We have all been programmed to seek happiness outside of ourselves--seized through great effort from an unpredictable world--and then to become upset and self-condemning when our effort fails to realize its promise of fulfillment, which it always fails to do. This is not to say that success isn't a reasonable pursuit, but it cannot give us happiness. Nothing of the world can.

Why? Because we have it already.

The happiness, peace, and love that defines fulfillment are already yours, encoded in your spiritual DNA. They are not earned or acquired. They live in you as you to be expressed through you. The only effort needed is really no effort at all; it's a matter of coming home to yourself.

A Year with Anthony De Mello is a week-by-week workshop of fifty-two passages from De Mello, each followed by a favorite parable or koan Anthony admired to illuminate the passage, and two simple but engaging exercises to actualize the week's teaching. There are also blank pages for journaling about your insights during the week.

In today's world, there's a notable resurgence in spiritual exploration that diverges from the mainstream New Age culture. People are seeking clarity that aligns with their own ancestral lineage, and ancestral veneration has emerged as a powerful avenue to navigate life's complexities. For Black communities, this resurgence represents a reclamation of hope for the diaspora.

In this book, Ifa and Orisa priestess Ehime Ora shares the importance of connection to the ancestors, and to one's spiritual roots. There's a certain type of radical healing that takes place when we reconnect to our ancestral veneration and follow through with their wisdom.

Providing healing through the written word, Ehime walks you though the reclamation of African Spiritual practices, discussing the spiritual renaissance occurring in the African community, and includes interviews with elders of the rich traditions. She also provides tangible spiritual tools so that you can incorporate ancestral veneration in your life: how to properly set up and work with an ancestral altar, the importance of spiritual hygiene, and bringing forth the concept of the ori, or the higher self.

This book has the potential to profoundly transform your world view. Using high-speed photography, Dr. Masaru Emoto discovered that crystals formed in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward them. He found that water from clear springs and water that has been exposed to loving words shows brilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns. In contrast, polluted water, or water exposed to negative thoughts, forms incomplete, asymmetrical patterns with dull colors. The implications of this research create a new awareness of how we can positively impact the earth and our personal health.

The journey into the Seven Sacred Seals is a journey beyond the frontiers where most people spend their lives. It is a passage into the world of Illumination, into the fabric of light that stitches both time and space together, and that will lead us one day into immensity, into that limitless world that we call the Divine.

The art of contemplation is always a journey of unravelling in which the layers of the great mystery are progressively revealed within your heart. The 64 Ways are indicators that point towards this grand opening of your heart. As you realise through listening to them or reading them, there always comes a moment when the limits of language are reached. And as the great sages have always testified, Truth cannot be spoken, only pointed at. That said, if you have been drawn to the Gene Keys, these contemplations may be one of the most accessible ways into the wisdom. As such, they can greatly support your own practice of contemplation and illuminate your journey through each of the 64 Gene Keys.

The question Anthony De Mello's Stop Fixing Yourself poses and successfully answers is: Can you attain enlightenment without the slightest effort on your part? Spiritual seekers exhausted from years of fruitless striving might well sigh deeply and think, If only that were true. Well, Anthony De Mello asserts it is true. Stop Fixing Yourself: Wake Up, All Is Well provides the simple path to living an enlightened life.

De Mello tells us that if you are watchful and awake, all that is false and neurotic within you will drop away and you will begin to live increasingly from moment to moment in a life made whole and happy and transparent through awareness. Awareness transforms you from a seeker to a finder, opening your eyes to the reality of the love, peace, and beauty that has always surrounded you. Awareness will set you free.

In Stop Fixing Yourself, De Mello's down-to-earth teaching method helps you discover true awareness, releasing the divinity all around you and making your life meaningful, beautiful, and prosperous.

Prayer is an ancient practice--one that has been utilized and embraced by cultures around the world and across time. There is not one correct way to pray, and no tradition holds a monopoly on what prayer is or means. In The Uncommon Book of Prayer author, psychosomatic therapist, and flower essence practitioner Heidi Smith reveals that prayer does not even need to be practiced within a religious tradition, though it can be. Instead, she reintroduces readers to the idea of prayer as a highly personal practice that can bring joy and enlightenment, heal deeply felt trauma, and work toward planetary healing.

