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As the Last Leaf Falls is a guide to death and the mysterious world beyond. Join renowned Druid priest Kristoffer Hughes as he explores the three Celtic realms of existence the realm of necessity, the realm of spirit, and the realm of infinity and illuminates the essence of grief, mourning, and spiritual continuation. Challenging many status quo beliefs about the afterlife, this book provides exercises, meditations, rituals, and thought-provoking questions designed to bring you on a journey of discovery through the most profound of all human transitions. Filled with insight and practical guidance, As the Last Leaf Falls shows you how to honour family and friends in spirit, discover life-affirming aspects of every state of existence, and move beyond the fear that surrounds death.

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Your family s past may be the key to healing yourself in the present. This groundbreaking book explores the healing power of regression sessions that focus on your family lineage. By contacting and sending healing energy to certain members of your family tree, you can initiate ripples of healing that make enormous positive transformations in your life. Join Shelley A. Kaehr as she shares case studies from her generational regression practice as well as specific exercises and meditations to begin your own familial healing journey. You will discover how to alleviate the suffering of your parents, grandparents, or earlier ancestors and extend the pure light of loving kindness to your own generation and even future generations who have yet to be born.

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Tarot Deciphered is an in-depth voyage into the esoteric roots that underlie the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, the Thoth Tarot, and the myriad of decks that share their symbology. This card-by-card analysis reveals detailed insights drawn from the multi-layered traditions of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the magical order that most strongly influenced modern tarot. For each card, you will discover how astrology, mythology, alchemy, the elements, and Qabalah contribute to the card s overall meaning. Authors T. Susan Chang and M. M. Meleen, cohosts of the popular Fortune s Wheelhouse podcast, decipher the symbols and stories of tarot and provide a carefully researched synthesis of ideas designed to help you connect with the wisdom of the cards.

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This book is a guide to the most magical tool in your possession your body. Not just your physical flesh and blood body, but also your symbolic Witch body, the conduit for bringing the material and metaphysical worlds together. Within these pages, you will explore hands-on magical practices and exercises related to your lungs, heart, bones, mind, and the serpent. Explore the profound correspondences between your body, the mythos of tarot, and the five elements. Practice rituals and activities designed to put you in touch with the rhythms and energies of your material and spiritual being. Anatomy of a Witch is all about embracing the body and tapping into your personal power, despite the limiting beliefs that society foists upon us. Through dozens of activities, writing prompts, spells, and rituals, you will connect with the seen and unseen worlds, your ancestors, and your living community. Magic flows most freely when you are in tune with your intuition and your capable, present, and powerful true self.

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Bring the wheel of the zodiac into your practice and discover how its symbolism inspires new and exciting yoga sequences. Featuring poses, meditations, visualizations, and breathing exercises, Yoga by the Stars showcases the amazing connection between astrology and yoga. Ancient, celestial wisdom can elevate your yoga practice to new heights and give you a greater sense of peace, power, and wellness. Jilly Shipway presents a fascinating approach that connects astrology s signs and symbolism to a yearlong cycle of yoga practice. Aries empowers your inner warrior in the spring, Libra helps you create balance in the fall, and Capricorn shows you how to transcend your limitations in the winter. Each sign has its own chapter that includes hands-on techniques for integrating that sign s energy in your life.

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Tap into the power of nature and learn how to unleash your inner magic to navigate modern-day life and the issues the universe throws at you. Curative Magic shows you how to work with the tools that witchcraft provides, including spells, rituals, and herbs as well as meditation and recipes. Nature is incredibly clever plants, herbs, crystals, and other natural materials can improve spells, provide guidance, enhance your personal health, and help you work through life's challenges. Kitchen witch and author Rachel Patterson shares her own experiences, personal rituals, recipes, and remedies to help you manage depression, anxiety, insomnia, ailments, and many other common issues we confront.

