Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Deborah Blake, author of several books, including her new Eclectic Witch's Book of Shadows. If you ask any Witch what their most valuable magical tool is, you will probably get a wide range of answers. For some it might be one of the tools that direct energy, such as an athame or a wand, which are often treasured personal items. For others, it could be tools that boost the focus and energy of spellwork, like crystals or herbs. But if you ask me, I would say that my most valuable tool is the knowledge I have gained through my years of practicing The Craft. And for some, that knowledge is contained in their Book of Shadows. No two Witches

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Tess Whitehurst, author of a number of books, including Magical Housekeeping, You Are Magical, Unicorn Magic, and the new Self-Love Superpower. Why is it so hard to love ourselves? It's not, actually. Loving yourself is easy. It's getting there that can be a bit of a trick. If we could somehow escape unharmed from advertising, media, critical authority figures, the psychological effects of cliques in grades K-12, and the natural human tendency to feel like the odd person out, moving from self-harshness to self-kindness to self-love might not be such of a slog. I'm pretty sure no one does this. Still, that doesn't mean cultivating a deep

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Danae Moon Thorp, author of the new Becoming the Witch. My book Becoming the Witch: The Art of Magick takes you to the origins of witchcraft and explains why spells work. It also takes you to the power of the imagination. I have cast so many spells over the years, and I am always amazed by how something so simple can be so powerful. A spell enchants, embraces you in a type of faery glamour, and bestows a spiritual kiss that takes you out of the ordinary into the extraordinary. We all have a different idea of what the word "extraordinary" means. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word as "unusual or remarkable." I believe a spell

Sasha Graham’s 365 Tarot Spreads gives a spread for everyday of the year. They are connected to significant or interesting events that happened on that day. Most can be done on any day of the year. Today’s spread is for September 10, giving you a few days to make time for it, if you want to do it on that day. It is the birthday of Marie Laveau (b. 1794). Since the page layouts from this book are so lovely, we’ve included it below where you will find Sasha’s Marie Laveau’s Voodoo Spread.