The Bard's Path

A summer night’s trance…
By Ailim

The glowing face of the moon rises
bringing shadows to the forest.

Reflections of clouds on their journey,
stream across the water’s edge.

The breeze moving gently through the trees,
stirs the whispers of voices long unheard.

An owl takes flight with wings spread wide,
in search of her chosen destiny.

Fairies dancing in their circle round,
bringing magick back to the garden.

Wisdom is renewed as the spiral turns,
night becomes day with the promise of her return.

From the Mailbox

INNER TRADITIONS NEW TITLES—FALL/WINTER 2006

Dan Brown mania continues with most of the new offerings from Inner Traditions being about the Grail, Knights Templar, and freemasonry. For those on the Seer’s Path, Plant Spirit Shamanism: Traditional Techniques for Healing the Soul by Ross Heaven and Howard G. Charing looks particularly interesting. It promises an in-depth look at the role of plant spirits in shamanic rituals from around the world. It also explores the “core methods” of plant shamanism — Soul retrieval, spirit extraction, and sin eating. Destiny Books: Publication Date: September 2006.