Philip Carr-Gomm

Druidry and Wicca, also known as "the Craft", are the two great streams of the Western Pagan tradition. Both traditions originated in the British Isles, and both are now experiencing a renaissance all over the world, as more and more people seek a spirituality rooted in a love of nature. In the ancient past Druidry and Wicca probably werent separate. Today, the ways of Druidry and Wicca are starting to merge again, as contemporary readers combine ideas and techniques from both traditions to build their spiritual practice. In this down to earth yet inspiring book, Philip Carr-Gomm offers a name for this Path that draws on the common beliefs and practices of both Druidry and Wicca: Druidcraft. Then, in a series of six lessons, he empowers the reader to follow this practice by showing how anyone can work with its ways: The Way of Blessing The Way of the Hearth The ways of Love The Ways of Healing The way of the Earth and Her seasons The Ways of Magic and Spellcraft Druidcraft draws on the traditions of scholarship, storytelling, magical craft and seasonal celebration of both Druids and Wiccans, to offer inspiration, teachings, rituals, and magical techniques that can help you access your innate powers of creativity and healing, intuition and seership.

Find calm, confidence and a renewed zest for life with Sophrology, the latest stress-reducing self-care practice that connects mind and body to increase your resilience, happiness and sense of fulfilment.Sophrology is an amazing mind-body training system that uses quick and simple exercises to increase your confidence and self-esteem, bringing you a renewed sense of vitality while at the same time calming and relaxing you. This dynamic system of relaxation is hugely popular in France, and is used to train Olympic teams, develop resilience among pupils and teachers in schools, alleviate symptoms for cancer patients, encourage stress-free pregnancies and child-birth, reduce anxiety and phobias, and foster recovery from burn-out. Its popularity in France has been growing ever since it was first developed by a neuropsychiatrist over 50 years ago, and its now crossed the language barrier and is rivalling mindfulness as the best way to deal with the stresses of modern living. Sophrology exercises take no more than a few minutes, yet their effects can be felt immediately. Whether you need more energy, or are struggling with anxiety, sleep difficulties, or an inability to focus on what you really want, Sophrology can help you achieve your goals, and create a positive future filled with wellbeing.**26 of the exercises in the book are available as audios on a dedicated website. They take you through each exercise, one step at a time, so you can fully benefit from all that sophrology offers: calm, clarity and joy.The illustrations and descriptions in the book, combined with the audio guides, make Empower Your Life with Sophrology a complete and highly accessible system for happiness and well-being.**

When Luftwaffe pilot Hermann Kaestner falls in love with a French clairvoyant, who will he be forced to betray - his country, his lover, or his own soul?The world has now forgotten the Druidess of Broceliande, but at the height of her fame she was predicting the fate of nations and the outcome of the war to thousands seated in the Salle Pleyel in Paris. In the streets outside, the French police were rounding up Jews while German officers were entertained in brothels and slept in the citys best hotels.Based on the lives of Genevieve Zaepffel and Abbe Henri Gillard, creator of a church dedicated to the Holy Grail.Hauntingly beautiful. Five Stars San Francisco Book ReviewA compelling tale of love and betrayal in occupied France Five Stars Manhattan Book ReviewAn extraordinary work of the compassionate imagination Lindsay Clarke, author The Chymical WeddingMysterious. Magical. Erotic. An incredible story. Mark Townsend, author The Gospel of Falling DownFascinating and completely engrossing. Barbara Erskine, Sunday Times Bestselling author

Deep down most of us believe in magic, because we know that sometimes just sometimes magic can come tumbling into our lives with a blinding flash, and suddenly there we are facing the person were destined to fall in love with, or being offered the job we never believed we would get, or we just find ourselves walking down that same familiar street, but this time its different this time weve fallen in love with life: this time everything looks different, and life feels wonderful and exciting again.Most people believe that you cant make this kind of magic occur in your life. They say youre either lucky or youre not: it either happens to you or it doesnt. But what if we could make magic happen? What if we could do things that actually made these types of experiences occur more often in our lives? And what if there was a book that taught this kind of magic?

En una época en la que buscamos una mayor conexión con la naturaleza, esta preciosa baraja de Tarot nos invita a celebrar la Tierra y el ciclo de sus estaciones. Con la combinación de las dos grandes tradiciones, los autores, expertos en la tradicion wicca y druidica, junto con el artista Hill Worthington, han creado un extraordinario Tarot dotado de una profundidad y sabiduria que te ayudaran a guiar e iluminar tu vida.

A fast and easy six-step approach for addressing insomnia and other sleep disorders An effective, easy six-step program to help you sleep better as well as thirteen specific techniques to help you fall asleep and stay asleep Offers an integrative approach combining evidence-based sleep science with holistic and spiritual techniques Provides online support in the form of short videos, audio meditations, and exercises from the authors successful sleep clinic More than one third of adults suffer from insomnia or some other kind of sleep disorder. Left unaddressed, lack of sleep can lead to debilitated health, lowered resilience, and decreased performance in all aspects of life. Restoring hope to the sleepless, psychotherapist Philip Carr-Gomm reveals how we each have the ability to unlock better sleep naturally. Combining his knowledge of sleep science and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with techniques drawn from spiritual traditions and insights from the emerging field of psychedelic therapy, Carr-Gomm presents a fast and easy-to-follow six-step program to help you sleep better. He explores a multitude of approaches to sleep, as well as sleep difficulties and how to overcome them. He looks at the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy and microdosing, applying elements of the psychedelic therapy model as a way of optimizing the conditions for sleep. He recommends thirteen natural ways we can drift into a deep and restorative sleep, including hypnotherapy, Yoga Nidra, sophrology, progressive muscle relaxation, and white, pink, and grey noise, and provides scripts for five of these techniques. His successful sleep clinic provides online support in the form of short videos and audio meditations as well as exercises. In addition to the six-step program, the author guides you in discovering the factors inhibiting a good nights sleep and explores the difficulties of sleep phobia, sleep-talking, sleep-walking, and Exploding Head Syndrome. He also answers questions about the links between sleep and depression, sleep and obesity, and the value of sleep hacking and lucid dreaming. Helping you get a better nights sleep, this concise and simple guide shows you how to benefit from everything the night offers to body and soul.

In this beautifully-written guide, Chief Druid Philip Carr-Gomm shows how the way of Druids can be followed today. He explains- The ancient history and inspiring beliefs of the ancient Druids- Druidic wild wisdom and their tree-, animal- and herb-lore- The mysteries of the Druids seasonal celebrations- The Druids use of magic and how their spirituality relates to paths such as WiccaThis guide will show how the wild wisdom of the Druids can help us to connect with our spirituality, our innate creativity, the natural world and our sense of ancestry. The life-enhancing beliefs and practices of this spiritual path have much to offer our 21st-century world.

The fantastical true story of Englands magical history - a treasure trove of magical lore (Observer)A delightfully well written, unputdownable adventure into all things magical . . . We need books like this - oh we so need them in our disenchanted modern world of instant everything! - READER REVIEW Of all the countries in the world, England has the richest history of magical lore and practice . . .English authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Terry Pratchett, and J. K. Rowling, dominate the world of magic in fiction, but from the earliest times, England has also acted as home to generations of eccentrics and scholars who have researched and explored every conceivable kind of occult art.Most people are torn between a fascination with magic and an almost instinctive fear of the occult, of a world redolent with superstition and illusion. And yet more people now practice magic in England than at any time in history.The Book of English Magic explores this hidden story, from its first stirrings to our present-day fascination with all things magical.