T.S.BOOKSHOP NEWSVolume 18 Issue 3 December 2013

The T.S. Bookshop has good newsand bad news - let’s get the badnews over and done with first.

This is the last T.S.Bookshop News thatwill be published in it’scurrent format. As we

have been indicating to you in thelast couple of years, times aretough, and we need to find ways toreduce our costs.

The good news is thatwe want to communi-cate with you more fre-quently by email, in-

forming you of new releases, Con-versations with the Author Events,and special offers. If you haven’tdone so already, we would loveyou to join our mailing list by go-ing to our websi te, www.tsbookshop.com.au and register-ing at the prompt in the bottomleft-hand corner of the front page.

We hope to see you soon, as wecontinue to provide you with allthe wondrous things you need onyour spiritual journey.

Here are our extended tradinghours during the Christmas season:

Sunday 15th & 22nd11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday 18th, Thursday 19th,Friday 20th and Monday 23rd,

10:00 am - 7:00 pm

We wish you a safe and happyholy season. Please take the timeto remember and share the messageof joy and love that underpins thecelebration of Christmas.

The Sacred HistoryHow Angels, Mystics and HigherIntelligence Made our WorldJonathan Black PB $34.95

Following on fromthe enormous suc-cess of his first bookThe Secret History ofthe World, JonathanBlack now brings usthe epic story of hu-

man interaction with angels andother forms of higher intelligence,from Creation through to the op-erations of the supernatural in themodern world. “I have written thisbook partly to ask an outrageousquestion: what if the claims of theworld religions are true?” In a spell-binding narrative, Black brings to-gether stories of Krishna, Moses,Buddha, Mary and Jesus, Moham-med, Joan of Arc, Abraham Lin-coln, and stories from African, Na-

tive American and Celtic tradi-tions. “The stories retold in thisbook, taken together and told insequence, represent a sort of folkhistory of the world.” Black dem-onstrates the part played by angelsand other spiritual beings not onlyin the course of world history, butalso underpinning our daily lives.

HeroRhonda Byrne HC $32.95

“This is your story.This is your pur-pose. This is whyyou are here onplanet Earth - to takethe Hero’s Journey

and to discover the hero withinyou.” Rhonda Byrne needs no in-troduction - simply mention TheSecret and everyone knows whoshe is. Rhonda knows that there issomething special abut you. There

THEOSOPHICALSOCIETY

BOOKSHOP

SECOND FLOOR126 - 128 RUSSELL ST

MELBOURNE 3000

TEL (03) 9650 3955FAX (03) 9650 4894

BOOKSCOMPACT DISCS

DVDSTAROT CARDS

CRYSTALSINCENSE

AROMATHERAPY OILSAURA-SOMA

INDIAN ARTEFACTS

TRADING HOURS

MONDAY TO SATURDAY

10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Don’t forget to visit our website: www.tsbookshop.com.au

e-mail: enquiries@tsbookshop.com.au

The T.S. Bookshop will CLOSEat 6:00 pm on Tuesday 24th Dec.

and REOPEN on Thursday2nd January, 2014 at 10:00 am

is something you were born to beand do that not one of the otherseven billion of us was. There is alife you are meant to live. There isa journey you are meant to take.This book is about that journey.Twelve of the most successful peo-ple living in the world today sharetheir seemingly impossible stories,and reveal that you were born witheverything you need to live yourgreatest dream - and that by doingso you will fulfil your mission, findeverlasting happiness and literallychange the world.

The Dalai Lama’s Cat andthe Art of Purring (a novel)David Michie PB $17.95

The novel, The DalaiLama’s Cat, has beena surprise best-sellerfor us this year, andit is a delight that anew episode in thisremarkable cat’s life

has arrived just in time for Christ-mas. Before leaving for a teachingtour to America, the Dalai Lamaposes a challenge to his beloved fe-line, HHC (His Holiness’s Cat): todiscover the true cause of happi-ness. Little does she know whatadventures this task will bring!Sparkling with wisdom, warmth,and a touch of mischief, The Dalai

Lama’s Cat and the Art of Purring is acharming reminder of why HHC isbecoming one of the most lovedcats around the world. So what isthe true cause of purring? TheDalai Lama whispers this secret onhis return - only for the ears ofHHC and those with whom she hasa karmic connection - and that, for-tunately dear reader, means you!

