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Astrology & Tarot June 2013
Astrology Report by Danielle Benson, president of the Parapsychology Association of Riverside Tarot Report and Tidbit - by Anita Burns June Horoscopes 2013 by Danielle Benson Danielle Benson Aries - …
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Numbers by Design - June 2013
Numerology is the study of number as symbols for principles operating throughout life. Numbers refer to concepts and vibration that…Read more...
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The Shaman's Quest
Written by Nevill Drury
-- Nevill Drury --
Publisher's Description:
The shaman is an enigmatic figure – a healer, magician and visionary who moves between the everyday world and the realm of gods and spirits. "The Shamans Quest" describes the spiritual journeys of four shamans from different corners of the world – the arctic snows of Canada, the central Australian desert, the sacred mountains of Japan, and the forests of north-western South America.
From the North comes a tale of the Inuit shaman Enoyuk and his magical adventures with different gods and spirit-helpers. In the South we enter the world of the Aboriginal elder Kalu, with his sacred desert Dreamings, and in the East we meet Saimei, a Japanese shamaness who lives in a world of kami spirits.
And in the West we encounter Baiya, a shaman from the Amazonian forest who undertakes visionary journeys so he may perform tasks of spiritual healing. In "The Shamans Quest" these four shamans finally come together at the mythic centre of the world, and it is a very special purpose which has brought them here – for they have come to witness the healing of the Earth. Exploring universal themes of spiritual renewal, "The Shamans Quest" shows us how we can find the Great Song of Life and learn to value the sacred qualities of Nature and the Universe.
Mrs B's Guide to Household Witchery
Written by Kris Bradley
-- Everyday Magic, Spells, and Recipes --
Kris Bradley --
Publisher's Description:
For domestic goddesses everywhere--add some magic and fun to those mundane household chores with Mrs. B.'s Guide to Household Witchery. Whether you're sweeping the floor, making a meal, or cleaning out that junk drawer, domestic witch Kris Bradley, creator of the popular blog, Confessions of a Pagan Soccer Mom, will show you how to create spells and magic to bring happiness and balance into your home. Bradley offers ideas and solutions to make the most out of everyday items, activities, and obligations. From Anchovies to Broccoli, and Wine to Yeast, from sweeping the floor to blow-drying your hair, you can change your outlook on life with a pinch of knowledge and a dash of magic! The book includes simple rituals, spells, and ways to connect with the spirits that watch over your home and family. Includes an appendix of herbs and a complete materia magica from the kitchen pantry.
Mrs. B's Guide to Household Witchery features:
Room by Room: How to create magic while you cook, set up a family altar in the living room, or do a junk drawer divination
The Elements for the Domestic Witch: a primer on the 4 elements and how to balance them in your home
The Domestic Witch's Herbal: Magical uses for every herb and food in your pantry, as well as instant magic with prepackaged spice mixes
Simple Sabbats for the Busy Witch: simple ways to celebrate the passing of the seasons
Magical Recipes: More than 100 recipes and spells.
Magic Crystals Sacred Stones
Written by Melusine Draco
-- Melusine Draco --
Publisher's Description:
Magic Crystals, Sacred Stones is aimed at those who have explored crystal working as a beginner and who
now wish to understand the mysteries of the Earth at a deeper level.
About the Author:
Mélusine Draco originally trained in the magical arts of traditional British Old Craft with Bob and Mériém Clay-Egerton.
She has been a magical and spiritual instructor for over 20 years with Arcanum and the Temple of Khem, and writer of numerous popular books including Liber Agyptius: the Book of Egyptian Magic; The Egyptian Book of Days; The Egyptian Book of Nights; The Thelemic Handbook; The Hollow Tree, an elementary guide to the Qabalah; A Witch's Treasury of the Countryside; Root & Branch: British Magical Tree Lore and Starchild: a rediscovery of stellar wisdom. Her highly individualistic teaching methods and writing draws on ancient sources, supported by academic texts and current archaeological findings. She now lives in Ireland near the Galtee Mountains. Mélusine Draco, as her name suggests, has long been plugged into the powerful currents of traditional witchcraft and ritual magic.
Pagan Portals - Hedge Witchcraft
Written by Harmonia SailleAuthor: Harmonia Saille--
Learning by experiencing is about trusting your instincts and connecting with your inner spirit.
Publisher's Description:
Hedge witchery in general is experiential and a slow and natural progression of interests and events often experienced from childhood and persisting all through your life. As Aristotle said, ‘For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.’
Learning by experiencing is about trusting your instincts and connecting with your inner spirit.
There is no dogma attached to hedge witchcraft. There are no tenets to follow. The path of a hedge witch is very much an individual one, and it is a solitary practice. In this way, this book is based on my own experiences as a hedge witch living in Ireland and following a Celtic path.
This book will guide you if you wish to read more about hedge witchcraft as a pathway, or are already following such a path and wish to progress. It only has a little about hedge riding as this book has too small a scope to include it. Please read my accompanying book in the Pagan Portal series, Hedge Riding.
Pagan Portals - Hedge Riding
Written by Harmonia SailleAuthor: Harmonia Saille--
The Hedge is the symbolic boundary between the two worlds and this book will teach how how to cross that hedge.
Publisher's Description:
One aspect of hedge witchcraft is engaging in a form of Otherworldly travel called hedge riding. The hedge is the symbolic boundary between the two worlds and this book will teach you how to cross that hedge. While hedge riding, the hedge rider's consciousness travels to another place, the otherworld, which is also the realm of the collective unconscious. There the rider guided by his or her animal and spirit guides, encounters archetypal symbols and assimilates this knowledge to help guide her or him on their pathway.
