Books
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Letting Magic In
It happens differently for each of us, but there comes a time when the life we've been living no longer fits the life we want. And, just like that, we're off the map. Letting Magic In is my story of one of those moments, when it all fell apart… and it all came together. It's about learning to trust things that can't be articulated or proven: the whispers of the plant kingdom, the grief that rearranges you, the quiet insistence of intuition. It's a memoir about seeking rather than arriving. It doesn’t hand you answers, because I'm not certain I have them. But I can share the lessons I've gathered in, and offer you the possibility of becoming someone you never knew you wanted to be, but perhaps always were.
“Letting Magic In is about the nurturing and life-changing lessons we can learn when we have the courage to change our narrative from ‘What is possible?’ to ‘Everything is possible.”
– Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author of Other Birds
The Night School Books
Delve into the mysteries of the Night -- from divination and astrology to ancient philosophy and self-exploration -- in The Night School and The Night School for Young Mystics.
For anyone interested in spirituality, folklore, mysticism, witchcraft, healing, and self-exploration, The Night School is a highly creative journey into the magic of the night. Organized as an enchanted course of study, with semesters and subjects for exploration -- ranging from Midnight Foundations (Philosophy 101) to Divining the Night (Divination 101) to Harnessing the Celestial Tides (Energetic Engineering 101) -- this illuminating manual offers short nightly lessons complete with reflections, exercises, homework, and even extra credit to help readers connect with the power of the night and explore the deeper mysteries of being human. In an era when our daytime hours are increasingly uncertain and we are turning inward to reevaluate what really matters, The Night School encourages us to slow down and contemplate our dreams, relationship to the natural world, and the ancient traditions of mystical thinking—all by the light of the moon.
Barnes & Noble Best Books of 2022
A delightful program with magic to spare.
– Publishers Weekly
The Wild Wisdom Series
The Wild Wisdom books are meant to remind us that some things are best learned through our senses, and best seen from the corner of our eye. The Illustrated Herbiary, The Illustrated Bestiary, and The Illustrated Crystallary take thirty-six plants, creatures, or stones and give each a portrait, a piece of folklore, a ritual you can do, and a reflection to sit with afterwards. These are not field guides or medicinal herbals; they're a way into the animistic — an older kind of knowing, the kind that's available when you slow down, pay attention, and invite in serendipity. The Wild Wisdom Companion turns the same attention to the year itself, season by season. Kate O'Hara's color-drenched illustrations, and the included oracle cards, turn each of these books into an exquisite gift.
Nautilus and Forward Indies award winning books
Toll has created a magical collection of guidebooks.
– Library Journal
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