November 2023 MBR The Metaphysical Studies Shelf

The Metaphysical Studies Shelf

The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas
Ellen Evert Hopman
Destiny Books
c/o Inner Traditions International, Ltd.
www.innertraditions.com
9781644117804, $29.99, PB, 344pp

https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Herbs-Yule-Christmas-Remedies/dp/1644117800

Synopsis: For millennia human cultures around the world have taken a special and dedicated time to honor the darkest days of the year with lights, foods, rituals, traditions, and celebratory festivities.

In ancient Egypt, people decorated their homes with greenery at the festival of the rebirth of the God Horus. The ancient Romans shared gifts, especially candles, at the midwinter festival of Saturnalia. In Scandinavian and Germanic cultures, the Yule Log was burned in the hearth, fruit orchards were wassailed, and sheaves of wheat were displayed to carry luck into the New Year. In Celtic cultures, mummers and guisers went door to door, and European mistletoe (Viscum album) was gathered by Druids as a medicinal and magical aid.

With the publication of "The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas: Remedies, Recipes, Magic, and Brews for the Winter Season", Ellen Evert Hopman shares folklore, recipes, rituals, and crafts to enliven your Yuletide observance. She explores the origins of the Christmas tree and Santa Claus as well as holiday Spirits and Yuletide animals. She explains how to perform Winter Solstice divinations and make traditional foods and drinks such as Elizabethan gingerbread cookies and Wassail. And she looks in depth at the medicinal and magical properties of the many herbs, barks, and berries associated with the Christmas and Yuletide season such as Frankincense and Myrrh, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Hibiscus, Bayberry, and many more.

Critique: "The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas: Remedies, Recipes, Magic, and Brews for the Winter Season" an exceptionally well written, organized and presented guide that offers a wealth of practical and magical ways to celebrate and honor the darkest days of the year. Providing readers with an around-the-world tour of ancient Christmas celebrations, Pagan Solstice customs, and magical seasonal plants, "The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas: Remedies, Recipes, Magic, and Brews for the Winter Season" is a unique and highly prized addition to personal, professional, community, and college/university library Metaphysical/Paganism Studies and Herbal Medicine collections. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of students, academia, herbalists, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "The Sacred Herbs of Yule and Christmas: Remedies, Recipes, Magic, and Brews for the Winter Season" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $20.99).

Editorial Note: Ellen Evert Hopman (https://elleneverthopman.com) is a master herbalist and lay homeopath, who has been a Druidic initiate since 1984. She is a founding member of the Order of the White Oak, the Archdruidess and founder of Tribe of the Oak, a former professor at the Grey School of Wizardry, and a member of the Grey Council of Mages and Sages. She is the author of Celtic herbals and Druid novels, including Secret Medicines from Your Garden, The Sacred Herbs of Samhain, and Once Around the Sun: Stories, Crafts, and Recipes to Celebrate the Sacred Earth Year.

Pagan Portals: The Morrigan: Meeting the Great Queens
Morgan Daimler
Collective Ink Books
https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com
9781782798330, $12.95, PB, 92pp

https://www.amazon.com/Pagan-Portals-Morrigan-Meeting-Queens/dp/1782798331

Synopsis: The Morrigan or Morrigan, also known as Morrigu, is a figure from Irish mythology. The name is Mor-Rioghain in Modern Irish, and it has been translated into English as "great queen" or "phantom queen". (Wikipedia)

On shadowed wings and in raven's call, with the publication of "Pagan Portals: The Morrigan: Meeting the Great Queens", author Morgan Daimler introduces the ancient Irish goddess of war, battle, prophecy, death, sovereignty, and magic. "The Morrigan" is an informative introduction to the Morrigan and several related goddesses who share the title, including Badb and Macha.

"The Morrigan" deftly combines solid academic information with the author's personal experience in a way that is intended to dispel the confusion that often surrounds who this goddess was and is. The Morrigan is as active in the world today as she ever was in the past but answering her call means answering the challenge of finding her history and myth in a sea of misinformation, supposition, and hard-to-find ancient texts.

