Spirituality and Religion
November 2022

Recent Releases
Crystals : channel the energy of crystals for spiritual transformation
by Sadie Kadlec

EAccess the alchemical energy of 200 crystals and harness their power to unlock your potential in every area of your life: relationships, work, creativity, and mental illness. Delve into the profound properties of each crystal to uncover unique wisdom for your optimum health, happiness, and harmony. Learn how to invite crystals into your wellness practice--meditation, yoga, and massage--to bring a deeper layer of sacred energy into your self-care.
Golden : The Power of Silence in a World of Noise
by Justin Zorn

Silence isn't simply an absence of noise. At a time when everyday life demands our attention at every waking moment, Justin Zorn shares what scientists, philosophers, spiritual practitioners, creatives, and businesspeople have discovered about the nature of silence. In this timely and enlightening book, they examine how we can be quiet together - suggesting how we create group norms among colleagues, in families, and between partners. With the explosion of open workspaces, the issue of working quiet is an urgent one; Justin offers innovative, often counterintuitive strategies to create productive environments. Thought-provoking and practical, Justin Zorn asks why we are letting silence slip away and what we can do to stop it?
Tikanga : An Introduction to Te Ao Maori
by Keri Opai

The book we've all been needing for decades - a unique explanation of the Maori world for Pakeha, and for Maori people wishing to learn more about tikanga. With simple lucidity and great expertise, Keri Opai shares the spirit and meaning of what it is to be Maori in the 21st century, dispelling myths and misconceptions and providing a solid introduction to the Maori way of life.
How to do the work : recognize your patterns, heal from your past, and create your self
by Nicole LePera

As a clinical psychologist, Dr Nicole LePera found herself frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Wanting more for her patients - and for herself - she began a journey to develop a united philosophy of mental, physical and spiritual health that equips people with the tools necessary to heal themselves. After experiencing the life-changing results herself, she began to share what she'd learned with others - and The Holistic Psychologist was born. Now Dr LePera is ready to share her much-requested protocol with the world. In How to Do the Work, she offers both a manifesto for self-healing and an essential guide to creating a more vibrant, authentic, and joyful life. Drawing on the latest research from both scientific research and healing modalities, Dr LePera helps us recognise how adverse experiences and trauma in childhood live with us, keeping us stuck engaging in patterns of codependency, emotional immaturity, and trauma bonds. Unless addressed, these self-sabotaging behaviours can quickly become cyclical, leaving people feeling unhappy, unfulfilled, and unwell. In How to Do the Work, Dr LePera offers readers the support and tools that will allow them to break free from destructive behaviours to reclaim and recreate their lives. Nothing short of a paradigm shift, this is a celebration of empowerment that will forever change the way we approach mental wellness and self-care.
Find Your Light
by Belinda Davidson
 
Ever since she was a little girl, Belinda Davidson has been aware of her psychic gifts and her power to 'read' other people. At first she thought it was a curse; experiencing visitations, vivid visions of past lives and frightening others with her psychic connections. As she now understands and appreciates the power of her extraordinary gifts, Belinda works as a spiritual mentor to help clients around the world to discover the source of persistent illness, relieve their trauma, release hidden talent and heal the past. In Find Your Light she uses her knowledge to teach you how to: - Self-assess and find blockages in all seven chakras - Heal your chakras using time-proven techniques - Recognise your psychic capacity and embrace your soul's purpose. Belinda draws on years of research into the power of chakras to provide a powerful guide for those seeking to heal their soul and develop a deeper more meaningful experience of life.
The Prophet of the Andes: An Unlikely Journey to the Promised Land
by Graciela Mochkofsky

What it is: a moving and richly detailed account of the unusual journey one rural Peruvian community took from Catholicism to Judaism, which began in the late 1940s when a young man named Segundo Villanueva read the Bible for the first time. 

Don't miss: the discussion of the mixed reception members of the community received when they were finally allowed to immigrate to Israel. 

Reviewers say: Prophet is "an intimate chronicle of faith" (Publishers Weekly) that is "at times inspiring, at times heartbreaking" and "always engrossing" (Kirkus Reviews).
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