YEAR ZERO: TIME OF THE GREAT SHIFT

Saluda, NC -- (SBWIRE) --11/11/2011 -- Divine Arts Media announces the November 2011 release of YEAR ZERO: TIME OF THE GREAT SHIFT by Kiara Windrider.

In YEAR ZERO: TIME OF THE GREAT SHIFT, author, researcher, and transpersonal psychologist Kiara Windrider invites readers to comprehend the idea that time is cyclical, not linear. The year 2012 represents both the end of a great cycle of time and the dawning of a new one.

Drawing on meticulous research as well as personal shamanic experience, Windrider clarifies the 'big picture' of planetary evolution from the perspectives of ancient wisdom and modern science. He reveals an intricate interplay between phenomena (such as galactic super-waves, magnetic pole reversals, evolutionary impulses within matter, and the descent of supramental light) shaping a new species of humanity on a rapidly evolving earth.

About the Author
Kiara Windrider, MA, MFT, holds a dual degree in Peace Studies and International Development through Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas; completed the graduate program in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology through JFK University in Orinda, California; worked for many years at Pocket Ranch Institute (an alternative psychiatric center which specialized in healing emotional trauma and facilitating spiritual emergence); received his license as a psychotherapist (MFT) from the State of California in 1998; trained in various forms of bodywork, breath work, hypnotherapy, and shamanic healing; and is deeply involved in the Deeksha movement (another form of divine energy transmission). He has authored three other books: Doorway to Eternity: A Guide to Planetary Ascension, Deeksha: Fire from Heaven, and Journey into Forever: Surfing 2012 and Beyond. He lives in Turkey and India.

YEAR ZERO: TIME OF THE GREAT SHIFT, the seventh in a series of new books by Divine Arts Media, is available now for purchase at http://shop.MWP.com/products/YEAR-ZERO-Time-of-the-Great-Shift. Divine Arts Media grew out of Michael Wiese Productions, founded by filmmaker Michael Wiese in 1976 in San Francisco primarily to produce films. In 1981, MWP published its first book, The Independent Film and Videomaker's Guide by Michael Wiese, selling over 50,000 copies. Over 30 years, MWP has become America's leading "how-to" film book publisher with a line of over 140 books on every aspect of filmmaking including many bestsellers. Now Divine Arts Media expands that mission, focusing on the power of art and media to spur personal and global healing, peace and understanding. Learn more by visiting the online press kit at http://www.DivineArts.PressKit247.com and the public site at http://www.DivineArtsMedia.com.

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Saluda, NC -- (SBWIRE) --11/11/2011 -- Divine Arts Media announces the October 2011 release of THE SACRED SITES OF THE DALAI LAMAS by Glenn H. Mullin.

This book remarkably mixes 100 stunning color photographs of Tibet's most sacred power spots of the Dalai Lamas with text on the historical relevance of these sites in the unfolding of Tibetan Buddhism. Appearing throughout the book are brief biographies, inspirational quotations and passages from the writings of the early Dalai Lamas.

The book takes both an experiential form (through the photographs) and an intellectual exploration of these power spots. It explores the caves where the early Buddhist masters meditated, enters the monasteries where the Dalai Lamas and others taught, and looks down from an altitude of over 16,000 feet into the famous Oracle Lake of Lhamo Lhatso (where every Dalai Lama has had prophetic visions). The sacred sites include: Potala, Jokhang, Drepung Monastery, Nechung, Drak Yerpa Valley, The Caves of Songsten Gampo, Jowo Atisha, Guru Rinpoche, Samye Monastery, Lambhu Lagang Castle, Ani Sanku Nunnery, Lama Tsongkhapa Meditation Cave, Tranduk, Kangyur Stupa, Terdak Lingpa, Tashi Lumpo, Champa Zhishi, Sakya, Chokhor Gyal, Milarepa's Cave, and The Oracle Lake.

About the Author: Glenn H. Mullin (Lama Maitrizopa) is a Tibetologist who studied Buddhism with Tibetan refugees in India for over 12 years.
His two most important teachers were the two spiritual masters of the Dalai Lama — Kyabje Ling Rinpoche and Trijang Dorjechang. He has written 25 books on Tibetan culture including a dozen on the lives and works of the early Dalai Lamas. Accompanying Mr. Mullin were photographers Gerry Croce, Rob Deming, William P. Wood Jr. and filmmaker Michael Wiese, who created a companion film (with the same title) on the pilgrimage. Learn more at http://www.DivineArtsMedia.com/our-books#Sites

THE SACRED SITES OF THE DALAI LAMAS, the sixth in a series of new books by Divine Arts Media, is available now for purchase at http://shop.MWP.com/products/The-Sacred-Sites-of-the-Dalai-Lamas. Divine Arts Media grew out of Michael Wiese Productions, founded by filmmaker Michael Wiese in 1976 in San Francisco primarily to produce films. In 1981, MWP published its first book, The Independent Film and Videomaker's Guide by Michael Wiese, selling over 50,000 copies. Over 30 years, MWP has become America's leading "how-to" film book publisher with a line of over 140 books on every aspect of filmmaking including many bestsellers. Now Divine Arts Media expands that mission, focusing on the power of art and media to spur personal and global healing, peace and understanding. Learn more by visiting the online press kit at http://www.DivineArts.PressKit247.com and the public site at http://www.DivineArtsMedia.com.