I Can See Clearly NowDr. Wayne W. Dyer PB $19.95

For many years, Dr.Wayne W. Dyer’sfans have wonderedwhen he would writea memoir. Well, af-ter four decades as ateacher of self-

empowerment, and the best-sellingauthor of more than forty books,he has finally done just that. Dyershares dozens of events from hislife, from the time he was a littleboy in Detroit, right up to the pre-sent day. He then views the eventsfrom his current perspective, in an“I can see clearly now” reflection,noting what lessons he ultimatelylearned, as well as encouragingyou to adopt an “I can see clearlynow” attitude to your own life.Dyer offers up his life story andexperiences as an example of howwe can all recognize the hand of

the Divine steering our individualcourses, helping us accomplish themission we came here to fulfil.

Polishing the MirrorHow to Live from YourSpiritual HeartRam Dass with Rameshwar Das

HC $28.95

Sometimes illumina-tion occurs sponta-neously, or as RamDass experienced, ina heart-wrenchingmoment of opening.More commonly, ithappens when we polish the mir-ror of the heart with daily prac-tice - and see beyond the illusion ofour transient thoughts and emo-tions to the vast and luminouslandscape of our true nature. Forfive decades, Ram Dass, who isperhaps most well-known for hisclassic book, Be Here Now, has ex-plored the depths of consciousnessand love, and brought them to lifeas service to others. In Polishing theMirror, he gathers together his es-sential teachings for living in theeternal present, here and now. “Tobe fully present in each moment ofexistence is to live in total content-ment, in peace and love.”

Heaven on EarthTimeless Prayers of Wisdom and LoveStephanie Dowrick HC $29.95

As a writer andspiritual leader whohas supported andguided many thou-sands of people tolive more hopefully,Stephanie Dowrickhas a rare understanding of whatprayer is and how steadfastly itcan support you, whatever yourfaith background or journey.

T.S. Bookshop News December 2013

page 2

Ripples of WisdomCultivating the Hidden Truths from Your Heartdon Jose Ruiz with Tami Hudman HC $$19.95The perfect gift for yourself or a loved one, thisbook combines Toltec wisdom with new, practicalinsights and striking photography to inspire a lifeof serenity and fulfilment. Bestselling author ofThe Fifth Agreement, don Jose Ruiz, teaches you how to free yourself fromself-deceit, fear and conflict, and to live without limits in this collectionof elevating photographs and quotes. Open its pages and discover thehidden truths that will bring you closer to yourself and the world aroundyou. “Unconditional love for life brings the awareness of infinity andexpands the unity and gratitude of all as ONE.”

“Prayer takes us beyond ordinarythinking. It moves us. It brings ushome to the intimacy of the heart,even as it’s connecting us to the di-mensions we call infinite.” InHeaven on Earth she has gatheredsome of the world’s most beautifulprayers, from the most ancientheartfelt ones, to those newly writ-ten by herself. Drawing on manydifferent traditions, she has wovena wondrous tapestry of inclusivity.“This is a book to cherish. Butmore than this, it is one to use as apathway into greater awareness,deeper connection, and a moreprofound sense of gratitude for thegift of life.”

Assertiveness for Earth AngelsHow to be LovingInstead of ”Too Nice“Doreen Virtue PB $17.95

Do people take ad-vantage of your nice-ness? Do you havetrouble honestly com-municating your feel-ings? If so, you maybe an Earth Angel orlightworker. Doreen Virtue teachesEarth Angels - extremely sweet peo-ple who care more about others’happiness than their own - how tomaintain their inner peace and lov-ing nature, while at the same timeholding boundaries. “Assertivenessmeans that you’re aware of yourfeelings and opinions and that youstate them to yourself and others ina way that respects other people’srights.” In Assertiveness for EarthAngels you’ll discover how to over-come fears about saying no, andhow to ask for what you want fromthose around you and from the uni-verse. You’ll appreciate Doreen’sgentle-but-firm approach to negoti-ating your earthly needs in heav-enly ways!

