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Maia Toll's wild wisdom companion

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Maia Toll's wild wisdom companion

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Maia Toll's Wild Wisdom series-The Illustrated Herbiary, The Illustrated Bestiary, and The Illustrated Crystallary-introduced readers to the mystical energy of the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms. In this capstone to the Wild Wisdom series, Maia Toll's Wild Wisdom Companion guides readers in developing a personalized earth-based spiritual practice using rituals, writing prompts, recipes, symbols, and reflections tied to each season. Organized into 12 chapters-Winter Solstice, Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Autumnal Equinox, plus early and late stages of each of the four seasons - the book features seasonal practices; exercises for the body and for writing and reflection; plant, animal, and mineral medicine; and symbolic explorations of the gifts and challenges that arise with seasonal change. Original illustrations by Kate O'Hara illuminate the symbolic richness of the text, and 28 pop-out oracle cards plus four bound-in pocket pages enhance the invitation for readers to use this interactive guide as an ongoing tool for cultivating the sacred in their own lives. Maia Toll is the author of The Wild Wisdom series which includes The Illustrated Herbiary, The Illustrated Bestiary, The Illustrated Crystallary, Maia Toll's Wild Wisdom Companion, and oracle card decks, box sets, and puzzles. Toll apprenticed with a traditional healer in Ireland, spending extensive time studying the growing cycles of plants, the alchemy of medicine making, and the psycho-spiritual aspects of healing-and studied at The University of Michigan and New York University. She leads the annual Witch Camp retreat, and is co-owner of the retail store Herbiary in Asheville, NC. You can find her online at maiatoll.com. Preface Introduction Your Toolkit Step onto the Wheel The Wild Wisdom Almanac Late Autumn Winter Solstice Early Winter Late Winter Spring Equinox Early Spring Late Spring Summer Solstice Early Summer Late Summer Autumn Equinox Early Autumn Thank-Yous What Can Change in a Year? You. Call on the wild wisdom of the natural world to feel in tune and at peace, season after season. Maia Toll offers unique insights into the distinctive qualities and spirit of every stage of the year and shows you how to thrive during each one by drawing on the powers of herbs, animals, crystals, elements, and your body's own energy centers. Allow your intuition and insights to reveal themselves, illuminating your truth and bringing you into balance. Includes 28 stunning oracle cards to inspire your meditations "Maia Toll yet again combines wonder and magic in an enchanted guide to the magic of the seasons and teaches us how to connect and live in alignment with the natural world all around us." - Ambrosia Hawthorn, author of The Spell Book for New Witches "Maia Toll's Wild Wisdom Companion teaches us the magic of living by the seasons instead of merely alongside them, slowly helping us to reveal the deepest truth hidden in our souls." - Amanda Lovelace, author of Shine Your Icy Crown and Believe In Your Own Magic Oracle Deck

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