Click on hand to order. The latest from Blooming Rose PressAugust 18, 2010: Zounds! At last! We attempt to maintain equanimity, yet still present this announcement with smiles of happiness: Lily G. Stephen has begun recording author-read audio books after many requests from fans. Blooming Rose Press hopes to make Volume I, The Tenth Muse, available ~ on CD to begin with ~ by early 2011. If this comes about earlier, in time for holiday gift purchases, an updated announcement will appear here. Thank you, fans of the trilogy, for your patience!April 17, 2010 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: We have received info from Lama Sherab Dorje, Tulku Sherdor, about the tragic earthquake in Jyekundo, Kham ("Yushu"), particularly damage and death toll at Thrangu Monastery which Lama Dorje reports is very grave. Please click on the following link for more details. You will see a second link at that site that takes you to specifics you will want to know.You may also visit Blazing Wisdom Institute, also linked below. ~Namaste~ Thrangu Monastery Tibet relief./rebuild Blazing Wisdom Institute March 16, 2010: Our newest feature, to resonate with our entry into Spring 2010, is a series of quotations from The Third Verse Trilogy. We begin with just one, and additions will show up through the coming weeks and months. To view, click on "Book Previews." February 6, 2010: Be sure to check our "Wisdom Forum" page on a regular basis. New additions appear often. See the latest offering that clarifies understanding the nature of reality in spiritual practice. We are heralding the inception of Decade # 2 in the 21st Century, a year that rings with a unique sound -- twenty ten -- with this announcement: Since the birth of this web site at the end of 2002 (when we were lucky to get 250 visits in one month), there have been 165,550 visits through December 31, 2009. This is a blessing to you our visitor and to us as hosts of the multi-level wisdom sources represented at Blooming Rose Press.
September 1, 2009 update: Changes have been made to "Our Friends." Click on button at left for new and inspiring resources! August 21, 2009 update: Our Wisdom Forum page features a commentary about what really matters as we each explore spiritual paths. Contributions by Lily G. Stephen, Bob Stephen, and blog excerpt from Colin Bondi, Evolver.net blogger.
Here is a link for the second online radio reading-aloud by Lily G. Stephen from The El-eventh Hour:
AuthorsRead July 27 program
June 25, 2009 update: Our newest website page is Getting a Story Out of Nowhere, Part II: Careful What You Wish for. Once a story grabs you, what might the future hold for your novel? Visit this page for questions and answers, then return for periodic updates. Ordering our books is easier than ever with our new, streamlined order page - click on button at left or on the symbol of The Els, the hand above. Now The Third Verse Trilogy, as a set and for individual volumes, is available at this site with a 20% DISCOUNT. The Third Verse Trilogy, serves two primary needs: first, it appeals to a wide range of fiction readers and intrigues with pathways to wisdom and broader perspectives on existence; equally, the trilogy offers something rare to spiritual practitioners -- entertainment that conforms to their precepts, eons apart from common fiction themes of power play, lust, warfare, conflict, mayhem. The trilogy dazzles with adventure, multi-dimensional settings, ancient precursors to present-time evolution, and a look into one possible future for humankind. ________________________________________ Spiritual leader of Shambhala, an international network of Buddhist meditation and retreat centers, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche offers suggestions to get past fear many are feeling these days. Visit our Maintaining Equanimity page for a sample of his advice. If you are a Buddhist practitioner, or are interested in approaches taken by various schools of Buddhist practice, visit our Wisdom Forum page for a new invitation from Blooming Rose Press. Local and regional practitioners, be sure to check the latest posting on our Events page. ____________________________________________
The Twelfth Age, Volume III in The Third Verse Trilogy, has been honored with a finalist award in the "Fiction & Literature: Visionary Fiction" category by the national book award program, The Best Books of 2008. In competition with big publishing houses such as Simon and Schuster, McGraw Hill, and Harper Collins, The Twelfth Age, Volume III in The Third Verse Trilogy, has been honored with a finalist award in the "Fiction & Literature: Visionary Fiction" category by the national book award program, The Best Books of 2008. For more information about the award program and a complete list of winners and finalists: http://www.usabooknews.com/bestbooksawards2008.html ____________________________________________ Latest review for The Twelfth Age offered by Paul Lappen, Dead Trees Review! Check it out on our Reviews page. ____________________________________________ How often do we hear the word "karma" used like a catch-word? Scholars of spirituality have clarified the principle of karma for us. One such scholar, Andrew Olendzki, has given Blooming Rose Press his permission to offer his article, "Karma in Action," to visitors. Click on the "Karma" button at left for what he shares, insights that reveal how we can choose our actions and change our lives. And our newest article by Andrew, "Unreal Imagination Exists," sets out an amalgam of considerations important to us, and to you. Andrew Olendzki not only fascinates us word people -- he also opens our perceptions more fully and imaginatively to the true nature of reality. Click on the "Paradox" button.
