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Written by Mc Sherry, Lisa
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Saturday, 28 August 2010 |
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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. I am pleased to introduce a new reviewer to our circle: Elizabeth Hazel. Elizabeth is a tarotist, astrologer, lecturer, author, and an initiated high priestess, Liz has lectured through the US and in Great Britain on tarot, astrology, and practical magic. She leads open public Sabbat rituals at the First Unitarian Church of Toledo and offers her Pagan Pathways curriculum for neophytes. She is an acknowledged expert in tarot-astrology, and her book Tarot Decoded (Weiser, 2004) is the definitive guide to tarot correspondences and astrological attributions. The Whispering Tarot deck and book are both available on her website (www.kozmic-kitchen.com ). She writes the “Astro-Spell” column in Witches & Pagans Magazine and is a long-time contributor and editor of the American Tarot Association’s Quarterly Journal.
This month we have an eclectic group of offerings:
Horses with a Mission
Pagan Astrology
The Imperial Guide to Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology
Earth Day: An Alphabet Book
Autumn Shadows in August
Magical Housekeeping
One Soul One Heart, One Love
Tranquilista: Mastering the Art of Enlighted Work & Play
Mala of the Heart
Encyclopedia of Spirits
(clicking on a highlighted title will bring you directly to the review)
In the next few weeks we will be opening a specific section for Tarot and other divination decks in our "Tool Reviews" area.
Opened on October 31, 2006 with just over 200 reviews, Facing North is -- first and foremost -- a community resource. We closed out 2006 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 are committed to creating a practical site with honest opinions that are fair, even when critical. A site that everyone in our diverse community can use. I always welcome your feedback and suggestions at: lisa_at_facingnorth.net.
Once again: Welcome to Facing North! |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 August 2010 )
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Written by Lisa Mc Sherry
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 |
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The piles of books and other items have grown too large -- we need help!
We are a volunteer group of Pagans interested in creating valuable feedback and providing honest opinions about items of interest to our community. This includes books, tools, music, and events.
Do you have an ability to write 500 words in a lucid, helpful manner? Can you commit to reviewing an item and sending in your review within a month after receiving the item? Are you interested in reading or experiencing a variety of items and sharing your opinion with others?
We do not pay our reviewers, but they keeps the item reviewed. We are happy to request specific items of interest for a reviewer and are not unwilling to publish critical reviews -- although we avoid 'slamming' as hurtful and unproductive.
A number of authors got their start as a reviewer, it can be a great way to polish your writing skills, increase your library, and widen your knowledge.
If you are interested in applying for such a role with us, please:
1. look at the reviews posted on our website at http://www.facingnorth.net for examples of length and style.
2. read the 'Submission Guidelines' to get an idea of the length and formatting required.
3.. send a sample review -- it can be of an item already reviewed -- so we can get an idea of your style.
Feel free to direct any questions or comments to lisa_at_facingnorth_dot_net (suitably edited, of course) . Your sample should be sent to this address as well.
This advertisement may be passed to any list or person you think might be interested.
All reviewers are asked to sign a Contributor's Form, which acknowleges that you are writing in your own words and that we have permission to post your writings exclusively for six months (after that your writings can be published anywhere). if you are interested, drop me a line -- I welcome any questions you have. ~
Lisa |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 25 November 2009 )
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Written by Lisa Mc Sherry
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Tuesday, 08 December 2009 |
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As required by the FTC , I am posting this notice. Reviews on this website were usually compensated in that the reviewer was given a copy of the item and allowed to keep said copy. Some reviews published here are from other forums and publications and Facing North makes no claim as to whether those reviewes were compensated. No other compensation was offered or accepted for these reviews which are as unbiased as possible. This notice is a global notice for Facing North. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 December 2009 )
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