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THE ALCHEMICAL ART OF PALINGENESIS...

To the Stoics and Pythagoreans the term “palingenesis” was equivalent to metempsychosis or reincarnation. By reconstructing plants from their own ashes the alchemists sought to prove not only that consciousness and intelligence survive the annihilation of the physical structure, but that they retain the individuality they formerly posessed and remain as organized forces. The term palingenesis was also used to indicate the rebirth of the universe from its periodic sleep or the replenishment of the earth after a cataclysm, such as the Flood. The ancient philosophers, considering the planet as a living organism, attributed to it those various phases of life through which all forms seemingly pass: birth, growth, and decay. In India the alternating periods of cosmic activity and inertia are referred to as the Days and Nights of Brahma. Schopenhauer used the term palingenesis to signify the survival of the will and its manifestation in new personalities. Some students of Hermetic philosophy affirm that by means of palingenesis it would be possible to resurrect the human body even at a long interval after death. Those attempting this experiment attacked their problem without a proper understanding of the issues involved., for no Hermetic formula should be taken literally. Palingenesis is actually the resurrection of the spiritual soul from the irrational human organism. The human body is the Hermetic bottle. The Tree of the Soul is burned by human degeneracy; by palingenesis, however, it is proved that no matter how low man may descend in vice and degradation the spiritual elements are not lost, but can be reassembled by alchemical art, and the Tree of Life caused to grow again within the human nature.

From THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES by Manly P. Hall, published by the Philosophical Research Society, Inc., Los Angeles, California




                                     Palingenesis of a Rose...

When the white eagle of the North is flying overhead
And the browns, reds and golds of autumn lie in the gutter, dead
Remember then, the summer birds with wings of fire flaying
Come to witness Spring's new hope born of leaves decaying
Just as new life will come from death love will come at leisure
Love of love, love of life and giving without measure
Gives in return a wondrous yearn of a promise almost seen
Live hand-in-hand and together we'll stand
On the threshold of a dream....
"The Dream" by Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues


Joseph H. Bryan-Royster, Ph.D.

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Emotional Freedom
Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform your Life

By Judith Orloff, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, UCLA

Book Review by Carolyn Myss:


EMOTIONAL FREEDOM: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life (Harmony, $24) written by Judith Orloff, MD is the perfect book to come along at the perfect time. I couldn’t put it down!

      We live in a tumultuous, fear-dominated period in history and must become masters at overcoming fear and other negative emotions so they don’t sabotage our power. With skill and compassion, Dr. Judith Orloff shows us how to become heroes in our own lives by transforming anger, loneliness, and envy and more rather than simply “reacting” when our buttons get pushed.

      An Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and intuition expert, Dr. Orloff shares her wealth of personal and professional knowledge to illuminate the field of emotions. She draws on wisdom from traditional medicine but goes light years beyond it by presenting emotions as a path to spiritual, energetic, and intuitive awakening. Why is this leap so important? The intellect has restricted vision about emotions, but bringing intuition into the feeling realm lets us go deeper within. Dr. Orloff asks us to see every success, every heartbreak, every loss, every gain as vehicles for transformation. She teaches readers to view emotions in a non-ordinary way, rather than simply making you happy or miserable. Everyone will benefit from the insightful instructions that continually guide us and also from the author’s intimate personal journey and well-earned life wisdom. Judith is the kind of doctor we wish we all had.

      Part One of the book introduces you to the four components of emotions: their biology, spirituality, energetic power, and psychology. Understanding each component in yourself will lead to inner breakthroughs that aren’t possible without seeing the whole picture. It offers a self-assessment test to evaluate your current level of emotional freedom so you can increase it practicing this book’s principles. Dr. Orloff invites you into her romance with sleep and dreams as revolutionary states of consciousness. She also helps readers determine their “emotional type” including “the intellectual,” and “the empath. “so they can make the most of their own finest qualities. As an empath, Dr. Orloff knows the gigantic challenges of being an “emotional sponge” and teaches other empaths who’ve been labeled “overly sensitive” how to stay grounded in an often-overwhelming world.

