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Book Mudras for Curing Cancer  21 Simple Hand Gestures for Preventing and Curing Cancer

Download or read book Mudras for Curing Cancer 21 Simple Hand Gestures for Preventing and Curing Cancer written by Advait and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Guide to Preventing & Curing Cancer with Simple Hand Gestures!!!Mudras for Cancer is all about educating you about Ancient Vedic Mudra Healing technique which involve achieving everlasting Physical and Emotional health, by Preventing & Curing Cancer with Simple Hand Gestures. Prevent or Cure Cancer Now!!!It is a frightening fact that over 20,000 people die every day from Cancer across the globe. That number equates to more than 7.6 million people per year and growing at an amazing rate. In addition to this, another 12 million people are diagnosed with some form of cancer every year.If you or any of your loved one is suffering from this illness and the side-effects caused by traditional Western Medicines then this book is for you.Radiation therapy, Chemotherapy, and surgery can temporarily eliminate tumors, but you have to understand that these therapies do not change the underlying cause which created the problem in the first place.This book will offer you natural alternative way of 'Mudra Healing' that will help you fight your illness.You don't believe me?? Try out for yourself.These Mudras work wonders!!The Mudras Mentioned in this book for preventing & curing Cancer can be classified into three categories, viz.# Mudras for Physical Healing,(Primary Mudras)# Mudras for Emotional Healing and, (Secondary Mudras)# Mudras for Spiritual Healing (Secondary Mudras).The Mudras for physical healing are the first 14 Mudras (Mudra #1 through Mudra #14), the Mudras for emotional healing and emotional comfort are the next 5 Mudras (Mudra #15 through Mudra #19) and the Final 2 Mudras (Mudra #20 & #21) are used for spiritual healing.Discover:: 21 Simple Hand Gestures for Preventing & Curing CancerThis book details a variety of Simple Hand Gestures called as Mudras, those when performed regularly will help you achieve everlasting Physical and Emotional health, by Preventing & Curing Cancer with Simple Hand Gestures.Some of the Mudras that you'll discover inside this book are:# Mahakraantmudra / Mudra of Supreme Power# Mudgaramudra / Mudra of Club# Granthitamudra / Mudra of Glands# Kurmamudra / Mudra of Tortoise# Vistaaramudra / Mudra of ExpansionEverlasting Emotional Health and A Cancer-Free Life is Achievable!! Just perform these Simple Hand Gestures regularly.Would You Like To Know More?Download this book now, to Cure your Cancer.Scroll to the top of the page and select the buy button.

Book Mudras for a Strong Heart  21 Simple Hand Gestures for Preventing  Curing and Reversing Heart Disease

Download or read book Mudras for a Strong Heart 21 Simple Hand Gestures for Preventing Curing and Reversing Heart Disease written by Advait and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Guide to Preventing, Curing & Reversing Heart Disease with Simple Hand Gestures!!!Mudras for a Strong Heart is all about educating you about Ancient Vedic Mudra Healing technique which involve achieving everlasting Physical and Emotional Health by Preventing, Curing & Reversing Heart Disease with Simple Hand Gestures.Strengthen Your Heart Now!!!According to the World Health Organization (WHO) around 17 Million people die of Heart Diseases, particularly from Heart Attacks and Strokes, every Year.It is a frightening fact and what is more terrifying is that this number is growing at an alarming rate.If you or any of your loved one is suffering from any Heart Ailment then this book is for you.Though modern treatments can temporarily prevent attacks and strokes, you have to understand that these therapies do not change the underlying cause which created the problem in the first place.This book will offer you natural holistic way of 'Mudra Healing' that will help you fight your illness or to avoid it completely.You don't believe me?? Try out for yourself.These Mudras work wonders!!The Mudras Mentioned in this book for preventing, curing & reversing Heart Disease can be classified into Four categories, viz.# Mudras for Physical Healing# Mudras for Stress Reduction# Mudras for Fatigue Reduction and# Mudras for Spiritual HealingDiscover:: 21 Simple Hand Gestures for Preventing, Curing & Reversing Heart DiseaseThis book details a variety of Simple Hand Gestures called as Mudras, that when performed regularly will help you achieve everlasting Physical and Emotional health.Some of the Mudras that you'll discover inside this book are:# Hridaymudra / Mudra of Heart# AbhayHridaymudra / Mudra of Assured Heart# Mritasanjeevanimudra / Mudra of Resurrection# Vyaanamudra / Mudra of Omnipresent Integration# Pralambamudra / Mudra of GarlandEverlasting Emotional Health along with a Strong Heart is Achievable!! Just perform these Simple Hand Gestures regularly.Would You Like To Know More?Download this book now, to Cure your Heart Disease.Scroll to the top of the page and select the buy button.

