One of my favorite cards from the Gaian Tarot is the Magician. I pulled this card today and the affirmation that Joanna, the creator of this deck, resonated so much: “I have the power to manifest my desires.” If you have the Gaian deck, pull a card and share your affirmation for the day in the comments. Since this is a full moon, it is a great time to commit to using your affirmation for the next lunar cycle. Don't forget to come back here and share how you changed your life, in big ways and smaller ways, next month.    

This is part of a continuing series of posts that form a Magick 101 class. I hope you're enjoying them. Previously, I have shared a great deal on preparations. Most recently I've been going deeply into the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, beginning with why it still matters and then going into the first section of the ritual, The Kabalistic Cross HERE, HERE,  and HERE. The next part of the ritual is called the Formulation of the Pentagrams. It is here that you actually form your dual-purpose magickal circle. Due to the name, most people are familiar with the concept that this is a banishing ritual, clearing your area of unwanted magickal influences and keeping them out. But it

This Full Moon in Aries occurs Tuesday, October 11 at 9:06pm Eastern (Wednesday at 1:27 am GMT) at 18 degrees. Full Moons represent the culmination of those things that were begun with the New Moon (in this case the September 27 New Moon in Libra). We are asked to let go of internal anger that has been building, and to do so in a responsible manner. Both the Sun and Saturn are in Libra opposite the Moon, which will add a sense of balance to what we are aiming for, keeping both our needs as well as the needs of others in mind. This is a fiery Full Moon, and we need to temper that Aries fire with some Libra air—just be careful not to further fan the flames.

The Great and Powerful Oom As most of you know, I am very interested in the subjects of Tantra, sacred sexuality, and sex magick. I discuss these subjects in parts of my Modern Magick and, of course, in my Modern Sex Magick. Although Tantra is quite old, it's introduction in the U.S. is relatively recent. In fact, the introduction of the high level of Indian thought and theology is relatively new to the West. With the typical sense of Christian superiority at the time, most people thought that Hinduism was just the stupid beliefs of savages until 1893 and the Parliament of World Religions held in Chicago. There, Swami Vivekananda electified the audience as he described the