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REDFEATHER The Herbal Healing Deck
A deck that includes the history, folklore, and uses of medicinal plants, while connecting with each plant's unique personality. Get in touch with the power of nature and its abundant remedies. This earthy mystical deck of 48 oracle cards will help you learn about herbal medicine and unlock answers to lifeâ s many questions. Meet the plant spirits and explore their connections to your personal healing journey. Each card features a stunning, visionary depiction of a medicinal plant that will speak to you on a symbolic level to convey the true, archetypal essence of the plant. From the detailed guidebook, youâ ll discover how the plant spirits provide deep guidance and wisdom for your life, while also discovering the medicinal uses and metaphysical qualities of each plant. Includes cards and book. Enjoy learning about therapeutic herbs, roots, flowers, and trees in this easy divination deck perfect for novices as well as seasoned reader
£28.79
HarperCollins Publishers The Hard Road Out: One Woman’s Escape From North Korea
The harrowing story of a woman who escaped famine and terror in North Korea, not once but twice. ‘A gripping, suspenseful and cathartic memoir that tells a story of pain and perseverance and makes the moral case for asylum.’ David Lammy MP North Korea is an open-air prison from which there is no escape. Only a handful of men and women have succeeded. Jihyun Park is one of these rare survivors. Twice she left the land of the ‘socialist miracle’ to flee famine and dictatorship. By the age of 29 she had already witnessed a lifetime of suffering. Family members had died of starvation; her brother was beaten nearly to death by soldiers. Even smiling and laughing was discouraged. The first time she ran, she was forced abandon her father on his deathbed – crossing the border under a hail of bullets. In China she was sold to a farmer, with whom she had a son, before being denounced and forcibly returned to North Korea. Six months later guards abandoned her, injured, outside a prison camp. She recovered and returned China to seek her son, now six, before attempting to navigate the long, hard road through the Gobi Desert and into Mongolia. Clear-eyed and resolute, Jihyun’s extraordinary story reveals a Korea far removed from the talk of nuclear weapons and economic sanctions. She remains sanguine despite the hardship. Recalling life’s tiny pleasures even at her darkest moments, she manages to instill her tale with incredible grace and humanity. Beautifully written with South Korean compatriot Seh-lynn Chai, this compelling book offers a stark lesson in determination, and ultimately in the importance of asylum.
£9.99