Books published by Inner Traditions Bear and Company

Explores how the ADHD gene is and has been critical to humanity's development

A richly illustrated collection of stories about the mahasiddhas, spiritual adventurers who attained enlightenment by disregarding convention

A glimpse into the mind and life of one of the most creative and enigmatic visionaries of our time, filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky

The crowning work of the bestselling Earth Chronicles series.

Using yoga to manage the challenges of cancer and its treatment.

The most up-to-date and complete resource on the powerful benefits of micronutrients for diabetes treatment and prevention.

An exploration of sacred geometry, space, and time encoded in stone structures during four successive ages of megalithic building.

Meditation exercises for listening to the four levels of sound, to still the body, quiet the mind, open the heart, and connect with the Divine.

One of Europe's greatest esoteric philosophers explores the pre-Christian sources of this powerful symbol that is so central to Western mythology and culture, tracing its mythology from Nordic sagas through the Middle Ages. This excursion into the realm of the Grail throws new light on an endlessly fascinating subject.

Our origins as a slave species and the Anunnaki legacy in our DNA.

A guide to the practices, tools, and rituals of New Orleans Voodoo as well as the many cultural influences at its origins.

Utilizing the healing power of breath to change consciousness.

RELIGION / HINDUISM Shakti is synonymous with the Devi, the Divine Mother or divine power that manifests, sustains, and transforms the universe. She is the womb of all creatures, and it is through her that the One becomes the many. Our first and primary relationship to the world is through the mother, the source of love, security, and nourishment. Extending this relationship to worship of a cosmic being as mother was a natural step found not only in the Shakti cult of Hinduism but also in ancient Greek, Egyptian, and Babylonian cultures. Shakti presents more than 30 goddess incarnations of the Divine Mother that represent both the beneficial and malefic aspects of the Shakti force. From Lakshmi, Parvati, and Saraswati to Durga, Chandika, and Kali--each of the different functions of the female goddesses in the Hindu pantheon is revealed, accompanied by traditional Sanskrit hymns, classic verses by Sri Auribindo, and discussions of tantric philosophy. The author draws from the Devi Bhagavatham, which describes all the stories of Shakti, and the Devi Mahatmyam, the most powerful scriptural text that glorifies Shakti in her form as Durga. Using these texts she shows that through the power and grace of the Divine Mother we may be released from the darkness of ignorance and taken to the abode of knowledge, immortality, and bliss--the source from which we have come. MATAJI DEVI VANAMALI has written six books on the gods of the Hindu pantheon, including The Play of God and The Song of Rama, as well as translating the Bhagavad Gita. She is the founder and president of Vanamali Gita Yogashram, dedicated to sharing the wisdom of Sanatana Dharma and charitable service to children. She lives at the Vanamali ashram at Rishikesh in northern India.

A fully illustrated guide to the ancient Hawaiian art of massage with hot stones.

An in-depth look at the history, herbal uses, and spiritual aspects of the sacred trees in the ancient Celtic Ogham Tree Alphabet.

Presents the unifying world-concept long sought by scientists, mystics, and sages: an Integral Theory of Everything.

HISTORY / EGYPT "Contains a wealth of data and invaluable references not easily encountered elsewhere. Malkowski makes otherwise daunting technical information accessible and readable. I enjoyed this book thoroughly." --John Anthony West, author of Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt "Ed Malkowski has presented a concise digest of modern research on the early origins of human civilization. His insights regarding the emergence of Cro-Magnon man alone are worth the price of the book!" --Christopher Dunn, author of The Giza Power Plant: Technologies of Ancient Egypt In the late nineteenth century, French explorer Augustus Le Plongeon, after years of research in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, concluded that the Mayan and Egyptian civilizations were related--as remnants of a once greater and highly sophisticated culture. The discoveries of modern researchers over the last two decades now support this once derided speculation with evidence revealing that the Sphinx is thousands of years older than Egyptologists have claimed, that the Great Pyramid was not a tomb but a geomechanical power plant, and that the megaliths of the Nabta Playa reveal complex astronomical star maps that existed 4,000 years before conventional historians deemed such knowledge possible. Much of the past support for prehistoric civilization has relied on esoteric traditions and mythic narrative. Using hard scientific evidence from the fields of archaeology, genetics, engineering, and geology, as well as sacred and religious texts, Malkowski shows that these mythic narratives are based on actual events and that a highly sophisticated civilization did once exist prior to those of Egypt and Sumer. Tying its cataclysmic fall to the mysterious disappearance of Cro-Magnon culture, Before the Pharaohs offers a compelling new view of humanity's past. EDWARD F. MALKOWSKI is a software developer and historical researcher with particular interest in how religious texts may serve as eyewitness accounts to historical events. The author of Sons of God--Daughters of Men, he lives in Champaign, Illinois.