Here in one place, all of her basic information has been collected along with personal experiences and advice from a long-time priestess dedicated to a goddess who bears the title Morrigan.

Critique: The Morrigan is mainly associated with war and fate, especially with foretelling doom, death, or victory in battle. In this role she often appears as a crow, the badb. She incites warriors to battle and can help bring about victory over their enemies. The Morrigan encourages warriors to do brave deeds, strikes fear into their enemies, and is portrayed washing the bloodstained clothes of those fated to die. She is most frequently seen as a goddess of battle and war and has also been seen as a manifestation of the earth- and sovereignty-goddess, chiefly representing the goddess's role as guardian of the territory and its people. (Wikipedia)

A quick, easy, and impressively informative read from first page to last, this edition of Morgan Daimler's "Pagan Portals - The Morrigan: Meeting the Great Queens" from Moon Books must be considered essential reading for anyone with an interest in paganism, Celtic mythology, and/or New Age Goddesses. While also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $6.49), "Pagan Portals - The Morrigan: Meeting the Great Queens" is unreservedly commended to personal, professional, community, and academic library Metaphysical Studies collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists.

Editorial Note: Morgan Daimler is an Irish Re-constructionist with Heathen tendencies who has been a polytheist since the early '90 s. A wandering priestess of Odin and dedicant of Macha, she teaches classes on Irish and Norse magical practices, fairies, and related subjects around the northeastern United States. Morgan's writing has appeared in a variety of magazines and anthologies including 'By Blood, Bone, and Blade: A Tribute to the Morrigan' and 'Naming the Goddess'. Morgan is also the author of nine books including 'Fairy Witchcraft' and the urban fantasy novel 'Murder Between the Worlds'

Freya: Meeting the Norse Goddess of Magic
Shannon Steen
Moon Books
c/o Collective Ink Books
https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com
9781803410029, $12.95, PB, 104pp

https://www.amazon.com/Pagan-Portals-Freya-Meeting-Goddess/dp/1803410027

Synopsis: The most popular of the Norse goddesses is the Vanic deity Freya, originating in the Norse myths and brought into modern mass media, yet often obscured by contradictory tales and external moral coding.

Freya is an alluring deity of magic and fertility, a being so important in the mythology that gods and giants fought over her, yet she is never shown as a passive prize to be won only as a forceful being with agency and will of her own. Who is this powerful goddess who has left such a profound mark across not only Norse culture but also wider Western culture?

A part of the Pagan Portals series, "Pagan Portals - Freya: Meeting the Norse Goddess of Magic" by Morgan daimler is a basic introduction to the Norse Goddess Freya that covers her history, mythology, associations, and modern appearances, and offers readers suggestions for how to begin connecting to Freya in their own lives.

Critique: A succinct biography and study of a primary female deity drawn from Norse mythology and folklore, "Meeting the Norse Goddess of Magic" is a unique and unreservedly recommended pick for personal, community, and college/university library collections and supplemental Norse Mythology curriculum studies lists. It should be noted for students, academia, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Pagan Portals - Freya: Meeting the Norse Goddess of Magic" is also available for personal reading lists in a digital book format (Kindle, $6.49).

Editorial Note: Morgan Daimler (https://www.patreon.com/morgandaimler) is a blogger, poet, teacher of esoteric subjects, witch, and priestess of the Daoine Maithe. Morgan is a prolific pagan writer, having published more than a dozen books under Moon Books alone, and she is one of the world's foremost experts on all things Fairy.

The Floating World Tarot
Oliver Luke Delorie, author
Mia Komatsu, illustrator
Epic Ink
c/o Quarto Publishing Group USA
www.quartoknows.com
9780760385814, $26.99, Card Deck, 80pp

https://www.amazon.com/Floating-World-Tarot-Traditions-Spiritualism/dp/0760385815

Synopsis: Ukiyo (which can be translated to floating/fleeting/transient world) is the Japanese term used to describe the urban lifestyle and culture, especially the pleasure-seeking aspects, of the Edo period (1600 - 1867) in Japan. "The Floating World Tarot: Explore the Ancient Traditions of the Tarot with Japanese Spiritualism creatively reimagines the ukiyo lifestyle through the lens of manga art and pairs it with the ancient art of tarot to create an all-inclusive kit that gives you everything you need to master this powerful divination tool.

