A practical guide to ancient Mesoamerican solar and lunar rites for healing and transformation • Details shamanic rituals and practices for each period of the day, including dawn, sunrise, noon, sunset, and midnight, to best harness the energies of the sun, night sun, and moon for specific purposes, such as divination, journeying with animal spirit guides, or spiritual wisdom • Incorporates shamanic breathwork, dreamwork, mantra chanting, mudras, dancing and movement, toning, chakra work, crystals, herbs, and limpias (shamanic cleanses) • Explores how nighttime energies are affected by the phases of the moon, offering specific practices for each phase Ancient Mesoamerican shamans and modern practitioners of curanderismo--a Latin American shamanic healing practice--divide each day and night into distinct periods based on the sacred rhythms of the sun and moon, with each time offering opportunities to connect with specific celestial energies for healing and transformation. In this hands-on guide to working with the sacred energies of the sun, night sun, and moon, curandera Erika Buenaflor details the rites, rituals, and deities for each part of the day and night and explores the sacred tools and techniques used by ancient Mesoamerican shamans for harnessing solar and lunar energies. She explains how the sun is the source of soul energy that heals, animates, strengthens, and revitalizes us on many levels, while night energies are transformative and conducive for connecting with nonordinary realms. She explores rituals for dawn, sunrise, and midmorning to harness the energies of creation and new beginnings; for noon and afternoon to promote peak strength and spiritual wisdom; for sunset and dusk to bring about transformation, perform divination, and journey with animal spirit guides; and for midnight and predawn to facilitate shamanic dreamwork, connect with the ancestors, make offerings, and regenerate at the deepest levels. She also explores how nighttime energies are affected by the phases of the moon and offers specific practices for each phase. By intentionally tuning our activities to the rhythms of the sun and moon, we can invite in their sacred energies of abundance and healing for more healthy, creative, mindful, and happy lives.

What if ancient sites such as Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, the Acropolis, and Temple Mount are not only thousands of years old but much older? Until recently, a lack of hard evidence has led mainstream archaeologists to dismiss theories of past civilizations as pseudoscientific attempts to resurrect ancient myths and legends. However, new archaeological discoveries are beginning to challenge conventional explanations. Inspired by Charles Hapgood's hypothesis that the ice ages were the result of shifts in the geographic location of Earth's poles, independent researcher and author Mark Carlotto has discovered that numerous sites throughout the world are aligned to what appear to have been four previous positions of the North Pole over the past 100,000 years. By virtue of their alignment to ancient poles Carlotto proposes a new hypothesis: that the original sites were first established by a previous advanced technological civilization that existed throughout the world tens of thousands of years ago and were later co-opted by our ancestors who rebuilt and expanded over and around the older structures while preserving the layout and orientation of the site to the original pole.Before Atlantis considers the possibility that this previous technological civilization could have developed from an earlier migration of modern humans out of Africa, which later might have co-existed with our primitive hunter-gatherer ancestors, and that past encounters with this older civilization were the source of ancient myths and legends of powerful gods, lost continents, and even Atlantis. Mark Carlotto is an aerospace engineer with over thirty years of experience in satellite imaging, remote sensing, signal and image processing, pattern recognition, and app development. Carlotto received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1981 and has published over one hundred technical articles and written six books. In Before Atlantis, Carlotto draws from his unique background and experience to propose new answers to basic questions concerning human origins, ancient technology, and archaeological enigmas.

On August 26, 1835, a fledgling newspaper called theSunbrought to New York the first accounts of remarkable lunar discoveries. A series of six articles reported the existence of life on the moon—including unicorns, beavers that walked on their hind legs, and four-foot-tall flying man-bats. In a matter of weeks it was the most broadly circulated newspaper story of the era, and theSun, a working-class upstart, became the most widely read paper in the world.An exhilarating narrative history of a divided city on the cusp of greatness, and tale of a crew of writers, editors, and charlatans who stumbled on a new kind of journalism,The Sun and the Moontells the surprisingly true story of the penny papers that made America a nation of newspaper readers.

