{"title":"Belinda Gore","description":"\u003cp\u003eBelinda Gore's works delve deeply into the realms of \u003cstrong\u003ereligion and spirituality\u003c\/strong\u003e, inviting readers to explore transformative experiences of faith and inner awakening. Her writing often blends reflective insight with rich, evocative prose that encourages a profound connection to the sacred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough titles like \u003cem\u003eThe Ecstatic Experience\u003c\/em\u003e, Gore offers explorations of spiritual joy and transcendence, making her collection a compelling journey for those seeking both inspiration and understanding within spiritual practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-ecstatic-experience-by-belinda-gore-9781591430964","title":"The Ecstatic Experience","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe human need for ecstasy—the ability to be free of the limitations of ordinary consciousness—is as imperative as the need for food. Renowned anthropologist Felicitas Goodman claimed that being deprived of ecstasy was the fundamental cause of all forms of addiction. Indigenous cultures and the civilisations of antiquity were aware of this and developed specific rituals to induce and channel trance energies to detoxify and nourish the subtle body in order to experience the ecstatic reality that gives life to matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe body postures seen in ancient art from Mayan, Egyptian, African, Native American, Sumerian, and other ancient and indigenous traditions are a doorway to inducing this kind of ecstatic trance. People who assume these postures in a ritual context are able to experience expanded and transformative states of consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing up on the groundbreaking introduction of this practice in her first book, \u003cem\u003eEcstatic Body Postures\u003c\/em\u003e, Belinda Gore provides a new series of 20 sacred postures and exercises that allow for a deeper understanding and utilisation of these shamanic practices. She shows how to use the energy awakened by these practices for healing, shapeshifting, initiations into the mysteries of death and rebirth, divination, spirit journeying, and restoring balance to the cosmic patterns disrupted by destructive human activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo help reach these deep, ecstatic trance states, the author also provides a 60-minute CD of shamanic trance rhythms to accompany the journeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eProvides practices from Mayan, Egyptian, African, Native American, Sumerian, and other ancient and indigenous traditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eShows how these practices can detoxify the energy body\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes 60-minute CD of trance rhythms to accompany the shamanic journeying exercises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599409201388,"sku":"9781591430964","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8a7b8ab6f03e1afbf7b19fe16795d806.jpg?v=1778043281"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/belinda-gore.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}