Books D to E

Why do all cultures, distant and diverse, have similar tales of dragons? Universal wisdom confirms dragons have interacted with people since time immemorial—they call to us, pique our curiosity, and arouse our fears. These mystical beasts are real and their power, their influence, and especially their magick can be captured. Building upon rituals and drawing on their energy, learn to befriend these inspirational creatures and become partners with them on a spiritual journey. Move with them, learn from them, dance in perfect human/dragon syncopation.

"Dancing with Witches" answers questions which have puzzled followers of witchcraft for a generation. In particular, Lois Bourne's close friendship with the enigmatic Gerald Gardner enables her to shed light on the man widely regarded as the instigator of the modern revival of the witch cult. She writes of her first encounter with him and their years of friendship and co-operation. This led to her meeting a traditional witch and eventual initiation into a coven of witches with an uninterrupted history of 200 years. Witchcraft is as old as time, but few really know what it consists of beyond magic, spells and enchantment. Above all, though it is the renewal of an ancient tradition and this revealing book describes the practices of the religion and details of the training received by the author. Featured, too, are many witches encountered over a lifetime who contributed to Lois Bourne's unique knowledge of the occult and mystical worlds. For nearly fifty years, Lois Bourne has been the leader of a coven of witches who follow the Old Religion, which acknowledges the gods of Nature and seeks to transform and evolve the spiritual aspect of life. Encapsulated also in this memorable book are the author's unusual experiences in voodoo and obeah. Everybody with an interest in witchcraft will find "Dancing with Witches" essential reading.

Dedicant: A Witch's Circle of Fire R295
by: Thuri Calafia
The Circles system is a comprehensive eclectic Wiccan study series. Each of the four volumes corresponds to a specific level—Dedicant, Initiate, Adept, and Master—based on a traditional degree structure.
A Complete Course of Wiccan Study, Book 1
Ignite Your Passion
You’ve heard that dreamlike voice calling to you: a yearning to work with the earth’s life energies . . . a heartfelt desire to become a student of the Craft. Now is the time to call forth your passion and strength of will, and commit yourself fully to the Path of the Wise. Dedicant: A Witch’s Circle of Fire invites you to set forth on the sacred journey to becoming a Witch.
Designed to harmonize with the Wheel of the Year, the monthly lessons feature seasonally themed stories, meditations, Witchcraft lore, ethics questions, spells, and pathworking rituals. The course on Wicca culminates in a powerful self-initiation rite that brings you to the level of Initiate.
Blending purposeful study with reflection and awareness, the Circles system of Wicca study is ideal for the solitary student or as part of a coven curriculum. Dedicant helps you ignite your inner light and keep it burning by teaching you the core essentials of Wiccan wisdom:
Creating a spiritual grimoire • Writing and performing daily devotionals
Calling the Gods and Goddesses • Conducting Sabbat and Esbat rituals
Performing herb and energy work • Making and using magical tools
Selecting ritual garb • Casting a power circle

Anyone can practice divination. You don't need to be psychic, or believe that a higher power controls the cards. Anyone can learn to predict the future using the methods described in this book. Learn how to choose the methods that works best for you, and ask the right questions so you get accurate answers. Discover the secrets of a wide variety of methods, from Tarot cards and the I Ching to crystal gazing, palmistry, and even reading signs and omens in the world around you. The real value of divination is in planning and prevention. If you like the answers you receive, continue on. If it looks like trouble ahead, adjust your course of action and see how your new plan affects the outcome. In this way you can use divination to fine tune your future and start living the life you've always dreamed of.

Dream Power R75
Dream insight can change our lives. By their nature dreams are revealing and almost totally personal in their focus. They come to offer constructive comment and urge us forward onto that which we need for our growth and fulfilment. In this book Dreamwork Educator, Diane Bellchambers, helps the ready to be more aware of, and to more fully understand the various roles of our dreams. Dream insight can change our lives. By their nature dreams are revealing and almost totally personal in their focus. They come to offer constructive comment and urge us forward onto that which we need for our growth and fulfilment. In this book Dreamwork Educator, Diane Bellchambers, helps the ready to be more aware of, and to more fully understand the various roles of our dreams.

