CHUMA SPIRIT eBooks

More Than Mortar and Stone: The Meandering Mental Path of a Brokenhearted Woman

Author: Fisiwe Genre: Memoirs and Poems ISBN 10: 1-934241-06-7 ISBN 13: 978-1-934241-06-6 94 Pages Publication Date: February 2009 There is an exquisite bliss in loving someone and knowing they love you back. Two people create a world of relationship starting with that first knowing glance that says “I choose you.” It is lushly furnished with the invisible and unspoken foundations upon which the seen rests. Like studs and beams tucked away behind walls, an underlying impulse deeper than sensation holds up every kiss. But much of that life goes unattended and withers between the cracks on the surface of the relationship where most couples tend to set up house. Ironically, that neglected life is where love truly lives while her mere reflection dwells up top. And when the harrowing winds of change huff and puff, and blow that house in, where does the other world go? What happens to love’s creations? What happens to a woman’s mind and heart? $6.99

My Ancestors Traveled Them Home

Author: Chuma Whahid Rasul Genre: Memoirs and Poems ISBN 10: 1-934241-01-6 ISBN 13: 978-1-934241-01-1 94 Pages Publication Date: January 2009 As a sufferer and survivor of death and bereavement, Chuma uses memoirs and poems to bring forth a beautiful and poignant memoir about the demise cancer imposed on his mother and his favorite aunt, and the anguish he suffered when AIDS took the life of his closest friend—each fatality in less than a year. Despite enduring melancholy, loss, and hopelessness, with the help of the ancestors and his imperiled loved ones, Chuma realizes that death is merely an entryway to everlasting existence in a different form. At times heartbreaking and painful, and at other times triumphant, this book is a journey through grave sadness, loving support, startling bravery, and a celebration of the afterlife, all discovered through the power of love. $5.99

Lovewords - Poetry From a Place Called Love

Author: Fisiwe Genre: Poetry ISBN 10: 1-934241-05-9 ISBN 13: 978-1-934241-05-9 113 Pages Publication Date: January 2009 "lovewords" is my remembrance of myself. It is the way in which I live according to my belief that simultaenously I am part of and all of The Universe, living this human life to experience my own magnificence. I am a part of the diviity of all creation...we all are. By speaking words from a place called love, I affirm all that I am and all that I know. I affirm all that others are and all that they know. By speaking words from a place called love we can defeat fear. By speaking from a place called love we can truly be ourselves--the physical embodiment of the divine creative force that is life. Love is not a fantasy, a luxury, or a gift. Love is a birthright, a driving force, a pure thing. Love is my choice. $5.99

The Affectation - Overcoming Shame and Removing The Mask

Author: Chuma Whahid Rasul Genre: Poetry/Autobiographical Story ISBN 10: 1-934241-04-0 ISBN 13: 978-1-934241-04-2 133 Pages Publication Date: January 2009 A young, homosexual boy suffers through the cruel taunting and ostracization of his peers. Rejection from the church, parental expectations and machismo hetero paradigms caused him to reinvent himself and pretend to be someone he wasn't. Told through a cohesive chronology of poems, prose, screenplays, and memoirs, this book tackles abuse, degradation, and the beautiful triumph of discovering self-love. $5.99

alifepoeminprogress

Author: Tantra Genre: Poetry Publisher: Pauline Publishing/Re-Released by Chuma Spirit Books ISBN 10: 1-934241-06-7 ISBN 13: 978-1-934241-06-6 118 pages Publication Date: January 2009 Written from an incandescent place of feminine pride and unconditional love, these graceful poems convalesce from the tribulations of relationships and the victorious celebration that comes with each lesson. Using love as her mantra, this woman spiritually bares her soul with wisdom and truth through divorce, single parenting, self-discovery, the pursuit of happiness, domestic/relationship abuse, reaffirming self-esteem, spiritual awareness and self-love. $4.99