Bøger af Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki

The New Book of the Dead is written specifically for Westerners. It is a detailed guide for dealing with death and bereavement in all its forms: natural and violent, children and old people. It describes rites of preparation - such as the ritual cutting of the silver cord, and the blessing and license to depart, saying goodbye and letting go of the physical realm. This is not a book of sorrow and foreboding, but teaches us how to accept and even welcome death, as a great teacher, the last great mystery and culminating experience of life.

Pathworking is a term given to a specific kind of guided visualization exercise in which the mind is projected into a series of situations and landscapes that can be viewed on a mental screen. Tracing them from the earliest cave paintings, through the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the Bardic tradition and the story-tellers of Ireland, Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki shows pathworkings to be a part of a much greater structure in the make-up of man, pertaining to his hopes and dreams and his ability to make those dreams come true. Used with purpose and by trained minds, the pathworking becomes a series of controlled thought patterns - and thought is the basis of creation.

Here is a comprehensive training manual on how to create thought forms through astral manipulation. Learn new visualization techniques that will train your inner eye to build correct images. Advanced astral structures are also covered: God-forms and Angelics, audial images, and astral landscapes. Includes instructions for the creation of the homunculus, an animated form that can last up to several hours.

If you have a child in your life that has the look of the far memory in their eyes, gift them with this guide. If you remember the child you were, read this book and reopen the gates of your wonder." - Ivo Dominguez Jr., author of 'Keys to Perception'.Books are 'people' in a different form. I have had to separate books that did not want to be next to each other. They kept throwing themselves off the shelves. Some books come into our lives and stay forever, others just 'pass' through and leave snippits of themselves in our heads.Books for young people are very important as they provide information about things like 'what we believe in'. Most traditions and religions have books explaining their gods, ceremonies, celebrations and special days. But there are very few for those regarded as pagans. But ours is one of the oldest if not the oldest belief system in the world.So I wrote this book for you, whoever is reading it. I wanted to tell you how the Pagan Way works, what it does, and how it makes you feel. I want you to know about the Special Days, about the other invisable life forms that share the world with us. I want you to know the joy this oldest of all traditions can bring you. The way of sharing it with humans, elementals, sprites, animals, plants, trees, and of course other pagans.As a pagan you are part of a way of life that began millions of years ago. We have survived that long, and you, little witchlet, boy or girl , need to claim your inheritance. Blessed Be. - Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki

A fascinating insight into the true meaning of the initiatory path, and the astrological indications that accompany it - a process that may at times be lonely and rock-strewn, but which is a precious gift, as indeed is this book.

This is a carefully conceived course of instruction for anyone who wants to practice ceremonial magic, and has been written for students who are not part of a working group. Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki takes the student, month-by-month, through a full year of magical training. She imparts her years of hardearned experience in the clear, accessible, and often humorous style for which she is internationally known. Each month's work is concluded with practical exercises designed to give the student a sound working knowledge of ritual magic. Among the many topics covered are: Constructing and consecrating a temple Meditation and visualization techniques Working in an elemental temple Exploring the Inner World Pathworking the Tree of Life.