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September 2025

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Lisa Mc Sherry

My love of books started at an early age and I've always been a voracious reader. I was the kid who always had a fun book amidst her school books, catching a few lines before class started. Lunchtime was spent in the school library. Books were my escape from grey reality. 

Seems like a good time to indulge in a bit of escapism.

This month, the Review Circle offers you:

Dragon Magic (Pagan Portals)  
Wild Earth, Wild Soul (2nd edition): A manual for ecstatic culture  
Psychopomps & the Soul: Traversing Death and Life for Healing and Wholeness  
Mabon (Pagan Portals)  
The Morrigan, Ireland's Goddess: Sovereign Secrets from an Irish View  
Almond Bottle  
Dark the Halls  
Ukiyo Tarot: A Journey Into the Floating World    
Feminist Witchcraft (Pagan Portals)  
Honoring the Wild: Reclaiming Witchcraft and Environmental Activism  
A Traveler's Guide to Making Magic    

Last month we offered:

Church of Birds: An Eco-History of Myth and Religion 
Psychopomps & the Soul: Traversing Death and Life for Healing and Wholeness
Seeking the Primal Goddess (Pagan Portals)
The Wealthy Woman Oracle Deck
Tarot as Storyteller: Psychic Development, Cartomancy, and Reading the Web of Fate
Silence of the Gods: The Untold History of Europe's Last Pagan Peoples 
The Art of Sensing: A Guide for Staying True to Your Soul’s Journey through Challenging Times
Hallowed Ground: The Folklore of Churches and Churchyards
Y Mabinogi: Exploring the Magic and Wisdom of Welsh Mythology (Pagan Portals)
Wyrd Ecology: Heathen Ritual and Gifting Relations 

May the turning of the Wheel bring us all a measure of balance.

~Lisa

 

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