(more Avalon than Amazon)
January 5th 2026
The Soul BookShop
Spiral Path Lane
RowanthwaiteMy dear kindred spirit
Julie here,Well, after years of dusting shelves and lighting lanterns, I’m thrilled to announce...Rowanthwaite Village, our Soul Sanctuary and Blessing Place is HERE.Hallelujah 👏🕯️✨Today, I am penning you this letter from our new “Soul BookShop”!… exhale.Dearest, this little village of the internet has been a very, very….long time coming. I have the grey hairs to prove it.I began gathering the first scraps and scrolls back in 2005 with Love Your Life (can you believe it?).Waving to you, if you were around back then.Only now, twenty years later 🫣 has the thread pulled itself together into an enchanting village that is… in between worlds, and you can actually step inside.Well, sort of ☺️I’ve stitched it together in quiet hours, mostly at 3am, between stacks of books, pots of coffee (a lot of coffee, ... far too much coffee) and those small, certain soul-whispers that would.not.let.me put it down.She’s still fresh with wet paint. Paths are being laid to the Wishing Well andOur Sacred Rowan, and flowers are still to be planted.We are still somewhat higgledy-piggledy (apologies, for slight whiff of chaos!).Only a handful of books and blessings are unpacked, and many treasures are yet finding their place on the shelves. But I wanted you to be the first to know.✨Now, first things first...✨As far as our bookshop is concerned, as you might expect, we are definitely more Avalon than Amazon 😀🫖Think Narnia meets Simply Divine, meets your Soul
and Guardian Angel.So, yes, Shop Around The Corner not Fox Books
(You know the one).Our official “blurb”,🌿 offering treasures for the curious and the kindred,
🌿 stories that shimmer with Soul Presence,
🌿 gatherings laced with magical child joy and delight,
🌿 and soul-made Blessings that found me, to give to you.
(Our Sacred Rowan)
🦉 Mr. Wise Owl note:
Please bear with us, as we put the finishing touches to our village...the Faeries have been on the honey-mead again...and nothing has been finished. Tsk.
Dearest,I built this place for all of us, it’s a little bit Narnia,
a lot Secret Garden,
and of course, with heaps of Soul and Angels and BLESSINGS and fun.It is my antidote to world strife.
(Laughs) Well, maybe a tiny bit!I hope you may find your own way back to your favourite true YOU, the you, you were before you were told to sit down, and be good and,... quiet.(In my case anyway, as I was ALWAYS talking!).I wish some of Rowanthwaite’s sparkle ✨ will touch you a little bit in this very busy, loud world.That you feel your own guardian angel’s love for you…and maybe even see a unicorn. 🦄
Who knows? (Little mention of some good things for you. Our Meet a Unicorn Guide)Rowanthwaite has been a very long time coming, may it be a happy portal for you, and your magical inner child too!Come wander, friend.
As Catherine Ponder would say, “There’s gold ✨ dust in the air for you”, and dearest, something special is waiting with your name on it. 💫🕯️
(Rowanthwaite Passport)
⭐️ Added note from Julie:
Dearest, there is a lot to read and see at Rowanthwaite, it’s not a quick turn of the spiral pathway...May I suggest a honey cinnamon tea, a cosy blanket, tuck yourself up, and prepare for a happy read...✨🌸 It’s a pilgrimage, we even have our own passport! 🌸✨Note: You may even be on our Rowanthwaite Winter Pilgrimage Right-now! - Keep your Passport safe, you will need it.Sshh, it’s not a shop really, it is a doorway to a Sacred Sanctuary of Story, Soul, and Yes, Miracles!💫Look out for the other two doorways, one is at the end of the aisle behind the blue velvet curtain, the other...
well, I will let you find it...
From us all at Rowanthwaite, we say a hearty welcome, and we do hope you enjoy your visit. ☺️If you are ready, step into the Blessings of Rowanthwaite. Your adventure is just beginning, and I so look forward to sharing it with you.“Welcome, my dear kindred spirit.”With so much love,Julie. Creator, Keeper, and occasionally bewildered soul who built it all anyway ✨💖P.S. I am so glad that you are here.Whether you browse, buy, or simply breathe it in, your Simply Divine Presence is part of the Blessing. 🍀📚If at any moment you feel lost whilst wandering, at the bottom of each location is our Village Map. ...As Tolkien wrote, “Not all those who wander are lost.”🌿.
Behind the Blue Velvet CurtainDearest, while the village is for wandering, sometimes we need to sit down and get to the heart of the matter.I have opened the door to the Back Room for a handful of private ‘Soul-Map Sessions’.This is where we lay the map out on the table, pour the strong tea, and truly look at what is calling to you for 2026.It is for the Soul ready to cross the threshold.Step into the Back Room
Dearest, write your name in our book at the counter if you would like to be kept up to date with Rowanthwaite.There is a lot more to come... as we have only just begun ☺️🎉
⭐️ YOUR WAY MARKERIf you are on the Winter Pilgrimage Tour 👋, your next stop / Way Marker is The Rowan Star to find your Word for the Year …lanterns lit?Go to the Rowan North Star 🌟