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SELF-SUFFICIENCY BIBLE Simon Dawson
by: Simon Dawson
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Self-sufficiency allows us to return to the rhythms of nature and put our own joy, spirit and creativity into nurturing and responsibly producing the food that we eat this is the book that will help every householder do just that. Each of the twelve chapters focuses on key topics for living a more self-sustainable life, with practical information and expert guidance that will make the subject come alive for everyone, whatever their needs, circumstances and resources. This means that the gardening chapter, for example, is appropriate both for people with an urban back yard or a more substantial plot of land. Written in a down-to-earth, engaging and often amusing style, the book will appeal to single people as much as to those with large families.
SKU:230412
ISBN:9781780285412
PILGRIMAGE WITH THE LEPRECHAUNS by Tanis Helliwell
£7.51 £17.00
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
£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, 2016SECRET MEDICINES FROM YOUR GARDEN by Ellen Evert Hopman
£9.74 £14.99
This book is like the Tardis because you can’t believe what’s in it! As the subtitle suggests, it contains everything you need to know about plants and their capabilities for healing, spirituality and magic. The author covers, to name just a few topics, working with plant spirits, animal spirit medicine, bee medicines and herbal astrology. What’s great about this book is that it can take you in all sorts of directions, into herbalism, magic or shamanism, or it will just lead you to get to know your garden better. The author’s American but the plants she discusses come from everywhere and, as a Druid, her tradition originates here in Europe.
338pp, 152 x 229 mm, Paperback, 2016