The Serpent Rising

In 1973, Mary Garden abandoned a promising academic career to spend seven years in India at the feet of such gurus as Rajneesh, Sathya Sai Baba and an enigmatic yogi in the Himalayan jungle - Swami Balyogi Premvarni. The Serpent Rising is her own story of the heaven and hell she experienced as she fell under the spell of self-appointed 'god-men'. What was thought to be a passing fad of the 1960s and 1970s has not disappeared. People still search for something better, and still surrender their minds and bodies to gurus and yoga teachers. The #MeToo movement has exposed countless men guilty of sexual harassment and assault. Now #MeToo is shaking the yoga world and gurus who claim to be enlightened, but who are in fact sexual predators. Most of their groups are sex cults. Recent documentaries such as Wild Wild Country (Rajneesh/Osho), Yogi, Guru, Predator (on Bikram Choudhury) and The Vow (Keith Ranierre, Nxivm) shine a light on how easy it is to fall under the spell of these charlatans.

Ever since her great aunt left her alone in a cave when she was ten, Serena Mendez has been haunted by the traumatic incident. Now she’s an unemployed, pill-popping twenty-one year old suffering from nightmares and PTSD. When her psychiatrist suggests she visit her great aunt to get to the root cause of her ailment, she reluctantly agrees it’s time to confront her past. Accompanied by her geeky friend Bryson, they travel to a Navajo Reservation to meet with her great aunt and return to the cave where it all began. But what she discovers points to an ancient conflict between the Illuminati and a Luminarian sect with origins to Atlantis—and she appears to be at the center of it all. With more questions than answers and only a handful of clues, Serena embarks on a mystical journey across six continents to learn more. But sinister forces oppose her. Pursued by a powerful enemy, Serena must evade capture and fulfill her true destiny. Can she expose dark secrets and a hidden conspiracy? Or will those who wish to remain in the shadows find her first?

"Awakening the Kundalini is part of your Soul's mission on Earth. Its ultimate purpose is to optimise your toroidal energy field (Merkaba) and transform you into a Being of Light, enabling Interdimensional travel through consciousness."--

Kundalini Serpent Goddess: Rising from the Borderlands is the memoir of a former college professor of Sociology turned into a Kundalini Yoga Teacher, and her struggle in overcoming chronic pain and fibromyalgia-a disease that affects more than 10 million people in the United States, ninety percent of whom are women. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Karin bridges many cultures in her quest for home after having lived in New York City, the East Coast, Dominican Republic, California and Puerto Rico. Without losing her feminine essence and connection to Spirit, her narrative takes us deep into chronicles of Tupi-Guarani gaucho life, immigrant life in the Borderlands, Indigenous and Yoruba Goddess archetypes, and shamanic journeys.Dealing with illness, rejection, patriarchy and neo-colonialism, Karin triumphs in embracing her own Shakti power and feminine spirituality and in facing the shadow of her mixed background, liberating her family's ancestral trauma rooted in patriarchy, oppression and colonization. Her narrative is an example of otherworldly ecofeminism, debunking our ideas about patriarchal Christianity, Western Medicine, and the role of women in society, offering a new vision for Mother Earth that reflects back our global life transition into the new paradigm of the Aquarian Age. Since childhood, Karin was connected to a Serpent Goddess that grew out of her imagination. As an adult woman navigating her own demons, the Serpent demands Karin tells her truth in order to heal. Together, they unraveled family secrets and forge new relationships with other Latina immigrant women that become a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Karin becomes the heroine of her inner and outer worlds, unveiling white privilege in Latin American families, the hardships of immigrant life in the United States, and the denial of Womb Medicine across female lineages, finding her way back to the one religion that united the world in a spirituality that celebrated Creation. After many challenges, she's ready to embrace the wisdom and knowledge readily available to all yogis and women since ancient times, unearthing women's spiritual connection to Earth and the unique feminine understanding of the mysteries of life and death for humanity's healing and transformation. "True and honest... naturally outspoken! This memoir is an extraordinary example of how to transcend difficult life experiences. All the way back to her ancestors, Karin becomes a strong voice, speaking up from her heart and womb without losing her integrity and feminine essence. Story after story, she delightfully engages the reader-as herself and the character, Kundalini Serpent Goddess become one and the same." Jess Rodriguez, LMT, Bodyworker, RMT, Wholistic Therapist Yoga Teacher, Founder of The Core StarMoonSky Universal Healing."Astonishing and Awakening! Karin's narrative is deep and profound, setting herself on a path of spiritual connection to feminine " Shakti" power, as well as mythical characters as she relies on anthropological and archeological findings that spur her imagination. Karin beautifully intertwines photographs and different voices through time as well as several places and cultures that remind me of the novel, Rayuela by Julio Cortázar. Her dynamite twists for action offer an insightful look into her social and spiritual life that are moving and inspiring, and make her story unique and valuable-for ages to come." Ruth Figueroa, Yoga Professor, Wellness & Holistic Travel Coach."An epic journey turning pain into power. From analytical to intuitive, fear to faith, powerless to powerful, loss to gain, professor to yoga teacher. Karin releases the conditioning of her past to heal the trauma of societies' handcuffs for women. She is the Phoenix rising, a Goddess Warrior who embodies the balance of being feminine, fierce and focused." Sierra Bender, author of Goddess to the Core and 4Body Fit TM Sierra Bender Empowerment Method.

