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The extraordinary life of a brilliant woman whose contributions to science have been lied about and misused-the Henrietta Lacks of psychoanalysis-and whose mental health struggles look different in light of newly emerging research.

In 1880, young Bertha Pappenheim got sick-she lost her ability to control her voice and her body. She was treated by Sigmund Freud’s mentor, Josef Breuer, who diagnosed her with “hysteria.” Together, Pappenheim and Breuer developed what she called “the talking cure”-talking out memories so that symptoms go away-and this, Freud acknowledged, became the basis for what would become the theory of psychoanalysis.

In Freud’s mythology Pappenheim was renamed “Anna O,” and as he got older his stories about her became more extreme. For over a century, scholars have wondered: Was she really sick? Was talking cure really a cure? Amid all this argument a persistent absence has remained: the actual woman, Bertha Pappenheim. Brownstein’s book fills this void, and more.

Brownstein gives us the real Pappenheim–a brilliant feminist thinker, a crusader against human trafficking, and a pioneer in her own right–in the hustling and heady world of 19th century Vienna. At the same time, he tells a parallel story that is playing out in leading medical centers today, about patients who suffer symptoms very much like Pappenheim’s, and about the doctors who are trying to cure them-the story of the neuroscience of a condition now called FND.

This is a book about science and history and psychology, about the relations of men and women, of body and mind, but perhaps most of all it’s about the medical art of listening, attending to patients long enough to acknowledge the reality of their pain.

The story of maverick scientist Candace Pert, whose groundbreaking research introduced the world to the mind-body connection, opioid receptors, and peptide T, and her fight for recognition in a toxic healthcare system.

Candace Pert stood at the dawn of three revolutions: the women’s movement, integrative health, and psychopharmacology. A scientific prodigy, she was 30 years ahead of her time, preaching a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to healthcare and medicine long before yoga hit the mainstream and “wellness” took root in our vernacular. Her bestselling book Molecules of Emotion made her the mother of the Mind/Body Revolution, launching a paradigm shift in medicine. Deepak Chopra credits her with creating his career, and he said as much in his eulogy at her funeral.

Candace began her career as an unbridled maverick. In 1972, as a 26-year-old graduate student at Johns Hopkins, she discovered the opiate receptor, revolutionizing her field and enabling pharmacologists to design new classifications of drugs from Prozac to Viagra to Percocet and OxyContin. The tragic irony of her breakthrough, touted as the first step to end heroin addiction, is that it helped spawn a virulent epidemic of drug dependence. Facing the largest public health crisis of the 21st century, Candace was incensed that the Hippocratic oath-“first, do no harm”-would succumb to greed, and as witness to this abuse of power, she was one of few scientists courageous enough to protest.

Later, as Chief of Brain Biochemistry at the National Institutes of Health, Candace created Peptide T, the non-toxic treatment for HIV featured in Dallas Buyers Club. As the AIDS pandemic raged, triggering panic across Reagan-era America, the U.S. government poured massive amounts of money into finding a cure, sparking a battle among scientists for funding and power. Bested by rivals with competing drugs yet desperate to help, Candace went rogue, becoming a lynchpin in the black market for Peptide T.

After a scandalous departure from her tenured position at the NIH, Candace launched a series of private companies with Michael Ruff, her second husband and collaborator. Naïve to the world of business, she was manipulated by investors keen to wrest control of her discoveries. But Candace too became tainted, believing that her noble ends would justify devious means. Like a mythic hero, she succumbed to a fatal flaw, and her greatest strengths-singularity of purpose and blind faith in her own virtuosity-would prove to be her undoing.

Two sisters are trapped on opposite sides of reality in this entrancing and deeply moving debut novel that weaves together a contemporary narrative with a parallel fantasy world of Trinidadian lore.

One year ago, a tragic car accident killed 22-year-old Laine’s parents and left her 18-year-old sister, Alyssa, paralyzed and nonverbal. Now-instead of studying animal nutrition or competing as one of the few equestrians of color-Laine is struggling with predatory banks, unscrupulous health care organizations, and rude customers at the coffee shop where she works. That’s why when Lake Forest Adult Day Center offers to take care of Alyssa, free of charge, Laine is relieved.

