In the first part of this series I discussed why the common, non-magickal concept of a love spell was a bad idea, but that real love spells were a practical option for magickal folks. In the second part of this series I described how it's a myth that "opposites attract" but an occult truism that "like attracts like." I also described how to attract the type of person you want: you need to be the type of person he or she wants. This involves doing an honest assessment of yourself and changing those things you don't like about yourself. Then make a list of the characteristics you want in your new love. So let's look at that list. The key is to be as specific as possible. Saying you want

In my first post in this series to greet the season of Spring, I explained why what most people think of as a love spell (cast the spell to make someone love you) is ultimately self-defeating. You'd always know that the only reason that person was with you was because of the spell, not because he or she really cared. There are other reasons why such a spell isn't a good idea, too. However, real love spells are possible, practical, and useful. As I wrote in my previous post, A far better way to perform a love spell is to make the universe aware that you’re ready for an influx of true love energy. This also involves making yourself ready for love and being open to accepting this energy

© Dr. Michel Royon/Wikimedia Commons For many of us the weather is still quite cold. But with the Vernal Equinox that has just occurred, Spring has sprung. In the words of Alfred Lord Tennyson, "In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love." I would add that it's also a young woman's thoughts that may turn to love, as might the thoughts of people of all ages. Plus, many plants and animals propagate, stressing that there is a type of "love" that goes beyond mere emotions. It's an actual energy that envelops the planet. Sigmund Freud, by Max Halberstadt, 1921 Does this sound like some metaphysical pablum? Love is an energy beyond mere emotions? It's not.

Judging from the mail I have received, one of the most popular parts of Modern Magick is the I.O.B. ritual. The I.O.B. isn't "new," in that it's based on solid tradition, only the description and format is new. Although the original purpose of this ritual is to deal with psychological blocks, it can be used to eliminate many different problems in your life. This can range from depression to being psychically attacked, from "bad luck" to getting over a person after a relationship ends. Just about any issue or problem can be resolved with this technique and ritual. I used and taught it years before I began studying Neuro-Linguistic Programming, but it has aspects that are similar to ones