Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Jason Mankey, author of several books, including The Witch's Book of Shadows, The Witch's Athame, Transformative Witchcraft, Witch's Wheel of the Year, Horned God of the Witches, and the new Witch's Book of Spellcraft I discovered Witchcraft in the early 1990s, back when Witchcraft was considered by many to be both a magickal practice and a religion. Over the last twenty years the word "religion" has come to be frowned upon by many Witches, and the focus for many practitioners has been away from figures such as the Horned God and Great Goddess and simply towards magickal workings. None of this is a problem for me, but I deeply love the more

April 15, 2022—2pmCT Join us for our next Llewellyn Virtual Author Forum! This bi-monthly series of free online roundtable events will feature your favorite Llewellyn authors discussing topics important to you and answering your questions. Our next in the series, on Positive Paganism & Spells for Good Times, will feature Good Juju author Najah Lightfoot; Positive Pagan author Lisa Wagoner; Spells for Good Times author Kerri Connor; and Self-Love Superpower author Tess Whitehurst. Join the live conversation, and ask them your questions! We'll be streaming live on Crowdcast—save your spot today! We look forward to seeing you virtually!

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Tudorbeth, author of The Hedgewitch's Little Book of Spells, Charms & Brews and The Hedgewitch's Little Book of Seasonal Magic. This is a call out to all witches of every level and degree, both new and experienced, to the Maiden, Mother, and Crone, we need to ROAR. We may come from different traditions; we may have had the opportunities to learn ROAR, but how many have the grace to implement it in their practice and lives? For those who may not have heard or have been fortunate enough to learn this whilst a neophyte, here is the first lesson, witchcraft 101, the very first decree in the Witch's Codex: ROAR R –

Here in the northern hemisphere, Ostara, the Spring Equinox, is almost upon us, but for our southern hemisphere friends, it is time for the Autumn Equinox/Mabon. To help you celebrate, we’ve rounded up our best rituals, spells, books, and more! 13 Hidden Traditions of Mabon: Discover the origins of the festival along with 13 hidden traditions that may well be worth resurrecting for our own harvest celebrations.     A Dark Moon Ritual for Fall: The new moon is a time when many say that magic and meditative activity should be forgone. Instead, bravely travel inward and find what the darkness is hiding from you. Revel in this harvest season and commune with the