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Book Review – The Big Book Of Numerology: The Hidden Meaning of Numbers and Letters by Shirley Blackwell Lawrence
Book Review The Big Book Of Numerology The Hidden Meaning of Numbers and Letters by Shirley Blackwell Lawrence 288 Pages You know those Numerology books that give you practical advice on how to use the letters in your name and the numbers in your birth date to figure out the best avenue for your career, your love life and everything else about yourself and people you know and care about? This is not that book. To be sure, that information is embedded in this book – way at the end, and briefly – but before the reader gets to that point, there is so much other information that…
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Book Review – The Little Book of Self-Care for Libra by Constance Stellas
Book Review The Little Book of Self-Care for LibraSimple Ways to Refresh and Restore – According to the Starsby Constance Stellas 160 Pages Bright Blessings, Readers! I am glad to be reviewing this great guide to why it is important to take care of yourself, and even happier to say, that author Constance Stellas has guides for all twelve signs! An accomplished astrologer in print, she also teaches, and helps clients in both the United States and Greece. She has written for such illustrious publications as the New York Times and Marie Claire. She’s been a practicing astrologer for over 20 years, and she really knows her stuff. For…
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Book Review – Out of Your Hands: What Palmistry Reveals About Your Personality and Destiny by Beleta Greenaway
Book Review Out of Your Hands What Palmistry Reveals About Your Personality and Destiny by Beleta Greenaway 160 Pages There is 5 parts to this book. Part 1: Palmistry Basics. This chapter teaches about reading the map of life, hand shape and different sections of the hand. It teaches the do’s and dont’s, which tools are helpful, and how to take prints. Part 2: Hand Topography. This chapter teaches about the knuckles and the mounts. Part 3: The Lines of The Hand. This chapter teaches about the major lines and it also discusses Simian Lines and Gridle of Venus. It also teaches about the minor lines that not…
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Book Review – Storytelling Alchemy: Write Your Own Happy Ending by Renée Damoiselle
Book ReviewStorytelling AlchemyWrite Your Own Happy Endingby Renée Damoiselle 208 Pages Storytelling Alchemy is a self-help book written by Mx. Damoiselle. Storytelling Alchemy is about the Story You Tell Yourself (SYTY) and how to change it and write a happy ending for your life. Everyone has a story (several of them) we tell people about who we are. Then there are those stories that we don’t share with others; you know the ones of which I talk. Those are the stories for which Mx. Damoiselle wrote this self-help book. The first chapter is broken down into two different paths; one is mundane; the other one is magickal. The second…
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Book Review – Zentangle Dingbatz: Patterns & Projects for Dynamic Tangled Ornaments & Decorations by Brian Crimmins
Book Review Zentangle Dingbatz Patterns & Projects for Dynamic Tangled Ornaments & Decorations by Brian Crimmins 160 Pages In the world of typography, dingbats are ornamentation or decorations whose use dates back centuries. They can be seen framing a title, separating chapters and decorating broadsides. Dingbatz are dingbats made by incorporating the fundamentals of Zentangle. They nearly always have a frame, although the design can extend beyond it, and they are typically made with familiar shapes. Small and varied, they are easy to do and can fit just about anywhere, adding flair to hand lettering, scrapbook or journaling projects, and other crafts. For readers unfamiliar with Zentangle, Brian…
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Book Review – I Ching, Text and Illustrations by Chao-Hsiu Chen
Book Review I Ching Text and Illustrations by Chao-Hsiu Chen Pages: 144 Of all the oracles in the world, the I Ching is the oldest, dating back more than 4,000 years. Created by Fu Xi, the mythical First Emperor of China, the I Ching is also known as the “Book of Changes.” Not only does it provide forecasts of the future, it is also the source of all Chinese wisdom. The outcome of throwing three coins determines if a line is broken or whole. Stack upon one another, each set of three lines forms a trigram; in all there are eight – based on the eight directions of…
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Book Review – The Morrigan: Celtic Goddess of Magick and Might by Courtney Weber
Book Review The Morrigan: Celtic Goddess of Magick and Might by Courtney Weber 240 Pages ….Goddess of war, witchcraft, death, protection and retribution, the Morrigan is one of Pagan Ireland’s most famous-and notorious-Goddesses… There are books that are few and far between that give the appropriate balance of myth, historical context and a deepened relationship with the Deity of focus, and The Morrigan: Celtic Goddess of Magick and Might by Courtney Weber, is indeed among those titles. I would have expected nothing less from Courtney having had the pleasure of reading her other titles, Brigid: History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess and Tarot for One: The…
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Book Review – The Magical Sexual Practices of Ancient Egypt by Judy Hall
Book Review The Magical Sexual Practices of Ancient Egypt by Judy Hall 200 Pages The Magical Sexual Practices of Ancient Egypt by Judy Hall was a very difficult book to review. It was difficult reading as much as it was challenging to review and is not for the average reader. It requires some foreknowledge to dig out its hidden jewels. Let my pain in attempting to read this serve as a warning. There is a term I am going to use in this review, which is mixing work, and when I personally use it the meaning is as follows; it means that it’s a work that is mixing…
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Book Review – Mindfulness at Work: Flourishing in the Workplace by Maria Arpa
Book Review Mindfulness at Work Flourishing in the Workplace by Maria Arpa 144 Pages ….Achieving a work/life balance does not mean equal time for both. It is a fluid proposition that changes and fluctuates according to the demands being made on you and how you meet them. You achieve balance when you have the integrated self-responsibility to meet your obligations while also having the confidence to set boundaries that keep your life rewarding…. Mindfulness at Work: Flourishing in the Workplace should be a required read for employees in any modern-day workplace. The stress, demands and expectations of the work required are often overwhelming and job satisfaction is at…
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Plant Spirit Medicine in Shamanic Practice
What’s in the Brew? Scientist: Mescaline. Shaman: God. Shamans…believe that the information given to us… by other teacher plants or in non-ordinary states such as dreams and meditations is as valid (or more so) than that received from ordinary perception and thought. Furthermore, such information is given to us to be used in daily life not to be ignored, denied, or seen as lacking in merit or purpose. To deny our dreams, after all, is to deny a large part of our human and spiritual experience. Thus, for San Pedro shamans, the visions and insights gained from the plant are there to inform our everyday behavior in the ‘real world’…