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BRANCHES OF LIGHT ! 2 ! FALL - WINTER - SPRING 2007 - 2008 ! !LIKELIKE STARS, STARS, SMILING SMILING GRATEFULLYGRATEFULLY IN IN THE THE MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT CLEAR CLEAR! ! ELCOME! Thanks for being here. HAT YOU HAPPILY PAID $25 for WAs we carry our seeds of wis- Wlast year will be $20 soon. What CONTENTS dom, warmth and caring into the win- this means at Banyen is that many 7 Upcoming Banyen Events ter darkness, let’s stay in touch with books will be coming in at lower 8 Music each other... with our hearts’ deep yes. prices than those listed in this issue 12 New Videos BRANCHES OF LIGHT of Branches. Hooray! FYI: even before 13 Art, Creativity & Music RANCHES OF LIGHT REFLECTS the News & Reviews from these new price drops, we North 15 Poetry, Writing & Stories Bdiverse spectrum of human con- Banyen Books and Sound Americans already were were pay- 17 Yoga & the Hindu Tradiditions necting, healing, and spiritual awaken- ing the lowest prices in the world 20 Buddhism & Zen ing. Offering a harvest of human ISSUE 31 Fall-Winter-Spring 2007-08 for books on durable acid-free paper. 24 Tibetan Buddhism Beauty, Brilliance & Curiosity in many The less-good news is that these price 27 Taoism, Chi & the Martial Arts Publisher & Editor ways, these new books, music, audios, reductions may take months or years 28 BodyMind Healing Kolin Lymworth and videos—jewels from among the to move through the system.On the 29 Healing Energies, Healing Herbs thousands of titles we Managing Editor, Ads & Events 1/3 of our books we buy 30 Bodywork & Movement stock at Banyen—are ever Michael Bertrand from the US, price reduc- 32 Food, Nutrition & Healing more skillful and articulate tions already occur easily. 33 Inspiration & Self-Help Insides Laura Duncan Good Look Graphics offerings on the leading On the other 2/3 we buy 36 Psychology, Therapy & Dreams Cover Fiona Gamiet Articulate Design edges of humanity “grow- from Canada, those which 37 Midlife & ElderWisdom ing up.” I trust you’ll trust On the Cover have the Canadian price 37 Jungian, Archetype & Shadow your heart to find what Ladybug Lounging on Echinacea Blossom printed on them, it’s not 38 Mythology & Symbolism you need and what enjoys in a landscape painted by Lizanne Fisher clear. We may buy more 40 The Heart of Religion you. Happy grazing... You from the US, or the sys- 40 Western Teachers & Teachings The Banyen Staff might try scanning the tem in Canada may adapt. 42 Dying & Grieving Store Manager: Tanis Phillips Index (p.63) to see at a Purchasers: Anusha Fernando, 43 Transpersonal Psychology glance which authors HERE ARE FACTORS Rebecca Coates & Marina Gingrich(books) 44 Entheogens / Psychedelics have new books. Tthat will always make Dawn Howlett, Karen McMahon The Cover that Almost Was 44 Shamanism & Ritual Canadian prices higher than & Suñi Tafoya (music, art & gifts) 45 Native American Medicine Ways IGHLIGHTS THIS ISSUE: Rumi’s “par”: economies of scale (US market In the Store... “The Gardeners”: 45 Wicca, Magick & Paganism Mark Adam, Mahara Gabriel, H800th Birthday (p. 48), Joseph is 10 times larger), long shipping dis- 46 Christian & Jewish Spirituality Michael Galloway, Silvia Graber, Campell on DVD (38), Parabola’s tances, import/customs costs, differ- 48 Sufism, Islam & Rumi Mandalynn Halldorson, Steve Holy, Inner Journey series (40) New ent tax/cost structures, and exchange 49 Astrology, Tarot & Divination Ingrid Jensen, Jenn Longson, Sandra Leigh, Videos (13), Pema Chödrön (25)... rates in 2 or 3 countries. These factors Armin Medani-Nejad, Tom Oakley, 50 Metaphysics & Philosophy together add about 10% in any case. Tobi Panter, Suzie Payne, Emily Payne, ITH THE U.S.$ LOSING an aston- 52 Transmissions & Revelations Levi Shulman, Jacob Steele, Wishing 20% of its value in rela- O, DEAR FRIENDS, REMEMBER that 53 Business, Work & Right Livelihood Tessa Thornley & Zander Winther tion to Canada’s in 9 months, our Sas book prices go down, so too do 54 Ecology, Community & Politics Receivers: Dean Regan & Chris Piedt Banyen’s sales... unless you buy 4 56 Eco-Philosophy, Deep Ecology Accounting: Lorraine Burke book industry (built on a system of 56 Earth Energies & Eco-Design Events & Publicity: Canadian prices printed on the books, books instead of 3 (probably still pay- Michael Bertrand & Nicola Solomons based on a stable exchange rate) is ing less). Or perhaps we’ll be scraggy 57 Gardening & Farming like a deer caught in the headlights of ex-booksellers mumbling poems on a 58 Nature as Teacher & Healer a world turning. Great good news streetcorner... As Rumi said, “Gaze 58 New Culture 17,000 copies printed at Coastal Web Press on into what is not ashamed or afraid of 59 Science, Gaia, Brain/Mind New Heron Paper’s Rebrite 100% recycled for readers is that book prices are (75+% post-consumer, the rest sawmill waste— coming down. any truth.” {love from us all} –Kolin 60 Family & Parenting and no chlorine bleach). About 65 mature trees 60 Relationships, Women & Men were spared—and 45% less water and 70% less ORDERING FROM BANYEN SHIPPING & HANDLING electricity were used—by “re-using” the Call us toll-free from U.S. or Canada, email, We will backorder to ship later any titles four tons of paper it takes to print this issue. fax (604--737-1636) or order from our website. temporarily out of stock, and you may cancel Before you call, make a list for reference. your backorders at any time. 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STEPHEN LEVINE & PAUL BRUNTON ! BREAKING THE DROUGHT retiring from working with A SEARCH IN SECRET EGYPT Visions of Grace patients and a visit from Special Illustrated Edition by Stephen Levine Robert Bly, another book by Paul Brunton $16.95, paper. Larson.