Book Mudras for Anxiety  25 Simple Hand Gestures for Curing Anxiety

Download or read book Mudras for Anxiety 25 Simple Hand Gestures for Curing Anxiety written by Advait and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-17 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Guide to Curing Your Anxiety with Simple Hand Gestures!!!Mudras for Anxiety is all about educating you about Ancient Vedic Mudra Healing Technique which involve achieving everlasting emotional health,by Curing Your Anxiety with Simple Hand Gestures. Cure your Anxiety Now!!Anxiety is an emotion that begs us to mishandle it through worry and rumination.Most of us suffer from anxiety to some degree. We instinctively try to wish it away, avoid it,or fight it head-on -- strategies which only make matters worse.When feeling anxious, do you typically:# Become so consumed with how anxious you feel and then harshly judge yourself for doing so?# Do whatever you can to escape feeling the anxiety?# Try to avoid whatever triggers the anxiety?If so, this book will likely change your world--from the inside out. It's not about changingyour anxiety, but about Mudras which train your mind to not get anxious at all!!!You don't believe me?? Try out for yourself.These Mudras work wonders!!Discover:: 25 Simple Hand Gestures for Curing AnxietyThis book details a variety of Simple Hand Gestures called as Mudras, that when performedregularly will train your mind to not get anxious at all and thus achieve everlasting emotionalhealth.Some of the Mudras that you'll discover inside this book are:# Dnyaanmudra / Mudra of Wisdom# Mushtimudra / Mudra of Fist# Panchmukhmudra / Mudra of Five Faces# Shaktimudra / Mudra of The Divine Feminine# Rudramudra / Mudra of Lord ShivaEverlasting Emotional Health and Anxiety-Free Life is Achievable!! Just perform these Simple Hand Gestures regularly.Would You Like To Know More?Download this book now, to Cure your Anxiety Forever.Scroll to the top of the page and select the buy button.

Book Mudras for Memory Improvement  25 Simple Hand Gestures for Ultimate Memory Improvement

Download or read book Mudras for Memory Improvement 25 Simple Hand Gestures for Ultimate Memory Improvement written by Advait and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Guide to Ultimate Memory Improvement with Simple Hand Gestures!!!Mudras for Memory Improvement is all about educating you about Ancient Vedic 'Mudra' techniques which involves Boosting Your Memory Manifolds and Achieving Brain Mastery with Simple Hand Gestures.Boost Your Memory Now!!!Do you want to study better for your exams and top the charts?? then this book is for you!!Do you want to remember everything that happens at a business meeting without noting it down?? then this book is for you!!Do you want to impress your friends with your Superhuman ability to remember everything and anything?? then this book is for you!!Do you want to impress people with your encyclopaedic knowledge of a subject they assume you know nothing about?? then this book is for you!!This book offers you Ancient Vedic Memory Improvement Techniques that will help you remember everything you want.You don't believe me?? Try out for yourself.These Mudras work wonders!!The Mudras Mentioned in this book for Ultimate Memory Improvement are classified into two categories, viz.# Mudras which directly enhance your Memory,# Mudras which increase your Concentration, Focus and Intelligence.Discover:: 25 Simple Hand Gestures for Memory ImprovementThis book details a variety of Simple Hand Gestures called as Mudras, that when performed regularly will help you achieve everlasting Memory Improvement.Some of the Mudras that you'll discover inside this book are:# Mahashirshamudra / Mudra of The Great Head# Dnyaanmudra / Mudra of Wisdom# Surabhimudra / Mudra of Cow# Dvimukhmudra / Mudra of Two Faces# Kangulmudra / Mudra of Hidden PotentialEverlasting Memory Improvement is Achievable!! Just perform these Simple Hand Gestures regularly.Would You Like To Know More?Download this book now and Improve your Memory Forever.Scroll to the top of the page and select the buy button.

