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The Key to Self-Discovery:
There is Far More to You and Life Than You Ever Dared to Dream

by Russell C. Kick, Ph.D.

194 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #04-0405; ISBN 1-4120-2577-X; US$19.95, C$25.00, EUR17.50, £12.00

Life Should Be Beautiful and Fruitful.

Are you experiencing all that life can be?

The taste of life should be sweet. The aroma of life should be invigorating. The touch of life should arouse the senses. The sound of life should be inspiring. The radiance of life should be enlightening.

Life is meant to be peaceful, joyful and fruitful, not turbulent and overwhelming. You are not meant to be a victim, but rather the master of your own destiny.

The Holistic Way to Self-Discovery ("The WAY") is an innovative 21st century practical system created by the Self-Discovery Research Institute (www.sdri.org) to help seekers grow, make a difference and experience the beauty and fullness of life.

The WAY transforms seekers into finders.

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About the Book

This book is dedicated to my wife Jane, my angel guide.

There is far more to you and life than you ever dared to dream. The Key to Self-Discovery shows in a very practical way how to realize your full potential and create a meaningful, happy and full life. The "Key" is a system known as The Holistic Way (The WAY) is designed to engender inner peace and harmony, and to help you to release the enormous potential within for greater love, intelligence, creativity and consciousness. The WAY helps you to discover who you are, the purpose of your life, and empowers you to create your own future.

The Key to Self-Discovery is unique in its approach to seeking and finding the truth of self and life, and the realization all of you can be. The system presented in the book, The Way, is a synthesis of ancient wisdom and modern scientific research. The WAY consists of twelve guides that together provide a philosophy of life intended to give you the power to create, make a difference, find well being and self-worth, experience all that life has to offer, and guide you on the pathway to enlightenment. Music, visualization and effective original tools are presented to empower you to seek within and become your whole self.

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About the Author

Russell C. Kick, Ph.D., is CEO and founder of the Self-Discovery Research Institute, Inc. [In 1968 Russell had a near-death experience which changed his life. While in the light the purpose of his life was revealed to him and he was told he would soon meet the woman who was to be his life-ling wife. Two weeks later on a business trip to another city, he met his future wife, Jane, and one month later Jane and Russell were married.]

He has engaged in research for the last thirty-five years to develop practical, interesting and easy to learn knowledge and tools which share the knowledge he has gained in his quest for truth. His research has involved the study of the perennial wisdom of ancient masters, the most recent findings of modern science on the nature of life and being, and the knowledge has received in his meditations and conscious exploration of other realms.

Russell is a native New Yorker and has been a college professor, researcher and writer for four decades. He has been deeply involved with computers since the 1960's and has done advanced graduate work in computer science. His interest and research in artificial intelligence and virtual reality have provided insights into the nature of reality and being. He had published and presented numerous papers on artificial intelligence and reality.

Russell is a "systems person" and his intent is to integrate ancient knowledge and modern science into a single practical system of thought which can help individuals better understand themselves and life and realize their full potential. To this end, Russell has created a holistic approach to self-discovery and realization which he has named "The Holistic Way" (The WAY) the purpose of which is to empower individuals to become all they can be and have a happy, meaningful and full life. His fervent prayer is that The WAY can help bring peace and prosperity to the world and help humanity reach the next level in the evolution to higher plane of existence.

Russell lives with his wife, Jane, of thirty-six years in Tucson, Arizona.

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The Key to Self-Discovery is designed to be user friendly and effective. Every effort has been made to put the knowledge and tools in a language and form suitable for seekers of truth and a fulfilling life. The book is both a powerful teaching tool ideal for learning and a "how to" reference manual.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: What Can Be!
1. Awaken: Imagine the Possibilities
2. The Powers of Self
3. The Web of Life
4. Music, Harmony and Self-Discovery
5. Instilling Harmony: Adventure One
6. Enhancing Your Creativity
   Part II: Seekers and Finders
7. The Power of Mind
8. Seeking and Finding Information & Knowledge:
   Adventure Two
9. The Far More of Self
10. The Far More of Life
11. Unleashing Potential: Adventure Three
12. The Key: The Holistic Way

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Excerpts

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Chapter One       Awakening: Imagine the Possibilities

This book opens the doors of perception and gives you "new eyes" so that you see what has always been there, your true self.

