What is the word for craving a relationship with the earth, plants, rocks, and stars? We're taught that doctors know our bodies and priests know our souls. But what if you're a person seeking to understand both for yourself without an intermediary? What is the word for these feelings and the person we become when we honor them?
For writer Maia Toll, that word is magic. Magic points to something intrinsic to, and necessary for, the wholeness of the human spirit. It's a marker for the gnawing craving for a connection which includes, but also stretches beyond, the human realm. The exploration of this word was part of her search for both personal empowerment and a sense of cosmic connectedness, the yin and yang of our lives. In
Letting Magic In
Maia shares the story of her own magical becoming - from the untimely death of a friend to taking a yearlong sabbatical of exploration, and finally to Ireland, where she studied under an herbalist and learned the true magic of listening to the earth itself.Maia shares how she learned to let magic in so she could live the life she longed for - one filled with curiosity, connection, and the deepest kind of inner knowing. In this soulfully written recollection - peppered throughout with magical learnings and rituals gathered along the way - Maia uncovers the things that change you in unexpected ways and guide you to become the person you never knew you wanted to be, but perhaps, always were.
