Wisdom of the Plant Devas: Herbal Medicine for a New Earth

Wisdom of the Plant Devas: Herbal Medicine for a New Earth, by Thea Summer Deer. Each plant has a story to share with us, a healing story to guide us in trying times, a spirit medicine for the New Earth that is presently unfolding. Herbs are some of the most powerful allies we have for these transitional times--we just need to learn how to listen as they share their knowledge with us.

In Wisdom of the Plant Devas, Thea Summer Deer reveals a new dimension of herbal medicine, one where the plant’s spirit is consulted for guidance and healing beyond the physical. Examining the botany, modern and traditional uses, history, and folklore of 13 special herbs, such as rosemary, uva ursi, and datura, she shares divinations and messages from their devas, or plant spirits, explaining how these stories carry the herbs into our lives, letting them work their magic on us. Exploring herbal medicine from an energetic perspective, she reveals that by communing with the deva of a plant, we can call on the plant’s physical, psychological, and spiritual medicine and guidance--without ingesting it or even being in its presence.

Detailing the sacred space of a Medicine Wheel Garden, whether in a backyard or our imaginations, she connects us with the devas and empowers us to seek our own answers with their much-needed spiritual guidance and divinatory advice. Creating a bridge between botanical medicine and plant spirit medicine, she shows how by coming into community with the devas and co-creating with the world of nature, we can gain tremendous insights to help heal our hearts, our minds, and our spirits and consciously evolve as together we birth the New Earth.

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Thea Summer Deer is a clinical herbalist, singer-songwriter, midwife, and childbirth educator. Raised with the Seminole Indians in South Florida until the age of eight, she lives surrounded by Cherokee ancestral land in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina.

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Way of the Ancient Healer

Way of the Ancient Healer: Sacred Teachings from the Philippine Ancestral Traditions , Virgil Mayor Apostol. Way of the Ancient Healer provides an overview of the rich tradition of Filipino healing practices, discussing their origins, world influences, and role in daily life. Enhanced with over 200 photographs and illustrations, the book combines years of historical research with detailed descriptions of the spiritual belief system that forms the foundation of these practices. Giving readers a rare look at modern-day Filipino healing rituals, the book also includes personal examples from author Virgil Mayor Apostol’s own experiences with shamanic healing and dream interpretation.

The book begins with an explanation of Apostol’s Filipino lineage and legacy as a healer. After a brief history of the Philippine archipelago, he describes the roots of traditional Filipino healing and spirituality, and discusses the Indian, Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and American influences that have impacted the Filipino culture. He presents a thorough description of Filipino shamanic and spiritual practices that have developed from the concept that everything in nature contains a spirit (animism) and that living in the presence of spirits demands certain protocols and rituals for interacting with them. The book’s final chapter thoughtfully explores the spiritual tools used in Filipino healing–talismans, amulets, stones, and other natural symbols of power.

A healing arts therapist and certified Holistic Health practitioner, Virgil J. Mayor Apostol is the coauthor of Healing Hands of Hilot. He was encouraged by Deepak Chopra to teach Filipino healing worldwide through workshops. He lives in Southern California. Click here for more information or to order.

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Shamanism: The Book of Journeys

Shamanism: The Book of Journeys, by Robert Levy and Eve Bruce. This wonderful book launches the reader onto a comprehensive journey through the many worlds of the shaman. Eve Bruce and Robert Levy are experienced guides who lift the veils and allow us to open ourselves to the wisdom, power, and energy of these most ancient and very contemporary practices. Shamanic journeys are doorways to parallel realities. Within these worlds, the journeyer will find helping spirits capable of guiding us towards the goals or dreams we have for ourselves, personally and collectively. These worlds will offer you information about existing dilemmas and show you new possibilities for living a more fulfilling life. This is also a healing world and can help heal and soothe your mind, body, and your personal spirit or soul. The text will assist those of you who are learning on your own with the help of your spirit guides and provide continued study for those who have begun the path. It is for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. It is for healers who wish to introduce shamanic healing into their practice and it is a self guided tour because the true teachers of shamanism lie within and around you.

Robert Levy has been a Reiki Master and shamanic practitioner in the US for over a decade. He has studied with many western shamans as well as those from Brazil, Peru and Ecuador. Eve Bruce has studied with indigenous elders from several continents. She was the first non-indigenous woman to be inducted into the circle of Andean Birdpeople Shamans or Yachaks.

