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Monika Carless

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in Zyrardow, Poland

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Romance, Fantasy, Self Help

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Author of The Dark Pool Trilogy - (Pagan Erotica and Mysticism) & Tessa and the Faeries - a children's book on the wonder of the unseen realms.

FROM HAY HOUSE - TRANSFORMING MOTHER WOUND - SACRED PRACTICES FOR HEALING YOUR INNER WISE WOMAN THROUGH RITUAL AND EARTH-BASED SPIRITUALITY

Monika Carless is an author, certified holistic nutritionist ,and mentor to Earthkeepers, Witches, and Creatives. She lives a quiet life on Vancouver Island focused on simple pleasures with her partner of many moons. Her heart song is guiding women to their sovereignty and fearless authenticity. Especially interested in archetypes, myths and life mastery through self-healing practices, Monika mines wisdom from cronedom and the healing powers of art and words.

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Average rating: 4.27 · 74 ratings · 29 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dark Pool (The Dark Pool Trilogy Book 1) 4.34 avg rating — 29 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transforming the Mother Wound: Sacred Practices for Healing Your Inner Wise Woman through Ritual and Grounded Spirituality 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Raven and The Aspen King (The Dark Pool Trilogy Book 2) 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wilderness Years (The Dark Pool Trilogy Book 3) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transforming Mother Wound: Sacred Pathways for the Wild and Sovereign by Monika Carless (Goodreads Author), Angie Shea (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transforming the Mother Wound: Sacred Practices for Healing Your Inner Wise Woman through Ritual and Grounded Spirituality 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tessa and the Faeries by Monika Carless (Goodreads Author), Gaia Orion (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transforming Mother Wound: Journal by Monika Carless (Goodreads Author), Angie Shea (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hay House UK Ltd Transforming the Mother Wound Sacred Practices for Healing Your Inner Wise Woman through Ritual and Grounded Spirituality. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Monika Carless rated a book it was amazing Drakonia Series - Book 1: The Dragon's Flute by Rylo Kinn	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Rylo Kinn has written a masterpiece! By fortuitous synchronicity, I fell under the spell of The Dragon’s Flute, first in the Drakonia series. I wasn’t sure what to expect in the dark fantasy/horror genre, but it didn’t disappoint. As mythologies go, ...more
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Beyond Ayahuasca It was the title of this book that captured my interest – what did it mean to go beyond the Ayahuasca experience? So many of my friends and clients had experienced Mother Ayahuasca, and while for some, it was a deep transformation, f ...more
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“. . . and then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” ——Anaïs Nin”
― Alex Myles, An Empath: The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Energy, Emotions & Relationships

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“When we resist change, it’s called suffering. But when we can completely let go and not struggle against it, when we can embrace the groundlessness of our situation and relax into its dynamic quality, that’s called enlightenment”
― Pema Chödrön, Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change

tags: change, suffering-of-humanity

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