Ruby Warrington - Material Girl, Mystical World - The Now-Age Guide for Chic Seekers and Modern Mystics

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‘ Material Girl, Mystical World makes the mystical accessible and cool, and reminds us all that to truly thrive we must learn to embrace our capacity for wonder and spirituality, and engage with something larger than ourselves. With this book, Ruby Warrington is helping to redefine success for the 21st century.’

Arianna Huffington

‘I love Ruby’s book! She writes about meditation in the context of spiritual activism in a way that makes it accessible and fun. The deeper message of Material Girl, Mystical World is one the world sorely needs in 2017 and beyond.’

Bob Roth

CEO, David Lynch Foundation

‘Ruby Warrington is the Malcolm Gladwell of the mystic scene! Material Girl, Mystical World is a bible for young women lusting after a deep and meaningful antidote to modern life, without disappearing from society.’

Jasmine Hemsley

bestselling author and wellness expert

‘I’m a massive fan of Ruby Warrington and her fabulous book Material Girl, Mystical World . It’s a down to earth, current, relatable, and at times hilariously funny take on what it means to awaken in these times, also proving that you don’t have to choose between the altar of Mother Mary or Chanel. Today you can actually worship at both.’

Rebecca Campbell

bestselling author of Light Is The New Black and Rise Sister Rise

‘I am a super fan of all Ruby does, and have been a follower of The Numinous since day one. I loved reading about her journey in Material Girl, Mystical World , which both inspired me and made me laugh out loud!’

Henry Holland

fashion designer

‘For thousands of years, the “Spiritual Journey”, East or West, has been followed according to a rigid tradition. But now that we’re in the Aquarian Age – and yes, it’s for real – with its accompanying freedoms, each student is responsible for mapping their own journey. Consequently, Ruby’s is unique to her. However, she details its joys, agonies and miraculous moments with such poignant detail that it will serve as both inspiration and a guide for those who are eager to learn about spirituality or, possibly, follow that path themselves.’

Shelley von Strunckel

astrologer and spiritual teacher

‘Ruby Warrington’s intrepid exploration of the mystical realm is sharp and refreshing. Material Girl, Mystical World is a stylishly spiritual book for people who are seeking more than just the obvious explanations about life.’

Ophira and Tali Edut

The AstroTwins, astrologers for US ELLE magazine

For my Pisces

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction: Coming Out of the Spiritual Closet

Part I: The New Age, but Now

1. Astrology as Basic Life Skill

2. Interpreting the Tarot the Now Age Way

3. “You Know You’re Psychic If You Have a Body”

4. Do Your Dharma, Fix Your Karma

Part II: Health & Well-Being

5. Confessions of a Reluctant Yogi

6. Highly Meditated

7. You, the Shaman

Part III: Love, Sex & Relationships

8. Calling in Number One (On Self-Love)

9. Your Period as Sacred Goddess Code

10. The Universal Mother

11. Finding My Divine Feminine

Part IV: Fashion & Beauty

12. Spiritual Style Icons (A Numinous Best-Dressed List)

13. The Inner Beauty v. Botox Debate

14. Get Your Rocks On: Crystals as Wearable Healing

Part V: People & Parties

15. Healing Is the New Nightlife

16. Feeling the Plant Medicine Peer Pressure

17. Lost and Found at Burning Man

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Glossary of Now Age Terminology

About the Publisher

Brooklyn, NY. October 31, 2013.

So what exactly do you wear to a séance? It’s Halloween; my friend, the psychic Betsy LeFae, has invited me to a “Dinner with the Dead” at her apartment in Williamsburg, and I’m having a wardrobe crisis. On Facebook, my feed is filling up with people dressed as sexy nuns. But if Halloween fancy dress is about laughing in the face of death , I’ll hopefully (gulp, really ?) be spending my evening looking death in the face and asking who it thinks it is. Instead of a “meet the parents” outfit, I need a look to potentially meet and greet my dearly departed ancestors.