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An Explosion of Insights
Flowers emerging in radial fashion,
Exploding from the tips of branches,
Life forming in front of our very eyes,
Chemicals flowing, cells splitting,
Dendrites linking living energies in
Our minds as disparate realities
Realize each other in
The explosion of insights that
Follows a poem.
~ Neil Bethell Sinclair
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Greetings!
Life Force Books announces the participation of authors JJ Semple and Neil Bethell Sinclair in a Barnes and Noble Booksellers Panel Discussion entitled 3-Ways to Wisdom taking place on March 7, 2009 at 12:00pm. The event is hosted by Community Relations Manager Barbara Tavres at Barnes and Noble on Jack London Square in Oakland, CA. Semple and Sinclair will share the spotlight with noted author Matthew Fox. |
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3-Ways to Wisdom blends the experience of three metaphysical adventurers into one lively event. Each writer will give a 15-minute summary of their latest book, to be followed by a vigorous panel discussion with questions from the audience. Topics covered during the presentation phase are ecstatic states of creativity, the future of human nature in a Kundalini-aware world, and various ways of developing and enhancing masculine spirituality.
JJ Semple's presentation addresses "the universality of man's spiritual achievements" including techniques and procedures for stimulating neuroplastic activity. In his latest book, The Backward-Flowing Method: The Secret of Life and Death Semple explains how sexual sublimation (redirecting the seminal fluid) leads to better mental and physical health and prolongs life.
 What is the backward-flowing method? "The short answer is the secret of life and death. The long answer is a safe, permanent way of awakening Kundalini," says JJ Semple.
His previous book, the critically acclaimed Deciphering the Golden Flower One Secret at a Time, told the story of his Kundalini awakening. Now, in The Backward-Flowing Method, he examines the meditation techniques that led to his awakening. Most misunderstood of all is the backward-flowing method, a technique so secret the ancients took an oath never to reveal it. He traces its origins to The Tibetan Book of the Dead and The Secret of the Golden Flower.
Author Neil Sinclair's poems are examples of the creativity unleashed by a Kundalini awakening. After undergoing a profound awakening as a student in 1973, Sinclair suddenly felt compelled to write. Inexplicably, words came to him and he wrote them down, almost as if a higher power were dictating them.
"Sudden acquisition of faculties like channeling, prescience, received knowledge, and extraordinary cognition are hallmark effects of Kundalini," says Sinclair. In his new book, The Spirit Flies Free: The Kundalini Poems, Sinclair's inspired creativity explores a variety of subject matter. "Not only do his poems plumb the depths of spiritual enlightenment, they encompass the entirety of human experience, from politics to love, from current events to psychology. What's more, they're witty and fun," says publisher JJ Semple.
To Matthew Fox, "our crucial task is to open our minds to a deeper understanding of the healthy masculine that we receive from our media, culture, and religions. Popular religion forces the punitive imagery of fundamentalism on us, pushing most men away from their natural yearning for spirituality and toward intolerance and domination. Meanwhile, many men, particularly young men, are looking for images of healthy masculinity to emulate and finding nothing." His new book, Hidden Spirituality of Men explores a distorted masculinity out of control.
Can these three writers find common ground? Will 3-Ways to Wisdom spark a movement to simplify spiritual exploration?
Says JJ Semple, "When Barbara Tavres contacted me, I told her I needed to read one of Matthew Fox's books if I was going to appear on a panel with him. Barbara suggested his book, Creativity. I'm glad I read it; it allows me to bounce some of my thoughts off his well-established principles. Perhaps we can come up with a synthesis. That's what I'm aiming for."
After the panel discussion, there'll be a lively Q&A. Come by Barnes & Noble Booksellers at 12:00pm on March 7, 2009. Jack London Square, Oakland CA.
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Who is Neil Bethell Sinclair?
 After spending the summer of 1973 working in Yosemite Natl. Park, Neil Sinclair attended UC Berkeley in the fall as a freshman. Through a series of accidental circumstances, he wound up living in a fraternity briefly where, during a Halloween Party, he underwent a neurological transformation that he came later to understand as the full activation of the Kundalini. The overwhelming force of Kundalini activation transformed his brain and psyche into that of a poet, a mystic, and a visionary. "The transformation took many years and resulted in various psychic abilities," says Sinclair. In India, Kundalini is known as the source of life force energy that resides at the base of the spine, but is dormant in most people. Indian tradition, both Hindu and Buddhist, hold that the practice of yoga and meditation can cause it rise up the spine to the brain. In 1988, Sinclair ran for the US Congress. In 1989, he entered the solar energy business, where he became involved in the development of the electric car, participating in the development of a new type of electric motor and working as a consultant on advanced transportation methods. In 1998, Sinclair went to work for CyberTran International, a company at the forefront in development a new type of automated light rail system. Today, he is Chairman and CEO of CyberTran International. The Spirit Flies Free: The Kundalini Poems is his first book. Barnes and Noble page... |
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Deciphering the Golden Flower One Secret at a Time Read what critic Araminta Matthews had to say about JJ Semple's first book:
 "When I think of memoirs, I am often bored by
the thought of reading the machinations of some person's mundane
existence. I imagine the story to be amateurish, over-written, and
esoteric. Couple that memoir with a critical commentary on a [in]famous
philosophical treatise from Chinese spirituality and I expected a
full-on yawn-fest. Instead, I was met with a frank, enlightening foray
into the depths of The Secret of the Golden Flower from the perspective of a real person, flaws and all. JJ Semple's Deciphering the Golden Flower One Secret at a Time is
truly a phenomenon unto itself. This book uses one person's real life
to extrapolate the intricacies of The Golden Flower, from pre-discovery
to post-discovery, and it is quite a ride.
"At the same time as encompassing the
spiritual element, Semple's book also masters the craft of writing and
entertainment. He has mastered dialogue in its creative nonfiction
element and brought alive through voice the characters of his memories.
In addition, his writing is constantly hand-carved - in no instance
does it feel over-written or flowery, as though he has kept his
language on a leash close to his hip.
"I recommend this book to everyone. Truly,
this is the best book I've read in a long time, both in terms of
practical application of spiritual practice and market entertainment.
This book is a riveting experience."
by Arminta Matthews, June 20, 2008
Read the full review...
Barnes and Noble page...
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Says JJ Semple, "It's all about redemption, transformation, and transcendence and yet, the labels keep us apart. People say there are too many systems out there. And they're right. In this new age of ours, it's hard to keep score. What matters is not the labels; it's the systems that work and the systems that don't work. By furthering the search for a viable method of activating Kundalini, I hope to do away with some of the labels and the superstitions and make the exploration of the metaphysical realm more palpable."  |
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Sincerely,
JJ Semple
Life Force Books
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