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The Voice Within the Wind (Of Becoming and the Druid Way)

Traveller's Joy Posted on August 13, 2018 by Heather HolmAugust 13, 2018

If you want to immerse yourself in Great Mystery and allow yourself to be open to this book, you will enjoy the work of Greywind. He is a seasoned practitioner who has been walking the earth based spiritual path for … Continue reading →

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Posted in Celtic, Recommended Books | Tagged Celtic shamanism, celtic spirituality, Druid, Greywind
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The Hidden Life of Trees

Traveller's Joy Posted on January 6, 2017 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

By  Peter Wohlleben For those who are highly intuitive and have an active relationship with trees as sentient beings, the concept of this book, subtitled, “What They Feel, How They Communicate” will not come as a total surprise. However, the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Plants, Recommended Books | Tagged Peter Wohlleben, trees
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Autumn Gold

Traveller's Joy Posted on November 3, 2016 by Heather HolmNovember 3, 2016

Walking my way through the summer with friends who showed me their places of significance and meaning has been part of the joy of my journey. And this autumn is such a revelation of harvest in colour, taste, texture and … Continue reading →

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The Book of the Cailleach: Stories of the Wise Woman Healer

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Gearóid Ó Crualaich This powerful analysis of the wise women healer from the oral traditions of Ireland’s rural communities is unique in its depth and perspective. Stories, told and retold, embedded in the texture of culture and community, collected … Continue reading →

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Posted in Folklore, Goddess, Recommended Books | Tagged Cailleach, hag, Ireland, Red Woman, wise woman
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The Sacred Place: The Ancient Origin of Holy and Mystical Sites

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Paul Devereaux Take time out from the stress of modern life and return to the venerated natural spaces that still hold the ancient sense of the sacred. Visit Mayan caves and Australian aboriginal rock art, stand in awe before … Continue reading →

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Posted in Recommended Books, Sacred Sites | Tagged landscape, Mayans, sacred sites
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Sophia: Goddess of Wisdom, Bride of God

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Caitlin Matthews Sophia, or “wisdom” in Greek, has been revered in many forms throughout history–from the Dark Goddess of ancient Anatolia; to her Egyptian, Greek, Celtic, and Cabalistic manifestations; to her current forms as Mary and the orthodox St. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Goddess, Recommended Books | Tagged Caitlin Matthews, goddess, Sophia

Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Caroline Myss New York Times bestselling author and medical intuitive Caroline Myss has found that when people don’t understand their purpose in life the result can be depression, anxiety, fatigue, and eventually physical illness—in short, a spiritual malaise of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Personal Growth, Recommended Books | Tagged archetypes, Caroline Myss, higher purpose
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The Creation of Health

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Caroline Myss and C. Norman Shealy, M.D. A collaboration between a traditionally trained physician and a medical intuitive, The Creation of Health illuminates the deep connection between emotional dysfunction and physical illness. It describes the role that emotional disturbances … Continue reading →

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Posted in Healing, Recommended Books | Tagged emotion, health, illness, Norman Shealy
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Micmac Medicines: Remedies and Recollections

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Laurie Lacey Mi’kmaq Medicines chronicles more than seventy plants used by the Mi’kmaq as medicines. Lacey takes us into the swamps and bogs, the barrens and woods to explore the habitats of plants with healing properties. He then illustrates … Continue reading →

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Posted in Healing, Plants, Recommended Books | Tagged Mi'kmaq, Micmac, plant identification, plant medicine
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Wild Plants of Eastern Canada

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Marilyn Walker Wild Plants of Eastern Canada is a comprehensive guide to the region’s plants, including their culinary, medicinal, folk, and ecological uses. The book also explores the cultural history of wild plant use among Aboriginal: Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, and Passamaquoddy; … Continue reading →

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Posted in Healing, Plants, Recommended Books | Tagged plant identification, plant medicine
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Weeds of the Woods: Small Trees and Shrubs of the Eastern Forest

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Glen Blouin This handy guide to wild trees and shrubs of eastern North America will assist readers in identifying individual species by leaf, bark, flower, and fruit. It includes insightful information on each plant’s habitat, its importance in the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Plants, Recommended Books | Tagged plant identification, shrubs, trees, woods

A Guide to the Good Life: the ancient art of stoic joy

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by William B Irvine One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to the Good Life, William … Continue reading →

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Posted in Philosophy, Recommended Books | Tagged good life. Stoicism, philosophy
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Dakini’s Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Judith Simmer-Brown The primary emblem of the feminine in Tibetan Buddhism is the dakini, or “sky-dancer,” a semi-wrathful spirit-woman who manifests in visions, dreams, and meditation experiences. Western scholars and interpreters of the dakini, influenced by Jungian psychology and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Buddhism, Goddess, Recommended Books | Tagged dakini, goddess, meditation, tantra, Tibetan Buddhism
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The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

