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The indispensable guide to everything we knew and loved before modern life got in the way. This gorgeous and beautifully illustrated countryside miscellany is the perfect purchase for anyone wanting to go back to their roots and rediscover a lost world...'Beautiful book' -- ***** Reader review'A delightful book with some lovely illustrations' -- ***** Reader review'A heart-warming read, I love this book' -- ***** Reader review'Magical' -- ***** Reader review'Lovely book to just DELVE into' -- ***** Reader review'A little gem!' -- ***** Reader review'Sheer delight!' -- ***** Reader review****************************************************************************************************Ever wondered how to predict the weather just by looking at the sky?Or wanted to attract butterflies to your garden?Is there a knack to building the perfect bonfire?And how exactly do you race a ferret?In this world of traffic tailbacks, supermarket shopping and 24-hour internet access, it's easy to feel disconnected from the beauty and rhythms of the natural world.If you have ever gazed in awe at stars in the night's sky, tried to catch a perfect snowflake or longed for the comfort of a roaring log fire, then this is the book for you.From spotting Britain's five kinds of owl to gardening by the phases of the moon, from curing a cold to brewing your own ale, and from navigating by the stars to making sloe gin, Red Sky at Night is packed with instructions and lists, ancient customs and old wives tales, making it an indispensable guide to countryside lore.

- What is the significance of holly at Christmas?- When should you make your figgy pudding?- Why was the Old Lad's Passing Bell rung on Christmas Eve? - And who was Good King Wenceslas?Did you know that, long before turkey arrived on our shores, it was traditional to serve a roasted wild boar's head at Christmas? Or that our Christmases were once so cold that Frost Fairs were held on the River Thames? Christmas Day was first celebrated on 25 December in the fourth century CE. But when should our Christmas decorations come down - Twelfth Day, Twelfth Night ... or Candlemas? And why? Packed with fascinating facts about ancient religious customs and traditional feasts, instructions for Victorian parlour games and the stories behind our favourite carols, The Book of Christmas is a captivating volume about our Christmas past.

Reconnect with the natural world and discover your true sense of self with this beautifully illustrated card deck and guidebook celebrating the inherent wisdom and spirituality of trees. Inspired by the serene and majestic beauty of nature and rich with insights from spiritual traditions from around the globe, this superbly illustrated oracle deck will help you use the ancient wisdom of trees to gain new and profound levels of awareness about yourself, your relationships and where you are headed. This kit contains: 40 beautifully illustrated oracle cards and a practical, full-colour handbook that explains how to read them, understand the deeper meanings of the spreads and integrate their messages into every aspect of your life.

The universe is alive with powerful, positive and loving energy - energy that can help bring about all that you desire in your life.The Law of Attraction states that thoughts, both conscious and unconscious, can have powerful effects; the more positive your thoughts, the more you attract positive energy. The steps to harnessing this law are: first, to know what you want and ask the universe for it; then, to believe and behave as if the object of your desire is on its way; and finally, to be truly open to receiving. This beautifully designed deck of 52 meditation cards offers practical wisdom to help harness this abundance and bring it into your life.The cards are divided into four suits, each focused on an area of life - Love and Relationships; Career and Prosperity; Creativity; and Spiritual Growth. Each suit features an inspiring illustration inspired by the heavens and appropriate to that theme. On the reverse you will find a key word to help bring each card into focus along with a visualisation, meditation, exercise, technique or inspiring quotation. With a wealth of inspirational practices, this deck will be an essential companion for everyone seeking abundance in their life.

Relationships are fundamental to our quality of life and we strive to understand them and make them better. The tarot persuades us to look deeply and more carefully at every aspect of both our love and our work relationships.In both our love lives and work relationships, tarot readings can instil a sense of deeper understanding and more careful consideration. Whether you feel let down by your best friend, stuck in a stagnant relationship, or sensing friction at work the Tarot can be a powerful tool for making decisions.From the triumphs to the heartbreaks, it can help us to assess current situations or future events with extraordinary accuracy, and its 78 cards allow it to cover a huge variety of possibilities. Tarot for Love & Relationships includes sample readings using both classic spreads and new arrangements, and illustrated with the classic Rider Waite deck, this is a complete guide to navigating relationships with the Tarot.

This comprehensive book will teach you everything you need to know about how to activate and develop your psychic skills. Starting with a questionnaire to test how much psychic power you already have, The Psychic's Bible leads you through a variety of techniques from grounding and balancing yourself to energy healing, psychic protection, scrying, contacting your spirit guides and much more. Full of practical advice and step-by-step exercises, this is the perfect reference for anyone who would like to explore their psychic abilities.

The moon doesn't just affect the tides--it also affects our moods, our decision-making, and every living organism on Earth. Whether you want to make a good impression at an interview, start a new business, get married, try for a baby, buy a property, go on a diet, sow seeds, or harvest crops, matching the right action to the appropriate lunar phase will ensure the best results. And this book shows you how.There are auspicious days for all big decisions, according to their nature. Whatever your needs and desires, never underestimate the help you can receive from the power of the moon!