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Welcome to one of the largest collections of reviews of neopagan/Spiritual/New Age oriented books, music, and other items of interest to our community. My wonderful team of reviewers and I have been writing reviews for many years now, and we love it.
Opened on October 31, 2006 with just over 200 reviews, Facing North is -- first and foremost -- a community resource. We ended that year with more than double our opening number of reviews (500+). Although we slowed our growth, 2007 ended with our database at more than 600 records, 2008 saw us at 900 and we edged over 1,000 by the end of 2009. We accept previously published reviews, and articles and reviews from alternative practitioners. It is my goal to make Facing North the largest repository of alternative spirituality reviews on the Internet.
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July 2017 Update
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- Written by Lisa Mc Sherry
"Summer, after all, is a time when wonderful things can happen to quiet people. For those few months, you're not required to be who everyone thinks you are, and that cut-grass smell in the air and the chance to dive into the deep end of a pool give you a courage you don't have the rest of the year. You can be grateful and easy, with no eyes on you, and no past. Summer just opens the door and lets you out."
~Deb Caletti, Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
As I write this, it's an overcast day which has muted summer's typical glory here in the PNW. Despite that, my clothes hang on the line, soaking up the fresh air; dragonflies hover and dip, trading places with the hummingbird at the feeder in my backyard. Bees groom my various flowers -- fat bumblebees bringing the lavender pods down low, honey bees flying drunkenly from echinacea to bee balm to phlox -- a subtle chorus of life weaving in and out of the near constant birdsong.
Looking ahead: I will not be updating in September as I will be spending the month in glorious, gorgeous, Italy. In recompense, however, I promise to provide a double helping of items in October.
In July we offer:
Songs of Potential Embrace (CD)
Tablets of Light: The Teachings of Thoth on Unity Consciousness
The 8th Seal-Its Time Is Now!: Cracking the Code that Solves the Mystery of the Book of Revelation
Part of a Kindly Plan (CD)
Safe Passage: Words to Help the Grieving
The Magical Shield: Protection Magic to Ward Off Negative Forces
Fairies, Pookas, and Changelings: A Complete Guide to the Wild and Wicked Enchanted Realm
Tarot by Design Workbook: Color and Learn Your Way Into the Cards
Instant Tarot: Your Complete Guide to Reading the Cards
Woman Most Wild: Three Keys to Liberating the Witch Within
June's offerings were:
The Weiser Book of the Fantastic and Forgotten: Tales of the Supernatural, Strange, and Bizarre
Reincarnation, Plain & Simple: The Only Book You'll Ever Need
Words at the Threshold: What We Say as We’re Nearing Death
Numerology Plain & Simple: The Only Book You'll Ever Need
The Herb Gardener's Essential Guide: Creating Herbal Remedies & Oils for Health & Healing
The Mythic Journey: Use Myths, Fairy Tales, and Folklore to Explain Life's Mysteries
Shamanic Wisdom for Pregnancy & Parenthood: Practices to Embrace the Transformative Power of Becoming a Parent
Tarot of Bones
The Witch's Book of Shadows: The Craft, Lore & Magick of the Witch's Grimoire
Hearth Witch's Compendium: Magical and Natural Living for Every Day
May Summer's glory infuse you with joy!
Lisa
Editor, Founder
"In the summer, the days were long, stretching into each other. Out of school, everything was on pause and yet happening at the same time, this collection of weeks when anything was possible."
―Sarah Dessen, Along for the Ride