      You’ll enjoy the “emotional vampire survival guide”--specific advice for dealing with emotional drainers. We’ve all met them. You’re talking to someone, when suddenly you feel anxious, depressed, or tired. She describes the narcissist, the victim, the controller, and other types of vampires. Plus, there are quizzes to help you determine “Are you in a relationship with an emotional vampire?” or if you might be one yourself. Sometimes, we all have the capacity to be draining, but with mindful compassion we can catch ourselves early and make a shift.

      Part Two of the book offers a hands-on approach for facing the most prevalent negative emotions and building positive ones Each chapter is called a “transformation” in which you learn how to transform a negative emotion into its counterpoint. For instance, fear is transformed with courage, frustration with patience, and jealousy with self-esteem.

You learn to do this in your life by taking a wealth of quizzes, from Dr. Orloff’s patient studies, and her own intimate journey with each emotion.

      Emotional Freedom is the rare book that can open your mind and your heart to more empowerment. Give yourself a gift and read it.  

Judith Orloff, MD is the author of Emotional Freedom. Her other bestsellers include Positive Energy, Guide to Intuitive Healing, and Second Sight. Dr.Orloff synthesizes the pearls of traditional medicine with cutting edge knowledge of intuition, energy and spirituality.

Caroline Myss is a pioneer in the fields of intuition and mysticism and is the bestselling author of Anatomy of the Spirit.
 

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The Mayan Code
Time Acceleration and Awakening the World Mind

By Barbara Hand Clow

Book Reviews:

“The Mayan Code is really interesting and amazing because its statements are based on facts. For instance, it mentions the VEDA. We the Mayas know this people as the BEDZA. They used and followed the ancient calendar of 360 days, just as the Mayas did with the Haab calendar that has 360 days too. I recommend you to read this book.”
(Hunbatz Men, Maya Itza Tradition)

“Barbara Hand Clow has written the definitive book about 2012. This book, quite simply, is the best resource that now exists. A very wise human being has poured her heart, her soul, and her mind into these words. The Mayan Code is a great gift to us all.”
(Whitley Strieber, author of Communion and The Key)

“Barbara Hand Clow’s inspired and well-researched articulation of the Mayan Calendar provides a significant aid to understanding the mechanics of the acceleration of time and the process of human evolution. She offers a refreshingly radical and hopeful outcome for our future beyond the Calendar’s end in 2011–2012.”
(Nicki Scully, author of Alchemical Healing and coauthor of Shamanic Mysteries of Egypt)

“From now through 2012 we are walking what the Mayas call Xi Balba bih, ‘The Road of Awe.’ Tools that assist us in looking at the vast acceleration and wave of evolution that we are experiencing, through the largest possible soul lens, will be of great assistance during these transformative times. This book is highly recommended for that process.”
(Ariel Spilsbury, coauthor of The Mayan Oracle: Return Path to the Stars)

"Protean, synthesizing, and vastly evocative, [Hand Clow] explores how our own personal healing is the most important factor as we prepare to make this critical jump in human evolution . . ."
(The Inference Reader, May 2007)

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(Arco Carib, Aug 2007)

"I highly recommend the book to alchemists, spiritual adepts and seekers of mystery. The Mayan Code
is indeed the handbook of spiritual alchemy as Barbara Hand-Clow provides us with copious illustrations, maps, diagrams, and dozens of references and cross-references, allowing this complicated material to be disseminated easily."
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"Barbara Hand Clow, author of more than a dozen books and DVDs, has taken the revelations espoused by Carl Johann Calleman in his book, The Mayan Calendar, to another extraordinary level."
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The Secret Teachings of All Ages
An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy

By Manly P. Hall

The Secret Teachings of All Ages is perhaps the most comprehensive and complete esoteric encyclopedia ever written. The sheer scope and ambition of this book are stunning. In this book Manly P. Hall has successfully distilled the essence of more arcane subjects than one would think possible. He covers Rosicrucianism and other secret societies, alchemy, cryptology, Kabbalah, Tarot, pyramids, the Zodiac, Pythagorean philosophy, Masonry, gemology, Nicholas Flammel, the identity of William Shakespeare, The Life and Teachings of Thoth Hermes Trismegistus, The Qabbalah, The Hiramic Legend, The Tree of the Sephiroth, and Mystic Christianity. There are more than 200 illustrations included here (and in the trade paperback edition) many of which have been omitted from other publisher's editions of this book. This is essential reading for anyone wishing to explore esoteric knowledge.


