Whispers from the Woods: The Lore & Magic of Trees
by Sandra Kynes
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A walk in the woods makes it easy to understand the awe and reverence our ancestors had for trees. It speaks to something deep and primal within us-something we don't hear as often as we should. By exploring a variety of mysteries and traditions of trees, Whispers from the Woodshelps readers get reacquainted with the natural world and find their place in the earth's rhythm. Covering more than just Celtic Ogham and tree calendars, this book includes meditation, shamanic journeys, feng shui, show more spellcraft, and ritual. In addition, it has a reference section with detailed information on fifty trees, which includes seasonal information, lore, powers, attributes, and more. Finalist for the Coalition of Visionary Resources Award for Best Wiccan/Pagan Book show lessTags
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A pretty good book, in all. The beginning has some cool facts regarding trees in scientific and historical religious context that I found very informative and interesting. It tried to clear up some of the "facts" that have been accepted as truths regarding the tree calendar and Ogham alphabets, I appreciated the effort and I enjoyed the writing style for the most part.
The middle of the book concentrated on spiritual communication with tree spirits and usage of tree products in magic, which was pretty good but in general not what I was most interested in.
The later part of the book included information on a number of trees with about 2 1/2 page for each including information on usage, historical religious information such as mentions in show more various greek, roman, germanic and celtic fables. Each also has a sketch of the leaf/branch/flower/seed pod structure of the tree which can be useful for those of us who are just beginning with tree identification.
In all a pretty good addition to my collection. show less
The middle of the book concentrated on spiritual communication with tree spirits and usage of tree products in magic, which was pretty good but in general not what I was most interested in.
The later part of the book included information on a number of trees with about 2 1/2 page for each including information on usage, historical religious information such as mentions in show more various greek, roman, germanic and celtic fables. Each also has a sketch of the leaf/branch/flower/seed pod structure of the tree which can be useful for those of us who are just beginning with tree identification.
In all a pretty good addition to my collection. show less
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Sandra Kynes is a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates Druids and the author of seventeen books on a range of topics. Additionally, her work has been featured in Utne Reader, The Portal, and Circle Magazine. Sandra's writing also appears regularly in Llewellyn's popular almanacs and date-books. She lives in Maine. Visit Sandra online at show more www.kynes.net. show less
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