"The Floating World Tarot: Explore the Ancient Traditions of the Tarot with Japanese Spiritualism" by tarot expert Oliver Luke Delorie and artist/illustrator Mia Komatsu is comprised of 78 tarot cards encompassing both Major and Minor Arcana, each illustrated in a unique and gorgeous manga style. Also included is an 80-page illustrated guidebook with detailed explanations, guiding keywords, and reversed meanings of each card.

With this deck and book, gather the knowledge and master the ability to analyze the symbolism that comes with each archetype. Then apply that wisdom to your everyday life.

Critique: Of special and particular value to tarot students and practitioners with an interest in Japanese philosophy, spiritualism, and ancient culture, "The Floating World Tarot: Explore the Ancient Traditions of the Tarot with Japanese Spiritualism" is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to personal and professional Tarot and Metaphysical Studies collections.

Editorial Note #1: Nicknamed "monk" the day he was born, and steeped in Eastern philosophy and martial arts, multidimensional creative professional Oliver Luke Delorie has a black belt in self-help, penning the playful 100 Small Ways to Quit Worrying and 100 Small Ways to Manage Time, the philosophical Wabi Sabi and Shinrin-Yoku, and the inspirational Creative Manifestos, among several other books. He has an informative website at www.oliverlukedelorie.com.

Editorial Note #2: Mia Komatsu (https://miwa-komatsu.jp/en) is a Japanese artist and calligrapher, currently based in Germany. She specializes in modern ukiyo-e style illustrations and brush-and-ink calligraphy, but is increasingly experimenting with digital art and photography. Primarily a freelance artist, Mia has designed everything from shop logos to vinyl jackets. You can see her art on Instagram @miacomart

Soul Journey through the Tarot
John Sandbach
Destiny Books
c/o Inner Traditions International, Ltd.
www.innertraditions.com
9781644117095, $22.95, PB, 384pp

https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Journey-through-Tarot-Spiritual/dp/1644117096

Synopsis: With the publication of "Soul Journey through the Tarot: Key to a Complete Spiritual Practice", astrologer John Sandbach illuminates in depth that the Tarot is a portal to realms of wisdom. That it can not only can provide deep insight through traditional readings but also offer a hands-on way to learn multiple spiritual practices and metaphysical systems, each of which are interrelated through numbers and the ways the systems are worked with to reveal cosmic truths.

In this guide, Sandbach explores the deep interconnected meanings of each of the 78 cards of the Tarot and explains how to work with the cards for spiritual healing and growth as well as to synergistically learn other methods of spiritual insight, in particular numerology and astrology.

Connecting the traditional, symbolic, psychological, alchemical, astrological, and numerological meanings of each card to its deepest meaning, the one closest to its spiritual core, he shows how exploring the interconnected meanings of the cards allows you to understand the Tarot as an integrated whole and enables you to provide insightful and deeply intuitive readings.

He also explains how every card is connected to the Tree of Life, an ancient Kabbalistic diagram of the universe, and details how to use the Tarot to calculate the numerological value of names, words, and dates, including birthdays, to reveal their metaphysical significance. He explores the connections between alternative rulerships for the cards and how they allow you to understand astrology at a deeper level.

Finally, he demonstrates several types of card layouts that can be used to perform readings for yourself or others, and he provides instructions for Tarot Contemplations to access deeper meanings of the cards.

By journeying through the nexus of wisdom connections within each card, you not only are simultaneously learning the ancient wisdom of numerology and astrology, but also opening access to your own inner wisdom.

Critique: Comprehensive, and thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation, "Soul Journey through the Tarot: Key to a Complete Spiritual Practice" by tarot master John Sandbach is a complete DIY course of instruction that will have a very special value and appeal to readers with an interest in New Age Mysticism, Kabbalah, and the Tarot. It should be noted for the personal reading lists of metaphysical studies students and practitioners of the tarot that "Soul Journey through the Tarot: Key to a Complete Spiritual Practice" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $20.99).

