The Web Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine by Ted J. Kaptchuk

Medicine East and West The Western physician starts with a symptom, then searches for the underlying mechanism – a precise cause for a specific disease. The physician’s logic is analytic – cutting through the accumulation of bodily phenomena like a surgeon’s scalpel to isolate one single entity or cause. The Chinese physician directs his or [...]

The Magnificent Castle with Many Rooms

In Love and Awakening, John Welwood uses the analogy of a castle to illustrate the world within us. Imagine being a magnificent castle with long hallways of thousands of rooms. Every room in the castle is perfect and possesses a special gift. Each room represents a different aspect of yourself and is an integral part [...]

Anatomy of the Spirit by Carline Myss, PH.D.

Every judgment we make is noted. Every attitude we hold is a source of positive or negative power for which we are accountable. Emotional and spiritual stresses or dis-eases are the root causes of all physical illness. Mystics’ perceptions about reality and power are different from those of ordinary people. The world “behind their eyes” [...]

Reiki Healing by Carmen Fernandez

Reiki heals on all levels, physically, mentally and spiritually, and supports the body’s natural ability to heal itself. All you need is the desire to heal and be healed. All the universe has come from love, and to love all things return. For from joy all beings have come, by joy they all live, and [...]

Reiki: The Healing Touch by William Lee Rand

霊気 (灵气) Rei – Spiritual Wisdom – universal – present everywhere Ki – Life Energy – prana, chi – nonphysical energy that animates all living things Reiki – Spiritually guided life energy Reiki guides itself with its own wisdom, rather than requiring the direction of the practitioner. Reiki is not taught like other healing techniques [...]

Five Principles by Mikao Usui

The secret art of inviting happiness, The miraculous medicine for all diseases. At least for today: Do not be angry, Do not worry, Be grateful, Work with diligence, Be kind to people. Every morning and evening, join your hands in meditation and pray with your heart. State in your mind and chant with your mouth. For [...]