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Available Books & Film
Balance Point Impending global ecological collapse begs the question why would one species on this planet undermine its own life support systems? Is something missing in human consciousness? Today's Librarian says "Balance Point is an engaging and enlightening book, as well as a disturbing message to us all." Dire predictions and alarming warnings by the world's scientists indicate our planet is out of balance and a planetary ecological collapse is impending. Most Americans, however, don't seem to understand the urgency of our precarious situation here on Earth. Why the widespread lack of concern as our planetary life support systems disintegrate around us? Until her sudden and inexplicable death in 1999, Dr. Lucille Boggs, a maverick scientist at a large western university, had been uncovering surprising answers as to why people are so indifferent to environmental degradation. Balance Point tells the story of her research through the eyes of her nephew, who receives her Last Will and Testament and, with it, becomes her final hope. Lured by the promise of a rich inheritance, Joseph Jenkins reluctantly assumes responsibility for finishing Dr. Boggs' work, inadvertently plunging himself and his family into the midst of a puzzle of global proportions. Balance Point is an alarming book with a critical message that should be read by anyone concerned about the future. This book looks at the delicate environmental balance of our planet from the perspectives of spirituality, science, mathematics, and economics. It's ultimately about the environmental choices people make and the search for the "balance point" between the selfish instinct for individual survival and the planet's critical need to have its resources used and distributed wisely to support all. Mara Welton Marketing /
Jenkins Publishing Mother of All rated 5 stars by amazon.com An account of the life and thought of one of the most unusual woman teachers of the twentieth century. Mother Anasuya Devi of Jillellamudi village South India was a renowned, if controversial, figure who shocked Hindu traditionalists by teaching that the world is real and not an illusion. She insisted that the earth itself, and not some transcendent divinity, is the highest God. Mother's biography-- especially her early years which were marked by extraordinary visions, miracles and terse Zen-like teachings on the oneness of matter and spirit-- has been compared to the life of Christ. This book is about Author, Richard Schiffman, experiences with a remarkable holy woman of India, Anasuya Devi. Her life-story is unusual in the annals of world spirituality revealing a uniquely feminine approach to spiritual enlightenment. "Mother of All" is endorsed by Wayne Dyer, Joseph Chilton Pearce, and Publishers Weekly, .was very well received in India, and it is now available in an American edition released this spring by the Blue Dove Press in San Diego. Also available through New Leaf Distributors and Amazon.com For more information or interest in carrying excerpts on your web site or in your
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/ VIDEO In The Hands Of Alchemy "In The Hands of Alchemy" will be released this summer by Parabola Magazine. Directed by the award winning PBS Native American director Phil Lucas and Film maker Mark Sadan, one of the original producers of "Sesame Street", it is a portrait of artist Jerry Wennstrom whose work and life have become one -- a spontaneous exercise in joy and inspiration for all who aspire to make art out of life. " The Hands of Alchemy" is, on one level, the story of Jerry Wennstrom's life and work, but on a deeper level it is about what can happen when one person gives up everything - home, work, money, 'things.' It is ultimately about dying -- about letting go into the unknown and unfathomable, and finding oneself in the Kingdom of God. Jerry Wennstrom's life gives witness to the blessed state of utter surrender into emptiness through which life becomes an unexpected garden of creative abundance, simple profundity, ordinary sacredness and everyday love. It is a poignant metaphor for all of us mortals who fear loss of everything we define as ours -- including our lives." --Carolyn North, author, " The Experience of a Life Time" For Stories, art, film and more information see our website. It's in progress so visit often. We invite your comments and observations. http://www.handsofalchemy.com Marilyn Strong-Jerry Wennstrom Advance comments about In the Hands of Alchemy: "This is an extraordinary story of an extraordinary artist. Jerry's understanding of the freedom and gift of emptiness, the compassion that is inseparable from the void, is a lived and embodied realization. To see how this gifted artist chose to make his life an expression of his understanding of truth is a tremendous inspiration." -- Tsultrim Allione, Founder of the Tara Mandala Buddhist retreat center and author, " Women of Wisdom". " He really is a kind of phoenix who has risen from the ashes. He teaches us in a very gentle way you can survive an act like that, you can come through as a human being with great gentleness and beauty and that you can create your life in a highly profound and artistic fashion." - Christina Baldwin, author " Calling the Circle the First and Future Culture", " Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest 'One to One', and " Self Understanding through Journal Writing". "Jerry Wennstrom is an ordinary man who has made the extraordinary choice to live, work and be in relationship in a state of surrender to the will of divine energy. This choice affects everyone he comes in contact with. In the Hands of Alchemy is a documentary of this choice and its effect." Written for Parabola's "Cinema of the Spirit" festival, New York City, October 2000.
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