The understanding of karma has proved very important in Wicca, Witchcraft, Paganism, and magick. In Wicca and Witchcraft, this has taken the form of the "Law of Return" and the "Three-Fold Law." The basic idea is that you will receive in some proportion to what you give. In ceremonial magick, this translates as "if you do something that negatively effects another, something negative will happen to you—so don't do magick that harms others." In general, then, these names—karma, the law of return, etc.—can be described as the natural law of cause and effect. This is an important concept to understand. Karma is a natural law. A simple description of the law would be that if you drop a

Spring is coming! The temperature is creeping above 32 degrees and birds are chirping away every morning. It's the perfect time to start making plans for growing, cooking, eating, and healing with all things green and fresh. Publishers Weekly chimed in at just the right time with a pitch-perfect review of one of our newly released books: The Wild & Weedy Apothecary. Described as "well-considered alphabetic valentine to natural healing," author Doreen Shababy proves her graceful and extensive knowledge of herbs. From manicotti to tinctures, from homemade yogurt to healing salve, Shababy gracefully walks us through her lifelong love of spiritual and culinary herbal applications. PW

Yes, I know…everyone’s most favorite card, right? Here is the image of the classic RWS Hierophant next to the image from the Tarot of the New Vision (a deck that shows the cards from behind the traditional image): The High Priestess easily transitioned from the Popess to her current incarnation and is, consequently, one of the cards that most readers relate to. Death often gets changed to Transformation. And even when it doesn’t, many readers are quick to diminish the negative and potentially scary aspects of this card: “It really means change, not physical death!” When the 10 of Swords shows up, we try to shift our querent’s focus to the rising sun in the

The title of this post really says it all. The more specific your magickal goal is the more likely you are to achieve success. Of course the question is, what do I mean by "specific?" One meaning of being specific in this context includes focusing on your precise needs and wants with the goal. "$100 by March 31" is more specific than "Some money soon." But there is something else that can be added to make goals more specific: you. It's valuable to put yourself right into the goal. How will you feel when you achieve your goal? What will you see? What does it feel like? What does it smell like? For example, if your goal is a car, how will you feel when you get it? How will you feel