There is "far more" to you than you ever dared to dream. You have within you the power to know more, remember more, feel more, love more, do more; and untapped intelligence, creativity and consciousness. Plato knew of the enormity of the undiscovered self and referred to it as "truth." Modern science has come to agree with Plato, and ancient wisdom, in this belief and refers to the enormity within as the "all." Modern science and ancient wisdom have converged and share the belief that the truth or "all" within each person can be discovered and brought to life.

Self-discovery is a process of seeking and finding your purpose in life, and realizing your potential. The discovery of your purpose brings forth a vision of what you can become and guides your life.

There is true joy in life, when you have a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. You are uplifted to a new level by the idea of being a force of God instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. George Bernard Shaw (paraphrased)

The quest for self-discovery begins with an awakening to the unlimited potential of self and the infinite possibilities of life. As the world renowned Russian philosopher, George Ivanovitch Gurdjief, taught: most people are totally unaware of the truth of self and life. Gurdjieff went on to say that the quest for truth begins with awakening to the fact that there is far more to self and life than one ever dared to dream.

The awakening, as if opening your eyes after a long night's sleep to begin a new day, begins a new life.

The real voyage of discovery consists... in seeing with new eyes.
Marcel Proust

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Chapter 9       The Far More of You: The Farthest Reaches of Human Potential

You may not know it, but you are Infinite. If you knew who and what you are and what your powers are, you might not need doctors, religious intermediaries, big government and addictive substances like drugs, cigarettes, sugar and the other stuff that rakes in huge monies for those who want to see you stay asleep.

The truth of who and what you are and your full power is perhaps the best kept secret of our time.

You are an individual expression of the divine. As an individual being, you have free will, intelligence, the power to think, know, feel and experience, and the extraordinary power to create and bring about change. For all intents and purposes, there are no limits to what you can do, know, feel and experience.

The Whole You

The whole, full or complete "YOU" is far more than you ever dared to dream. Within you there is the potential for greater love, greater creativity, greater intelligence and more. You also have the potential for greater knowing, feeling, experiencing and truth.

The Capacity for Greater Love

Love is the greatest power in the universe. Love begets more love, peace, abundance and wisdom. Love is the greatest force in our loves.

Love heals, makes whole and molds into oneness. It can unite two into one, and it alone in the universe has the power to restore unity. Love can bring joy, fulfillment, self-realization and intense feelings of pleasure and happiness known only to the divine.

You have the potential to give, receive and feel the full power of love with all its intense divine feeling, and ability to bring joy. You have within you a spiritual heart in addition to your physical heart. The spiritual heart is a great untapped source of love, and it greatly increases your capacity to give, receive and feel love.

The far more of self refers not only to the power to do but also the power to give, receive and feel. You have the potential to experience love and have feelings of love of which you ever dreamed. The joy of human existence is found in relating to others and building enduring relationships. A special joy is being an intimate partner in the creation of life. The ground of creative life lies in the self-other relationship.

Love is magic. When you have gold and give it away, you no longer have the gold. When you freely and unconditionally give love, you have more love than you had before, and you have grown to a new level.

The Capacity for Greater Creativity

You were born to create and your creative power is one of your greatest assets. And your power to create is vast- for millennia human beings were considered as co-creators with God and the physical manifestation of the Creator. You have the power to create your life and your future. You can create and recreate yourself, and you can create the reality and world in which you live.

Creativity is a power of many faces. It is the power to bring something new into existence and the power to synthesize. It is also the power to solve problems, build relationships and innovate. Creativity is a power which can be used across a very broad spectrum of life's activities.

The creative process is a powerful, transformative tool for healing our minds and bodies, our relationships and our world. Each one of us carries this ancient medicine inside.
Kay Marie Porterfield

Imagination is the heart of creativity. To the imagination all things are possible. Imagination is misunderstood and underused.

Albert Einstein was one of the few people of our time who harnessed the great power of his imagination. Einstein believed imagination is more important than knowledge because imagination is infinite.