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Melissa Cynova, bestselling author of Kitchen Table Tarot, provides a magic starter kit that is perfect for beginners. In her straightforward and witty style, Melissa shows how to use magic in dozens of different ways to help make positive improvements in your life. You will discover how to set intentions and goals, how to safely work with magical energies, and how to work magic for love, luck, prosperity, protection, blessings, and much more. Magic has been used by people from many different spiritual backgrounds for thousands of years. This book shares tips and techniques for simple prayers, spells, and rituals that can make a major difference in your world.

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Featuring nearly 500 samples of folklore, including stories, artifacts, rituals, and beliefs, New World Witchery is one of the most comprehensive collections of witchcraft and folk magic ever written. This treasure trove of witchery is designed to help you integrate folk traditions into your life and deepen your understanding of magic. Folklore expert Cory Thomas Hutcheson guides you to the crossroads of folk magic, where you ll learn about different practices and try them for yourself. Explore chapters on magical heritage, divination, flying, familiars, magical protection, spirit communication, and more. This in-depth, accessible book also provides brief profiles of significant folk magicians, healers, and seers, so you can both meet the practitioners and experience their craft.

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Outside the Charmed Circle is a guide to negotiating gender identity and sexuality within Pagan and magical religious communities. It is designed to support you as you awaken to who you are, deepen your magical practice, and walk through the Pagan world successfully in an authentic way. Author Misha Magdalene provides simple hands-on meditations, prompts, and magical workings to help you explore your identity. With thoughtful insights on embodiment, consent, and Eros, as well as guidance on exploring self-esteem, body negativity, ability, and disability, this book helps you engage with a wide range of identities in a ritual setting. Whether you are straight or queer, cis or trans, witch or magician or devotee you can use this book to develop and deepen your own magical or witchcraft practice.

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Written with a mix of reverence, approachability, and deadpan wit by an actual mortician, Morbid Magic is the first multicultural guide to death spirituality and traditions from all over the world and throughout history. Discover the lore and magic of death, both on the physical and spiritual planes. Explore hands-on activities, spells, and prayers that will help you work through your own mourning process. Take solace in the personal stories and anecdotes contributed by writers from a variety of cultures and religions. This fascinating book makes death a more approachable topic, and it helps you understand and utilize the profound wisdom of cultures around the globe. Morbid Magic presents an amazing, in-depth look at how the world deals with death.

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Celebrate Celtic symbolism, mythology, and magic throughout the Wheel of the Year with this powerful book of tree rituals. Author Sharon Hidalgo presents ceremonies for all thirteen moon months (plus bonus days) from a practice she developed using the Celtic tree calendar and the Celtic tree Ogham. Using these ceremonies will help you enhance your life, become a better steward of the planet, and build a deeper connection with nature. Celtic Tree Rituals takes you step by step through each ritual, explaining what to prepare and how to perform it from beginning to end. You'll also discover the ogham, keywords, totems, and deities for each tree month. These rituals are indispensable tools for improving your creativity, community, joy, and much more.

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The holy grail. The Knights Templar. The Gnostics and ancient mysteries of Greece. Discover the connection between them all with this phenomenal book written by 32nd-degree Freemason and celebrated author John Michael Greer. This book is a must-read for seekers of the holy grail and those who want to learn about the inner workings of occult Freemasonry. The Ceremony of the Grail delves deep into the ancient mysteries, drawing on recently translated texts and published documents that until recently were among Freemasonry's most jealously guarded secrets. From the grail legends to the Picatrix to Jessie Weston's pioneering research, this book provides answers that have eluded seekers for centuries.

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Learn how to give amazingly accurate and insightful tarot readings with little or no guesswork. This revolutionary guide, written by a tarot master with more than thirty years of experience, reveals a simple, proven system that makes reading cards in a spread nearly as straightforward as reading words on a page. The Language of Tarot presents an innovative system that treats tarot as a science. Jeannie Reed discovered that when the same two or three cards appear together, it always means the same issue in her client s life. This amazing book reveals what she learned, translating each combination for you and supplying examples that support each lesson until you are fluent in the language of tarot.

