The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering

The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering

Author: Sharon Mehdi

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780670034604

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Two grandmothers decide to stand all day in the park without speaking as their way of protesting for peace in the world and when other people begin to take notice of them their action has a transforming effect.


Mending Abortion Trauma with Presence

Mending Abortion Trauma with Presence

Author: Marsha Donner

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2024-07-26

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 1038307821

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Terminating an unplanned pregnancy is often an unacknowledged trauma due to silence and lack of support. The process is too much, too soon and too fast. Numbing of emotions is a normal reaction that provides emotional safety for the moment. Yet, the suppressed experiences create consequences over time as they cry out to be felt more fully and within supportive relationships. The poignant stories within this book are intended to embrace you and remind you that you are not alone. You are invited to go at your own pace and use the prompts for writing and reflection while facing what lingers from that pivotal choice with self-compassion. Your journey through the canyon of silence will be a reclamation, a process of mending fractures and integrating all that is discovered. New possibilities open when emotional movement is restored.


Praying Our Way Through Stress

Praying Our Way Through Stress

Author: June G. Paul

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2013-07

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1449798586

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This book can be used individually or in groups. Readers will first learn about the manifestations and dangers of unresolved stress. How do we respond to stress? What causes the stress in our lives and how did Jesus respond to stress? From the Sermon on the Mount through the Lord's prayer learn healthier ways of managing stress and helping others to do the same. Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they will be called Children of God. - Matthew 5:9 NRSV "I highly recommend this book Praying Our Way through Stress: Drawing Wisdom from the Lord's Prayer and Life. June Paul has a passion for reaching out to all those suffering from the various stressors in their lives. She uses her compassion and her intimate knowledge of God's Word to share with the reader His love, grace and mercy for them" -Ken Manthey, Portage Police Chief "This book will touch a very important area in our current society." -The Rev. U. Dean Hekel, VA Chaplain and Priest


Like a Tree

Like a Tree

Author: Jean Shinoda Bolen

Publisher: Mango Media Inc.

Published: 2011-04-01

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1609255119

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The internationally known author and speaker provides an insightful look into the fusion of ecological issues and global gender politics. This book on the importance of trees grew out of Bolen’s experience mourning the loss of a Monterey pine that was cut down in her neighborhood. That, combined with her practice of walking among tall trees, led to her deep connection with trees and an understanding of their many complexities. She expertly explores the dynamics of ecological activism, spiritual activism, and sacred feminism. And, she invites us to join the movement to save trees. While there is still much work to be done to address environmental problems, there are many stories of individuals and organizations rising up to make a change and help save our planet. The words and stories that Bolen weaves throughout this book are both inspirational and down-to-earth, calling us to realize what is happening to not only our trees, but our people. In Like a Tree learn more about: The dynamic nature of trees — from their anatomy to their role as an archetypal symbol Pressing social issues such as deforestation, global warming, and overpopulation What it means to be a “tree person” “You will never again see [a tree] without knowing it has a novel inside, it’s supporting your life, and it’s more spiritual than any church, temple or mosque. Like a Tree is the rare book that not only informs, but offers a larger consciousness of life itself.” —Gloria Steinem


Turning to One Another

Turning to One Another

Author: Margaret J. Wheatley

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2010-05

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1458755495

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By the author of Leadership and the New Science (over 250,000 copies sold); Shows how the simple but long neglected act of conversation-of thoughtfully talking and listening to one another-has the power to change lives; Offers insightful advice on how to conduct conversations that will help us to genuinely connect with each other and restore hope to our individual lives; Provides ten ''conversation starters'' to provoke rich and meaningful exchange ''I believe we can change the world if we start talking to one another again.'' With this simple declaration, Margaret Wheatley proposes that people band together with their colleagues and friends to create the solutions for real social change, both locally and globally, that are so badly needed. Such change will not come from governments or corporations, she argues, but from the ageless process of thinking together in conversation. Turning to One Another encourages this process. Part I explores the power of conversation and the conditions-simplicity, personal courage, real listening, and diversity-that support it. Part II contains quotes and images to encourage the reader to pause and reflect, and to prepare for the work ahead-convening truly meaningful conversations. Part III provides ten ''conversation starters''-questions that in Wheatley's experience have led people to share their deepest beliefs, fears, and hopes.