This book is an experiential guide, as Aristotle said, 'For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them'. Learning by experiencing is about trusting your instincts and connecting with your inner spirit. The hedge riding aspect of hedge witchery is perhaps the most difficult part of the hedge witch pathway. This book focuses on that aspect alone. If you want to learn more about Hedge Witchraft, there are two accompanying books in this series, Pagans Portals -- Hedge Witchcraft, and Pagans Portals -- Hedge Magic (which will follow soon).
The Gray Witch's Grimoire
Written by Amythyst Raine
Publisher's Description:
What makes this book unique? The world of the gray witch has been largely avoided, misrepresented, or glossed over with various books geared gingerly towards ‘protection magic’. These books, though informative and well written as they may be, have totally missed the spirit of the gray witch – who she really is, how she relates to the world of shadow and light, and exactly what she’s willing to do to stand her ground. In our society ‘dark’ is automatically viewed as ‘evil’; and ‘light’ is automatically viewed as ‘good’.
We’re expected to live completely within one realm and to totally avoid the other. This creates imbalance and is a great injustice to the true spirit of the ancient wise woman. This book puts matters to right and gives the public a view of just what the gray witch is – and what she isn’t. The gray witch does not live in a world of chaos or unbridled black magic. She has a code of honor, a sense of propriety, and a relevance in today’s society.
Candle Magick Simplified
Written by Anita Burns
An easy to follow, no nonsense guide to improving your life through the age-old method of candle magick. It Really Works!
A Book From the Editor: Anita Burns
As the Christian Bible says, it only takes faith the size of a mustard seed to move a mountain. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen a mustard seed, but it’s pretty small. What does this really mean? The mind is a powerful force and it can work for us or against us.
The power of focused thought has been recognized by many religions and philosophies throughout time.
Today the power of the mind is being studied and measured with some amazing results. The more scientists probe into the world of matter the more they discover what mystics have known for centuries—everything, including thought, is united as energy forces.
Publisher's Description:
Everything shifts in the Caucasus, blown by some of the strongest winds on earth. Even the ground moves, splintered by fault lines. In early Georgian myths, it is said that when the mountains were young, they had legs – could walk from the edges of the oceans to the deserts, flirting with the low hills, shrouding them with soft clouds of love. (Griffin, 2001, p.2). But what about those aspects of life which remain relatively constant – the traditional practices of the mountain people, the practices that are reflected in their folktales and their folklore? It is these constants that this study concentrates on, in particular those that relate to shamanism.
Editor's Thoughts:
If you are interested in ancient Shamanism, this is a must read. It is fascinating in its journey through the tales of Shamans and magic through Armenia, Chechnya, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
Publisher's Description:
A shamanic journey is one that generally takes place in a trance state to the sound of a drumbeat, through dancing, or by ingesting psychoactive drugs, in which aid is sought from beings in other realities, generally for healing purposes or for divination. A shamanic story has either been based on or inspired by a shamanic journey, or one that contains a number of the elements typical of such a journey. In this collection of fascinating journeys and stories, Michael Berman reveals the healing nature of shamanic practice.
Editor's Thoughts:
As I said in another review, I love story-tellers. Michael Berman has captured a treasure-house of shamanic magic. The stories are discussed and illustrated to dig beneath the surface. This is a glimpse into a timeless civilization and culture.
EXCERPT Dreams of the Reiki Shaman
Written by Anita Burns
Everything we see and believe about our world, all that we consider to be true and real, depends on two factors: perception and interpretation. I offer ways to “apprehend,” or detect and comprehend, the nature of reality in expanding your healing practice through techniques combining the modalities of Reiki and shamanism to “see” the world as it really is, composed of infinite realities.
You may ask: How can “seeing” shamanically help me “see” the world? I can answer this best by offering an example:
Some years ago, I had a vision in Dreamtime that the sun was weeping. In this vision, seen while journeying, I was in space, and I could feel the power of the sun’s rays, the heat, the exciting energy of golden beams coming from the sun. But then, I felt a colder energy that was even more compelling. I saw blue energy, water, flowing from the face of the sun at the same time it was bathing me in golden light. The blue rays felt as if they were scraping away built-up angers and resentments, actually pulling out old hurts from deep within and washing them away.
Dreams of the Reiki Shaman
Written by Jim Pathfinder Ewing
Publisher’s Description: Based on more than a decade of the author’s successful workshops, this resource expands and refines the unique combination of the hands-on healing modality of Reiki with the life-changing shamanic journey. The resulting knowledge is presented clearly and concisely, making it possible for those with no previous background in Reiki or shamanism to understand, appreciate, and enjoy the teachings while those more experienced can glean new insight for their own healing work. Providing generous examples of shamanic journeying beyond ordinary reality and citing hundreds of case studies from the author’s own private practice, this reference also lists internet references for further research.
Editor’s Notes: This is the 4th in a series of books by this author. I have not had the honor of reviewing the first three but this is an exceptionally good book. At first my reaction was “Oh Groan. Another Reiki book? How many does the world need.” I’m glad I went past my first impression and read this one. It is unique in that it combines genuine shamanism with Reiki. This is a deeper look at the world of energy. He explains things in easy to understand, practical ways and offers exercises and examples.
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