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    The Everything Wicca and Witchcraft Book: Rituals, spells, and sacred objects for everyday magick

    The Everything Wicca and Witchcraft Book: Rituals, spells, and sacred objects for everyday magick

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    by Skye Alexander

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      ISBN-13: 9781440524196
    • Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
    • Publication date: 07/01/2008
    • Series: Everything®
    • Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 336
    • File size: 3 MB

    Skye Alexander is the award-winning author of more than thirty fiction and nonfiction books, including The Modern Guide to Witchcraft, The Modern Witchcraft Spell Book, The Modern Witchcraft Grimoire, The Modern Witchcraft Book of Tarot, and The Modern Witchcraft Book of Love Spells. Her stories have been published in anthologies internationally, and her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. The Discovery Channel featured her in the TV special “Secret Stonehenge” doing a ritual at Stonehenge. She divides her time between Texas and Massachusetts.

    Table of Contents


    Top Ten Ways Wicca and Witchcraft Can Help You     x
    Introduction     xi
    And Harm None: Philosophy and Ideology     1
    Which Is the Witch?     2
    Different Strokes for Different Folks     6
    Good Witch, Bad Witch     7
    Immanence, Interconnectedness, and Community     9
    Heaven and Earth     10
    The Next Generation     13
    Folklore and Superstitions     14
    A Brief History of Magick and Witchcraft     17
    The Old Religion     18
    Witchcraft in Europe     19
    Witchcraft Outlawed     21
    Witchcraft in the New World     24
    Witchcraft's Rebirth     26
    Wicca and Witchcraft Today     29
    The Divine Realm     31
    One Deity or Many?     32
    The Divine Feminine     35
    Goddesses and Their Attributes     37
    The Divine Masculine     40
    Gods and Their Attributes     42
    Honoring and Invoking Deities     44
    Other Spiritual Entities     45
    The Wheel of the Year     49
    Samhain     50
    Winter Solstice or Yule     51
    Imbolc, Brigid's Day, orCandlemas     53
    Spring Equinox or Ostara     54
    Beltane     55
    Summer Solstice or Midsummer     57
    Lughnassadh or Lammas     57
    Autumn Equinox or Mabon     59
    Meditation and Visualization     61
    What Is Meditation?     62
    How to Meditate     65
    Different Types of Meditation     69
    The Importance of Meditation in Magick     70
    Creative Visualization     70
    Journeying to Other Worlds     73
    Sacred Sounds: Prayers, Affirmations, and Incantations     75
    Prayer     76
    Prayers and Magick     79
    Chanting     80
    Chanting and Magick     83
    Affirmations     86
    Affirmations in Magick     88
    Incantations     88
    Incantations in Magick     89
    Sacred Space     91
    Establishing Sacred Space     92
    The Circle     94
    Protocol and Practices     96
    Casting a Circle     97
    Squaring the Circle     98
    Creating a Permanent Circle     102
    Altars     102
    Your Personal Sanctuary: Auras and Sacred Psychic Space     103
    The Four Elements     105
    The Cornerstones of Creation     106
    Earth     106
    Air     108
    Fire     110
    Water     112
    Spirit: The Fifth Element     114
    Elemental Beings     114
    Tapping Your Own Elemental Power     118
    The Plant Kingdom     121
    Green Witchcraft     122
    Divine Flowers and Plants     124
    Petal Portents     126
    Druid Tree Magick     127
    Magickal Herbcraft     128
    Spellworking with Scent     129
    Plants and Sacred Space     133
    The Mineral Kingdom     135
    Mineral Magick     136
    Gemstones     136
    Magickal Correspondences and Properties of Stones     139
    Magickal Jewelry     142
    Crystals     143
    Magickal Uses for Crystals     145
    Metal Magick     149
    Shells, Fossils, and Rocks     152
    The Animal Kingdom     155
    Human-Animal Relationships     156
    Familiars     156
    Spirit Animals, Power Animals, and Totems     158
    Animal Messengers     160
    Animals in Dreams     162
    Animal Imagery in Magick     165
    Shapeshifting     167
    Magickal Symbolism     169
    Color     170
    Colorful Candle Magick     173
    Fabric and Materials     175
    Shapes as Symbols     177
    Shapes and Numbers in Spells and Rituals     180
    Sigils: Secret Magickal Symbols     181
    Dream Symbols     182
    The Witch's Tool Kit     183
    The Role of Tools in Magick     184
    Wand     186
    Pentagram     187
    Athame     188
    Chalice     188
    Cauldron     189
    Broom (Besom)     190
    Candles and Incense     191
    Knots     192
    Other Tools     193
    Keeping a Grimoire     194
    The Art of Spell-Casting     195
    Ethical Spell-Casting     196
    Sympathetic Magick and the Law of Similars     197
    Forming Your Intention     198
    Choosing Components for Spells     201
    Adapting Spells     203
    Creating Spells from Scratch     204
    Creating a Magickal Environment     206
    Letting Go     208
    Portable Magick Spells     211
    Choosing and Combining Ingredients     212
    Charms     214
    Amulets     217
    Talismans     219
    Fetishes     221
    Knots and Numbers     222
    Travel Magick     223
    Rituals     225
    The Purpose of Ritual     226
    The Wiccan Ritual     226
    Key Features of a Ritual     227
    The Seasons of the Witch     232
    Lunar Rituals     235
    Rites of Passage     237
    Designing Your Own Rituals     238
    Divination and Oracles     239
    What Is Divination?     240
    The I Ching     241
    The Tarot     243
    The Runes     246
    The Pendulum     248
    Scrying     249
    Other Methods of Divination     250
    Caring for Oracles and Other Divination Tools     251
    Astrology and Numerology     253
    As Above, So Below     254
    The Birth Chart     256
    Magickal Talents of Each Birth Sign     258
    Moon Signs and Magick      260
    Using Moon Phases to Time Magick     261
    Other Celestial Events     262
    By the Numbers     264
    Using Numerology to Read the Future     265
    Sacred Sites and Magickal Places     267
    Sacred Places and Sacred Spaces     268
    Sacred Sites Around the World     269
    Tuning in to Earth Energies     271
    Sacred Architecture     274
    Creating Your Own Sacred Site     274
    Elemental Energies in Your Site     278
    Where to Go from Here     281
    Covens     282
    Finding a Coven That's Right for You     285
    Joining a Coven     287
    Forming Your Own Coven     289
    Solitary Practice     291
    Living a Magickal Life     292
    Glossary of Magickal Terminology     294
    Resources and Further Reading     301
    Index     303

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    The Everything Wicca & Witchcraft Book, 2nd Edition uncovers the fascinating history and allure of witchcraft, cutting through common misconceptions, myths, and stereotypes. This easy-to-read guide explains the real-life rituals, beliefs, and symbols of this ancient practice in everyday language.

    Bestselling author Skye Alexander, a witch and long-time practitioner of magick, introduces you to everything you need to practice Wicca, including: Blessings, prayers, and meditations, Coven rules and practices, Kitchen witchery and hearth magick, Journeying to other worlds, Shapeshifting, Magickal jewelry and stones.

    This step-by-step guide provides magick instructions for you to try at home. Learn how to use knots to release magickal energy, why witches value the kitchen and cauldron, and how to create magickal potions and charms. Discover this spiritual community and connect with your inner witch!

    About the Author:
    Skye Alexander is a witch, New Age enthusiast, and educator. Known worldwide

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