Dreams and What They Mean to You R120
by: Migene González-Wippler
You dream every night. Experts from Plato to Freud, Aristotle to Jung have shared their wisdom about dreams. And still it is rare that a clear, incisive book that explains dreams comes around. But now there is Dreams and What They Mean to You by Migene González-Wippler.
This book explains the workings of the mind, how dreams function, and how to interpret them. Your dreams are filled with symbols, from general ones such as colors to specific objects and events. This book includes a huge dream symbol dictionary which gives interpretations of hundreds of symbols.
If you have a dream which includes a pickle, that symbol means you are wasting your energy on frivolous pastimes. A dream of a magazine means you will receive news from a distance. If you dream of a dragon it means you allow yourself to be ruled by your passions and should try to overcome your temper and violent nature.
Each dream symbol is also associated with two numbers. By keeping a record of the symbols in your dreams you may be able to find numbers that will bring you luck or be used for other purposes. What a handy tool this is!
Besides interpreting dreams, you can also control them — if you know how! This book can give you the techniques to remember dreams easily, dream more effectively, recall your dreams, and even learn to become aware that you are dreaming. This can lead to prophetic dreams and your ability to interpret them.
If you have ever had a dream that you knew was meaningful, but couldn't figure it out, this book is a must. If you're looking to understand yourself better, to discover your secret inner motivations, you'll want this book, too. In fact, you should keep this book by your bed so you can check it when you get up.

Symbols inform us not only about the past, but they also have the potential to direct us towards future growth and development. Covering universal and culturally bound symbols, this text enables us to work with these symbols to connect us to our intuitive awareness.

Dreamer's Dictionary R155
Garuda
Since a dream can have many interpretations depending upon your personal situation, each of the 1,300 alphabetically listed entries provides up to three meanings for each element—symbolic, psychological, and visionary—and then further distinguishes it by context. Because sometimes a cigar is only a cigar; but it could also mean you are afraid of reality, about to conclude a business deal, or experiencing sexual urges.

The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Dream Symbols

by Klaus Vollmar
Over 2,000 objects and images you may encounter in your dreams get expert explanations in this huge, unique, up-to-date reference. The entries cover the full range of dream images most people experience. Was Freud right, that dreams express repressed sexual desire? Or Jung's belief that dreams connect us with the universal collective unconscious? You decide.

The Druidry Handbook R240
Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth
John Michael Greer
Foreword by Philip Carr-Gomm
A living tradition of nature spirituality rooted in Celtic antiquity and revived to meet the challenges of contemporary life, Druidry offers people a path of harmony through reconnection with the green Earth.
The Druidry Handbook is the first hands-on manual of traditional British Druid practice that explores the Sun Path of seasonal celebration, the Moon Path of meditation, and the Earth Path of living in harmony with nature as tools for crafting an earth-honoring life here and now. From ritual and meditation to nature awareness and ecological action, John Michael Greer opens the door to a spirituality rooted in the living Earth.
Featuring a mix of philosophy, rituals, spiritual practice, and lifestyle issues, The Druidry Handbook is one-stop shopping for those seriously interested in practicing a traditional form of Druidry. It offers equal value to eclectics and solitary practitioners eager to incorporate more earth-spirituality into their own belief system; it also appeals to the merely curious.
While there are plenty of Druid books on the market, few offer the accessibility and practical how-to instruction found in The Druidry Handbook.

Druid Power: Celtic Faerie Craft & Elemental Magic R215
by: Amber Wolfe
Call forth dragons and feel the ancient songs of the Celts stirring in your blood. Access the deep wisdom of the Druidic orders and reclaim the Elemental gifts of the Otherworld. Become a spiritual warrior of the Celtic Craft-a Dragon-Rider.
The dragon is a symbolic representation of the alchemist's or magician's works of power. Druid Power presents techniques for self-transformation through Celtic faerie craft and Elemental magic. Rich with mythological information and psychological insight, this innovative guide bridges ancient Celtic Druidic Tradition with modern transpersonal psychology.
Reawaken your connection to the magick of the natural world through traditional ceremonies, guided journeys, and unique exercises that lead to a direct connection with the Elemental forces of Nature. Experience the strength and purity of fire, the emotional alchemy of water, the profound reality of earth, the awareness of air, and the transcendent mystery of spirit.
Enter the realm of myth where magick and the mundane blend. Druid Power is your guide to finding your way to the Otherworld and back again-richer, wiser, healed, and whole.

Dunwich's Guide to Gemstone Sorcery: Using Stones for Spells, Amulets, Rituals, and Divination

Earth, Air, Fire & Water: More Techniques of Natural Magic
by: Scott Cunningham R160

A water-smoothed stone . . . The wind . . . A candle's flame . . . A pool of water. These are the age-old tools of natural magic. Earth, Air, Fire & Water includes more than 75 spells, rituals and ceremonies with detailed instructions for designing your own magical spells. This book instills a sense of wonder concerning our planet and our lives; and promotes a natural, positive practice that anyone can successfully perform.

Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magic
by: Scott Cunningham R145
Using the "Old Ways" enables you to live a better life and to deepen your understanding of the world. The tools and powers of magick are around you, waiting to be grasped and utilized. This book gives you the means to put Magick into your life, shows you how to make and use the tools, and gives you spells for every purpose. The ways of magic are revealed in nature . . . The secrets are written in meandering streams and drifting clouds, whispered by the roaring ocean and cooling breeze, echoed through caves and rocks and forests. When you draw a heart in the sand, call on the four winds for assistance, or ask the rain to wash away a bad habit, you are practicing earth magic. By working in harmony with nature, we can transform ourselves, our lives, and our world. This tried-and-true guide offers more than one hundred spells, rites, and simple rituals you can perform using the powerful energy of the earth.

Eastern Body, Western Mind R210
by Anodea Judith
In EASTERN BODY, WESTERN MIND, chakra authority Anodea Judith brought a fresh approach to the yoga-based Eastern chakra system, adapting it to the Western framework of Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, childhood developmental theory, and metaphysics. This groundbreaking work in transpersonal psychology has been revised and redesigned for a more accessible presentation. Arranged schematically, the book uses the inherent structure of the chakra system as a map upon which to chart our Western understanding of individual development. Each chapter focuses on a single chakra, starting with a description of its characteristics, then exploring its particular childhood developmental patterns, traumas and abuses, and how to heal and maintain balance. Illuminated with personal anecdotes and case studies, EASTERN BODY, WESTERN MIND seamlessly merges the East and West, science and philosophy, and psychology and spirituality into a compelling interpretation of the chakra system and its relevance for Westerners today.
Applies the chakra system to important modern social realities and issues such as addiction, codependence, family dynamics, sexuality, and personal empowerment.

Egyptian Religion: Egyptiam ideas of the Future Life R140 Author: E.A. Wallis Budge

Bring the sacred rites and rituals of ancient Egypt into your Pagan practice today. This beautifully written guide, by noted scholars Jocelyn Almond and Keith Seddon, presents a compelling overview of ancient Egyptian religious and magical beliefs.
Egyptian Paganism for Beginners is unique in its focus on specific rituals for individual gods and goddesses. For solitary practitioners who want to perform daily devotions, it offers genuine invocations and prayers for each of the main Egyptian deities. There are translations of authentic religious texts, along with insightful commentary on relevant Egyptian history, myth, and lore.
Also included in this comprehensive guidebook are practical instructions on how to cast a circle, make a shrine, consecrate statues, and channel oracles. The reader will learn how to safely evoke entities, invoke deities, and "assume the Godform"-a major tenet of ancient Egyptian religion.

The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells, a comprehensive guide to the magical arts, features five thousand spells spanning five thousand years of magical history drawn from Earth’s every inhabited corner, from ancient to modern Egypt, from old Mesopotamia to today’s African Diaspora. There are spells from Celtic, Chinese, Italian, Jewish, Romany, Slavic and Tibetan traditions plus many more. There’s practical magic, high ritual magic, spells that demand careful planning and spells to be cast spontaneously, spells one might wish to cast daily as well as spells that should perhaps never be performed, spells whose components include precious resins and priceless gems and spells whose every ingredient is free: ocean water, moonbeams, dirt.
Within The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells’ more than one thousand pages you’ll discover:
• Banishing spells
• Better Business and Professional Success Spells
• Cleansing Spells
• Courtcase Spells: Spells for Legal Justice
• Death Spells: Death and Funeral Spells, Ghosts, Necromancy and Vampires
• Divination Spells
• Dream Spells: Dreams, Insomnia, Astral Projection, Witches Flying Ointments
• Fertility Spells
• Gambling Spells
• Healing Spells, both general healing and spells for specific ailments
• Hexes and their Antidotes
• Invisibility and Transformation Spells
• Over 100 pages of Love Spells
• Marriage and Divorce Spells
• Money Spells
• Pregnancy and Childbirth Spells
• Protection Spells
• Plus more . . .
Spells take many forms. Key concepts necessary for successful spell-casting are explained in plain English. In addition to the spells, The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells includes a guide to various forms of spell-casting including working with
• Animals (Familiars and allies)
• Botanicals (in varied forms: dried and fresh herbs, roots, essential oils, flower essences and more)
• Elements (air, earth, fire, water)
• Minerals (crystals, gemstones, lodestones, holed stones)
• Planets, especially Luna and our own Earth
• Spirits (angels, demons, djinn, fairies, lwa, orisha, saints official and otherwise)
• Words (charms, incantations, rhymes, words of power)
• and more . . .

Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft The Complete A-Z for the Entire Magical World

The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft is a comprehensive celebration of all facets of witchery and the magical arts: from fairy tales to familiars, hags to healers, Ancient Egypt to modern Hoodoo, Wicca and Neo-Paganism, from New Orleans Voodoo to the Golden Dawn, this definitive reference book reveals and explores the many faces, facets and diverse traditions of thousands of years of witchcraft.
Included are recipes from the witch's cauldron, auspicious dates from the witch's sacred calendar, and spells from the witch’s grimoire.
• Explore the botanicals historically most associated with witchcraft and the animals historically considered most likely to be familiars or witches in disguise.
• Discover how witches have inspired fine art and mass entertainment from Shakespeare to Harry Potter, and how witchcraft has been depicted in various ways, from veneration to defamation.
• Meet the fascinating practitioners and adepts included in the Witchcraft Hall of Fame.
• Learn about those special deities most identified with witchcraft: deities worshipped by witches and witches worshipped as deities
• Journey to the Burning Times, those terrible centuries when those deemed witches were persecuted, oppressed and murdered: situations that still exist, in some places, today.
A combination of instruction and entertainment, The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft is packed with legends, lore, magic spells, potions, recipes, and rituals

Elemental Magick: Meditations, Exercises, Spells And Rituals to Help You Connect With Nature
D. J. Conway R210

For over a thousand years, alchemists and magicians have recognized and used
the four Elements or building blocks of the universe. Most people who have
studied in the Pagan/New Age fields know that there are four Elements: Earth,
Air, Fire, and Water, with a nebulous fifth Element, Spirit. But for many of these
students, there appears to be no practical purpose in learning much about the
Elements, except perhaps as a basic but necessary building block for further
knowledge, and so they run through the learning process as quickly as possible.
This book demonstrates that these Elements demand further exploration and
inquiry because they are so basic and rudimentary to the world in which we live.
Author D.J. Conway explains in depth the energies and forces that lie behind
each of the Elements, the Elements that provide a framework for literally
everything in the universe, from what we would call natural events to magick.
This book will also explain the all-important and powerful Elemental Spirits that
belong to each Element and how these Spirits frequently work with humans in
workings that interest them. The reader will see how these connections between Elements and their representative Spirits allow the magickal energy to flow in a continuous circle around the Element of Spirit, or the Creative Void.
Finally, by learning to balance the Elements with the aid of Elemental Spirits, the reader will better understand the larger process of balancing our lives, our towns and cities, and the environment, with the ultimate hope of disseminating this balance to encompass and embrace the entire world. The very health and
balance of our world hinges on our understanding, respect for, and proper
utilisation of these “basic” Elements!

Wicca 202: Advanced training by an experienced High Priestess
Many books may tell you how to cast a Wiccan circle, but none really bother to explain why. When you finish reading The Elements of Ritual, you'll know what each step of the circle-casting ceremony means, why it's there, and what it accomplishes. You'll learn several alternative approaches to each step, and you'll be empowered to write your own effective ceremonies using sound magical, theological, and pragmatic principles.
Advanced, sophisticated Witchcraft philosophy and practice
Delves further into the theology and theory of every phase of ritual, along with practical how-tos and how-not-tos, and much esoteric, hard-to-find information
Every step of ritual has at least two sample scripts, including an avant-garde example
Provides detailed instructions for writing your own ritual
Includes meditations on the deeper meanings of each phase of ritual

Study and work with the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water and learn many different forms of real magick, including crystal, herb, stone, color, and candle magick. It might not be as flashy as the movies make it seem, but real Witches work magick every day-the magick of the natural world, the magick of the Craft, and especially the magick of the heart and mind.

Embracing the Moon: Witch's Guide to Rituals, Spellwork and Shadow Work
Yasmine Galenorn R160

There are many different Witchcraft traditions. Although the traditions vary, there are still many linking factorsbut what do you do if none of the traditions exactly match your needs and abilities? Why not create a tradition of your own one rooted in natural magick and shaped to fit your personal goals and beliefs? If you want to do this, you have to get Embracing the Moon by Yasmine Galenorn.
Embracing the Moon is based on a practicing Witch's personal magickal system. She has already cast the spells, blended the oils, and used the invocations, so you know they will work. From basic tenets of Witchcraft to spellcasting, from herbs and oils to ritual Shadow Work, Embracing the Moon opens a whole world of magick to you. If you are content with any tradition, you can add some or all of the exercises and techniques given here. Perhaps you might want to change them to fit what you do more accurately. That is exactly what Yasmine Galenorn would like you to do. If you want to make your spiritual path as unique as you are, Embracing the Moon give you all the options, expert insights, and support you need to work natural magick in a way that's meaningful for you.

