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A practical guide to using the sacred herbs of Samhain for healing,
divination, purification, protection, magic, and as tools for
contacting the Spirits The ancient Celts separated the year into
two halves, the light half and the dark half, summer and winter.
The festival of Samhain, from which the modern holiday of Halloween
originates, marks the transition from summer to winter, the end of
the Celtic year, a time when the barriers between the physical and
spiritual world are at their most transparent. The herbs most
characteristic of this time have specific magical and healing
properties that echo the darker aspect of the year and offer potent
opportunities for divination, contact with ancestors and Land
Spirits, and journeys in the Otherworld. Presenting a practical
guide to the sacred herbs and trees of Samhain, Ellen Evert Hopman
details the identification, harvest, and use of more than 70 plants
and trees in healing, divination, purification, magic, and as tools
for contacting the Spirits wandering the landscape at this liminal
time of year. She explores the most effective plants for protection
from the mischief of the "Good Neighbors," the Sidhe or Fairies, as
well as herbs for releasing the Dead when they are trapped on this
plane. Detailing the history, rites, and traditions of Samhain,
Hopman explains how to make an offering to the Land Spirits and
provides instructions for the traditional Samhain ritual of the
Dumb Supper, complete with recipes for the sacred foods of Samhain,
such as Soul Cakes, Colcannon, Boxty bread, and dandelion wine.
"In her first book-length work, Sabin presents a first-rate,
fresh, and thorough addition to the burgeoning field of earth-based
spiritual practice volumes...written in a light, informative style
that magically mines depth, breadth and brevity."--Publishers
Weekly, starred review
Due to the sheer number of Wicca 101 books on the market, many
newcomers to the Craft find themselves piecing together their
Wiccan education by reading a chapter from one book, a few pages
from another. Rather than depending on snippets of wisdom to build
a new faith, Wicca for Beginners provides a solid foundation to
Wicca without limiting the reader to one tradition or path.
Embracing both the spiritual and the practical, Wicca for Beginners
is a primer on the philosophies, culture, and beliefs behind the
religion, without losing the mystery that draws many students to
want to learn. Detailing practices such as grounding, raising
energy, visualization, and meditation, this book offers exercises
for core techniques before launching into more complicated rituals
and spellwork. Finalist for the Coalition of Visionary Resources
Award for Best Wiccan/Pagan Book
Traditional folklore has spoken of guardian angels who guide and
protect us. However, although there are numerous stories of the
miraculous intervention of these beings, some people still write
them off as myth and superstition. Based on his own personal
experience and cognition, Rudolf Steiner spoke of guardian angels
and other spiritual beings as a reality. Their existence, he said,
is a spiritual and scientific fact that can be researched and
studied by clairvoyance. One of his aims was to enable people to
connect again with these spiritual beings not only for their own
benefit, but also for the benefit of the other kingdom of nature
and the whole destiny of the earth's evolution. In his writings and
lectures Steiner intended to lead people from belief to
recognition, knowledge, and understanding of spiritual beings. In
these six specially selected lectures, which until now have lain
hidden away in very early publications or journals, he describes
the role of the guardian angel and discusses our relationship to
the heavenly hierarchies of spiritual beings as a whole and how
they shape our human form as a result of their cosmic activity. As
many people today are awakening to angelic guidance in their daily
lives and are seeking it consciously, these lectures will help them
to understand their experiences and to make their communication
more conscious.
A collection of more than fifty stories about witches from around
the world. There are tales of banshees, crones and beauties in
disguise from China, Siberia, the Caribbean, Armenia, Portugal and
Australia. The characters featured include Italy's Witch Bea-Witch,
Lilith, Kali, and Twitti Glyn Hec. Alluring women, enchantresses,
wise old ladies and bewitching women: they are all here and ready
to haunt, entice, possess, transform, challenge - and sometimes
even to help.
