Early, Heavy, Short Period

The Enchanted Garden. Plants and lunar magic

difficult to think that in our time, dominated by science and technology, there are still people who believe in the efficacy of magical rituals. Yet it is so and demonstrates the great public success and critical acclaim from this book by Devon Scott. A manual of modern witchcraft, mostly to women who wish to practice an ancient and mysterious knowledge reserved for them. The author teaches how to build a garden esoteric suggests aphrodisiac recipes, cooking and beauty and offers a variety of spells that require the use of herbs and produce. Silent protagonist of the text is the moon and its influences on medicinal plants and magic.
In the first part of the book, Devon Scott leads an interesting general discussions on the moon, framing plane astronomical, astrological and mythological. The second part is more interesting as they show a selection of plants among the most important - but also among the most common note - for health, beauty and magic, of which the author clearly describes the characteristics and instructions for use. In my opinion the book loses in the third section, where you enter into the heart of esoteric rituals. Scott shows the right time and material needed to officiate ceremonies magic, spells it offers are designed to promote love, health, prosperity and mental strength. I state that I am skeptical about this kind of practice, so mine is a subjective assessment, but to write a fair and impartial review I tried to put aside my opinions about it and put myself in the shoes of those who, unlike me, believe in the powers of magic and leave the fascinating rituals related to it. Unfortunately, in this case I found it difficult to appreciate some parts of the manual Scott. The aspiring witch (or would-be warlocks, why not?) Who decide to follow the instructions to the letter the author should not engage in another, they should spend their days looking for herbs to be used in rituals, maybe move to the country and preferably alone, having time and space at your disposal and spend their money in colored candles, incense and magical objects. Frankly, I find it hard to understand how one can reconcile this lifestyle with that required by the hectic modern society (unless you have an effective opportunity to do so). Of all the rituals offered delicious I found only one night of Fate is not just a simple as the original thanks to Mother Earth. I also appreciated the author's choice to bring only white magic rituals, emphasizing its strong condemnation of black magic. In the appendix
Scott dispenses advice to work in the garden and the garden, useful for those who want to rule the earth paying attention to the lunar phases.
short, a book cauldron in which she, as a good witch, and herbal blends magic, sacred and profane.
Based on the content, I think that the cover price - € 19.00 - is much exaggerated.

Devon Scott (pictured right) was born in 1951. A scholar of folklore and magical initiatory traditions of Western Europe and the Mediterranean, has taught courses, conferences and seminars, he has worked with magazines in Italy and abroad, with private TV (with courses in applied psychology to astrology ) and esoteric websites and is one of the founders of the site Space Magic . Author of short stories themed esoteric and fantastic, it has published several books including lost tradition, Podomazia , Plants of the charm , The Circle of Fire . He lives in Italy, in the province of Imperia.
RATING: 3 / 5

Title: The enchanted gardens. Plants and lunar magic
Author: Devon Scott
Publisher: Venexia (The owl necklace Venexia)
Year: 2006