The Enchanted Spellboard: Magical Messages from the Spirit World R395
Amy Zerner and Monte Farber
Communicating with spiritual forces—ancestors, spirit guides, dreams, or inner wisdom—can lead to fascinating insights that change our lives for the better. The Enchanted Spellboard helps us connect, and receive those perceptive messages from the world beyond. Beautiful and easy to use, the kit contains an 18" x 18" folding board in full color, an engraved Magical Message Indicator®, and a 30-page instruction book. Just place your fingertips on the indicator and ask a question. You’ll feel a slight tingling sensation as you move the indicator around the board and bring it to rest on illustrated symbols that include a grotto of sacred trees, circle of dancing enchantresses, wheel of power words, zodiac signs, healing gemstones, and the four directions to help you find your way.
There’s no better path to strengthening your intuition, conquering your fears, and deepening your understanding of our enchanted world

Make your own oils, blends, and fragrances—and make your dreams come true!
The proper oils, blends, and fragrances are central to the practice of Wicca, and essential for many spells, candle magick, mojo bags, ritual bathing, incenses, floor washes, potpourri, anointing sacred objects, and much more. For over thirty years, Wiccan expert Lady Rhea has been creating her own special formulas that she supplies to some of the world’s quintessential Pagan stores such as The Warlock Shoppe and Enchantments—and now she shares them with you!
In The Enchanted Formulary, Lady Rhea gives you the recipes that she’s perfected over three decades and also shows you where to get some of the harder-to-find ingredients. Some of the 300 blends included are formulas for love; money, luck, and success; healing and personal transformation; and uncrossing and protection. You’ll also learn:
The magick of oils
Mixology (how to mix and blend)
Magical application (different uses of oils for magickal purposes)
Popular perfume fragrances today and the their role in magick
Astrological influences on when to blend your oils
The Enchanted Formulary can be easily used on its own or with Lady Rhea’s The Enchanted Candle, and each recipe comes with detailed information on the origins of the fragrance. The road to self-empowerment begins here!

Enchantment of the Faery realm: Communicate with Nature Spirits & Elementals by Ted Andrews R200

Forests, lakes, mountains, caves-even your garden-are alive with nature's spirits. Enchantment of the Faerie Realm can help you commune with elves, devas, nymphs, gnomes, and other faerie folk. With just a little patience and persistence you can learn to recognize the presence of these mysterious, magical creatures.

Encyclopedia of Angels R240
by: Richard Webster
A Wealth of Angel Wisdom at Your Fingertips
Angels lend comfort and strength in times of difficulty, bring our lofty goals down to earth, and set our spirits soaring toward the divine. No matter what spiritual path you travel, the angels are there to offer guidance and inspiration along the way.
International best-selling author and angel expert Richard Webster presents this alphabetically-arranged book of angels, a collection of over 500, hailing from diverse traditions, cultures, and belief systems all over the world. A snapshot of each angel’s traits, abilities, and specialties illustrates the myriad ways in which these heavenly helpers can deepen your spiritual practice and enrich your life.
• Discover the roles of angels in various spiritual texts and religions throughout history
• Meet your guardian angel, the archangels, the angel presiding over your astrological sign, and more
• Learn the best methods, most propitious times, and just exactly how to communicate with each angel
You hold in your hands the ultimate resource for getting in touch with the divine. Open your heart to the miraculous powers of the angels, and fill your life with the peace, encouragement, and blessings that you’ve always wanted.

The Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients R230
A Wiccan Guide to Spellcasting
By Lexa Rosean
Bringing the art and magick of casting spells to the masses, Lexa Rosean is the new face of Wicca. In The Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients she provides beginner and experienced practitioners of spellcasting with a quick, easy, and accurate guide to the magickal powers and properties of herbs, spices, flowers, vegetables, fruits, metals, and colors -- more than 500 ingredients in all.
With this info at your fingertips, you can craft spells for specific desires or needs -- whether it's love, luck, fertility, or even next month's rent! Written with passion for the craft and a deep understanding of the needs of modern-day Wiccans, The Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients is an indispensable addition to every occult library and an essential reference for all with the gift of magick.

Encyclopedia of Natural Magic R250
By: John Michael Greer
Natural magic is the ancient and powerful art of using material substances—herbs, stones, incenses, oils, and much more—to tap into the hidden magical powers of nature, transforming your surroundings and yourself.
Not just a cookbook of spells, the Encyclopedia of Natural Magic provides an introduction to the philosophy and ways of thought underlying this system. It also gives detailed information on 176 different herbs, trees, stones, metals, oils, incenses, and other substances, and offers countless ways to put them to magical use. With this book and a visit to your local herb store, rock shop, or your backyard garden, you’re ready to enter the world of natural magic.