Book Mudras

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gertrud Hirschi
  • Publisher : Weiser Books
  • Release : 2016-01-15
  • ISBN : 1609250583
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Mudras written by Gertrud Hirschi and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple technique to achieve lasting health, happiness, and inner peace. “Yoga for the hands—sounds too good to be true. Do it at the office, on an airplane, lying in bed. Seasoned yoga teacher Gertrud Hirschi has used these hand postures to ease asthma, relieve flu symptoms, think more effectively, relieve tension, and more. Like a classroom instructor, she guides readers with simultaneous breathing advice and conjures up helpful images.” —Brian Bruya, Amazon.com Review Mudras are yoga positions for your hands and fingers. They can be practiced sitting, lying down, standing, or walking, at any time and place. These mysterious healing gestures can calm the stress, aggravations, and frustrations of everyday life. Schooled in the traditional knowledge of this eastern art of healing, well-known Swiss yoga teacher, Gertrud Hirschi, shows how these easy techniques can recharge personal energy reserves and improve quality of life. Readers will learn how to use the practice of mudras to: Prevent illness and ailments Support the healing of many emotional issues Promote spiritual development Intensify the affect with breathing exercises, affirmations, visualizations, herbs, nutrition, music, and colors therapy Also included are several full-body mudras and exercises to enhance any meditation and yoga practice.

Book Kissed By A Deer

Download or read book Kissed By A Deer written by Margi Gibb and published by Transit Lounge . This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare to be swept away by a story that is intimate, true, and utterly compelling. Margi Gibb’s much-loved father dies and, with her immediate family largely gone, her life is changed irrevocably. Immersing herself more deeply in art and music, she travels to America to study the sacred art of the mandala, exploring the wisdom traditions of Indigenous Indian peoples in the process. Then after a serendipitous encounter back in Australia she travels to Dharamsala to care for children in an after school program at a Tibetan women's handicraft cooperative. Her underlying passion is to initiate guitar lessons for Tibetan refugees. What follows is unexpected. Margi’s developing bonds with two very different Tibetan men, Tenzin and Yonten, change her life in complex and enduring ways. Eventually she journeys to Tibet. Kissed by a Deer is a book about East and West. It is a passionate quest for the personal and intellectual truth that only comes through lived experience. Gibb’s story gives us amazing places, and wonderful characters, people we come to love and care about despite their failings. In its pages, wisdom searchingly finds its humble roots in the connections of heart, imagination and mind; in the midst of the act of living.

Book Mudras  25 Ultimate Techniques for Self Healing

Download or read book Mudras 25 Ultimate Techniques for Self Healing written by Advait and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mudras: 25 Ultimate techniques for Self-HealingMudras have been in use in the East for thousands of years, invented in early Vedic Hindu culture and then particularly in Buddhism. Buddha statues often have the hands in certain hand positions. They have been used as a spiritual practice (and still are), as a way on the path to enlightenment.They're also used to cure physical ailments.Sounds too good to be true!! But believe me it is True!!Do these Mudras while sitting, lying down, standing, or walking.They can be done at any time and place while stuck in traffic, at the office, watching TV, or whenever you have to twiddle your thumbs waiting for something.These hand postures help you -#Ease Asthma,#Relieve Flu Symptoms,#Let You Think More Effectively,#Relieve Tension,#Even Induce Bowel Movement.These Mudras are special finger and hand position exercises which transform our hands into real "Powerhouses".Covering all you need to know about performing Mudras, this insightful, informative and fluff-free book will enable you to gain an understanding of a form of yoga that has already helped thousands of people across the globe.From Building Character to Healing Emotional Pain,From Bringing Luck to Connecting With The Divine,Mudras can work wonders.Want to Transform your Life with Simple Hand GesturesIt's simple, and you can do it today,just scroll up and clickBuy Now