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Saluda, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/09/2011 -- Divine Arts Media announces the August 2011 release of Sophia — The Feminine Face of God: Nine Heart Paths to Healing and Abundance by Karen Speerstra.

Speerstra is a veteran writer, editor, and expert on feminine spirituality. For more than 20 years she pondered writing Sophia — The Feminine Face of God. When publisher Michael Wiese asked her if she had anything "in the works" for his new imprint, Divine Arts Media, the book began taking shape.

In Sophia — The Feminine Face of God, Speerstra delves deep into faith traditions worldwide to reveal their wisdom. The book encourages readers to find the "essential feminine divine" within themselves and others. Each of the nine chapters focuses on gifts of the feminine spirit: joy, self-control, generosity, peace, faithfulness, patience, kindness, gentleness, and love, all within the context of abundance, rather than scarcity.

About the Author- Karen Speerstra
Karen Speerstra is a veteran writer, editor, and author. Her books include Green Devotional: Active Prayers for a Healthy Planet, The Earthshapers, Divine Sparks, and Hunab Kue: 77 Sacred Symbols for Balancing Body and Spirit and her new book, Sophia —The Feminine Face of God. As a freelance writer, she spent 10 years writing weekly regional and national newspaper columns as well as articles, booklets, card sets, children's religious curriculum and poetry. She worked 20 years in college text and professional book publishing, developing books in music, art, humanities, photography, film, broadcast and a line of forward-thinking business books. From 1987 to 1999, she served as editorial manager at Butterworth-Heinemann, dividing her time between England and Boston. Karen is the mother of two sons. She and her husband John live in central Vermont. Learn more about her at her website: http://www.sophiaserve.com/

Sophia —The Feminine Face of God, the fifth in a series of new books by Divine Arts Media, is available now for purchase at http://shop.mwp.com/products/sophia-the-feminine-face-of-god-nine-heart-paths-to-healing-and-abundance. Divine Arts Media grew out of Michael Wiese Productions, founded by filmmaker Michael Wiese in 1976 in San Francisco primarily to produce films. In 1981, MWP published its first book, The Independent Film and Videomaker's Guide by Michael Wiese, selling over 50,000 copies. Over 30 years, MWP has become America's leading "how-to" film book publisher with a line of over 140 books on every aspect of filmmaking including many bestsellers. Now Divine Arts Media expands that mission, focusing on the power of art and media to spur personal and global healing, peace and understanding. Learn more by visiting the online press kit at http://www.divinearts.presskit247.com and the public site at http://www.divineartsmedia.com.

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The Shaman & Ayahuasca: Journeys to Sacred Realms

Saluda, NC -- (SBWIRE) --06/13/2011 -- Divine Arts Media announces the July 2011 release of The Shaman & Ayahuasca: Journeys to Sacred Realms, the only book of its kind written by a practicing shaman, Don Jose Campos.

Campos is an internationally known Peruvian shaman or curandero (SAY koo-rahn-de-ro) and authority on Ayahuasca (SAY Aya-wass-ka), a psychoactive vine-based plant brew widely known throughout South America for its healing and visionary properties. The book was written in collaboration with a team lead by acclaimed filmmaker Michael Wiese (say We-see), who also created a companion film documenting their experiences with Campos and Ayahuasca.

Respect for the healing, nutritional, and spiritual power of plants is at the heart of The Shaman & Ayahuasca. Seeking healing for symptoms of Parkinson's Disease, Wiese traveled to Peru to study Ayahuasca. Ayahuasca is called a 'plant teacher' because it is known to heal physical, psychological, and emotional ills and provide patients with transformative insights. Wiese journeyed to the home of Campos to experience firsthand the healing and transformative aspects of Ayahuasca. Translated by Alberto Roman, a healing arts practitioner and musical collaborator, and edited and compiled by Geraldine Overton-Wiese, Wiese's wife and collaborator with Campos, The Shaman & Ayahuasca: Journeys to Sacred Realms juxtaposes the shaman's teachings with the experiences of his visitors.

About the Author
Peruvian shaman Don Jose Campos has studied with over 120 master curanderos throughout South America. His new book, The Shaman & Ayahuasca: Journeys to Sacred Realms, documents the secrets of natural healing used for thousands of years in the Amazonian rain forest. Don Jose conducts ceremonies internationally, and has produced a CD of his icaros (ceremonial songs). The book is a companion publication to the award-winning documentary film of the same name by Michael Wiese, co-founder and co-publisher (with Geraldine Overton-Wiese) of Divine Arts Media. Don Jose lives in Pucallpa, Peru. The Shaman & Ayahuasca is his first book. Learn more at http://www.DivineArtsMedia.com.

The Shaman & Ayahuasca, the fourth in a series of new books by Divine Arts Media, is available now for purchase at http://shop.mwp.com/products/the-shaman-ayahuasca-journeys-to-sacred-realms. Divine Arts Media grew out of Michael Wiese Productions, founded by filmmaker Michael Wiese in 1976 in San Francisco primarily to produce films. In 1981, MWP published its first book, The Independent Film and Videomaker's Guide by Michael Wiese, selling over 50,000 copies. Over 30 years, MWP has become America's leading "how-to" film book publisher with a line of over 140 books on every aspect of filmmaking including many bestsellers. Now Divine Arts Media expands that mission, focusing on the power of art and media to spur personal and global healing, peace and understanding. Learn more by visiting the online press kit at http://www.divinearts.presskit247.com and the public site at http://www.divineartsmedia.com.

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