This Weekend, September 16–18, I’ll be coming out from L.A. to visit all of my friends in Las Vegas. I’ll be giving three workshops at: Well of the Moon 2650 S. Decatur Blvd., Ste. 2 Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-666-7200 Topics for the workshops: Talismans and Amulets: Saturday, September 17, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Participants will learn to design and make and charge their own amulets and talismans. The focus here is on both Natural Magick (sometimes called “Wiccan”) and High Magick (ceremonial magick) techniques. Discussion will includes aspects from the Golden Dawn, from Wiccan systems, using the Hermetic Rose Cross, the system of A.O. Spare, and chaos

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Brandy Williams, author of Practical Magic for Beginners and The Woman Magician. In high school I was required to take speech class. For a shy, clumsy kid this was a torment. The first time I stood in front of class I was shaking like a leaf. My teacher was great. She found something to praise in every one in class, however bad we were, and kept rotating us up to the podium so each of us had many chances to speak. She taught me the basics of public address: how to look at the audience, not to fix on one person but to keep my eyes moving, how to smile and seem as if I was interested in my topic, and how to organize a speech so that it flowed

Lab mouse. Photo by Rama The techniques of magick are at the root of scientific procedures. You begin by seeing an issue (magick: formulate your goal). Then you design an experiment (magick: design your ritual) based on experience and protocols that limit unwanted influences on the experiment (magick: perform banishing). Next, you perform your experiments and document the results (magick: do the ritual and record it in your magickal record, diary, or journal). Finally, you observe over time to see if the results of the experiment/magick hold. This is the nature of good laboratory science/magick. Recently, I saw a great article that seems to unite the two. If you want to read the entire

Before I start I'd like to remind all my friends in San Diego (glad you have your lights back on!) that I'll be at Balboa Park, tomorrow, September 10, for Pagan Pride day. I'll be speaking on Past Lives at 11:00, so come out and spend the day. And next weekend I'll be coming to Las Vegas and I'll be giving three workshops. On Saturday the 17th I'll be giving workshops on Talismans and Amulets, and later on the same day I'll be revealing the Secrets of  Magical Evocation. On Sunday the 18th I'll be giving a workshop on Tarot & Magic. All the workshops will be held at Well of the Moon on Decatur Blvd. Their phone number is: 702-666-7200. For more details on these events, please go