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Book Review–Before You Do Magic: Train Your Mind to Awaken Occult Skills, by Donald Tyson
Before You Do Magic: Train Your Mind to Awaken Occult Skills by Donald Tyson Publisher: Llewellyn, Woodburg, Minnesota 248 page E-book. Publication date: December 2025 Tyson lays it all out in his intro: there’s plenty of value in this book, but the reader will have to work to extract it all. Fair and friendly warning–Before You Do Magic is not for the faint of heart. When Tyson says it’s about training your mind, he ain’t kiddin’. Be ready to do mental heavy lifting. (Lots of it!) And bring your “A” game. The main body of this tome consists of twelve chapters. Topics range from meditation to incantations to astral projection. All have exercises. Tough ones. Our author…
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Book Review-Thor: An Illustrated Guide to the Thunder God by L. Dean Lee, Illustrated by The Saxon Storyteller
Book Review Thor: An Illustrated Guide to the Thunder God By L. Dean Lee, Illustrated by The Saxon Storyteller Publisher: Red Wheel 128 Page Fully Illustrated, Full Color Harcover Release Date: September 16th, 2025 Thor: An Illustrated Guide to the Thunder God by L. Dean Lee and beautifully illustrated by The Saxon Storyteller, is the introduction that I wish I had to mighty Thor when I first started out. Thor and I have an interesting relationship; he at once protects me and guides me, but he seemingly tests me at times. One particular quote from this book perhaps sums up why I’ve felt this way when it comes to Thor:…
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Book Review-Magic for the Resistance: Rituals & Spells for Change, Revised and Expanded Edition by Michael M. Hughes
Book Review Magic for the Resistance: Rituals & Spells for Change, Revised and Expanded Edition By Michael M. Hughes Publisher: Crossed Crow Books 290 Page Paperback Release Date: September 23rd, 2025 Magic for the Resistance is a quintessential guide for witches, sorcerers, occultists and other magickal folks who want to fight the oppressive regime currently ruling the U.S. The first edition was released during the first Trump term, and I remember reading through it then, but not embodying many of the practices due to other distractions like a job that was draining every ounce of life out of me at the time. I digress. Here we are, and again, Trump is…
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Weyland’s Whey April 15-May 12 2026 Celtic Tree Willow Month Column
The above months are part of the Ogham tree calendar. They reflect sacred cycles of the Celtic year. The Willow tree is associated with growth and healing. The next new moon will occur on April 17. Called the New Flower Moon, it’s the very first new moon of Spring. Note that since it’s in Aries, it’ll be linked to energies, initiatives and new beginnings. It can be used for setting intentions or kicking off fresh projects, too. (The Gypsy Thread, crazyalchemist.com, www.learnreligions.com, Astro-Seek.com, Fullmoonology, The Old Farmer’s Almanac) The Wrap up. This week is a good time for planning and starting anew, Pilgrims. You’ll have the zeal and gumption for hatching new…
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Review: Bloom & Shadow
Title: Bloom & Shadow: Earth and Moon Spellcraft for Growth, Love, Life, and Beyond Author: Elohim Leafier Publisher: Independently published Date: October 2, 2025 Pages: 405 pages When this book was first published in January 2016 as “Wicca! Lobe & Soul: Teachings and Experiences About Love, Life and White Magic,” Elohim Leafier was just finishing college. He was feeling “the extreme limitations” of the Wiccan coven he had just left and maintaining his Afro-Caribbean background as he published all the rituals he had done up to that point. In the ten years since then, he has met witches and wizards from different practices and places. He has since studied…
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Review: Become an Exceptional Tarot Reader
Title: Become an Exceptional Tarot Reader: The Card Meanings & Skills You Need to Ace Every Reading Author: Ethony Dawn Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Date: December 8, 2025 Pages: 416 A culmination of Ethony Dawn’s twenty-five years teaching tarot, “Become an Exceptional Tarot Reader” takes you through the steps to become confident and successful reading cards. The book is structured so that each chapter builds on the ones before it, therefore it is meant to be read in the order it is written. Information is presented in a logical manner beginning with basics such as myths, how the seventy-eight cards are grouped into segments, and various ways to pick cards.…
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Review: Memento Mori Deck
Title: Memento Mori: 36 Cards to Embrace Life Author: Red Wheel Publisher: Weiser Date: October 6, 2025 Pages: 36 cards “Memento mori” is Latin for “remember you will die.” This concept of remembering death is found in cultures around the globe and throughout history. In art, it is portrayed using skulls, withered flowers, timepieces, smoke, coffins, flickering candles, rotting fruit – objects symbolizing the fragility of existence, the passing of time, and the impermanence of life. While some find reminders of death morbid or distasteful, the tradition of memento mori is meant to remind people that death is inevitable and life is short, so not to waste any of it.…
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Magick for all Seasons. A grimoire for the Wheel of the Year by Marla Brooks
I love the cover of this book. It holds several elements that are key to wiccan life. The crow caught my eye right away, but the more I looked the more detail I found in the cover. The stars, the rustic looking border, the different flowers that are used in practice. It just flows together really well. The next thing I noticed was the dedication. Having a real person have their wisdom be brought into this text is amazing. The link between the past and present and how wisdom and guidance from the past has shaped the present practice for the author gives me a more real feel. Sections in…
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Sounding the Alarm: Occult Revelations from The Mass of Baphomet on the Egg Moon
First, let me preface this article with a disclaimer: much of what you read here is going to be personal gnosis that will likely be controversial, not only among folks who aren’t particularly inclined to postmodern ideas of magick and mysticism, much less conceptions of the world and reality, but also from those who may argue that Baphomet as a spiritual entity doesn’t actually exist. For those folks, I would encourage you to do research on the specific issue you have with anything in this article. I’m not saying I’m right, either here, or all the time, and I certainly don’t profess to know everything. However, these revelations come at…
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Cody’ Column: Spring Forest Walk Into Coherence
Cernunnos, Runes, Fungi, and Crocuses… Long walks in the forest… Finding medicines… Research… Ritual… Writing… Observing the birds… Looking for nettles and trillium… Tarot, Dragons, Moon Phases, Astrology… Welcome to this month’s column! This article will be more of a side-by-side journey of a magick wielder to encourage my readers to immerse themselves in their practices and maintain their sovereignty against all odds of confusion and incoherence. We begin with the Fool, or empty mind, the creative and regenerative force that guides any adventure worth traveling on. March was my birth month and as such, prompted me to evaluate my cycle or Jera in the cosmos. I have been carrying…
