The little shop is brightly lit and captures the glow and sparkle of the store’s brilliantly displayed crystals, while the shelves are overflowing with special items that captivate the mind and spirit. If you ever find yourself sauntering the narrow streets of the West Village and want to relax and lose yourself in the magical world of spirituality and our Native American culture, visit Stick, Stone and Bone. You may leave the store feeling a little more charmed, a little more relaxed, and a little more evolved in a higher consciousness — ready to take on the vivacious pulse of New York.

Tasty vegetarian dinning at this sumptuous vegan restaurant in NYC. The food is so delicious that I even order extra to take home. The Quesadilla, stuffed with portobello mushrooms and red peppers is one of my favorites. The Seitan sandwich is very tasty indeed. The food is fresh, satisfying and reasonably priced.

“In Norse mythology, Friday is named for Frigga, the free-spirited goddess of love and fertility. When Norse and Germanic tribes converted to Christianity, Frigga was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch. It was believed that every Friday, the spiteful goddess convened a meeting with eleven other witches, plus the devil – a gathering of thirteen – and plotted ill turns of fate for the coming week. For many centuries in Scandinavia, Friday was known as ‘Witches’ Sabbath.’ “

“Chelonoidis elephantopus lived on the island of Floreana, and was heavily hunted, especially by whalers who visited the Galapagos to re-stock. A Yale University team found hybrid tortoises on another island, Isabela, that appear to have C. elephantopus as one of their parents. Some hybrids are only 15 years old, so their parents are likely to be alive.”

“…in the past thirty years neuroscientists have discovered that the brain is actually designed to improve throughout life. How can you encourage this improvement? Brain Power shares practical, state-of-the-evidence answers in this inspiring, fun-to-read plan for action. The authors have interviewed physicians, gerontologists, and neuroscientists; studied the habits of men and women who epitomize healthy aging; and applied what they describe in their own lives.”

“I have recounted this episode exactly as it took place, nine years ago, in the woods in northern Ohio. Silver Wolf, a great shaman of an earlier time, made me know the nature and fate of three aspects of soul and spirit by inviting me to share his experience of what happens after death. The knowledge I gained is indelible, and guides me in my shamanic work and teaching, and in continuing efforts to develop models of the multidimensional self and geographies of the afterworld.”

“This is a wonderful book, combining research and anecdotal information in an imminently readable format that’s guaranteed to please pet owners and non-pet owners alike. Readers will be delighted with the stories or “case-histories” that are liberally sprinkled throughout, and many a pet owner may recognize himself or his pet in these tales. (No pun intended.)… Readers may be familiar with some of Sheldrake’s prior offerings, such as A New Science of Life, or Seven Experiments That Could Change the World.“

“Based on the best selling book by medium Chico Xavier, the film tells the story of Andre Luiz, a successful doctor who experiences an enlightening spiritual awakening after his death. When he wakes up in the spiritual world, he embarks on a new journey of self-discovery and transformation…until he is rescued and taken to the spiritual Astral City…Chico Xavier (1910 – 2002) was a Brazilian medium in Brazil’s spiritism movement who wrote 413 books…Xavier’s work produced religious teachings, novels, and works of philosophy. His books sold an estimated 50 million copies, the profits of which were all channelled into charity work. In 1981 and 1982, he was nominated for the Nobel peace prize.”

“Welcome 2012 —looking at the world from a new vantage point as we continue to align ourselves within our awakening! We are no doubt earning the rewards from the lessons of discovery, staking our personal claim on the practice of balance and harmony inside our individual lives. It’s a bitter-sweet process to let go of so much and take up residence within more space of the heart. A Buddhist saying sums it up: “It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.” “