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Book Review-Lost Book of Spells by Fiona Horne
Book Review Lost Book of Spells By Fiona Horne Publisher: Rockpool Publishing 240 Page Hardcover Release Date: March 4th, 2025 Lost Book of Spells is a beautifully designed and illustrated spell-book that covers magical tips and simple spells and rituals for every facet of life-love, money, home, well-being and so much more! From tea recipes, ritual baths, candle spells and any other kind of spell you could think of, this book is jam-packed with practical, easily done spells that’s perfect for the beginner and advanced magickian or witch alike. Horne is one of those witches that just knows her stuff, and is kinda old-school like me. Her style and approach to…
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Book Review: The Time Changer’s Tarot
Title: “The Time Changer’s Tarot: Reading for Yourself, Your Community, and Your World with the Waite-Smith Tarot” (Product Bundle) Author: Caitlin Matthews Publisher: REDFeather Release Date: October 28, 2023 Pages: 360-Page Guidebook and Travel-Size Tarot Deck To negotiate the chaos, uncertainty, and changes of the time in which we live, Caitlin Matthews developed a new approach to an old system by offering a wider perspective and helpful strategies when reading tarot cards for the individual and their world. Each entry has a color picture of the card, a description of the image, three meanings on which to focus, and a paragraph of background. Then come the upright and reversed…
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Cody’s Column: Using Divination Tools with the Land
April is such a bouquet of emotions, thoughts and experiences here on the farm. Big projects we laid out in the winter are being realized. New projects are coming to light. The forest is waking up and so are the weeds! Many of them are medicinal, I am thinking about the hedge deadnettle, which should be called Purple Dragon’s Breath. This plant wakes up around the time bumble bee queens rise from their slumber and begin the search for a mate and early food to support her soon to be colony. There are so many signs of Spring, it is a wonder to me how many times we miss…
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When a New Answer Comes Up for Tarot with Lady Saoirse
Bright Blessings, Don’t you love it when somebody asks you a specific question in a Tarot reading, and you start getting information to answer a completely different issue? I’ve had this come up for me when people were asking about romance especially. The people who are asking about a new person who doesn’t seem to be interested in them or isn’t’ putting time into the relationship tend to have underlying issues that draw them to people that ignore them. It’s hard to admit to yourself that someone isn’t interested in you when you’re so crazy about them and I’d say at least 20% of the readings that I give…
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WitchCrafting: Witches’ Gunpowder
Merry meet! When you want to give a spell some extra oomph, power, or speed, Bella Lopez (who posts on TikTok as Sexy_Green_Eyed_Wiccan) has just the thing: Witches’ Gunpowder. Mix together in amounts that will result in a dark powder: salt cayenne pepper paprika black salt coffee grounds clove powder dragons blood She cautions, “Be careful, a little goes a long way. Add too much to a spell and it can prematurely burn out (like a caffeine crash) or just become erratic and not do what it’s intended (like overdosing on caffeine).” I had been meaning…
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Weyland’s Whey, Beltane 2025 Column
Beltane Blessings I’m writing my column out in longhand. Sparkle is beside me reading a library book. Delinquent and Tabitha, furry legs wrapped around one another, slumber between us. In the corner of the bedroom, an altar painting of Lady Lilith stands guard. Family. Love. Faith. Hey, Pilgrim. You celebrate Beltane your way. We’ll celebrate it in ours. Every day. Everything is magic. MUSIC Review Beltane Celtic background music for fire dance Beltane rituals–May day Walpurgis night Wiccan Very soothing. Musical guided meditation. Music by Narayanjot, a Berlin based label. My verdict: 5 broomsticks. Bio Beltane is Sparkle and Weyland’s anniversary.
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Weyland’s Whey Twofer Seed Moon Column, April 12th 2025
To the Moon! Full moon in Libra on April 12th at 8:22 pm EST. This air sign will emphasize themes of relationship and balances to enhance healing energies. (Sign me up for a BIG spoonful of that!) The sun is in conjunct Chiron. What’s that? Read on, Pilgrim! “Didja know?” Department: Discovered in 1977, Chiron is an unusual celestial body which orbits between Jupiter and Neptune. Astronomically classified as both asteroid and comet, Chiron is defined as a “centaur” and was named after a centaur healer from Greek mythology. Astrologically, Chiron teaches us to overcome our core wounds and learn from the lessons they offer us. (Sources: AstroVibe and Wikipedia.) Two the…
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Book Review-Stars, Cards, and Stones: Exploring Cosmic Connections between Astrology, Tarot and Runestones by Kooch N. Daniels, MA
Book Review Stars, Cards, and Stones: Exploring Cosmic Connections between Astrology, Tarot and Runestones By Kooch N. Daniels, MA Publisher: Red Feather Mind Body Spirit 192 Page Hardcover Release Date: December 17, 2024 Stars, Cards, and Stones is a beautifully designed and illustrated hardcover book that discusses the three most popular divination methods: Astrology, Tarot and the Elder Futhark Runes. Anyone looking to learn the basics of Astrology, and combine that information with Tarot and Rune wisdom, combining them for a unique and in-depth reading, either for oneself or for others. The author starts by examining basics of Astrology, the Zodiac, and the Planets, which is built upon in the…
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Book Review- Theurgy: Theory & Practice: The Mysteries of the Ascent to the Divine-Homeric Epics, the Chaldean Oracles, and Neoplatonic Ritual by P.D. Newman
Book Review Theurgy: Theory & Practice: The Mysteries of the Ascent to the Divine-Homeric Epics, the Chaldean Oracles and Neoplatonic Ritual By P.D. Newman Publisher: Inner Traditions 211 Page E-Book Release Date: December 5, 2023 Theurgy: Theory & Practice is a book that covers a complex subject that’s made even murkier by the numerous traditions that practice it, within the occult and magickal worlds. For those who don’t know, Theurgy is the act of ascent to, and union with, the divine, by whatever name(s) you may call it. Theurgy is one of the first ceremonial practices I learned, and has formed the backbone of my practices since I began my theurgical…
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Review: Practical Tarot
Title: Practical Tarot Author: Lisa Kessler Illustrator: Holly Carton Publisher: Beyond Words Release Date: January 7, 2025 Pages: 78-Card Deck & 192-page Guidebook This tarot deck is the one Lisa Kessler wished existed when she began teaching students to read intuitively – one where each cards’ meaning was depicted so clearly in the design that it was not necessary to memorize the explanations in the guidebook. She also wanted a deck “that reflected people of different sizes and body types, from all races, ages, gender identities, and sexual orientations” as well as a variety of impairments and conditions. A conversation with Holly Carton, the artist doing the cover for her…