The Synchronicity KeyThe Hidden Intelligence Guidingthe Universe and YouDavid Wilcock HC $35.00

David Wilcock’s firstbook, The Source FieldInvestigations (alsoknown as The HiddenScience of Lost Civiliza-tions) was a bestsellerthat uncovered hid-den science and lost prophecies toilluminate an entirely new under-standing of our world. In his newbook, The Synchronicity Key, Wilcockuses history, astrology, and syn-chronicity theory, as well as con-cepts such as fractals, spiritual ge-ometry and quantum physics, toshow that there is a hidden architec-ture within time, guiding individu-als and nations through a system ofenlightenment that Joseph Camp-bell called “the Hero’s Journey”.Historical events occur in shock-ingly precise, repeating cycles oftime as a result. Once we under-stand and identify the hidden lawsgoverning the fates of individualsand nations through seemingly ran-dom synchronicity, we are left witha remarkable blueprint of how bestto lead our lives in this uncertainand confusing world.

The Global Heart AwakensHumanity’s Rite of Passage from theLove of Power to the Power of LoveAnodea Judith, PhD PB $28.95

In this new edition ofher 2006 bestsellingbook, Waking theGlobal Heart, AnodeaJudith provides thor-oughly updated in-formation for thesetimes of global crisis. Best knownfor her pioneering work bridgingEastern and Western psychologythrough the chakra system, she nowdigs into the distant past, andranges far ahead into the future, ex-plaining how and why we are un-dergoing a profound global initia-tion. This collective rite of passageis unravelling our antiquated worldsystem based on the love of power.With our hearts now awakened, weare evolving new systems based onthe power of love, where we are in-creasingly governed by compas-sion, abundance and justice, on ourunstoppable journey to planetaryadulthood. “What I believe isneeded at this time is not only a re-alistic evaluation of our collectivesituation but a story of hope … aviable vision of the future that canbe created only by all of us.”

page 3

T.S. Bookshop News December 2013

Archangel Power Tarot CardsDoreen Virtue & Radleigh Valentine

78-Card Deck & Guidebook $20.95It’s not enough to receive answers from yourangels and archangels - you also need courage,motivation and empowerment to take decisivesteps based on those answers. Doreen Virtueand Radleigh Valentine have created this 78-card deck and accompanying guidebook, whichretain the magic of traditional tarot, and havealso added beautiful and inspiring words andimagery. Now you can have the confidence to move forward with posi-tive life changes, with the help and guidance of the archangels.

What God SaidThe 25 Core Messages of theConversations with God that WillChange Your Life and the WorldNeale Donald Walsch PB $29.95

N e a l e D o n a l dWalsch has spoken toGod, and so haveyou. You may havecalled it somethingelse: a blinding flashof insight, a brilliant

idea, an incredible hunch, a strokeof genius, an amazing coincidence,pure synchronicity, or remarkableintuition. Whatever you call it, it’sall the same thing. It’s all a commu-nication from a source of wisdomand insight within us that is thebirthright of every person. Inspiredby his Conversations with God series,Walsch now focuses on what he be-lieves to be the most importantmessages from God. He also in-cludes powerful suggestions for ap-plying these most important in-sights into your daily life in themost practical of ways. “Here, then,is the clearest articulation and themost practical application of what Iconsider to be the most importantinsights of Conversations with God.”

Stillness, Insight and EmptinessBuddhist Meditation fromthe Ground UpLama Dudjom Dorjee PB $27.95

Developing an effec-tive meditation prac-tice is the first steptoward discerningthe true nature ofmind and reality astaught by Buddha

Shakyamuni. In Stillness, Insightand Emptiness, Lama Dudjom Dor-jee, a representative of the KarmaKagyu lineage who teaches in theUnited States, offers instructionsthat will help beginning meditatorsestablish a firm foundation in thepractices that lead to direct realiza-tion. Topics such as finding thebest meditation posture, learningto direct and focus the attention,expanding the mind’s scope, andrealizing the luminous and spa-cious qualities of the mind are ex-plained in terms that are both en-couraging and easy to understand.“When practiced with diligenceand determination, shamatha [orbreath meditation] will inevitablylead us also toward tranquillityand liberation from suffering.”

