Othala.'s Profile

I study and practice a variety of different magics but I rely heavily on Element, Nature, and Spirit Magic. I am a Shaman, Witch, Healer, Seer, and Herbalist. I strive to be healthy and of sound mind, body, and spirit. And though my journey has been difficult thus far, I know I must work harder as I have a million or so miles to go. My core practices and areas of study are: Shamanism, Herbal Medicine, Philosophy, Spellcasting, and Divination. I am here only to learn and share what I know with others; to make friends with like minded individuals. I have my beliefs and my opinions and I speak freely about them, just as I respect the opinions and beliefs of others even if they don't agree with mine. If you need help with something I encourage you to ask and I will manage to do what I can.

Blessings, Othala

Books on The Basics

• Magical Meditations: Guided Imagery for the Pagan Path by Yasmine Galenorn (Aug 12, 2003)
• Meditation for Beginners by Jack Kornfield (Aug 1, 2008)
• Creative Visualization for Beginners (For Beginners (Llewellyn's)) by Richard Webster (Jan 8, 2006)
• Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (Gawain, Shakti) by Shakti Gawain (Sep 19, 2002)
• Energy Medicine for Women: Aligning Your Body's Energies to Boost Your Health and Vitality by Donna Eden, David Feinstein and Christiane Northrup (Aug 21, 2008)
• Balancing Your Energies by Marjorie Baker Price (Jun 15, 1998)
• Yen Path: Taking Steps Towards What You Want in Life by Jenny Gallagher (Jun 1, 2011)
• Integrated Intuition: A Comprehensive Guide to Psychic Development by Rhiannon Paille (Feb 11, 2011)
• Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham (1989)
• Frequency: The Power of Personal Vibration by Penney Peirce (Aug 16, 2011)
• Grounding & Clearing: Being Present in the New Age by Maya Cointreau (Jun 1, 2008)
• Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever? by Clinton Ober, Stephen T. Sinatra and Martin Zucker (Apr 9, 2010)
• The Book of Not Knowing: Exploring the True Nature of Self, Mind, and Consciousness by Peter Ralston (Jan 26, 2010)

• The Magic Shield: A Manual of Defense Against the Dark Arts (Quarto Book) by Francis Melville (Aug 1, 2004)

• Psychic Shield: The Personal Handbook of Psychic Protection by Caitlin Matthews (May 9, 2006)
• Casting Sacred Space: The Core of All Magickal Work by Ivo Dominguez Jr and T. Thorn Coyle (Feb 1, 2012)
• Holland's Grimoire of Magickal Correspondences: A Ritual Handbook by Eileen Holland (Sep 1, 2005)
• Llewellyn's 2013 Magical Almanac: Practical Magic for Everyday Living (Annuals - Magical Almanac) by Llewellyn (Jul 8, 2012)
• Wicca for Beginners: Fundamentals of Philosophy & Practice (For Beginners (Llewellyn's)) by Thea Sabin (Apr 8, 2006)
• Magical Candle Crafting: Create Your Own Candles for Spells & Rituals by Ember Grant (Mar 8, 2011)
• The Watkins Dictionary of Magic: Over 3,000 Entries on the World of Magical Formulas, Secret Symbols and the Occult by Nevill Drury (Jul 28, 2006)
• Astral Projection for Beginners: Six Techniques for Traveling to Other Realms by Edain McCoy (Mar 8, 1999)

Books on Shamanism

• The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner (Jan 1, 1990)
• Reiki Shamanism: A Guide to Out-of-Body Healing by Jim PathFinder Ewing (Sep 1, 2008)
• Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner's Guide by Sandra Ingerman (Jun 1, 2008)
• Shamanism As a Spiritual Practice for Daily Life by Thomas Dale Cowan and Tom Cowan (Sep 1, 1996)
• Shamanism: The Neural Ecology of Consciousness and Healing by Michael Winkelman (Mar 30, 2000)
• Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing by Michael Winkelman (Aug 5, 2010)

Books on Spirit Work

• Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses by Judika Illes (Jan 27, 2009)
• Buckland's Book of Spirit Communications by Raymond Buckland (Mar 8, 2004)
• How to Meet and Work with Spirit Guides by Ted Andrews (May 8, 2006)
• Spirit Guides And Healing Energy - Work With Your Spirit Guides, Strengthen Your Aura, Balance Your Chakras by Kelly Wallace (Apr 28, 2011)
• Messages From Spirit: The Extraordinary Power of Oracles, Omens, and Signs by Colette Baron-Reid (May 1, 2008)
• Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness by Pam Montgomery and Stephen Harrod Buhner (Feb 10, 2008)
• Nature Spirits & Elemental Beings: Working with the Intelligence in Nature by Marko Poga?nik (Feb 1, 2010)
• The Intercession of Spirits: Working with Animals, Angels & Ancestors by Ted Andrews (Jun 1, 2008)

Books on Divination

• The Only Astrology Book You'll Ever Need: Twenty-First-Century Edition by Joanna Martine Woolfolk (Jul 16, 2012)
• Palmistry: How to Chart the Lines of Your Life by Roz Levine (Jan 1, 1993)
• The Book of Runes: Read the Secrets in the Language of the Stones by Francis Melville (Mar 2003)
• The Quest Tarot (Book & Card Pack) by Joseph Ernest Martin (Jan 8, 2003)

