Internal Time combines storytelling with accessible science tutorials to explain how our internal clocks work--for example, why morning classes are so unpopular and why "lazy" adolescents are wise to avoid them. We learn why the constant twilight of our largely indoor lives makes us dependent on alarm clocks and tired, and why social demands and work schedules lead to a social jet lag that compromises our daily functioning. --from publisher description...

Magic connects living things to each other. This book is not so much about learning how to do magic: it is about learning how to find and recognize magic. As you build a relationship with your environment, you tap into the magic and power inside and beyond your self. Roux takes readers through the cycle of one year and shows how it is divided into eight spokes: two solstices, two equinoxes, and four cross-quarter days that fall between those significant...