Readers will encounter a new definition of prayer: An active agreement that you make between your soul and the Divine (whatever that means to you). It is a sacred practice that can be called upon to bring about states of grace, healing, and change. Through this expansive, heart-centered experience readers will explore their own existing feelings about prayer and learn to build a personal practice that is authentic and sustaining.

In inviting chapters grounded with historical context, sample prayers, and stunning illustrations inspired by illuminated manuscripts, readers will learn to:

• Refine a prayer practice.
• Explore ambivalence around prayer and some of its difficult associations.
• Integrate a prayer practice into co-creative and healing work.
• Facilitate prayer circles in your community.
• Open and strengthen communication with the heart, our most potent tool of resonance and the seat of true wisdom in the body.
• Create space and possibility for hope and dreaming (which are not frivolous, but instead life-sustaining and changing practices).
• Create vital and creative solutions for your life and our world.

Remembering Awake will guide you to a safe frequency where you can experience the bliss of a vulnerable heart, with no protective prison walls keeping it from sharing its love and wisdom. This book will help you remember that all the energies of what you see as your reality are fragments of the same cosmic soul discovering a way to tune their unique note into the celestial harmony of creation's symphony.

It is time for our soul to awaken to its true potential and collectively create a more loving reality. This book is a guidebook on how to do that. It will help you understand how important and perfect your soul's journey through time has been. It will help your mind relax and melt into harmony with all the dimensions of our consciousness. Remembering Awake will help you open the prisons your limbic system has placed you in and dissolve some of the amnesia that keeps you from remembering that only one unconditionally loving soul is here playing Earth. Through this profound awakening, you will set your mind and soul free to love all it encounters and feel a peace within that you never dreamed existed.

Dr. Julie Foster's mind was trapped in slumber for the first fifty years of her life. In 2020, her hands turned on, and she began to feel the energetic entanglements in her patients and humanity that are the root cause of our diseases. She learned that the prescriptions she wrote as a medical doctor were just bandages which quieted symptoms. This epiphany opened her mind and gave her the desire to find a way to help her patients cure, rather than conceal, their diseases. Through an open heart, she remembered we all have a God particle that creates our human suit and can be one with all energy in existence. She learned to surrender and let God heal God by connecting to the God particle in those who came to her for healing.

We are the world teacher. Every fragment of our soul has wisdom to share. This book will help you awaken so you can feel blessed by the loving wisdom you have exchanged with others' souls through choosing to play Earth. Julie ends many blogs with, I love you. We got this. By the end of the book, you will embody the cosmic vibration of those words and share it in your interactions with other amazing versions of your soul. It is time to discover the joy of remembering who you truly are by loving open. Julie's loving stories on how we heal will guide you to this reality.

Drew Dusebout's grandmother-in-law never made the same pie more than once. Her sweet pecan pie was a little different each time, but it was always delicious.

In Sweet Pecan Pie, Drew encourages you to discover the recipe for your best life. His stories will open your heart to experiences, adventures, and people you normally wouldn't consider. From orphanages in Ukraine to the jungles of Honduras to remote villages in Africa, Drew's life became sweeter each time he said yes to the opportunities provided. Instead of clinging to society's recipe for a good life, he found his own recipe.

The best version of your life is like a delicious piece of pecan pie. Shared in a fun, whimsical vignette style with a bit of pop culture thrown in, Drew's writings will inspire you to experiment with your ingredients and have fun finding your perfect slice.

The Art of Contemplation is always a journey of unravelling in which the layers of the great mystery are progressively revealed within your heart. The 64 Ways are indicators that point towards this grand opening of your heart. As you realise through listening to them or reading them, there always comes a moment when the limits of language are reached. And as the great sages have always testified, Truth cannot be spoken, only pointed at. That said, if you have been drawn to the Gene Keys, these contemplations may be one of the most accessible ways into the wisdom. As such, they can greatly support your own practice of Contemplation and illuminate your journey through each of the 64 Gene Keys.

