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The Book of Abramelin is the first modern translation of this magical work since Mathers's original translation over 100 years ago. Not only is the language updated, but Georg Dehn, the compiler and editor, has sourced his work from all extant manuscripts, while Mathers used just one.

The result is a stunning new translation that has already set the occult world abuzz. It includes voluminous important material left out of Mathers's work, including an entire Part 2 filled with magical recipes, important distinctions in the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel ritual, and complete word grids that were only half-completed by Mathers. This is an essential work for any serious practicing magician or student of occult history.

Abraham von Worms, long thought to be a pseudonymous figure, is nearly conclusively proved to be the well-known 14th century Jewish scholar, Rabbi Jacob ben Moses ha Levi Moellin, more commonly known as MaHaRIL. Some material attributed to him is still used in synagogues today. Georg Dehn is a life long student of all things esoteric, which led him on the quest to not only translate The Book of Abramelin, but also to follow in the original seeker's footsteps through the Middle East and eventually to the hermitage at Araki. He is the founder and publisher of Edition Araki, a German publishing company specializing in the occult. Dehn is the author of many works, Abramelin being the first to be translated into English. He lives in Lepzig, Germany.

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"Monika Wikman’s book is an important contribution to the healing arts. Practicing astrologers, therapists, and spiritual seekers alike will benefit from her insights. New and practical information about dream symbolism abounds. . . . Highly recommended for readers interested in inner alchemy or the connection between modern dreamers’ unconscious imagery and healing Mother Earth."—Kathleen Burt, astrologer and author of Archetypes of the Zodiac and Beyond the Mask.

"I could eat this book, so rich is it in the nourishing food of personal and collective dreams, ritual, and mythology. But it must be shared, passed along as a spiritual communion and devoured as a feast for a soul-starved world. . . . I dare you to pick this book up and open it to any page. You will discover direct personal guidance, stunning spiritual wisdom, and revelations designed solely to empower your particular consciousness-raising journey."—Marcie Telander, master storyteller, and co-author of Acting Up!

"Monika Wikman is a visionary seeker and therapist in the Jungian alchemical lineage who uses her extraordinary gifts of interior vision and dreaming to plumb the depths of the psyche and bring alchemical gold out of the crucible of suffering and illness. Pregnant Darkness is a marvelous journey though the mythic imaginal realms, to be savored for its delightful blend of fierce Artemesian insight and Mercurial playfulness."—Ralph Metzner, author of The Unfolding Self

Monika Relph Wikman, Ph.D., obtained her B.A. from University of California, San Diego, and her doctorate from the California School of Professional Psychology, San Diego. For several years she taught graduate students at California State University, Los Angeles. She graduated as a diplomate from the Jung-Von Franz Center for Depth Psychology in Zurich. Monika works as a Jungian analyst in private practice, and part-time as an astrologer.

Alchemy of the Soul

The Eros and Psyche Myth
as a Guide to Transformation

Martin Lowenthal
About the Author

194 pp. • 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN 0-89254-096-6
Paper, $16.95

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"Martin Lowenthal interprets the myth of Psyche and Eros in a way that is clear, insightful, and useful to individuals who are seeking to grow and find their own mythic truths. His obvious love for this myth, coupled with a clear and enjoyable style of writing, make this book a delight to read."—Jeffrey Raff, author of Jung and the Alchemical Imagination and The Wedding of Sophia

"This is an amazing book! As the profane and the sacred mirror each other, so do careful research (no seed is overlooked) and profound meditation illuminate the way of alchemy and transformation in Martin Lowenthal’s important work on Eros and Psyche."—Gioia Timpanelli, author of Sometimes the Soul: Two Novellas of Sicily

In Alchemy of the Soul, Martin Lowenthal describes how the story of Eros and Psyche illustrates the alchemical process of marrying soul and love so that life can be lived with more joy, meaning, and a tangible sense of divine wisdom. It is an important story of the work of transformation—gaining a balanced sense of self and service in order to grow into a higher, more mature love. In Part I, he gives an evocative retelling of the Eros and Psyche myth. Part II examines the power of myth and alchemy and shows how spiritual alchemy can restore and transform the soul. Part III is an initiation into the alchemical mysteries using the Eros and Psyche myth as mentor.