Editorial Note: John Sandbach (https://johnsandbach.net) is a highly respected astrology and Tarot researcher who has been working professionally in these fields for more than 50 years. He is the visionary behind the Chandra Symbols of the 360 degrees of the zodiac system, and he offers private astrology and Tarot readings online. He is also author of several books, including The Circular Temple and Astrology, Alchemy, and the Tarot.

Conjuring Dirt
Taren S
Moon Books
c/o Collective Ink Books
https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com
9781803413327, $17.95, PB, 176pp

https://www.amazon.com/Conjuring-Dirt-Footprints-Crossroads-Graveyards/dp/1803413328

Synopsis: Right under your feet lies one of the best magickal tools a practitioner could use in their workings - dirt. Whether it comes from graveyards, footprints, crossroads, or elsewhere, the dirt from different places is a powerful aid in the magick to your workings.

When we work with dirt, we're working with one of the most fundamental elements of being human. As they saying goes -- From dust we appeared and to dust we shall return. Dirt creates a magickal, energetic link that heightens any endeavor. This element of earth brings a deep spiritual dynamic and connection to any working.

Since it might be difficult to decide where to start (because dirt covers the planet, even under the oceans) with the publication of "Conjuring Dirt: Magick of Footprints, Crossroads & Graveyards", author Taren S narrows the focus to specific magickal-spiritual locations, locations of merit and power, for you to collect your own dirt. Implementing dirt into magickal workings requires more skill than its availability would denote.

Dirt workings involve the realms of light and dark magick, healing, curses, and death. "Conjuring Dirt: Magick of Footprints, Crossroads & Graveyards" will guide, help, and warn all those who wish to use dirt for magickal workings.

Critique: Fully addressing one of the often overlooked elements of metaphysical/magick studies, "Conjuring Dirt: Magick of Footprints, Crossroads & Graveyards" is an informed and informative instructional guide that is a firmly recommended and essential contribution to personal, professional, community, and college/university library Metaphysical Studies collections. It should be noted for both novice and experienced practitioners and students of the arcane arts that "Conjuring Dirt: Magick of Footprints, Crossroads & Graveyards" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $8.99).

Editorial Note: Taren S (https://www.houseofwitchcraft.com/taren-s) stood in her first magickal circle in the backwoods of North Carolina when she was seventeen years old. She was initiated High Priestess within American Witchcraft in 1995. For over a decade she worked at a Haitian Voodoo Doctor's botanica as a spiritual counselor and professional tarot card reader in the South Carolina Lowcountry region. Furthering her magickal and spiritual path she was initiated as a Mama Bridget within American Voodoo/Hoodoo.

Nature Quest Oracle
Theresa Hutch, author/illustrator
U.S. Games Systems, Inc.
179 Ludlow Street, Stamford, CT 06902
www.usgamesinc.com
9781646711147, $22.95, Card Deck

https://www.usgamesinc.com/nature-quest-oracle

Synopsis: With inspiration from Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, the "Nature Quest Oracle" card deck by Theresa Hutch invites you on a journey to manifest a mindful life in harmony with nature. Prominent sages (Thich Nhat Hahn, Ram Dass, Ramana Maharshi and Anandamayi Ma) share insights that are in alignment with Taoist philosophy to make the teachings of the Tao accessible and relevant to your daily life. This 50-card deck by author and illustrated Theresa Hutch features charming watercolor art and is organized around the five elements. It also includes 132-page full-color guidebook.

Critique: Offering taoist wisdom relevant to our contemporary times, "Nature Quest Oracle" will have a very special appeal and enduring value to students and practitioners of fortune telling and tarot reading. Ethereal, eternal, lovely, and endlessly fascinating, "Nature Quest Oracle" is especially and uniquely recommended for students of eastern wisdom, and practitioners of tarot based fortune telling.

