Marjorie Florence Deasey and her husband Dudley Rawson Deasey were missionaries with the Unevangelised Fields Mission/Asia Pacific Christian Mission. They lived and worked with the Gogodala people at Balimo, Papua New Guinea for over forty years. Marjorie's work included translating and teaching. When Marjorie and Dudley married in 1935, she had no idea of the enormous challenges ahead. With a limited education, she had to learn another language; deal with medical cases on her doorstep; cope with an enrollment of 600 students at her school; evacuate during the ear; survive cyclones and entertain troops. After Dudley died in 1993 – did she quietly retire? No, she decided to learn how to drive, at the age of 82. A fascinating life. Illustrated with black and white photographs.
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How can meditation improve our modern lifestyle? Discover the effect meditation has on your energy, concentration, creativity and relaxation. Learn how meditation can improve the quality of your life by helping you to deal with the stresses of modern day-to-day living. Judy Jacka is best known for her work in natural therapies in which she has consulted, lectured, written and taught for some twenty years. In this book, she focuses on the use of meditation for healing and shows how it can be used in conjunction with other therapies. For the beginner, there are many practical exercises. For the more practiced mediator there are case studies showing how meditation can be used in a very practical way in private and public to improve communication and to facilitate better relationships. As well as showing how she approaches meditation, Judy Jacka explores the seven levels of consciousness, the chakras, reincarnation, and the Devas to increase our spiritual understanding and give depth and meaning to our meditations. -
Treat anger like a good meal. Take your time and digest it slowly. Listen to good music for hours afterwards and then drift off to a good night’s sleep. In the light of a new day look at your again again. Then think carefully before you act...or you could end up with severe indigestion. Sara Henderson (Strength To Strength, The Strength In Us All and Some Of My Friends Have Tails) shares the lessons her extraordinary life on Bullo River Station has taught her – humour, down-to-earth commonsense and pearls of wisdom. -
Total life artistry is about being the total artist of your life. Ragel found that there are certain myths, beliefs and conditions that prevent us from developing our full potential as human beings. Life is a journey and an opportunity for something to do from a limitless choice. Despite being what is usually termed to be a ‘success’ – a lovely home, a beautiful wife and son, regular overseas holidays, a good businesses career, Ragel experienced restlessness and later realised he was acting out someone else’s script and had not connected to his life’s purpose. It took some time but he found the key to his full and effective life, one of balance and harmony. Here, he shares the secrets of becoming your own Total Artist.
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One of the modern Wicca's most recommended books, this comprehensive text features a step-by-step course in Witchcraft, with photographs and illustrations, rituals, beliefs, history, and lore, as well as intruction in spellwork, divination, herbalism, healing, channeling, dreamwork, sabbats, esbats, covens, and solitary practice. The workbook formats includes exam questions at the end of each lesson, so you can build a permanent record of your spiritual and magical training. -
Elaborating on the healing powers of herbs, this guide demonstrates the best methods to extract healing properties and includes an A-to-Z portfolio of more than 120 medicinal herbs. There are beautiful colour photographs for each entry and detailed information on which parts of the herb is used medicinally; active ingredients; therapuetic applications; how to make and take herbal remedies; 250 safe treatments to alleviate common complaints, from coughs and colds to stress, as well as contraindications and warnings. Illustrated. -
A unique and special book in that it reflects Dickens’ love of God and faith in Jesus Christ. The great novelist unfolds the Gospel message of Jesus Christ in the beautiful “Dickensian” prose the world has come to adore, specifically for his own children during their earlier years. It is a reflection on the heart of the man and the primary motivation behind his great literary works - his faith in Christ and his love for his fellow man. -
A volume that provides the information you need to use the earth's wonderful bounty of medicinal plants confidently, effectively, and above all, safely. It examines 100 of the most widely used, most easily available, most familiar and most fascinating medicinal plants, tracing their history, folklore, and healing properties and summarising the latest scientific research on their many benefits. It also explains where to find the herbs, how to take them, store and prepare them, even how to grow them. There is an easy-to-use A-to-Z herb encyclopedia, plus sections titled Prevention and A Fast-Action Guide to Using the Healing Herbs, Conditions - from ear infection to stress - A-to-Z conditions and the herbs you can use to treat and prevent specific symptoms and diseases; Healing Actions - from antibiotic to sedative; an A-to-Z list of medicinal uses with herbs as a natural alternative to certain medicines; Other Uses - some unusual uses for the healing herbs, for example as insect repellent or memory improvement. There’s also special precautions about certain herbs, whether in preparation, long-term use or short-term effects. -
Cunningham's classic introduction to Wicca is about how to live life magically, spiritually, and wholly attuned with nature. It is a book of sense and common sense, not only about magick, but about religion and one of the most critical issues of today: how to achieve the much needed and wholesome relationship with our Earth. Cunningham presents Wicca as it is today: a gentle, Earth-oriented religion dedicated to the Goddess and God.
