I hope you’re enjoying your summer - for us here in the UK, it has been really “autumnal”, with much needed, however, continuous rain and winds that have already started to shake off tree leaves to the ground.

My summer has been really busy, I had a chance however, to continue working on my website managed to update few more pages. I particularly enjoyed working on the recommended books lists where updated links to Amazon UK as well as Amazon USA have been added for your convenience. I realised that the Myths section was probably my favourite of the recommended book lists.

I don't know about you, but when I was a child, I never really enjoyed being lectured at. I would soon lose interest, and stop paying attention. But whenever something was related to me in a story form, with wit, charm and fantasy- my ears perked up.

Many times, the language of symbols, fables and magic, conveys and expresses spiritual teaching in a charming, fun and profound manner; without having to feel that one has been "lectured". Partly, I believe, because they speak to the child within – who refuses to grow up but continues to be inspired by imagination. And mostly because I believe the soul understands and responds to creativity. Part of developing our spirituality is to do with developing our creative ability and freeing our imagination.

I remember when I was about 10 years old, my brother returned home from England, and came to greet me while holding The Hobbit under his arms (not in his suit case) as if he could not wait to give it to me. I sensed immediately that this was a meaningful gift. I started reading it and could not put it down.

It was this book that ignited my interest in myth that sealed my continuing interest in fable and fantasy. I also came to appreciate how rich is my own culture is in myth and fantasy. Most of us would know about Arabian 1001 Nights; but wait till you read The Fables of Kalilah Wa Dimnah and Tales of Alhambra (hard to come by). You can see all those books in the Myth page.

By the time I was done working on that list, I realised that it is actually a list of favourite books that I personally own and treasure- which means books I would never lend out!

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Please take a look at the website of www.debramcfarlane.co.uk, a very talented client of mine, who has the fortunate job of illustrating myth and fables books! And speaking of talent and creativity, a few of my clients have also started their creative business in spite of the current economic Global slowdown (as it is now called): www.hanksociety.com/, www.ahdkamel.com/bio.html - an upcoming and rising filmmaker, the fabulous designs of www.3abaya.com , and www.holisticbeat.com - Holistic Life Coaching and Personal Development Congratulations to all of you.

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Until we meet again, and while we are on the subject of creativity and inspiration, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading Mandala - The Art of Creating Future, by June-Elleni Laine (Amazon UK, Amazon USA) which has already inspired me with creating my own mandals (you will see them soon on my main website).

Articles recently posted in PS-Magazine.com

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Dreams, if you like, are the domain where it is possible to "experiment" with probable outcomes, or realities, in a safe manner. I believe that since they are also a product of our own personal mind, which is constructed or shaped through our perception, belief system and experiences; we each have and will develop our own personal dictionary of interpreting our dreams.

Review of Palmist T. Stokes
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Great Food Video Website
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Papered Over: Exploring the New Testament’s Inconsistencies and Contradictions, by Jared Collard
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Self Healing Through Divine Numbers
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Eating for your age
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God On The Brain
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Embrace Life
This is well done, and is well worth watching!

Eating Brown Rice to Cut Diabetes Risk
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What the Heck Is the Matrix? by Keith Varnum
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Sahar Huneidi

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