Yesterday I received an advanced copy of the new edition of Modern Magick. All I can say is, "WOW!" It's incredible. Just showing you the cover doesn't do it justice, but here it is, on the left: This image really doesn't indicate just how large and solid this book is. For those of you who have the previous edition, the new version is about the same thickness but a full 8.5 x 11 in size. It literally dwarfs the previous edition, shown on the right. This is not just a small change in the book. The new edition is completely re-written. The language has been fully updated. It also has about 40% new material, including tips, ideas, personal experiences, four new forewords, stories,

Carl Llewellyn Weschcke wrote a lovely foreword to The Llewellyn Tarot Companion. Allow me to quote a bit here: The tarot is the universe hidden in a secret book of cards. The universe is both “out there” and “in here.” As above, so below. The Llewellyn Tarot deck is the result of five years of intense study and creation by this artist, already knowledgeable and well-known for her creation of Legend: The Arthurian Tarot and for her illustrations to the Caseell edition of Le Morte D’Arthur edited by John Matthews. Anna-Marie Ferguson created the Llewellyn Tarot to exemplify the very raison d’etre of Llewellyn as “bringer of light.” Llewellyn is named for Llew Llaw

We all have favorite books, movies, albums, and songs that you constantly go back to, over and over. It's something that grabs you every time. It's a reliable old friend you can always count on. It may give you inspiration, jog old memories, and provide comfort. That's what touchstones are all about. When glancing at NPR's main page yesterday, the words "Haunted Wisconsin" jumped out at me. In this piece from All Things Considered, author Benjamin Percy talks about one of his guilty pleasures, the book Haunted Wisconsin by Michael Norman and Beth Scott.  When I read this article, it was like I was reading my own thoughts. I grew up in the country on a dairy farm between two small

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Jessica Shepherd, author of A Love Alchemist's Notebook. Sex & Power. Yin & Yang. Pomegranates & Persephone. The presence of one always insists on the other, right?  In astrology, sex and power are esoterically joined in the sign of Scorpio, and just as pomegranates are linked with Persephone, our sexuality is undeniably bound to our choice and to our personal power. By becoming conscious about our sexual power, we realize that it’s sacred; it’s our choice alone to do with what we wish, with. This spell is about imbuing your sexuality with consciousness and personal choice. And, if needed, reclaiming your sexual power from