Martin Lowenthal, Ph.D. is an ordained senior meditation teacher and mentor with the Dedicated Life Institute. Dr. Lowenthal is the author of Dawning of Clear Light, Embrace Yes, and co-author of Opening the Heart of Compassion. In addition to conducting workshops and retreats internationally, he serves as a pastoral counselor, consultant, psychotherapist, and writer. He has been on the faculty of Boston College and Harvard University Extension and has studied with Buddhist and Taoist masters for more than thirty years. Dr. Lowenthal received his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley in 1970, has worked as an applied anthropologist in Botswana, Africa, and directed a research institute from 1970 to 1977.

Janice Brewi and Anne Brennan
About the authors

168 pp. • 6 x 9
ISBN 0-89254-089-3
Paper, $18.95

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This is a revised and updated edition of Mid-Life, and contains the foundational concepts behind the authors’ internationally known workshops and retreats. More of us are living increasingly longer lives, and at mid-life, we may have yet another lifetime to live. Faced with that prospect, and with having met the challenges pressed upon us by society during the first half of life, we find ourselves in a crisis over how to live the rest of our lives. Using Jungian personality theory and the Christian doctrines of creation and incarnation, this book integrates theories from adult development psychology with the ancient wisdom and modern methods of theological reflection. It helps you understand the mid-life transition and offers a perspective on mid-life’s spiritual challenge. In order to help you find sustenance in the hiatus between the first and second halves of life, Brewi and Brennan encourage you to recognize and journal the ongoing stories that form the structure of your life. They also offer ways to experience prayer and meditation as creative paths through the faith crisis of the mid-life years.

Janice Brewi and Anne Brennan are the founders and directors of Mid-Life Directions, Inc., a non-profit organization known nationally and internationally. For over 20 years, they have facilitated the Mid-Life Directions workshops and retreats for people 35-65+ and Long Life Directions workshops and retreats for people 60-90+. They have also trained an international group of professionals to offer these same programs in their own geographic locations. These Mid-Life Directions Certified Consultants are found across the USA, Canada, and South America, in Ireland, England, Italy, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, Africa, and India. They each hold a doctorate (STD) from San Francisco Theological Seminary in adult psychological and spiritual growth. Drs. Brewi and Brennan are authors of three books: Mid-Life Spirituality and Jungian Archetypes (published by Nicolas-Hays), Mid-Life Directions, and Passion for Life.

Sally J. Nelson.

About the author

224 pages • 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 0-89254-088-5
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Being a really good writer involves looking deep into ourselves as well as others in order to understand our nature, our challenges, and our motivations. Often, we work out our own problems through the stories we tell. Our dreams provide essential clues to our deeper selves. Nelson’s “soulful dream-writing practice” teaches us how to “catch” our dreams and turn them into a treasure trove for personal growth as well as an endless source of writing material. Night Wings shows readers how to recognize personal, mythic, and transpersonal themes in dreams and introduces the Jungian technique of “active imagination”—drawing the dream material out in fantasy—to flesh out the dream and gain more insight. The book includes writing exercises and helpful advice on the craft of writing, along with infor­mation about how other writers have used their dreams in their work.

"Her guidance will help analysts, clients, artists and dreamers, all who passionately believe in the healing power of dreams."—Phil Cousineau, author of Once and Future Myths: The Power of Ancient Stories in Modern Times

"This book will help the dreamer to write and the writer to dream. . . . I was moved by the author’s openness and courage to share with others from her authentic self."—David H. Rosen, M.D., author of Transforming Depression

"Sally Nelson has done for dreams what Joseph Campbell did for myths."—Jonathan Young, Ph.D., Founding Curator, Joseph Campbell Archives

"I have never read a book exactly like Night Wings and can envision it helping readers make a quantum leap in the development of their personal and professional writing styles."—Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., co-author of Extraordinary Dreams and How to Work with Them

Sally Nelson holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and master’s degree in humanistic and Jungian psychology. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and family therapist, and is certified in biofeedback and hypnotherapy. In graduate school, she worked with Dr. Stanley Krippner and studied the Ira Progrof approach to journal writing. Dr. Nelson conducts corporate stress-management programs and gives seminars in Jungian dream work and personal creative writing as a therapeutic process.

Geri Grubbs
About the author

208 pages • 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 0-89254-079-6
Paper, $18.95

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