The Encyclopedia of Superstitions R185
Richard Webster
Have you ever rubbed a frog on your freckles?
Trivia fans and fun fact fanatics will adore this fascinating, flickable encyclopedia of superstitions! Richard Webster presents over five hundred of the most obscure, curious, and just-plain-freaky superstitions of the Western world.
Discover batty beliefs about baldness, beans, and the Bermuda Triangle, and peculiar practices regarding hiccups, hearses, and hunchbacks. From modern myths to centuries-old lore, The Encyclopedia of Superstitions offers a wealth of wonderfully weird beliefs on just about every topic you can imagine:
Holidays Birth Death Weddings Colours Gemstones Trees Flowers Fairies Weather Numbers Animals Birds Insects Household Items Zodiac Signs Gambling The Human Body Food

Raven Grimassi's Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft is easily the most important book on the subject to come out this year. It will be seen as one of the most important books on Wicca and Witchcraft for years to come. From now on, if you want to know anything about the history or methods of the Craft, this is the place you will start. Do you need to find out about a person who has had an important impact on Wicca: Gardner? Sanders? Clutterbuck? Valiente? It's in here. Would you like to discover more about Wiccan holidays: Mabon? Lughnasadh? Litha? You'll discover it in here, too. Also in here is information on magical tools and methods, philosophy, theology, various pantheons, Pagan traditions, herbs, and their powers and even the flows of energy around the world called the "Tatvic Tides." Three hundred photos and illustrations let you see what people look like and help to amplify the information. Perhaps you'd like to learn about Scottish Witchcraft. In this book you'd learn that the first modern mention of it was in a book by Raymond Buckland. "Such was the response that Ray got to his mention of this tradition, that he had to publish full details...The information was provided by Wiccan teacher Aidan Breac..." If you want to know more about Breac and the PectiWita tradition, you'll find it in this book. Many people think that Wicca has no real laws. However, there are 140 Traditional Laws of Witchcraft. You'll find them all listed here. You'll also discover the difference between a pentacle and a pentagram, what the Odic Force is, the eclecticism of the Ladywood Tradition,and the ancient sources of working magic "skyclad.

By Dorothy Harbour

A practical guide for how to protect yourself, your business, and the people you care about from those who prey on and consume the energy of others.
• Outlines the basic laws that govern the interchange of life energy.
• Reveals how to calculate your own energy balance and identify personal danger zones.
• Offers exercise programs to attain a balanced personal energy level and build an "energy immune system".
Our lives are a constant exchange of energy. More often than not we are like molecules, randomly reacting and responding to external energy forces that we are not aware of. One such force is the energy vampire: individuals who take excessive amounts of energy without giving anything in return, leaving us drained and ineffectual.
Dorothy Harbour provides a clear guide to self-protection from individuals and situations that drain our personal energy. From exercises such as "musical aura stimulation" and meditations like "the pillar of light" we learn how to strengthen our auras and ground ourselves psychologically. Numerous case studies--from "love vampire" to "aura protection against sexual harassment"--teach us how to recognize the energy vampires in our midst. Other helpful practices demonstrate how to cleanse our subconscious of "psycho-trash," protect ourselves and family from energy vampires, and even lovingly cure the vampires themselves.

A Journey to Fulfillment and Renewal
In Essential Asatru, renowned author and priestess Diana Paxson demystifies an ancient, rich, and often misunderstood religion, and offers a practical guide for its modern followers.
Filled with clear, concise instructions on living Asatru every day, this truly accessible guide takes you on a journey from Asatru’s origins in Scandinavian and German paganism to its acceptance as an official religion in the 1970s.
Essential Asatru also includes:
A complete history of Asatru gods and goddesses, including Odin, Thor, and Ostara
The life values, such as honor, truth, fidelity, and hospitality, that shape Asatru’s tenets
Indispensable information on rituals, rune casting, ethics, and divination
Essential Asatru is an elegant and splendid introduction to a centuries-old religion that continues to enrich and fascinate its followers today.

The Essential Crystal Handbook
All The Crystals You Will Ever Need For Health, Healing & Happiness
Simon and Sue Lilly

An excellent little handbook that is clearly illustrated and packed with information on everything you need to know about crystals. Includes clear information and guidance and how to use them.

The Essential Herbs Handbook

more than 100 herbs for well-being, healing and happiness
By : Lesley Bremness

This book explores the role of herbs in traditional cultures and offers guidance on growing, maintaining and harvesting herbs. It also explains key ways to integrate just about any herb into your daily life.

