A CURATED COLLECTION
The Rowanricht Library
The books, tools, and resources that have shaped my own journey through nature, craft, and ritual.
These are the titles I return to again and again – the ones that have deepened my understanding of the land, inspired my creativity, and helped me reconnect with the old ways. I hope they become trusted companions on your journey too.
Nature & Belonging
Books that invite us to deepen our relationship with the land, understand the living world, and rediscover our place within it.
Braiding Sweetgrass
ROBIN WALL KIMMERER
One of the most beautiful books I’ve read about our relationship with the natural world. It completely changed how I think about reciprocity and belonging.
If Women Rose Rooted
SHARON BLACKIE
A book that gave words to a longing I’d carried for years. Sharon Blackie explores belonging, place, and myth in a way that deeply shaped my own journey.
Belonging
Toko-pa Turner
A gentle reminder that belonging isn’t something we find—it’s something we cultivate. This book has helped me return to myself and deepen my relationship with place, community, and the living world.
The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
This book completely changed the way I walk through a woodland. It reveals the intelligence and interconnectedness of trees, and reminds us that forests are living communities.
Animism
GRAHAM HARVEY
A thoughtful introduction to seeing the world as alive, relational, and worthy of respect. It offered me a deeper understanding of animism beyond the misconceptions, and continues to shape how I move through the natural world.
Speaking With Nature
Llyn Roberts & Sandra Ingerman
This book gently encourages a more reciprocal relationship with the natural world through listening, observation, and presence. It reminds me that connection begins by paying attention.
The Practice Of The Wild
Gary Snyder
A beautifully written reflection on wildness, place, and our responsibility to the living world. It continues to challenge and inspire the way I think about belonging, community, and living with intention.
Prehistoric Belief
Mike Williams
A fascinating exploration of the spiritual lives of our prehistoric ancestors. It offers a grounded perspective on how ritual, landscape, and daily life may have been deeply intertwined long before written history.
Heritage Craft & Traditional Skills
Books exploring the heritage skills, traditional crafts, and everyday making that once rooted people to the land and the turning seasons.
Women’s Work – The First 20,000 Years
ELIZABETH WAYLAND BARBER
An in-depth look at the history of textiles. It reveals the enormous role cloth and fibre played in shaping civilisation, reminding us that women’s work has always been essential work.
Prehistoric Textiles
ELIZABETH WAYLAND BARBER
A fascinating insight into the remarkable sophistication of prehistoric textile traditions. It deepened my appreciation for the skill, ingenuity, and importance of fibre crafts throughout human history.
Wild Basketry
Ruby Taylor
A beautiful invitation to slow down, notice the materials around you, and begin weaving with the landscape itself. It makes basketry feel both deeply accessible and deeply rooted in place
Nalbinding – It’s Not Knitting
Sally Pointer
A wonderful introduction to one of Europe’s oldest textile crafts. Sally Pointer’s clear teaching makes this ancient technique approachable while honouring its rich history and heritage.
Folk Practice, Folklore & Ritual
Books exploring folklore, seasonal customs, folk practice, and the rituals that have helped people mark the turning year for generations.
The Stations of The Sun
RONALD HUTTON
One of the most comprehensive explorations of Britain’s seasonal customs and calendar traditions. I return to it often as a trusted reference for understanding the roots of the Wheel of the Year.
Ancestral Medicine
DANIEL FOOR
A thoughtful exploration of ancestral healing that encourages us to approach lineage with honesty, compassion, and curiosity. It has deepened my understanding of how connection with those who came before us can enrich our lives today.
The Gaelic Otherworld
John Gregorson Campbell
An invaluable collection of Highland folklore, beliefs, and oral traditions preserved from Gaelic culture. It offers a fascinating window into the stories and worldview that once shaped life across Scotland.
The Galdrabok
Kari Palsson
A fascinating insight into Icelandic folk magic and historical magical practice. I value it as a cultural and historical source that helps place folk traditions within their wider Nordic context.
A FEW NOTES
This library is a living collection, and I’ll continue adding the books, tools and resources that have genuinely shaped my own practice.
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