Bodo J. Baginski and Shalila Sharamon:Reiki. Universal Life Energy. Heals Mind, Body and Spirit. A Holistic Method Suitable for Self Treatment and the Home Professional Practice Teleotherapeutics and Spiritual Healing
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Don Mills, ON: Addison-Wesley, 1996. Soft cover. Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; It was Fynman's outrageous method of teaching that earned him l… More...
Don Mills, ON: Addison-Wesley, 1996. Soft cover. Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; It was Fynman's outrageous method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. Six Easy Pieces, taken from these famous Lectures on Physics, represents the most accessible material from this series. In these six chapters, Feynman introduces the general reader to the following topics: atoms, basic physics, the relationship of physics to other topics, energy, gravitation, and quantum force. With his inimitable wit, Feynman presents each discussion without equations or technical jargon., Addison-Wesley, 1996, 5, Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.A.: A.R.E. Press, 2001. First Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/4" X 8 1/4. 132 Pages. January 2001 Edition. Forget the idea of meditation as a difficult and time-consuming practice for divorcing oneself from the real world. In fact, meditation based on the simple method described by Edgar Cayce, America's most famous psychic, offers profound yet safe experiences that can enhance soul growth and give us useful, sometimes life-changing spiritual guidance. Harry Glover, a meditator with decades of experience, has distilled his extensive knowledge of the meditation information in the Cayce readings into a simple, practical system that can be incorporated easily into our daily lives and still enhance our lives physically, mentally, and most importantly, spiritually. Glover takes us step-by-step through the meditation experience, illustrating it with experiences from his own life, and shows us how meditation opens a channel for spiritual Energy to flow from the Creator to us and from us into the world. Glover also discusses the changes that can occur during and as a result of meditation, the role of prayer in meditation, and how meditation can help us meet life's challenges. Contents in Nine Chapters: Why Meditate, Free Will and the Energies of Meditation, What Is Your Ideal, Other Aids in Meditating, The Heart Of Meditation, The Energy Moves Through Us, Fruits of the Spirit, Working with the Light, and Spreading the Light Worldwide. Plus Afterword and Suggested Reading List., A.R.E. Press, 2001, 3, std as cover: Thomas Nelson, 2017. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition fair, clean. If yesterday's word was "simple," tomorrow's word will be "slow." Review 'Alicia is a trusted and gentle guide offering profound wisdom and thoughtfulness into a new way to live. Quietly and slowly taking time with these pages will change your life.' -- Nathan Foster, Director of community life, Renovarand eacute;; author of The Making of an Ordinary Saint 'Dr. Alicia Britt Chole practically explains how to reorient your life so that rather than living for God (or anything else) you learn to live with God--a subtle shift that offers life-giving fruit. Her road map is deliv- ered in easily digested bits that encourage reflection, sustainability, and growth that is healthy for your mind, body, and soul. In an age full of cacophonous distraction, The Sacred Slow has the power to lead you on a spiritual journey that will truly change your life.' -- Dr. Holly Carlson Zhao, Neuropsychologist; director of the Center for Optimal Brain Health 'In a world where the words fast, instant, automatic, rapid, speedy, ready-made, and prefabricated are marketed as that which is preferable and desirable, mistakenly there has developed a spirituality that trumpets the instantaneous, the quick, the immediate, and the right now as being signs of the hand of God. This has resulted in what Alicia Britt Chole correctly terms 'fast faith.' In The Sacred Slow, Alicia provides a corrective call away from addiction to experiences and into developing intimacy with God. With the care of a seasoned spiritual director, she lovingly takes us on a deliberate journey into points and places of trans-parency and closeness with God that can only occur over time. It is a journey well worth taking. -- Senior pastor, The Park Church, Charlotte, NC 'In The Sacred Slow, Alicia uses her stirring story to help us dare to look at our own. Her candor and truthfulness about her life's highs and lows have taken her to levels of depth and