A SYNTHESIS OF THE PAST AND GUIDANCE FOR ASCENSION BOOK I of a four-volume series, THE EASY-TO-READ ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SPIRITUAL PATH For those who have the intention but lack the lifetime it would take to study the entire history of spirituality, this extraordinary compendium is a great gift. Stone has gleaned the essentials from vast research as well as intuitive information and woven them into a simple and engrossing exploration of self-realization. It is both practical and enlightening, a guidebook through the past and a how-to manual for ascension. Created to be read as an overview of the spiritual path, this book explores the world's great religions, Great Masters, spiritual psychology and the Ascended Masters' teachings with specific steps to accelerate our process of ascension. It is a thorough introduction to subjects such as: The monad, soul and personality God and the cosmic Hierarchy Ascension, the sixth initiation Twenty ascension techniques to build your Light quotient Mantras, names of God and words of power 147 Golden Keys to achieving ascension in this lifetime Dr. Joshua David Stone is a marriage, family and child counselor. Dr. Stone has a Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology and is a licensed hypnotherapist. He works closely with his wife, Terri Sue Stone, who is a clairaudient voice channel for the Ascended Master Djwhal Khul. Joshua and Terri conduct classes and workshops around the country and are founders of the Center for Ascension in The Light in their own city of Los Angeles.