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Master the art of sex magic and forge radical new relationships with yourself, your beloveds, our planet, and life itself. This groundbreaking book invites you to develop intimacies that are as creative as they are consensual, as playful as they are profound, as transformative as they are ecstatic. It offers fresh and accessible inspiration on topics such as self-love, conscious communication, and sacred sex as well as practices and rituals for erotic shapeshifting, ecosexuality, ecstatic breathwork, and so much more. Igniting Intimacy demonstrates that the only tools you really need to have sex, meet god, and make magic are the ability to breathe and a willing imagination. This is an essential manual for pleasure pioneers hoping to change themselves and the world one orgasm at a time.

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The Hearth Witch s Kitchen Herbal is an herbal with a difference it shows how to use the herbs and spices most of us already have in our kitchens for home remedies, personal care, spiritual practice, and magic. The follow-up to the bestselling Hearth Witch s Compendium (9780738750460), this practical guide includes more than 150 recipes and highlights 23 plants, spices, and herbs. For each plant, you will discover magical correspondences, history and lore, culinary uses, cosmetic uses, medicinal uses, notes of caution, and recipes. From basil to black pepper and from compresses to cough drops, this comprehensive guide shares everything you need to know for living the hearth witch way.

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The Golden Dawn system of magick is known throughout the world as one of the most effective and comprehensive approaches to working with occult powers. But for beginners or intermediate practitioners, it can be difficult to know where to start and where to go for expert guidance. Golden Dawn Magic shares bitesized exercises and meditations to help you build the skills that are needed for more advanced rituals, guiding beginner and intermediate practitioners on a powerful journey of magickal work. Chic and Sandra Tabatha Cicero, Chief Adepts of the Golden Dawn, provide a firm foundation in practical Golden Dawn theory and methods, without the complex lessons and grades of more traditional approaches. This is accessible magic that anyone can perform.

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Sigils are powerful magickal marks designed to invoke spirits and deities, influence people, or designate sacred places. This illustrated book breathes fresh life into the contemporary practice of sigil magick, showing you an innovative approach to using marks, lines, dots, and colors to manifest your will in the world. Learn how to create designs that best support your intention by exploring the traditional and contemporary meanings of shapes, numbers, letters, language, and color. Sigil Witchery includes tips for choosing locations, materials, and surfaces, as well as important considerations for permanent, temporary, and wearable sigils. Sample scenarios, exercises, examples, and techniques for handdrawing lines will help you build skills and insights as you develop your own powerful sigil magick.

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The witching hour is that time when every fibre of your being says, This is the time to do the magick, the ritual, the enchantment for what I need. It is a time for your power to mature so that you may step from the problem at hand to the success that you desire. This book includes more than one hundred recipes and formulas as well as techniques for working with powders, herbs, plants, and a variety of other materials and tools. Silver RavenWolf s enchanting language energizes the deepest parts of your mind and spirit, awaking the inner magic that transforms your intentions into changes in the world.

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Deepen the bond between you and your cat as you weave magic together. This wonderful and witchy book is filled with a wide variety of spells, charms, and recipes that you can use to improve the lives of both you and your feline friends. From finding and naming a new cat to working with a cat as a familiar, The Little Book of Cat Magic has something for everyone who loves cats and magic. Learn about cats throughout history and the myths, folklore, and deities associated with them. Explore spells for living with cats, improving their health, and saying goodbye when their nine lives have run their course. Enjoy crafts and recipes, divination techniques involving cats, unique ways to channel your inner feline, and much more.

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Queer Magic provides nourishment for LGBT+ souls and their allies. Explore fascinating insights into queer relationships and spiritual practices from different historical eras and regions of the world. Discover inspiring contributions from contemporary LGBT+ Pagans, Catholics, Buddhists, Muslims, and others as they share personal stories of their experiences and queer-focused spells, prayers, and meditations. Learn about deities, heroes, and historical figures who embody the power of the queer spirit. With practical techniques and enlightening perspectives, Queer Magic is a unique resource for LGBT+ spiritual seekers who want to experience the sustaining energy and strength of the worldwide queer community.

