Kissing the Limitless: Deep Magic and the Great Work of Transforming Yourself and the World [Paperback]

T. Thorn Coyle (Author)

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Publication Date: February 10, 2009

Kissing the Limitless is a manual for self-liberation through magic. By practicing the Great Work of the ancient alchemists and magicians, readers are guided into self-possession--constant communication with their divine selves-- and connection with the Limitless Divine. Using the tools of energy and breath, shadow and dream work, tarot and meditation, readers will learn to open up "life power" and access breath, will, and desire--the key components of effective magic--to, quite literally, reshape the world.

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About the Author

T. Thorn Coyle is an internationally respected teacher and author. A spiritual seeker her whole life, she has studied the craft of magic for more than twenty-five years. Mystic, spiritual director, musician, dancer, activist, and author of "Evolutionary Witchcraft", she makes her home near the San Francisco Bay.

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"This book was written to be used in concert with whatever pagan tradition you are currently involved in. There are at least three levels to it: part one will help you strengthen the foundations of your spiritual practice, part two will ensure that you are sound in body, mind, emotion, sex, and spirit, and have developed will and ethics, and part three will lead you further into connection with your Godhood. . .The goal of the book is to help guide you through the stages of personal consciousness that will then enable you to step into inclusive consciousness -- a consciousness that encompasses the personal, political, environmental, social, mental,

and transpersonal. [It is this] inclusive consciousness [that] enables us to reach the limitless, the divine, Goddess or God."

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Weiser Books (February 10, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578634350
• ISBN-13: 978-1578634354
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #468,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterwork of Understanding Spirituality - POTU Approved, March 16, 2009

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David Nelson "Certified Health and Business C... (Gresham, Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kissing the Limitless: Deep Magic and the Great Work of Transforming Yourself and the World (Paperback)

If you've read Thorn's first book - this is a totally different context and perspective. Anyone of any belief path that has an open mind and heart will find insights and inspiration from this book.

Thorn taught me to not "judge a book" by it's cover. Years ago I wrestled with purchasing her book because her personal appearance was that of a "wild woman" (laugh). Her writing drew me in and after months of avoiding purchasing her book, curiousity got the best of me.

This book is so filled with what I would call "Unlimited" perspectives - I call it POTU approved (Path of the Unlimited), my own brand of looking at life and Spirituality.

She shares her diverse life experiences with religions, meaning and spirituality - her path is probably similiar to many who are seeking and awakening. She doesn't polorize you to her point of view - instead she inspires you to find out more about YOU and your relationship with the divine.

This book belongs on any shelf in the book store that discusses religion, beliefs and spirituality.

I do have one complaint. It isn't available in hardcover. This is infomation that I would purchase in leather bound hardcover and special paper so that it could be part of my library that I pass on to future generations.

Many books are formulas and theories about connecting with the Divine; many are inspirational stories about who we "wish" we could connect with the Divine. This book is written by a fellow human being that lives that connection moment by moment, day by day. For me it was - recognition of another person who understands.

If you've studied world religions, both modern and ancient from around the world you'll recognize some blending of beautiful elements and practices.

The most beautiful "religion" I have ever seen is ancient, pre-Hatian influence Huna (a modern name for it) - from Hawaii, paradise lost, being reclaimed. "Kissing the Limitless" - brings the best of what is ancient and makes it modern without any limitations or complicated/bizzzare processes.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A mystical guide to internal work, June 9, 2009

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Taylor Ellwood "http://www.imagineyourreality... - See all my reviews
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This is one of those rare reviews where I would have to say that this book is an essential read for today's occultist. Taking a mystic's perspective to magic and it's integration into our lives, Coyle provides a model of attaining mindful awareness that isn't newagey and is something the occult culture sorely needs. She explores in depth the value of internal work and provides exercises that the reader can use to get in touch with his/her higher self. This book is a guide to internal work and what is refreshing about it is that it's written from a Western tradition of magical practice. Definitely put this book on your must read list this year.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best book on integration and groundwork I've read, September 30, 2010

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Sara (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews

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I read Evolutionary Witchcraft about six years ago, give or take, and was kind of blown away at how direct and non-obfuscated it is in terms of explanation and philosophy and technique. It was really refreshing to read at a time when the market has been flooded (I won't say if that's good or bad, this flood of books, because they run such a gamut) with Witchy 101- and Wicca 101-type books. I got good practical knowledge out of it and still appreciate its directness.

I am finding I like Kissing the Limitless a lot better than Evolutionary Witchcraft, because it focuses on getting one's act together, in order to act more effectively. And it provides really practical approaches and techniques to doing just that. I have not quite finished this book yet, and actually intend after this initial read to go back and do the exercises chapter by chapter, at a workable pace. Coyle is really good with metaphors and analogies for describing the processes one goes through, including metaphors of the forge and metallurgy (which is very prescient if one's been reading a great deal about British Traditional Witchcraft, as I've been doing). She's also not afraid to mention Aleister Crowley as an influence (he sure is a polarizing hot potato), the materials she's drawn from Gurdjieff make me want to pick up Gurdjieff finally, because they're practical as all getout, and I sense Jung as influential as well.

Anyway, I am going to go out on a limb and say this book should be required reading for someone who wants to be a magic worker, or active witch or wiccan of various stripes. Or wort-cunner, or whathaveyou. If you are looking to learn to work effectively with energy, it is a good foundational book. I can see a heck of a lot of dabblers reading this and freaking out that it is just too much work, and they don't have time, and can't be bothered, or they think they're already gifted, whatever. To that sentiment I say, you can't be great until you've been humble. Don't assume you are gifted. Results are also about work done and perspiration as opposed to merely inspiration and aspiration. If you are going to go on and presume to do work for others, how can you do that without having first worked on yourself?

Just my 2 cents.