Tag: Magick
Make your own rituals: Choose your own adventure
Rituals provide a great deal of comfort in our lives. By making and fostering our own rituals, we can get the same soothing effects in our magick lives as well.
Enchanted resistance: A history of political magick
Political magick has been used as a form of protest for centuries. Read about these historical moments to see how we can use these lessons today.
The Magical Use of Prayer Beads, by Jean-Louis de Biasi
The Magical Use of Prayer Beads provides unique rituals for four living traditions that will allow your practice to grow more sacred by their use.
Book of Sacred Baths, by Paulette Kouffman Sherman
The Book of Sacred Baths ritualizes the luxury of bathing, bringing in elements of candle magick and spellcraft, meditations and spirit guides.
Rituals for Beginners, by Richard Webster
Rituals for Beginners is a great guide to ritual work that would be useful for not only beginners, but anyone designing their own rituals.
Astrological candle magick for the Yuletide season
While the Yule season are about celebrating with others, I also try to make some space for myself amidst all of the cheer with astrological candle magick.
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic & Mysticism, offers a fascinating glimpse into many obscure facets of Jewish tradition.
Greatest Hits: Best of Magick in 2016
Of the 16 articles we published on magick in 2016, these are the ones that generated the most attention from readers. Now is a great time to catch up.
The gift of magick: A holiday guide for skeptics
It’s taken as a given that the for many of us, the holiday season engenders a mixture of stress and mania, as we try to accomplish the tasks that demonstrate our love. It is the giving of gifts that for many, indoctrinated through that potent mixture of ritual, religion, and capitalism that culminates in an orgy of excess, that stands among the more dismal aspects of the holidays. The concomitant mall crowds, as well as balancing the desire for social approval with an ever growing credit card debt, leaves much to be desired in the more modern practices of Yuletide cheer.
Norse Goddess Magic, by Alice Karlsdóttir
Norse Goddess Magic is a solid resource that makes a case for trancework as a valid means for reconstructionists to connect with their deities.
The Girdle of Ishtar: Magick for activists
The Girdle of Ishtar is a witch’s ladder, a traditional talisman made by tying knots into a cord while speaking words of power.
How to use technology for better magick
Technology and magick can be used together for greater magick. These devices, apps, and websites will help grow and manage your practice.