The Essential Oils Handbook

All the oils you will ever need for health, vitality and well-being
Jennie Harding
Packed full of information and superb photography, this new addition to the Essential Handbook series will delight your senses and enhance your life with fragrant and mood-lifting oils
Whether through massage, a hot aromatherapy bath or a cooling compress, essential oils can bring life-enhancing benefits to everyone. In this new book within the Essential Handbook series we learn how to incorporate essential oils into our lives. The first section describes how the oils are extracted from plants, evocatively explains how they have been used traditionally in different cultures, and guides the reader in the best ways to integrate them safely and effectively into his or her daily routine. This is followed by an invaluable directory of 100 oils, each complemented by a full-colour photograph of the plant from which the oil is made. Every entry offers examples of how you can use the oil to benefit both mind and body, whether massaging sore muscles with rosemary oil or adding ylang ylang to a bath to calm your mind. For each oil, key points are highlighted to provide essential information and fascinating facts at a glance. Authoritative yet accessible, this book will delight everyone who wants to use oils to promote their well-being, or who simply takes pleasure in these complex, alluring fragrances.

Essential Herbal Wisdom: A Complete Exploration of 50 Remarkable Herbs R430
by: Nancy Arrowsmith
Popular author and healing practitioner Nancy Arrowsmith takes readers on a fascinating in-depth exploration of the herbal arts. Arrowsmith's friendly voice and vast knowledge of herbal applications, history, and folklore shine through in this herbalism reference work.
As entertaining as it is practical, this comprehensive illustrated herb guide covers everything from herb gathering prayers and charms to signatures for fifty powerful herbs. Each herb is described in detail, with tips on growing, gathering, drying, and storing these marvelous plants, as well as their culinary virtues, cosmetic properties, medicinal merits, veterinary values, and household applications.
Along with thought-provoking bits of folk history and literary and spiritual references to herbs and nature, this directory includes step-by-step instructions on cooking with herbs and preparing herbal remedies, as well as gardening hints and seed-saving tips.

Reiki is an ancient and profoundly simple system of “laying on of hands” healing derived from Tibetan Buddhism. In the West, Reiki has been kept highly secret for many years. ESSENTIAL REIKI presents full information on all three degrees of this healing system, most of it in print for the first time. Teaching from the perspective that Reiki healing belongs to all people, Diane Stein breaks new ground in her classic guide to this ancient practice. While no book can replace the directly received Reiki “attunements,” ESSENTIAL REIKI provides everything else that the healer, practitioner, and teacher of this system needs.

Everyday Clairvoyant R225
Extraordinary Answers to Finding Love, Destiny and Balance in Your Life
By: Cyndi Dale
Presented in an easy-to-follow Q&A format, the wisdom and guidance within these pages is organized into three categories: relationships, work or destiny, and health. Heartwarming, humorous, and surprisingly down to earth, Everyday Clairvoyant also offers tips and techniques for developing your own intuition, while offering insight on questions like the following:
• How will I know when I’ve met my true love?
• Do our children select us before birth?
• What are Indigo and Crystal souls?
• Are there ghosts?
• Do animals have souls?
• Does everyone have a spirit guide?
• How can I find my true life path?

"Everyday Magic" is a unique handbook offering a practical path towards personal and spiritual transformation. Drawing on magical ideas and practices from several different wisdom traditions, including the Kabbalah, Wicca and Goddess spirituality, alchemy, Shamanism and the Tarot, Nevill Drury shows how to bring visionary empowerment into your everyday life to help you focus your goals and aspirations, and to connect with the Universal Spirit. As well as fulfilling these needs, real magic also helps restore our sense of the sacred. It changes the way we see the world and the way we interact with our fellow travellers. Everyday Magic explores: magical affirmations and creative visualisation; the magic of colour; how to create a sacred space; magic at home and in the workplace; the magic of trees, flowers and herbs; the magic of love and sacred sex; Tarot card visualisations; shamanism, and the journey of the soul.