Jiddu’s JourneyTruth is a Pathless LandDeborah Richards PB $22.95

In 1909 Charles Lead-beater, a leadingmember of the The-osophical Society,came across a youngBrahmin boy on abeach in Adyar in

Tamil Nadu. The elderly Britishcleric believed that the boy wasspecial and would become the nextavatar - the new messiah - whowould lead humanity into a newage. Jiddu Krishnamurti was four-teen years old. In this fictionalizedaccount of Krishnamurti’s experi-ences from that time on, DeborahRichards tells the story of his lifeand ultimate realization that he didnot wish to be a representative ofany spiritual organization. In-stead, he delivered his famousspeech: “I maintain that Truth is apathless land, and you cannot ap-proach it by any path whatsoever,by any religion, by any sect ... Myonly concern is to set man abso-lutely, unconditionally free.” Aswe know, Krishnamurti went on tobecome one of the most eloquentphilosophers of the 20th Century.

The Karma of Everyday LifeA Logical Explorationof the Law of KarmaDavid Lacey PB $21.95

In a wonderful ex-change of letters be-tween an English en-gineer and an IndianDoctor, we graduallygain an understand-ing of the law of

Karma. Most people are familiarwith the idea of Karma, yet para-doxically, few understand it. It is avast, subtle and all-encompassing

T.S. Bookshop News December 2013

page 4

The Dalai Lama on What Matters MostConversations on Anger, Compassion, and ActionNoriyuki Ueda in Conversation withHis Holiness the Dalai Lama PB $22.95This little pocket-sized book is the perfect stock-ing-filler: it is full of surprising truths and com-monsense wisdom. In this conversation betweenthe Japanese cultural anthropologist, NoriyukiUeda and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a broad range of ideas are ad-dressed, including compassionate anger, love and attachment, andenlightened Buddhism for a modern world. What emerges is that, whatmatters most is not adherence to any one doctrine or political system, butliving with an open mind and heart.

concept, crossing traditions. It af-fects us all; it is one of the primeinfluences on our life’s journey.David Lacey places his explorationof this essential concept into thestory of his own life, making thisan extremely accessible and enjoy-able book. He covers subjects suchas empiricism, reincarnation, medi-tation and Akasha with warmthand intelligence. As Doctor Ra-mana says to him, “Karma is nei-ther good nor bad. It just is.”

Do It Yourself Akashic WisdomAccess the Library of Your SoulJacki Smith & Patty Shaw

PB $28.95

The search for themeaning of life is in-grained in most ofus - and wouldn’twe love a handbookto guide us throughthe murky waters?Do It Yourself Akashic Wisdom is justthat - a guide to understandingyour life and its lessons. The Aka-shic Records, or “The Book ofLife”, is a dimension of conscious-ness that contains a vibrational re-cord of every soul and its journey.Through the use of journaling,meditations, personal rituals andvisualizations, you’ll learn how toread your records, understandtheir meaning, and use that knowl-edge to change your life. Light-hearted and slightly irreverent, sis-ters Jacki Smith and Patty Shawbring humour and spiritual wis-dom to this practical guide. “Weare offering you this personal invi-tation to step into your Akashic re-cords and use them to create a bet-ter life for yourself.”

SupernormalScience, Yoga, and the Evidencefor Extraordinary Psychic AbilitiesDean Radin, PhD PB $19.95

Can yoga and medi-tation unleash ourinherent supernor-mal mental powers,such as telepathy,clairvoyance and pre-cognition? Is it really

possible to perceive another per-son’s thoughts and intentions? Arewe now poised for an evolutionarytrigger to pull the switch and re-lease our full potentials? DeanRadin, chief scientist at the Insti-tute of Noetic Sciences, and best-selling author of The Conscious Uni-verse, presents persuasive new ex-perimental evidence for the exis-tence of such phenomena. Focus-ing on Patanjali’s mysterious YogaSutras, (2,000-year-old meditationpractices believed to release ourextraordinary powers), Radin of-fers powerful evidence confirmingthat sometimes fact is much strang-ers and more wonderful than thewildest fiction.

