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Pagan Portals - Nature Mystics traces the lives and work of ten writers who contributed to the cultural environment that allowed Modern Paganism to develop and flourish throughout the twentieth century. John Keats, Mary Webb, Thomas Hardy, Sylvia Townsend Warner, D.H. Lawrence, Elizabeth von Arnim, W.B. Yeats, Mary Butts, J.R.R. Tolkien and E. Nesbit.

‘A sensitive and poetic work, full of anecdote and poignant self-disclosure’ The Enquiring Eye‘An enchanting celebration of eight restorative moments in nature’s cycle’ Caught by the RiverNurture yourself through the turning seasons with the Wheel of the Year: an enchanting celebration of eight restorative moments in nature’s cycle – from solstices and equinoxes to those midpoints in-between.Let Rebecca Beattie – Wiccan priestess and nature lover – take you on a magical journey around the Wheel of the Year, from Imbolc, Beltane, Lammas and Samhain to the Spring Equinox, Midsummer, Autumn Equinox and Yule.Rooted in an appreciation of the rhythms of the seasons, every six weeks the Wheel of the Year allows us a moment to pause and still the chaos of modern life. This book is alive with what is happening in the ebb and flow of the natural world, helping us to connect with its rejuvenating power and offering rituals to celebrate each seasonal festival, its enchanting folklore and traditions.The Wheel of the Year will connect you to the turning of your personal seasons too, enabling you to chart your own moments of transition, reflection and healing alongside the changes in the outside world. Get to know your true inner self and rediscover wisdom and wonder as you start to live in step with nature.

___Live a life in step with the seasons.In this enchanting book, Rebecca Beattie – a Wiccan priestess who has practised witchcraft for over twenty years – takes us on a magical journey around the Wheel of the Year. Every six weeks, from the Spring Equinox to the Summer Solstice, from the Autumn Equinox to Imbolc, these restorative moments in nature’s cycle offer a moment to pause and reflect, to reconnect with the seasons and ourselves. The Wheel of the Year is alive with the ebb and flow of the natural world, full of nurturing rituals, rejuvenating wisdom and journal prompts to help you sow seeds of change and thrive. ‘Warm, friendly… Encourages us to pause, rather than rush headlong through life. It's a way to make time and space to really experience the world around us.’ Resurgence & Ecologist ‘An enchanting celebration of eight restorative moments in nature’s cycle’ Caught by the River

Discover your path through life’s ups and downs with green witch Rebecca Beattie, a Wiccan priestess who has practised witchcraft for over twenty years and the author of The Wheel of the Year.Where do we take our troubles when things get tough?In The Way Through the Woods, green witch Rebecca Beattie encourages us to reclaim times of great change in our lives – in relationships, work and family, and in our bodies and selves – as transformative, alchemical moments full of possibility.Drawing inspiration from the ebb and flow of the natural world, this is a must-have seasonal toolkit for optimising your spiritual, bodily and mental health. Whenever you need a helping hand, be it through grief or menopause, a new career or finding your flow, this enchanting book is filled with nurturing rituals and wild magic to guide you.The Way Through the Woods will help you to pause and reflect, to reconnect to nature and to yourself as you uncover a path towards joy and abundance.___ ‘Bring your troubles with an open mind and go away with the balm of nature and kindness.’ Maggie Brookes, author of Acts of Love and War‘The best book I have found yet on the magic of personal growth and personal healing. It is a perfect journey through the year and through nature to the self.’ Ronald Hutton, author of The Witch ‘Laden with compassion and care, it ripples with hope and is full of delicious magic and ritual.’ Jini Reddy, author of Wanderland

*Winter is often seen as a season for retreat – a time to draw our seats up close to the hearth and wait for spring. But what if the cold months hold their own magic? In The Season of Frost and Fire, green witch Rebecca Beattie shares thirteen luminous rituals to guide us through the darkest days – from fire rituals that welcome in the winter and banish fears on stormy nights to comforting ceremonies that honour our desire for inspiration and transformation.Discover the tarot cards that will light our path from the first frost to the thaw of early spring. Meet the forgotten goddesses who will become our companions and guides in the shadows. Hear bewitching tales of shapeshifting beings and thin veils between mist-covered worlds. Even in winter’s quiet, Beattie reveals the warmth, wisdom and renewal alive beneath the surface of things.Bring back the light this winter – with The Season of Frost and Fire.

At the core of modern pagan witchcraft is a knowledge system concerning traditions of nature, connection, and embodiment to the astrological planets. Throughout magical history, practitioners of magic have looked to the planets for inspiration and magical help. From the earliest beginnings of written magical texts - the Grimoires - magical systems were based on the seven planetary powers that were visible in the night sky. The Grimoires were then studied by practitioners of folk-magic - the Cunning Folk - and by influential groups from the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn to practitioners of Modern witchcraft. Pagan Portals: Planetary Magic is an accessible and practical introduction to pre-modern planetary magic. It details with each of the planets, what its magical qualities are, and how to work practical magic with each.