Book 22: The Cosmos of The Soul II: Messages
SYNOPSIS First came The Cosmos of the Soul: A Spiritual Biography in 2011, a book that highlighted this author’s journey of awakening. In the 2014 sequel, The Cosmos of the Soul II: Messages, author Michele Doucette begins by emphasizing the importance of the miracle of the breath in conjunction with proper breathing techniques (and their value to the whole person); thereafter, she proceeds to focus on 33 vital messages imperative to the spiritual wellbeing of every reader. Based on personal experience, this easy to read and excellently researched and referenced text presents the reader with a welcomed mélange of methods and techniques that can be used to reconfigure one’s subconscious mind. It is her contention that anyone following these methods will be better...
Book 21: Tracing Your Ancestry: French Acadian, French Canadian
Tracing Your Ancestry: French Acadian, French Canadian is a resource that will provide the family historian with the knowledge of how and where to begin; so, too, will they find themselves armed with ample websites to guide their search. Being of both French Acadian and French Canadian ancestry, author Michele Doucette felt it important to consolidate a book that other researchers might find beneficial, based on what she was able to uncover in the course of her own published research than spanned close to twenty-five years. Whilst this was not a book that I ever intended to write, it was a book that demanded to be written. As an amateur genealogist and family historian of 25 years, I know how important it is to validate and authenticate your work. As a result, I...
Compelled
There are many different types of artists: calligraphers, crafters of fine jewelry, conceptual artists, digital artists, goldsmiths, graphic designers, illustrators, landscape artists, multi-media artists, musicians, performance artists (actors, actresses, dancers, singers), painters, photographers, print makers, poets, potters, portrait painters, print artists, sculptures, sketch artists, tattoo artists, textile artists; in fact, there are so many that this list simply falls short of what is possible. The products that I put forth (my books, my Portals of Spirit website, this blog) are what constitute my art. That being said, each individual project has to be up to my personal standard (which is saying a great deal). I am, after all, quite the perfectionist...
Book 20: A Metaphysics Primer: Changing From The Inside Out
SYNOPSIS In this well-written back-to-basics look at the spiritual makeup, and purpose, of man, Michele Doucette deals, heads-on, with the great philosophical questions that have continued to plague humanity from the beginning of their existence on this planet. After laying out the basics, she takes each question and explores it with genuine care for her readers; her stated purpose being to empower, motivate and inspire others to live happier (more fulfilled) lives. There exists a secret in this vast universe of ours: if you can change the way you perceive any given situation, then each context, thereafter, will have changed. In essence, if you can change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change. In reminding us that thought is all...
Book 19: Men and Women of Renown: The Companion Volume
SYNOPSIS Men and Women of Renown: The Companion Volume is the second maternal genealogy tome from this author. The early Acadian settlers were mostly farmers. Farms were located along the banks of rivers that flowed into the Baie Française (Bay of Fundy) with Grand-Pré being the great agricultural area of the colony. Rather than clear the uplands, the Acadians drained the marshes along bays and rivers by building dykes (large, tall mounds of earth covered with grass) and aboiteaux (drainage systems with trap doors that let water out, but not back in) to keep sea water out. An amazing people, the Mothers of Acadia mtDNA Project is serving to paint a picture of the wondrous mtDNA diversity amongst the French Acadian women. Filles du Roi was a term that meant...