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Dana shares books she likes

Nov 1 2014

New Release “Soul Snacks: Fast Food for the Spirit”

?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Looking for a little mental and spiritual refreshment during your hectic day? Soul Snacks: Fast Food for the Spirit*  brings you a variety of short stories, articles, reviews, and excerpts to give you a lift.

Many pieces are taken from blog posts here at Supernal Living where I explore “healing energy, spirituality, and wonder.”

  • Part One, Supernal Tales, offers four short stories with a mystical touch.

The word “Supernal” is defined as “being or coming from on high,” Heavenly or Ethereal.

You’ll enjoy four fictional stories of people who have their lives touched by supernal forces.

House Call—inspired by my work as a Reiki therapist. A chronically ill woman spends the day with a unique therapist.

Detour—A grieving young mother takes a drive that changes her life.

The Lamp—Could it be a sign to this widower?

Shiny Green Shoes—Life was hard on old Route 66 in Luther, Oklahoma during the Great Depression. A town down on its luck is given hope through the unlikely friendship of an aging actress and a poor child of the South.

  • Part Two, Definitely Dana, includes popular blog posts from my personal experiences.
  • Part Three, Reiki Healing Energy presents an introduction to the healing technique from Japan.
  • Part Four, Supernal Book Reviews, are reviews of some of my favorite spiritual books.
  • Part Five, Supernal Excerpts, gives you samples of some of my full-length fictional tales.

Soul Snacks is available through the Kindle Store at Amazon. It is FREE for Kindle Unlimited Subscribers.

Enjoy!

*Soul Snacks is a revised and expanded version of a book previously published as Supernal Stories

 

Oct 18 2014

Visionary Journey with Native American Soul

On the Mountain by June O’Brien is a unique mixture of story-telling, poetic imagery, and mysticism.

Set in the wilderness region of the Northwest, we are introduced to Ruby, a visionary medicine woman caught up in her latest calling to a particular area on the mountain. She readies herself for a journey, feeling the strong pull, but not knowing exactly what lies ahead. After a perilous drive, she parks her car and waits. As dawn lights, she recognizes with fear and trepidation, an Old One, a come-to-life mythical Sasquatch creature that persist in global folklore. Though no longer young, Ruby knows she must heed to call wherever the Old Ones take her. Thus, begins a book that defies genre description, though the new “visionary fiction” category probably is the best bet. The author’s personal lineage of medicine women and healers and knowledge of Native American traditions forms a fascinating foundation for the first book in the Blue Child Series.

While this is Ruby’s book, we are also introduced to her sisters, Agnes and Grace, who both have special talents and missions related to their Native American heritage. By the end of On The Mountain, many questions are raised that must be answered in the sequels. Who exactly is this Blue Child? For that matter—who or what exactly is Ruby? What powers on earth and in the stars are working on the planet?

O’Brien’s writing style is fluid and poetic, painting the scenes in the mind like a literary Monet. It’s a beautiful and intriguing book. Definitely out of the ordinary. Take an imaginary trip—On The Mountain.

???????????????????????????????June O’Brien is an award winning author living in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. She is a member of the Nansemond Tribe, has degrees in psychology and counseling, and has published two collections of poetry and two books of fiction: The Blue Child Series: On the Mountain, and The North Road.

She is from a culture in which seeing spirits, visiting with them, and being summoned are not unusual. She knows the spiritual gifts of wild plants, gathers them and makes medicine for the body and for the soul. This knowledge is woven into The Blue Child Series. 

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Oct 10 2014

Award-Winning Books for Spiritual Seekers

Looking for a quality spiritual book to read? Check this year’s winners from The Indie Spiritual Book Awards.

Covering a variety of both fiction and non-fiction categories, you are bound to find something that piques your curiosity. Winners are receiving book trailers as prizes and there are several now available for you to browse. Take a peek at a few–including my winning entry–Ever-Flowing Streams: Tapping into Healing Energy.

See all the Book Trailers currently available. Explore the 2014 TISBA Winners for fascinating reading.

Have a great weekend–

Dana Taylor

Sep 2 2014

Learn How to Live Well and Long

Free on Amazon Sept. 1st thru Sept 4

  • There are people who, even at an advanced age, just seem a little healthier, happier and less affected by time than everyone else.
  • You will learn what exactly these people are doing (and it has nothing to do with genetics) to age so well and how you can form these exact habits without feeling like it’s a chore.
  • The book teaches you how to cultivate a positive mindset, how to become physically fit for life (again, it has to be something that you like doing. It cannot be something that you have to push yourself to do).
  • Right nutrition is key in achieving healthy aging and staying mentally and physically fit for years to come.
  • Surround yourself with positive people who have similar goals in life.
  • You will learn just how underestimated and powerful meditation is and what the right kind of meditation is (because there are quite a few).
  •  Discover what part your genetics actually play.