Sophia Returning: The Path to Planetary Tantra

Sophia Returning: The Path to Planetary Tantra, In this fascinating DVD, John Lamb Lash, comparative mythologist and author of the classic book, Not In His Image, offers an examination of the truths hidden deep within the ancient Gnostic sects of Europe. Two thousand years ago the Pagan religion of Gnosticism was one of the world's largest religious belief systems. The Gnostics held a deep reverence for the earth in all its wonder and beauty. In contrast to the teachings of the patriarchal and monotheistic religious traditions, the Gnostic creation mythos was centered upon the compelling story of the Wisdom Goddess Sophia. This knowledge, which offers us new insight into the power of the earth as a vital living being, has been brought forth today as a fundamental part of the Gaia theory.

The Gnostics had many beliefs that were considered heretical by the emerging Christian populations of classical Europe. John Lamb Lash acquaints us with their unique perspective on the nature of human experience and the destructive power of the mysterious beings they called the Archons whose dark influence has led to the fear-based, chaotic character of the times in which we live. By assisting us in comprehending the Gnostics vast knowledge of nature, the Earth, and the intimate relationship between the Goddess Sophia, and we who are her creation, he reconnects us with our ancient heritage and offers a sacred path toward the future.

The Green Wiccan Year

The Green Wiccan Year, by Silja. In today's environmentally conscious society, the Wiccan ideology, based on nature and the land, is more relevant than ever. Celebrate the Green Wiccan year with this illustrated guide and use its teachings to attain a greener, more eco-friendly lifestyle. Designed in the style of the Wiccan calendar and starting with the Witches' New Year, Samhain on October 31, this book covers all the main festivals, including Yule Lore, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, and finally Mabon, the harvest festival. For each key date, Silja explains the symbols and rituals associated with the festival, such as the magic circle, the pentagram, and the importance of the sun and moon. There are spells and meditations for each day as well as room to record your experiences and add notes and reminders. There are even green household tips and witchery wisdom for the kitchen and garden to help you connect with the environment, the core element upon which Wiccan beliefs are formed. *The perfect gift for those new to Wicca and those familar with pagan teachings. *The author's spells and wisdom come from a lifetime's experience of witchcraft. *Includes an introduction to Wicca and its philosphy. *Comes with 9 tabbed sections and pockets, hardcover, concealed wire-o-binding cloth quarter-binding, matching elastic closure band. Silja writes the popular 'Bewitched' column for magazine Spirit and Destiny. A Wiccan High Priestess, she leads a Celtic coven in Ireland, where she grew up loving the countryside and forest near her rural home.

Modern Pagan: How to Live a Natural Lifestyle in the 21st Century

Modern Pagan: How to Live a Natural Lifestyle in the 21st Century, by Brian Day. A guide to harmonious, natural living through modern pagan principles. Paganism is a sustainable way of life that has existed for thousands of years. Sometimes mistaken as a religious path (true pagans do not worship deities), paganism will appeal to anyone who cares about the environment or is interested in maintaining an organic lifestyle. Although it is an ancient practice, paganism is particularly suited to meeting 21st-century concerns. In The Modern Pagan, Brian Day explains how to live in a way that honors the land and its inhabitants, offering advice on cultivating a true pagan garden, creating nutritious food and drink, celebrating seasonal festivals, practicing herbal medicine, and working for the benefit of all.

The Druidcraft Tarot

The Druidcraft Tarot, by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm and Bill Worthington. ISBN 0312315023. At a time when we seek a closer connection with the natural world, this beautiful deck invites us to celebrate the earth and the rhythm of her seasons. Combining the two great streams of Western Pagan tradition; Wicca and Druidry, Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm, together with artist Will Worthington, have created a tarot of extraordinary depth and relevance that can help guide and illuminate your life. The Druidcraft Tarot's powerful images have emerged from a vast store of teachings and story-telling rooted in our ancient past. Use them as gateways to your inner spiritual world, and deepen your knowledge of yourself and of the earth. Let the natural wisdom of Druidcraft bring you insight and inspiration for the life issues that you face today. Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm have been initiated into both Wicca and Druidry, and are Chief and Scribe of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, one of the largest international Druid groups. Will Worthington is a practicing Druid, Pendragon of the Order, and a highly respected artist, whose previous works include the acclaimed Druid Animal Oracle and The Green Man Tree Oracle.