A remarkable book, filled with anecdotes of candid spiritual experiences that may challenge the reader’s beliefs and assumptions. This is interspersed with rich, concise theory that draws on a breadth of sources, from indigenous teachers, to medieval alchemists, to folklorists and modern philosophers. Yet, Into the World is a practical book, to be consulted as much as it is to be read. Meet your ancestral ally. Learn about plant spirit medicine and land healing. Explore the medicine sphere, keep your power animal close and beware illusion.
Format Paperback | 268 pages
Dimensions 216 x 229 x 19mm | 689g
Publication date 21 Mar 2019
Publisher Lasavia Publishing
Language English
Illustrations 125
ISBN100995116547
ISBN139780995116542
Piripai is natural history as prose poetry. It is a story of place, time and a subtle coming of age on the sand dunes between the river and the sea. The book is structured around twenty-six birds that inhabited Piripai, and ordered according to the time of year, beginning in spring and ending in winter. It is suffused with observation and memory, conveyed in a stripped-back style that both evokes and abstracts. Through the eyes of the book’s three characters – the girl, the woman, and the man – we learn about their family, their culture, their birds and the rough, beautiful land they call home.
Genre: Natural History / Poetry Prose
Format Hardback | 108 pages
Dimensions 127 x 203 x 10mm | 245g
Publication date 01 May 2021
Publisher Lasavia Publishing Ltd
Language English
ISBN100995139873
ISBN139780995139879
Publications
2024 Hekate Poetry
2021 Piripai. prose poetry/natural history.
2021 Ferry Crossing. melds contemplative minimalist poetry with rapid pencil-and-ink sketches.
2020 Ladder with no Rungs Poetry by Mike Johnson illustrated by Leila Lees
2019 Into the World, a hand book for mystical and shamanic practice
2017 Two lines and a garden Poetry and drawings, A book of short poems by Mike Johnson accompanied by observational drawings by Leila Lees.
Awards
Runner up for The 2019 Ashton Wylie Mind Body Spirit Book Awards for Into the World.