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A World Re-Enchanted May 2026 – Grocery Shopping and Cooking Mundane to Sacred
To approach this faithfully, one must begin from Tolkien’s metaphysical foundations: in Arda, sub-creation is the proper work of the Children of Ilúvatar. Even the most ordinary acts—making, tending, preparing—participate in a greater harmony when aligned with purpose, gratitude, and right intention. Thus, what modernity calls “mundane” would, for Elves, Dwarves, Men, and Hobbits, become extensions of their inner nature and their relationship to the world. The Hidden Unity Across all four races, the elevation of these tasks rests on three Tolkienian invariants: Right Relationship — to source, to material, to purpose Integrity of Action — doing the task well, not merely quickly Presence of Mind — awareness that even…
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Weyland’s Whey May 2026 Blue Moon Column
The Next Blue Moon will be on Sunday, May 31st. It’ll be the sixth full moon of the year. There are two kinds of blue moons. The best known and most common is when two full moons happen in the same month. (The second one is a blue moon, natch.) The other kind is when a season has a quartet of full moons. The third one of the four is a blue moon–actually, a seasonal blue moon. This month’s blue moon will be the last full moon of Spring and will be in Sagittarius. That will add power to an already formidable situation. A blue moon is magically stronger than a…
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Book Review-Pantheon: The Greeks by Irisanya Moon
Book Review Pantheon: The Greeks By Irisanya Moon Publisher: Moon Books 216 Page E-Book Release Date: December 2nd, 2025 Pantheon: The Greeks by Irisanya Moon is the last book in the Pantheon series that I’ve got to review, at least for now, and boy! What a book to end that series of reviews off on! The Greek Pantheon is as fascinating as the Roman, but there are notable differences between the two that, having read & reviewed both Pantheon: The Greeks as well as Pantheon: The Romans, are notable in comparison. Nonetheless, this review is about The Greek entry into this series, and Ms. Moon doesn’t disappoint! To be fair, she is another favorite author…
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Review: Ancient Spells and Incantations
Title: Ancient Spells and Incantations: Echoes of Magic Through the Ages and Across Cultures Author: Enid Baxter Ryce Publisher: Weiser Books Date: April 6, 2026 Pages: 208 Extensive research went in to collecting the incantations, spells, and other magical words from countries and cultures around the world and across the centuries. Scans of ancient manuscripts, letters, museum collections, and university library archives are among her sources, with a long list of magical articles and books named in the bibliography. Each chapter begins with an introduction and focuses on a category: “Manifesting and Prophesy,” “Love and Lust,” “Protection Incantations,” “Healing,” and “Curses, Binding, and Vengeance.” The ancient magic that ancestors whispered,…
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Review: New Moon Life Design
Title: New Moon Life Design: Manifest the Life You Want Using Lunar Cycles, Tarot and Astrology Author: Yesbelt Fernandez Publisher: Weiser Books Date: April 1, 2026 Pages: 256 Yesbelt Fernandez presents a year-long practice incorporating the powers of lunar cycles, astrology, and tarot to take readers from where they are in life to where they want to be. Each twenty-nine-and-a-half days comprise what she calls a “moonth,” during which the moon moves through eight phases and all twelve zodiac signs. Aligning intentions with these ever-changing energies creates a natural rhythm, and using that energy can make life easier. The first three chapters introduce her “Big Three” foundational tools: lunar cycles…
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A Stoic Discourse for Modern Pagans, Polytheists, and Magickal Folks
You have power over your mind-not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength ~Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Stoicism has gotten its fair share of criticisms throughout history; oft misunderstood as a “stone cold, calculated” philosophy, many believe that Stoics, both ancient and modern, are unfeeling, cold and calculated people. That’s farthest from the truth; Stoics, both now and in the times of Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus, do most certainly feel and process their feelings, just not in the way that current society expects them to do so. Instead of suppressing those emotions, the modern, and thus, Christian, practice of “turning the other cheek”, we instead remove ourselves (how about you look…
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Book Review-Pantheon: The Minoans by Laura Perry
Book Review Pantheon: The Minoans By Laura Perry Publisher: Moon Books 168 Page E-Book Release Date: September 2nd, 2025 Pantheon: The Minoans is another excellent addition to the Pantheon series by Moon Books. I’ve owned other entries in this series-Pantheon: The Egyptians and Pantheon: The Norse for some time now, and have also reviewed Rachel Roberts’ entry, Pantheon: The Romans. I also have a review forthcoming of Pantheon: The Greeks. To say that I’m a fan of this series of books is an understatement, and The Minoans is no different. The Minoans, the natives of the island of Crete, were more influential in Classical mythology than many know. Many of the Hellenistic Greek Gods we’re so familiar…
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Deck Review: The Shadow Seer Tarot: A Night Vision & Dark Archetype Deck by Maja D’Aoust
Deck Review The Shadow Seer Tarot: A Night Vision & Dark Archetype Deck By Maja D’Aoust 78 Card Tarot Deck, 243 Page Guidebook Publisher: Destiny Books Release Date: April 7th, 2026 Shadow Seer Tarot: A Night Vision & Dark Archetype Deck is a dark, and somewhat macabre Tarot deck that is geared towards the dark side of each tarot card. Many believe that each card in a tarot deck, like people, has a dark, or shadow side, and Carl Jung’s works are the foundation of this belief. Dark Archetypes, such as those used to represent the inverted side’s energy of a tarot card, are commonly called upon to face & confront…
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Deck Review: The Runes & Roots Oracle by Nicolette Miele and Adrienne Rozzi
Deck Review The Runes & Roots Oracle By Nicolette Miele and Adrienne Rozzi Publisher: Destiny Books 36 Card Oracle Deck, 136 page Guidebook Release Date: November 18th, 2025 The Runes & Roots Oracle is an enchanting oracle that uses the power of both plant magick and rune magick to deliver messages, wisdom and magick into your life. This deck is unlike others I’ve encountered that incorporate Runic and Norse mythos, in that some elements of traditional craft are also present, as are elements from classical mythos, as in the clamshell associated with Aphrodite in the “Rose/Beauty” card that incorporates a bindrune. While those looking for Magick, or who are more eclectic, may…
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Weyland’s Whey Hawthorne Tree Month (May 13th-June 9th) 2026 Column
Hawthorne, along with Ash and Oak, is a “faerie triad” month–ones especially inviting to the fae. C’mon down! (Ya think?) The Huathe symbol represents the energies of cleansing and preparation; it’s used in Celtic Reiki and has been known to clear the mind of negativity and confusion. (Sign me up!) No other tree in this calendar better represents the terrible struggle the Celts endured when they were forced to choose between Christianity and their old ways. The Hawthorne was known for healing and death. Some Celts saw hope and rebirth when adopting the new religion while others predicted the passing–as in demise–of their very race. (Yeah, that kind of choice.) (www.thegypsythread.org/sacred-tree-calendar-celtic/) Pluto stationed…
