The Beauty Way

The Beauty Way is based on Andean Wisdom, a philosophy that arises from the same universal source of truth as all esoteric teachings: clear your heart, love deeply, harmonize your thoughts and feelings, align your efforts to do your best, and respect the natural environment. Compiled from the authors lectures on the Beauty Way to be used by readers for personal self-empowerment and for teachers of the Munay-Ki Rites, Ceremonial Shamanism teaches a way of life that embodies ethical, moral, and spiritual guidelines, shares the importance of honoring the Divine through ceremony, and introduces techniques to help the reader connect to the Shamanic path. Empower yourself with self-healing information and techniques, and learn how to change your personal dream! Contact the authors at WalkingtheBeautyWay.com or ftha-ul.com.

Explains how skin reflects and reacts to our entire being - physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual. This book outlines a series of viable lifestyle changes and holistic treatments that can dramatically improve appearance in a single month and help to achieve lasting, authentic beauty.

In The Way of Beauty, David Clayton describes how a true Catholic education is both a program of liturgical catechesis and an inculturation that aims for the supernatural transformation of the person so that he can in turn transfigure the whole culture through the divine beauty of his daily action. There is no human activity, no matter how mundane, that cannot be enhanced by this formation in beauty. Such enhanced activity then resonates in harmony with the common good and, through its beauty, draws all people to the Church--and ultimately to the worship of God in the Sacred Liturgy. The Way of Beauty will be of profound interest not only to artists, architects, and composers, but also to educators, who can apply its principles in home and classroom for the formation and education of children and students of all ages and at all levels--family, homeschooling, high school, college, and university. "Since the good, the true, and the beautiful are a manifestation of the Trinity, it is always a grievous fault to leave beauty out of any discussion of the relationship between faith and reason. This being so, I am thrilled at the way David Clayton illustrates how beauty stands in eternal communion with the good and the true."--JOSEPH PEARCE, Aquinas College "In spite of the great proclamation that the sacred liturgy is the font and apex of all we are about as Catholics, fifty years after the Council we still seem far from seeing and living this truth in all its fullness. Drawing upon years of experience as artist and teacher, David Clayton thoroughly unpacks this truth and shows, with an impressive range of examples, how it can and should play out every day in our schools, academic curricula, cultural endeavors, and practice of the fine arts. His treatment of the ways in which architecture, liturgy, and music reflect the mathematical ordering of the cosmos and the hierarchy of created being is illuminating and exciting. The Way of Beauty is a manifesto for the re-integration of the truth laid hold of in intellectual disciplines, the beauty aspired to in art and worship, and the good embodied in morals and manners. Ambitiously integrative yet highly practical, this book ought to be in the hands of every Catholic educator, pastor, and artist."--PETER KWASNIEWSKI, Wyoming Catholic College "In The Way of Beauty, David Clayton offers us a mini-liberal arts education. The book is a counter-offensive against a culture that so often seems to have capitulated to a 'will to ugliness.' He shows us the power in beauty not just where we might expect it--in the visual arts and music--but in domains as diverse as math, theology, morality, physics, astronomy, cosmology, and liturgy. But more than that, his study of beauty makes clear the connection between liturgy, culture, and evangelization, and offers a way to reinvigorate our commitment to the Good, the True, and the Beautiful in the twenty-first century. I am grateful for this book and hope many will take its lessons to heart."--JAY W. RICHARDS, Catholic University of America "Every pope who has promoted the new evangelization has spoken about how essential 'the way of beauty' is in engaging the modern world with the Gospel. What is it about the experience of beauty that can arrest the heart, crack it open, and stir its deepest longings, leading us on a pilgrimage to God? David Clayton's book provides compelling answers."--CHRISTOPHER WEST, Founder and President of The Cor Project DAVID CLAYTON is an internationally acclaimed Catholic artist, teacher, and published writer on sacred art, liturgy, and culture. He was Fellow and Artist in Residence at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in New Hampshire from 2009 until May 2015 and is the founder of the Way of Beauty program, which has been taught for college credit, featured on television, and is now presented in this book.

A splendid and luminous celebration of one of nature’s most perfect and mysterious creatures—the hawk—from the New York Times bestselling author of the “astoundingly beautiful” (NPR) The Soul of an Octopus. When Sy Montgomery went to spend a day at falconer Nancy Cowan’s farm, home to a dozen magnificent birds of prey, it was the start of a deep love affair. Nancy allowed her to work with Jazz, a feisty, four-year-old, female Harris’s hawk with a wingspan of more than four feet. Not a pet, Jazz was a fierce predator with talons that could pierce skin and bone and yet, she was willing to work with a human to hunt. From the first moment Jazz swept down from a tree and landed on Sy’s leather gloved fist, Sy fell under the hawk’s magnetic spell. Over the next few years, Sy spent more time with these magnificent creatures, getting to know their extraordinary abilities and instincts. They are deeply emotional animals, quick to show anger and frustration, and can hold a grudge for years. But they are also loyal and intensely aware of their surroundings. In this mesmerizing account, featuring sixteen pages of gorgeous color photographs, Sy passionately and vividly reveals the wonderous world of hawks and what they can teach us about nature, life, and love.