Announcing the release of The Third Verse Trilogy as a boxed set! Fresh for 2009, the boxed trilogy as well as each individual volume are available at 20% off the retail price when ordered through this website. Just click on the "To order" button at upper left. At this exciting time for Blooming Rose Press, with the trilogy released as a boxed set, we are happy to report a new project about to launch. Our next release, The Third Verse Trilogy on CD as audio books -- check back for posted updates soon to appear in this news section. _______________________________________ Gallery addition! For our latest additions -- photographs taken from Upper Panther Meadows on Mount Shasta -- please visit Page Two of our Gallery. _______________________________________ The first publishing industry review is posted on our Amazon.com page. We include the five-star review here as well as on our Reviews page: Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) "The art of writing a literate and original work of fiction is just that -- an art. It requires every bit as much imagination, skill, and talent as does a painting or a sculpture. Instead of being created out of pigments and canvas, clay and marble, it is composed of words -- but if they are the right words, they can outlast painted images and endure for as long as stone statues. Just such an artistic literary work is The Third Verse Trilogy by Lily G. Stephen who has now published The Twelfth Age which is the concluding volume to her deftly woven trilogy of mythology, romance, fantasy, and spiritual insights that began with The Tenth Muse (0971265909, $14.95), then continued with The El-eventh Hour (0971265917, $19.95), and has now come to completion with a particular elegance and literary flair with a novel that takes the reader across ages and dimensions for a synchronous convergence of events as Tashami-roku searched for the legendary prophet Stair and an ultimate awakening and transformation of human consciousness. Complex, engaging, entertaining, thoughtful and thought-provoking, The Twelfth Age is a compelling and thoroughly satisfying read and represents independent publishing at its very best." Attention: A portion of proceeds from sales of The Third Verse Trilogy volumes goes to support the International Campaign for Tibet. This admirable organization guided by Richard Gere, Chairman of the Board of Directors, is engaged in a major effort to mobilize all Americans who believe in the right of a nation, that harbors one of the world's great ancient spiritual cultures, to survive. If you are interested in contacting ICT, visit www.savetibet.org. We now also alternate our support of this global issue with a more local/regional need by directing a portion of book proceeds to Senior Nutrition and Meals on Wheels in the region of Mount Shasta. _____________________________________ Our Wisdom Forum page has been updated with reflections from Lily. Enjoy insights from visitors as well by clicking on the "Wisdom Forum" button upper left, or in Table of Contents below. There's also more direct access to the Author Gallery with addition of its navigation button below the Gallery button. ______________________________________ Those interested in collective consciousness will appreciate an update with a link to the Wholeness Seminar. Click on the "Collective Consciousness" button and scroll to the bottom. ______________________________________ Glimpses into the scope of The Third Verse Trilogy are available on our Reviews page and Book Previews page. ______________________________________ Stay tuned for: A new spiritual essay page - "Significances of Tibetan Buddhist Iconography." Please click on the Spiritual Novels button for the informative essay on "The Relationship between Fiction and Spirituality" Also, enjoy our essay and biographical reflection, Creative Discontent, linked from our About Us page. Authors will appreciate the article, Getting a Story Out of Nowhere. Just click on button at upper left. New comments also appear on philosophical investigation into Reincarnation or Eternal Recurrence. Click on our Reviews button to sample two recent perspectives (and more). Paul Lappen, a devotee of independent and unusual books, has given The El-eventh Hour star status with our book cover on the front of his Dead Trees Review, annual science fiction/fantasy issue #32. Paul's review reflects opinions of a reviewer who reads out of love for literature. His review also appears on the Midwest Book Review website, and he rates The El-eventh Hour with five stars on Amazon.com. Also enjoy comments from John Aiello—journalist, poet, Beat Generation expert, editor and publisher of The Electric Review.
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