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	THE RISE & FALL OF ATLANTIS and the Mysterious Origins of Human Civilization By J.S. Gordon Published by Watkins Publishing 354 pages, paperback
At first I thought, “indeed, yet another book on Atlantis” – and there have been many. I was in for a surprise. This work takes a different look at the myth, the reality and what it means for us today in the 21st century.

	The Spiritual Practices of the Ninja Mastering the Four Gates to Freedom By Ross Heaven Published by Destiny Books 224 pages, paperback
Ross Heaven’s The Spiritual Practices of the Ninja is a spiritual adventure and exploration. Comments on the book identify him as a ‘spiritual warrior’.

	Prophet for a Dark Age A Companion to the Works of RenE GuEnon By Graham Rooth Published by Sussex Academic Press 400 pages, paperback
René Guénon or ‘Abd al-Wahid Yahya (1886-1951) was one of the great luminaries of the 20th century who was thought to have single-handedly restored the true meaning of the primordial tradition – traditional metaphysics – also known as the philosophia perennis – the perennial philosophy. .

	THE SPIRITUAL DIMENSION OF THERAPEUTIC TOUCH By Dora Kunz with Dolores Krieger Published by Bear & Company 262 pages, paperback
Therapeutic Touch (TT) is a bio-energetic technique for rebalancing the body’s energy through touch, visualisation and the working through of emotional blocks.

	SEEING THE DEAD, TALKING WITH SPIRITS Shamanic Healing through Contact with the Spirit World By Alexandra Leclere Published by Destiny Books 213 pages, paperback
This book is not written as a series of basic instructions on how to become a shaman. Instead, it is a personal, anecdotal account of a shaman/healer’s journey. As such, it is part autobiography and only part instruction in the path of the shaman as healer.

	2013 – The End of Days or a New Beginning? Envisioning the World After the Events of 2012 By Marie D. Jones Published by New Page 256 pages, paperback
The big question right now with alternative thinkers of all sorts is whether there will be a 2013 at all.

	THE MORNING OF THE MAGICIANS Secret Societies, Conspiracies, and Vanished Civilizations By Louis Pauwels & Jacques Bergier Published by Destiny Books 448 pages, paperback
First translated from its original French in 1963, Pauwels and Bergier’s The Morning of the Magicians remains a classic of the mystic and magic genre.

	Inner Paths To Outer Space Journeys to Alien Worlds through Psychedelics and Other Spiritual Technologies By Rick Strassman, Slawek Wojtowicz, Luis Eduardo Luna & Ede Frecska Published by Park Street Press 376 pages, paperback
It is easy to forget the importance that psychedelic drugs have had on the human species.

	HAUNTED SPACES, SACRED PLACES A Field Guide to Stone Circles, Crop Circles, Ancient Tombs and Supernatural Landscapes By Brian Haughton Published by New Page Books 255 pages, paperback
Mention an ancient site to the average man in the street and you will be met with a yawn and a puzzled look, as if to say, “Why are you asking me about something boring and forgotten?”

	Creating the Soul Body The Sacred Science of Immortality By Robert E. Cox Published by Inner Traditions 288 pages, paperback
It is a common misconception that the development of modern science, technology and quantum physics proves we are more intelligent than the ancients. .

	THE MASKS OF CHRIST Behind the Lies and Cover-Ups about the Man Believed to be God By Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince Published by Touchstone 464 pages, paperback
The Christian clergy is “an army in dog collars.” That sentiment is found in the authors’ introduction to this book.

	Riding Windhorses A Journey into the Heart of Mongolian Shamanism By Sarangerel Published by Destiny Books 224 pages, paperback
Long before temples, churches, mosques and pyramids, the shamans sang sacred songs and beat drums as their spirits journeyed down the world tree into the inner realms of Mother Earth. He or she communed with the spirits, healed the sick and retrieved the lost souls of his kinsmen.

	The Magic Language of the Fourth Way Awakening the Power of the Word By Pierre Bonnasse Published by Inner Traditions 384 pages, paperback
Meister Eckhart once wrote that if a man “abandons a kingdom and the entire world, but keeps himself, he has abandoned nothing.”

	2012 and the Galactic Center The Return of the Great Mother By Christine R. Page, MD Published by Bear & Company 240 pages, paperback
Finding a unique and new perspective on the 2012 prophecies would at first appear to be an impossibility given the many websites, books and DVDs dedicated to explaining this phenomenon, but author Christine R. Page offers a new and refreshingly feminist vantage point to the expiration of the Mayan Long Count calendar on 21 December 2012.

	The Kingdom of Agarttha A Journey into the Hollow Earth By Marquis Alexandre Saint-Yves d’Alveydre Introduction by Joscelyn Godwin Published by Inner Traditions 176 pages, paperback
Synarchy is the governance by a small select group, requiring no formal vote to place them in power. Synarchy, as the opposite of anarchy, requires complete unity across faith, politics and social classes.

	THE END OF EDEN The Comet that Changed Civilization By Graham Phillips Published by Inner Traditions 228 pages, paperback
Something happened in 1500 BCE. 1486 BCE to be exact. At the time, the existing civilisations all over the world were living in relative peace and harmony.

	FULL CATASTROPHE LIVING How to Cope with Stress, Pain and Illness using Mindfulness Meditation By Jon Kabat-Zinn Published by Delta 512 pages, paperback
When a dependable, consistently solid selling publication celebrates a significant anniversary by a re-issue, you may be certain that it has been a popular book and that it will garner a whole new generation of readers. This book is one such publication which was first introduced 15 years ago.

	JESUS THE WICKED PRIEST How Christianity was born of an Essene Schism By Marvin Vining Published by Bear & Company 243 pages, paperback
To Christians, the title of this book will be very provocative and in some cases shocking. But to those who have been aware of the existence of the Essene community around the area of Qumran on the north western shore of the Dead Sea, it will come as no surprise.

	Dr. Quantum Presents Do-It-Yourself Time Travel By Fred Alan Wolf Ph.D. Published by Sounds True 6 CDs, (7 hours, 15 minutes)
Dr. Quantum has returned! Everyone’s favourite white-haired science super-hero is back to challenge your perceptions, help you break boundaries and let you in on the secrets of the universe!

	Meditations to Live to be 100 Traditional Chinese Practices for Health, Vitality and Longevity By Maoshing Ni Published by Sounds True 2 CDs (2 hours, 30 minutes)
While Maoshing Ni quickly makes it clear that a major focus of this 2 CD set is on developing the capacity to meditate to achieve cleansing detoxification, harmonisation and rejuvenation, he also focuses attention on the importance of mastering an understanding of energy, health and time.

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