{"product_id":"walking-the-tides","title":"Walking The Tides: Seasonal Magical Rhythms and Lore","description":"\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eFirst published as \u003cem\u003e‘Walking the Tides – Seasonal Rhythms and Traditional Lore’\u003c\/em\u003e, this new edition of Nigel G. Pearson’s popular book is presented with revised text and is complimented with photography from the author. Included is a new introduction for this edition alongside the original introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eBehind the seasonal calendar celebrated by most modern pagans is an ebb and flow of natural energies that is seldom mentioned and whose meaning is very little understood. Those that take their practice from a direct experience of the Land and its natural rhythms and tides have always understood and worked with these energies, which gives them a direct connection to the reality behind the modern festivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eThis book aims to give the reader an insight into the great rhythmic tides and flows of energy that animate the Land throughout the year and the natural happenings that occur along the way, thereby giving their practice a validity that it may currently lack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWalking the Tides\u003c\/em\u003e describes holy days, celebrations, saints’ days, animals, birds, herbs, trees, weather and starlore that are featured in the natural calendar of the British Isles, and the uses to which many of these things are put in traditional practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eDivided into four sections describing the Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn Tides (and monthly within these), the author gives the reader a feeling of connection to what is actually going on around them in the natural world, at any given point in the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eMany books describe the so-called “Wheel of the Year”, without giving any context, reason or validation for the practices described; \u003cem\u003eWalking the Tides\u003c\/em\u003e takes the reader on an intimate journey into the heart of the Land and shows what actually occurs, rather than what is supposed to, enabling the reader to understand the rhythms and tides of the Land around them and to formulate their own celebrations and observances of these tides and their significant points, based on a clear understanding of the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003eMuch of the information given is taken from Traditional Craft practice, but also from old British folklore, the lore of the Farm, the author’s own experience and even Church tradition, the better to give the reader a greater and deeper appreciation and understanding of the seasonal flows throughout the natural year and their place in it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Troy Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46919958626460,"sku":"9781909602274","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/6101\/6988\/files\/Image101_da28ca7b-bf18-4977-ad3c-423901b1b6c0.jpg?v=1779224213","url":"https:\/\/herbsandarts.com\/products\/walking-the-tides","provider":"Herbs and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}