{"product_id":"meditations-secret-treasure-nell-griscom-9780997647105","title":"Meditation's Secret Treasure: Awakening to the Mystic World","description":"The \u003cb\u003eAmerican Tao\u003c\/b\u003e books, of which \u003cb\u003eMeditation's Secret Treasure\u003c\/b\u003e is the first, are unlike anything you will read. They present the true story of what happened when a skeptical, spiritual neophyte sat down to begin a daily practice of meditation and somehow slid through a crack between worlds, ultimately ending up in a strange new psychic dimension of the Soul. Unbeknownst to him, he had been called. He had become the accidental mystic, a traveller of worlds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In repeated visits over an extended period, the author experienced over seventy strange visions and apparitions. These led him on a journey across multiple realms and worlds, ultimately taking him into the celestial chambers of a mysterious white-bearded presence, where a final secret was revealed. The complete chronicle of these travels is presented in this series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnd every bit of it is true!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eYou Will Learn: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe truth about meditation and the doors it can open, including not only how to do it but also how not to \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRevelations about the forms of spiritual being, including the many faces of the Soul and its hidden lives in other worlds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe meaning of the mystic teachings in the Taoist classic, the \u003cb\u003eTao-Te-Ching\u003c\/b\u003e, by Lao Tzu\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat it is like to experience the esoteric realms and transformational energies described by spiritual alchemists, including chakras and Kundalini-like events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew techniques for uncovering the meanings hidden in your dreams and visions. You can use these to journal your own encounters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to use methods developed in \u003cb\u003eI Ching\u003c\/b\u003e, the \u003cb\u003eChinese Book of Changes\u003c\/b\u003e, to chart the progress of your spiritual journey by matching its diagrams of energy patterns with the imagery in your visions and dreams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe teachings of several other authentic spiritual explorers, including Ken Wilber (integral and transpersonal philosophy), Sri Aurobindo (integral yoga and Hinduism), Michael Harner (contemporary Shamanism) and C.G. Jung (theory of archetypes and collective unconsciousness)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As you can see, these books will take you considerably beyond where self-help books usually go. They will teach you not only about the nature of revelation but also the philosophy behind it. Due to the number and intensity of the visionary events, three books will be needed to complete the story. You will be able to witness the author's entire investigative process from beginning to end, as his story unfolds like a spiritual detective story in pursuit of a philosophical mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis Book Gets You Started\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This first book covers the initiation events of the first few weeks of the author's meditational experience, describing how visions tested and prepared him for more far-ranging travel and deeper revelations. It presents everything meditation beginners need to start their own practice, while introducing the mystical teachings of Taoism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTopics include: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe author's meditational methods, as well as a detailed discussion of their philosophical underpinnings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe layered nature of the Self and the components constituting the experience of selfhood\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe phenomenon of emergence and its relationship to consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJung's concepts of the Anima and Animus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe different types of visionary consciousness and the doors between realms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe possibility of psychic precognition and whether meditation can help develop it\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrange mystical events from the author's past, including his childhood encounters with occult entities and his experience of the void\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe visits by mysterious Watchers who evaluated his practice, later leading to his first meeting with the Teacher, who was destined to accompany him on many of his visionary travels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Please click \u003ci\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/i\u003e for more details about the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nell Griscom,Steven Strasnick Phd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0997647108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780997647105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mystic Tao Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.40d","brand":"Nell Griscom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438104948991,"sku":"9780997647105","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32a2451a-60f1-45e2-931b-1fe0351dc0e2.jpg?v=1777168846","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meditations-secret-treasure-nell-griscom-9780997647105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}