The exploration of this word was part of her search for both personal empowerment and a sense of cosmic connectedness, the yin and yang of our lives.

It’s a marker for the gnawing craving for a connection which includes, but also stretches beyond, the human realm. But what if you’re a person seeking to understand both for yourself without an intermediary? What is the word for these feelings and the person we become when we honor them?įor writer Maia Toll, that word is magic. Magic points to something intrinsic to, and necessary for, the wholeness of the human spirit. What is the word for craving a relationship with the earth, plants, rocks, and stars? What do you call someone who finds their spirit sparked by these relationships whose concept of the sacred is altered by the scent of jasmine in bloom or the deep indigo of a sky awaiting nightfall? We’re taught that doctors know our bodies and priests know our souls. Original illustrations by Kate O’Hara illuminate the symbolic richness of the text, and 28 pop-out oracle cards plus four bound-in pocket pages enhance the invitation for readers to use this interactive guide as an ongoing tool for cultivating the sacred in their own lives.From Maia Toll, the best-selling author of the Wild Wisdom series and The Night School, comes the enchanted story of her own magical awakening, a journey from Brooklyn to Ireland that will inspire readers to uncover their own inner magic. Organized into 12 chapters-Winter Solstice, Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Autumnal Equinox, plus early and late stages of each of the four seasons - the book features seasonal practices exercises for the body and for writing and reflection plant, animal, and mineral medicine and symbolic explorations of the gifts and challenges that arise with seasonal change. In this capstone to the Wild Wisdom series, Maia Toll's Wild Wisdom Companion guides readers in developing a personalized earth-based spiritual practice using rituals, writing prompts, recipes, symbols, and reflections tied to each season.

Maia Toll’s Wild Wisdom series-The Illustrated Herbiary, The Illustrated Bestiary, and The Illustrated Crystallary-introduced readers to the mystical energy of the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms.

Letting Magic In by Maia Toll