The Black Madonna
This is an extraordinary overview and guidebook to the Black Madonna that includes short descriptions of 450 Black Madonnas in France -- there is even…… Read More »
Book Reviews
Consciousness Unbound
Authors: Edward F. Kelly, Paul Marshall
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Psychology Consciousness Studies
In his endorsement of this seminal volume, Alan Wallace states that 'the unquestioning allegiance of mainstream science to the materialistic reduction of mind to brain…… Read More »
From a Mountain in Tibet
This book tells the harrowing story of a young boy's escape with his older brother from Tibet, after the Chinese invasion of 1959. It chronicles…… Read More »
Why We Are Restless
Authors: Benjamin Storey, Jenna Silber Storey
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Philosophy Spirituality
As indicated by the subtitle, this culturally significant book engages our quest for contentment through the genealogical lenses of four French moralists -- Montaigne, Pascal,…… Read More »
Curing the Incurable: Beyond the Limits of Medicine
This book about what survivors of major illnesses can teach us very much complements the book above. The approach is empirical, looking at what works,…… Read More »
Live longer, live younger
This book is nothing less than a Bible for designing a personal plan for a long and healthy life. Dr Sharma the author of The…… Read More »
Emotional Repatterning
Lisa Samet has a background in naturopathic medicine so it was a huge challenge when her son was diagnosed with leukaemia and had to be…… Read More »
The Green Fuse
Subtitled 'our deep connection with the power of plants', this inspiring book describes Hilary's fascinating journey after experiencing 'feelings of supreme well-being' while following the…… Read More »
This Life
At first glance this seems to be a book of two halves. The first half deals with our basic understanding of life in terms of…… Read More »
Burnout
Although this profound reflection is written within the context of the caring professions where the challenge of burnout has been intensified over the past 18…… Read More »