Editorial Note: Theresa Hutch (https://whitesagetarot.com/pages/about-us) is the creator of White Sage Tarot, Land Sky Oracle. She finds inspiration through connecting with nature everyday. Theresa lives and works out of her home studio in Minneapolis, MN. She does tarot readings both online and in-person. She owns an on-line stationery shop called Small Cloud Shop and sells her items wholesale to small shops across the globe. All greeting cards are locally printed in small batches and are encased in eco-friendly bio-sleeves that are compostable. Theresa is plants a tree with every deck purchase from her website through the National Forest Foundation. So far over 2000 trees have been planted!

Divine Nature Oracle Deck & Book Set
Angi Sullins, author
Greg Spalenka, illustrator
U.S. Games Systems, Inc.
179 Ludlow Street, Stamford, CT 06902
www.usgamesinc.com
9781646711185, $26.95, Card Deck

https://www.usgamesinc.com/divine-nature-oracle-deck-and-book-set

Synopsis: Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be? You were born golden, and the earthly experience of humanity conditions you to believe you're made entirely of earth. But no matter how much encasing the world has put on you, nothing can change your divine nature: golden, radiant, valuable.

"Divine Nature Oracle Deck & Book Set" by the team of author Angi Sullins and artist Greg Spalenka is an oracle/tarot deck that is like a kind of phoenix-fire, melting away all that does not belong to your divine nature. The 100-page book that accompanies the card deck is full of feathers of insight and talons of formidable intent. You don't need to rise from the fire, you ARE the fire, both divine and natural, a treasure beyond your wildest imaginings. It's time that you spent it.

Critique: Extraordinary, exceptional, impressive, memorable, the "Divine Nature Oracle Deck & Book Set" includes 44 gold gilt-edged cards with foil accented backs, an organza pouch and 100-page guidebook, packaged in a magnetic hinged, spot varnish accented box. This "Divine Nature Oracle Deck & Book Set" from U.S. Games Systems is ideal for gift giving to metaphysical practitioners and students.

Editorial Note #1: Angi Sullins (https://angisullins.com) is addicted to wonder, make videos, sing songs, and write books that encourage both the wonder that is out in the world and the wonder that is inside the soul.

Editorial Note #2: Greg Spalenka (https://www.spalenka.com) feels that he is a cross disciplinary artist who loves to work in different mediums ranging from high touch to high tech, paint to pixels, photography to music, books to jewelry -- all in a grand fusion of possibility. For three decades he has been teaching, lecturing and conducting workshops at colleges, universities, art institutions around the country and abroad to share his professional experience and encourage the creation of art businesses. He founded the educational service, Artist As Brand to inspire and nurture art career sustainability.

Fairy Gems Deck & Book Set
Ellen Steiber, author
Linda Ravenscroft, illustrator
U.S. Games Systems, Inc.
179 Ludlow Street, Stamford, CT 06902
www.usgamesinc.com
9781646711178, $26.95, Card Deck

https://www.usgamesinc.com/fairy-gems

Synopsis: Fairies have been with us forever. Spun of light and shadow, these mysterious beings are timeless nature spirits who belong to the wild and carry all its wisdom and power. They connect us to a vibrant, enchanting world where anything is possible.

Gemstones, too, have always held the promise of magic. They've been used as amulets and talismans -- called upon to protect or heal, to grant clairvoyance and prophecy and travel into other realms.

"Fairy Gems Deck & Book Set" is 40-card tarot deck with which the power of fairies and gems come together through the luminous paintings of Linda Raven-scroft and the book of Oracles by Ellen Steiber.

Each card will bring you insight from the world of Fairy. Enter this enchanted realm to befriend the spirits of earth and sky, and to encounter the treasure of your own soul. Includes 204-page illustrated book and drawstring organza pouch.

Fairies recognize their own. Though you may not be able to detect them yet, you have wings. Your psyche is equipped to soar: through your own adventures, beyond your wildest imaginings and into the realm where impossible things happen every day. Discover the power of fire and flight in this special collector's deck and book set.

