YOU & YOUR HEALTH
Gift Guide
Naturally
gifted For lovers of the supernatural: Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder In Iceland, there’s a tradition where loved ones gift each other with a book on Christmas Eve, then spend the night reading. We’d love to see the custom become more widespread here. Given the popularity of ghost stories at Christmas, our choice is Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder by Claude and Corinne Lecouteux. It’s a collection of medieval folk tales that balances being authoritative with being accessible and it’ll send that little chill down the spine. Perfect for historian and wiccans too. Published by InnerTraditions.com, it’s around £22 to order from your local bookshop, or £18.31 from Amazon.co.uk.
Our pick of gorgeous festive gifts someone on your list will love…
For designated drivers: Mockingbird Agave Spirit Whether it’s a sober night or a sober life, it can be difficult to find good alcohol free alternatives to spirits. Somehow, the people at mockinbirdspirits.com have manged to create a drink that tastes like tequila, but doesn’t involve either alcohol or a hangover the next morning. Mockingbird Agave combines Blue Agave from Mexico, with Ashwagandha to help reduce anxiety and promote a feeling of wellbeing. It’s perfect for migraine-free margaritas or tequila slammer mocktails. £22.99 from mockingbirdspirit.com/ collections/all.
For pagans and role players: The Viking Dragon TheVikingDragon.com stock everything for those enamoured of the Vikings. You’ll find rune stones, t-shirts, costumes, drinking horns and books. They also stock raw materials like amber, wool, jet and hides for Viking crafts like weaving and leatherwork. We were impressed by their skilfully made replicas of silver arm rings and other Viking jewellery, using the same thousand year old techniques.
For seekers of wisdom: Winterseer Animal Oracle Deck For the outdoors types: Boing jewellery and key rings Boing makes vibrant hand-made rope bracelets and keyrings from genuine climbing and sailing ropes here in the UK. They also make a great woven leather range and stylish sterling silver pieces. Their products are beautifully designed, tough and tactile and come with a two year guarantee, so they’re a great choice for anyone who loves an active outdoorsy lifestyle. There’s a wide range of colour combinations to choose from at boingjewellery.com.
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HOLISTIC THERAPIST 2021
This gorgeous oracle deck fuses Celtic and Norse lore with Siolo Thompson’s beautiful illustrations of northern climate species. The guidebook uses folktales and mythology to help access the natural wisdom of species such as badgers, birds and bears through divination practices and helps to relate these to our modern lives. This would be a great choice for anyone exploring their own place in the world or in a state of change. $27.99 from llewellyn.com.
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