Anodea Judith (born Judith Ann Mull, December 1, 1952, Elyria, OhioGuiley, Rosemary Ellen, (1999) ''The Encyclopedia Of Witches and Witchcraft''. Facts on File; 2nd edition p.180) is an American author, therapist, and public speaker on the

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system,

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body Body may refer to: In science * Physical body, an object in physics that represents a large amount, has mass or takes up space * Body (biology), the physical material of an organism * Body plan, the physical features shared by a group of anima ...

mind The mind is the set of faculties responsible for all mental phenomena. Often the term is also identified with the phenomena themselves. These faculties include thought, imagination, memory, will, and sensation. They are responsible for vario ...

integration), somatic

therapy A therapy or medical treatment (often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx) is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. As a rule, each therapy has indications and contraindications. There are many differe ...

, and

yoga Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-conscio ...

. Judith is the author of ''Wheels of Life: A User's Guide to the Chakra System''. She has maintained a private practice for over twenty years and presents workshops nationally and internationally at holistic retreat centers, yoga studios,

Neo-Pagan Modern paganism, also known as contemporary paganism and neopaganism, is a term for a religion or family of religions influenced by the various historical pre-Christian beliefs of pre-modern peoples in Europe and adjacent areas of North Afric ...

and

New Age New Age is a range of spiritual or religious practices and beliefs which rapidly grew in Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclectic and unsystematic structure makes a precise definition difficult. Although many scholars consi ...

events and training institutes. She is a past president of the

Church of All Worlds The Church of All Worlds (CAW) is an American Neopagan religious group whose stated mission is to evolve a network of information, mythology, and experience that provides a context and stimulus for reawakening Gaia and reuniting her children thr ...

(1986–1993), a founder of ''Lifeways'', a school for the study of the healing and magical arts (1983), and a founding member of Forever Forests. She is on the faculty of

Kripalu Center The Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is a nonprofit organization that operates a health and yoga retreat in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Its facility is a former Jesuit novitiate and juniorate seminary built in 1957. History Founder Amrit Desai ...

for Yoga and Health, and she is the founder and director of Sacred Centers, a teaching organization focusing on Chakra studies.Sacred Centers Website
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Martin Mull Martin Eugene Mull (born August 18, 1943) is an American actor, comedian and musician who has appeared in many television and film roles. He is also a painter and recording artist. As an actor, he first became known in his role on ''Mary Hartman, ...

Education and training

Judith's academic background includes a master's degree in

clinical psychology Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or Mental disorder, dysfunction and to promote subjective mental ...

from Rosebridge Graduate School of Integrative Therapy and a doctorate in Health and Human Services (focused on mind-body health) from

Columbia Pacific University Columbia Pacific University (CPU) was a non-traditional distance learning school in California. It was founded in 1978 by Richard Crews and Lester Carr, a former president of Lewis University, and operated with state approval. Distance learning ...

(an unaccredited, though state-certified, nontraditional distance learning school in California). Judith's studies in healing have included

bioenergetics Bioenergetics is a field in biochemistry and cell biology that concerns energy flow through living systems. This is an active area of biological research that includes the study of the transformation of energy in living organisms and the study of ...

, psychology, psychotherapy, mythology, sociology, history, systems theory, and mystic spirituality. She is also an authority on

chakras Chakras (, ; sa , text=चक्र , translit=cakra , translit-std=IAST , lit=wheel, circle; pi, cakka) are various focal points used in a variety of ancient meditation practices, collectively denominated as Tantra, or the esoteric or ...

and yoga and somatic therapy. Her

shaman Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a Spirit world (Spiritualism), spirit world through Altered state of consciousness, altered states of consciousness, such as tranc ...

ic spiritual training led to ordination in 1985 through the Church of All Worlds, where she was a High Priestess for ten years.

Awards

Judith's book ''Waking the Global Heart: Humanity's Rite of Passage from the Love of Power to the Power of Love'' was the winner of the 2007 Nautilus Book Award Best Book of the year for Social Change and of the 2007 Independent Publisher Award Silver Medal for Mind/ Body Spirit.Independent Publishers Website
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Bibliography

* 1987 – ''Wheels of Life: a User's Guide to the Chakra System''.

Llewellyn Worldwide Llewellyn Worldwide (formerly Llewellyn Publications) is a New Age publisher based in Woodbury, Minnesota. Llewellyn's mission is to "serve the trade and consumers worldwide with options and tools for exploring new worlds of mind & spirit, there ...

, , * 1993 – ''The Sevenfold Journey: Reclaiming Mind, Body & Spirit Through the Chakras'' (with Selene Vega) Crossing Press, , * 1996 – ''Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self''. Celestial Arts, , * 2002 – ''The Truth About Chakras''. Llewellyn Publications, * 2002 – ''The Truth About Neo-Paganism''. Llewellyn Publications, * 2004 – ''Chakra Balancing Kit: A Guide to Healing and Awakening Your Energy Body''. – Workbook and Cards,

Sounds True In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by the ...

, * 2006 – ''Contact: The Yoga of Relationship''. (with Tara Lynda Guber) Insight Editions, , * 2006 – ''Waking the Global Heart: Humanity's Rite of Passage from the Love of Power to the Power of Love''. Elite Books, , * 2012 – ''Creating on Purpose: The Spiritual Technology of Manifesting Through the Chakras''. (with Lion Goodman) Sounds True, ,

Audio

* ''The Chakra System: A Complete Course in Self-Diagnosis and Healing''. – Six-tape audio course (

, 2000) * ''The Beginner's Guide to the Chakras''. (Sounds True; Abridged edition 2002) , * ''The Gaia Conspiracy''. ( ACE) * ''The Energetics of Magic''. (ACE 1993) * ''Wheels of Life: A Journey Through the Chakras''. – With Rick Hamouris (Cassette) (ACE/Llewellyn Collection, 1987) ; also released by same publisher on CD in 1992 with * ''What IS the Conspiracy, Anyway?''. – Panel discussion with

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson; January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007) was an American author, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic. Recognized within Discordianism as an Episkopos, pope and saint, Wilso ...

Robert Shea Robert Joseph Shea (February 14, 1933 – March 10, 1994) was an American novelist and former journalist best known as co-author with Robert Anton Wilson of the science fantasy trilogy '' Illuminatus!'' It became a cult success and was later tu ...

, Rev. Ivan Stang & Jeff Rosenbaum (ACE)

Video

*''The Illuminated Chakras – A Visionary Voyage into Your Inner Worlds''. (DVD) Sacred Centers 2004 , UPC 882157-930016

Notes

References

* Bond, Lawrence & Ellen Evert Hopman (1996) ''People of the Earth: The New Pagans Speak Out''. (reissued as ''Being a Pagan: Druids, Wiccans & Witches Today'' in 2002 Destiny Books ) Interview. * Carol, Shawna (2003) ''The Way of Song: A Guide to Freeing the Voice and Sounding the Spirit''. St. Martin's Griffin , * Collins, Cynthia Jane & Jane Raeburn (2002) ''Building a Magickal Relationship: The Five Points of Love''. C Trade Paper , * Croft, Candice A. (2005) ''Growing Good Hearts: The Rooting Years''. Trafford Publishing , * Drew, A. J. (2002) ''Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together''. New Page Books , * Dunwich, Gerina (2001) ''The Modern Witch's Complete Sourcebook''. Kensington Publishing * Seale, Alan (2001) ''Intuitive Living: A Sacred Path''. Weiser Books; Revised edition , * Zell-Ravenheart, Oberon (2004) ''Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard''. New Page Books ,

External links

Anodea Judith's Sacred Centers website
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