Self Development - Spirit/Emotions
Keywords:
Archetypes & Personality Types (Enneagrams, Caroline Myss, Carl Jung), Change (Dr. Phil McGraw, Debbie Ford, Barbara Sher), Emotions, Grief (Elizabeth Kubler Ross), Intuition, Thought Field Therapy
Self Development Authors:
Joan Borysenko, Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Wayne Dyer, Dr. Masaru Emoto, Shakti Gawain, Lynn Grabhorn, Louise Hay, Dan Millman, Caroline Myss, James Redfield, Bernie Segal, Eckhart Tolle, Neale Donald Walsch, Stuart Wilde, Gary Zukav
Every book at Ascendant Books carries within it an element of healing intent. There are, however, some books that are more directed at healing specific emotional and spiritual aspects of ourselves. The following topics will give you an idea of what you can find at Ascendant Books, so for the best selection, or for more information, feel free to visit us at our store.
Archetypes
Archetypes are visual symbols or energetic imprints that exist in our psyches from a collective consciousness. Some are readily understood while others bring subliminal messages that may trigger your memory of why you are here and the truth behind the illusion of ‘reality’. Archetypes can often convey messages that verbal and written information cannot.
Archetypes are found everywhere - as their symbols are a language of the mind - taken to different frequencies of thought and connected to each other by the collective unconsciousness. There are individual and universal archetypes. The term Archetype began with Carl Jung.
Carl Jung
Believed that the collective conscious is a level of the mind to be inherited and to contain a reservoir of ideas, symbols and archetypes that form the world’s myths and belief system. Archetypes are the common themes that arise from the collective unconscious and repeatedly appear as symbols in myths and dreams.
Such archetypes as 1) Spirit 2) Wise old woman 3) Trickster 4) Shadow 5) Divine child 6) Great mother
Caroline Myss: Myss famously builds upon the work of Carl Jung in her book “Sacred Contracts”, by teaching us how we have a contract to work with certain archetypal patterns in our lifetime to help us learn the lessons we are ‘contracted’ to learn.
“Although archetypes are impersonal patterns of influence that are both ancient and universal, they become personalized when they are a part of your individual psyche. Since your Sacred Contract is embodied in a support system of twelve archetypes, it is best to think of them as intimate companions. They provide the foundation for your personality, drives, feelings, beliefs, motivations, and actions… They take an active role as guardians and inner allies, alerting you when you are in danger of falling into destructive or "shadow" behavior. The Saboteur, for instance, warns you when you are in a situation in which you tend to sabotage your own best interests. Once you learn to recognize such a pattern, instead of ignoring it or denying its presence, it becomes your friend and can help you avoid selling out.”
Excerpt – Sacred Contracts- C.Myss.
Enneagram
Enneagrams are a model of personality types linking personality to spirit. There are 9 types of archetypes examined in this system, studying nine basic types of people. It explains why we behave the way we do, and it points to specific directions for individual growth. It is an important tool for improving relationships with family, friends and co -workers. The 9 archetypes are as follows: The Perfectionist, The Helper, The Achiever, The Romantic, The Observer, The Questioner, The Adventurer, The Asserter, and the Peacemaker.
Change
Dr. Phil McGraw
Drawing on 25 years experience in psychology and human functioning, Dr. Phil deals with real issues that arise in the real world with his signature "tell it like it is" style.
Debbie Ford
Debbie is an internationally recognized expert in the field of personal transformation. Her mission is to empower people to become the conscious designers of their own lives and to create the outer circumstances that most clearly reflect their heart's desires. In her book, ‘The Dark Side Of The Light Chasers’, Debbie guides us past the self-punishing patterns, which often binds us.
Barbara Sher
Barbara is a business owner, career counselor, and best-selling author of 6 books on goal achievement and teamwork. Her first book Wishcraft: How To Get What You Really Want, came from Sher's 1972 motivational and innovative ‘Success Teams’ which are small groups whose members meet weekly to help each other find and achieve their dreams. When Sher discovered that many people were unsure of their goals she began hosting problem- solving sessions and developing dozens of powerful techniques that freed people from what she calls "goal- paralysis." These techniques are developed and refined in all her books.
Grief
Books that deal with the difficult subjects of death and dying are available in our grief section. The most notable author on this subject is Elizabeth Kubler Ross.
Elizabeth Kubler Ross
Ross has become an authority in the field of death, dying, and transition. Her books help to open the lines of communication on these issues, which profoundly affects us all.
Intuition
Intuition is a way of knowing something without conscious reasoning. Intuition draws upon information and knowledge we may already have stored within but have not yet acknowledged. Many self development authors believe that much of our pain and distress comes from making choices that goes against our intuition, and that we ultimately have the knowledge and power within us to live a truer, more authentic life. We are happiest when we experience ‘congruence’, which occurs when our actions and life choices correspond to who we truly are.