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Chakras are subtle energy centers that affect all levels of your being: physical, psychological, and spiritual. In this pocket-size hardcover guide, you'll discover why these spinning wheels of energy are the key to living at your highest potential.

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While traditional psychics receive mental impressions, empaths naturally have their emotional receptors turned on high. Empathy can give rise to profound healing, love, and spiritual and magickal progression or, if left uncontrolled, it can be a painful experience of emotional overload. Esoteric Empathy teaches readers the ins and outs of empathy and encourages self-awareness through meditation, rituals, and other magickal practices and exercises. This highly accessible book is essential for those whose emotions fuel their spirituality. Whether you experience empathy on a regular basis or simply want to know more about this fascinating topic, this book provides much-needed answers about the emotional abilities that are ushering our species into a new phase of conscious evolution.

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Comprehensive, concise, and easy to use, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Tarot contains everything you ever wanted to know about tarot. Presenting core material in fresh and interesting ways, author Anthony Louis has created an incredibly detailed guide that will educate and inspire, whether you're a beginner or advanced reader. Explore tarot's history and learn about a wide variety of systems, from Rider-Waite to Thoth. Discover card meanings, reading tips, and ways that tarot interacts with astrology, spirituality, and more. Focusing on the use of tarot for insight, empowerment, clarification, and self-understanding in addition to fortunetelling, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Tarot is the last book on tarot you'll ever need.

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A fascinating addition to the magical literature of the Elizabethan era, this unique grimoire is a must-have for magic aficionados and historians. Dating from the time of Shakespeare (c. 1580), The Book of Oberon is a meticulous transcription and translation of a magic book recently rediscovered by the Folger Shakespearean Library. Unlike the more theoretical magic books of the era, this is a compilation of practical spells, secrets, and summonings. The Book of Oberon includes rituals for summoning spirits and faeries (including Oberon); original drawings; talismans and charms for toothaches, bleeding, the capture of thieves, and other practical matters; one of the oldest known copies of the magical manual The Enchiridion; and much more.

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This deck has authentic Yoruba origins combined with the powerful energies of Brazilian Candomble. It uses a unique tarot deck design with 77 cards, including: thirteen cards showing the supernatural beings, or Orishas, which represent archetypes of sacred, intense energy; twelve cards with meaningful symbols such as Karma, the Earth, and the Custodian Angel; and fifty-two cards divided into four groups representing the four elements. The book opens the door to the meaning and origin of each card.

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Flowing from its early, pre-Christian beginnings through its modern worldview, this book explores the deities, history, rituals, magic, and religion of Asatru from the unique perspective of a Gythja (Godwoman) within that path. The Heathen tradition revealed here describes the structure of Asatru and shows how its ancient themes, ideas, and practices are relevant to modern spiritual seekers. Clear and easy to understand yet thorough and comprehensive, A Practical Heathen's Guide to Asatru will add depth to the Asatru experience for those who have practised this faith for years, while remaining accessible to beginners. It reveals Heathen perspectives on the nature of time, creation, spirits, worship, ethics, and hospitality. It shares practical techniques such as meditation, prayer, runes, charms, and life rituals covering birth/naming, entry into adulthood, weddings, divorces, funerals, and more. An in-depth glossary, index, and bibliography help make this the must-read book for everyone interested in Asatru.

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A century ago, groups descending from the famed Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn fused the occult lore of the Western magical tradition with the nature spirituality of the Druid Revival. They invoked Pagan Celtic powers instead of the Judeo-Christian names and symbols. Respected occult author and Grand Archdruid John Michael Greer has re-created a complete magical system based on the Celtic Golden Dawn traditions. This new book provides students with a complete curriculum of Druidical magic and occult wisdom, including training in ceremonial magic, meditation, pathworking, divination, geomancy, and herbal alchemy, allowing self-initiation into the three degrees of Ovate, Bard, and Druid. It features spectacular magical techniques for such things as invisibility, etheric shapeshifing, and conjuring spirits.

