The science of metaphysics teaches ancient spiritual knowledge. The starting point of true learning is trying to know our real selves, and this will eventually open doors to knowledge of God and the entire Creation. Our real constitution is multidimensional, consisting of different vibrational bodies from gross to subtle. In order to achieve the goal of spiritual growth, we must work on the purification and refinement of these bodies. In accordance with our way of living, the physical body may be coarse or refined in different degrees. Our work to purify the physical body encompasses paying careful attention to the following: What we eat How we eat Hygiene Breathing Speech and silence Exposure to sunlight, pure air, and nature Physical activities How we spend physical energy Rest, sleep, and moments of solitude Sexual activity Addictions General attitude toward the physical body The etheric body is the energy blueprint serving as a model for the building of the physical body. Each chakra in the etheric body represents a level of consciousness and has its own characteristics, correlations, and functions. Our work to purify and develop the etheric body involves the use of color and sound energies, essential oils and fragrances, energy and breathing exercises, hatha yoga, dream work, and meditation.

Compendium of Metaphysics IV discusses the subject of death as the process that involves the departure of the individual soul from its outermost garment of flesh (physical body) and the subsequent events that pertain to the progression of the soul through different realms of spiritual existence. Dying is merely crossing a threshold that leads to a new life, with different conditions. Death is brought about by the will of the soul/spirit when a cycle of incarnated life has reached its end. Death, as we understand it, is really the biggest illusion of the material plane. There is no death, only a continuum of life. Death is an interlude for reflection, assessment, integration, and renovation prior to the undertaking of a new life period or reincarnation. Both birth and death are intertwined and parts of a process of spiritual evolution. We must change our attitude toward death since learning about it can help us to overcome the unjustified fear it inspires. It is of out-most importance to encounter death with knowledge and a positive state of mind, for the moment of death greatly influences the intermission period and even further, it has an impact on the following incarnation. Mastery of dying is accomplished when the individual becomes capable of consciously and wisely returning the lower bodies and the soul to their respective sources on due time. Dream work is essential to help us understand correctly the process of death and to advance on the path of spiritual growth.

Compendium of Metaphysics III deals with the process of development human beings undergo at all levels of their constitution (physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual) under the interplay of energetic elements such as focal centers of energy (chakras) and the generalized influence of energy coming from various cosmic rays of creation. Incarnated individuals move constantly among three states of consciousness: deep sleep, sleep with dreams and awake. Through spiritual evolution the person discovers or awakens to broader and higher states of consciousness: soul consciousness, cosmic consciousness, divine consciousness and total oneness consciousness. When we consciously and purposely work for our spiritual growth, we accelerate our development toward the manifestation of full human potential. This work must be done by focusing on the following points: learning metaphysics and acknowledging spirituality, self observation and analysis, reaching an accurate conclusion about our state of being, self correction and transformation at all levels, always counting with the help of spiritual beings, developing a permanent practice of spiritual disciplines, actual practice of all that has been learned and finally service to humanity. Our spiritual work results in a process of integration/unification of the different human vehicles, in a way that renders them responsive to the original spirit spark (Monad) through the energy of the soul. This is done through purification, discipline, prayers and meditation. Prayer is a call to and conversation with God. Meditation implies elevating our awareness to higher spiritual realms, beyond the restrictions of the intellectual mind.

As part of the process of spiritual growth, we must work on the purification and refinement of our different vibrational bodies. In order to purify and evolve our emotional body, we must remain vigilant to expose our habitual emotional patterns and thus become able to change the old recordings that are impressed on our etheric body. Also, we must learn new ways of dealing with negative emotions, how to stimulate positive emotions, and how to remain in balance by making this body sensitive to the guidance of our soul. Our work to purify and develop our mental body involves developing intelligence, cultivating moral capacity, encouraging new attitudes, developing correct discernment, reprogramming the subconscious mind, periodically silencing the mind, practicing abstract thinking, and learning to dispel illusions. The human spiritual bodies (atma, buddhi, and manas with the soul extension) emanate from the human monad or divine spark. A persons aura is formed by the aggregate of all human subtle bodies and their radiations. The interaction among the three lower bodies, the chakra system, and the soul extension determines what we call good health or ill health. To maintain good health, we must learn to purify our lower bodies, balance the sacred elements, allow the free flow of vital energy through the chakra system, and live in total harmony with the universal laws of nature and spirit.

Embrace A Privileged Wisdom With over 1000 pages, The Chinese Metaphysics Compendium is by far, the most pivotal guide to everything you need and want to know about Chinese Metaphysics. In fact, it is a compilation of all the essential formulas and applications that govern the study of Chinese Metaphysics known and practiced today. Definitely an indispensable go-to reference to students and master practitioners alike.

BaZi - The Destiny Code Understand the DNA Coding of Your Destiny Just like DNA to a physical body, BaZi dictates the Destiny Code - that are the talents, the hidden abilities, the character, strengths, weaknesses, challenges in life, and achievements - of an individual. In this introductory book on BaZi or Four Pillars of Destiny, Joey Yap ventures deep into the essence of Personality Analysis to foster a more accurate and informed understanding, beyond the conventional Chinese Astrology reading.

This history of metaphysics respects both the analytic and Continental schools while also transcending the theoretical limitations of each. The book provides an overview restoring the value of metaphysics to contemporary audiences.

This study of the metaphysics of G. W. Leibniz gives a clear picture of his philosophical development within the general scheme of seventeenth-century natural philosophy. Catherine Wilson examines the shifts in Leibniz's thinking as he confronted the major philosophical problems of his era. Beginning with his interest in artificial languages and calculi for proof and discovery, the author proceeds to an examination of Leibniz’s early theories of matter and motion, to the phenomenalistic turn in his theory of substance and his subsequent de-emphasis of logical determinism, and finally to his doctrines of harmony and optimization. Specific attention is given to Leibniz’s understanding of Descartes and his successors, Malebranche and Spinoza, and the English philosophers Newton, Cudworth, and Locke. Wilson analyzes Leibniz’s complex response to the new mechanical philosophy, his discontent with the foundations on which it rested, and his return to the past to locate the resources for reconstructing it. She argues that the continuum-problem is the key to an understanding not only of Leibniz’s monadology but also of his views on the substantiality of the self and the impossibility of external causal influence. A final chapter considers the problem of Leibniz-reception in the post-Kantian era, and the difficulty of coming to terms with a metaphysics that is not only philosophically "critical" but, at the same time, “compensatory.” Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.