Thought Field Therapy
Thought field therapy is used to conquer emotional distress. Uses clinical psychology and Chinese medicine to tap into your body's energy and help clear any blockages you may have.
Self Development Authors
It could easily be said that all the authors of the books at Ascendant Books are Self Development authors. We have, however, chosen to list some of the authors in this category who have dedicated their entire life’s work to the health and development of the human spirit.
Joan Borysenko
President of Mind/Body Health Sciences Inc., Joan integrates her considerable knowledge of medicine, metaphysics, spirituality and alternative forms of healing into her books that reveal how we can use the amazing power of the mind to heal the physical and emotional ailments that afflict us.
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Author of the inspirational prose, poem and best selling books The Invitation, The Dance, The Call, and What We Ache For.
Wayne Dyer
Dr. Wayne Dyer is affectionately called the “father of motivation,” by his fans. Despite his childhood spent in orphanages and foster homes, Dr. Dyer has overcome many obstacles to make his dreams come true. Today he spends much of his time showing others how to do the same. He has authored many books including, Manifest Your Destiny, 10 Secrets For Success, Getting In The Gap, Power of Intention, There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem and many, many more.
Dr. Masaru Emoto
Japanese scientist. Author of "Messages From Water." Emoto has studied the crystallization of water in a way that has never been done before. His findings are astounding, as it seems water responds to emotional input. He believes water has a very important message for us, a message that becomes amazingly, crystal clear. We know that human life is directly connected to the quality of our water, both within and all around us.
Shakti Gawain
A leader in the world consciousness movement, Shakti Gawain has taught popular workshops for over 20 years and is the author of several best-selling books. In her book, ‘Creative Visualization’ she helped launch a new movement in the personal growth field. Creative Visualization teaches us methods that are practical and easy to incorporate into daily life. She teaches us to listen to our intuition and to rely on its guiding force.
Lynn Grabhorn
Excerpt from book, ‘Excuse Me Your Life Is Waiting’,
"The recipe for creating anything is really quite simple. Take good or bad feelings (meaning positive or negative vibrations), bake with varying degrees of emotion to increase magnetism, and here comes what we have attracted, like or not.”
Lynn Grabhorn gives us a fresh perspective on the obvious in an undeniably magnetic fashion.
Louise Hay
Louise Hay has been an active member of the healing field for decades and she has a vast collection of information to share on her many tape cassettes, CD’s, books and affirmation cards. She believes illness can be a catalyst for positive change as it highlights the emotional areas of our selves that have been neglected.
Dan Millman
Dan Millman is a former world champion athlete, a teacher and more importantly an author. Over the past 15 years Millman has trained thousands of people from diverse backgrounds interested in enhancing their personal and spiritual growth. In the classic tale “Way of the Peaceful Warrior”, Dan speaks of the peaceful warrior in all of us. Countless readers have been moved to laughter and tears- even moments of illumination- as they rediscover life’s larger meaning and purpose. Journey with Dan on the peaceful warriors’ path and discover the deeper meaning of your life.
Caroline Myss
Caroline Myss is a pioneer in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness. She has helped define how stress and emotion contribute to the formation of disease. Widely recognized for her work in teaching intuitive diagnosis and as a pioneer in the field of energy medicine, her book “Anatomy of the Spirit”, is based on fifteen years of research into energy medicine and presents her experiences with healing. Such topics as ‘energy leaks’, and how people lose their energetic power are examined.
James Redfield
Author and therapist James Redfield self published his first novel in 1993 called “The Celestine Prophecy”- an adventure parable about a spiritual journey to Peru. The Celestine Prophecy was the number 1 international bestseller of 1996 and spent over 3 years on the New York Times bestsellers list. In Celestine Prophecy the main characters go through a series of intense adventures which lead them to nine potentially universe altering principles or insights starting with the power of coincidence and its meaning to the modern world.
Bernie Siegel
For years Dr. Bernie Siegel has been caring for seriously ill patients and their families. A surgeon by profession, he is deeply involved in humanizing medical education. He believes in the power of hope and stresses the importance of medical caregivers and family sharing in the cultivation of that hope. He encourages people to participate actively in their treatment- an interest in healing is an interest in living.
Eckhart Tolle
The Eckhart teachings are in response to the urgent need of our times: the transformation of consciousness and the arising of a more enlightened humanity.
