Raymond Buckland

There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field.From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all of us, and in The Tree, Colin Tudge travels around the world--throughout the United States, the Costa Rican rain forest, Panama and Brazil, India, New Zealand, China, and most of Europe--bringing to life stories and facts about the trees around us: how they grow old, how they eat and reproduce, how they talk to one another (and they do), and why they came to exist in the first place. He considers the pitfalls of being tall; the things that trees produce, from nuts and rubber to wood; and even the complicated debt that we as humans owe them.Tudge takes us to the Amazon in flood, when the water is deep enough to submerge the forest entirely and fish feed on fruit while river dolphins race through the canopy. He explains the "memory" of a tree: how those that have been shaken by wind grow thicker and sturdier, while those attacked by pests grow smaller leaves the following year; and reveals how it is that the same trees found in the United States are also native to China (but not Europe).From tiny saplings to centuries-old redwoods and desert palms, from the backyards of the American heartland to the rain forests of the Amazon and the bamboo forests, Colin Tudge takes the reader on a journey through history and illuminates our ever-present but often ignored companions. A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future.From the Hardcover edition.

This reference explores Qabbalah, Sibyls, Fairies, Poltergeists; phenomena such as intuition and karma; objects useful in the attempt to cross the divide, including tarot cards, flower reading, and runes; and related practices such as Shamanism, transfiguration, meditation, and mesmerism. It covers the history of Spiritualism as well as offshoots such as Kardecism, channeling, fraud, psychic research, and possession; and also reports on investigations of contemporary manifestations.

Colors fill your life. Some days you want to wear one color. Other days you prefer a different selection. You prefer one color of car to another. Why? The answer is that colors affect us mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Practical Color Magick by Raymond Buckland gives you everything you need to know so you can consciously use color to affect you and everyone around you. This book is the world's leading guide for using color in magick. You'll be amazed at how many aspects of your life can be changed by using the secret powers of color. Revealed in this book is how to meditate and how using color to meditate can take you farther than you've ever been. You'll also learn how to use color to develop psychic powers and improve your abilities as a Tarot or crystal ball reader. You'll even learn how to use a pendulum, all with the help of color. Also covered is numerology, how to make and use talismans, and much more. One of the important parts of this well-researched book is the information on how to use color for healing. You'll discover how to project color and which colors affect various diseases. You'll learn how to charge water with color and use if for healing. You'll learn which colors can help your heart, your organs, your skin. You can use color to assist you in virtually any healing. One of the problems many people have with magick is that they think it is too expensive. All those wands and altars! Well, the fact is you don't need all of that. You can use very simple tools you've made yourself that use color and result in very powerful magick. So whatever your goal ― healing abilities, divination, magick, meditation ― you can find ways to enhance your skills with this book. You owe it to yourself to get it.

This book, by a man of Romani (Gypsy) blood, discusses the history, language, and divination of the Gypsies. It explores such subjects as palm reading, tea leaf reading, tarot reading, interpreting the actions of animals, reading regular playing cards, interpreting the weather, reading the future with knives, dice, needles, sticks, and more. With these simple, easily acquired items, the secrets of magical life can be revealed.