Today we sadly mark the passing of author Dr. Michael Newton, who authored several bestselling books, including Destiny of Souls, Journey of Souls, Destiny of Souls, Life Between Lives, and Destiny of Souls, Memories of the Afterlife. His knowledge will live on in his books, through his foundation (the Newton Institute for Life Between Lives Hypnotherapy), and for the countless people he enlightened through his work. Additional information can be found here.

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Aaron Leitch, author of several books, including Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires, The Angelical Language Volume I and Volume II, and Essential Enochian Grimoire. Greetings, Goetes! If you've been following my posts lately, you likely know I am in the middle (or, maybe, just the beginning) of an adventure into the realms of goetia. It is, to be completely honest, my first time exploring this side of things. That's not to say I haven't made a few scouting missions into the underworld—believe me, I have stories!—but I have always considered myself primarily an "angel worker." Frankly, my youthful attempts to engage the spirits of the

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Amy Leigh Mercree, author of the new Joyful Living. Affirmation: "I am present in my body and I am filled with pleasure and bliss." So, how can you feel truly present? This question is asked by people from all walks of life, of every age, and in all kinds of ways, like: "How can I feel more alive?" Start simple. With the palms of your hands, start at the soles of your feet and rub briskly moving up your legs and body and repeat aloud or in your mind, "I am here now. I am present." And just feel what it is like to be fully in your body. Really bring your awareness to that experience. Now try to bring your conscious awareness to your

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Melanie Marquis, author of A Witch's World of Magick, The Witch's Bag of Tricks, Witchy Mama, and the new Modern Spellcaster's Tarot. While many Pagans use the tarot for divination and spellwork, the tarot's ability to further one's spiritual growth is not nearly as often recognized or utilized. We typically read the cards in order to decipher unknown aspects of the mundane reality of the future, and when we cast tarot spells it's often in the pursuit of an immediate, tangible, worldly goal. As Pagans, the concept of independent spiritual development is something a majority of us believe in, but how many of us actually use all the tools for