*Please note that the Standard Edition is in black and white, and it includes a password to access the coloured digital images online. The Deluxe Colour Edition is in full colour, and so is the Ebook. The Magus: Kundalini and the Golden Dawn is the culmination of my Spiritual journey through the Western Mystery Tradition after experiencing a full and sustained Kundalini awakening. Once I joined a secret and esoteric school called the Golden Dawn, I was introduced to Ceremonial Magick-a Spiritual Alchemy practice geared towards Chakra tuning and cleansing-whose ultimate purpose is personal transformation and Enlightenment. I have found that this sacred art of energy invocation not only alleviated the intense fear and anxiety I was left with after awakening Kundalini, but it furthered my Spiritual progression tenfold in a short period. As such, I dedicated myself to mastering the entire Golden Dawn system. After leading a Golden Dawn group in Toronto, Ontario, I left the organised system but continued to teach Ceremonial Magick to other Light Seekers. I realised that the world was missing a unified and comprehensive system of Magick that combines Eastern Spirituality and the Western Mysteries, whose presentation is clear and concise, without the usual cryptic occult connotations. What emerged is The Magus-a Universal science of energy that we all partake of as human beings. You don't need to be a part of a Magickal Order to get the full benefit of being initiated into the energies of our Solar System. Everything that can be gained from Ceremonial Magick practice can be done from the comfort of your home. If you dedicate ten minutes a day to this practice, you can advance substantially in your Spiritual evolution. Ceremonial Magick exercises in The Magus are presented as part of Spiritual Alchemy programs whose aim is to help you connect with your Higher Self and tap into your highest potential as a Spiritual human being. These programs go hand-in-hand with knowledge lectures on the Qabalah, the Five Elements, the Seven Chakras, Astrology, the Tarot, Divination, meditation, Hermetic Philosophy and Alchemy, the Christian and Egyptian Mysteries, Enochian Magic, and more. The Magus also contains a wealth of knowledge concerning the Kundalini from both Eastern and Western perspectives. As your connection with your Creator strengthens through the work in The Magus, your personal power will increase, enabling you to manifest the life you always wanted. By becoming the best version of yourself, you can be the hero of your own story and experience the joy and excitement of being alive. The end-game of The Magus is the completion of the Great Work and the expansion and unification of the individual consciousness with Cosmic Consciousness.

