A deep exploration of the relevance and workings of archetypes in our lives. The authors walk readers through discovering their innate potential and true purpose using the archetypal map to the Treasure Within, the Self. They synthesize the intricacies of the work of Jung, Neumann, Conforti, and other giants in psychology and somatic work.

I was once told by a friend that I lived a `charmed` life. It was not, however, until my life`s calm was deeply perturbed that I realized what real charm is. I believe now that it is the capacity to know, profoundly, that all is well when reality would suggest otherwise. This was the life lesson I was about to be introduced to, following our son`s brain cancer diagnosis at the age of nine, and the writings of `The Treasure Is Within` provided a lifeline to me when I feared I would lose all faith in life and in myself. It was only after the completion of part one of these writings that I asked who I was speaking to: Speaking to you now is your Higher Office. Behind each human `being` is this same community of hopes and desires. We desire for you to know that our attention in your regard is never-ending and complete, urging you in the direction of your greatest desires. When there is resistance we find it difficult to be fully efficient but when you let go in trust that all is working out for the best then indeed it does.

This intensly Personal, hope-filled story reveals one woman's faith and love for God's Word and her struggle to discover her place within the community of God's people. She speaks honestly of her family life, the different ministries she has been involved in, and shares some "homiletic reflections." An inspiring biography.

Before the foundation of the world, God had a plan and a purpose in mind when He created you and I. Many marvel at the fact that we were on the mind of God even before we were in the hearts and womb of our mothers. Yes, we serve an awesome God who has a blueprint for our lives. This blueprint was designed to chart the course for our purpose and ultimate destiny in life. The Treasure Within Me Purpose Journal was birthed from a desire to help individuals reach their God-ordained purpose. This desire has burned within my spirit for the last ten years. One might question why I continued to carry this desire in my belly all this time. My reply to this question is simple; I was once a person without the knowledge of who God had called me to be. I promised God and myself that I would not relent until I fulfilled this internal desire. It is my sincere hope that each individual who comes in contact with this journal will tap into God's unlimited potential as a result of my obedience to complete this work. Now, let the voyage to your destiny begin!

Your Treasure within you is your inner happiness, love and peace. It is your vitality, intuition and creativity. It is your True Self. Mitra Somerville gives readers the keys to experience these inner treasures through clear narrative, analogies, examples and exercises. He has created a companion CD (Treasure Within You Guided Meditations and Exercises) that has 28 guided meditations, imageries and exercises. You are introduced to the monkey mind or ego and how it can sabotage your experience of your inner treasures, how it can create stress and unhappiness in your life. Somerville shows how the monkey mind or ego can be tamed or managed so that the mind becomes calm and clear. When the mind becomes calm, you naturally connect with your inner happiness, peace and love. This creates a solid foundation for you to thrive in your daily life. Thrive in your relationships, career, health and material prosperity. Treasure Within You will help you to achieve your goals and dreams. Learn how to release stress and how to reduce the amount of stress you create. Understand how to keep your body healthy, relaxed and energetic and the mind more calm through exercise, hatha yoga and good nutrition. Details are given on how the mind functions and what happens when we calm the mind. It contains teachings of many of the world's faiths on calming the mind. The mind can be calmed by using a mantra or sacred sound vibration. Many suggestions are given on how we can become more loving, giving, compassionate and make a beneficial contribution to the world. You will learn how to feel and release negative emotions and how to create less of these detrimental emotions. Suggestions are given to help you reconnect with your inner happiness and create happiness in your daily life. When you breathe easefully, smoothly and deeply the mind becomes more calm, clear, positive and focused, the emotions more balanced and the body more energized and relaxed. Learn what meditation is and how it can benefit every part of your life. You will understand the different types of prayer and how you can effectively use prayer. Letting go of unhelpful habits, desires, cravings and attitudes is essential for those interested in being healthy, happy, loving, peaceful and to thrive in their daily life. When you build your witnessing skills the mind becomes calmer, clearer and more focused, emotions more balanced, body healthier and more energetic. Life becomes simpler, easier and more successful when you just focus on the now. You are shown the power of affirmations and how to effectively use them. Deliberate imagery can be used for many things including health and healing, receiving inner guidance, creativity, finding a job, improving sports performance, realizing goals and dreams, relaxation, meditation and letting go. When you connect to and live from your inner guidance you will be healthier, happier and more peaceful. It will help you to thrive in your daily life and to achieve your goals and dreams.

Through discovery of the treasures inside, a person may embrace their own highest potential.

The tale begins over three-hundred years ago, when the Fair People—the goblins, fairies, dragons, and other fabled and fantastic creatures of a dozen lands—fled the Old World for the New, seeking haven from the ways of Man. With them came their precious jewels: diamonds, rubies, emeralds, pearls... But then the Fair People vanished, taking with them their twelve fabulous treasures. And they remained hidden until now... Across North America, these twelve treasures, over ten-thousand dollars in precious jewels, are buried. The key to finding each can be found within the twelve full color paintings and verses of The Secret. Yet The Secret is much more than that. At long last, you can learn not only the whereabouts of the Fair People's treasure, but also the modern forms and hiding places of their descendants: the Toll Trolls, Maitre D'eamons, Elf Alphas, Tupperwerewolves, Freudian Sylphs, Culture Vultures, West Ghosts and other delightful creatures in the world around us. The Secret is a field guide to them all. Many "armchair treasure hunt" books have been published over the years, most notably Masquerade (1979) by British artist Kit Williams. Masquerade promised a jewel-encrusted golden hare to the first person to unravel the riddle that Williams cleverly hid in his art. In 1982, while everyone in Britain was still madly digging up hedgerows and pastures in search of the golden hare, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt was published in America. The previous year, author and publisher Byron Preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental U.S. (and possibly Canada) to secretly bury a dozen ceramic casques. Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels Preiss kept in a safe deposit box in New York. The key to finding the casques was to match one of 12 paintings to one of 12 poetic verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. Since 1982, only two of the 12 casques have been recovered. The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1984 by a group of students. The second was unearthed in 2004 in Cleveland by two members of the Quest4Treasure forum. Preiss was killed in an auto accident in the summer of 2005, but the hunt for his casques continues.