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Find out what potential the future holds and use those insights to create the life you desire with this definitive guide to predictive astrology. In her signature easy-to-understand style, popular astrologer Kris Brandt Riske offers step-by-step instructions for performing each major predictive technique-solar arcs, progressions, transits, lunar cycles, and planetary returns-along with an introduction to horary astrology. Discover how to read all elements of a predictive chart and pinpoint when changes in your career, relationships, finances, and other important areas of life are on the horizon. Also includes several example charts based on the lives of the author's clients and celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Martha Stewart, and Pamela Anderson.

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More people than ever are discovering the restorative benefits of tea and the life-enriching divinatory practice of tea-leaf reading. In answer to the surging popularity of this healthy and mystical beverage, "Tea Leaf Reading for Beginners" teaches readers how to read and interpret tea-leaves in six simple steps. This complete guidebook explores the origins of tea and tea-leaf reading, ways of giving readings, divination ethics, tea's medicinal uses, herbal infusion preparation, and how to host a tea party. For quick and easy interpretation, hundreds of symbols and their meanings are included, organized by theme-animals, sun signs, plants, shapes, and many others.

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The religion of the ancient Greeks has lain dormant for too long. In Hellenismos, Tony Mierzwicki shows how to bring it back in all of its primal glory. Learn how to forge personal relationships with the ancient Greek deities. Recreate the practices of the Greeks and enjoy the richness of their spiritual practice. Explore this accessible introduction to Greek reconstruction and discover: Ancient Greek history and culture Deities, Daimones, and Heroes Simple daily observances and personal practice The lunar cycle and monthly, yearly, and festival observances How to incorporate reconstruction and magick into Pagan or Wiccan practice Controversial issues regarding Greek reconstruction

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This groundbreaking book presents the findings of Rosemary Ellen Guiley and Philip J. Imbrogno's investigation into the powerful and mysterious interdimensional beings known as djinn or genies. It reveals what the djinn are, where they can be found-and their hidden agenda against the human race. Working with material compiled from a variety of sources-including their own case files, Middle Eastern lore, the Qur'an, teachings of Islamic scholars, and the latest theories in quantum physics-the authors explore the relationship between the Djinn, demons, fairies, shadow people, and extraterrestrials. They offer eyewitness accounts of modern human encounters with the djinn and reveal the location of interdimensional entry points in North America.

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This enchanting, one-of-a-kind guidebook is for anyone who's ever wanted to know how magic wands work or longed to have a real magic wand of his or her own. Written by the foremost authority on the making of wands, this book is the first devoted solely to the art of wand-making and its mysteries. It approaches the craft from its theoretical foundations, through the selection of wood and the art of carving, to the enchantment and dedication that charge a wand for magical use. Readers will discover how a tree branch is transformed into a wand of magic, gain an understanding of the tree spirits, or dryads, and learn about stones and their powers. This book reveals the true use of phoenix feathers and unicorn hair as wand cores. No magician, Witch, or Druid should be without this groundbreaking work.

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Beloved by nearly half a million tarot enthusiasts, Rachel Pollack's "Seventy-Eight Degrees Of Wisdom" forever transformed the study of tarot. Finally - after thirty years - the much-anticipated follow-up to this revered classic has arrived! Enhanced by the author's personal insights and wisdom gained over the past three decades, "Rachel Pollack's Tarot Wisdom" will inspire fans and attract a new generation of tarot students.Alive with a rich array of new ideas, yet reverent to the history and tradition of tarot, this is a comprehensive guide for all levels. All seventy-eight cards are explored from fresh angles: tarot history, art, psychology and a wide variety of spiritual/occult traditions. Pollack also takes tarot reading in new and exciting directions - spanning predictive, psychological, magical and spiritual approaches. Featuring a wealth of new spreads, anecdotes from the author, and innovative ways to interpret and use tarot, this all-encompassing guide will reinvigorate your practice.

