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MUSIC OF THE PLANTS by Silvia Buffagni Esperide Ananas
by: Silvia Buffagni Esperide Ananas
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Plants perceive sound and, given the opportunity, love to play music. I kid you not! A couple of weeks ago I watched in disbelief as a plant played along with a wind instrumentalist. Two electrodes, one on a leaf and one into the roots, measure the changing impedance of the plant which is amplified though a synthesiser. This little book is an open doorway to a new worldview, where the silent majority (plant life) are given a voice. Scientists and gardeners, midwives and musicians, are all joining in this captivating field of exploration. Cygnus is the sole supplier in the UK.
For further information please visit:- http://www.musicoftheplants.com/
SKU:241119
ISBN:9788890863776
SPIRITUAL NATURE OF ANIMALS by Karlene Stange
£12.99 £16.99
As an animal doctor Karlene not only travelled around Colorado treating sick animals, but she created a deep rapport with their souls. She learned how shamans communicate with animals and often involve them in their activities. Ancient pagans venerated animals but also sacrificed them. She found a great contrast between the hard living cattle men of America and the Hindus who believe cows are sacred. She ponders questions such as how a cat with Buddha nature can stalk a mouse, or whether a little finch sings so beautifully because it lacks consciousness. This is the story of her own spiritual searching, but the animals she works with are closely linked to her journey.
336pp, 227 x 153 mm, Paperback, 2017
PILGRIMAGE WITH THE LEPRECHAUNS by Tanis Helliwell
£7.51 £9.95
Having met the leprechauns in a cottage on the west coast of Ireland, in this sequel Tanis leads a tour of the country’s sacred sites, which unsurprisingly (with leprechauns present!) subsides into chaos. At least, that is, according to outward appearances: on another level the students on the pilgrimage actually learn valuable lessons about life, because of the spirit of the “Craic” which prevails in Ireland. The “Craic” is known to most of us as the impulse and energy of having a good time, but the leprechauns teach us about it as a spiritual principle also. These elementals, who are all around us, just have a different way of doing things!
192pp, 218 x 142 mm, Paperback, 2010
SUMMER WITH THE LEPRECHAUNS by Tanis Helliwell
£14.99
It’s a return to Cygnus of this much-loved classic where popular Canadian teacher Tanis Helliwell tells of the time in 1985 that she spent sharing her home with a family of leprechauns. The stories and anecdotes she relates are fun and recreate the magical atmosphere of rural Ireland. Through them we learn a great deal about all elemental life, not just leprechauns, but including the more familiar fairies and elves – what we can do for them and they for us. You may be sceptical about their existence but life is undoubtedly enhanced when we allow these amazing presences into our lives!
192pp, 216 x 142 mm, Paperback, 1997
FERTILE EDGES by Maddy Harland
£8.99 £9.95
Published in celebration of 25 years of Permaculture magazine, this collection of writings offers several snapshots from the frontline of the battle to maintain and beautify this planet, this home of ours. Maddy is a long-term friend of Cygnus and, like so many of the books listed here, hers offers encouragement and practical advice on how we truly can lead our lives in a way that’s better for ourselves and for all life. Her writing is outstanding and shows a profound connection to the land – as she herself says, to the “fertile edges” where things are wilder and a bit more interesting.
192pp, 210 x 150 mm, Paperback, 2017
ZEN IN THE ART OF PERMACULTURE DESIGN by Stefan Geyer
£6.99 £7.99
Cygnus will always be supportive of Permaculture because it brings a deep approach to nature and to growth. It leaves a space for non-dogmatic spirituality – this book uses the inspiration of Zen to advise us when we approach any particular creative task. This one happens to be permaculture design. There is a great value in sitting still and doing nothing. And then when we have finished that we can create something beautiful, inspired by the quotations and stunning geometrical illustrations in this elegant yet practical book.
124pp, 127 x 198 mm, Paperback, 2016