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"...in a perfect world..." A phrase that pops up all too often. Unless we live in a fantasy bubble, most will agree our world needs a lot of fixing just to be a balanced and kind habitation for humans and animals -- let alone "perfect." Our sages and masters of wisdom emphasize in many different ways that for our outer world to improve, our inner focus, our clarity of perception and behavior, our development of compassion and wisdom are key. Blooming Rose Press is devoted to offering a resource for all who recognize the fundamental yet stupendous need to revere all living things, to take universal responsibility, and to cut through attachment that inhibits our inner evolution. One resource available here is fiction for evolutionary readers. The Third Verse Trilogy offers something rare to spiritual practitioners and general fiction readers: entertainment that conforms to their world vision, eons apart from common fictional themes, yet adventurous through multi-dimensional settings, ancient precursors to present-time evolution, and with a look into one possible future for humankind. BULLETIN: To hear Lily G. Stephen read aloud excerpts on the AuthorsRead program, just click on link headings at Equanimity, Collectively Conscious, Fiction with Wisdom, Getting A Story, or About Us. Our newest feature 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." For announcements about breaking news, awards, reviews and Mount Shasta spirituality, please click on "Latest News" on left side of screen. Wisdom seekers and practitioners, be sure to check in at the Wisdom Forum page for "Signposts on the Way," an expanding resource about methods and knowledge in the spiritual life. _________________________________________________________________ May the boundless compassion, symbolized by many icons throughout all cultures, radiate from the depths of our hearts. We offer this prayer from one of our early teachers: "Beyond the beliefs of any religion, there is the truth of the human spirit. Beyond the power of nations, there is the power of human heart. Beyond the ordinary mind, the power of wisdom, love, and healing energy is at work in the universe. When we can find peace within our hearts, we contact these universal powers. This is our only hope." -Ven. Tarthang Tulku (To learn more about Tarthang Tulku's work, visit http://www.odiyan.org/history.html.) "All the joy the world contains comes through wishing happiness for others. All the misery the world contains comes through wanting pleasure for oneself." -Shantideva, The Way of the Bodhisattva "I must have the purity of my own heart, stance, and intent toward others. This is the seed of all inner peace." -H. E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, 1930-2002 Our universe expands with each moment. As diverse as stars in a cosmic swirl, we find novel ways to set aside fixed viewpoints and break out of programmed responses to question what’s real and what’s illusory. Come along on a voyage into an experience of awakening, vision, and fusion. At a time when we feel vulnerable as never before, our need for glimpses beyond the veil calls to us. Let’s explore together the widening array of possibilities opening up for us that are portrayed in our groundbreaking novels. Are you among the growing multitude whose lives embrace broader experiences and higher comprehension? Are you curious about evolving in your inner world, thinking beyond time and space, utilizing helpful methods for spiritual advancement, and learning about how the ancient mystery schools relate to what’s happening right now? Are you a wisdom seeker concerned with transitions taking place, both personally and globally, and wanting deeper connection with the viewpoints of other spiritual practitioners? Do you wonder about collective consciousness, the interface of science with spirituality, understanding of higher dimensions and parallel existences, and about earth changes? Do you think more in terms of cosmic perspective than of fixed viewpoints? We at Blooming Rose Press are committed to exploration of these topics and more through the pages of this website and through the medium of the storyteller. We’re watching and reporting about the diminishing boundaries between science and spirituality, between language and the true nature of reality which is ineffable. We invite you to investigate our online resources through these pages as well as to learn about Lily G. Stephen’s visionary fiction trilogy, novels of modern mythology, now complete. Volume I, The Tenth Muse, and Volume II, The El-eventh Hour, are still available in first edition. Now released is Volume III, The Twelfth Age. 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 themes of power play, lust, warfare, conflict, mayhem found in popular novels. The trilogy dazzles with adventure, multi-dimensional settings, ancient precursors to present-time evolution, and a look into one possible future for humankind. 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Our latest book cover is a visionary collaborative design with Leanne Krause, created at her studio, Silverlining Designs. More about Leanne appears on the "Our Friends" page. Protected under copyright. Blooming Rose Press logo and all Third Verse Trilogy book covers created by Leanne Krause, Silverlining Designs, Talent, OR. All rights reserved. _______________________________________________ Aspire to evolve higher... _______________________________________________ Myths, legends, and stories about Mount Shasta signify this sacred mountain as a powerful enigma throughout the world. Travelers from afar often first see her snowcovered grandeur from distant valleys, to gape at a vision seeming to have appeared out of a fairy tale. Myriads have been drawn to Mount Shasta's realm, to commune with all the mountain offers, and to delve into a treasure house of esoteria that has come down through the ages regarding this mysterious peak. Aha! What about Mount Shasta's future role in Earth's advancement through the accelerated changes we perceive? The stage has been set in The Tenth Muse and The El-eventh Hour. This trilogy of novels that take us deep within the mountain and through the dimensions into the omniverse has now reached its crescendo in The Twelfth Age. If you are curious about Mount Shasta's unfolding master role, follow the storyteller's journey in The Third Verse Trilogy, for this gifted story surpasses entertainment and constitutes a mythological signpost to help us interpret our personal roles. Mount Shasta, California is one of several fascinating settings for The Third Verse Trilogy. We at Blooming Rose Press offer viewers visual displays of this sacred mountain of North America. Recently added is Page Two through a link on Page One of the Gallery. Updates also appear about volcanic and geological findings. View recent regional quake event information, along with the latest on seismic monitoring, as part of our Mount Shasta Information resource. Just click on the "Gallery" button and link to the Mount Shasta Information page. Also included are details about a land deal that may form a balanced precedent for other forests surrounding Mount Shasta. This will be especially interesting to those concerned about protecting forestlands while allowing intelligent timber harvesting. An excerpt from Geology Professor Bill Hirt appears in the Mount Shasta Information, along with a link to his Mount Shasta Companion containing several chapters of in-depth geological resources. View informational pages by clicking on buttons at upper left or on Table of Contents titles below and offer your ideas and feedback about Maintaining Equanimity During Dangerous Times, Parallel Existences, Reincarnation or Eternal Recurrence, Collective Consciousness and Intention, Beautiful Minds, and Spiritual Practice Teaching Events and Workshops. All comments and feedback from viewers are welcome. ______________ "Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment." -Mohandas Gandhi _______________ Web site hosted by SiteSell.com. More than a web host, SiteSell makes site building possible for us non-techies who need to keep creative time freed up. But that's only a piece of SiteSell's total package that delivers results. Scroll to home page footer for link, or click on "Our Friends" or "Helpers" for more information and links. SiteSell offers proof. They also offer cutting-edge methods through Make Your Links Work. If you have a web site and care about creating a quality network with your links, be sure to click on "Our Friends" and scroll way down for information.
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