With no fanfare, just a sense of common sense, at least one publisher now explicitly refuses to accept manuscripts developed with generative AI. We at Facing North feel this is absolutely the correct step to take in redressing the many wrongs of so-called AI. They haven't made it public, so neither will we . . . but go YOU!
Turning our attention to our reviews and making up for missing an update in May, we present to you an extra-large pile of items this month.
This month we offer:
Not Without My Ghosts: The Artist as Medium Exhibition Catalog
Keywords for Astrology: The Essential Guide to Correspondences and Interpretation of Planets, Signs, Houses, and Aspects
The Edge of Reality: Two Scientists Evaluate What we know about the UFO Phenomenon
Secrets of Greek Mysticism: A Modern Guide to Daily Practice with the Greek Gods and Goddesses
Celtic Goddess Grimoire: The Enduring Power of the Celtic Feminine
Offering Flowers, Feeding Skulls: Popular Goddess Worship in West Bengal
Hall of Mirrors; Power, Witchcraft, and Caste in Colonial Mexico
Dance of the Sun Goddess: Pagan Folkways of the Baltic Coast
Twilight Goddess; Spiritual Feminism and Feminine Spirituality
The Language of Lenormand: A Practical Guide for Everyday Divination
Sacred Bones Magic Bones: Stories from the Path of the Bones
Erosion: Of Friendship, Dreams and the Edge of a Cliff (fiction)
Tarot of the Unexplained: A Deck of Cryptids, Ghosts, Ufos and Other Urban Oddities
People of the Outside: Witchcraft, Cannibalism, and the Elder Folk
Mastering Candle Magic: Advanced Spells and Charms for Every Rite
Bog Witch: A Semi-mystical Immersion into Wild Wetland Habitats: Their Myths, Magic, and Meaning
Last month we offered:
The Magic of Cats
Astrology of the Shadow Self: Working with Oppositions in Your Natal Chart
Llewellyn's Witch's Sun Sign series (Four of Twelve books)
Artemis: Goddess of the Wild Hunt & Sovereign Heart (Pagan Portals)
Hades: Myth, Magic & Modern Devotion
Year of the Dark Goddess: A Journey of Ritual, Renewal & Rebirth
The Complete Guide to Runes: An Essential Reference for Runelore, Meanings, Divination, and Magic
Throwing Bones, Crystals, Stones, and Curios
"Practical Magic" series: Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic, Magic Lessons, and The Book of Magic
Northern Mages: Some Preliminary Sketches Toward A History of the Occult and Metaphysical in Canada (Mostly)
Eye of Odin; Nordic Mythology and the Wisdom of the Vikings
Sacred Tears: A Witch's Guide to Grief
The Magic of Serpents
A Westerly Wind Brings Witches: A Cornish Odyssey
It's been a tumultuous summer and as we continue through the season of sacrifice, it seems many of us are experiencing loss and the need to give up on things. Yet, good things are coming if we continue to do the work and allow the unnecessary (no matter how precious) to be pruned away.
May the blessings of the harvest continue to enfold you!
~Lisa
Founder & Editor