Whether through meditation, prayer, or peak performance flow states, author Dawson Church demonstrates how anyone can activate these circuits to create rapid and life-changing shifts in wellbeing and health.

In Spiritual Intelligence, Church draws on decades of cutting-edge research, from Tibetan monks to peak-performing athletes, to show how activating these states rapidly rewires our neural networks for lasting joy, peace, and resilience. With vivid real-life examples such as Nelson Mandela, Joan of Arc, Mahatma Gandhi and Pope John Paul II, Church illustrates how spiritual intelligence (SQ) is not a vague ideal but an attainable skillset that shapes our brains for extraordinary happiness.

This book is a must-read for seekers, parents, teachers, scientists, entrepreneurs, athletes and leaders--anyone looking to elevate their consciousness and reduce stress. It shows how SQ combines clear inner purpose with passionate engagement with life. Packed with actionable insights and powerful practices, Spiritual Intelligence shows you how to access the power of your brain to create enduring happiness while contributing to the greater good.

More and more people are waking up spiritually. And for most of them, the question becomes: Now what? Information about life after awakening is usually not made public, explains Adyashanti. It's most often shared only between teachers and their students. The End of Your World is his response to a growing need for direction on the spiritual path. Consider this Adyashanti's personal welcome to a new world, a state of oneness.
Adyashanti begins by describing the I got it/I lost it phenomenon that perplexes so many of his students--the fluctuation between what he calls nonabiding awakening, and the ultimate state of abiding enlightenment. With straight talk and penetrating insight, Adyashanti then points out the pitfalls and cul-de-sacs that un-enlighten us along the journey, including the trap of meaninglessness, how the ego can co-opt realization for its own purposes, the illusion of superiority that may accompany intense spiritual breakthroughs, and the danger of becoming drunk on emptiness.
Full awakening comes when you sincerely look at yourself, deeper than you've imagined, and question everything, teaches Adyashanti. The End of Your World is your invitation to join Adyashanti for an honest investigation of what you really are--and how to live once you discover it.

Soulful, spirited, and often joyful, Black Earth Wisdom is sustained by a deep reverence for the Earth and its 'symbiotic living ecosystems.' The result is a potent look at the overlap between the environmental and racial justice movements.--Publishers Weekly

A soulful collection of illuminating essays and interviews that explore Black people's spiritual and scientific connection to the land, waters, and climate, curated by the acclaimed author of Farming While Black

Author of Farming While Black and co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, Leah Penniman reminds us that ecological humility is an intrinsic part of Black cultural heritage. While racial capitalism has attempted to sever our connection to the sacred earth for 400 years, Black people have long seen the land and water as family and understood the intrinsic value of nature.

This thought-provoking anthology brings together today's most respected and influential Black environmentalist voices --leaders who have cultivated the skill of listening to the Earth --to share the lessons they have learned. These varied and distinguished experts include Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Alice Walker; the first Queen Mother and official spokesperson for the Gullah/Geechee Nation, Queen Quet; marine biologist, policy expert, and founder and president of Ocean Collectiv, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson; and the Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, Land Loss Prevention Project, Savi Horne. In Black Earth Wisdom, they address the essential connection between nature and our survival and how runaway consumption and corporate insatiability are harming the earth and every facet of American society, engendering racial violence, food apartheid, and climate injustice.

Those whose skin is the color of soil are reviving their ancestral and ancient practice of listening to the earth for guidance. Penniman makes clear that the fight for racial and environmental justice demands that people put our planet first and defer to nature as our ultimate teacher.