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Here is a simple and practical guide to interpreting the symbolic language of the tarot. How To Read the Tarot provides an interpretive structure that applies to the card numbers of both the Major and Minor Arcana. Readers will learn five common tarot spreads designed to answer common questions about love, money, health, and more. For more insight, there's a handy symbol dictionary for interpreting hundreds of tarot symbols.

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Whether your pain is physical or emotional, the archangel Raphael - also known as the Divine Physician - can help. This book offers meditations, rituals, visualizations, amulets, and other practical techniques for contacting Raphael, the "guardian angel of all humanity." Raphael who can assist with health problems, finding lost or stolen items, recovering from emotional trauma, travel, spiritual guidance, and learning.

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Christopher Penczak takes a threefold approach to protection magick in this guide for Witches, pagans, shamans, and psychics. First, find out how to protect yourself using personal energy, will and intent. Next, discover how to connect with your guardian spirits, angels, and patron deities. Finally, learn how to use traditional spell craft and ritual for protection.

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From the author of the popular Green Witchcraft series comes a unique approach to using the tarot as a spiritual tool for channelling energy and communicating with the Divine. Utilising themes, motifs, and images from witchcraft, this book takes the reader step-by-step through the Major and Minor Arcana. It also shows how through an awareness of environmental energies, you can make informed decisions about career, life, and spiritual development.

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GREEN MAGIC takes you on a journey of discovery through the basics of magical practice. It contains information not found in any other book: the use of gestures in moving energy, the stages of energy flow, the types of spells according to the Green tradition, and the psychology of magic. It explains the mechanics of energy raising and manipulation - in fact, how magic works.

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Delve into the depths of a magical current that spans over three thousand years. The Book of Celtic Magic provides its readers with the unsurpassed power of practical magic and the transformative forces of ancient Celtica. Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order, Kristoffer Hughes invites you to explore the pantheon, myths, and magic of his native Wales. Discover the magical allies, the gods and goddesses, and the spirits of place that form the foundation of this vibrant tradition. Practice rituals that draw you closer to the divine energy of the plants and animals that surround you. Work with spells, conjurations, invocations, and magical tools that have been developed and refined from authentic Celtic sources. Complete with contemplative exercises and a glossary of terms, this step-by-step guide is a definitive source of real Celtic magic.

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From stirring your tea to smashing the patriarchy, Witchful Thinking helps you create a charmed life full of magic and inspiration. Featuring fun and fresh techniques, spiritual advice, and enough empowerment to rock each day, this book reveals your inner wise woman and the wonder all around you.Join Zoe Howe on a journey into witchcraft, feminism, and vibrant health. Designed for women of all identities, this book gives you the confidence to cast your own spells, own your body type, and start your personal revolution. Explore the foundational techniques and topics of magic, from pentagram power and lunar lore to chakras and divination. Enjoy witchy tips from Zoe and Q and A sections with various contributors. A little witchful thinking is all you need to transform your life.

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Now featuring a new cover and a deluxe hardbox with magnetic closure. Created under the guidance of Israel Regardie and Chic and Sandra Tabatha Cicero, the Golden Dawn Magical Tarot is the only deck to incorporate the Golden Dawn s understanding of color. It s also the only deck to include the necessary extra Temperance card used in initiation rituals. This kit includes a full-sized book explaining the meanings and symbolism of each card, and guidance for using them for divination, ritual, meditation, and magick.

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Meet Your Magical Menagerie

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This edition of Regardie's 1938 work introduces a psychological perspective in magic and occultism while giving clear directions on how to perform Qabalistic Cross, the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, and the Middle Pillar exercise.

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This deck brings the Minor Arcana to life in a way that is easy to understand and interpret. It features nature imagery and energies to enchant and excite both pagans and non-pagans, experts and novices.

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From bestselling artist Siolo Thompson comes a fortune-telling deck like no other.

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