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Crazy Wisdom Bookstore Monthly Book Discussion
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at Crazy Wisdom Community Room - May 9, 7:00 p.m.
Join our monthly book discussion group. Each month, a different book is chosen for reading and discussion. Purchase the book in advance for the discussion group and receive 30% off purchase of the current month's title. All are welcome!
May's selection is...
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
by Eckhart Tolle
Building on the astonishing success of The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle presents readers with an honest look at the current state of humanity: He implores us to see and accept that this state, which is based on an erroneous identification with the egoic mind, is one of dangerous insanity.
Tolle tells us there is good news, however. There is an alternative to this potentially dire situation. Humanity now, perhaps more than in any previous time, has an opportunity to create a new, saner, more loving world. This will involve a radical inner leap from the current egoic consciousness to an entirely new one.
In illuminating the nature of this shift in consciousness, Tolle describes in detail how our current ego-based state of consciousness operates. Then gently, and in very practical terms, he leads us into this new consciousness. We will come to experience who we truly are--which is something infinitely greater than anything we currently think we are--and learn to live and breathe freely.
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| This Week at Crazy Wisdom |
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Making Peace with the Writer Within · May 5, 12, 19 & 26; 7-9:30 · Gentle Writer, are you stuck? Are you frustrated because you don't know where to start, get bogged down, or don't finish your writing? Are you unsure about publication? The deep, powerful soul work we do in this workshop carves through the layers of messages we tell ourselves about our stuckness. When we bring these messages into consciousness, link them to our underlying beliefs, and honor them, resistance dissolves-and we are free to move forward with our creative work.To register please contact, Jeannie at 734-994-6663, editprose@provide.net or Sandra at 734-645-0921, translucentarts@sbcglobal.net
Introduction to Multidimensional Meditation by Kevin Kuich · Wednesdays - May 7th & 21st, 7 - 8:30 p.m. · East meets west in this 4 session course. Classes will be part discussion and part meditation. You will be learning a unique meditation technique designed to achieve and maintain higher states of awareness in a format more comfortable to western lifestyles. $5 per session.
Sahaja Yoga Meditation with Ruchi Bhatnagar · Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. · Sahaja Yoga is a meditation technique involving the awakening of the Kundalini energy, chakra cleansing, and balancing. Free. Call 369-2465; www.michiganyoga.org.
Celebrating the Mother-Daughter Journey with Kellie Carbone · May 10, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Crazy Wisdom Community Room · Experience Mother's Day as you never have before! Gather in a sacred space with your mother or daughter to share our journeys as we strive to be our most awakened selves. The day will include rituals, poetry, pampering, sisterhood, and healing. $160 mother/daughter pair. Additional participants may attend for $65. Call 302-3530; kellie@kelliecarbone.com
Halting Inflammation: Preventive Medicine with Diana Christoff Quinn sponsored by People's Food Co-op · May 12, 7-8:30 p.m. at Crazy Wisdom Community Room · Systemic inflammation has been found to underlie many prevalent diseases including cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Learn how the inflammatory process promotes illness and ways to reduce inflammation with nutrition and natural remedies. Free. Pre-registration is preferred. Call 994-4589; outreach@peoplesfood.com
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New & Notable Books
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Save 30% on any one of these titles by using the coupon below!
 Out of This World: A Journey of Healing by Mary Swander
When a life-threatening allergic illness demanded that she eat only organically grown food, writer and professor Mary Swander built a new life in a former one-room Iowa schoolhouse in the middle of the largest Amish community west of the Mississippi. In this rich and engaging memoir, which follows the course of a farmer's year, she writes from the well-named Fairview School to share the radical transformation of her life.
University of Iowa Press - $19.95 - 9781587296376
 A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage
From beer to Coca-Cola, the six drinks that have helped shape human history Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period.
A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. Beer was first made in the Fertile Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. was so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that it was used to pay wages. In ancient Greece wine became the main export of her vast seaborne trade, helping spread Greek culture abroad. Spirits such as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Exploration, fortifying seamen on long voyages and oiling the pernicious slave trade. Although coffee originated in the Arab world, it stoked revolutionary thought in Europe during the Age of Reason, when coffeehouses became centers of intellectual exchange. And hundreds of years after the Chinese began drinking tea, it became especially popular in Britain, with far-reaching effects on British foreign policy. Finally, though carbonated drinks were invented in 18th-century Europe they became a 20th-century phenomenon, and Coca-Cola in particular is the leading symbol of globalization.
For Tom Standage, each drink is a kind of technology, a catalyst for advancing culture by which he demonstrates the intricate interplay of different civilizations. You may never look at your favorite drink the same way again.
