A form of Chinese Medicine which uses the conductive power of metal needles, inserted at specific energy points within the body, to re-balance a person's energy flow and field. Acupuncture has been around for thousands of years and is strongly connected with Taoist traditions. While science does not really understand why acupuncture works, its effectiveness has been repeatedly documented for treating a wide variety of ailments ...

Energy points along the central meridian of the body. Chakra is an old Sanskrit term meaning 'wheel' or 'circle' and is generally used to reference specific energy centers along the body's meridian. Generally there are seven chakra points, although some systems include one or two extra points. The earliest mention of Chakras appear to come from the Vedas that form the Hindu scriptures (wikipedia). There are also mention of energy ...

A healing modality where the pracitioner removes energetic blocks. Jin Shin Jyutsu is a modality that is said to predate Buddha and Moses and was rediscovered by Master Jiro Murai when he became terminally ill, and began to practice it on himself. After spending seven days meditating and practicing Jin Shin Jyutsu in a remote mountain cabin, he was healed and began to further research and rediscover the art. He found references ...

A method of reading the energies in relation to a person based on the numbers of their date of birth and name. The origins of Numerology are unclear. Pythagoras is often considered the 'father' of Numerology, although there is a great deal of debate over whether he had any direct impact on this modality. At the very least, his teachings did seem to have some impact in that he believed that all the universe - in fact the nature of reality itself -...

A method of quieting the mind, and opening the practitioner to better connect with divinity. Meditation practices have been around for thousands of years across many cultures. Transcendental meditation, the form of meditation that uses a repeated mantra, gained a great deal of popularity in the 60's when the various members of the Beatles learned it, thus bringing immense publicity to meditation. One of the other reason's for the popularity ...

The practice of heart and soul healing through entering into a state of non-ordinary reality. Shamanism is an old practice found at the roots of nearly every culture, and often joined to the religious practices of the culture. Modern day Western practice has been largely publicized by Michael Harner, Ph.D, who has used is various credentials in Anthropology to create his school, The Foundation for Shamanic Studies. Through his publications and ...

An internal, soft style, Chinese martial art. Also considered by some to be a form of Qi' gong. The exact history of Tai Chi is a little difficult to determine due to its age and historic cultural tradition of silence to protect the knowledge from outsiders. This tradition was historically necessary in order for people to protect themselves from raiders, bandits, warlords, and other miscellaneous invaders. A monk by the name of Chang San-Feng ...

A system of divination that uses a deck of cards. Tarot appears to be a more recent method of divination, arising within the last five or six hundred years as a card game within Italy. How divination entered into the picture is something of a mystery, with a variety of theories on the subject. At some point various occult societies such as the 'Hermitic Order of the Golden Dawn' picked it up, although whether divination originates ...

Astrology is the study of the energetic influences of celestial bodies. Vedic Astrology is a system of astrology that employs the Sidereal zodiac House system in its analysis of charts. Vedic Astrology is based on the ancient Indian texts called the Vedas. There are four Vedas: the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. The Rig Veda, the oldest of the four Vedas, was composed about 1500 B.C., and codified about 600 B.C. ...

Astrology is the study of the energetic influences of celestial bodies. Western Astrology refers to a system of astrology based on twelve constellations: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. This is also the system used for Sun sign horoscopes found in European and American newspapers. Astrology has been around for a long time, likely well over 5000 years ...