growth that few of us know even exists. As she sensitively bears her soul, we are caught up in making the whole of our lives a loving dialog with Jesus. She cuts and cures. As I read, I felt she was reading me--and in my faith journey with me. Alicia has accepted that pain is often a gift, so her story is transformational, without bringing attention to herself. I wouldn't have missed dwelling in this book!' -- Gail MacDonald, Author of High Call, High Privilege; serves as chancellor and wife at Denver Seminary alongside her husband, Gordon MacDonald 'It's hard to find an appropriate sentence or two to describe The Sacred Slow. It's like asking someone to describe their life in three minutes-- impossible! Alicia has poured thirty years and countless hours into this content, asking the reader to breathe, to think, to dig deep, to see soul health restored, and in turn, to see the joy of daily living reinstated. With my whole heart I endorse not only the book but the writer, who lives as she writes and walks as she asks us to. Take the time and dive in deep.' --Darlene Zschech, Pastor, worship leader, author 'The title The Sacred Slow not only describes the content but also describes Alicia and her writing. Every now and then you come across a person whose presence and writing has a sense of the sacred. When you read Alicia's writing, you quickly know she is a person who has a deep, rich, winsome, and life-giving relationship with God. And, like enjoying an exquisite meal, it is best enjoyed slow. She is such a gifted writer that every sentence and paragraph must be slowly pondered and absorbed. This book is a wonderful blend of insight, inspiration, and invitation.' -- Lance Witt, Founder, Replenish Ministries 'The Sacred Slow is the fruit of a carefully crafted and vetted mentor- ing sequence that emphasizes that intimacy with God is intentional, not accidental. This spiritual guidebook stresses process over product and demonstrates that without shabbat there is no shalom. It wonder- fully portrays the often-missing skills of listening, stillness, waiting, and attentiveness that are critical components of abiding in Jesus.' -- Kenneth Boa, Reflections Ministries, Atlanta, GA 'There are two words that absolutely should never be placed together in the same sentence: fast faith. And in this deeply intimate and fulfilling book, Alicia does a superb job in explaining why! The Sacred Slow takes us on a journey straight into the presence of our heavenly Father and it leaves us there to learn, to grow and to experience Him as never before. Alicia is an excellent mentor, coach, and friend throughout this journey. This book is a must-read for any Christian who wants to understand the true secret to intimacy with God.' -- Jennifer Keitt, nationally syndicated radio host of The Jennifer Keitt show 'This book is simply stunning. Whether you're exhausted by emptiness or worn thin from weariness, you'll discover healing, restoration, and the God-life waiting for you in these pages. That gut-level, gnawing sense that there's got to be more--well, it wasn't your imagination. This book will help you spelunk the depths of God like never before. --Margaret Feinberg, Author of Flourish 'We live speedy lives today--yet fast can quickly become an enemy of the good, and it's easy to miss God when you're rushing by. So how do we enter a life of wonder and fullness? How do we RSVP yes to God's invitation for listening and rest? Alicia Britt Chole is a trusted guide to help you live present to the God who is already present to you. In The Sacred Slow, she distills from her thirty-plus years of experience men- toring others to provide not only biblical concepts but practical tools for application that can help us enter God's sacred invitation to go deeper in life with him.' -- Joshua Ryan Butler, Pastor at Imago Dei Community (Portland, OR); author of The Pursuing God and The Skeletons in God's Closet About the Author An award-winning writer, Dr. Alicia Britt CholeÂ’s messages address both head and heart and are often described as grace-filled surgeries. Alicia is a speaker, author, and leadership mentor who enjoys thunderstorms, jalapenos, and honest questions. To explore AliciaÂ’s other books or learn more about her ministry, visit www.aliciabrittchole.com.  Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The Sacred Slow A Holy Departure from Fast Faith By Alicia Britt Chole Thomas Nelson Copyright © 2017 Alicia Britt Chole All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-7180-9430-0 Contents Introduction, xv, Movement One — Two Stories, 1. What Is Fast Faith?, 3, 2. What Is the Sacred Slow?, 8, 3. The Number of Rest, 12, 4. The Original Sacred Slow, 16, 5. God's Issue with Clenched Fists, 21, Movement Two — Adding Intentionality, 6. The Underestimated Danger of Not Listening, 27, 7. A Curious Remedy for Idolatry, 32, 8. The Sound of Listening, 37, 9. Seed #3 and the Enemy's Plan B, 43, Movement Three — God-Concepts, 10. The Source of Spiritual Misthink, 49, 11. How to Water Thorns, 53, 12. God in the Room, 56, 13. Thinking Backward, 60, Movement Four — Self-Concepts, 14. Does God Have an Opinion?, 67, 15. Sorting the Mail, 70, 16. New Rules, New Start, 73, 17. Changing the Locks, 77, Movement Five — Centralizing His Presence, 18. Faith as a Duet, 83, 19. Our Primary Occupation, 87, 20. Invited Home, 91, 21. Inheritance Prayers, 95, Movement Six — Relating to His Word, 22. The Word, 101, 23. A Kite Without a String, 105, 24. To God About God's Word, 109, 25. When the Word Is Heard and Heeded, 114, 26. A Request for More, 120, Movement Seven — DiscoveringGod-Prints, 27. Sploshy, 127, 28. A Wall and a Door, 131, 29. Our Original Artist, 134, 30. An Internal Air Freshener, 139, 31. The Positive Power of Pure Pleasure, 143, Movement Eight — The Discipline of Restraint, 32. Can. Should, 149, 33. Living Led, 154, 34. Mental Waiting, 157, 35. Earthly Simplicity, 161, 36. Purity of Soul, 164, Movement Nine — A Theology of Time and Space, 37. Gift or Grinch?, 171, 38. The Flow of Time, 175, 39. Margin, 180, 40. Space-Shaping Saboteurs, 184, Movement Ten — Unexpected Friends, 41. Where Follow Leads, 191, 42. An Ancient Angst, 193, 43. The Silence of God, 196, 44. A Friend Called Failure, 199, Movement Eleven — Sabbath and Prayer Retreats, 45. The Work of Rest, 205, 46. Come Away, 209, 47. Packing Light, 212, 48. Retreat Rhythms, 217, Movement Twelve — The Sacred Go, 49. The Overflow, 225, 50. Open Eyes, 229, 51. You+, 233, 52. Anticipation, 237, Toolbox, Twelve-Week Facilitator Guide, 243, My Personal Inventory, 297, John 14–17, 301, God-Print, 309, Notes, 311, About the Author, 325, CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS FAST FAITH? Ours is a hurried age in which speed is deified and waiting is demonized. Ours is a cluttered age in which noise is the norm and images constantly clamor for our attention. And in our hurried, cluttered age, faster has become synonymous with better, and experience has become a substitute for relationship. The problem, however, is that faster experiences do not produce better relationships with people or with God. Relationship with God is best fed by a steady practice of attentiveness to God (as opposed to a diet of relative neglect, interrupted occasionally by quick spikes of engagement and intense surges of experience), which may help explain some of the spiritual dissatisfaction and burnout puzzling countless sincere souls in our day. We mistake the spikes and surges for spiritual strength and are left wondering why our faith at times still feels uneven and lonely. Changing such age-old patterns requires new thinking, and that, at first, can seem strenuous. We are so attached to — and consequently so protective of — our fast, experiential, adrenaline-addicted culture that we confidently call physical spikes energy and spiritual spikes inspiration. And when the physical and spiritual align — when we feel something tangible in our senses while thinking something spiritual in our minds — we call it intimacy with God. The potential combinations of surges and spikes are almost endless in an age where many, but certainly not all, Jesus-followers suffer an embarrassment of spiritual riches. Inspirational quotes are at our fingertips. Moving devotionals remind us that God's mercies are new multiple times every morning. Books abound. The best of the best sermons, interviews, and teachings are instantly accessible. These ever-expanding options are then supercharged by prayerfully and carefully crafted weekly services and truly breathtaking seasonal conferences and conventions. However, God did not architect us to live — physically or spiritually — on adrenaline surges, however excellent their choreography may be. By divine design, we flourish with a connectivity that is more even and steady: one that accompanies each breath and affects each step. Faith is a glorious opportunity to live in Him — with or without the experience of feelings — through willful, moment-by-moment attentiveness to Jesus, Whose presence neither surges nor wanes. Fast Faith, in contrast, lives surge to surge, ever alert to formulas and combinations that help the feelings linger longer. Fast Faith interprets the sensory crashes in between surges not as waning adrenaline or normalization but rather as a lack of devotion or — even more erroneously — as the absence of God. Fast Faith is a restless spirituality that often craves what is new and what is next, in the recycled hope that the latest "it" can satisfy an ache that can only be described as timeless. And sadly, Fast Faith is also one of the reasons a generation is departing from Christianity to explore other religions that promise inner peace. To date, I have never heard anyone excuse him- or herself from the table because there were not enough excellent or exciting offerings to choose from, but because, after eating, he or she still felt hungry. Their complaint is about sustainability: "It was great. But it just didn't last." So he or she keeps wandering in search of something that will endure, in search of a feeling that can remain. In truth, only God remains. And God is not a feeling. GUIDED RESPONSE Before You Begin Each of the fifty-two experiences in The Sacred Slow contains two components — a reading and a guided response. Every guided response offers two options for engagement through a thought focus or an exercise. The thought foci are questions or statements for reflection, personal journaling, or conversation with friends. The exercises are strategic sets of action steps designed to mentor you in the holy habit of intentionality toward your spiritual formation. Some will feel fun and natural, and others may feel clumsy and uncomfortable. For this context, the latter are needed as much as the former. How long it will take to experience The Sacred Slow depends on what is best for you. Though diverse in style and length, the readings are relatively short and can be scanned in a day. A prayerful consideration of each chapter's reading and its thought focus might take one or two weeks. To meaningfully engage in the readings and the exercises, I recommend twelve weeks — which is why the book is formatted in twelve movements. However, many have taken an even slower pace and sat with one chapter a week for a year. At the beginning of each new movement, consider your schedule and invest for the duration of that movement in either the thought focus or the exercise. You can always return and do the other level of response at another time. Most often, both options will flow directly from the chapter reading. However, in the first two movements, the readings will focus on the story behind the book and the guided response options will focus on the story of your life. For many, the first nine exercises are the most intense as far as requiring the cooperation of your head, heart, and hands. As a mentor, I would rather you choose the less intense level of response (the thought focus) if you think that the intensity of these first exercises might cause you to abandon The Sacred Slow prematurely. Remember that consistency can still be creative. Maybe you will thrive reading The Sacred Slow at the same time every morning. Maybe you are wired more for an extended block of, Thomas Nelson, 2017, 2.5, U S A: LifeRhythm, 1988. Paperback. Reiki. Universal Life Energy. Previous owners name written neatly to inside cover. Foxing to edge. While the roots of Reki reach far back into the ancient origins of natural healing, the method presented here has been rediscovered in modern times and is now well on the way to becoming a widely practiced form of folk medicine. More and more tractitioners, therapists and healers are making Rweiki part of their therapeutic programme, or are practicing this method exclusively; but above all, Reiki is being used by more and more nonprofessionals as a most effective means of promoting health and well-being. No one can claim a monopoly on Reiki, because Reiki is described as the energy which forms the basis of all life. With the help of specific methods, anyone can learn to awaken and activate this universal life energy so that healing and harmonizing energy flows through the hands. Reiki is healing energy in the truest sense of the word, leading to greater individual harmony and attunement to the basic forces of the universe. The authors describe their experience in treating their patients and also with animals and plants. They give an account of the origin and history of Reiki - independent of the individual schools existing - and explains how Reiki acts, how it can be learned, and its various uses, while providing a wealth of useful hints and instructions on the practice of Reiki. Moreover, this book features a unique compilation and interpretaion of over 200 psychosomatic syptoms and diseases. Illustrations. 196 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). 14th Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Paperback., LifeRhythm, 1988, 3<