Contributors include:

Alice Walker - adrienne maree brown - Dr. Ross Gay - Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson - Rue Mapp - Dr. Carolyn Finney - Audrey Peterman - Awise Agbaye Wande Abimbola - Ibrahim Abdul-Matin - Kendra Pierre-Louis - Latria Graham - Dr. Lauret Savoy -Ira Wallace - Savi Horne - Dr. Claudia Ford - Dr. J. Drew Lanham - Dr. Leni Sorensen - Queen Quet - Toshi Reagon - Yeye Luisah Teish - Yonnette Fleming - Naima Penniman - Angelou Ezeilo - James Edward Mills - Teresa Baker - Pandora Thomas - Toi Scott - Aleya Fraser - Chris Bolden-Newsome - Dr. Joshua Bennett - B. Anderson - Chris Hill - Greg Watson - T. Morgan Dixon - Dr. Dorceta Taylor - Colette Pichon Battle - Dillon Bernard - Sharon Lavigne - Steve Curwood - and Babalawo Enroue Halfkenny

In the quiet moments before dawn, Latoya Glover rises, preparing herself for the challenges of the day. As a single mother, she stands alone, fueled by determination and the love she holds for her three children. Her journey, marked by resilience, faith, and unwavering love, unfolds in Anchored in Faith, where she shares the unseen struggles and triumphs of single motherhood.

Latoya opens the door to her world, revealing the raw reality of her life. From whispered prayers in the dead of night to laughter over modest meals, she illustrates the fierce resilience needed to keep her family afloat, even when faced with financial hardships and emotional exhaustion. With her faith as a steadfast anchor, she navigates mountains she never thought she would face alone, all while battling the ever-present guilt of trying to do it all.

However, this book is more than a tale of survival; it is a powerful testament to the quiet strength inherent in mothers everywhere. It speaks to those who wake each day determined to offer their children the world, regardless of the obstacles. Latoya's story transcends personal struggles, extending hope, encouragement, and practical wisdom to single mothers walking similar paths.

Anchored in Faith serves as a beacon for every mother who has felt overwhelmed and every woman who has doubted her own strength. Latoya's honest and compassionate narrative reminds us that, even in our darkest times, light shines through love, faith, and the small victories that propel us forward. This book is a guide, a friend, and a lifeline, reassuring readers that they are seen, loved, and far stronger than they realize.

In this uplifting and transformational book, spiritual teacher Mary Davis shares daily reflections, inspiring quotes, practices, prayers and meditations that fill your heart with encouragement, joy and inner peace. With a page for each day of the year, this gentle book will become a companion and a wise teacher that takes you on a spiritual journey of finding joy and gratitude in simple things, peace and comfort even in the midst of chaos, and a deeper love for others through kindness, compassion and service.

Written during a year of solitude in the isolation of a cabin, Mary's poetic gift with words, loving guidance, humor and heart will feed your soul and have you looking forward to each day's reading. Every Day Spirit is packed with spiritual wisdom, making it a road map to a more meaningful and fulfilling life - and a reminder to slow down and notice the blessings. It's the perfect gift for yourself...and anyone in need of inspiration, hope, comfort and wisdom.

In a world of chaos, uncertainty, and malaise, we can no longer depend on the institutions we counted on to offer security and hope. With increasing anxiety and a sickening fear of the future, can we reverse the downward spiral of turmoil and frustration?

Instant Healing provides a powerfully positive solution. By using simple prayers and affirmations, you can experience immediate healing, comfort, and solace. You can gain self-empowerment, inner strength, wellness, and abundance beyond your dreams.

Instant Healing provides 243 healing affirmations and prayers, along with instructions on how to use them. These methods are simple and effective--and require no background or training. Just read them audibly, with conviction, and in a clear voice. Then let go and allow miracles to happen. The field-proven, non-denominational, universal methods of spiritual healing in this book have changed the lives of millions of people worldwide.

Shumsky has been there. That's what makes her a great teacher.--Larry Dossey, New York Times bestselling author of Healing Words

For those who use affirmations to alter their feelings, this book will provide many and give comfort to your suffering.--Fred Alan Wolf, PhD, National Book Award-winning author of Taking the Quantum Leap

As you read and use this book, my hope is that you get involved and make it your own by practicing the healing prayers, which will help you grow spiritually and transform your life in positive, powerful ways.--Dannion Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author of Saved by the Light