Storycatcher

Storycatcher

Author: Christina Baldwin

Publisher: New World Library

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1577316037

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"Story is the heart of language. Story moves us to love and hate and can motivate us to change the whole course of our lives. Story can lift us beyond our individual borders to imagine the realities of other people, times, and places. Storytelling - both oral tradition and written word - is the foundation of being human. In this powerful book, Christina Baldwin, one of the visionaries who started the personal writing movement, explores the vital necessity of re-creating a sacred common ground for each other's stories. Each chapter in Storycatcher is carried by a fascinating narrative - about people, family, or community - intertwined with practical instruction about the nature of story, how it works, and how we can practice it in our lives. Whether exploring the personal stories revealed in our private journals, the stories of family legacy, the underlying stories that drive our organizations, or the stories that define our personal identity, Christina's book encourages us all to become storycatchers - and shows us how new stories lay the framework for a new world."--Publisher.


The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering

The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering

Author: Sharon Mehdi

Publisher:

Published: 2018-06-30

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780692143971

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A new and much-needed edition of a beloved book that sold many thousands of copies in its first edition, and was translated into half a dozen languages and made into a stage play. It's a little story about two grandmothers who stood in the park to save the world. More than ever we need the grandmothers, their daughters and their granddaughters.


The Toltec Way

The Toltec Way

Author: Susan Gregg

Publisher: St. Martin's Essentials

Published: 2020-07-14

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 1250623472

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Achieve personal freedom using Toltec wisdom The gift of the Toltec is the ability to transcend ordinary human awareness and achieve personal freedom—the ability to choose how to act rather than react to the events in your life. The three Toltec Masteries of Awareness, Transformation, and Intent are the key to transcending your limitations and experiencing yourself as the creator of your life. Designed to make Toltec wisdom accessible and simple, this book is about change, transforming yourself, and the wildly empowering freedom of personal responsibility. Included in each chapter are exercises and guided visualizations, along with parable-like stories that are powerful sources of wisdom. Susan Gregg's new edition of The Toltec Way is part of the Essential Wisdom Library, a collection of books bringing sacred wisdom to modern readers. Refreshed with a new design and a new introduction by the author, along with a foreword by don Miguel Ruiz, The Toltec Way will introduce a new generation of readers to the power of Toltec wisdom.


Meeting Michael

Meeting Michael

Author: Are Thoresen

Publisher: Temple Lodge Publishing

Published: 2024-04-15

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 1915776147

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Norwegian healer and clairvoyant Are Thoresen invites us to accompany him on his further travels on the Northern path of initiation. Having previously traversed the realms of the elemental world, he now takes us to the astral regions and Devachan, where we meet a series of extraordinary entities, culminating in a dialogue with the Antichrist and an exploration of the sublime spheres of the Time Spirit, Michael. Thoresen contrasts Vidar’s path – ‘through the mysteries of the spirit’ – with ‘the mysteries of the earth’, and discusses the differences between the Vidar and Michael paths. Guided by Scythianus, he is introduced to Ymir, the Spirit of the Earth – a being who has been in existence before earthly time began. Ymir reveals the earth’s twelve layers, where the cosmic entity Anna is to be found. Known in history as the grandmother of Jesus, Anna represents the feminine aspect of the path into devachanic realms. Through her portal, Thoresen enters the higher spiritual worlds, where he receives teaching on the true mission of the human being. Meeting Michael brings to culmination the trilogy that began with Travels on the Northern Path of Initiation (2021) and Encounters with Vidar (2022).