Are you tired of looking for ritual solutions for today's problems: computer viruses, traffic that drives you crazy, and stress that makes you forget your own name? Does the quest for obscure spell ingredients leave you exhausted and empty-handed? Now there's a better way to incorporate magic into your life without adding more stress to it. Everyday Magic updates the ancient arts to fit today's lifestyle.
So you've just finished a great book on Witchcraft. Now what? What is the next step for you? Where do you find more spells and rituals that will take you to the next level? The answer is Everyday Magic by Dorothy Morrison.
One of the most important things you'll learn here is how to use common household appliances to simplify and empower your magic. For example, you can use a common drip coffee maker for "flawless infusions, decoctions, and washes." A simple blender can be used for grinding, powdering and mixing, thus replacing the mortar and pestle. Slow cookers and electric potpourri pots can be used to create your own magical oils in less than 24 hours! We use these devices to make our mundane lives easier, why not use them to make our magic more efficient and powerful?
The largest section in this book is a collection of quick, easy and powerful spells. There are far too many to list, but just imagine being able to have these to give to others...or to use yourself! A charm against racism; a spell against apathy; a ritual to have someone contact you; a depression relief spell; a ritual for dieting; a spell to gain focus. They're all in this book and they're all easy to do.
Here is a simple charm for grounding: "Carry a piece of copper with you and handle it whenever your energies begin to scatter." Does that sound too simple? Real magic is simple! And you can do any of the spells, rituals, and exercises that are in this book.
Here are some more: Health charms; spells for overcoming heartbreak; a ritual for becoming inspired; a spell for getting a raise at work; a spell to rekindle love; a spell to obtain money. There are so many in this book that you are bound to find what you need. And as you look through the wide variety of topics, you'll realize that there are spells here you hadn't even thought of but can use right now.
How about a charm to avoid receiving undeserved traffic tickets or a charm to make sure your baggage arrives safely at the airport? How about a charm to increase your computer's modem speed or a way to turn a computer floppy disk into a powerful talisman? It's all in this book. It's simple. It's powerful. And it works!
Whether you are just starting out as a Wiccan or want to add a huge number of spells, charms, rituals, formulas and techniques to your personal Book of Shadows, Everyday Magic is the book you have been waiting for! Filled with recipes for magical potions and baths, oils and incenses, it also gives magical associations for a huge number of stones and deities. With the information and spells here, you can change your life so that you can be more successful and content in this modern world. Get a copy of Everyday Magic today!

That magical, mystical, glorious Moon-invite Her power into your life every day, from fixing your computer to blessing your pets. You'll learn how each Moon phase affects your spellwork, including the seldom-discussed energies of the true Blue Moon, the Black Moon, the void-of-course moon, and the lunar eclipse. Follow the Moon as She traverses each sign of the zodiac, and discover how each astrological phase affects magic, mundane events, and gardening-and how your personal Moon sign affects your magical work. Includes more than 140 modernized spells, chants, and rituals, along with Esbat celebrations for the Full Moon.

The Sun impacts our lives like no other force in the universe. In addition to sustaining life on Earth, the potent energy of this mighty star can lend a powerful spark to daily magic. Taking readers on a magical exploration of the Sun, Dorothy Morrison teaches how the Sun can be used as a viable magical tool. She gives in-depth information on the Sun's cultural and religious history, its phases and energies (rainbows, solar eclipses, Sun storms, and so on) as they apply to magic, and astrological implications. Everyday Sun Magic is also packed with over 140 spells, chants, affirmations, and rituals spanning 89 categories, such as health, employment, friendship, romance, weather, gardening, prosperity, marriage, legal matters, travel, addiction, and dieting.

A guide to the Gods, Rites, and Celebrations from the Norse, Geman, and Anglo- Saxon Traditions Galina Krasskova

Exploring the Northern Tradition is an introduction to the modern reconstruction
of the ancient religion of the Germanic and Scandinavian peoples. This religion,
called Heathenry, is one of the fastest growing polytheistic religious movements in the United States today. This book provides a thorough guide to the cosmology, values, ethics, and rituals practiced by modern Heathens. It
crosses denominational lines, examining practices common to all branches of
Heathenry in an easily accessible format. Readers will have the opportunity to explore the sacred stories of the various Heathen Gods, like Odin, Frigga, Freya, and Thor, and the devotional practices of modern votaries. The most common devotional rite--the faining or blót--is examined in rich detail, with examples given for personal use. Additionally, readers are introduced to the concept of wyrd or fate, so integral to the Heathen worldview.
For those new to Heathenry, Pagans who wish to learn more about the Norse
Deities, or those simply interested in learning about this unique religion,
Exploring the Northern Tradition is the perfect introduction.

Exploring Reiki introduces this increasingly popular form of hands-on healing by
answering the 108 most often-asked questions relating to its practice in
common-sense, reader-friendly language. It covers all the practical issues a
complete beginner would want to know about while still providing an in-depth and all-round presentation. As a result, Exploring Reiki is as helpful to the curious browser who wishes to get first hand information from an experienced
practitioner as it is to the experienced initiate with questions about a particular
aspect of this subtle art of healing.

Explore Your Destiny With Runes R200
Joanna Sandsmark
From time immemorial runes have been used to forecast future relationships, wealth and prosperity and health. This book is a comprehensive guide to runes, including their Viking origins, how to make your own runes and how to draw, cast and lay them out. It teaches you how to interpret spreads and offers advice on finding hidden patterns and gaining more insight from your runes. You will also discover how to use runes for positive change by casting spreads for self-exploration and to answer key life questions.

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