Böcker av Soraya

An essential guide to following a Pagan/Wiccan lifestyle You don't need to be Wiccan to enjoy this friendly book of home cooking and natural remedies. To the kitchen witch, every recipe is like a little spell bringing the opportunity to create love and positive energy in the home and for loved ones. This year-round guide to seasonal recipes and rituals for all the pagan festivals will be invaluable to Wiccans wishing to celebrate the good things that are given to us by the land. Wicca is a peaceful, balanced, and harmonious way of life. The word “witch” comes from the words “wise” or “wisdom” and witches or Wiccans originally were called “The Wise Ones.” They also study natural remedies and the influences of the cycles of the moon and the planets. Witches seek to harm no one, knowing that the energy they send out comes back threefold. The Kitchen Witch follows the eight pagan festivals: Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lughnasadh and Mabon. This book is about being at one with nature, and the four elements. During these festivals birth, life, death, rebirth, and union are celebrated. The celebrations involve sharing food with loved ones or friends. Each of the eight festivals has delicious recipes using a variety of seasonal foods and foods commonly found in most kitchens. There is also information on herbs, plants, spices, flowers and essential oils that you can use for spell or circle work, and homemade lotions and potions. This book is a guide for the everyday witch that can be enjoyed by everyone.

Wild Kinship sheds light on how our present human tale intertwines with our human-nature oriented relationship of our ancestral past. Embodying the spirit of a soul afflicted with biophilia, it is an illumination of our true human nature.Through personal experience and observations of wild nature, encounters with wildlife and childlike curiosity, the author gains insight into our true human nature in a wild calling to understanding the language of NatureΓÇï. Interwoven with fascinating scientific investigations, this book reveals how the many crises we face today point us to our greatest kinship, from anxiety disorders to pandemics. By readopting species-typical behavior in how we interact with the living world around us, and with each other, we can help mend a broken world and a broken people.About the AuthorSoraya is a biologist, independent journalist, and wilderness enthusiast. She is the author of The Wandering Naturalist online journal where she writes about her personal experiences and observations of Nature. Earning a bachelor''s degree in biology with a concentration in ecology/evolutionary biology, she has experience in various field and laboratory projects including in assisting in an archaeological excavation, lizard and snake tracking surveys, threatened bird surveys, and wetland restoration. She has also hiked over 4,000 backcountry miles across multiple wilderness, is a survivor of stage-4 cancer and is a life-long advocate for wild Nature.