Broken Arrow is first in Durant’s Darkened Destiny series, following the adventures of half-breed Ealdred. Despised for what he is, Ealdred has been a slave his entire life. When the sorcerer Zeldek captures Ealdred and brings him to the stronghold of Gaiztoak, he learns there’s more to his past than ever he realised. Zeldek tries […]
Crystal Healing and Sacred Pleasure by Vanessa Cuccia introduces a new way to heal yourself, utilising one of nature’s greatest tools- crystals. This healing form focuses on using them to heal the chakras and combining that energy with your own sexual energy. After the author opened herself to admitting that she had suffered a sexual […]
The Storm Runner by JC Cervantes is part of the Rick Riordan Presents Series, this time focusing on Mayan mythology. Zane Obispo is a ‘freak’, as he puts it. He was born with one leg shorter than the other. He walks with a cane, and pronounced limp. Zane has been homeschooled, but now he’s headed […]
Pagan Portals: Gwyn ap Nudd by Danu Forest takes an in-depth look at one of the more mysterious of the Welsh Celt deities. There are five chapters, focusing on different aspects to Gwyn, as a seasonal deity, a guardian of the land, and a psychopomp figure. Chapter One briefly introduces Gwyn ap Nudd and contains […]
The Art of Lenormand Reading by Alexandre Musruck takes a look at a form of card divination from France. Though named for a famous French cartomancer, the author notes that it is unknown what card set up Mademoiselle Lenormand used. Covered in this book are general meanings and associations for each of the 36 cards. […]
Once, many moons ago, I did oracular reading. Runes mostly, and a variety of oracle decks, though not tarot. Never really my cuppa. I decided I wanted to get back into it, and have chosen to do a reading for guidance for the following week. This reading was done using my Ganesha Oracle. Enlightenment, Divine […]
Bees, Bugs, and Butterflies by Ben Raskin Raskin’s Bees, Bugs, and Butterflies is a lovely non-fiction children’s book that looks at gardens, and how they function as an ecosystem. A big focus is on pollination and why it’s so necessary. Kids will learn all about the various critters that help gardens function and flourish. There […]
Taq has come to a future Prague, where people called the Bohemians bring the city to vibrant life each day. They are entertaining the city, filling it with magic both literally and figuratively. Being Bohemian means being under the Magistrate’s dominion. As long as the person in question is part of the group, they are […]
McCartney’s Black Dawn tells the story of the fall of Kiero’s Academy. On a world where magick manifests as special abilities (much like mutant powers in X-Men), the elite institution was created by the King and Queen to be a place where the best could hone their skills to better aid society. But soon […]
Secrets of Colour Healing by Stephanie Norris, looks at the use of colour as a healing tool, from a metaphysical and psychological perspective. There is a great deal of practical scientific information about what ‘colour’ is, and how it is created, in terms of light and dyes. The history of using colour for healing is […]