Alyssa isn’t relieved, though. After all, in her mind, there was never a car accident. Instead, she and her parents-the king and queen of Mirendal-were attacked one year ago in the forest, her parents kidnapped while she was cursed, and now must spend her days in Lake Forest’s Home for Changels-a temple caring for mortals such as herself. Perhaps there, she could meet other changels who show her how to embrace her new life.

However, there is a dark prince at Lake Forest, one who has taken a peculiar interest in not only Alyssa but her sister as well. And while Laine struggles to make ends meet on an everyday basis, Alyssa finds herself leading a battle that threatens to destroy not only her and her sister but their entire kingdom.

‘Patterson is one of the great comic writers of the last quarter century’ THE HERALD

‘Unsparing but ultimately uplifting, every sentence cuts a caper’ MOJO

‘A thoroughly engaging, life-affirming book’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

How does the big stuff in life truly change us?

In late 2019, Sylvia Patterson was a celebrated pop journalist, still merrily writing about the musical greats. But with the diagnosis of a life-threatening disease, a global pandemic and the collapse of her industry, life was about to take a drastic turn.

It was a misadventure that would teach her many things. The power of friendship, the shock of mortality and what happens when love is tested. How a walk in the park, a spontaneous dance and a TV hero can save your life. How your perspective can shift on everything, from work, family and music, to what truly makes you happy. And what really happens when your body, never mind your kitchen, falls apart.

The follow-up to the Costa-shortlisted I’m Not with the Band, this is Sylvia’s unflinching, poignant and gallows-funny odyssey through the mid-life trials we all face, as she tries to answer the big question: would it all change her, or would she stay that same old girl?

‘A relatable read by a phenomenal writer’ THE FACE

‘There’s no mistaking the writing of Sylvia Patterson’ SUNDAY TIMES

Creatures from trash cans and dumpsters near and far come together to help you take a garbage day and find positivity, opportunities, and maybe a tasty snack in this humorous illustrated oracle deck and guidebook set!

– Wonderfully Illustrated: Each of the 50 cards in this oracle deck is illustrated with playful original artwork that brings each trash creature to life. Let the trash panda (raccoon) help you get in touch with your mischievous side, live fast and carefree with the trash cat (possum), be more self-reliant like a skunk, or marvel the everyday mystery of the local dumpster. These and many more trashy oracles are just a pull away in this one-of-a-kind set that celebrates these quirky creatures

– Deluxe Set: This set includes 50 full-colour illustrated cards (3 x 5 inches); a 96-page, full-colour illustrated paperback book (3 x 5 inches); and a keepsake magnetic closure box

– Fully Illustrated Oracle Guidebook: This set includes a full-colour illustrated companion book to the card deck, providing context for each oracle and a dose of inspiration

– Perfect Gift: This humorous, eye-catching oracle deck and book set is an ideal gift for animal lovers

From the creator of the MIND diet and author of Diet for the MIND, the definitive guide to eating for optimum cognitive health, weight loss, and longevity

Dr. Martha Clare Morris’s MIND diet took the nutrition world by storm when it revealed the link between diet and cognitive health, particularly as we age. Lauded by scientists, doctors, and organizations like the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP, and US News & World Report, the MIND diet, which combines elements of the Mediterranean and DASH diets, offers hope for an easy, non-invasive, and effective way to lose weight, prevent cognitive decline, reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, and promote vibrant brain health well into advanced age.

The Official MIND Diet is a practical, day-by-day guide to improving your brain health for life by adjusting what you eat. You’ll learn:

– What foods to eat and limit to protect your brain from cognitive decline.
– How to seamlessly incorporate these foods into your routine.
– How to effectively stay on track and maintain your health and nutrition needs.

With more than sixty mouth-watering recipes for every meal of the day and fascinating, easy-to-understand science, The Official MIND Diet is your road map to weight loss, vitality, and a lifetime of delicious eating and optimal cognitive function.