Speeches On Work Anniversary

Love, Healing

After more than six years of practice in energy work, and after experimenting with various techniques they use prana as well as techniques of mental healing, after studying such things as Divine Science, Silva Method, Qi-gong, Pranotherapy , Quantum Touch, Pranic Healing, Reiki and many others, in my mind has gone slowly forming a concept, which I later found in various other branches of knowledge, holistic, metaphysical, but also in many works of humanistic psychology. First, interacting with people I never considered their illness or their discomfort as the central problem and I've always instinctively tried to not show the symptoms, knowing that the longer we talk about these and these persist for longer . I've always tried not to define myself a 'therapist' or 'healer', which are not, and I always kept well away from the relationship with the people who came for the "treatments" I thought I knew everything in healing, because there was something in me that he knew from the beginning that I was not doing the job, but someone or something else through me. At one point I stopped process called and started to call consultations or sessions, which seemed more honest, less work and stressed that there was any kind of ongoing therapy, even though I want some more 'believe it I with my prana to treat people. At first I did a lot of psychic readings to research the causes of illness and this was sometimes very functional, but, more often, became a focal point so important to the other to prevent healing. I then realized that this was not able to really help people, but it was a lot more to bring the 'point of peace' in which the parties could lettralmente let go of their egos that interfered with the natural solution to the problem. After finishing school counseling then, something even more amazing to me was clear: the energy which send increased exponentially as I stayed in 'play' the other, rather than thinking about what to do and try to see chakra, bodies and colors. Thinking and thinking of these facts I have also noticed that sometimes get results which enjoyed without proper intervention 'pranic' only with the presence, attention, empathic listening and unconditioned. I only recently realized what was happening in reality, especially in those consultations, which were (in terms of physical and visible at least) better than the others: he was acting a force that was inversely proportional to my degree of attachment and the amount of knowledge possessed by me. And I began to see the practice that the force that I call 'Love' is a frequency generated by my undivided attention, presence and acceptance of all that is right now in my consciousness, including the person I'm working on and all that this person is taking me, and it is a frequency boosted by the absence of any sense of personal importance. This frequency has the power to bring balance in imbalance, peace in the chaos, has the ability to generate the phenomenon of resonance (entrainment) that makes possible incredible therapeutic results, regardless of technique used. I believe that the technique is only a pretext for the passage of a certain type of energy and information, and that's not only you but also what and how much does it. I am sure that the skill and the effectiveness of a therapist does not depend solely on the technique used (or the length of their own tradition), but one factor that goes far beyond that and how can get rid of himself and all his ego -baggage (including technical) during a session and that this can however only be achieved after a great knowledge of the techniques. Or as I have often heard repeated by my teachers:

"You must study and practice just to give you as much inward permission to do what you already know how"

Allusions To Myths In Romeo And Juliet

Praise of Folly

Ironic, irreverent, surprisingly current Praise of Folly is the most famous, loved and discussed the great humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam. So says the madness firsthand that extols the virtues of herself and all the critical categories of the human race unmasking the hypocrisy, the miseries and weaknesses. The madness does not spare anyone, even popes, cardinals, bishops, monks, kings, philosophers, jurists, poets are stripped of their cloak of authority and wisdom and laid bare in their vices and defects. And so the madness is revealed wisdom, telling it like it is without delay, and outspoken. But the ' Praise is not just a playful critique, an intellectual paradox, it is also revived the Gospel message in its purity, authenticity and moral force is the call to true Christian values. A deeper meaning
immersed in a simple text and clear. Despite numerous references to the classical world and the greek-roman mythology, the reading is for everyone, learned and less learned. Astonishing modernity of the work written in 1511, reflecting the fact that the time pass by, but some habits do not change (it's appropriate to say that 'Praise is a timeless classic.) Wonder the same Erasmus, a man of the church, without fear that delivers a harsh attack on the immorality of the powerful and especially of the clergy. Too bad for that bit of machismo - Erasmo comparing women to animals, considered to be devoid of rationality acting on instinct - that of a woman, I did turn up a little 'nose. But basically it is understandable, Erasmus was a man of his time, a time when women were held in very little consideration. For the rest, the reader can only agree with the author and applaud the speech is "his" madness. To praise!

Erasmus of Rotterdam (right, in a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1523) was born in Holland in the night between 27 and 28 October, according to some in 1466, according to others of 1469. Theologian, philosopher and exponent of Christian humanism, he signed his writings under the name of Desiderius Erasmus. His best known work is the 'Praise of Folly who dedicated his friend Thomas More. He died in Basel in the night between 11 and 12 July 1536.
RATING: 4.5 / 5

Title: The Praise of Folly
Original title: Moriae encomium, id est, laus stulticiae
Author: Erasmo from Rotterdam
Curator: Eugenio Garin
Publisher: Mondadori (Oscar classics series)
Year: 1992