Imagination can create anything in the reality of your mind, just like Einstein did. In the case of Einstein, he had the power to take the reality within his mind and manifest it in the material world.

You have within you the same powers as Einstein; you only need to discover and unleash them.

Imagination is Infinite
Albert Einstein

The Capacity for Greater Intelligence: Intelligence magnifies the power of knowledge.

Intelligence empowers learning, the gaining of knowledge and building of a knowledge-base, and application of knowledge in action. Intelligence is like the software in a computer which processes inputs, analyzes them, stores them and produces the outputs. In our example, input is basically knowledge; analysis is thinking and reasoning, and output is the decisions we make and actions we take. Intelligence can be categorized into the various skills and talents we have which involve the application of knowledge.

You are far more than you ever dared to dream. There are no limits to your being. You have vast amounts of unused intelligence. Modern science has shown that there are several centers for our intelligence the brain, the heart, the "gut," and within each cell (cellular intelligence). You use only a small percentage of the potential of your brain. Better than 90 percent of the human brain is unused.

The intelligence within the human heart, not to mention the spiritual heart, is not only little used, it is virtually unknown.

It is only with the heart that one can rightly see what is essentially invisible to the eye.
Saint-Exupery

The intelligence of the "gut," held in high value by ancient civilizations, is today little used and basically unknown. (See the research of Dr. Candace Pert.)

Are you aware of your whole intelligence? There is far, far more intelligence within you than you ever dared to dream. Go within, discover your vast unused intelligence, and use it?

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Chapter 12       The Key: The Holistic Way

The real voyage of discovery consists...in seeing with new eyes.
Marcel Proust

The goal of this final chapter is to integrate the knowledge and tools presented in The Key to Self-Discovery into a unified system of thought so as to provide the "new eyes" which can change your life. We call this system of thought "The Holistic Way. The Holistic Way is the natural outcome the new and powerful holistic worldview (perspective) which is the result of the leading-edge research of modern physical and life sciences into the very nature of life and self.

The Holistic Way is a new application of the holistic thinking that is enhancing our understanding of our world and ourselves, and improving the quality of life. The Holistic Way, a modern and innovative approach to self-discovery, self-development and life mastery, is a system consisting of twelve guides, self-empowering music and visual tools designed to be easy to learn and fulfilling to use.

The Holistic Way ("The WAY") is an original and practical system of self-discovery and self-development. The purpose of this system is to provide seekers with guides, knowledge and tools for discovery, inner peace, growth, enlightening consciousness and the creation of a full life. The Way is a powerful synthesis of ancient wisdom and modern scientific knowledge having integrated the thinking of the great minds of people such as Einstein, Plato, R. Buckminster Fuller, Margaret Mead and Pythagoras.

Purpose of The Way

The purpose of The WAY is to provide the guides, knowledge and tools to bring peace, help you to become all you can be and to have a full, meaningful and happy life. The WAY accomplishes its purpose by first helping to elevate your awareness of the far more of self and life. It then helps you to discover who you are and to actualize your full potential, realizing life to the fullest.

The WAY instills inner peace, harmony and well-being. It encourages your development as a balanced and centered individual who is growing to a higher state of consciousness and enlightenment. As you grow, there is a strong sense of personal worth as you are becoming more knowledgeable, intelligent and creative and a better decision-maker.

The WAY is concerned with both the now and the future. As you follow the guides leading to the realization of your full potential, you are enthusiastic about life and enjoy the now. You know your future is bright because you are becoming all you can be. Your life is characterized by loving and enduring relationships, compassion, courage, patience, perseverance, humor and self-confidence. You have found and are living your purpose and you feel the intensity and joy of being alive.

The WAY is particularly pertinent to the seeker after truth. The seeker is provided with knowledge and tools which enable the discovery of the truth within and answers to perennial questions. The knowledge and tools provided are summarized in guidelines which will help the seeker attain inner peace, personal growth, a full life and evolution towards enlightenment.

The WAY has twelve guides to light the pathway to growth, fulfillment and enlightenment. The twelve guides present opportunities for action and thought which lead to inner peace, growth and a full life. The WAY empowers you to create your best self and life by virtue of your thoughts and actions. You are the captain of your own destiny.

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