Connect to the enchanted mystery of trees, plants, and forests as you engage in green witchcraft, rituals, spell work, and seasonal magic crafted by the bestselling author of Practical Magic, Nikki Van De Car.

Forest Magic is a guide to befriending the mysterious and wise guardians of our woodlands. Ancient and wise, trees and plants watch over us-sheltering us and guiding us. At the same time, it is our calling to cherish and honor them, as we work together in eternal reciprocity. Humans have always lived in mutual communion with the forest, dwelling in its shadowy depths, tending to it as it protects us, trading oxygen for carbon dioxide, again and again, with each day, each hour of sunlight, each breath. It is a sacred-magical-exchange that we can honor with rituals, spell work, and intention.

Readers will explore the magic of the forest first by learning to create their own sacred grove, whether they live deep within nature or in the very center of a city. From there, Forest Magic explores the year in two parts-The Oak King, for the first half of the year, and The Holly King, for the second half. Each section explores pagan holidays and celebrations associated with nature’s rhythms, rituals and practices for communing with and tending to the plants that thrive during these times, discussion of the magical properties associated with each tree and shrub, and plant-based healing. Dozens of gorgeous, full-color illustrations accompany this inspiring, accessible guide to becoming one with the magic and mystery of trees.

Peace. Calm. Mindfulness. Enlightenment.

These are appealing concepts, but they never seem like they’re within grasp of the everyday person. With all our responsibilities in life, most of us are doing our best just to keep up, let alone have time to find that elusive ‘inner calm’.

Luke McLeod knows all about this. He’s an everyday person. He’s a son, a husband and a friend, trying to find some balance in his everyday life just like everyone else.

There is one thing, though, he knows for sure has improved his quality of life every single day.

Meditation.

Luke used to believe meditation wasn’t for him but has now become one of Australia’s leading meditation experts helping thousands of ‘everyday’ people, just like himself, enjoy meditation in an easy, down-to-earth way.

Everyday Enlightenment contains encouragement, support, guidance, advice and short meditations to help you start, enjoy and embrace your meditation journey. Let Luke help you find some of that inner peace and calmness without having to move to the mountains and become a monk. Let him show you how the secret to living an enlightened life is hidden within the ordinary and the everyday – it will be one of the best things you ever do.

kokoro [n.] intelligent heart, feeling mind

One year. Two devastating losses. Three sacred Japanese mountains. A major life transition, a heart full of grief and a revelation that changes everything.

Join Japanologist Beth Kempton on a pilgrimage through rural Japan in search of answers to some of life’s biggest questions: How do we find calm in the chaos and beauty in the darkness? How do we let go of the past and stop worrying about the future? What can an awareness of impermanence teach us about living well?

Together you will journey to the deep north of Japan, hike ancient forests, watch the moon rise over mountains of myth and encounter a host of wise teachers along the way – Noh actors, chefs, taxi drivers, coffee shop owners, poets, philosophers and the spirits that inhabit the land. You will contemplate the true nature of time at one of the world’s strictest Zen temples and nothing will be quite the same again.

This book is an invitation to cultivate stillness and contentment in an ever-changing, uncertain world. It all begins with the kokoro, a profound Japanese term which represents the intelligent heart, the feeling mind and the embodied spirit of every human being.

To explore the kokoro is to explore the very essence of what it means to be human in this tough yet devastatingly beautiful world. When you learn to live guided by the light in your kokoro, everything changes, and anything is possible.

Befriend the mysterious and wise guardians of our woodlands using the green witchcraft of the Forest Magic Deck. Whether you live deep in the woods or in the centre of a city, this whimsical set of oracle cards-each featuring a magical plant, from trees to flowers-will guide you to a more grounded state of connection with the Earth. An accompanying illustrated guidebook frames the Earth’s magical cycle in two parts-The Oak King, for the first half of the year, and The Holly King, for the second half-and provides deeper context for exploring the magical plants and occasions.

– Deluxe set: This set features 40 illustrated oracle cards (3 X 5 inches); an 88-page paperback guidebook (3 X 5 inches); and a magnetic closure case for easy transportation and storage.

– 40-card deck with whimsical illustrations: Each oracle card features a stunning full-color illustration and highlights a plant to inspire green magic.

