Kindred Spirit - June 2022

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Welcome to our mid-summer edition of Kindred Spirit.

In this issue we are once again publishing our yearly
Retreat Guide, in which we round up reviews and listings of
some of the wonderful retreats on offer in England, Wales,
Scotland, Ireland and abroad to inspire you to dedicate some
time to yourself and your spiritual practice. You can find our
15-page showcase from p.31 — be sure not to miss it.

As well as inspiring you to develop your spiritual and
self-care practices on retreat, this issue will gently guide you
into coming into your own power as the summer sun beats on.
The issue opens with a lovely piece from George Lizos on
protecting your energy out in nature with help from the
elemental spirits (p.12), and Danu Forest returns with

folklore, rituals and recipes pertaining to Lughnasadh (p.16),

which falls this year on 1 August. Keep your eyes peeled as well for an article on the
Japanese art of kintsugi (p.46) from David Olliff, our very own Spiritual Bookshelf
columnist. The art form will remind you that not all that is broken is without worth,
and that the most unique beauty can come from the most devastating breakages —
something we could all do to bear in mind.

With wishes for a bountiful summer from all of us here at Kindred Spirit,

leah Lassen

[email protected]

JOINING US IN THIS ISSUE...
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KINDREDSPIRIT | CONTENTS

Contents

COVER STORIES

Learn four ways to work with nature
spirits and cleanse your energy
How to capture healing solar
energy at Lughnasadh, plus rituals
and recipes

Step into a world of relaxation with
the Kindred Spirit Retreat Guide 2022

How to meet and heal your inner child

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Amantha Murphy invites us onto
the path of Irish shamanism
Theresa Cheung on how your diet
affects your dreams
Kintsugi: mastering the art of
imperfection
Katie Ness unravels the hidden
magic of women’s forgotten voices
Discover the mythological
Indian story behind yoga’s
Lotus pose
Natural Health -
delicious summer salads with

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Inspirations

What's new and happening
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Diary of an Angel Channeller
Notions and Potions
Therapy reviews

Food for the Soul - Japanese and
Korean-inspired recipes

Nature’s Pharmacy — spinach
Mail Order

Readers’ creativity showcased
Mindful colouring page

Astrology

Crossword

Science — slowing the ageing process
Inspirations

Book reviews

Spiritual Bookshelf — classic reads
Malcolm Stern on loss aftermath
Inspirations

Resource Directory

Classified ads

Numerology forecast and next issue
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Women Who Run
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| always look forward to receiving the
beautiful and colourfully designed
Kindred Spirit magazine, and was very
pleased to see the review on the book
Women Who Run With The Wolves in
the May/June issue (issue 180, p.89).
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| couldn’t help noticing that although
we are at the most naturally floriferous
time of the year in the
UK, the model on the
cover of your May/
June edition (issue
180) is surrounded by
some very artificial-
looking flowers,
clutching what appears
to bea tender
greenhouse flower
and with florist’s
flowers in her hair.
There is not a single
native wild flower or
leaf in the picture!

| appreciate that it was possibly
prepared at an earlier date, but a few
primroses, daisies, blossom and leaves
from native wild trees would have
perhaps sent a more genuine pictorial
message. Just a thought.

KATHLEEN ASKEW

ED: Thank you for your feedback,
Kathleen — we always love to know
whether our covers resonate with our
readers or not, and we'll be sure to take
your feedback on board for future
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Article correction

| was reading Susie Kearley’s article on
the left-hand and right-hand paths of
spirituality in the March/April edition
of Kindred Spirit (issue 179, p.26). She
covers a paragraph concerning Dion
Fortune, saying that ‘he’ follows the
right-hand path, which | was a bit
surprised at. It could be a proof-
reading error, but Dion Fortune was
female. Let’s hope she didn’t see that!
LORNA HEATH

ED: Thank you so much to the
eagle-eyed readers who spotted and
made us aware of this error. Dion
Fortune was a highly influential female
figure within the occultist and spiritual
movements and we regret that this
error made it through to printing, but
are grateful to our wonderful readers
who, as ever, prioritise the distribution
of truth and accuracy.
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This is a modern translation of the core text
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The Little Book of World Mythology contains the
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LIFE PURPOSE
I’ve arrived home after a
beautiful, transformative
week away in Wales on
the third part of the
Shamanic Medicine
wheel. During one of the
soul retrievals I received,
it appeared so beautifully
that I will be writing
more about it. Later that
day I saw that my work
had been published in
Kindred Spirit: my heart
sings with such joy at
this! It dawns on me now
that perhaps all that we
love, all we are drawn to,
are not things to do once
we’ve done all else we
feel we ‘should’ do, but
instead are the very
purpose for why we are
here. To follow the
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just the beginning of
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