"Serpent Rising: The Kundalini Compendium" είναι το τελικό αποτέλεσμα του 17-ετούς ταξιδιού μεταμόρφωσης της Kundalini μετά από μια πλήρη και διαρκή αφύπνιση το 2004 που διεύρυνε μόνιμα τη συνείδησή μου. Αφού βίωσα μια πλήρη οπτική αναβάθμιση που μου επιτρέπει να γίνομαι καθημερινά μάρτυρας της Ολογραφικής φύσης του κόσμου, ήξερα ότι αυτό που μου συνέβη ήταν μοναδικό. Έτσι, για το επόμενο μέρος της ζωής μου, αποφάσισα να χρησιμοποιήσω το χάρισμά μου και να αφιερωθώ στην εκμάθηση της επιστήμης του αόρατου ενεργειακού κόσμου με τον οποίο είμαι στενά συνδεδεμένος, αναπτύσσοντας παράλληλα τις κατάλληλες γλωσσικές δεξιότητες για να επικοινωνώ τις ανακαλύψεις μου ολοκληρωμένα. Η αφύπνιση της Κουνταλίνι είναι μέρος της αποστολής της Ψυχής σας στη Γη. Ο απώτερος σκοπός της είναι να βελτιστοποιήσει το τοροειδές ενεργειακό σας πεδίο (Μερκάμπα) και να σας μεταμορφώσει σε ένα Ον του Φωτός, επιτρέποντας το Διαδιαστατικό Ταξίδι μέσω της Συνείδησης. Η κατάλληλη γνώση σε αυτόν τον τομέα μπορεί να σας δώσει τη δυνατότητα να αναλάβετε τον έλεγχο της Πνευματικής σας Εξέλιξης και να εκπληρώσετε το Πεπρωμένο σας, ώστε να συνεχίσετε το ταξίδι σας μέσα από τα Άστρα στην επόμενη ζωή σας. Αυτός είναι ο λόγος για τον οποίο έγραψα αυτό το βιβλίο. Το "Serpent Rising: The Kundalini Compendium" περιλαμβάνει όλα όσα πρέπει να γνωρίζετε για το θέμα της Κουνταλίνι, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του αντίκτυπου της διαδικασίας της Ανάληψης στην ανθρώπινη ανατομία και του ρόλου που παίζει το νευρικό σύστημα, πώς να ξεκλειδώσετε το πλήρες δυναμικό του εγκεφάλου σας και να αφυπνίσετε τη δύναμη της καρδιάς σας και πώς να χρησιμοποιήσετε μεθόδους Πνευματικής Θεραπείας, όπως οι Kρύσταλλοι, τα Συντονιστικά Πιρούνια, η Αρωματοθεραπεία και τα Τάτβας, για να αυξήσετε τις δονήσεις των Τσάκρα σας. Ένα μεγάλο μέρος του βιβλίου είναι αφιερωμένο στη φιλοσοφία και την πρακτική της Γιόγκα (με την Αγιουρβέδα), περιλαμβάνοντας έναν κατάλογο των Ασανά, Πραναγιάμα, Μούτρας, Μάντρας και Διαλογισμών, καθώς και τις οδηγίες χρήσης τους. Συζητώ επίσης λεπτομερώς τη διαδικασία αφύπνισης και μεταμόρφωσης της Κουνταλίνι, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των μόνιμων και μερικών αφυπνίσεων, των Δαυγών Ονείρων, των Σίντι (ψυχικές δυνάμεις), των Εξωσωματικών Εμπειριών, του ρόλου της τροφής, του νερού, των θρεπτικών συστατικών και της σεξουαλικής ενέργειας κατά τη διάρκεια της ολοκλήρωσης, καθώς και των γεγονότων αιχμής στη συνολική διαδικασία μεταμόρφωσης. Δεδομένου ότι ήμουν επιστήμονας και εργαστήριο σε ένα, αυτό το βιβλίο περιέχει όλες τις γνώσεις και την εμπειρία που απέκτησα στο Πνευματικό μου ταξίδι, συμπεριλαμβανομένων βασικών διαλογισμών που ανέπτυξα αντιμετωπίζοντας στάσεις και μπλοκαρίσματα της ενέργειας Κουνταλίνι. Τέλος, έχοντας βοηθήσει πολλούς αφυπνισμένους από την Κουνταλίνι ανθρώπους όλα αυτά τα χρόνια, οι οποίοι "έψαχναν στο σκοτάδι" αναζητώντας απαντήσεις, έχω συμπεριλάβει και τις πιο συνηθισμένες ερωτήσεις και ανησυχίες τους. "Serpent Rising: The Kundalini Compendium" είναι μια εμπεριστατωμένη και προχωρημένη έκθεση για την Κουνταλίνι που είναι απαραίτητο να διαβάσουν όλοι όσοι ενδιαφέρονται για το θέμα και την Πνευματική τους ανάπτυξη.