Book MUDRAS and CRYSTALS

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sabrina Mesko
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-02
  • ISBN : 9781735244648
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book MUDRAS and CRYSTALS written by Sabrina Mesko and published by . This book was released on 2021-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MUDRAS and CRYSTALS, the Alchemy of Energy protection - 88 Mudras, mantras, affirmations - FULL COLOR Edition. In this book, the Mudra authority and bestselling author Sabrina Mesko shares with you the powerful and unique method of merging two ancient and immensely effective energy tools. MUDRAS and CRYSTALS create a healing frequency fusion that can help establish a protective energy shield for your body, mind and spirit. MUDRAS are hand yoga positions that unlock the transformative healing power of your own hands, while CRYSTALS are the unwavering masters of Light. When used together, your body's natural frequency will function at its optimal level. The frequencies we are exposed to in our daily life may cause adverse effects on our individual energy field. Mudras and Crystals will help remedy any unharmonious energy states and uplift your overall vibration. They will help you anchor a powerful and protective vibrational shield, so that you can overcome adversities and function at your optimal capacity. In these pages you will learn how to: Practice Mudras with Crystals, Create a Protective Energy Shield for your Physical Body, Mental Energy body, Emotional Energy body and Astral Energy body.

Book Yoga Sequencing

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Stephens
  • Publisher : North Atlantic Books
  • Release : 2012-09-18
  • ISBN : 158394527X
  • Pages : 529 pages

Download or read book Yoga Sequencing written by Mark Stephens and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The yoga teacher’s guide to planning and sequencing yoga classes—with over 2,000 instructional photos and 67 yoga pose sequences for students of all skill levels. Also features additional resources, including yoga class planning worksheets, comprehensive glossaries, and much more! Addressing one of the most popular topics in the yoga profession, this book offers 67 model sequences of yoga poses (asanas) that cover the broad range of yoga student experience. Inside, established and aspiring yoga teachers will find: • Over 2,000 instructional photos and guide to over 150 yoga asanas • Multiple sequences for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students • Yoga sequences for kids, teens, seniors, and women across their life cycle • Yoga classes designed for relieving depression and anxiety • Sequences for each of the major chakras and ayurvedic constitutions • Guidance for teaching breathing (pranayama) and meditation techniques • Glossary of terms and alphabetical asana index with thumbnail photographs • Yoga class planning worksheets • Representative sequences from several popular styles of hatha yoga • And many more resources for further reading! Drawing on ancient yoga philosophy and contemporary insights into functional anatomy, biomechanics, and kinesiology, Yoga Sequencing is the ultimate guide teachers looking to bring the transformative power of yoga into their practice and classes.

Book Mudras for Women  25 Simple Hand Gestures Every Woman Should Know for Attaining a Healthy Body  Beautiful Skin  Supercharged Sex Drive and Enhanced Vitality

