David Shane Shelton
Self published books are Contemporary Interpretations of Ancient Wisdom - which is closely tied in with the appreciation and importance of sustaining a natural state of environment and being.  Sustainability is not only about the environment, but also about teaching a love and appreciation for nature itself which lends one to want to protect it. He also does wood burned objects (boxes and Opinel Fench Pocket Knives) with Sacred Geometry designs which help illustrate the connection and harmony with nature.

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Runes & Archetypes

​Runes and Archetypes
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We often hear our scientists describe our cosmic reality, but what if I told you that our ancestors understood this same reality but spoke of it in their own language. The priests of the Nordic pagans, Anglo-Saxons and Frisians meticulously gathered this knowledge and then had it inscribed into stone for storage until we were ready to decipher it's code. We may be on the cusp of this awakening. See what secrets the runes hold for us to unlock in Runes & Archetypes.

Innermost I-Ching

Innermost I-Ching
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This is a philosophical approach to the I-Ching. Granted, it is from a Western perspective. Using the ideographs originally associated with the I-Ching, a contemporary interpretation can be applied and an ancient narrative, a gift from the original creators, can be coaxed out for us to unpack and utilize today!

A Book of 8 Essays Regarding Our Distorted Perceptions with Nature and the Divine Feminine

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A Book of 8 Essays
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​ Underlying our day-to-day lives, what is this  nagging void we, at times, feel? Is there more? There is. According to many mystics of various cultures, we project onto symbols the meaning of this absence from within. The voices of Hildegard of Bingen, Black Elk, Swami Muktananda, Carl Jung, David Bohm, L. Frank Baum, the Aztecs, the Haitians, the Vikings, the Greeks, the Celts all speak to this missing piece of our being. This voice describes our Shadow and the distortions between us and our external surroundings. We are the Diving Feminine. We are Nature. Unite the Shadow, quell the distortions.

These 8 essays shine a torch into that cave, through the distortions, to allow the voices to be heard, to showcase the projected symbols that we may better connect with our repressed half as we move closer to transhuman awareness.

Other Than Us?: Shapeshifters and Cognitive Decoherence

​Other Than Us?
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We are going to take a look back at the possible origins of werewolves and shapeshifters, in general, through our mythologies, artwork and modern day film. Could there be an answer to it all through modern science? We ponder that, as well through a philosophical lens.

Shadow of the Sacred White Bull - Tracing the Origin of Possession in Mythology

Shadow of the Sacred White Bull
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"Bull Cults" of the Sumerian, Indian and Greek cultures contain mythologies illustrating heroes striving to become authentic humans. These heroes recognize the white bull as a manifestation of the creator god, mirroring an internal "Bull of Heaven", their animal body they struggle with to become god's themselves. What happens when the heroes ignore ritual dialogue with the "Bull"? This book would suggest that the Rational mind takes a backseat to the more primitive Archaic mind, leaving the individual possessed.

Wood Burned Boxes

Poetry

Caught In My UnAwares: gently used poetics of...
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This is a book of selections from the first 12. 12! Already 3 more books of new material on the way, but this is the first one that will have the ISBN. I'm very excited and hope you enjoy. Thank you, lulu.com for making the dreams of poets come true . But, it's true. Without lulu.com many, many of us would have no home for all of these piles of words.

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About David

​David Shane Shelton - born in Texas, 4th generation; raised in Austin which provides a great and diverse portfolio of people from which to grow and develop; studied Economics, Mathematics at Texas State U for his undergraduate studies, then acquiring his MA in philosophy from Wisdom U. He has studied with Nassim Haramein, Andrew Harvey, Dr. Ray Moody, Dr. Stanislov Grof, Dr. Richard Tarnas.