The Golden Proportion

© 2011 Bruce Johnson – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter Mar 11. by Bruce Johnson The Golden Proportion, also called the Golden Mean, is a unique transcendental proportion that divides a oneness or unity into a creative duality through a particular geometric relationship of two terms, a and b. The Golden Proportion…

Sacred Mountains and Pyramids

© 2011 Bruce Johnson – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter Feb 2011. by Bruce Johnson Sacred Mountains are universal symbols of places where religious teachers and prophets participate in Divine Revelation. Allegorically, the cave of the Sacred Mountain corresponds to the Heart of God, as the upper portion of the mountain indicates…

Exploring the Nature of Karma

© 2011 Bruce Johnson – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter Jan 11. by Bruce Johnson The doctrine of karma can be compared to a mysterious land that as pioneers in thought, we have just begun to investigate. Understanding the basic qualities of karma can be a map to treasures of truth hidden…

RECESSION-PROOF HEALTH AND VITALITY

© 2010 – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter Dec 10. JUST FOR HEALTH by Luke Terry, Licensed Acupuncturist As the recession wears on, some rather counter-intuitive trends have emerged. One would think that decreased economic activity would result in a decrease in American’s health for the average person.   That turns out…

Recession-Proof Health and Vitality

© 2010 Luke Terry – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter Dec 10. JUST FOR HEALTH by Luke Terry, Licensed Acupuncturist As the recession wears on, some rather counter-intuitive trends have emerged. One would think that decreased economic activity would result in a decrease in American’s health for the average person. That turns…

Signs From Spirit

© 2010 Norma Mitchell – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter Aug 10/Sep 10. by Norma Mitchell For thousands of years, man has sought signs from the Creator to make decisions in life. These signs have been read by man in various civilizations for direction in how to live life, where and how…

Reflexology — Feet First!

© 2010 Rachel Lord – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter Aug 10/Sep 10. JUST FOR HEALTH by Rachel Lord, RN, Master Herbalist, Nationally Board Certified Reflexologist Do your feet hurt?  Or do you know someone whose do?  This is one of the most common complaints that folks have.  And no wonder.  We…

Harmlessness

© 2010 Lisa Froman – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter Jun 2010/Jul 2010. by Lisa Froman “Violent spiritual aspiration and enthusiasm misplaced or misdirected may quite easily harm a fellow man, so look not only at your wrong tendencies, but at the use of your virtues.” Many paths lead up the same…

The Thoth Tarot Deck is Back!

© 2010 Tim Johnson – Reprinted with permission from Shining Lotus Metaphysical Bookstore Newsletter Jun 10/Jul 10. by Tim Johnson Shining Lotus is now stocked up on the new printing of the Crowley-Harris Thoth Decks.  ‘Out of Stock’, or between printings since Spring of 2009, it was only available for outrageous prices on the internet. Now the Thoth Tarot…