Books
When the Stars Align
Reflections on Astrology, Life, Death, and Other Mysteries
When the Star Align is a wide-ranging collection of essays by noted writer and astrologer Ray Grasse, exploring such subjects as the Age of Aquarius, life-after-death, the Beatles, kundalini, God, the soul, the Roswell Incident, sex, and much more. We live in uncertain times, with profound changes convulsing virtually every aspect of our world. Grasse brings his unique insights to understanding these changes, and along the way sheds new light on many previously familiar subjects. Written in a clear and engaging style, Grasse’s unconventional perspectives are sure to stimulate your thinking in unexpected ways.
So, What Am I Doing Here, Anyway?
A Collection of Astrological and Philosophical Essays
So, What Are I Doing Here, Anyway? is a multi-course feast, offering readers a wide-ranging and thought-provoking collection of essays by noted writer and astrologer Ray Grasse. Where else can you leap from the philosophy and practice of astrology to the surreal genius of Salvador Dali, the twelve-fold mystery of the Great Pyramid, the broader implications of synchronicity, Jazz and the Aquarian Age, a mystical look at war, the interface of science and imagination, and personal reflections on the 1960s? Grasse brings his unique insight to understanding these and other subjects, while shining a light on many otherwise hidden connections between them. This book is suitable for astrologers of any level. It will also appeal to anyone curious about the connections and coincidences in their own lives as well as the meaning of events on the wider world stage.
The Waking Dream:
Unlocking the Symbolic Language of Our Lives
"Life is a sacred text, to be unlocked through the key of metaphoric knowing. Thus understood, life events yield information about our personality, our karma, and even our future potentials, pointing the way toward greater levels of awakening."
—Chapter 1
An Infinity of Gods
Conversations with an Unconventional Mystic - The Spiritual Teachings of Shelly Trimmer
"Rule number one in the spiritual search: the best masters are the ones you never hear of and can hardly find. Ray Grasse's absorbing portrait of Shelly Trimmer proves yet again that this is true."—Richard Smoley, author of How God Became God: What Scholars Are Really Saying about God and the Bible.
StarGates
Essays on Astrology, Symbolism, and the Synchronistic Universe
STARGATES is a wide-ranging collection of essays on the art and science of astrology, exploring both the practical and philosophical aspects of the ancient discipline. Among the subjects discussed are the Great Ages, the astrology of anomalies, the United States’ “Pluto return,” relationships and the 7th house, synchronicity and astrology, fate versus free will, traditional versus modern astrology, the search for Planet X, the highest planet in the horoscope, the theory of correspondences, and many more.
The Sky Stretched Out Before Me
Encounters with Mystics, Anomalies, and Waking Dreams
THE SKY STRETCHED OUT BEFORE ME is a fascinating collection of autobiographical essays from noted astrologer and writer Ray Grasse. Drawing on episodes from the author’s life, it presents an exploration of consciousness and the nature of reality, touching on such wide-ranging subjects as synchronicity, symbolism, mythology, Fortean phenomena, and the arts. Also included are discussions of the author’s experiences in Egypt, the American Southwest, and studies under teachers in the Kriya Yoga and Zen traditions.
Signs of the Times: Unlocking the Symbolic Language of World Events
"This book is a masterpiece carefully crafted gathering data over decades. Reading it I said again and again 'aha' and 'of course,' as I was led through history to contemporary events in a brilliant viewof what the Aquarian Age really is about. This book is profound, prolific, and prophetic."
— Laurence Hillman, co-author of Planets in Play, and Alignments.
URBAN MYSTIC
Recollections of Goswami Kriyananda
URBAN MYSTIC is a highly personal account of interactions with the Chicago-born spiritual teacher, astrologer, and author Goswami Kriyananda (1928-2015). A Hindu priest in the lineage of Kriya Yoga famously associated with Paramahansa Yogananda, Kriyananda spent the greater part of his life instructing students in the Chicagoland area, having founded the Temple of Kriya Yoga and writing numerous books on spirituality, astrology, and meditation. Ray's account includes both personal anecdotes of time spent with Kriyananda along with glimpses of Goswami's down-to-Earth spiritual teachings.
Under a Sacred Sky: Essays on the Practice and Philosophy of Astrology
"Astrology hints at powerful secrets, that was clear: Jupiter, the Sun, Mars, and the other planets aren’t really outside of us; they’re a part of us, and we are a part of them. In a sense, our true nature is as vast as the universe itself.'" —Chapter 2
Eastern Systems for Western Astrologers (An Anthology, with opening chapter by Ray Grasse – on Astrology and the Chakras)
Eastern astrology has been gaining popularity ever since the astrological community started to re-explore classical astrology. Where astrology fell into disfavor in Western circles and was only used for medical reasons after the papal bull issued in the early 1600s, it did not suffer that fate in India and China. For centuries, astrology has been used and highly respected in the East by the rich and poor alike. Why? Because it works. The astrology used in the East is very different than the systems used here in the West. To introduce contemporary astrologers to the modern value of these ancient traditions, this anthology provides a collection of outstanding essays by eight leading astrologers.
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In the Company of Gods
Public Dialogues with an Unconventional Mystic
Following up on his acclaimed book An Infinity of Gods, Ray Grasse’s latest work centers on a series of lectures delivered in 1985 by the late mystic and yogi Shelly Trimmer (1917-1996). Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Trimmer was a student of the famed spiritual teacher Paramahansa Yogananda during the early 1940s, and later went on to teach in a more independent way to a small number of students. This volume focuses on a number of thought-provoking and often surprising comments he made in these rare public talks on such topics as meditation, reincarnation, astrology, suffering, the chakras, God – and more.