Walker & Company - $14.95 - 9780802715524
 Between the Gates: Lucid Dreaming, Astral Projection, and the Body of Light in Western Esotericism by Mark Stavish
Mark Stavish's Between the Gates is an A-to-Z guide to lucid dreaming and astral projection. You'll find everything you need to undertake self-initiation and reach higher planes of consciousness: exercises, rituals, practices, and techniques that are simple to perform and astonishingly effective. It also addresses "The Great Transition," death and dying, from an alchemical and Quabalistic perspective.
In Mark Stavish's own words, "What you hold in your hand is a treasure passed down to you through generations, in secret, and now made public in a clear, comprehensive, and easy-to-understand form, with instructions anyone can follow." For anyone who endeavors to have a direct experience into the very nature of life, consciousness, and reality itself, Between the Gates is the only book you need.
Red Wheel/Weiser - $16.95 - 9781578633968
 The Creative Family: Simple Projects and Activities for You and Your Children That Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connection by Amanda Soule
Between work and school, music lessons, and sports practice, there is less and less time to connect as a family. Those few moments together are often spent making meals, doing homework, or watching TV. In this inspiring book, Amanda Soule, a young mother of three, presents simple ways to use arts and crafts and other forms of creativity to deepen family connections.
For parents of all backgrounds, The Creative Family offers unique creative activities for the whole family. The range of projects includes: imaginative play such as dress-up, home theater, and parlor games; arts and crafts such as family drawing time and knitting with children; nature explorations such as creating garden journals and using natural toys; and family celebrations that include making music and displaying children's art. These fun and engaging alternatives to television, video games, and the computer are meant to captivate children's imaginations, celebrate their achievements, and express love and gratitude as a family.
Shambhala Publications, Inc. - $14.95 - 9781590304716
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Readers & Massage
at Crazy Wisdom
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 Drop-In Palmistry Readings
with Vijayalaxmi Shinde
Sundays, 2:30 -5:30 p.m.
$1 a minute · No appointment needed
Call 734-222-9160 vijaya_laxmi@comcast.net
Drop-In Intuitive/Psychic Readings
with Marcella Fox
1st & 3rd Sundays, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
$1 a minute · No appointment needed Call 734-717-8513
Drop-In Astrology & Numerology Readings with Gregory S. Velzy
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7 - 10 p.m.
2nd & 4th Sundays, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
$1.00 a minute
No appointment needed.
Call 734-334-6299
vlzstar@yahoo.com
Drop-In Tarot Readings
with Rebecca Williams
Thursdays, 7-10 p.m.
$1.00 per minute
No appointment needed
rebeccawilliams999@comcast.net
Drop-in Intuitive/Psychic Readings
with Molly Ann Indura
Fridays, 7-10 p.m. · $1 a minute
Call 734-417-8317
http://www.bethelight.org
Drop-In COSMO Readings
with John Fredericks
1st & 3rd Saturdays each month, 10:30-1:30 p.m..
$1 per minute · No appointment necessary · Call 734-368-1780
Drop-In Tarot & Astrology Readings with Jillian Kerry
2nd & 4th Saturdays each month, 10:30-1:30 p.m.
$1 per minute
No appointment necessary
734-395-4999 · jilliankerry@gmail.com
Drop-In Intuitive/Psychic Readings
with Diane Evans
Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. · $1 per minute
No appointment necessary
Call 734-327-9568
in-genius@comcast.net
Drop-In Massage
with Michael Bratcher
Theraputic Release - Energy Balancing - Seated Massage
Saturdays, 2-6 p.m. · $1 a minute
No appointment needed
Call 734-429-4796
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at Crazy Wisdom Children of the Earth cd by Joe Reilly
Featured on National Public Radio's Living On Earth, local musician
Reilly sings with and for children about living "green" on our planet
and loving Mother Nature. A current staff favorite!
$16.50
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Crazy Wisdom
Tea Room
Weekend nights
8:30 - 10:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 9
KRISTY HANSON
Called a "soul-searching, soul-touching, wonderfully
expressive songwriter" with an "impressive,
far-ranging voice," the singer-songwriter and U of
M grad returns to Ann Arbor as part of a cross-country
tour. Bassist, producer and longtime partner Mike Chiaburu
joins Kristy on-stage. The duo's "marvelous chemistry"
was praised by LA's revered Music Connection magazine.
SATURDAY, MAY 10 - CHARLENE KAYE
love and loss. She will play an acoustic set joined by
Taryn Wood on cello and vocals.
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