Shakti Gawain (30 September 1948 – 11 November 2018) was a

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and personal development author. Her books have sold over 10 million copies.

Background

Born Carol Louisa Gawain, she graduated from the

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with a degree in fine arts and dance in the mid 1970s. Gawain's best known book is ''Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Life'' (1978). It has been a bestselling book for nearly 40 years. The book was said to have inspired

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's 1994 hit song "

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". Gawain was the co-founder, with Marc Allen, of New World Library Publishing CompanyNew World Library
/ref> and founder of Nataraj Publishing, a division of New World Library. Gawain and her husband, Jim Burns, divided their time between

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and

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. Her father was a professor at a military academy in Northern California. Her mother, Elizabeth M. Gawain (1921—201

, was a city planner for HUD in Washington DC in the 1970s.

Publications

* "Creative Visualization" (1978) * ''Living in the Light: A Guide to Personal and Planetary Transformation'' (1985) * ''Developing Intuition: Practical Guidance for Daily Life'' (1987) * ''Contacting Your Inner Guide: Step-By-Step Guided Meditations Designed to Help You Make Choices That Are Right for You'' (1989) * ''Return to the Garden'' (1989) * ''Awakening: A Daily Guide to Conscious Living'' (1991) * ''Every Moment: A Journal with Affirmations'' (1992) * ''Meditations: Creative Visualization and Meditation Exercises to Enrich Your Life'' (1992) * ''The Path of Transformation: How Healing Ourselves Can Change the World'' (1993) * ''The Four Levels of Healing: A Guide to Balancing the Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, and Physical Aspects of Life'' (1996) * ''Creative Visualization Meditations'' (1996) * ''Creating True Prosperity'' (1997) * ''Creative Visualization and Transformation'' (1997) * ''Partnering: A New Kind of Relationship'' (2000) * ''Reflections in the Light: Daily Thoughts and Affirmations'' (2003) * ''Create Your Own Affirmations: A Creative Visualization Kit'' (2003) * ''The Millionaire Course: A Visionary Plan for Creating the Life of Your Dreams'' (2003) *''Living in the Light: Follow Your Inner Guidance to Create a New Life and a New World'' (2011)

References

External links

Shakti Gawain's Official Website

"New Age Author Balances Life Like the Rest of Us"
''Miami Herald''
New-Age "Author Gawain Goes "Back to the Garden"
''Los Angeles Daily News''
Shakti Gawain Find a grave
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gawain, Shakti 1948 births 2018 deaths American environmentalists American self-help writers American spiritual writers New Age writers