The Garden of Don José


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When Lois Tarrant, who worked as a model for a London designer, flew to Madrid to deliver an item to a Spanish bride, her trip turned out to be much longer than anticipated. The postponement of the wedding meant that suddenly Lois was traveling to Andalusia and facing new adventures with the bride. It was not at all a bad way to spend her days, if only it weren’t for the girl’s terribly arrogant guardian Don José Farrara de Martinez y Arova, although there was also something intriguing about him... The 20th-century story by Rose Burghley, a pseudonym of the romance writer Ida Pollock, offers a memorable love tale set in romantic Spain. A must-read for fans of literary romance and surprising twists of fate. Rose Burghley is a pseudonym of Ida Pollock (1908 – 2013), a highly successful British writer of over 125 romance novels translated into numerous languages and published across the world. Ida Pollock has sold millions of copies over her 90-year career. Pollock began writing when she was 10 years old. Ida has travelled widely, living in several different countries. She continues to be popular amongst both her devoted fan base and new readers alike. Pollock has been referred to as the "world's oldest novelist" who was still active at 105 and continued writing until her death. On the occasion of her 105th birthday, Pollock was appointed honorary vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association, having been one of its founding members. Ida Pollock wrote in a wide variety of pseudonyms: Joan M. Allen, Susan Barrie, Pamela Kent, Averil Ives, Anita Charles, Barbara Rowan, Jane Beaufort, Rose Burghley, Mary Whistler and Marguerite Bell.







Wisdom of the Shamans


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For generation after generation, Toltec shamans have passed down their wisdom through teaching stories. The purpose of these stories is to implant a seed of knowledge in the mind of the listener, where it can ultimately sprout and blossom into a new and better way of life. In The Wisdom of the Shamans: What the Ancient Masters Can Teach Us About Love and Life, Toltec shaman and master storyteller don Jose Ruiz shares some of the most popular stories from his family's oral tradition and offers corresponding lessons that illustrate the larger ideas within each story. Ruiz begins by explaining that contrary to the stereotypical image of "witch doctor," the ancient shamans were men and women who fulfilled several roles within their communities: philosopher, spiritual guide, medical doctor, psychologist, and friend. According to Ruiz, their teachings are not primitive or reserved for a chosen few initiates but are instead a powerful series of lessons on love and life that are available to us all. To that aim, he has included exercises, meditations, and shamanic rituals to help you experience the personal transformation these stories offer. The shamans taught that the truth you seek is inside of you. Let these stories, lessons, and tools be your guide to finding the innate wisdom that lives within.




The Garden Party


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The Shaman and Ayahuasca


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More and more Ayahuasca has come to the attention of the Western media. Used by the shamans of Peru, the rituals and practices around this psychoactive plant-based brew date back 50-70,000 years as evidenced by rock and cave paintings found the world over. Through their use of Ayahuasca, Shamans establish contact with the spirit world which they call upon to aid them in their healing practices, understanding of the cosmos, and how to live well in the world. In "The Shaman & Ayahuasca," internationally respected Peruvian shaman Don Jose Campos illuminates the practices and benefits of Ayahuasca with grace and gentleness, while expressing respect and gratitude for the gifts Ayahuasca has bestowed on him throughout the 25 years he has been a practicing shaman. He takes the reader on a journey through his own discovery of other worlds, other dimensions, alien entities and plant teachers. "The Shaman & Ayahuasca" gives an overview of an entire cosmology with the potential to benefit all of mankind. It is the perfect book to introduce readers to the profound experiences of Ayahuasca."




The Medicine Bag


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One of the main tenets of shamanism is a belief in the power of rituals and ceremonies to manifest change in the physical world. Every shamanic school on the planet uses rituals and ceremonies as tools for personal transformation. In this book, shaman and New York Times bestselling author don Jose Ruiz explains many of the most popular rituals and ceremonies used in shamanism and instructs readers how to perform these rites on their own. This book is a how-to guide for creating power objects and animal totems and learning how to do soul retrieval, recapitulation, dream training, and more. The son of don Miguel Ruiz, the author of the world-renowned Four Agreements, don Jose Ruiz is a shaman in the Native American Toltec tradition.




My Good Friend the Rattlesnake


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This collection of personal essays and stories by New York Times bestselling author and Toltec shaman don Jose Ruiz teach readers that, although the path of life is not always easy to navigate, there is always room for growth and transformation. Life is not always easy. Don Jose Ruiz understands that better than most. On his path to becoming the beloved spiritual teacher and shaman he is today, he experienced many of life’s hardships. My Good Friend the Rattlesnake is a collection of deeply personal stories and essays that highlight life’s ups and downs, sometimes-painful truths, and opportunities for growth and transformation. This new edition of My Good Friend the Rattlesnake has been updated and expanded for its tenth anniversary. Whether you are a long-time fan or new to don Jose Ruiz’s teachings, you will find something to love inside.







Afterglow


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She was kissed by love She was kissed with love She kissed to love devotedly . . .eternally . Young Blancquita was born in an abbey and was raised by nuns until she was sixteen years old. At her coming of age, she was ordered to leave the sanctuary to find for herself her real vocation in life. She was entrusted by the new Mother Superior of the abbey to a legendary wealthy family who were principal benefactor of the abbey. There, she was thrust into a world of riches testing her faith and morality. Though she lived a life of luxury with this family, she never forgot who she was and what was foremost in her heart and mind: to return to the abbey on her eighteenth birthday to become a nun and to find out about her parents and what really happened to them. Her road back to the abbey was blocked by heartbreaking events that happened in her young life. In the end, she learned about her parentage and was proud to discover that she was the offspring of young true love between two fine people whose young lives were both claimed untimely by death.




Bow Bells


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