– Illustrated companion guidebook for further magic: Gain deeper insights into each oracle card-including healing properties, sample spreads, and more-in this beautifully illustrated guidebook.

– A perfect gift for green witches: Begin or continue a green witchcraft practice using the nature-based insights, spells, and rituals of Forest Magic Deck.

What can we learn if we take the time to listen to the plants growing all around us? What messages can we take in, and what sense of connection to ourselves and the world around us can we cultivate? In Dirt Gems, author Anne Louise Burdett and illustrator Chelsea Granger seek to share the wisdom of our plant allies-in all their natural beauty and complexity. Divided into four suits-Ablaze, Afloat, Adrift, and Amidst-these lushly illustrated cards offer tools to tap into the inherent power, and magic, of the natural world. Dive deeper into the meaning of each card in the accompanying illustrated guidebook, whether you are pulling a single card, or creating a spread for further exploration.

– Deluxe set: This package includes 65 fully illustrated cards (3 X 5 inches) in an interior travel case; a 168-page, full-colour flexibound guidebook (4 3/4 X 6 inches); and a keepsake magnetic closure box.

– 65-card deck with vibrant illustrations: Each card highlights a single plant, from Calendula to Yarrow, with a vivid, whimsical watercolour illustration on the front, along with the plant’s name and suit. A unifying card back illustration brings cohesion to this stunning deck, while sprayed metallic edges on the cards add visual interest.

– Inspiring guidebook for further reflection: The accompanying flexibound book offers deep insights into the magic of each suit-including colours, elements, energetic signatures, weather, metals, emotions, and landscapes-and the specifics of each plant. Both deeply researched and soulfully written, these card-specific entries guide readers in developing a relationship with their deck.

– Interior case for travel, exterior box for storage: Dirt Gems includes an interior, full-colour cardstock box for holding your cards-perfect for bringing them wherever you want to go. Once you’re home, store the travel box and guidebook inside the luxe magnetic closure keepsake box for easy storage and display.

– A perfect gift for plant lowers and spiritual seekers: Anyone who connects to the natural world will find inspiration and magic in the world of Dirt Gems, as it blends plant knowledge and herbalism with the innate energy of all that grows from the Earth.


A note on packaging: In order to help honour our planet and reduce waste, we have only shrink wrapped the interior cards, rather than the keepsake box. Please feel confident that your product is not defective or used, but rather represents a step we are taking to protect our collective home. When you open your deck, you will find that the actual cards inside the box are shrink wrapped for protection and to ensure first use by the buyer.

“Brett translates the magic of ancient yoga for those who need it most.” – James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of Breath

Overwhelmed? Overscheduled? Want to access the benefits of yoga, but can’t seem to make it to the mat? Beat stress with a yoga ritual that works for you in 20-minutes or less. Featuring adaptations for anxiety, weight loss, injury, and prenatal yoga, this “playful and real” (Elena Brower) guide is a must-read for beginners and seasoned yoga teachers alike.

We all know that yoga can calm your mind and heal your body, but let’s be real: It can be hard to cram one more thing into your messy, stressful, time-crunched life.
Good news! If you’re not making it to the mat, the problem isn’t you-it’s the yoga you’re practicing.

Award-winning instructor and Uplifted Yoga founder Brett Larkin is here to help you design an adaptable, personalized practice, and cut to the chase with quick yoga habits that soothe your soul. With the support of quizzes and thirty book-exclusive companion videos you’ll learn:

– A five-step method to design a personal practice that works for your schedule.
– How to adapt your practice to meet your physical, mental, and emotional needs.
– More than a dozen yoga habits that will help you calm your mind and body, even if you never manage to make it to the mat.

Grounded in the wisdom of yoga’s original texts, Brett reminds us that yoga was always meant to fit easily into our everyday lives. Whether you’re a beginner or a life-long practitioner, Yoga Life is your new go-to for a personal, transformative, joyful at-home practice to strengthen your mind, body, and spirit.

From the mountains of Northern Italy to the remote forests of Nigeria, diverse fairies from around the world come together in this little encyclopedia . . .

