"This is such a compelling book. It will make you want to abandon everything you know, move to the forest and commune with the trees and earth. A must read for any one harboring desires of creating their own magical space." Luisa Lyons, actor, writer and musician.
"I loved reading this book if just for the eloquent depictions of starting a homestead from scratch. You won’t get hippy-dippy tree hugging instead, you will be entertained and mentored on the trials and joys of building a homestead while bonding with and appreciating the nature around you." Thomas on Amazon "The way Atulya writes is captivating. Over the last two years, I had been struggling to concentrate for any length of time in order to read a book. I was so gripped by this book that I actually read it in a day!" J Bilton on Amazon 
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These days I’m a natural builder and author, but it wasn’t always that way. Once upon a time I didn’t know how to bang a nail in. Once upon a time I was afraid of snakes and scorpions. In those days I was, like most of us moderns, completely disconnected from my wild side. Eight months camping alone on a Turkish hill without power or running water changed all that though. It changed me.
Atulya's writing is geniune and funny... My only complaint is that I want more! Christine Petty, The Free Her Spirit Podcast. If you'd like to support me as an author, do consider buying from me direct. You get all 3 file formats (mobi for Kindle, epub for Android/Kobo and PDF when you do!
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"Reality meets myth, dirt and poetry. I'm hooked!" Jodie Harburt, author of A Multitude of Ones.
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“Engaging and thought-provoking. The act of reading this seemed to affect me on a level beyond the words,” Claire Raciborska, Growing Wild and Free.
Note for Readers of Mud Ball
For those who have already read Mud Ball, this is the prequel. It is a little different. Dirt Witch charts those eye-opening first months I hunkered down alone in the dust before I built my house. It reveals what was happening to me psychologically and spiritually, and has been described by some as a parallel mud world. So it isn’t simply a straight forerunner of Mud Ball, but something more multi-layered, something closer to ecopsychology.
I have written this book firstly because Grandmother Olive asked me to, and secondly because so many people over the years have questioned why I wasn’t afraid up on Mud Mountain (sometimes I was), how I managed to remain alone for so long, and how I dealt with the various creatures and challenges I encountered. I don’t feel I can answer those questions adequately without referring to another kind of reality, one some may think of as fantasy, but I personally perceive as the non-physical side of ourselves and our lives. The Other World, that whispers to us from the deep.
I have written this book firstly because Grandmother Olive asked me to, and secondly because so many people over the years have questioned why I wasn’t afraid up on Mud Mountain (sometimes I was), how I managed to remain alone for so long, and how I dealt with the various creatures and challenges I encountered. I don’t feel I can answer those questions adequately without referring to another kind of reality, one some may think of as fantasy, but I personally perceive as the non-physical side of ourselves and our lives. The Other World, that whispers to us from the deep.
