East West Magazine Fall 2014 | Page 20

Pam Grout E-CUBED Nine More Energy Experiments That Prove Manifesting Magic and Miracles Is Your Full-Time Gig Hay House, $15.95 ASK ASHA Following the success of her book E-Squared, Pam Grout now takes readers higher and deeper into the quantum field of possibility. Do you want more proof that your thoughts create your reality? More tips on how to tap into the world’s abundance? Here are nine new experiments to provide you with the evidence that blessings and miracles are a natural part of living. Heartfelt Answers to Everyday Dilemmas on the Spiritual Path Sonia Choquette Books/Music Fall 2014 Asha Praver Crystal Clarity, $16.95 Sorrow and stress are universal, but difficult situations can also be opportunities—life trying to guide us toward greater happiness—if we have the wisdom to follow it. To find the hidden blessings within the various situations in life, you need faith, trust, and sometimes a wise friend to talk to. Asha Praver has helped thousands worldwide gain a deeper understanding of themselves and the spiritual path. Based on letters to aspiring yogis, Ask Asha puts the reader in touch with all the clarity and compassion one would expect from a longtime disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and meditation teacher for over 40 years. See event, Nov 17. Kathleen Dowling Singh THE GRACE IN AGING Awaken as You Grow Older WALKING HOME A Pilgrimage from Humbled to Healed Hay House, $26.95 Sonia Choquette may be a world-renowned intuitive guide and spiritual teacher, but that doesn’t make her exempt from human tragedies. When her life imploded, she found herself facing the consequences of her anger, pride and feelings of loss. To regain her spiritual footing, she set out to walk the 500-mile Camino de Santiago, pushing through hunger, exhaustion, and pain. This is Sonia’s riveting account of the unexpected moments of grace, humor, and beauty in the midst of this grueling experience, and the gifts of humility and forgiveness that she needed to repair her world. Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. ARTEMIS Wisdom Publications, $17.95 As we age, our sense of self changes, a self that we cling to, that defines and confines us. This book proposes that if you let go of attachment and turn inward, you’ll find a refuge and wisdom that can help you cope with the inevitable illness, decline and loss that comes with aging. The author encourages you to face hard truths, liberate yourself from habits and illusions, and embrace your mortality to experience a state of grace and aliveness. Kathleen Dowling Singh is a Dharma practitioner and psychotherapist. 20 The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman From the author of Goddesses in Everywoman comes a book written in the same spirit and with the same vitality. Drawing on her work in Jungian psychology, Bolen invites women and girls to discover the tenacity and courage of the Artemis archetype, the Goddess of the Hunt and Moon. Weaving real-life stories with fictional examples of women who embody the grit and passion of Artemis, the author shows how a woman can tap into her inner activist and change the world. Conari Press, $22.95 Sebastian Bailey, Ph.D. & Octavius Black MIN