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It is the 1860s and colonial Australia is no longer just a dumping ground for the pitiful throw-offs of harsh English justice. This cruel system has sent thousands off to the penal colony for the pettiest of crimes, and few will ever see their homeland again. The colony is rapidly taking on a new identity as a land of vast resources where land and opportunities abound for those who are up to the challenge.<br><br>Into this wild land of rare beauty and constant change comes a quiet young orphan boy named Brennan. He knows nothing of his origins and his only family is an old lady who nurtures him into his teenage years. When she can no longer care for him, he packs a modest swag and a little money and heads into the bush. On the track, he meets up with two old swagmen who quickly become his new family. Tramping the bush tracks around the brooding land of a million contrasts, they find many adventures. <br><br>Set against the backdrop of the beautiful bush, they experience bushfires, floods, droughts, harsh winters, blistering summers, and the kindness and sometimes cruelty of the inhabitants.<br><br>This story provides an insight into early Australian colonial history, the land, and its people, as seen through the eyes of a mystical young swagman.

A young law student Alexander Morgan at the request of her chief stays with her at night in her apartment. That very night he will face the mystic phenomenon – a ghost of hanged woman who appeared from the remote past to the present. What for and with what message she came into this world the future lawyer has to find out.

This book is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to Celtic astrology, an ancient form of divination based on the cycles of the moon. Helena Paterson, world-renowned expert on the subject, shows how the Celtic astrological calendar can give additional insight to traditional Western readings and how the two systems can be made to work in harmony.Contents:• Discover the 13 lunar signs of the Celtic astrological calendar.• The 13 sacred trees associated with each month and their characteristics.• A comparison of the Celtic Moon zodiac and symbols with the Sun zodiac and symbols.• Integrated character analysis of the Sun and Moon signs for each month.• History of the Celts.• Why star-lore was so important to the Celts.

From tastemaker Ruby Warrington comes an essential guide to merging style with soul, beauty with bliss, and karma with cool for a life that is both fabulous and meaningful.As former Features Editor of the Sunday Times Style magazine, Ruby Warrington has always had her finger on the pulse of what’s trending. The influential force behind The Numinous, the high-vibe on-line magazine about spirituality for modern women, not only is Ruby deeply connected the «now age» spirituality scene, she is also one of the leading faces of the new seeker movement, where hippie meets hipster.Smart, funny and incisive, Material Girl, Mystical World invites readers on a colourful journey to discover their own path to personal enlightenment in every area of life from love, sex and relationships to fashion and beauty, and health and wellness. Whether teaching readers how to read the tarot the now age way, do a psychic closet clear out, date mindfully or weave the power of the divine feminine into their career and relationships, Warrington embraces the realities of modern life with intelligence and humour.Punctuated with beautiful illustrations and full of insight from some of the coolest people at the intersection of style, culture and spirituality, Material Girl, Mystical World is the must-have guide for modern seekers – ‘material girls’ who know that enlightenment doesn’t have to mean leaving the pleasure of the everyday world behind.

The author’s most famous and well-loved work, the Starbridge series, six self-contained yet interconnected novels that explore the history of the Church of England through the 20th century.1968, with the swinging sixties sliding into decadence, finds Nicholas Darrow wrestling with overwhelming personal problems: How can he bring himself to marry his fiancee, Rosalind, when he is unable to avoid promiscuity? How can he become a priest when he finds it so difficult to live as one? And how can he break his dangerous dependence on his father Jon, whose psychic gifts he shares? It is at this crucial moment in his life that Nick becomes involved in the mystery surrounding his friend, Christian Aysgarth. Gradually, he realises that discovering the truth about this enigmatic and complex man will unlock the answers to his own baffling problems. However, his journey through darkness into the light reverses all the old certainties and, in his experiments with the psychic powers, Nick risks even his own life and sanity.