A full-length study and new translation of the great Sanskrit poet Kalidasa's famed Meghaduta (literally "The Cloud Messenger,") The Cloud of Longing focuses on the poem's interfacing of nature, feeling, figuration, and mythic memory. This work is unique in its attention given to the natural world in light of the nexus of language and love that is the chief characteristic (lakshana) of the poem. Along with a scrupulous study of the approximately 111 verses of the...

Have you ever felt the magic of being in the right place at the right time, when you and the universe seemed to be working in effortless cooperation?If so, you have already witnessed what Rick Jarow calls the "Alchemy of Abundance"—the fusion of internal forces and external experience that transmutes the "base metal of a stagnant life" into the gold of full and open participation in every unfolding moment.In Alchemy of Abundance, Jarow reveals the miracle that happe...

In this unique and provocative look at work, career counselor Rick Jarow argues for a return to the concept of vocation--finding a "calling" instead of a job.Traditional career guides inventory the individual skills, talents, and abilities that correlate to specific existing jobs. Creating the Work You Love presents a unique alternative approach, using self-reflective exercises based on the seven chakras, to help you determine the elements you need to create a life filled ...

Join us for this Full Chakra Alignment Meditation with Rick Jarow which includes animal, color, and energy visualizations.

In Hermetic astrology the seven ancient planets are both outer (macrocosmic) and inner (microcosmic) energy centres and also called the seven sacred inner stars of man. In a sense, they also correspond to the seven inner energy centres, i.e. the chakras of the Eastern wisdom teachings. seven ancient planets specifically relate to man, as they are inner energy centers. These seven forces work in man and through man. The true functioning of these planetary forces is a great mystery. The plan...

In Hinduism and Buddhism, chakras are thought of as energy centers in the body. They mark places where spiritual energies intersect. The concept of chakras ties into the early Hindu concepts of a physical body and a subtle body. While the physical body consists of mass and is visible, the subtle body — which includes the mind and emotions — consists of energy and is invisible.In this system, spiritual or psychic energy from the subtle body influences the physical body and vice vers...

What is the practice of manifestation? According to Rick Jarow, it is finding within ourselves the heroic aspects we each carry and learning to embody them in the world for the good of all. On The Great Work of Manifestation, we join the professor and anti-career counselor for a spirited session honoring our call to "manifest genuine truth and goodness."Sounds True Pearls bring you inspirational and insightful downloadable audio sessions selected from our most popular courses. Rang...

Designed to help job seekers align their outer careers with their inner values, The Beginner's Guide to Finding Your Perfect Job offers a radical new approach to career change that reframes how, why, and where we can find work that is not just a job, but a destiny.Drawing from his popular Anti-Career workshops, Rick Jarow teaches seven principles of career transformation to help listeners move beyond self-limiting thoughts and patterns, so that the work you do in the world reflects...

Although millions of Americans consider themselves relatively prosperous, many are trapped in a poverty that crosses all boundaries of gender, race, age, and income. This poverty has nothing to do with money, teaches Rick Jarow—and everything to do with why you are here in the world.On The Yoga of Work, Dr. Jarow throws into focus a cultural irony that reaches into every office building and business in America: we have confused career with purpose, money with success, and where we ...

According to the perennial wisdom teachings, your vocation is not a means of survival in the world—it is a pure expression of your life force. Vocation arises, not as a response to external forces, but authentically from within your own body.To the modern mind, this approach to work sounds radical. But for more than 3,000 years, sacred traditions in the East and West have allowed vocation to serve as a platform for spiritual and material growth. The Ultimate Anti-Career Guide is th...

The clues surround you wherever you go: messages and signs telling you how to live a more rewarding and fulfilling life. Have you ever wondered how your life would improve if you were to tune in to the information that the universe is offering to you?With The Advanced Manifestation Program, Rick Jarow introduces a powerful curriculum for heightening your awareness of synchronicities, opportunities, and serendipity—all of which have little to do with simple luck, teaches Jarow. Base...

The typical job-hunt strategy is to match your inventory of skills with the want ads … then hope for the best. The irony is that regardless of the economy, someone out there is in need of your unique gifts, in a role meant to be part of your true life's purpose. Here, Rick Jarow guides you through a series of sessions that have helped thousands at his national anti-career workshops to shift out of mere survival mode and into a life of abundance, opportunity, and right livelihood.Sou...