Naughty and nice, unpredictable and typically tiny, fairies remain one of the most enduring folk creatures, featuring in mythologies across cultures and throughout history. This little encyclopedia rounds up more than 90 fairies from around the world, including:

– The Alux, a fairy of Mayan legend whom farmers called on for rain
– The Banshee, a fairy of Irish lore whose cries were associated with death
– The Hulijing, a fairy from Chinese mythology, who could shape-shift into a fox
– The Yumbo, a silver-haired Senegalese fairy, who dances in moonlight

And so many more! With detailed illustrations throughout, this book offers a fun and information-packed guide to these small yet powerful beings.

The magical, mysterious, and portable mini oracle deck companion to Gentle Chaos.
– Portable pieces of delight, inspiration, and magic from Gentle Chaos: Seek out a burst of creativity or divination anywhere with this miniature oracle deck based on Gentle Chaos by Tyler Gaca, AKA TikTok’s Ghosthoney.
– From the creative mind of Tyler Gaca: The images and messages on these cards are infused with the unparalleled playfulness and mystique that Ghosthoney brings to everything he creates, inviting wonderful weirdness into any occasion.
– Enchantment on the go: Sized to fit in the palm of your hand (approx. 2 1/2 x 3 1/2″), these miniature cards are easy to transport and perfect to keep on hand for whenever you need them.
– Beautiful, deluxe package: This fully illustrated set features 49 full-colour cards, a 64-page paperback book (2 1/2 x 3 1/2″), and a wooden card display stand in a magnetic-closure carrying case.
– A perfect gift: Ideal for anyone looking to uncover the calming mysteries they harbour within themselves.

New York Times bestselling author Dr Sara Szal Gottfried reveals how trauma can rewire your body to trigger autoimmune diseases – and provides a comprehensive plan to reset your immune system and finally heal

We know that autoimmune disease – a condition when the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy tissue and cells – affects millions of people worldwide. But as New York Times bestselling author Dr Gottfried explains in this eye-opening new book, autoimmune disease may be even more pervasive than we realise – and its cause may surprise you.

Conventional medicine falls short when it comes to both diagnosing and treating autoimmune disease. Many people suffer from mysterious symptoms like severe fatigue, brain fog, aches and pains, feelings of tingling and numbness, stubborn weight gain, abdominal pain, digestive problems, hair loss, insomnia, and even anxiety, and don’t realize their immune system is at the root of their symptoms. In her precision medicine practice, Dr Gottfried noticed a seemingly unusual pattern: many of her patients who suffer from autoimmune disease and symptoms have a history of trauma. Emerging research shows that up to 80 per cent of patients with autoimmune disease experienced significant emotional distress before getting sick.

With The Autoimmune Cure, there is hope on the horizon for the tens of millions of people who suffer from autoimmune disease. Dr Gottfried has created a powerful programme designed to break the vicious cycle of autoimmune disease, reset your immune system and restore your health, with advice on diet, sleep, supplements, breathwork, microbiome restoration, somatic therapy and much more.

The Autoimmune Cure offers a road map to lasting relief from autoimmune disease by addressing the underlying cause of the condition and healing the body, mind and spirit.

Anger is one of the most difficult emotions for human beings to cope with. If our anger is unmanaged, we can end up behaving in destructive ways towards both ourselves and other people, and can face relationship difficulties and negative health consequences.

Far from ‘letting ourselves off the hook’, recent research has shown that by developing compassion towards ourselves and others and compassionately understanding our anger and the factors that fuel it, we can connect with the courage and skills needed to change our behaviour. This fascinating and practical self-help guide will give you a number of powerful techniques for tackling your anger head on and taking control of it, rather than letting it control you.

USING THIS WORKBOOK, READERS WILL LEARN ABOUT:
– The factors that trigger and fuel our anger, how it works and how to change the anger response
– Specific skills to manage anger and improve relationships

Filled with interactive exercises and practical skills, The Anger Workbook will guide you in your journey to transform your anger into inner strength.