Keywords:
Archetypes & Personality Types (Enneagrams, Caroline Myss, Carl Jung), Change (Dr. Phil McGraw, Debbie Ford, Barbara Sher), Emotions, Grief (Elizabeth Kubler Ross), Intuition, Thought Field Therapy
Self Development Authors:
Joan Borysenko, Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Wayne Dyer, Dr. Masaru Emoto, Shakti Gawain, Lynn Grabhorn, Louise Hay, Dan Millman, Caroline Myss, James Redfield, Bernie Segal, Eckhart Tolle, Neale Donald Walsch, Stuart Wilde, Gary Zukav
Every book at Ascendant Books carries within it an element of healing intent. There are, however, some books that are more directed at healing specific emotional and spiritual aspects of ourselves. The following topics will give you an idea of what you can find at Ascendant Books, so for the best selection, or for more information, feel free to visit us at our store.
Archetypes
Archetypes are visual symbols or energetic imprints that exist in our psyches from a collective consciousness. Some are readily understood while others bring subliminal messages that may trigger your memory of why you are here and the truth behind the illusion of ‘reality’. Archetypes can often convey messages that verbal and written information cannot.
Archetypes are found everywhere - as their symbols are a language of the mind - taken to different frequencies of thought and connected to each other by the collective unconsciousness. There are individual and universal archetypes. The term Archetype began with Carl Jung.
Carl Jung
Believed that the collective conscious is a level of the mind to be inherited and to contain a reservoir of ideas, symbols and archetypes that form the world’s myths and belief system. Archetypes are the common themes that arise from the collective unconscious and repeatedly appear as symbols in myths and dreams.
Such archetypes as 1) Spirit 2) Wise old woman 3) Trickster 4) Shadow 5) Divine child 6) Great mother
Caroline Myss: Myss famously builds upon the work of Carl Jung in her book “Sacred Contracts”, by teaching us how we have a contract to work with certain archetypal patterns in our lifetime to help us learn the lessons we are ‘contracted’ to learn.
“Although archetypes are impersonal patterns of influence that are both ancient and universal, they become personalized when they are a part of your individual psyche. Since your Sacred Contract is embodied in a support system of twelve archetypes, it is best to think of them as intimate companions. They provide the foundation for your personality, drives, feelings, beliefs, motivations, and actions… They take an active role as guardians and inner allies, alerting you when you are in danger of falling into destructive or "shadow" behavior. The Saboteur, for instance, warns you when you are in a situation in which you tend to sabotage your own best interests. Once you learn to recognize such a pattern, instead of ignoring it or denying its presence, it becomes your friend and can help you avoid selling out.”
Excerpt – Sacred Contracts- C.Myss.
Enneagram
Enneagrams are a model of personality types linking personality to spirit. There are 9 types of archetypes examined in this system, studying nine basic types of people. It explains why we behave the way we do, and it points to specific directions for individual growth. It is an important tool for improving relationships with family, friends and co -workers. The 9 archetypes are as follows: The Perfectionist, The Helper, The Achiever, The Romantic, The Observer, The Questioner, The Adventurer, The Asserter, and the Peacemaker.
Change
Dr. Phil McGraw
Drawing on 25 years experience in psychology and human functioning, Dr. Phil deals with real issues that arise in the real world with his signature "tell it like it is" style.
Debbie Ford
Debbie is an internationally recognized expert in the field of personal transformation. Her mission is to empower people to become the conscious designers of their own lives and to create the outer circumstances that most clearly reflect their heart's desires. In her book, ‘The Dark Side Of The Light Chasers’, Debbie guides us past the self-punishing patterns, which often binds us.
Barbara Sher
Barbara is a business owner, career counselor, and best-selling author of 6 books on goal achievement and teamwork. Her first book Wishcraft: How To Get What You Really Want, came from Sher's 1972 motivational and innovative ‘Success Teams’ which are small groups whose members meet weekly to help each other find and achieve their dreams. When Sher discovered that many people were unsure of their goals she began hosting problem- solving sessions and developing dozens of powerful techniques that freed people from what she calls "goal- paralysis." These techniques are developed and refined in all her books.
Grief
Books that deal with the difficult subjects of death and dying are available in our grief section. The most notable author on this subject is Elizabeth Kubler Ross.
Elizabeth Kubler Ross
Ross has become an authority in the field of death, dying, and transition. Her books help to open the lines of communication on these issues, which profoundly affects us all.
Intuition
Intuition is a way of knowing something without conscious reasoning. Intuition draws upon information and knowledge we may already have stored within but have not yet acknowledged. Many self development authors believe that much of our pain and distress comes from making choices that goes against our intuition, and that we ultimately have the knowledge and power within us to live a truer, more authentic life. We are happiest when we experience ‘congruence’, which occurs when our actions and life choices correspond to who we truly are.
Thought Field Therapy
Thought field therapy is used to conquer emotional distress. Uses clinical psychology and Chinese medicine to tap into your body's energy and help clear any blockages you may have.
Self Development Authors
It could easily be said that all the authors of the books at Ascendant Books are Self Development authors. We have, however, chosen to list some of the authors in this category who have dedicated their entire life’s work to the health and development of the human spirit.
