Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 192 pages
- Published by: Balanced Book Publishing June 2004
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0974910902
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0974910901
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 7.6 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 1.3 pounds
Product Description
Nominated for nine National Literary awards and winner of Spirituality Book of the Year (USA Book News) and Self Help Book of the Year (Coalition of Visionary Resources) COVR, Altars of Power and Grace offers a revolutionary approach to creating personal altars. This unique system combines the holistic and creative traditions of Whole Systems Design with the most potent aspects of Vastu Shastra. Vastu, an ancient science from India, was the original teaching on which Feng Shui is based. This enlightening and informative book by renowned Vastu experts, Robin and Michael Mastro, demystifies these principles making them accessible for the Western mindset. Altars created in the home or offices are a gorgeous reminder of the sacred in everyday life. With easy and concise instructions, you will learn tools to maximize potential and attract Universal Support. Your altars can feature items or icons from any religious or spiritual practice, and will beautify your surroundings while transforming your life.
About The Author
Robin Mastro M.A., a graduate of Mills College, received her masters degree in Whole Systems Design from Antioch University. She has instructed hundreds of people worldwide how to create self-empowering altars in their homes and offices. Her work in this exciting new field took her to Egypt and India, where she studied ancient concepts of scared space and Vastu Shastra. Robin is dedicated to adapting the wisdom of ancient systems to enhance the reality of modern life. She is the creator of AltarWear®, a jewelry and clothing line based on Vedic teachings.
Michael Mastro, award winning architect and president of Global Construction, is one of the leading Western experts on the art and science of Vastu Shastra. Michael, a meditator for over 35 years, was asked in the late 1970’s by renowned spiritual teacher, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, to design spiritual centers in India, Europe, and the United States. Michael’s company built the first
Microsoft office building with the orientation and placement designed according to Vastu Shastra. Robin and Michael have taught yoga, meditation, and other spiritual awareness techniques as part of the Art of Living Foundation for over ten years, and are co-owners of Vastu Creations. They live, along with their daughter, on a lake in the Pacific Northwest.
Reader Reviews"Altars of Power and Grace offers a revolutionary approach to creating personal altars. This unique system combines the holistic and creative traditions of Whole Systems Design with the most potent aspects of Vastu Shastra. Vastu, an ancient science from India, was the original teaching on which Feng Shui is based." -from the book Renowned experts Robin and Michael Mastro have demystified the ancient principles of Vastu by creating an accessible model for creating personal altars. Like the compass lineage of Feng Shui, Vastu Shastra is governed by five elements and eight directions-much like a Ba Gua map. However, in the Mastro system, Metal becomes Spirit, which appropriately resides in the center. Altars concentrate chi-or life force-for the promotion of harmony, health, fulfillment and prosperity. Arranging personal items and spiritual tokens with a specific intention generates a powerful energy vortex for manifesting spirit into matter. In Altars of Power and Grace, the Mastros explain the science and history of Vastu Shastra, the attributes of the five elements and representational objects, and the areas and placements for the eight directions. The eight directions represent certain desires and dreams, and altars can be created for each aspiration: North: Abundance and Prosperity Northeast: Spirituality East: Health and Well-Being Southeast: Life Changes and Transformation South: Career and Recognition Southwest: Helpful People and Universal Support West: Creativity and Knowledge Northwest: Relationships and Marriage Altars of Power and Grace provides clear step by step instructions, colorful photographs and graphics, and a thorough treatment of personal examples and experiences. Also included are helpful charts such as correspondences for each type of altar (including color, gemstone, mantra, and animal), activation ceremonies, yantras, and mantras. The Resource section contains a glossary of terms, and five pages of "who's who" among gods, goddesses, and religious deities (e.g. Archangel Zadkiel, Minerva, Christ, Ganesh, and Lakshmi), and recommended books and websites. The Mastros also offer instructions on altars for special occasions such as weddings, births, anniversaries, and other rites of passage-as well as a beautiful global peace altar. The great thing about the Vastu Shastra system is that you can use mementos that you already own, or set out to find special icons and symbols that represents your life, personality, and spiritual path. The Mastros also supply readers with a special website address to download free yantras to print out for altar activation, so you can couple your personal tokens with the power of yantras for a specific intention. Altars of Power and Grace-which won the Best Book of 2004 Award from USABookNews.com-is a wonderful tool for focusing intention, promoting well-being, achieving desires, and cultivating spiritual connection through the creation and use of personal altars.
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