Wild Magical Soul: Untame Your Spirit & Connect to Nature's Wisdom

by Monica Crosson

Overview

Weave natural magic into your life and explore the threshold of the otherworld with rituals, crafts, and transformative folklore. Within these pages, you will discover how to connect to the energy where you live and develop your skills as a healer, storyteller, and advocate for the earth. Monica Crosson's powerful rituals support the transformation of your spirit while helping you pass ancient knowledge to new generations that will inherit our world. Wild Magical Soul includes enchantments for you to try, like a family protection ritual and the sailor's knot spell, as well as crafting instructions for incense blends, animal spirit meditation beads, a traditional besom (broom), and much more.

Written for those who want to live in balance with the land once again, this book guides you on a deep dive into the elemental magic of the wild places as you set your soul free and find your inner wild.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738760575
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	02/08/2020
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	527,417
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Monica Crosson (Concrete, Washington) is a Master Gardener who has taught gardening through her local Washington State University’s extension office for more than twenty-five years. She has been a practicing Witch and educator for over thirty years and is a member of Evergreen Coven. Monica is the author of The Magickal Family and is a regular contributor to magazines such as Enchanted Living and Witchology. Visit her at AuthorMonicaCrosson.com.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction: It's Not Getting Away—It's Coming Home … 1

Part 1: Forest (Earth)
Chapter 1: Into the Forest … 11
Chapter 2: Green Spirits of the Wildwood … 31
Chapter 3: Wisdom from Our Animal Brethren … 49
Chapter 4: Amongst the Bramble … 59
Chapter 5: The Element of Earth … 75

Part 2: Mountain (Air)
Chapter 6: Mountain Song … 81
Chapter 7: Taking Flight … 93
Chapter 8: The Winds of Change … 103
Chapter 9: Soul Dance … 115
Chapter 10: The Element of Air … 125

Part 3: Desert (Fire)
Chapter 11: Desert Medicine … 131
Chapter 12: Sticks and Stones and All Them Bones … 137
Chapter 13: Lessons from a Cactus … 145
Chapter 14: A Warrior's Instinct: Protection Magic … 157
Chapter 15: Here Comes the Light—Solar and Fire Magic … 169
Chapter 16: The Element of Fire … 177

Part 4: Ocean (Water)
Chapter 17: Conjurings from the Sea … 183
Chapter 18: Beautiful Shape-Shifters and Other Mythical Creatures from the Sea … 205
Chapter 19: Moon Magic … 223
Chapter 20: The Element of Water … 239

Epilogue: Where's Your Wild? … 243

Bibliography … 245

Index … 249

Editorial Reviews

"Those who have the wildest hearts find themselves, time and time again, standing on that liminal bridge between hope and grief. We mourn for a future we fear may never be but continue to light our altar candles in the name of a more sustainable world. Monica Crosson provides a sorely needed salve for those who feel a kinship with our wounded world in her book Wild Magical Soul, honoring the wisdom of the trees, the stories of the land, and the profound importance of both curiosity and creativity in a spiritual practice."—Danielle Dulsky, author of The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed Woman

"[Monica Crosson] writes in an engaging way, engrossing and not rambling, with a clear format and personable tone…This book will help you reconnect to the energy of where you live, even in an urban setting…In addition, [Wild Magical Soul] will help develop your skills as a healer, storyteller and advocate for the earth…I consider this book an important addition to my library…and I look forward to returning to it again and again."—Lisa Wagoner for Patheos.com

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