THE COMPASSIONATE MIND APPROACH
The self-help books in this series are based on compassion focused therapy (CFT, developed by series editor Paul Gilbert). This brings together an understanding of how our mind can cause us difficulties but also provides us with a powerful solution in the shape of mindfulness and compassion. It teaches ways to stimulate the part of the brain connected with kindness, warmth, compassion and safeness, and to calm the part that makes us feel, anxious, angry, sad or depressed.

A powerful guide to manifesting the happiness and satisfaction we desire in the present by reconnecting with our experiences from the past, from a master intuitive and expert life coach

In our identity-obsessed culture, it is easy to think that who we are is determined by what we see in the mirror. But what if we open our minds to the notion that we are souls journeying through many lives over time? How would it change the way we think about ourselves now to remember how we lived before?

Michelle Brock has helped thousands of people discover the stories of their previous lives – their traumas and triumphs, losses and loves – and has witnessed incredible results. When we learn our stories from the past, we can reach unprecedented heights of self-awareness in the present.

Asking questions about our other lives is inherently human and essential to our spiritual development. With Michelle’s enlightening guidance and prompts throughout to encourage self-reflection and compassion, you will be inspired to reject any limiting notions of what defines you, heal from the ordeals of previous lives, and embrace a joyful, emotionally fulfilling existence in the here-and-now.

What if a healthy, abundant, joyful, faith-filled life is within reach? What if you could increase your energy, vitality, and happiness, and stop dragging through the day, living discouraged and depressed, and settling for less than the life you want?

In 15 Ways to Live Longer and Healthier, New York Times bestselling author Joel Osteen, with his trademark wisdom and encouragement, helps you to discover greater success, stronger relationships, tame stress, and find real happiness. He shows that the key to good health, longevity, and abundance is to keep your soul healthy by focusing on your attitude, your thoughts, and your emotional well-being. In this book, he shows you how to:


* Stay positive toward yourself;
* Deal with difficult people;
* Let go of control;
* Choose to be happy;
* Unclutter your mind;
* Live in the present;
* Tame the tongue; and
* Take care of yourself.

Start today to make a real change that lasts. Not just for a week, a month, or a year but for the rest of your life.

From the top-selling author of The Junior Witch’s Handbook comes a guide to self-care that illuminates the connection between the mind and the body, with an emphasis on connecting to the natural world.

The Young Witch’s Guide to Living Magically teaches young witches that there is a strong connection between their body and spirit. With chapters on the internal, the external, and the home, young readers will learn to use charged crystals, healing herbs, and sacred spaces to help alleviate their stress and to create a better life for themselves. From projects such as baking lavender-chamomile cupcakes to creating shampoos to creating wind chimes and more, mystical expert Nikki Van De Car gives kids calming ways to bring peace, power, and magic into their busy lives.

This 50-card spell deck includes new and repurposed spells, rituals, activities/crafts, and meditations from the The Junior Witch’s Handbook, and is organized by topic (i.e., friendship, family, school/life) so kids can pull and practice whenever they need.

Spells include everything from inviting new friendships, protecting family, and growing courage to healing hurt feelings and building self-confidence. Rituals to cleanse your energy after a busy day at school or to connect with friends and family encourage young witches to practice more self-care, similar to the meditations that emphasize compassion and finding the good in situations.

Engaging activities such as creating a friendship altar, designing a family symbol, or crafting a DIY diffuser make sure there is something for everyone and allows users to apply their magic in a multitude of ways!

Picking up where The Book of Séances left off, artist, author, and witch Claire Goodchild delivers a guide that is truly the first of its kind: The Book of Ancestors, a map for seekers looking to develop a relationship with their ancestors.

Through a combination of text and illustration, The Book of Ancestors explores the history of traditional genealogy topics, such as “how to research and build a family tree” and “the history of cemeteries.” Alongside these practical measures, Claire provides rituals, spells, and crafts from her own personal practice, drawing on the British and Slavic traditions of her heritage, alongside contributions from fellow witches including Codi Popovich and Marjorie from The Punk Priestess for a broader, more enriched lens.

