Some of those who inspire me...
Lucy Cavendish is a witch, an author, a tarot deck creator and a gorgeous fairy friend. She made the beautiful Oracle of the Dragonfae deck as well as The Oracle Tarot and Magical Spell Cards sets, and also wrote the book White Magic, a guide to an inspired life, and made the As Above, So Below CD. She teaches workshops on Avalon, divination and other forms of magic. Her website is a delight of information and inspiration, and also has a beautiful forum and sacred grove where people can connect for healing, magic and fun...
Anita Revel is a writer, artist, marriage celebrant, workshop leader and creative soul with a beautiful heart, who is based in WA. Her books include Sacred Vigilance: Wide-Awake Meditation, Moon Goddess: Manifest Your Dreams and the adorable children’s book Selena’s Crystal Balls, and she’s also created the Chakra Oracle deck and Goddessence Oils and does goddess guidance readings.
Yes I Do is Anita’s beautiful marriage celebrancy service, based in Western Australia. Whether you’re seeking a fun ceremony, a grand affair, an intimate elopement or an incredible mile-high experience (her sweet husband is a pilot!), she will help you weave some magic into the most memorable day of your life.
Wytchy Ways Workshops is run by Suzanne, one of the loveliest people I know. She offers workshops of interest to witches, pagans and the alternative spirituality community, on topics ranging from witchcraft and shamanism to ecstatic dance and divine singing. She shares information and inspiration around Australia, co-creates events with Lucy Cavendish and Wendy Rule, and teaches her own courses too.
DreaMorph is a website design company that balances great graphics with functionality and ease of use. They did the www.SevenSacredSites.com.au website, as well as some incredible, full-on sites with amazing graphics, sound, video etc (I requested simple so it’s easy to load, but check out some of their other sites – like Fiona Horne’s and the Wild Aussies TV show site – for inspirational and totally inviting!). Andrew Stopps has been a website designer and developer for eight years, with experience in html, php, dhtml, css and flash, and Sean Cole has been a graphic designer for five years, with experience in designing and developing. Currently based in the US and UK, they’re about to relocate to New Zealand...
Elisabeth Jensen is a healer and psychic, and takes groups on spiritual journeys to Egypt. She is the founder of the Angel Miracles and Isis Mystery School courses, and teaches around the world. She created the Isis Lotus Oracle, a set of divination cards based on the deities of Ancient Egypt, and has produced three meditation CDs which help manifest healing and access past lives.
Better Read Than Dead at 222 King Street, Newtown, is an awesome Sydney bookshop, not least because they stock Seven Sacred Sites :-) They have a fabulous range of new release and older books, friendly staff and interesting events – and they put my book next to Paulo Coelho’s, so they must be good! They’re an author friendly, independent bookstore, and well worth a browse!
Gleebooks, at 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, is another great independent Sydney bookshop, and well worth a browse.
Shekhinah Morgan fans the flame of the sacred feminine and encourages a deep connection to the cycles of nature and the moon with her beautiful Moon Diary and associated products such as the Moon Cycle Wall Chart, Moon Magic Address Book, moon cards, goddess soaps and workshops.
Spheres magazine and Spellcraft magazine are filled with spiritual information, inspiration, articles on psychics and intuition and magic and sabbats and travel and adventure (both inner and outer), news and special offers.
Susun S Weed’s site Herbal Medicine & Spirit Healing the Wise Woman Way is filled with information about herbalism and health, Susun’s books and her healing and education centre, Wise Woman Center, in New York state. Crones and goddesses gather to share women’s wisdom and herbal remedies for menstruation, natural childbirth, menopause, cancer prevention and more. It includes a forum and a virtual moonlodge. Susun also has a great Facebook group with regular updates and information.
Craig Hitchens Therapies has lots of fascinating information and articles about natural therapies, nutrition for better health, energy healing, vitamins and supplements vs conventional medicine, reviews of natural products and more. Craig has a Bachelor of Health Science in Natural Health Care and has studied medicinal herbalism, massage, counselling and vibrational healing, amongst other health-related courses. He's a Buddhist who meditates regularly, surfs often and lives a healthy life that he wants to share with others.
Spiritual Digital Art is Craig's gallery of psiritual art, inspired by his ability to see and sense the auras of living beings as well as his love of nature, the ocean, surfing and meditation. Each of the images is uniquely designed to bring out feelings of peace, tranquillity, wonder and enjoyment in the viewer.
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Favourite authors
Paulo Coelho wrote the inspirational fables The Alchemist, Veronika Decides to Die, The Pilgrimage, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, Brida, Eleven Minutes and The Witch of Portobello, amongst others. His site is a brilliant mix of humour, insight, information, blogs and freebies...
Juliet Marillier writes beautiful lush stories set in the Celtic lands of the druids and priestesses, rich with symbolism, myth, magic, adventure and strong characters. Some of her best include The Sevenwaters Trilogy – Daughter of the Forest, Son of the Shadows, Child of the Prophecy – a magical, sweeping saga, and The Bridei Chronicles – The Dark Mirror, Blade of Fortriu, The Well of Shades – an enchanting, dark but inspiring set of books, although they are all amazing, and her new book Heart's Blood is wonderful.
Philip Pullman is a brilliant British author most famous for his His Dark Materials trilogy – Northern Lights (filmed as The Golden Compass), The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass – for which he created parallel universes, fascinating characters, enchanting worlds and cute creatures, and examined the meaning of life and the existence (or not) of God.
Shirley MacLaine is an actor and author who has inspired millions with her own spiritual search. Books such as Out On a Limb and Dancing in the Light were ground-breaking explorations of her discoveries of other dimensions of herself and the world. In her mid sixties she was guided to walk the Camino, which led her to write The Camino: A Spiritual Journey, which is as much about personal growth and inner wisdom as it is about her gruelling trek. Her site has heaps of articles and spiritual information, message boards, updates from Shirley and a spiritual radio program and shop.
Anne Rice created the most romantic, intriguing and captivation vampires of all, with her 12 Vampire Chronicles, as well as a magical feast of witchie imagination with her Lives of the Mayfair Witches series. Her website has information about all her books – including the forthcoming new series Songs of the Seraphim, and its first installment Angel Time, and she also has a great Facebook page.
Marsha Mehran wrote the beautifully evocative Pomegranate Soup and Rosewater and Soda Bread, weaving ancient Persian legends against a backdrop of modern Iranian events, a tiny Irish village and the magic of food and friendship. Her website has information about her books as well as reading notes for book clubs.
Dorothy Koomson creates beautiful, heart-wrenching, uplifting stories about love, loss, pain, triumph, real-life and situations, people and emotions that will make you laugh and cry, often at the same time. Goodnight, Beautiful and My Best Friend’s Girl will draw you in, make you care, and leave a lasting impression on you.
OR Melling is an Irish-Canadian author whose writing I fell in love with as I read her magical four-book series The Chronicles of Faerie (it was a reward for finishing my new project, The Book of Faery Magic!). Set in Ireland, Canada and Faeryland, the books draw on faery legends and lore in a modern-day world, and explores the notion that our world and the faery realm are dependent on each other for survival...
The Book of Faery Magic, Seven Sacred Sites and A Magical Journey are available from bookstores across Australia, distributed by Brumby Books, and through this website.
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