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The Sacred Circle Tarot |
The Sacred Circle
Tarot is a seventy-eight card deck drawing on the Pagan heritage of
Britain and Ireland, a truly Pagan deck that speaks to, and is of use
to, modern Pagans. The imagery of each card is designed to work on a
number of levels and to be used not only for divination but to
facilitate personal and spiritual development and as an aid to
meditation. The cards depict landscapes and sacred sites in Britain and
Ireland, centres of energy and worship for thousands of years,
emphasising our connection to the land and its cycles and the visible
and spiritual legacy of our ancestors.
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Illustrated by Paul Mason
Also available in Spanish and
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The Fairy Ring Oracle |
Listen to the wisdom of the
wildfolk as they
speak through the cards of The Fairy Ring. This new oracle will enchant
with its evocative artwork as it enlightens with insightful readings.
The full-sized guidebook includes fairy lore, upright and reversed card
interpretations, and nine unique card layouts
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Illustrated by Paul Mason
Also available in Spanish, German
and Turkish
Soon coming in French |
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Spellcaster |
Spellcaster addresses the theoretical and practical
background of magic-exploring how magical energies operate and manifest.
The seven essays represent different approaches and traditions-including
Wicca, Hermetic Magick, Northern traditions, and freeform Natural Magick.
The wisdom collected here is meant to inspire and empower beginners and
less experienced magic users, so they may go on to safely and
confidently customize their own magical practice.
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Seven author anthology |
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Working with Fairies |
Amazingly
similar stories of fairies, under a variety of names, exist around the
world. In these legends of fairies, we can trace pre-Christian concepts
of nature spirits, along with the principles of dealing with them. In
the practices and taboos surrounding fairies, there are many parallels
with shamanic cultures. It is in these beliefs and tradition that we
find the real roots of modern witchcraft.
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Familiars |
Shamans and
traditional witches all over the world work with animal spirits. Through
this connection, the shaman can call upon the strength of the bear, the
swiftness of the horse, or the far sight of the eagle and so on. Witches
call these spirit animals familiars.
Familiars
explores the difference between types of animal helpers, how to gain a
familiar, an animal ally, how to find your power song and much more,
with a detailed look at 50 animals and their powers.
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Herb Craft |
There are many
'magical herbals' on the market today, but no others that deal with the
Native British shaman's herb lore. Every plant is a living teacher and
must be approached as an individual. This book is intended to give you a
glimpse into the power of plants. 500 pages covering over 200 herbs.
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With Sue Lavender
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The Wellspring |
Seasonal inspirations for the Eight Festivals with
rituals, pathworkings, recipes and more.
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With Helen Field and Pamela Harvey |
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Magical Incenses and Oils |
Rising smoke has always been associated
with prayer rising to the Gods, whether from the domestic hearth, the
Pagan altar, the Druid’s needfire or the Catholic church’s incense
burner. In
this book I show you how to make magical incenses and oils, how to
choose suitable ingredients and how to use those incenses and oils.
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Pagan Feasts |
The
dedication of the cakes and wine is one of the central points of any
Craft ritual. It is the partaking of the sacrificed God of the corn and
the body of the Goddess as Mother Earth, from whom all life stems.
Pagan Feasts contains instructions for
making beer, wine, preserves, drinks, teas, incense as well as festival
food and rituals for the Eight Sabbats, Esbats and Handfastings, with
hundreds of recipes and explanations on the nature of the festivals, and
food and herbs associated with them.
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With Sue Phillips |
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Fairy Lore |
Worth buying just for the
beautiful fairy picture on the front....A delightful book. Fairy
Tales
Straightforward....popular
guide .....Recommended. The Cauldron
There are legends of fairies
all over the world, mysterious creatures who live apart from the race of
mankind, but who are sometimes seen in wild and lonely places. In Part
One the authors explore the world of the fairies - what they look like;
the fairy realms such as Hy-Breasail, Lochlann, Ynis Gwyddrin and Emani
Ablch; fairy food, protection against fairies and their ills; fairy
plants and animals, fairy days and festivals, visits to fairyland, fairy
loves and their links with magic. Part Two investigates what fairies are
- fallen angels, a separate race, ancestor cult, nature spirits, old
gods, UFOs, hallucinations, shamanic experience etc. A beautiful book to
own and a real must for anyone with even a passing interest in fairies.
Beautifully and extensively illustrated with a blend of traditional
pictures and original artwork by Paul Mason.
ISBN 186163 1073
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Personal Power |
What is Personal Power? Perhaps it is easier to say
what happens when you have lost your Personal Power. You feel as though
control of your life lies in other hands- the authorities, doctors, your
parents, your spouse, your friends, your enemies, fate. You feel weak
and unable to control what happens to you. You might feel worn out,
tired and ill. In shamanic societies it is said that when this happens
it is because a person has lost their soul, their totem, life force or
their Personal Power. Personal Power is cohesion of mind, body and
spirit, whole and centred, balanced and harmonious. Once it is attained
you feel in control, whole and centred.