“Serpent Rising : The Kundalini Compendium” - это итог моего 17-летнего пути трансформации Кундалини после полного и продолжительного пробуждения в 2004 году, которое навсегда расширило мое сознание. Пережив полное визуальное обновление, которое позволило мне ежедневно наблюдать голографическую природу мира, я понял, что то, что произошло со мной, уникально. Поэтому в течение следующей части своей жизни я решил использовать свой дар и посвятить себя изучению науки о невидимом мире энергии, с которым я тесно связан, одновременно развивая правильные языковые навыки, чтобы всесторонне передать свои открытия. Пробуждение Кундалини - это часть миссии вашей Души на Земле. Ее конечная цель - оптимизировать ваше тороидальное энергетическое поле (Меркаба) и превратить вас в Существо Света, позволяющее осуществлять межпространственные путешествия через сознание. Обладая соответствующими знаниями в этой области, вы сможете взять под контроль свою духовную эволюцию и выполнить свое предназначение, чтобы в следующей жизни продолжить путешествие по Звездам. Именно поэтому я написал эту книгу. Книга “Serpent Rising : The Kundalini Compendium” содержит все, что необходимо знать о Кундалини, включая влияние процесса Восхождения на анатомию человека и роль нервной системы, как раскрыть потенциал мозга и пробудить силу сердца, как использовать такие методы духовного исцеления, как кристаллы, вилки настройки, ароматерапия и таттвы, чтобы повысить вибрации своих чакр. Значительная часть книги посвящена философии и практике йоги (вместе с аюрведой), включая перечень асан, пранаям, мудр, мантр и медитаций, а также инструкции по их применению. Также подробно рассматривается процесс пробуждения и трансформации Кундалини, включая постоянные и частичные пробуждения, вещие сны, сиддхи (экстрасенсорные способности), внетелесные переживания, роль пищи, воды, питательных веществ и сексуальной энергии в процессе интеграции, а также пиковые события в общем процессе трансформации. Поскольку я был ученым и лабораторией в одном лице, в этой книге собраны все мои знания и опыт, приобретенные на моем духовном пути, включая основные медитации, которые я разработал, сталкиваясь с застоями и блокировками энергии Кундалини. Наконец, помогая в течение многих лет многим пробужденным Кундалини людям, которые "блуждали в потемках" в поисках ответов, я включил в книгу и их наиболее распространенные вопросы и проблемы. “Serpent Rising : The Kundalini Compendium” - это подробное и глубокое изложение Кундалини, которое необходимо прочитать каждому, кто интересуется этой темой и своим духовным ростом.

Rowan faces her most dangerous monster-slaying challenge yet, confronting what could be the most infamous monster of all, in the third book in this fantastical series by New York Times bestselling author, Kelley Armstrong. Rowan is Tamarel's Royal Monster Hunter, and her twin brother, Rhydd, will be its king. After the events of The Gryphon's Lair, Rowan, along with her friends, her brother and an entourage of monstrous companions, makes her way back to the Dunnian Woods to deal with the pack of dropbears the group trapped in an abandoned cabin after a vicious attack. The dropbears are just one of a number of rare monster species acting erratically in Tamarel. After a swarm of colocolos nearly tramples the group, Rowan becomes convinced that someone (or something) is driving these monsters out of their natural habitats. But nothing can prepare the Royal Monster Hunter for the truth of the matter: monsters even bigger and deadlier than gryphons have returned to the world, and their nest-building, as well as the actions of the humans trying to drive them out, has upset the balance of nature in Tamarel. Do Rowan's "monster magnet" skills work against the most fearsome monsters imaginable? Find out in this exciting third book in the Royal Guide to Monster Slaying series!