"'Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel' provides a step by step guide on the how and why of budget travel. His hassle-free approach to budget travel is ideal for first time and seasoned travelers. The book provides resources that will help any traveler in the planning stage or on the road. With over twenty years first-hand experience, Gabriel's knowledge for traveling on the cheap and making the most of it is priceless." Sean McKenna, Untoldroads.com "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel: Travel Tips, Tricks, Things to Bring and Places to Go" is a comprehensive guide book for anyone preparing for a budget traveling trip. It's jam-packed with information for both travel newbies as well as seasoned wanderers, addressing subjects such as: determining your budget (and where you can go on it!); finding cheap flights; booking hotel rooms; planning your itinerary; getting packed (including a complete list of virtually EVERYTHING you might want to bring on your trip, big and small); voltage converters, socket adapters and other electrical issues; visas; carry-on items when flying; currency exchange; travel insurance; and LOTS more. And that's just in Part 1! In Part 2 of the book, Gabriel Morris reviews his favorite places around the world based on more than 20 years of budget travel experience (with a specific focus on more obscure, less touristy places). Countries included are: India, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Thailand, the Philippines, Nepal and Singapore. (See the Table of Contents below for specific places covered.) Additionally, the book includes tons of links to useful travel websites; PLUS links to 40 short travel movies and video clips taken by the author in many of the places reviewed. "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel" will help you get ready for your trip, save you money, provide some great new ideas for places to go, and get you inspired to travel the world with a new perspective, armed with tons of useful information to make it a smooth, fun, affordable and adventurous trip. Gabriel Morris is a world traveler, outdoors enthusiast and travel writer. He is author of "Kundalini and the Art of Being" (Station Hill Press, 2008); as well as "Following My Thumb: A Decade of Unabashed Wanderlust" (Soul Rocks Books, 2012), a collection of 26 autobiographical travel stories from around the world. He has also been published in numerous travel compilation books; and is a regular contributor to online travel websites such as Travmonkey.com and Untoldroads.com. Visit his website for more info at: Gabrieltraveler.com Following is the Table of Contents for "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel" Introduction. Part 1: Preliminary Preparations Chapter 1. Where should I go? Chapter 2. Buying a flight Chapter 3. Planning your itinerary Chapter 4. Booking hotel rooms Chapter 5. Getting your passport and visa Chapter 6. Equipment list Chapter 7. Socket adapters and voltage converters Chapter 8. More info on things to bring Chapter 9. Carry-on items when flying Chapter 10. Travel insurance Part 2: Favorite Places in the World Chapter 11. India -Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Pushkar, Almora, Joshimath, Rishikesh, Mussoorie, Keechen, Jaiselmer, Kuri, Orchha, Mandu, Omkareshwar, Pachmarhi, Gokarna, Tirupati, Rameswaram Chapter 12. Greece and the Greek Isles -Mainland: Athens, Delphi, Meteora, Mt. Olympus, Pelion Peninsula; Greek Isles: Santorini, Rhodes, Anafi, Milos, Patmos, Lipsi, Leros, Nisyros, Naxos, Aegina Chapter 13. Turkey -Istanbul, Pamukkale, Termessos, Kabak, Oludeniz, Lycian Way trek, Cappadocia Chapter 14. Egypt -Cairo, Great Pyramids, Aswan, Luxor, Dakhla Oasis, Bahariya Oasis Chapter 15. Thailand -Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Chiang Mai, Pai, Ko Mak, Ko Kood, Ko Phayam Chapter 16. The Philippines -Palawan Island: Puerto Princesa, Sabang, El Nido Chapter 17. Nepal -Pokhara, Annapurna Base Camp trek Chapter 18. Singapore

Founded in the first century BCE near a set of natural springs in an otherwise dry northeastern corner of the Valley of Mexico, the ancient metropolis of Teotihuacan was on a symbolic level a city of elements. With a multiethnic population of perhaps one hundred thousand, at its peak in 400 CE, it was the cultural, political, economic, and religious center of ancient Mesoamerica. A devastating fire in the city center led to a rapid decline after the middle of the sixth century, but Teotihuacan was never completely abandoned or forgotten; the Aztecs revered the city and its monuments, giving many of them the names we still use today. Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire examines new discoveries from the three main pyramids at the site—the Sun Pyramid, the Moon Pyramid, and, at the center of the Ciudadela complex, the Feathered Serpent Pyramid—which have fundamentally changed our understanding of the city’s history. With illustrations of the major objects from Mexico City’s Museo Nacional de Antropología and from the museums and storage facilities of the Zona de Monumentos Arqueológicos de Teotihuacan, along with selected works from US and European collections, the catalogue examines these cultural artifacts to understand the roles that offerings of objects and programs of monumental sculpture and murals throughout the city played in the lives of Teotihuacan’s citizens. Published in association with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Exhibition dates: de Young, San Francisco, September 30, 2017–February 11, 2018 Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), March–June 2018