Sacred Flowers: Creating a Heavenly Garden [Hardcover]

Roni Jay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1997

With language that flows like the curves of delicate flowers, Roni Jay describes the spiritual symbolism behind many well-known flowers and plants. Graceful, full-color illustrations accompany the text, and page after page is surrounded by colorful, floral borders.

Editorial Reviews

Review

What makes the scent of lilacs so intoxicating and the rose so revered? The common daisy so loved, and the Narcissus so mythologized? The answers can be found in Roni Jay's Sacred Flowers: Creating a Heavenly Garden. This compact book addresses the spiritual if not "heavenly" life of flowers and their cultural significance since ancient times. People have long been captivated by the charming blossom, and have cultivated and used flowers throughout the ages. Individual chapters are devoted to some of the popular plants, including Belladonna, Lady's Mantle, St. John's Wort, the Chrysanthemum, Narcissus, the Lily and many others. Along with their healing properties, the reader will learn about each flower's cultural significance, origin of usage, favored qualities, and attributed symbolism. One learns which flowers are "physically uplifting," which will help restore friendships, and which provide sweet dreams. If the natural world intrigues you, then you will be captivated by this charming look at our best loved blooms. -- From Independent Publisher

Product Details

• Hardcover: 56 pages
• Publisher: Beyond Words Pub Co (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885223544
• ISBN-13: 978-1885223548
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,725,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read, May 18, 1999

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Dana H. Pasterjak "Dana" (Palm Coast, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sacred Flowers: Creating a Heavenly Garden (Hardcover)

Out shopping for a gift for a friend's birthday, I came across this slim purple text. Perfect, I thought, for a gift. Upon opening it this book I fell in love with the simplicity and the gorgeous illustrations. Although colorful, this is not merely a coffee table book for display. It is a compact and uselful book. The information in this book is interesting, set off by the magical illustrations. However, the plants presented are not your everyday garden variety! An intersting and beautiful book. By the way, there was only one copy, so I bought it for myself...

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superficial but lovely. Is Roni Jay male or female?, June 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Sacred Flowers: Creating a Heavenly Garden (Hardcover)

Photos and drawings are beautiful and varied. The substance is a bit thin spiritually but broad in period and spiritual tradition. It's frustrating to have no indication whether Jay is "Ronald" or "Veronica."