The Infinite MindfieldThe Quest to Find the Gatewayto Higher ConsciousnessAnthony Peake PB $19.95

For thousand ofyears, voyagers of in-ner space, (spiritualseekers, shamans andmystics), have re-turned from their in-ner travels reporting

another level of reality that is morereal than the one we inhabit in‘waking life’. Using informationfrom the leading edges of the newscience that reveals a relationshipbetween consciousness and the ex-ternal world, this book presents astartling new hypothesis that these’inner worlds’ are as real, or possi-bly even more real than the’reality’ we experience in wakinglife. Anthony Peake is the authorof four critically acclaimed books,including The Out-of-Body Experi-ence, and takes you on a journeythrough esoteric beliefs, the pinealgland, the light beyond, and Zero-point energy. “For me the truthmay be that man’s mind is not themeasure but the creator of allthings, in that man’s mind, in avery real sense, is simply an ema-nation of a greater unity, the ulti-mate singularity that manifests inthe phenomenal world as light.”

T.S. Bookshop News December 2013

page 5

Dream Reading CardsDiscover the Purpose of Your DreamsRose Inserra Deck & Guidebook $24.95This beautiful set of 52 cards plus guidebook bythe internationally renowned author, Rose Inserra,will help you to understand your dreams. Usingthese cards will take you step-by-step through themeaning of your dreams, and how to apply themto your waking life. Together, the 22 ThemeCards, the 30 Reading Cards and the guidebookwill help you uncover the messages your subcon-scious mind is sending you through your dreams, and uncover the valu-able insights within them.

The Creative CompassWriting Your Way fromInspiration to PublicationDan Millman and Sierra Prasada

PB $22.95

This is an importantwork on the creativeprocess. In a uniquecollaboration, best-selling author DanMillman (author ofWay of the Peaceful

Warrior), and his daughter SierraPrasada (also a writer), help to ori-ent you as you advance throughfive stages of creativity: Dream,Draft, Develop, Refine and Share.Whether you’re seeking new goals,the discipline to reach them, ashield against self-doubt and iner-tia, or practical advice on sortingthrough feedback and connectingwith readers - you'll find a wayforward in this fresh approach towriting and storytelling. Drawingon the co-authors’ personal storiesabut overcoming challenges, aswell as sage advice from otherwriters, artists and innovators, TheCreative Compass will transformboth the stories you tell and thestories you live. “And even as wedream of writing to live, we alsolive to write.”

Seven Thousand Ways to ListenStaying Close to What is SacredMark Nepo PB $19.95

Mark Nepo movedand inspired mil-lions of people withhis best-seller, TheBook of Awakening.Now, in Seven Thou-sand Ways to Listen,

he offers ancient and contempo-rary practices to help us stay closeto what is sacred. In this beauti-fully written spiritual memoir,

Nepo explores the transforma-tional journey with his characteris-tic insight and grace. “To enterdeep listening, I’ve had to learnhow to keep emptying and open-ing, how to keep beginning.”Nepo provides reflective pausesand questions throughout, so thatyou can locate what has meaningin your own life. “This fundamen-tal listening invokes a commitmentto keep what is true before us, sowe might be touched by the life-force in all things.”

The Art of HealingUncovering Your Inner Wisdomand Potential for Self-HealingBernie s. Siegel, MDwith Cynthia J. Hurn PB $26.95

Renowned medicaldoctor and spiritualteacher, Bernie Siegel,demonstrates howscience and spiritual-ity interact - and howyou can tap your

body’s potential to heal. Afterstudying the use of crayon drawingsby patients facing life-threateningdisease, Siegel realized that our bod-ies actually want to heal, and we canaid this innate propensity throughpractices including drawing, visuali-zation, dreams, love and laughter.Filled with inspiring true stories and

suggestions for travelling your ownhealing journey, The Art of Healingoffers hands-on, patient-proventechniques that can create miracles.“When we open our minds, whenwe listen to and draw from our in-ner wisdom and the greater con-sciousness, we begin the fulfillingand sometimes miraculous journeytoward health and self-inducedhealing.”

How to Heal a Grieving HeartDoreen Virue & James Van Praagh

HC $19.95

This might seem anodd title to include ina Christmas Newslet-ter, but for many peo-ple it is a difficulttime of year as theyrecall their lost loved ones. “Griefis a mixture of many emotions, andnothing we can say will bring yourloved one physically back. How-ever, we can help you go on withyour life. We can also help youbetter understand why your lovedone transitioned, and how you canconnect with his or her eternalsoul.” This is a book to dip into,with its coloured pages, beautifulphotographs and gentle words.You are in safe hands here with ex-perienced grief counsellors, DoreenVirtue and James Van Praagh.