Download or read book Mudras for Women 25 Simple Hand Gestures Every Woman Should Know for Attaining a Healthy Body Beautiful Skin Supercharged Sex Drive and Enhanced Vitality written by Advait and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mudras for Women is all about educating you about Ancient Vedic 'Mudra' techniques which involves Boosting your health manifolds with Simple Hand Gestures.The ancient Vedic culture teaches us that the Universal Cosmic Energy (World Energy) is made up of two halves, Shiva and Shakti.Shiva is the Masculine component and Shakti, the Feminine, and women are considered as the physical human manifestation of Shakti, the one who protects, preserves and helps the world thrive.Though the responsibilities and burdens of the world fall equally on the shoulders of women and men in these modern times, Yet by natural design, women are subjected to much greater responsibilities.A woman undergoes three important stages in her lifetime,MenstruationPregnancyMenopauseEach of which affect her physically as well as psychologically.That is where Mudra healing comes in, by performing these simple hand gestures, every woman can find a natural balance between her body, mind and soul.This book offers you Ancient Vedic Techniques that will help you attaining a Healthy Body, Beautiful Skin, Supercharged Sex Drive and Enhanced Vitality.You don't believe me? Try out for yourself.These Mudras work wonders!!Discover:: 25 Simple Hand Gestures for attaining a Healthy Body, Beautiful Skin, Supercharged Sex Drive and Enhanced VitalityThis book details a variety of Simple Hand Gestures called as Mudras, that when performed regularly will help you achieve everlasting health.Some of the Mudras that you'll discover inside this book are:# Mahatrikamudra / Mudra of The Great Trinity (helpful in regulating your menstrual cycle and instantly relieves menstrual cramps)# Varahamudra / Mudra of The Hog (activates your bodies self-healing capability)# Yonimudra / Mudra of Vulva (tones and maintains the health of your pelvic organs)# Shanmukhmudra / Mudra of six Faces (arrests hair-fall and reinforces your immune system)# Shaktimudra / Mudra of The Divine Feminine (establishes a spiritual connection between you and the divine feminine)Everlasting health is Achievable!! Just perform these Simple Hand Gestures regularly.

Book Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Download or read book Hatha Yoga Pradipika written by Swami Swatmarama and published by David De Angelis. This book was released on 2022-01-29 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hatha Yoga Pradipika is among the most influential surviving texts on hatha yoga. The text describes asanas, purifying practices, shatkarma, mudras, finger and hand positions, bandhas, locks, and pranayama, breath exercises. The book explains the purpose of Hatha Yoga, the awakening of subtle energy kundalini, advancement to Raja Yoga, and the experience of deep meditative absorption known as samadhi.

Book The Art of Chi Kung  Making the Most of Your Vital Energy

Download or read book The Art of Chi Kung Making the Most of Your Vital Energy written by Kiew Kit, Wong and published by Cosmos Internet (Publishing Division). This book was released on with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely recognized as an effective means of stress management and healing, chi kung is also an extraordinary technique for developing a general fitness of the mind and body. In The Art of Chi Kung, fourth generation Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit explores the principles and philosophy of chi kung, explaining its beneficial effects, and then guides you through a series of chi kung exercises which you can learn from and practice at home. It includes: * Chi Kung for health and longevity. * Stress management. * Vitality for sex and youthfulness. * Training of the mind for focus and creativity. This is the most comprehensive study of chi kung available, and will prove invaluable whether you are a beginner or already have some understanding of this ancient art.

Book Yoga and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Download or read book Yoga and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy written by Basant Pradhan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book attempts to bridge the considerable gaps that exist between spiritual philosophies and evidence-based medicine and between the psychotherapeutic models of the East and the West. Based on the insights of both the ancient wisdom and modern medicine, this book presents Yogic science not just as a set of physical exercises or religious rituals but as theories about the mind that have bio-psycho-social implications in relation to health and illness. Drawing on his years of monastic training and his extensive experiential, clinical and research knowledge on the utility of Yoga meditation in standardized and evidence-based medicine protocols, the author describes symptom-specific clinical applications of Yogic/meditative techniques using standardized protocols for the various psychiatric and psychosomatic conditions. In addition, he explains the value of these techniques in reducing stress and improving quality of life in healthy populations. Dr. Pradhan names the proposed integrative model of psychotherapy Yoga and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (Y-MBCT). Unlike other models, Y-MBCT uses Yoga in its entirety (all eight limbs, including meditation) rather than piecemeal. The standardized and evidence-based format of Yoga meditation described in this book will help all aspiring Yoga practitioners and will hopefully also provide the impetus for multicenter research studies on the value of this ancient wisdom.

