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Her books invite readers to embrace holistic wellness through natural remedies and ancestral practices, fostering balance and personal empowerment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in themes of \u003cem\u003eheritage\u003c\/em\u003e and wellness, her collection encourages a deeper connection to nature and self, blending the rich traditions of African and African American healing with contemporary self-help insights.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"african-american-magick-by-stephanie-rose-bird-9781578637843","title":"African American Magick","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn inspired herbal guide to natural living with ancient techniques, remedies, and rituals from around the world centred on the rhythms of the seasons.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe changing of the seasons is magickal—green leaves transforming into browns and golds, snow melting to show fresh buds. We all recognise these telltale signs, but \u003cb\u003efew of us are aware of the powerful impact each season has on our spiritual lives.\u003c\/b\u003e Whether sunny, snowy, windy, rainy, cold, or humid, the weather has a dramatic effect on our being wherever we may live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author, \u003cb\u003eStephanie Rose Bird, is deeply committed to keeping alive the spiritual wisdom of her indigenous African ancestors.\u003c\/b\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Magick\u003c\/i\u003e, she examines the magickal ability of the seasons to enhance our lives by unearthing \u003cb\u003eancient techniques, rituals, and methods from around the world that reflect each season's inherent energies to supplement body, mind, and soul.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon her own ancestral heritage, as well as other cultures and those that have influenced her, Bird offers a lifetime of wisdom and expert botanical knowledge while sharing her path to a holistic and magickal life. Guidance from all over the world, and from classical and modern traditions alike, are offered:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSpiritual insights from Caribbean African American culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWisdom from indigenous Native American traditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBuddhist and Hindu meditation practices and rites\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePractices of classical European spiritual traditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLessons from Aboriginal Australian \"dreaming\" practices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrican American Magick\u003c\/i\u003e was previously published in 2006 under the title \u003ci\u003eFour Seasons of Mojo\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Author Stephanie Rose Bird shares how trees have provided her with personal healing, then allows us to share in that process for our own benefit and, by extension, provide healing for Earth's beleaguered forests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReclaiming traditional botanical and herbal practices has never been more important than it is today. So much of our future depends on our ability to use ancient Earth knowledge. Although many botanicals and herbals have been published, they tend to focus on Europe and the Americas. For many, the word 'rainforest' is synonymous with the endangered Amazon Basin, as if that were Earth's only endangered patch of healing green. Africa, the Mother Continent and reputedly the birthplace of the entire human race, remains largely ignored. Yet African wild lands are as endangered as the Amazon. Equally endangered are the traditional indigenous cultures of Africa, caretakers of sophisticated botanical medicinal systems whose roots stretch back to the proverbial dawn of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this crucially important book, author Stephanie Rose Bird recounts the story of the sacred wood: how to live in it, learn from it, derive spiritual enrichment from it, and how to preserve and protect it. The book offers functional, accessible recipes, remedies, and rituals derived from a variety of African and African American traditions to serve mind, body, soul, and spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBird's book follows her own personal journey, but Africa is always her touchstone, the persistent and tenacious ancestral mother wisdom and spiritual foundation that refuses to fade away. \u003ci\u003eThe Healing Tree\u003c\/i\u003e preserves this knowledge, presenting it as relevant and viable and demonstrating in intimate detail how vestiges of that knowledge took root in the Western Hemisphere, in African American culture, and more broadly in American culture in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book was previously published as \u003ci\u003eA Healing Grove\u003c\/i\u003e from Lawrence Hill Books (9781556527647). 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