Critique; Linda Ravenscroft is a British artist currently living in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. While author Ellen Steiber, was born and raised in New Jersey, lived in New York City, worked in publishing for 14 years, and currently resides in Tucson, Arizona. Together they have created a tarot deck of wonder and enchantment that will have a very special resonance and are especially recommend for tarot practitioners who have an enduring interest in the fairy folk.

Editorial Note: U.S. Games Systems, Inc. has been the premier publisher of tarot and inspirational decks since 1968. Additionally, they also offer inspirational gift products such as Angel Kindness Cards, Pup Notes, and Healing Notes.

For The Love of Dragons
Angi Sullins, author
Amy Brown, illustrator
U.S. Games Systems, Inc.
179 Ludlow Street, Stamford, CT 06902
www.usgamesinc.com
9781646711161, $26.95, Card Deck

https://www.usgamesinc.com/for-the-love-of-dragons

Synopsis: Whoever said diamonds are a girl's best friend never met a dragon. Inside "For The Love Of Dragons", a tarot deck by Angi Sullins and beautifully illustrated by artist Amy Brown, you will find majestic guides, petite playmates, cute companions and wild free spirits.

They are all allies to those who hold faeries and fables dear. Because of their voracious appetites, they have tasted many truths, imbibed much wisdom and learned a thing or two about navigating the skies of change.

They also recognize their own. Though you may not be able to detect them yet, you have wings. Your psyche is equipped to soar: through your own adventures, beyond your wildest imaginings and into the realm where impossible things happen every day.

Discover the power of fire and flight in this special collector's book and deck. "For The Love Of Dragons" includes 44 pink gilt-edged cards, organza pouch and 104-page guidebook, packaged in a magnetic hinged, spot varnish accented box.

Critique: Angi Sullins is a poet and scribe who is based out of Northern New Mexico. While artist/illustrator Amy Brown resides in the Pacific Northwest. The two ave them have brilliantly collaborative together to create an original, beautiful, inspiring, and impressive, "For The Love Of Dragons" card deck that will prove a true favorite among tarot readers who are also fans of dragon lore and culture.

Editorial Note: U.S. Games Systems, Inc. has been the premier publisher of tarot and inspirational decks since 1968. Additionally, they also offer inspirational gift products such as Angel Kindness Cards, Pup Notes, and Healing Notes.

The Ocean in a Drop
Avi Raa
Nirvana Foundation
www.nirvana.foundation
9798852311207, $32.96 Hardcover/$21.96 Paper/$9.96 ebook

https://www.amazon.com/Ocean-Drop-Unravel-Mystery-Called/dp/B0C9SH1N27

The Ocean in a Drop - Unravel the Mystery Called You is a new age exploration of consciousness, enlightenment, and the kinds of preconceived notions that prevent transformative growth. In exploring hidden life connections, influences on decision-making, and belief systems that serve to obscure the nature of reality itself, Avi offers a revised approach to life and living that embraces and encourages a different interpretation of purpose. These considerations move beyond inquiry to the actual process of gaining such freedom. Avi also tackles the inherent skepticism in new age ideals that is too often a feature of the scientific mind, making The Ocean in a Drop surprisingly specific and accessible to an audience that might normally eschew new age concepts and thinking. This door is opened by an observation and challenge to the set scientific mind. This, in effect, challenges scientists and logical thinkers to become more open to the types of explorations Avi lays out in The Ocean in a Drop.

Thus, the book reaches beyond predictable audiences to those who might need such guidance even more than the new age readers who would be more likely to choose this book. From new realizations and constructs to understanding and practicing mindfulness, The Ocean in a Drop represents a powerful tool for enlightenment and self-exploration that should ideally be not just in new age collections, but posed to the scientific mind.

The spirited and wide-ranging nature of this discourse sets it apart from the majority of more ethereal new age or spirituality titles, as it links philosophy, psychology, ethics, and new age concepts to promote bigger-picture thinking.

Libraries and readers will also ideally tap the notions in this book to fuel reading groups ranging from spiritual and new age circles to science readers interested in new ideas about life and its connection to true wisdom.

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