As the text progresses, Claire guides her readers through the creation their own “Book of Ancestors,” a family grimoire of sorts, blending together their own ancestral legacies with witchcraft that can be passed down to future family. Visually, The Book of Ancestors pairs with The Book of Seances, containing witchy, esoteric, and funerary images in a Victorian style with lots of floral embellishments and classic colours. Whether a seasoned witch, or a newcomer to the spirit world, readers will walk away from The Book of Ancestors feeling empowered to perform their own rituals and spells, research family history, and form a lasting relationship with those who came before.

Engage in deep yet playful, imaginative yet practical explorations of what brings you pleasure-in all its forms-with this empowering, stunningly illustrated deck and guidebook set from cut-paper artist and creator of Resilience Alchemy Maude White.

Pleasure Alchemy offers the simple yet radical idea that by exploring and expanding the ways we facilitate and participate in pleasurable experiences, we can take charge of our own desires and needs. Pleasure Alchemy provides us with a toolset of ideas for rethinking and rearranging our pre-existing notions around what brings us pleasure-in all facets of our lives. This deluxe deck and guidebook form a practical and grounding toolset that aims to bring us back into our bodies, back into an understanding of what pleasure feels like, and back into a mindset of how we can actively seek out and experience what is pleasurable for us. This inspiring, deeply usable, set is meant to be used for pleasure, enjoyment, self-reflection, self-expression, and fun.

– Deluxe set. This set includes 78 beautiful cards (3 X 5 inches) in an interior travel case; a 216-page, full-colour, fully illustrated guidebook (4 ¾ X 6 inches); and a keepsake magnetic closure box.
– Stunning cut paper artwork by celebrated artist Maude White. The entire set is gorgeously illustrated in Maude White’s signature cut-paper style against a beautiful spectrum of soothing colours.
– Immersive guidebook with spreads, exercises, and cards meanings. Within the guidebook, each element of the 82-card system (divided among the Pleasure Seekers, Remedies, and the Elements of Pleasure) is explored with journaling prompts, thoughtful exercise ideas, card spreads to pull, and advice on how to incorporate the system into the user’s life.
– Explore pleasure in all its forms. The Pleasure Alchemy system is based on the idea that to truly understand what we find pleasurable-from food to activities to romance-we must be open to curiosity, play, and self-exploration. This set provides a toolkit of ideas to engage in this journey.
– Pair with Maude White’s Resilience Alchemy deck for even more insight. Built to stand on its own as a system, Pleasure Alchemy can bring even more strength and insight when used in combination with the Resilience Alchemy system.

A note on packaging: In order to help honour our planet and reduce waste, we have only shrink wrapped the interior cards, rather than the keepsake box. Please feel confident that your product is not defective or used, but rather represents a step we are taking to protect our collective home. When you open your deck, you will find that the actual cards inside the box are shrink wrapped for protection and to ensure first use by the buyer.

Understand and harness the principles of reiki to live a healthier, happier life

In Self-healing with Reiki, Usui Reiki Master Penelope Quest explains how you can use the practice as a powerful tool for healing your mind, body and spirit to achieve wholeness, harmony and a sense of purpose.


Essential reading for beginners and experienced practitioners alike, this practical guide offers:

* New ways of using Reiki to introduce balance into your life;
* A holistic approach to self-healing, addressing psychological, emotional, social and environmental issues;
* How to use Reiki for spiritual development and self-understanding;
* Special meditations for encouraging insight and inspiration.

Packed with innovative, yet easy-to-follow techniques, this book will provide you with easy access to the real impact and power of self-healing with Reiki.

Awaken possibility and embrace a life rich with abundance

This book is an empowering guide to creating new meaning, purpose and intention. By harnessing the pure power of the universe, it’s possible to transform all areas of your life. Learn how to reveal your purpose, attract positive people into your circle and even invite new financial opportunities – all through the power of manifestation.

With a wealth of useful advice and easy to follow exercises, this book will explain what manifesting is and how you can use it to tap into your own inner, cosmic energy and connect to the flow of the universe. Through inspirational stories of manifesting in action and insight into the practice’s unique blend of science and wisdom, The Power of Manifesting will equip you with the tools needed to create the life you deserve.