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Real Wicca for Teens |
Many teenagers
are getting involved or seeking information about the Craft, often from
dubious sources. This book aims to give real information about
Wicca, including methods of working real Wicca, to teenagers. It
also aims to answer their parents' and friends' questions about the
Craft.
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With Sue Phillips |
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Hearth Witch |
The Hearth Witch
sees the sacred within the physical, the magical in the mundane, and
incorporate spiritual practice into her everyday life. She draws her
strength from the sacred flame that burns in her hearth, from the earth
that sustains her. A Hearth Witch is drawn to the traditional ways, and
inherits the mantle of the village wise woman or cunning man.
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The Path of the Shaman |
The Path of the Shaman
is book two in Anna Franklin’s Eight Paths of Magic series,
exploring the role of the British shaman, the mediator between the world
of humankind and the world of spirits. This book explores, from the
perspective of native British shamanism, the shamanic cosmos, the web of
power, the shamanic crisis and becoming a shaman, healing and soul work,
as well as working with the spirits of the land, animal and plant
allies. read more
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Pagan Ritual
The Path of the Priest and
Priestess |
The path of the priest and priestess within the Craft, the purpose
of ritual, initiation and magic.
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Watercolour Fairies |
A Step-by-step
Guide to Painting Fairies: A Step-by-step Guide to Creating the Fairy
World
With David Riche |
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Lughnasa |
Lammas is about to be re-issued by Lear
Books as Lughnasa in its intended original form. Llewellyn
insisted we removed the chapter that examined the complex underlying
themes of Lughnasa as it was "too difficult for the reader" and add lots
of spells instead! It also contains additional material on the nature of
the festival and its history. Coming end of February 2010
Lear is publishing a complete
series on the eight festivals by Anna Franklin |
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The Midsummer Solstice |
Coming January 2010
Lear is publishing a complete
series on the eight festivals by Anna Franklin |
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Handfasting |
“May your
hearts be as warm as your hearthstone.”—Old Irish blessing
“Tying the knot,” “getting hitched”
and “joining hands in marriage”—all common terms in marriage and all
originating in customs going back centuries and linked to the
Anglo-Saxon handfæsting (literally, the shaking of hands to seal
a contract.)
From choosing wedding garb and rings
to making the perfect passion punch, Anna Franklin’s
Handfasting offers a wealth of fascinating wedding lore and marriage
customs from around the world, including rituals, blessings, traditional
herb crafts and recipe ideas. Anna shows you how to infuse these
treasures of the past into your own modern wedding ceremony to add fun,
uniqueness and lasting meaning to your special day. This revised edition
includes a new chapter on Gay weddings and how to achieve a legally
recognised handfasting in the UK. £11.95
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Lammas |
Pagans
celebrate Lughnasa as one of the eight festivals in the witches' Wheel
of the Year, but many know little about it beyond the fact that it marks
the beginning of harvest. If we dig deep we can find its traces.
read more
To be re-issued as
Lughnasa with the original removed chapter and
extra material.
With Paul Mason
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Midsummer |
The celebration of Midsummer is a
pan-global custom. Every culture has, at some point in its history,
marked the time and held it to be enchanted.
The award winning
Midsummer explores ancient and modern celebrations of the summer
solstice, their history and lore, picking out the themes of the
festival, and its associated magic and mystery. Part two of the book
looks at how to celebrate Midsummer, with festival food, magic, rituals
and so on..
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To be reissued as
the Midsummer Solstice with
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A Romantic Guide to
Handfasting |
A handfasting is a Pagan wedding, the
marriage rite used today by many Pagans, Druids, and Wiccans. A
Romantic Guide to Handfasting looks at the history and customs of
the ritual, and how you can create your own ceremonies today. Full of
practical advice, it helps you tailor the ceremony to fit your needs.
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Re-issued by Lear Books as
Handfasting (2009) in a revised version which contains
information on combining a legal ceremony with handfasting, which is now possible in Britain
and other places.
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Oracle of the Goddess |
The Goddess has been known to every race
and in every corner of the world. She has had many names and many faces.
She is chaste virgin and passionate lover, fruitful mother and barren
crone, creator of life and bringer of death.
The Goddess Oracle is a 25 card deck
illustrating Goddesses from all around the world. The accompanying book
details the mythology of the Goddesses and their lessons. The cards are
designed to be used with divination, meditation and pathworking.
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Celtic Animal Oracle |
This Celtic Animal
Oracle is based on the teachings of British shamanic practice. But
you don't have to be a shaman or a witch to use these cards. By
listening to the lessons of the twenty-five animals in these cards, you
can discover new ways of looking at your problems, new ways of
approaching them, and what their deep-rooted causes might be.
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Illustrated by Paul Mason |
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The Little Book of Fairies |
Illustrated by Paul Mason |
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The Illustrated
Encyclopaedia of Fairies |
The
ultimate fairy encyclopaedia with over 3000 entries, plus full
references and bibliography.
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Illustrated by Paul Mason and
Helen Field
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The Illustrated Goddess
Encyclopaedia |
A-Z in-depth guide to the Goddesses of the world without the fluff.
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Illustrated by Paul Mason and Anna
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