to the possibilities. What if you could clearly read the "signs" that are constantly surrounding us and in the process unlock the meaning of life - present, past and future? "The Key of Life" will open that door for you!