Please, give me some sources!
I admit, the poetry was fun.
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battlepoet reviewed Moon Lore by Elizabeth Pepper
Review of 'Moon Lore' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
battlepoet rated Stories of Japanese Tea: 5 stars
battlepoet rated The Fall of Arthur: 3 stars
battlepoet rated Voices: 5 stars
Voices by Ursula K. Le Guin
Ansul was once a peaceful town filled with libraries, schools and temples. But that was long ago, before the Alds …
battlepoet rated Portrait of a Wide Seas Islander: 3 stars
Portrait of a Wide Seas Islander by Victoria Goddard
“Someone always leaves.”
That’s what Tovo has been saying to anyone who asks him why his great-nephew Kip Mdang isn’t …
battlepoet rated The return of the dead: 5 stars
battlepoet rated Wabi Sabi: 4 stars
battlepoet rated Sputnik Sweetheart: 3 stars
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
Sputnik Sweetheart (スプートニクの恋人, Supūtoniku no Koibito) is a novel by Haruki Murakami, published in Japan, by Kodansha, in 1999. An …
battlepoet rated The Cat Who Saved Books: 3 stars
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
Grandpa used to say it all the time: books have tremendous power. But what is that power really?
Natsuki Books …
battlepoet reviewed New Monastic Way by Oisín Doyle
Review of 'New Monastic Way' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
yes!!! what a wonderful book
This was a thoughtful, rich text full of deep practices and gorgeous prayers. While I’m not a Celtic polytheist, I still found much value in meditating on Doyle’s words as a heathen polytheist. I absolutely recommend this to anyone considering polytheist monasticism.
battlepoet rated Everything that remains: 4 stars
Everything that remains by Joshua Fields Millburn
What if everything you ever wanted isn't what you actually want? Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought …
battlepoet reviewed Chaos Monk by Steve Dee
Review of 'Chaos Monk' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
informative, thoughtful, kind
This book has given me a lot of food for thought on my journey towards monasticism. I will come back to consult it for ideas again and again!
battlepoet rated A Morbid Taste for Bones: 4 stars
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
In the 12th-century Benedictine monastery of Shrewsbury, Brother Cadfael has settled down to a quiet life in charge of the …
battlepoet rated The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Magic Carpet Books): 5 stars
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Magic Carpet Books) by Patricia A. McKillip
Young Sybel, the heiress of powerful wizards, needs the company of no-one outside her gates. In her exquisite stone mansion, …