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Invoking Angels (Book & CD)

Have you ever experienced something so extraordinary as to leave you wondering whether some higher power or force were responsible? “We do not need to sit and wait for the finger of Grace to tap us on the shoulder, ” explains Rabbi David A. Cooper, “rather, we can practice the invocation of angels—cultivating profound experiences that immediately open us to guidance and blessings from the Divine.” Invoking Angels presents a complete program of daily meditations and prayers to help practitioners of any faith find self-empowerment through an active relationship with angels, which Cooper views as an energetic realm that serves as a medium in which God, humankind, and all of creation are interconnected.

Join this master kabbalist, scholar, and storyteller as he takes us back to the teachings of the Torah, the Bible, and other sacred texts to reveal the original vision of angels and the universe we co-create with them. With the unique format of a book with guided invocations on CD, Invoking Angels is meant to complement an existing spiritual practice, comfort the sick, invite wisdom, and help anyone seeking an intimate awareness of these divine forces at work around us.

Sounds True, CD, 1 hour, hardcover book, 104 pages, 2006 $19.95 list

Three Gates to Meditation Practice: A Personal Journey into Sufism, Buddhism, and Judaism
"A captivating account of an ancient endeavor: the journey toward spiritual awakening. David Cooper does not sanitize his experience or hold back; he describes both the agony and the ecstasy, the heavenly and the hellish, with unadorned, close-to-the-bone honesty. This book will encourage those who have traveled these paths and will inspire those who haven't. It may well become a classic description of the spiritual odyssey."
- Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words
Skylight, Paperback, 240 pages, 2000. $16.95
The Handbook of Jewish Meditation Practices: A Guide for Enriching the Sabbath and Other Days of Your Life
Rabbi David Cooper skillfully helps us explore the spiritual depths of Judaism in this beautiful, informative handbook.
Jewish Lights, Paperback, 192 pages, 2000. $16.95 list

God is a Verb: Kabbalah and the Practice of Mystical Judaism
Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? How do we get there? These questions have fueled Kabbalists for nearly a millennium. Rabbi David A. Cooper is the first to bring this obscure and difficult tradition to a mainstream audience in a way that gently leads us to the heart of the subject, showing us how to transform profound teachings into a meaningful personal experience -- and appreciate fully this great mystical process we know as God.
Riverhead Books, Paperback, 330 pages, 1997. $14.00 US
A Heart of Stillness: A Complete Guide to Learning the Art of Meditation
A complete, nonsectarian guide to meditation, and a comprehensive guidebook to its basic principles and practices. By showing the way to what mystics have experienced for thousands of years, David Cooper's accessible, clear advice provides invaluable guidance both for students already studying with a meditation teacher, and for those who want to develop a meditative practice on their own. Drawing from the wisdom of the world's great spiritual traditions, Cooper teaches basic meditation principles and practices to lead us onto the path of self-discovery.
"What a compassionate and enlightened book!" -- Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Skylight Paths, Paperback, 241 pages, 1999 ed. $16.95 list
Silence, Simplicity & Solitude: A Complete Guide to Spiritual Retreat
The classic spiritual retreat guide that enables anyone to create their own self-guided spiritual retreat at home. The ancient mystics looked to spiritual retreat as a way of cleansing the body and healing the soul. In Silence, Simplicity & Solitude, David A. Cooper traces the path of the mystics and the practice of spiritual retreat in all the major faith traditions, sharing the common techniques and practices of the retreat experience for beginner and advanced meditators alike. Rabbi Cooper shows the way to the self-discovery and discipline of the spiritual retreat experience and clearly instructs how to create an effective, self-guided spiritual retreat in your own home. Silence, Simplicity & Solitude teaches that not only is silence a great healer, but that inner spiritual retreat can provide life-changing insight into deeper spiritual truths.
Skylight Paths, Paperback, 309 pages, 1999 ed. $16.95 list