A Mayan Tale of Ecstasy, Time, and Finding One’s True Form by Martín Prechtel Author and illustrator Martín Prechtel is internationally known for his explorations of ancient folklore and uncovering the lessons therein for modern readers. In The Disobedience of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Folklore, Goddess, Recommended Books | Tagged folklore, Guatemala, Martin Prechtel, Mayans, Tzutujil
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

A Novel by Rachel Joyce Recently retired, sweet, emotionally numb Harold Fry is jolted out of his passivity by a letter from Queenie Hennessy, an old friend, who he hasn’t heard from in twenty years. She has written to say … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fiction, Recommended Books | Tagged Harold Fry, novel, Rachel Joyce
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Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Diana Leafe Christian An intentional community is a group of people who have chosen to live or work together in pursuit of a common ideal or vision. An ecovillage is a village-scale intentional community that intends to create, ecological, … Continue reading →

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The Holographic Paradigm and Other Paradoxes

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

Exploring the Leading Edge of Science Edited by Ken Wilber, 1982 This book seems to be out of print, but you might find a copy from secondhand book sellers through Amazon or otherwise. A review from a reader: A truly … Continue reading →

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Posted in Philosophy, Recommended Books | Tagged consciousness, holograms, science
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The Bone Clocks

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

a novel by David Mitchell (author of Cloud Atlas) Metaphysical thriller, meditation on mortality and chronicle of our self-devouring times. One drowsy summer’s day in 1984, teenage runaway Holly Sykes encounters a strange woman who offers a small kindness in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fiction, Recommended Books | Tagged Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell, novel

The Spiritual Traveler – England, Scotland, Wales

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

The Guide to Sacred Sites and Pilgrim Routes in Britain by Martin Palmer and Nigel Palmer This unique guidebook takes you on a journey across the rural and urban landscapes of Britain, discovering and exploring a multitude of sacred sites: ancient stone … Continue reading →

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Posted in Recommended Books, Sacred Sites | Tagged Great Britain, guidebook, pilgrim routes, sacred sites

The Global Forest: 40 Ways Trees Can Save Us

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Diana Beresford-Kroeger A gorgeously-written exploration of the natural world and the peril of ignoring our disappearing forests One of the world’s experts on how trees chemically affect the environment, Canadian scientist Diana Beresford-Kroeger is on a mission to save the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Plants, Recommended Books | Tagged Diana Beresford-Kroeger, ecology, ethnobotany, horticulture, trees
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Sacred Geography

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 22, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Marko Pogacnik Marko Pogacnik has written several books based on the results of his research into and practice of what he terms geomancy. In this book, he presents the fundamental research and principles behind this new science of the spirit. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Recommended Books, Sacred Sites | Tagged geomancy, Marko Pogacnik, sacred geography
Feeding Your Demons

Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 21, 2015 by Heather HolmMarch 21, 2015

by Tsultrim Allione, forward by Jack Kornfield Struggling with depression, anxiety, illness, an eating disorder, a difficult relationship, fear, self-hatred, addiction or anger? Renowned Buddhist leader Tsultrim Allione explains that the harder we fight our demons, the stronger they become. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Buddhism, Personal Growth, Recommended Books | Tagged Jack Kornfield, Pema Chodron, Tibetan Buddhism, Tsultrim Allione

Orderly Chaos: The Mandala Principle

Traveller's Joy Posted on November 27, 2014 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche According to the mandala principle, a prominent feature of tantric Buddhism, all phenomena are part of one reality. Whether good or bad, happy or sad, clear or obscure, everything is interrelated and reflects a single totality. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Mandala, Recommended Books | Tagged Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, mandala, meditation

Mandala, by Jose & Miriam Arguelles

Traveller's Joy Posted on November 27, 2014 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

By Jose Arguelles and Miriam Arguelles, forward by Chögyam Trungpa This lavishly illustrated classic, selling over 70,000 copies in English and translated into four European languages, is the first to deal comprehensively with the mandala, the principle of the center, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Mandala, Recommended Books | Tagged Arguelles, mandala

Mandala: Journey to the Center

Traveller's Joy Posted on November 27, 2014 by Heather HolmMay 23, 2019

by Bailey Cunningham. Mandala: Journey to the Center provides insights into the significance of mandalas and helps you to use them as a path to greater self-awareness. Mandala offers over 400 breathtaking color photographs of mandalas in manifestations from art, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Mandala, Recommended Books | Tagged Bailey Cunningham, mandala

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