US :- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MAM0IEE
UK :- http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MAM0IEE

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Also  on special for Labor Day Week– Dana Taylor Romantic Adventures

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Aug 20 2014

Healing Through Past Life Recall

Lois Wetzel is the founder of The Indie Spiritual Book Awards. She is also a master healer and holds many certifications. Her work as an Akashic Records Reader is recognized throughout the globe. Her book, Akashic Records:Case Studies of Past Lives, is fascinating. Check it out!

 

In this riveting book the past lives of over thirty different people, covering scores of different lifetimes, are stunningly narrated. These lives span the course of several hundreds of thousands of years on Earth, and allow the reader glimpses into long-lost civilizations of which we have no historical record. These lives are recounted so that the reader can learn and grow from the experiences of others. But why even learn about our past lives? Is it not enough to just keep up with this one? Here is why.

 It behooves us to learn who we really are. All the lifetimes we have add to the sum total of who we truly are, and why we do the things we do. What is the source of that phobia, or your instant love or hatred for that person you just met? Exactly why were you “born this way?” What are your hidden talents? Are you fascinated with Samurai swords or baking pastries for a reason? Do you cringe at the thought of visiting a certain location but don’t know why? Just learning about these forgotten memories has a healing effect on us; body mind and soul. Readers of this book report that hearing about other people’s past lives can heal us as well!

 This book also explains how several of Lois’ clients originally came from different star systems and became a part of the reincarnation cycle on Earth.

 Some of the past lives reviewed occurred in the context of a BodyTalk, Psych-K or EDINA energy medicine session, but most are formal Akashic Records readings. In the formal readings, from four to six past lives are covered for each individual, along with the reasons for knowing about that past life. The clients repeatedly observe that the readings explain a plethora of things about themselves or their relationships which they had always found puzzling, and about which the reader and author had no inkling.

 The loving presence of the Guardians of the Akashic Records is felt throughout the pages of the book.

 The changes that occurred in the clients’ lives as a result of having the readings are also noted. Past life readings have within them the inherent possibility to heal the client not only at a Soul level, but the individual personality who is getting the reading – emotionally, physically and spiritually. They do not simply impact the current lifetime, but other lives as well – past, present parallel lives and future lives.

 Lois with Red LionAuthor Lois Wetzel says, “We are each Immortal Beings who come to Earth again and again to experience life in various bodies for the purpose of growth, expansion and learning as Souls. It is my hope that the reader will take from these past lives of others the deep understanding that our past lives are part of the complex web of everything that we are. Unresolved issues from our other lifetimes are still impacting us today. When we learn about them, we automatically begin to heal.”

 “Hopefully,” Lois says, “one day all healers including psychologists and psychiatrists will consider past life therapy, the ongoing journey of the Soul, as a crucial piece of the healing process. After all, the word psyche does mean Soul.”

Find Akashic Records: Case Studies of Past Lives at Amazon

Find Lois Wetzel on the web:

Primary Website:  http://www.hotpinklotus.com/
BodyTalk site:        http://www.houstonbodytalksystem.com/
EDINA site:            http://www.edinahealingtemple.com/

Blog:                         http://www.akashicrecordsreadings.blogspot.com

ETSY site:               http://www.laxmisjoy.etsy.com
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Past life connection to a medical mystery revealed in Ever-Flowing Streams: Tapping into Healing Energy 

 

Aug 12 2014

Mystical Journey Wins Top Fiction Award

TISBA category_winner_sm (1)The Indie Spiritual Book Awards–2014 Fiction Category Winner

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Looking for a fictional story with strong spiritual overtones? Check out this award-winning tale from June O’Brien, a member of the Nansemonde Tribe of the Northwest. She is from a culture in which seeing spirits, visiting with them, and being summoned are not unusual.  She knows the spiritual gifts of wild plants, gathers them and makes medicine for the body and for the soul.  This knowledge is woven into The Blue Child Series.  

From the TISBA Judge Review:

Called by Spirit, the three sisters, Grace, Agnes and Ruby, come together to travel from sanctuary to sanctuary in order to hide powerful, ancient medicine from a group of beings from the dark side, the Lillin. This group has unexpectedly discovered the existence of this long-hidden power, and they have great resources to bring to bear to capture and possess it.
 
This riveting adventure is from the start compelling, fast becoming an impossible-to-put-down nail-biter as the reader eagerly awaits the outcome of the sisters’ mission.  Ms. O’Brien skillfully weaves an intricate, personal relationship between the sisters and the various beings, human and otherwise, encountered along the way.
About the Author
??????????????????????????????? June O’Brien is a writer living in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.  She is a member of the Nansemond Tribe, has degrees in psychology and counseling, and has published two collections of poetry, an autobiography, From the Bone, and two books of fiction: The Blue Child Series: On the Mountain, and The North Road.When June was a child an elder in the family identified her and two of her cousins as dreamers.  “While I paid her little attention at the time, over the years I find that my aunt was right.  People bring me their dreams, and I seem to understand the message, the meaning, the intention of the Dream Maker.” Visit June’s website at http://www.bluechildseries.com/

See The North Road at Amazon