John Lee

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause (TM): The Breakthrough Book on Natural Hormone Balance
$7.99
This is one of those books that every woman needs to read! Even younger women in their 30's, because the information in this book in invaluable. It explains how hormonal changes begin long before 'symptoms' appear. Following Dr. Lee's suggestions can make the difference in not only how smoothly a woman goes through 'the change', but also impacts how healthy she will be, before, during and after.
Don't wait. You won't be sorry.

Growing Yourself Back Up
$14.00
Growing Yourself Back Up by John Lee
I stumbled upon this book by accident; some Men that I know asked if I could go hear a talk with the author. I was busy, so I declined and the flyer of his talk, long lost now, encouraged me to look the author up. I'd forgotten the topic of the flyer, but this book captivated me quickly.

This book was a small and bearable read, meaning the personal work, for me did not seem so emotionally intense. Regression is the reaction we have when something happening in the present triggers a memory in our bodies about something that happened in the past. One of the largest themes was that Adults have choice, where as children we did not. If the triggers are right, adults can be right back in the mind of their prior childhood reacting to the world and feeling helpless with no way out.

John introduces the red flags of regression which are irritations, hurts, and reactions that just sort of pop out all the sudden leaving us shamed, blamed, demeaned, demoralized, criticized, analyzed, preached and taught. One of the takeaways is that if you are the one who is shaming, blaming, demeaning, demoralizing, criticizing, analyzing, preaching, and teaching, you are already regressed. Moving all of these out of the way there is little more to say and take responsibility for is that you are angry.

The causes are many and simple, hence as sentient beings we are in a sense always in some manifestation of regression. For me, the primary Physical symptom is being hungry, but too exhausted for me to fix something to eat. The primary Psychological symptom is loneliness. The solutions are also simple, and do take work on your part.
Attention, empathy, time, touch and release. One of the most astounding of these are regarding empathy and touch. If a loved one needs your empathy and you sympathize with them, you subtly rob them of their feelings. What they are need is to feel understood and reassured that they are not the only one. The next of which I have been a victim of is inappropriate touch, and I am now aware of how I subtly victimize others with the same thing. The point is emotional stealing, touching or coercing another human being because you yourself would like to be touched that way, such as a mother hugging her son `in order to' receive a hug in return. There is a subtle robbery that can feel like your energy is being sucked from you, but you cannot quite explain why. Those are a few examples that are very relevant to me.

The book continues to the fertile ground for regression... the family. I have put up with / regressed into some of my own family members antics. These are things that I would tolerate from no other relationship in my life. It goes on to preview the interaction of Regression and authority figures, regression in the workplace, and most importantly to me regression with lovers and friends.

It boils down to a Corollary of the Golden Rule...
The Superior Platinum Rule is, and I want to print this on a t-shirt...
`Give onto others what they would want and ask them to give onto you what you want.'

The last part of the book deals with regression and rearing children. I don't have children, but it was a preview of what could have been, or in the future how things can be. Feeling the sadness and anger over what could have been, yet having the Grace and mercy upon myself to now have a toolbox of skills to use.

To me while I was reading the book I became very aware of my loneliness. I noticed it as a source of great anguish and irritation. The `thing' in my life that will `never' go away. In my meditation that evening I had an image of myself, very young, six or seven being told `You're grounded to your room for two weeks!' I don't remember what I did to get that punishment, but I sure interpreted it as being unlovable and unworthy to be a part of the family. This was a huge insight into my childhood which for the most part is blanked out with armoring. This little nugget has led to several more breakthroughs and letting stuff go. I am filled with gratitude to have been reading this book at this time in my life.
A big Thank You & Aho! to John Lee. Now when loneliness creeps in I know where it comes from, and I am also aware that I have choice, I'm not really 'grounded to my room!'

The Flying Boy: Healing the Wounded Man
$10.95
I thought I would gain some insight into some male behavior after hearing about this book on the Dr. Oz satellite radio. However, this author wrote about HIS life and HIS struggles. It was autobiographical, and I found it quite drawn out and boring.

Travelin'
$8.99
There's a re-recording of the classic "Whiskey and Wimmin" on this album, recorded in the '60s. While there aren't any other "hits," this is some mighty fine John Lee Hooker listening music. The audio quality, the studio support, the mixing -- everything is just awesome. I own lot of John Lee's music, from the four-CD box set "Hook" to the most obscure, and I can definitely say this is THE VERY BEST SOUNDING recording of all.

John Lee Hooker was famous for pretty much recording any time, any place, with a variety of names -- and his legacy is a mixed bag of some great music, but some of it with rather poor audio quality. Not so with Travelin'. Every track here is just sweet, even the "minor" tunes. It is simply a joy to listen to this CD for the clarity of John Lee's voice, the great instrumental backing, the overall awesome audio quality.

There's nothing here that you can't find probably find elsewhere on some compilation, but I give this complete recording FIVE stars and highly recommend it solely for the superb audio quality. If you wanna hear John Lee like he should have ALWAYS been recorded, then check out Travelin'. It's a minor classic, but sound-wise it is pure gold and honey to the ears.