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FUTURE EVENT:
Friday, September 17, 3pm
The Magick of Herbs Talk and Booksigning
Company of Angels
2350 Canyon Drive
Costa Mesa, CA
949-574-7775
Saturday, September 18, 2pm
The Magick of Herbs Talk and Booksigning
Borders
3333 Bear Street
Costa Mesa, CA
714-432-7854
Sunday, September 19, 4pm
Healing Through Herbal Lore Class, $10
The Chakra Shack
397 North Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA 92651-1627
949-715-6930
www.chakrashack.com
In this delightful workshop author Jamie Wood and author/artist Lisa Steinke will discuss how deepening your connections with herbs, whether it's knowing their lore, historical uses or spending time with the fae energy residing in each plant, can positively impact the herb's healing potential. We will discuss three herbs: Mint, Lavender, and Damiana. Mint's lore begins with Menthe - the River Goddess of lamenting who had an affair with Hades and was then turned into the invigorating mint plant by Persephone. We will talk about how the biography of affects the biology of the plant and how knowing its story can improve your relationship and confidence to work with the herb. Lavender's unique healing properties reveal how ancient magickal practices actually coincide with modern day uses. Specifically, lavender was used as an herb of exorcism and to purify the sacred relics of The Church. Today we know it as an antiseptic and antibacterial agent that draws out poisons, calms a person, and purifies an environment. Damiana's historical use as an aphrodisiac will guide us on a visualization to integrate our sexuality as sacred rather than fragmented, hidden part of ourselves.
We will enjoy Lavender Chocolate Truffles from The Faerie's Guide to Green Magick from the Garden. This class will be open to comments and anecdotes from attendees as we want to expand everyone's trust in themselves as healers - for themselves and the planet. At the end of the class, The Faerie's Guide to Green Magick from the Garden will be available for purchase and signing.
Saturday, September 25, 2pm
The Magick of Herbs Talk and Booksigning
The Well Read Coyote
3190 West Highway 89A, #400
Sedona, AZ 86336
928-282-2284
www.thewellreadcoyote.com
Saturday, September 25, 5-8pm
The Magick of Herbs Talk and Booksigning
Hastings Books
1540 S Riordan Ranch St.
Flagstaff, AZ
928-779-1880
September 26, 2pm
Booksigning for Faerie’s Guide to Green Magick from the Garden
Borders
2402 E. Camelback Road, Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 957-6660
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Your Personal Legend
I recently checked out The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo as a book on CD. I’ve already read the book, but as I’ve been recently devouring some of his more recent works like Witch of Portobello, Brida and The Zahir, I thought I’d revisit the one that got me hooked on this amazing, inspiring author. I was listening to the third CD when my sons got in the car. Skyler was immediately hooked – leaning forward in his seat to listen even more closely as Jeremy Irons read the book with his rich, chocolately voice. Skye asked me a question about how old the boy was and I said I couldn’t remember but it had said something about it at the beginning. When he found out that I was 3/4ths of the way through the story, he turned it off and said he didn’t want to hear any more until he could start from the beginning.
Both Skye and Kobe spent the entire next morning – one of their last days of summer – sprawled out on the couch listening to all four CDs of The Alchemist. After the book was over I told them that it had been translated into 56 languages, winning the Guinness World Record for most translated book by a living author. It has sold more than 65 million copies in more than 150 countries, becoming one of the best-selling books in history.
“You know that that means?” I asked.
“That it’s a really good book,” Kobe answered.
I laughed. Of course, But also that everyone is the same in that we all have a dream in our heart and that it is our greatest wish and greatest feeling to have the universe conspire to help us reach this dream, this personal legend. So just like that childhood game of telling someone when they are hot as they get closer to some hidden treasure, the universe sends omens to guide us toward fulfillment whenever we are on track to follow our deepest desires.
Dreams are different for everyone. Follow yours to find the bliss the universe most wants for you.
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JamieMartinezWood.com seeks to provide a resource for understanding nature as much as we appreciate and love Mother Earth. Here you will find tools to unearth your path towards self-discovery and connection to all of Life. It offers information about my latest works and events, musings on writing, earth spirituality and journeys into the heart of conservation. Welcome!
01. The Faerie's Guide to Green Magick from the Garden has arrived. It will be on the shelves of your local Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon, even available through Target on Tuesday, July 20. Hopefully you'll see it at your local shops, too. If you don't find the book, ask for it by name. Order your signed copy (from both Lisa Steinke and me) today.
02. The Wicca Cookbook is a one-of-a-kind collection that features meticulously researched recipes and emphasizes the use of ingredients at their seasonal peak. This new edition offers a new introduction, a new chapter dedicated to cooking with kids and teens, and a dozen new, palate-bewitching recipes for nourishing the divinity within.
