Books

Slow Time: Recovering the Natural Rhythm of Life

by Waverly Fitzgerald

Slow Time is The Artist’s Way for time: a workbook offering twelve weeks of reflections, stories and playful exercises to help readers transforms their relationship with time. The book shows readers how to jump off the hamster wheel of artificial time and experience the flow and the rhythm of natural time.

“…an exciting book, inviting readers to a richly transformed relationship to time. A must-read for anyone wanting to recover the sacred in everyday life.”
— Melissa Gayle West, Exploring the Labyrinth

“This beautiful book leads the reader through the seasonal dance so that the ancient exchanges between creature and creation, nurture and nature can be gifted again.”
— Caitlin Matthews, The Celtic Book of Days

“I am continuing to recommend your wonderful book to everyone. I refer to it all the time and also it helps me with coaching people—understanding their rhythms, etc.”
Sandy Guderyon
www.attractagreatlife.com

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Celebrating the Seasonal Holy Days

This little comb-bound book was the kernel for the expanded information found in the holiday packets. It provides an entertaining and informative introduction to the background and folklore of Lammas, Harvest (Autumn Equinox), Halloween (Samhain), Yule (Midwinter or Winter Solstice), Candlemas (Imbolc), Easter (Spring Equinox), May Day (Beltane) and Midsummer (Summer Solstice). Waverly suggests creative ways to celebrate these eight seasonal holidays, either alone or with others. A nice gift for family and friends, this book is also a great quick reference when you’re planning a ritual.

Available only in print: 44 pages, spiral bound
:  $15.00, includes US shipping/handling

Yule Special

All three of the Christmas books listed below:

Advent Sunwheel by Helen Farias
Thirteen Christmas Cookies by Waverly Fitzgerald
Twelve Days of Christmas by Waverly Fitzgerald

E-books (available for immediate download): $30.00

Print versions: $55.00

The Advent Sunwheel by Helen Farias

A portfolio of ideas for celebrating Advent, including instructions on making an Advent wreath, recipes for traditional cookies and beverages, suggestions for a weekly ritual and carols with pagan lyrics. Plus four stories adapted by Helen from the Scandinavian tradition, perfect for reading out loud while the Advent candles burn: The Ice Ship, Holle and Holler, Sul’s Return and Hulda’s Ride.

Available in two versions:

E-book (available for immediate download): $15.00

Printed pages in a portfolio (mailed within one week of your order): $20.00

Thirteen Christmas Cookies

This little book offers recipes for making thirteen traditional cookies, served during the winter holidays, in the Netherlands, Germany, Greece, Scandinavia, Italy and Denmark. You will find recipes for making Kourabiedes, Springerle, Cavallucci, Speculatius, gingerbread, Advent pretzels, Lussekatter (Lucy Cats) Twelfth Night Cake and more. Each recipe includes an explanation of the deep historical roots of the cookie, including its symbolism, use in rituals and association with winter gods and goddesses.

It was my friend, Helen Farias, who first told me that you should bake thirteen different kinds of Christmas cookies during Advent. Even though I had never heard of this before (or since), I knew instantly that she was right. Perhaps she derived her idea from the custom in Southern France of serving 13 desserts after Mass on Christmas Eve. At any rate, if you make 3 batches of cookies a week during the four weeks of Advent (plus an extra batch one week), you will have 13 kinds of cookies ready for serving at Christmas or giving away as gifts, plus plenty to serve at your Advent gatherings.

Available in two versions:

E-book (available for immediate download): $15.00

Small printed book, comb-bound (sent within one week of your order): $15.00

Twelve Days of Christmas

I’ve been celebrating the magical time interval between Christmas and New Year, when time is suspended and miracles can happen, for over 15 years and it’s become one of my favorite holiday rituals and one I love to share with others. This illustrated book contains some of the traditions I’ve created, as I review the year past and create visions for the year ahead, and some I learned from my students when I offered this as an online class, plus

• Folklore about the 12 days of Christmas
• Ideas for celebrating each of the 12 Days
• History of the famous 12 Days of Christmas song (and alternate versions)

Available in two versions:

E-book (sent as a PDF file within 24 hours of your order): $15.00

Small printed book, comb-bound (mailed within one week of your order): $15.00