T.S. Bookshop News December 2013

page 6

Aboriginal Goddess Chakra CardsMel Brown Deck & Booklet $34.95The Aboriginal Goddess Chakra Cards are a uniquemix of Aboriginal and universal spirituality. In-spired by blending the Australian Aboriginalartist/author’s spirituality with various deitiesfrom a range of other cultures, they are infusedwith the teachings of the seven chakras. This setof 49 cards is based on seven different colours,each represented by a Chakra Angel or Faery, aGod and Goddess, and include 4 extra cards foreach chakra. “Dreaming is the path in which we travel during our jour-ney in this and past lifetimes.”

CD & DVD REVIEWS

page 7

ShingetsuBronwyn Kirkpatrick CD $29.95Australian Shihan (master) of the shakuhachi, Bron-wyn Kirkpatrick, was taught by Australian basedShakuhachi Grand-Master, Riley Lee. Subtitled onthe back cover From Ancient to Modern, Shingetsu ispredominantly traditional solo shakuhachi music (Honkyoku) with threecontemporary compositions finishing off the album. It’s an album ofprofound serenity that while rooted in tradition, by the closing threetracks, sprouts wings and launches into multi-instrumental chamber en-semble pieces that soar.

Where Did the Time GoNeil Tatar & David Darling CD $28.95A timely release at the end of the year as we takestock and ask the perennial question …”Can youbelieve its December, already?“! So, to soothe the pas-sage of what remains, Neil, playing guitars, piano& chimes, got together with David and his cello to create some gently en-gaging improvisations. Neil sums it up by writing, ”Travel along pathswaiting to be discovered. Journey to those special places that exist in our dreamsand imagination. Enjoy these musical explorations.“ Flavoured by jazz, clas-sical and contemporary musics, this will appeal to acoustic music loversparticularly.

One Shot, One LifeJon Braely DVD $22.95You may be familiar with EugeneHerrigel’s book, Zen in the Art ofArchery, the author’s record of hisjourney to spiritual realizationthrough the at times baffling art ofJapanese archery - Kyudo. In thisfilm the German author is referredto often - his teacher was a reveredKyudo master, Awa Kenzo. It is afascinating documentary that looksat a number of the Japanese schoolsof Kyudo, and the overall history ofthe discipline, including the Chi-nese form with its emphasis on theTao. This is an-other exemplaryoffering fromEm pt y MindFilms that ex-plores the spiri-tual source ofmartial arts.

SamsaraRon Fricke & Mark Magidson

DVD $34.95The producer anddirector of the mas-terpiece Baraka re-turn with this visualand musical feast.Shot in over 25 coun-tries over a four year

period, it examines the relationshipbetween humanity and nature usingonly spectacularly filmed footageand music. This is a truly mesmer-ising experience that somehowmanages to suffuse the most mun-dane human activities with a senseof wonder, and at times, into absurdperformance art. It is filled withwonderful juxtapositions of im-agery from both the natural worldand human civilization. The sound-track features the haunting voice ofAustralia’s own Lisa Gerrard fromDead Can Dance.

Ascended VictoryAeoliah CD $27.95A sound healing/new-age music pioneer returnswith his dedication to the Ascended Masters. Calm-ing synth washes, harp, sitar and chimes provide thebackground to a series of invocations dedicated tovarious deities, in particular Beloved Kuan Shi Yin. In some ways thisforms a complete circle with his second release from 1984, The Light ofTao, itself an exploration of world music flavours, particularly the eastand China.

Savasana 3Wah! CD $24.95The wonderfully laid back music of ex-bassist withKrishna Das’ band, Wah!, returns with the third in-stalment in the Savasana series. Taking three yearsto produce, each track is named after an aspect ofnature that holds coherent energy – Twilight, Moon , Rain, Ocean etc. Andlike the Asana the title is named after, it is suited to conscious relaxa-tion, bringing a sense of peace and calm. Serious unwinding music.

WE HAVE A WIDER RANGE OF 2014 CALENDARS IN STORE