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Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft is an exciting book of ancient Slavic magical practices. In this book, you'll sit at Baba Yaga's side and listen to her stories about the birth of the sun, the land of the blessed ones, and the spirits that live right beside us. More importantly, you'll learn the secrets of her magic crafts, talismans, inscriptions, incantations, and rituals that will allow you to discover your own Baba Yaga within. Each chapter develops the fairytale of Vasylyna the girl who is sent to the frightful witch and Baba Yaga herself narrates explanations of folk lore represented in the tale. Author Madame Pamita completes each chapter by sharing how to put the elder-witch's wisdom into practice, with instructions for Ukrainian folk embroidery, weaving wreaths from herbs, using magical poppets, and working with the spirits of the forest, the hearth, and the sauna. With more than fifty illustrations and a bounty of tips and information, this book teaches you to embrace the beauty and power of these traditional practices as you learn to reclaim your personal magic.

Llewellyn s Complete Book of Ceremonial Magick features the greatest minds of magick assembled in one place, available as a limited-edition hardcover as well as a trade paperback edition. Compiled by two of the leading figures in the magick community, this new title in Llewellyn s Complete Book series includes more than 650 pages of insights into magical systems, techniques, grimoires, correspondences, and practices. These two outstanding editions of Llewellyn s Complete Book of Ceremonial Magick are must-haves for collectors and for magical practitioners with a variety of experience levels. Twelve extensive chapters each explore an aspect of the fascinating tapestry that is ceremonial magick, focusing on practical knowledge that can be put to use by ceremonial magicians from many different traditions or backgrounds. This comprehensive work is filled with practical historical perspectives as well as fresh insights, including working with Notariqon, Gematria, and Temurah in the Qabalah tradition; an in-depth analysis of historical grimoires and their registers of spirits; step-by-step instructions for six alchemical workings; example rituals of planetary magick for devotion and talismanic preparation; Enochian magick from John Dee to the Golden Dawn; a deeply personal description of the Abra-melin operation; an overview of Aleister Crowley s syncretic influence on working Golden Dawn magick using polytheist symbolism, with step-by-step instructions for several rituals; and a glimpse into the future of ceremonial magick.

Harness the power of meditation for a happier, healthier life. Appropriate for practitioners of all skill levels, this new addition to Llewellyn's Complete Book Series features thirty-five fundamental meditation techniques from traditions around the world. It presents each with its historical background, cultural context, potential benefits, and clear instructions for practicing at home.Shai Tubali teaches well-known methods, like classical Zen meditation, and more obscure ones, such as Sufi Whirling. You will learn to align your mind and body, open your heart to love and compassion, use the hidden powers of sound, and more. This comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide introduces the magic of meditation in a way that is experiential, practical, and deeply researched, empowering you to journey farther into the world of meditation than ever before.

Step onto the Garden Path with a Year of Spells, Stories & Soil

Dig into your Witchcraft with month-by-month gardening guidance for flowers, herbs, vegetables, trees, and more. Featuring dozens of spells, charms, and activities, this hands-on book helps you select, grow, and harvest the best plants for your region and shows you how to use them in your magickal practice.

Monica Crosson devotes three chapters to each month, sharing both practical and magickal tips on timely garden tasks. Her inviting collection blooms with stories, recipes, and crafts as well as correspondences for stones, colors, animals, zodiac signs, and more.

Deepen your connection to Mother Nature with thirteen Celtic tree month full moon rituals. Revel in the rich folklore, sabbat celebrations, and garden-based deities. Whatever hardiness zone you hail from, A Year in the Enchanted Garden will nurture your love of plants and guide you through growing your most plentiful garden yet.

Candle magic is something almost everyone has tried, even as a child - who hasn't made a wish over a birthday cake? Candle spells are among the easiest yet also the most effective to perform. They are perfect for anyone who wants to have a go at casting a spell for the first time and for the solitary witch with a busy life. Yet candles are also an important part of modern pagan witchcraft rituals. They are used to mark the quarters of the circle, placed on the altar and can represent the changing seasons of the year. This book is aimed at all who want to use candle magic, from beginners to those experienced in the craft; with everything from simple castings to elaborate and beautiful ceremonies. It offers a background to candle magic as well as spells, rituals, divination techniques, meditations, a guide to making your own candles and more.