Inspired by the Navajo traditions Beauty Way, this book acts as an exposition on various vital aspects of life, as well as how to uncover and create true beauty within them all. Author Lori Myles-Carullo struggled with chronic illness for many years and, through the depth of her own healing journey, developed a passion for sharing the wisdom she gained in the process. The essence of beauty explored here is neither about personal appearance nor image, but rather the rich, lived experience of the heart awakening to love and letting go of fear. Each one of us has a great capacity for radical honesty, courage, and transformationand often life provides us with exactly what we need to draw these forth in dramatic and powerful ways. Whether our wake-up calls occur through loss, transition, illness, or relationship struggles, we all have the choice to either contract or expand through our experiences, creating therefore less or more beauty in our lives and the lives of others. Beautys Way gifts you with practical suggestions, through personal story and anecdote, of how to bring more beauty to your existence and to the greater whole. Each chapter ends with specific exercises that will assist you in gaining greater awareness into key parts of lifesome naturally thought of as good, such as love and joy, as well as other, more challenging ones that we often do our best to distract ourselves from due to fear, including pain and grief. By offering our heartfelt compassion and love to it all, a greater realization and manifestation of healing beauty is forever possible.

"From three generations of French beauty experts, Ageless Beauty the French Way is the ultimate book of tips, products, practices and French beauty secrets in ten categories such as Hair, Skin, Makeup, Sleep, and Perfume"--Provided by publisher.

Explains how the ancient Chinese theories of I Ching can help teenagers find direction in their lives; includes information on how to cast the I Ching, how to make I Ching divination tools, how to create an I Ching journal, and other related topics.

The Second Wave is now. You may have Earth amnesia and forgotten who you are. Your soul brought you here because it's time to remember. You are the old souls and master teachers from across the galaxy who came to Earth for the transition into the Age of Aquarius. Now is the time. You're being called into service. The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama, reminds you of the plan with guidance from ascended master White Eagle for closing the Book of Fate and opening the Book of Destiny. It's time to liberate yourself from the shackles of a dehumanized world, claim your sovereignty, stand in your truth and knowing, speak up and speak out, and BE the change in your family systems, communities, and world. You are the ones the Earth has been waiting for. You are the wise ones, the ancient ones, the master teachers. It's time to rise up in Unity and unleash a flood of love and wisdom on the planet. It's time for the Second Wave. This wisdom-packed guide will help you to: - Understand why you have had so many life challenges - Learn how to transition your life into the Book of Destiny - Tune into your channel to receive direct guidance, and trust it ​- Discover how ancient Earth wisdom can support you - ​Turn your capacity to feel and empathize into a super power ​- Break free of Ancestral DNA patterns through epigenetics - Clear yourself of karma so your soul can ascend - ​Unplug from mainstream consciousness and participate in Earth evolution "As someone who’s clearly walked the path, Kerri now leads us to a Divine reality—the new earth that is ours to create. Her deep understanding of shamanic and spirit wisdom helps us climb out of the karmic collective consciousness and move to our rightful place as sovereign souls. Wise, insightful and eminently useful for the spiritual seeker!" —Sara Wiseman, author of "Messages from the Divine and The Intuitive Path" "The author, Kerri Hummingbird, shares with honesty and heart-warming courage her journey into what it means to be a human being who is awake and in conscious action. If you want to discover who you are, what you are and what is next then read Kerri's book. I am going to continue to open this book to remember the encyclopedic insight and supportive suggestions of what's possible in creating a meaningful, joy-filled life for ourselves and for future generations." —Dr. Anita L. Sanchez, international award winning and best selling author of "The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times" "A resounding and joyful “hallelujah!” for this long-awaited and much-needed guide for healers and lightworkers. The 'Second Wave' brings relief, clarity, understanding and comfort to all souls who have struggled throughout this lifetime. It’s a true healing balm. Kerri Hummingbird beautifully channels Divine wisdom that will profoundly shift your perception, provide you with easy to implement practices and enable you to finally embrace your light and step more fully into your reason for being on this planet. You came here to make a difference and with this book as your companion, you finally can! Bravo!" —Lisa Winston, #1 International Bestselling author of "Your Turning Point" "Kerri Hummingbird is a messenger of the words your soul needs you to hear because the time has come in the world where light leaders are the appointed and most needed to take the helm during the Second Wave to create an accelerated evolution in human consciousness. Her words are a balm to your being if you ever wondered what your place is in the world. This is a must read now if you know deep inside your soul is calling you to use your natural born gifts as a light leader and play a bigger role in world transformation." — Debbie Lynn Grace, Transformational Leader and author of "Outrageous Business Growth"

Jeffrey Bilhuber offers a look into intimate rooms fitting for today. Jeffrey Bilhuber, the decorator of choice for the creative elite-including fashion editors, designers, and musicians-presents his most recent projects, all of which exemplify the hallmarks of his inimitable style: flashpoints of inspiration from the past that embrace tradition while being rooted in the way we live today. Perhaps like no other contemporary decorator, Bilhuber has been a barometer of change, and this book marks a new, more relaxed evolution of his style. In this beautifully photographed book, Bilhuber shows that high style can (and should) encompass effortless comfort-interiors where families big or small can take pleasure in easy spaces that are brilliant amalgams of new and old. Every house tells a charming story of the family that inhabits it, and each room expertly showcases Bilhuber’s signature touches-a novel use of color (from vibrant palettes to more muted ones) and consummate attention to detail, with every element of a room attended to. Featuring projects from around the country-from urban townhouses and lofts to oceanfront cottages and country estates-Bilhuber’s work appeals to a wide range of tastes as he encourages every reader to embrace their unique vision to create cozy spaces as deeply personal as they are practical.