Wednesday, November 21, 2007

New and exciting!!

We received some new items and restocked other. We feel the need to announce!

Coventry:
Blessed Herbal Candles
Three-Candle Blessing Kits
Blessed Herbal Spell Kits
Green Man Herbal Candles
Goddess Herbal Candles (for many different goddesses)
Drawing Down the Moon (Esbat) Candle
Large Triple Blessing Herbal candles

Hermit Studios:
Talking Boards with accompanying pendulum

Nathalie Menard:
Soaps and Tub Twirlers from

Silver Claddagh:
rings and pendants

Native Scents:
Sage Smudges and bundle blends

New Books:
"Your Auras & Your Chakras: The Owner's Manual" by Karla McLaren
$ 20.50 ISBN: 1578630479
This book is not the in depth look at chakra like "Wheels of Life", however it dows a great overvuew and ties everything neatly into aura work. The author walks you through grounding techniques and troubleshooting the care of both your aura and your chakras. On the real plus, she addresses secondary chakras which most books never look at.

"Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica" by Zora N. Hurston
$16.50 ISBN: 0060916494
A rare find! For those interesting in Black History and Anthropology, this is an amazing book. It is divided into three parts. The first part looks at culture and practice in Jamaica. The second section explores politics and history of Haiti. And the last part delves into Haitian voodoo. Like I said, it is a rare find... a rare look into a world often shrouded in mystery.

"When Women Were Priests" by Karen Torjesen
$16.50 ISBN: 9780060686611
This is a fasinating look at the history (rise, activities and fall) of women in leadership roles within the Christian movement. From ritual leaders, to household managers, to women's virtues, then to the shames and sins of the body and sexuality... this is a thorough look into women's lives.

"Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myth, and the Politics of the Body" by Riane Eisler
$26.95 ISBN: 0062502832
This 405 page text that looks at all aspects of sex and the body through ritual and politics. How did we come to the beliefs and taboos that we have today? What are some of the current issues and how are we handling them? These and many more questions are considered. This book also has an extensive reference list to assist the advanced researcher.

"The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries" by Z Budapest
$23.95 ISBN: 157863413x
If you are into feminist spirituality or a fan of Z Budapest, you likely have already heard or own a book by this title. That would be her first book by that title. This is a much more expanded and revised version. In here is also a facinating inside look at Hungarian Witchcraft right from her own family heritage.

"Sacred Circles: A Guide To Creating Yuor Own Women's Spirituality Group"
by Robin Deen & Sall Craig
$22.95 ISBN: 9780062515223
This is one of the best books I had ever read on group practice. It explores the concept of spirituality and expecially women's spirituality. Then it talks about different types of groups and circles that can be formed for study, discussion, counselling, and practice. The best parts follow with how to form a group, and skills and tools to use within such an intimate wsetting for women. It ends with techniques to help keep such a group healthy and active together (common problems, conflict resolution, group self assassment). A must have for anyone doing any kind of group work, even if it is not specifically women-oriented. I have found it invaluable for the ideas and skills in my own mixed gender group.

"Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes" by Christopher Knowles
$23.95 ISBN: 1578634067
This book looks at the evolution of the god and hero through classic myth through to our modern day heroes from film to comic books. It explores ancient heroes and gods, secret sects, Victorian occult movements, occult key figures (Blavatsy, Golden Dawn, Neitzsche, Crowley) literary authors (Edgar Allen Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, HG Wells, and Bram Stoker) and the modern views of the comic world. Are the modern gods and heroes those that wear spandex?

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