The Witness of the Stars stands as one of the best explanations of
the constellations in the context of Biblical wisdom. This edition
includes all of E. W. Bullinger's original charts and illustrations
of the heavens above. To compose this book, E. W. Bullinger used
his Biblical scholarship alongside research of the origins of the
astronomical constellations. He demonstrates, through a close
reading of the Old and New Testaments, how each of the star signs
relates to the Bible's stories. Gradually, it is revealed how God
makes himself known to us through the Bible's astronomy. The
symbolism of the star signs are shown as important in the Bible.
Their presence in verse relates not simply to their appearances,
such as Libra's scales or Aries as a ram, but also the way in which
Biblical figures behave after looking at the heavens for guidance.
The Book of Job is highlighted by Bullinger for being significantly
influenced by the stars.
Increasing numbers of professionals in the fields of psychology and
therapy are seeking to incorporate elements of spirituality into
their therapeutic oeuvre, addressing not only mental and emotional
issues, but also the soul. This book discloses how indigenous
traditions can be adapted to offer practitioners a highly effective
repertoire of insights, psycho-spiritual approaches and therapeutic
tools. The underlying concepts and world-views of indigenous and
contemporary shamanism are explained and tied in with current
developments in psychology and science. After clarifying altered
states of perception, concepts of integrative wholeness of mind,
body, soul and spirit and transformative shamanic 'healing'
approaches, the book goes on to outline concrete contemporary tools
and techniques that can be applied directly to work with clients.
It presents research, examples and case studies throughout. This
will be enlightening and compelling reading for psychologists,
therapists, counsellors and coaches looking for profound insights
and innovative methods of practice that cater for the whole human
psyche, reaching beyond contemporary Western mind and body
approaches.
The Encyclopedia of the Spiritual Path
The Encyclopedia of the Spiritual Path consists of fourteen
books and an index in this ongoing series on the subject of
ascension, self-realization and a further deepening of
ascended-master teachings.
These books collectively explore the deepest levels and
understanding of ascension through the personal, planetary and
cosmic levels, offering the reader tools to work with that span the
spectrum of all the bodies and ultimately bring them into the
subtle realms of cosmic ascension.
These tools are practical gems for the purification, healing,
cleansing, acceleration and ascension process that cover the
individual incarnated soul and extend into the vast monadic and
cosmic realms.
BOOK 3 IN THE GRIPPING SUPERNATURAL SERIES BY THE BESTSELLING
AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S I don't know who I am. I
don't know what I am. The identity of Elizabeth Cage has always
been a mystery. Even she doesn't know who, or what, she is. But
she's learned to live with it. Until now, when what should have
been a peaceful holiday turns into anything but, and Elizabeth is
forced to recognise that she isn't what she seems. But neither is
anyone else. Has her whole life been a lie? Someone very badly
wants to know the truth about Elizabeth Cage. And they'll do
anything to find out. But who will live to regret it? Twisty, dark
and incredibly gripping, the Elizabeth Cage novels are perfect for
fans of Sarah Painter and Genevieve Cogman. Readers love Jodi
Taylor: 'Jodi Taylor does brilliant, strong female heroes, and
Elizabeth follows on from Max in the St Mary's series' 'I look
forward to another adventure with this quirky and perfectly matched
pair' 'Hold on to your seat and close your eyes if you dare!'
'Gripping and full of curious plot turns' 'An
on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller where no assumptions can be made'
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Women today are banding together in magical ways to celebrate and
encourage one another, and many are turning to the sacred goddesses
of the past to guide their way. Your Goddess Year provides a
calendar of 52 goddesses along with fascinating background
information, herstory, and reasons why invoking her power can
strengthen and benefit you in your day-to-day life. Learn about the
powerful goddesses from all cultures and belief systems and call
upon them during different times of the year to channel their
strengths when you need them most. Including rituals to summon each
goddess, you'll always have the sacred feminine power supporting
you. Celebrate the reawakening of the feminine divine and feminism
by inviting a goddess to assist you and find the goddess that best
speaks to you.
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