Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Najah Lightfoot, author of Good Juju and the new Powerful Juju. The Witch, Practitioner, Conjurer, Worker, works alone by candlelight. As the spiritual forces of those who have gone before swirl in the mystical ether, the Witch calls upon the power of the Divine Feminine for assistance in spells, rituals, and rites, in deep contemplation before the altar. She/he/they may burn incense, light a cigar, or play powerful music that emboldens them to carry on. They may cast a circle or not, be naked or clothed in beautiful ritual regalia. There may be tears falling on their face or joy in their heart. Either way, this devoted spiritual person

April 15, 2022—2pmCT Join us for our next Llewellyn Virtual Author Forum! This bi-monthly series of free online roundtable events will feature your favorite Llewellyn authors discussing topics important to you and answering your questions. Our next in the series, on Positive Paganism & Spells for Good Times, will feature Good Juju author Najah Lightfoot; Positive Pagan author Lisa Wagoner; Spells for Good Times author Kerri Connor; and Self-Love Superpower author Tess Whitehurst. Join the live conversation, and ask them your questions! We'll be streaming live on Crowdcast—save your spot today! We look forward to seeing you virtually!

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Najah Lightfoot, author of Good Juju. The apple has a long and sordid history of being a forbidden, seductive, and evil fruit, one used to poison unsuspecting victims or cause a man to fall from grace, by accepting such fruit from a woman deemed salacious and unholy. Yet who doesn't love an apple dipped in caramel or covered in a sweet, sticky, red candy coating? And what about apple pies, fried apples layered over vanilla ice cream (one of my favorites), applesauce, apple butter, apple crisp, or just the crunch of a juicy apple for your breakfast or afternoon snack? I say, let's bring the apple out of the darkness and embrace its