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This is a uniquely practical, accessible and secular guide to living according to Buddhist principles, written by a well-known Palestine–Israel peace worker and spiritual teacher. It is more than ever needed in these dark times."This book is filled with all the wisdom and compassion Stephen has gleaned from years of teaching, healing and peace work in Israel and Palestine." – Jack Kornfield"deeply nurturing and illuminating" – Jon Kabat-ZinnThis book describes the magical, rich and fulfilled way of living that comes when we act according to Buddhist principles. Mindfulness – or the practice of paying attention to the present moment – is a part of this, but only one part. This book reveals exactly how radical, exciting and life-changing the full picture of Buddhist ideas about concepts such as compassion, joy, detachment and liberation can be. Written in simple, straightforward language, the book contains 50 essays covering every aspect of modern life, ranging from the mundane to the spiritual. Topics include:How to be fulfilled at work How to relate to money What mindfulness really means How to find the magic of the moment What being authentic means How to age wisely How to be friends with your own body How to step off the treadmill of the daily grindThis book will imbue your life once more with the sense of magic and mystery that you felt as a child; it will allow you to put down the burdens of anxiety, joylessness, restlessness or a judging mind – it will do all this by enabling you to shift your experience of the world in a truly profound way.

Aimed at adults, this is the first coloring book to bring together all the original Major and Minor Arcana alongside insights into the iconic imagery from a Tarot expert. Enter a state of flow, creativity and spiritual inspiration with this fascinating guide to the imagery of the mystical Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot. The coloring pages of this book feature all the original Minor and Major Arcana artworks like The Lovers, The Tower and Justice. Unwind and destress by interacting with these artworks in a playful and fun way. Rich with symbolism, these classic artworks are waiting to be brought to life with color. Alongside each original artwork are insightful explanations of the iconography and imagery you may never have noticed before, written by Tarot master Avril Price. Why is there a lobster featured on The Moon card?Is that a volcano behind The Lovers?What does the decoration on the front of The Chariot mean?Discover the many answers to these, and your own intuitive responses to them, in this unique coloring book.

From teaching you how to spot the major and minor constellations, to revealing the fascinating starlore from around the world, this stunningly illustrated hardback will bring star-gazing vividly to life. This is a highly practical guide to identifying the constellations and the stars that comprise them. Geoffrey Cornelius, astronomy expert and teacher, brings star-watching vividly to life by conveying the rich symbolic significance that the heavens assumed in many cultures, from the Babylonians to the ancient Greeks. Master star navigation by building your knowledge rather than relying on technology. "Signpost charts" make finding stars easy. Assuming no prior knowledge of astronomy, the book concentrates on features that can be made out with the naked eye or binoculars.All 88 Major and Minor Constellations, and the planets, included. Along with beautiful 4-colour illustrations of each, and the myths and legends behind hundreds of individual stars, lose yourself in the magic of the night sky.Plan your year around the unmissable celestial moments with the "full-sky maps" that show which constellations are viewable and where, every month.Whether you're a budding astronomer looking to deepen your understanding, or an astrologer hoping to learn more about the ancient myths that were formed in the sky, you'll find everything you need in this comprehensive introduction.

Have you ever been in an accident and felt that time slowed down? Have you felt time stretch radically, or even apparently disappear, in a state of deep meditation? Psychologist Dr Steve Taylor calls these Time Expansion Experiences, and in this book he shares his years of research into this life-changing phenomenon. Most of us will have experienced a TEE, an experience of time slowing down in an extreme situation, and yet it is a phenomenon that has never been fully explored or explained - until now. Psychologist Dr. Steve Taylor has spent several years analysing "time expansion experiences" (or TEEs), after collecting hundreds of reports. He has also found many examples of "time cessation experiences" (or TCEs), in which time appears to disappear altogether. In this book he shares the fascinating psychology and shared features behind all of these case studies, coming to an incredible conclusion: TEEs are a real altered state of consciousness, rather than a trick of recollection. Not only this, but TEEs and TCEs are almost always positive, with a sense of calm well-being, clarity and heightened awareness. In this ground-breaking book, discover profound implications: What do unusual states of consciousness such as mystical experiences, psychedelic experiences, and near-death experiences tell us about time and consciousness?What can the countless reports of "life review" - when people view a whole lifetime of events and experiences within a few seconds - tell about the past, present and the future?What does modern physics have to say about the idea that linear time is illusory?If our perception of time is an illusion, is it possible to speed up and slow down time at will, including inducing TEEs?