Book Love Mudras

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sabrina Mesko
  • Publisher : Mudra Hands Publishing
  • Release : 2017-12-26
  • ISBN : 9780692045305
  • Pages : 152 pages

Download or read book Love Mudras written by Sabrina Mesko and published by Mudra Hands Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sabrina Mesko Ph.D.H. is a recognized Mudra authority and International bestselling author of timeless classic "Healing Mudras - Yoga for your Hands" translated into 14 languages, as well as numerous other books on Mudras and meditation. In LOVE MUDRAS - Hand Yoga for Two, she reveals for the first time these ancient, extremely powerful and transformative hand gestures - Mudras that are very easy to do but when practiced with your partner they produce magnified, immediate and transformative energy healing effects. LOVE MUDRAS are for all couples, who wish to improve their communication ability, strengthen, heal, nurture and maintain an optimal love relationship. Experience and establish more harmony in three minutes of daily practice with this powerful technique, than in years of disconnected mind-techniques that fail to reconnect your hearts. LOVE MUDRAS contain over 100 photographs of 55 Mudra sets for Two, to help you overcome conflict, strengthen physical, mental and emotional connection, improve communication, align with changes, develop unconditional love, synchronize your higher purpose, and balance Yin/female principle and Yang/male principles and energies that are present within each one of us individually, as well as in all human relationships. Obtain the key to a most intimate and spiritual communication system, that can be practiced anywhere, anytime and will transport both of you into a state of unconditional love, acceptance and relationship bliss. Reignite, heal and elevate your love in only three minutes a day!

Book Lectures on Ancient Philosophy

Download or read book Lectures on Ancient Philosophy written by Manly P. Hall and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-09-08 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete in itself, this volume originated as a commentary and expansion of Manly P. Hall's masterpiece of symbolic philosophy, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. In Lectures on Ancient Philosophy, Manly P. Hall expands on the philosophical, metaphysical, and cosmological themes introduced in his classic work, The Secret Teachings of All Ages. Hall wrote this volume as a reader's companion to his earlier work, intending it for those wishing to delve more deeply into the esoteric philosophies and ideas that undergird the Secret Teachings. Particular attention is paid to Neoplatonism, ancient Christianity, Rosicrucian and Freemasonic traditions, ancient mysteries, pagan rites and symbols, and Pythagorean mathematics. First published in 1929-the year after the publication of Hall's magnum opus-this edition includes the author's original subject index, twenty diagrams prepared under his supervision for the volume, and his 1984 preface, which puts the book in context for the contemporary reader.

Book A History of Theory and Method in the Study of Religion and Dance

Download or read book A History of Theory and Method in the Study of Religion and Dance written by Kimerer L. LaMothe and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LaMothe paves the way for new theories and methods in the study of religion and dance by critiquing and displacing a conceptual dichotomy between “religion” and “dance” forged in the colonial era that justified western Christian hostility towards dance traditions across six continents over six centuries.

Book Essentials of Shinto

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stuart Picken
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 1994-11-22
  • ISBN : 0313369798
  • Pages : 436 pages

Download or read book Essentials of Shinto written by Stuart Picken and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1994-11-22 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shinto is finally receiving the attention it deserves as a fundamental component of Japanese culture. Nevertheless, it remains a remarkably complex and elusive phenomenon to which Western categories of religion do not readily apply. A knowledge of Shinto can only proceed from a basic understanding of Japanese shrines and civilization, for it is closely intermingled with the Japanese way of life and continues to be a vital natural religion. This book is a convenient guide to Shinto thought. As a reference work, the volume does not offer a detailed critical study of all aspects of Shinto. Instead, it overviews the essential teachings of Shinto and provides the necessary cultural and historical context for understanding Shinto as a dynamic force in Japanese civilization. The book begins with an historical overview of Shinto, followed by a discussion of Japanese myths. The volume then discusses the role of shrines, which are central to Shinto rituals. Other portions of the book discuss the various Shinto sects and the evolution of Shinto from the Heian period to the present. Because Japanese terms are central to Shinto, the work includes a glossary.