For over a thousand years the impish Taliesin has enthralled & enlightened people. As a farmer's son, he is grounded in the land. Yet, because his mother is the goddess Nature, he can travel, free as a demi-god, throughout time & space. Michael Dames provides a deep & imaginative account of the tales & poetry associated with Taliesin, bringing together prehistoric, Romano-British & Christian aspects of Taliesin's persone in a magical synthesis.

How to make durable, sewn bindings - using only cheap & easy-to-find tools & materials. Covers single-section pamphlets and multi-section books. The author is available for introductory workshops: contact Libra Aries for details.

Symbolic, folkloric, astrological significance and uses of native herbs and trees, in Paganism and the Old Religion.

The Celts saw animals as representations, representatives and messengers of their deities. They took animal names for themselves and their tribes and saw portents and auguries in animals' movements and behaviour. Celtic shamans linked with animals and their warriors and hunters invoked the power of totem animals to help in their endeavours.

Ashe is a multidisciplinary journal that explores the diverse avenues of modern spirituality, examining the ways individuals and groups push at the envelope of spiritual expression and contemplative practice. This collection brings together some of the best pieces from Ashe's first year. This eclectic collection provides glimpses of spiritual experiences from across the spectrum of human diversity - Afro-Cuban Santaria, Buddhism, Hinduism, William S. Burroughs, Osho Neo-Sannyas and more.

Set forth in this significant new work are the essential teachings and traditions of the treasury and arcane learning which is known as the Qaballah. Everything that exists is seen by the Qaballah as existing in some or all of the four `worlds' or levels of being. Our aspirations spring from this primal unity of person and kosmos, and our longing to know and to experience the reality, not only of that mystery which encompasses us.

This highly regarded text has become a cornerstone among magic practitioners and occultists worldwide. Containing the original third and fourth volumes of Denning & Phillips Magical Philosophy series, this classic expounds upon the philosophy of ceremonial magic and its intelligible relationship to the teachings of Qabalah.

This full-colour guide is designed to make wildflower identification as easy as possible for the walker or rambler. The flowers are categorised in eight sections, according to the one or more habitats in which they are found: * seashore & coastal * fresh water * heaths & moors * marshes, fens & bogs * cultivated, arable and waste land * grassland & meadows * gardens, paths & walls * woodland & hedgerows. Each habitat section has a set of introductory photographs for easy identification, and larger photos alongside essential information which includes the botanical name, month of flowering, and particular characteristics of the species. The 860 colour photos cover a total of 250 species.

Here is an essential oil which has antiseptic qualities, can treat burns, stings, skin irritations, muscular pain, infected gums, mouth ulcers and much more. It is one of the most marvellous healing resources nature can offer. This book presents, in a very readable and accessible way, the history and harvesting of tea tree but also an overview of its practical medicinal uses.

This is the never-before-told story of a true American original. Fitz Hugh Ludlow became the best-selling author of The Hasheesh Eater in the years before the Civil War. The book related his visionary experiences with large, oral doses of hashish, along with his religious, philosophical and medical reflections on the altered states they produced.