Elen Hawke

"Praise to the Moon" presents each moon phase, exploring its inherent qualities and relevant deities, with appropriate celebrations, rituals, invocations, and magic. Related material encompasses spells, recipes, incenses, the Celtic Tree Calendar, the Indian Lunar Zodiac, and the impact of eclipses and the zodiac signs.

Magic & Myth of the Lunar Cycle

Praise to the Moon

Martin White

A thrilling collection of magical wisdom. Seven talented magical practitioners have joined together to produce this invaluable guide to the art of spellcrafting. Much more than a do-it-yourself magic manual, this guide to the craft emphasizes the responsibilities and ethical issues that are part of the magical life. Spellcaster addresses the theoretical and practical background of magic-exploring how magical energies operate and manifest. The seven essays represent different approaches and traditions-including Wicca, Hermetic Magick, Northern traditions, and freeform Natural Magick. The wisdom collected here is meant to inspire and empower beginners and less experienced magic users, so they may go on to safely and confidently customize their own magical practice.

Seven Ways to Effective Magic

Spellcaster

Daffodils dance in a chilly spring breeze . . . a butterfly alights on a sunny marigold . . . sleepy autumn energy moves through an apple tree . . . in a winter garden, a redstart greedily strips berries from holly. And so the seasons rise and fall, the wheel of the year turns, and the sacred circle of birth, death, and regeneration goes on. This simple and beautiful guide combines author Elen Hawke's personal accounts of sabbats and moon rites with clear, common sense instruction that makes witchcraft accessible to anyone who wishes to enter the circle. Journey through the Moon's phases and the eight seasonal festivals; gain an understanding of Goddess and God; learn how to build a shrine, perform ritual, and collect or make magical tools. Evocative and poetic, In the Circle will take you deeper into your inner core, the place where you can connect to the spirit of Nature and to your own innate knowledge. Tree and bird, stone and star The spirituality of witchcraft is experienced through the world around us, through Nature and through the bodies in which we live. The sense of the divine is not remote from the world, but is part of one's own being. To be a witch means living in harmony with the ebb and flow of the seasonal tides and the cycles of Sun, Moon, and weather; to have a love of everything that lives, a respect for and sympathy with tree and bird, stone and star, as well as our fellow humans. This is expressed through aligning oneself with the unfolding patterns of the ritual year, and the monthly waxing and waning of the moon. Witches believe that working in harmony with these cycles will nourish the spirit of the land while aligning their own spiritual development with the soul of Nature. -Elen Hawke

Crafting the Witches' Path

In the Circle

This is a witch's guide to magical practices by a Craft Elder, Wiccan initiate and a member of the Pagan Federation. 12 illustrations.

A Witch's Guide to Magical Practice

The Sacred Round

From "Abundance" to "Zest for Living," this charming pocket guide includes over eighty spells and magical tips for spellcasters of all experience levels. Along with a variety of simple and effective spells, An Alphabet of Spells provides practical information on the energies, tools, and timing used in spellcrafting, and down-to-earth advice on magical ethics and safety. Positive and encouraging, this spell book also recognizes an essential but oft-forgotten tenet of magic-true magic transforms not only your outer circumstances, but your spirit and character as well.

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