Books on the Chakra System

• Chakras: Energy Centers of Transformation by Harish Johari (Sep 1, 2000)
• Chakra Meditation: Discover Energy, Creativity, Focus, Love, Communication, Wisdom, and Spirit by Swami Saradananda (Mar 4, 2008)
• Wheels of Life: A User's Guide to the Chakra System (Llewellyn's New Age) by Anodea Judith (1987)

Books on the Elements

• Earth, Air, Fire & Water: More Techniques of Natural Magic (Llewellyn's Practical Magick) by Scott Cunningham (Sep 8, 2002)
• Practical Elemental Magick: Working the Magick of Air Fire Water & Earth in the Western Esoteric Tradition by Sorita d'Este and David Rankine (Aug 24, 2008)
• Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magic (Llewellyn's Practical Magick) by Scott Cunningham (Sep 8, 2002)
• Earth, Water, Fire, and Air: Essential Ways of Connecting to Spirit by Cait Johnson (Oct 1, 2002)
• Elemental Philosophy: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water as Environmental Ideas (Suny Series in Environmental Philosophy and Ethics) by David Macauley (Jul 2, 2011)

Other Books

• Magick of Reiki: Focused Energy for Healing, Ritual, & Spiritual Development by Christopher Penczak (Oct 8, 2004)
• Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic (Cunningham's Encyclopedia Series) by Scott Cunningham (1998)
• The Secrets of High Magic by Francis Melville (Dec 9, 2001)
• Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Apr 16, 2011)
• Magic When You Need It: 150 Spells You Can't Live Without by Judika Illes (Sep 1, 2008)
• Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells by Judika Illes (Mar 31, 2009)
• Wandlore: The Art of Crafting the Ultimate Magical Tool by Alferian Gwydion MacLir (Jul 8, 2011)
• Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart and Grey Council (Feb 12, 2004)
• Companion for the Apprentice Wizard by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart and Faculty of the Grey School of Wizardry (Jan 1, 2006)
• Pagan Ritual Prayer Book, A by Ceisiwr Serith (Mar 1, 2011)
• The Pagan Book of Living and Dying: Practical Rituals, Prayers, Blessings, and Meditations on Crossing Over by Starhawk and M. Macha NightMare (Oct 8, 1997)
• The Pagan Clergy's Guide for Counseling, Crisis Intervention and Otherworld Transitions by Kevin M. Gardner (Oct 1, 2009)
• Exploring the Pagan Path: Wisdom from the Elders (Exploring Series) by Kristin Madden, Starhawk, Raven Grimassi and Amber K (May 15, 2005)
• The Wiccan Minister's Manual, A Guide for Priests and Priestesses by Kevin M. Gardner (Jul 10, 2008)
• As Above, So Below: A System of Value-based Ethics for Wiccan Clergy by Ellen Friedman (Sep 1, 2011)
• A Teaching Handbook for Wiccans and Pagans: Practical Guidance for Sharing Your Path by Thea Sabin (May 8, 2012)
• Basic Sigil Magic by Phillip Cooper (Jun 1, 2001)
• Hands-On Chaos Magic: Reality Manipulation through the Ovayki Current by Andrieh Vitimus (Jan 8, 2009)

Books on Medicinal Herbalism

• The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual by James Green and Ajana (Sep 1, 2000)
• Herbal remedies : a quick and easy guide to common disorders and their herbal treatments by Asa Rotelli, Andrea. Hershoff (2001)
• Backyard Medicine: Harvest and Make Your Own Herbal Remedies by Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal (May 1, 2009)
• Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health: 175 Teas, Tonics, Oils, Salves, Tinctures, and Other Natural Remedies for the Entire Family by Rosemary Gladstar (Sep 3, 2008)
• Making Plant Medicine by Richo Cech, Sena K. Cech and Anne Gunter (Feb 28, 2000)
• Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants & Herbs [PB,2002] (2002)
• A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides) by Steven Foster, James A. Duke and Roger Tory Peterson (Dec 28, 1999)
• Jude's Herbal Home Remedies: Natural Health, Beauty & Home-Care Secrets (Living With Nature Series) by Jude C. Todd (Sep 8, 2002)
• The Herbal Home Remedy Book: Simple Recipes for Tinctures, Teas, Salves, Tonics, and Syrups (Herbal Body) by Joyce A. Wardwell (Jan 3, 1998)
• Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine: The Definitive Home Reference Guide to 550 Key Herbs with all their Uses as Remedies for Common Ailments by Andrew Chevallier (Dec 1, 2000)

Books on Magical Herbalism and Green Witchcraft

• Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Cunningham's Encyclopedia Series) by Scott Cunningham (Oct 1985)
• The Master Book of Herbalism by Paul Beyerl (Jun 1, 1984)
• The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews (Llewellyn's Practical Magick) by Scott Cunningham (Sep 8, 2002)

My Personal Websites are: http://www.paganwhispers.org and http://www.herbalwisdom.ucoz.com