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Book Review-The Little Book of Moon Magic by Francis Nightingale
Book Review The Little Book of Moon Magic By Francis Nightingale Publisher: Red Wheel 127 Page Hardcover Release Date: October 7th, 2024 The Little Book of Moon Magic is a cute, beautifully designed and illustrated hardback book on the Moon, its formation, phases, and how to work magic with all of that information! In short, this is a primer for beginners looking to work with the moon in their magic more. Covering multiple cultures, mythologies and traditions, anyone and everyone is sure to find gems of wisdom within its pages. Herbal teas, spells, meditations and other thoughtful exercises to use in correlation with certain moon phases are given as well, for…
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Book Review-Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling: Divining with Tarot, Palmistry, Tea Leaves & More by Paulina Stevens & Jezmina Von Thiele
Book Review Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling: Divining with Tarot, Palmistry, Tea Leaves & More By Paulina Sevens & Jezmina Von Thiele Publisher: Weiser Books 202 Page E-Book Release Date: October 7th, 2024 Secrets of Romani Fortune Telling is a an authentic, down to earth look at Romani traditions, culture, and divination styles. Cultural issues like the oppression of the Romani people (often referred to as gypsy, a derogatory and racist term), and other interesting tidbits of Romani culture are included, as well as appropriate ways to honor those traditions if you yourself don’t hail from that lineage. Ancestral wisdom graces the pages of this book from one of the author’s…
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Book Review: Heal Yourself Oracle
Title: Heal Yourself Oracle: Intuitive guidance to transform your soul Author: Inna Segal Illustrators: Cris Ortega and Drazenka Kimpel Publisher: Rockpool Publishing Release Date: April 2, 2024 Pages: 36 Cards and 96-Page Guidebook The “Heal Yourself Oracle” deciphers the darker as well as the lighter side of life with three dozen cards to help you get in touch with all aspects of yourself. The deck’s raw, emotional illustrations and unflinching text can trigger deep feelings. By delving into the different aspects of wellness, spirituality, love, relationships, and soulfulness – and not avoiding the delicate themes – Inna Segal seeks to empower readers. With this oracle, she encourages them to explore,…
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Book Review-The Astrology of Nations: Casting and Interpreting Charts for Nations, Politics and Economies by John Michael Greer
Book Review The Astrology of Nations: Casting and Interpreting Charts for Nations, Politics and Economies By John Michael Greer Publisher: Red Feather Mind Body Spirit 192 Page Hardcover Release Date: January 28th, 2025 After taking a short break for self-care and rest, I’m back and have a few reviews and at least one column to get out for you to peruse. So here goes… This one took me a little longer to read, but it did not disappoint! I’ve been longing to find a concise book on this subject that lays out what you need to know so you can start casting and interpreting charts for matters concerning world events,…
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Crows Take Care Of Crows, Part 2
Wind rattled the bones and crystals around us. Delilah sat her needles aside and rose from the oak rocking chair. “I think I’ll go see if Mettie’s awake.” “Yes,” Grandma said. “I’m sure he’ll be up and ready for breakfast soon.” The two women shared a quick kiss before Delilah disappeared into the house. Grandma motioned to the ornate stone bench by the table. I fiddled with the hem of my sweatshirt and lowered myself onto the cool granite. “Does anyone else know?” she asked, taking my hands in hers. Her cool skin quieted the nerves inside me that tried so hard to be rattled. I shook my head, biting…
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Weyland’s Whey, March 2nd 2025 “Heartbeats” Column
Be Still My Heart Last month’s horoscope predicted surprises and the unexpected, and I promised to say how everything worked out: While they were loading me into the helicopter the pilot told Sparkle I’d had a visit from the Widowmaker. (She looked it up later. Eighteen percent survival rate.) If I hadn’t had the heart attack in my doctor’s office I probably wouldn’t have made it. Sparkle cancelled all of her classes and drove to the hospital every day to be with me. She brought me things to read and notebooks to write in. She made sure I had plenty to drink. We held hands a lot. She healed me.…
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Wonderfully Wiccan with Derrick Land – February 2025: Slumber of the Earth: The Importance of Silence in Magickal Work
Bright blessings everyone! Wow February has flown by! I feel like I blinked and it’s already the end of the month. Out here in the ATX we got more of a taste of Winter weather than usual, and it was amazing! There were no hard freezes, power outages or anything like that, just some cold (for us) temperatures. We are slowly climbing out of that now with daytime temperatures reaching the 70’s and nighttime temperatures dipping down into the 40’s. For me, it parallels well with Wiccan theology. In my tradition we celebrate the rebirth of the sun/god at Yule, the Winter Solstice. His light and power start to increase…
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SpellCrafting: Cord Cutting With a Candle
There are multiple ways of doing a cord cutting. This one uses two candles and a looped cord. The ritual energetically cuts ties with something – be it a person, a place, a habit, etc. Unlike a binding and some other forms of magick, this will not create a bond with what you cut from your life. If possible, do this work on a dark moon, or when it is waning, for an added boost. Choose a candle to represent yourself and one to represent what you wish to cut loose. White for you and black for the other person or thing are probably the most commonly used, but the…
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WitchCrafting: Shell Rattle
Merry meet! If you are anything like me, you have an ever-growing collection of shells, rocks, feathers, pine cones, dried herbs, wood, and such. I put some of these items together to make a rattle. A pouch storing shells was getting full, and after months of looking, I found a Y-shaped twig. Working with the elements under a full moon in sacred space, I sorted shells, setting aside those with natural holes. Placing them back-to-back, I strung the shells on waxed floss. I wrapped and tied off each end multiple times to secure it and keep the floss taut. Then I added other elements for beauty and energy – feathers…
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Book Review-How To Read & Interpret a Birth Chart: Guideposts for Understanding Natal Astrology by Laurie Farrington
Book Review How To Read & Interpret a Birth Chart: Guideposts for Understanding Natal Astrology By Laurie Farrington Publisher: Weiser Books 263 Page Paperback Release Date: January 8th, 2025 How to Read & Interpret a Birth Chart: Guideposts for Understanding Natal Astrology is a jam-packed tome fit for beginner astrologers looking to finally dissect their (and their friends) birth charts. Farrington writes this from the perspective of a professional astrologer doing readings for others, and includes her tidbits of useful advice on ethical concerns as well as keeping the reading “human” so to speak, remembering that the person getting the reading has lived that potentially difficult life. This is quite frankly…