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Riddles of the Sphinx

The Ethiopian Sphinx, guarding the entrance to the Greek city of Thebes, asked all travelers: “Which creature in the morning goes on four legs, at mid-day on two, and in the evening upon three, and the more legs it has, the weaker it be?”

Oedipus solved the riddle by answering her: “Man—who crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then walks with a cane in old age."

By some accounts, a second riddle asks: "There are two sisters: one gives birth to the other and she, in turn, gives birth to the first." The Answer: “Day and Night.”


Another Riddle                                  

"The key to life and death is everywhere to be found, but if you do not find it in your own house, you will find it nowhere. Yet it is before everyone's eyes; no one can live without it; everybody uses it. The poor usually possess more of it than the rich; children play with it in the streets. The uneducated esteem it highly, but the learned often throw it away.  It is a living though invisible substance that is concentrated in nature's cavities, sacred cups, and parts of the human body. It is the only thing from which the Philosopher's Stone can be prepared, and without it, no noble metal can ever be created."

                          

Joseph H. Bryan-Royster, Ph.D. is a doctoral graduate of the University of Metaphysics and is also an Ordained Metaphysical Minister as well as a Practitioner. Master of Metaphysical Science (M.Msc.) Thesis was "Scythe of the Reaper: The Effects of Reincarnation and Karma." Doctor of Metaphysical Science (Msc.D.) Dissertation was "The Invisible Pyramid: Using Parameters of Limitation as a Catalyst for Spiritual Transformation." Doctor of Philosophy with a specialty in Metaphysics (Ph.D.) Dissertation was "Shadow at the Gate: Encounters with an Artificial Archetypal Elemental on the Threshold of Psychic Integration."


Dr. Bryan-Royster's contribution to the New Millenium International Metaphysical Ministry Convention at Las Vegas, NV in 2000 was a lecture on "Synchronicity and the Science of Parallels."

His contribution to the 2004 International Metaphysical Ministry University System (University of Metaphysics and University of Sedona) Convention at Sedona, AZ was a lecture on "The Lantern Principle: Internal Illumination by the Source."


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We Are All One Life in the Light of our Universal Source

We are each born into this world darkened by the separation of consciousness into multiple aspects of refracted light. Our perception of life initially responds to reflected images received through five physical senses of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. Via our conscious minds, we process these images to determine our world to be a three-dimensional reality defined by space and time. The sixth sense, intuition, responds to direct images which originate deep within us. These are transmitted via our subconscious minds and appear as dreams and visions. Such information, unlike input received through our conscious minds, often defies the illusory limits of density, space, and of time. This separation of consciousness, which manifests as mental and physical divisions of every kind, is able to be transcended through an individual realization of underlying unity that intuition may access via internal illumination through the multidimensional process of meditation. At our Source level, the catalyst is provided for creation of a Blueprint for Universal Synthesis.

The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus

"'Tis true, without falsehood, and most real: that which is above is like that which is below, to perpetrate the miracles of One thing. And as all things have been derived from one, by the thought of one, so all things are born from this thing, by adoption.

The Sun is its Father, the Moon is its Mother. Wind has carried it in its belly, the Earth is its Nurse. Here is the Father of every perfection in the world. His strength and power are absolute when changed into earth; thou wilt separate the earth from fire, the subtle from the gross, gently and with care. It ascends from earth to heaven, and descends again to receive the power of the superior and the inferior things. By this means, thou wilt have the glory of the world. And because of this, all obscurity will flee from thee. Within this power, most powerful of all powers. For it will overcome all subtle things, and penetrate every solid thing.

Thus the world was created. From this will be, and will emerge, admirable adaptations of which the means are here. And for this reason, I am called Hermes Trismegistus, having the three parts of the philosophy of the world. What I have said of the Sun's operations is accomplished



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