Joan Borysenko
President of Mind/Body Health Sciences Inc., Joan integrates her considerable knowledge of medicine, metaphysics, spirituality and alternative forms of healing into her books that reveal how we can use the amazing power of the mind to heal the physical and emotional ailments that afflict us.
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Author of the inspirational prose, poem and best selling books The Invitation, The Dance, The Call, and What We Ache For.
Wayne Dyer
Dr. Wayne Dyer is affectionately called the “father of motivation,” by his fans. Despite his childhood spent in orphanages and foster homes, Dr. Dyer has overcome many obstacles to make his dreams come true. Today he spends much of his time showing others how to do the same. He has authored many books including, Manifest Your Destiny, 10 Secrets For Success, Getting In The Gap, Power of Intention, There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem and many, many more.
Dr. Masaru Emoto
Japanese scientist. Author of "Messages From Water." Emoto has studied the crystallization of water in a way that has never been done before. His findings are astounding, as it seems water responds to emotional input. He believes water has a very important message for us, a message that becomes amazingly, crystal clear. We know that human life is directly connected to the quality of our water, both within and all around us.
Shakti Gawain
A leader in the world consciousness movement, Shakti Gawain has taught popular workshops for over 20 years and is the author of several best-selling books. In her book, ‘Creative Visualization’ she helped launch a new movement in the personal growth field. Creative Visualization teaches us methods that are practical and easy to incorporate into daily life. She teaches us to listen to our intuition and to rely on its guiding force.
Lynn Grabhorn
Excerpt from book, ‘Excuse Me Your Life Is Waiting’,
"The recipe for creating anything is really quite simple. Take good or bad feelings (meaning positive or negative vibrations), bake with varying degrees of emotion to increase magnetism, and here comes what we have attracted, like or not.”
Lynn Grabhorn gives us a fresh perspective on the obvious in an undeniably magnetic fashion.
Louise Hay
Louise Hay has been an active member of the healing field for decades and she has a vast collection of information to share on her many tape cassettes, CD’s, books and affirmation cards. She believes illness can be a catalyst for positive change as it highlights the emotional areas of our selves that have been neglected.
Dan Millman
Dan Millman is a former world champion athlete, a teacher and more importantly an author. Over the past 15 years Millman has trained thousands of people from diverse backgrounds interested in enhancing their personal and spiritual growth. In the classic tale “Way of the Peaceful Warrior”, Dan speaks of the peaceful warrior in all of us. Countless readers have been moved to laughter and tears- even moments of illumination- as they rediscover life’s larger meaning and purpose. Journey with Dan on the peaceful warriors’ path and discover the deeper meaning of your life.
Caroline Myss
Caroline Myss is a pioneer in the field of energy medicine and human consciousness. She has helped define how stress and emotion contribute to the formation of disease. Widely recognized for her work in teaching intuitive diagnosis and as a pioneer in the field of energy medicine, her book “Anatomy of the Spirit”, is based on fifteen years of research into energy medicine and presents her experiences with healing. Such topics as ‘energy leaks’, and how people lose their energetic power are examined.
James Redfield
Author and therapist James Redfield self published his first novel in 1993 called “The Celestine Prophecy”- an adventure parable about a spiritual journey to Peru. The Celestine Prophecy was the number 1 international bestseller of 1996 and spent over 3 years on the New York Times bestsellers list. In Celestine Prophecy the main characters go through a series of intense adventures which lead them to nine potentially universe altering principles or insights starting with the power of coincidence and its meaning to the modern world.
Bernie Siegel
For years Dr. Bernie Siegel has been caring for seriously ill patients and their families. A surgeon by profession, he is deeply involved in humanizing medical education. He believes in the power of hope and stresses the importance of medical caregivers and family sharing in the cultivation of that hope. He encourages people to participate actively in their treatment- an interest in healing is an interest in living.
Eckhart Tolle
The Eckhart teachings are in response to the urgent need of our times: the transformation of consciousness and the arising of a more enlightened humanity.
Neale Donald Walsch
Walsch is a modern day spiritual messenger whose words touch the world in profound ways. With an early interest in religion and a deeply felt connection to spirituality, Neale spent the majority of his life thriving professionally, yet searching for spiritual meaning before beginning his now famous “Conversation With God” series. The ‘Conversation’ series of books has been translated into 34 languages, touching millions of lives. This series of books has redefined God and shifted spiritual paradigms around the globe.
Stuart Wilde
Stuart Wilde is an urban mystic, a modern visionary, and an author of 15 books on consciousness and awareness. He has been a researcher of consciousness for over 20 years. Some consider him an expert on transdimensional worlds and the phenomena of the supernatural.
Gary Zukav
In books such as The Seat Of The Soul Zukav assists us in creating authentic power- the alignment of your genuine personality with your soul.
