Pagan Portals - Guided Visualisations

Pagan Portals - Guided Visualisations
Author: Lucya Starza
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2020-12-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789045681

The journeys in this book are all ones using the mind. Guided visualisations use an interactive story to help people know themselves better, find solutions to problems and get ideas for creative projects. They can also be used as a wellbeing tool using relaxation techniques. Many guided visualisations also have spiritual aspects. Within this book are visualisations created for those on the paths of paganism, witchcraft and earth-based spirituality. They were written to follow the Wheel of the Year, embrace the power of the moon and the elements, and develop magical wisdom. Through the pages of this book you will be guided to amazing places. It will be an adventure...

Pagan Portals - Meditation

Pagan Portals - Meditation
Author: Rachel Patterson
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2015-12-11
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1785350315

An introduction to the beautiful world of meditation... This book will take you on a journey giving hints and tips on how to meditate succesfully, breathing exercises, chants and visualisation tips. Also included are lovely meditation tea and incense blends, how to meditate with crystals, make meditation beads and a whole host of guided meditations for you to experience. Together with introducing you to other meditation skills such as pathworking, shape shifting, astral travel and working with meditation to cleanse your chakras. The ability to bend into a pretzel shape and chant 'om' optional...

Pagan Portals - Scrying

Pagan Portals - Scrying
Author: Lucya Starza
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2022-02-25
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1789047161

Scrying is the practice of looking into crystal balls, mirrors, water, fire, clouds and many other things to see visions, find messages and gain knowledge. It can be done for personal guidance, for inspiration, to find the answers to questions, to look at distant places or other realms, or for fortune-telling and prophecy. It is a form of divination that taps into our psychic senses and powers of intuition. Pagan Portals - Scrying shows how anyone can learn to develop the necessary skills to scry in a variety of different ways.

Pagan Portals - Candle Magic

Pagan Portals - Candle Magic
Author: Lucya Starza
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2016-02-26
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1785350447

Candle magic is something almost everyone has tried, even as a child - who hasn’t made a wish over a birthday cake? Candle spells are among the easiest yet also the most effective to perform. They are perfect for anyone who wants to have a go at casting a spell for the first time and for the solitary witch with a busy life. Yet candles are also an important part of modern pagan witchcraft rituals. They are used to mark the quarters of the circle, placed on the altar and can represent the changing seasons of the year. This book is aimed at all who want to use candle magic, from beginners to those experienced in the craft; with everything from simple castings to elaborate and beautiful ceremonies. It offers a background to candle magic as well as spells, rituals, divination techniques, meditations, a guide to making your own candles and more.

Pagan Portals - Rounding the Wheel of the Year

Pagan Portals - Rounding the Wheel of the Year
Author: Lucya Starza
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2023-10-27
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1785359347

Every month is full of magic, each day has its own energy, and the seasons rotate as part of the cycles of nature. Pagan Portals - Rounding the Wheel of the Year looks at ways to honour each month with folkloric customs, herb and plant lore, traditional crafts, spells, visualisations, and pagan rites that go beyond the eight festivals of Imbolc, Spring Equinox, Beltane, Summer Solstice, Lammas, Autumn Equinox, Samhain, and Winter Solstice. The wheel of the year turns smoothly, it doesn't bump over eight cogs, and that's the meaning of the title of this book. Inside these pages you will find the history behind some much-loved folklore and modern pagan customs, as well as practical suggestions for ways to celebrate the turning of the year.

Pagan Portals - Poppets and Magical Dolls

Pagan Portals - Poppets and Magical Dolls
Author: Lucya Starza
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2018-08-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1785357220

Poppets are dolls used for sympathetic magic, and are designed in the likeness of individuals in order to represent them in spells to help, heal or harm. The word poppet comes from the Middle Ages in England, originally meaning a small doll or child, and it is still in use today as a name of endearment. The term is older than the phrase ‘Voodoo doll’. Pagan Portals – Poppets and Magical Dolls explores the history of poppets and offers a practical guide to making and using them in modern witchcraft. It also covers seasonal dolls, from Brigid dolls, used in celebrations for the first stirrings of spring, to fairy dolls enjoyed in tree-dressing at Yuletide. Other topics covered include spirit dolls, ancestor dolls and dolls as representations of mythological beings and creatures from folklore. The newest book from Lucya Starza, author of Every Day Magic: A Pagan Book of Days.

Pagan Portals - A Guide to Pilgrimage

Pagan Portals - A Guide to Pilgrimage
Author: Thea Prothero
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2024-10-29
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1803416874

Pilgrimage is one of the oldest forms of sacred journeying. But how does it fit into the 21st century and, more importantly, how is it relevant to our tech-heavy super-busy lives? This book is a blueprint for understanding how going on a pilgrimage will spiritually fulfill and, ultimately, transform you. Discover how this ancient practice can be traced through history and how it still plays a significant role in the many paths of faith today. Here, you'll find stories of modern pilgrimage, words of wisdom from literature, meditations, and tools to inspire you towards taking your first physical steps on your journey.

Pagan Portals - Cerridwen

Pagan Portals - Cerridwen
Author: Danu Forest
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2024-11-26
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1789041899

Hearken back to the call of Cerridwen, mistress of initiation and keeper of the cauldron of inspiration. Follow the footsteps of the bards and dive into her mysterious depths in search of the radiant brow of inner vision. Drink of her Awen, her divine brew, and sit with Taliesin, keeper of the bright knowledge of spirit. Cerridwen has been honoured by the Welsh bards for centuries and is known most famously as the mother and initiator of the bardic poet and divine child Taliesin, whose works are the greatest treasures of Welsh medieval literature, unlocking a spiritual tradition whose roots go far back to Britain's most ancient past.

Pagan Portals - Fairy Queens

Pagan Portals - Fairy Queens
Author: Morgan Daimler
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2019-09-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1785358421

Mysterious and intriguing, the Queens of Fairy have been intertwined with mortal lives and imaginations for as long as we have had myth and folklore. Goddesses to some, fictional characters to others, these powerful Queens are bound up in the history of witchcraft and still have a role to play today. This book takes a look at who the Fairy Queens are, explores some of their individual stories, and considers how we can still connect to them and honor them in the world today.

Pagan Portals - Artio and Artaois

Pagan Portals - Artio and Artaois
Author: Andrew Anderson
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2021-06-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789044634

Out of the Forest of Time come two Gods for the Twenty-First Century. Join Andrew Anderson as he makes a pilgrimage to discover more about the ancient Celtic Bear Gods. Weaving together archaeology, folklore and spiritual practice, this book pieces together the evidence to create a clearer picture of who Artio and Artaois were and how they can be honoured today. The journey will take the reader from the medieval city of Bern to the depths of an English forest, from the Rothar Mountains in Germany to the Highlands of Scotland, from the slopes of Glastonbury Tor to the rocky headland of Tintagel. With voices from an array of practitioners and experts, this is a journey back to the very beginning of human belief.