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Bird of Liberty - Following the teachings of Don Juan

According to Don Juan, the ordinary self is just a tiny bubble of consciousness in an endless sea of universal energy. As human beings we have a chance to open up to more, new, unimaginable worlds. We are able to transcend patterns of routine, come in contact with great power and win the gift of eternal life. But the ordinary self will do anything not to abandon itself. He clings to his limits with terrible stubbornness and refuses to let go. This is the main reason this path is so difficult. This is a forced war that in order to win it requires immense caution and wisdom. Especially since it's a war against yourself. But every victory, and even a partial one, suddenly expands the limits of perception and opens a peek-a-boo into an infinite universe. 171 pages

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One with everything - Stanislaw Groff and the Cosmic Game

הפעם הראשונה שבה גרופ נטל את סם ההזיה כמתנדב במחלקה הפסיכאטרית שבה עבד, עשתה עליו רושם כביר ושינתה את מסלול חייו והקריירה המקצועית שלו. היא הפכה אותו מפסיכולוג רגיל... ל'פסיכונאוט' – 'אסטרונאוט של החלל הפנימי' או בפשטות, מיסטיקן! אחרי החוויה המהממת הזאת, כבר לא הייתה שום דרך חזרה לתמימות הראשונית. לדידו, נפתרה התעלומה שטרדה אותו. השיטה הפסיכואנליטית לא מצליחה לרפא כהלכה את חולי הנפש מסיבה פשוטה, שכבר חשבנו עליה – היא לא באמת מבינה את... נפש האדם! רחוק מזה! גרוף מזכיר לנו איך התחוללה המהפכה בחייו בפתיחתו של כל ספר שכתב: "ההתנסות הראשונה שלי בל.ס.ד, שאני עומד לספר עליה, היתה ללא ספק החוויה החשובה והמשפיעה ביותר בחיי. למרות שזה נמשך רק כמה שעות – והחלק המשמעותי ביותר שלה רק כעשר דקות – היא שלחה אותי במסלול מקצועי שונה לחלוטין מזה שלמדתי והוכשרתי אליו. היא סימנה לי מסלול חדש, שאני עוקב אחריו בתשוקה רבה ובנחישות עד עצם היום הזה. היא גם עוררה אצלי תהליך של שינוי אישי עמוק והתעוררות רוחנית. היום, כמעט חמישים שנה לאחר מכן, אני מסתכל על החוויה הזאת כעל חניכה הדומה לזו שהוצעה למשתתפים בטקס מיסטריה עתיק." 347 עמ'

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The greatest psychonaut of all - Terence McKenna and the archaic revival of the psychedelic era

Tres McKenna (1946-2000) is a social revolutionary and an anarchist of a new breed, far more radical than any of his predecessors, who slipped under the watchful eye of 'Big Brother' - the state, just because he was so exceptional that he was considered a holy, harmless fool. But Terence McKenna's brave and unusual voice did not die with his death. On the contrary, it has grown stronger over the years with the help of several books he has written and hundreds of fascinating, thought-provoking and inspiring lectures, which he has left on the Internet on a surprising variety of topics. This is a consciousness researcher, mystic, philosopher, metaphysical poet, anthropologist, expert in comparative religion, recluse, cultural critic, shaman, alchemist and psychedelic psychonaut, who in his delusional and learned way wanted to give us a great gift - reconnecting with the shamanic tradition, the universe and the hidden dimension. 261 pages

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The mystical experience - the eternal search of man for ecstasy

Each of us is, as Kant puts it, a 'citizen of two worlds' - the ordinary world of the ordinary personality, which is the mental construction of the whole human race, and the world of mystery, which brings us together with our self, the hidden dimensions of reality and absolute reality above all. Here, the mind is challenged to the limit to make room for the unmediated experience. These two worlds are not just in parallel with each other but are mixed with each other and are constantly mating with each other - all according to the degree of maturity and spiritual depth of the person exposed to them. That is to say, what is strange to one, is simple and self-evident to the other. What constitutes a free space for one, is a wonderful fullness for the other. What torments the one, releases the other, and so on. Throughout history humans have recounted various experiences that befell them when these two dimensions, the familiar and the numinous, met. They called it revelation, mystical experience, ecstasy or transcendence. Usually, they interpreted them in a religious context. 228 pages

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The pagan experience - the worship of nature in the new age

The movement to paganism comes as a return in repentance ... to nature, spirituality and femininity; All those aspects of our culture that have exaggerated and unilaterally nurtured science, the church, dry law and violent competition. The result was the suppression of essential elements in our psyche, both in the life of the individual and in the life of the community. One of the cures we have found for contemporary alienation disease is a return to paganism. We want to sanctify our lives and in the process rekindle the lust for life. We want to return to nature and the sanctity of being. We want to anchor ourselves in the body and as our spirit ascends to heaven to merge with Mother Earth. We feel that only in this way, whole in our physicality, can we become truly spiritual people. And perhaps, most of all, we want to return to love. 231 pages

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The shamanic experience

The mystical approach to nature is markedly different from the scientific one. It is not guided by inquiry by way of trial and error but by revelation and sanctification. Usually, the shaman is chosen from childhood by the spirits and guided by them. He is sensitive from other children to the presence of the supersensible dimension in our lives. It is a destiny or 'role', which is often forced to do good, which demands from the person devotion, supreme discipline, and often, self-sacrifice. But it is not enough that man is the 'chosen one'. In order to deal with a hidden reality, clearly different from the physical one, prolonged training is required, which is passed on in the tradition from teacher to student. The ability to move freely between worlds comes only after many years of study and personal growth. From another angle, we are all artists by birth because we were all once children of wonder - we were open and attentive to the wonder of this reality, in which nothing is taken for granted. 202 pages

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The tribal experience - tribalism in the modern world

It turns out that we have a lot to learn from the "primitives". First, a different attitude to nature, much more considerate and non-destructive. It is not about harmony but it is definitely about a relationship that is much more considerate and responsible towards other life forms, much less destructive and greedy than ours. They know a lot about herbs that we have forgotten or that our company has not discovered. They know a lot about community life together and feel less loneliness and alienation from us. Finally, they seem to feel greater intimacy than ours with the world around them and this is reflected in their spiritual connection to the natural world and the reality beyond. And so, whether it is ancient knowledge lost, an intimate spiritual connection with nature and life, a richer and more harmonious community life or some good advice for enlightened parenting, we hope to find in them something similar that we have lost. 198 pages

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