Australias gemstones and minerals are a treasure chest of world renown. This guide Gemstones and Minerals of Australia describes Australia s common minerals and gems as well as some rarities. It will assist collectors to identify a wide range of specimens. The book features over 300 colour photographs to accompany the gem and mineral entries.Part 1 introduces the reader to gems and minerals and their chemical and crystal systems. It also gives tips on recognising and valuing specimens.Part 2 describes each gemstone and mineral, detailing its composition, structure, habit, form, properties and distribution. Useful additions to the book are a glossary, a list of the chemical elements and information on the size and source of each specimen pictured.Dr Lin Sutherland is a Senior Research Fellow in Geoscience and the Australian Museum. Gayle Sutherland is a gemmologist in Geoscience at the Australian Museum. Most of the photographs were supplied by Jim Frazier and staff at the Australian Museum.

Discover the wisdom and wonder of ancient and modern spellcraft in this invaluable introductory guide to magic. It's a must-have for every teen who's ready to release their inner enchantress ... and live a charmed life!

Inside you'll find everything that you need to get started with divination, charms, and enchantments. Practical tips and techniques will help you to achieve the creative state of mind necessary for magic. You'll learn the secrets of potions and candles; spoken and written spells; and the power of your own feelings.

Find out what your castings can reveal about your personality and destiny, learn how to bless and protect your friends and family -- and find your own twist on an ancient tradition.

Discover the secret forces of the universe ... and unlock your own hidden power!

You can reach the magick that has always been inside you and create a fulfilling life that inspires your heart, body, and mind every day. Becoming the Witch leads you from the origins of Witchcraft to the secrets of sacred thinking and beyond. In a distinct, almost lyrical tone, Danae Moon Thorp teaches you what every beginner must know when starting on the Witch's path, including the elements, spells, tools, deities, rituals, and more. Discover how to imbue every action, word, and ingredient of a spell with an invisible life force that connects your heart, body, and mind to extraordinary possibilities. Use your imagination and inner wisdom to create powerful, life-changing energy. Becoming the Witch is your key to not just holding a wand, but also turning that wand into an extension of yourself.

Empathy is one of the most important tools you have for connecting with others. It supports the mutual exchange of love and nurturance, and it helps foster community, cooperation, and spiritual vitality. But sometimes empathy can present challenges, especially for people who experience too much empathy or twist their sense of empathy to manipulate others. Join popular author and intuitive counselor Cyndi Dale as she shares dozens of simple exercises and quick tips to prevent empathic downsides and support the positive outcomes of empathic connection. In this book, you will learn how to work with your own sense of empathy for improved physical and emotional health, increased creativity and passion for life, deeper bonds in relationships, bolstered selfesteem, enhanced connections to spirit guides, and much more.

The Biology of Belief has been updated to bolster the book’s central premise with the latest scientific discoveries—and there have been a lot in the last decade.

The Biology of Belief is a groundbreaking work in the field of new biology. Former medical school professor and research scientist Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D., presents his experiments, and those of other leading-edge scientists, which examine in great detail the mechanisms by which cells receive and process information.

The implications of this research radically change our understanding of life, showing that genes and DNA do not control our biology; instead, DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our positive and negative thoughts.

This profoundly hopeful synthesis of the latest and best research in cell biology and quantum physics has been hailed as a major breakthrough, showing that our bodies can be changed as we retrain our thinking.

Use crystal grids to transform your life in a dazzling array of powerful and practical ways. Whether your goal is to find love, attract wealth, bless your home, overcome anxiety, or clear negative energy, this book has a grid for you. Learn how and why crystal grids are effective and explore the twenty-nine crystal grids expertly designed and ready for use. With simple instructions and comprehensive insights, Crystal Grids shows you how to determine the best crystals for your purpose based on their energy structure and colour, select a grid shape that will enhance your intention, celar and position the stones, and activate the grid. Discover how you can use crystal energy for improved health, wealth, relationships, and a better life.

A comprehensive and practical guide to the ancient oracle based on the runic alphabet of the Norse

• Reveals the symbolism and divinatory significance of the 24 rune "staves"

• Provides clear instructions on how to craft your own rune stones

• Explains the role of runes in the Norse wisdom tradition and its influence on such works as Tolkien's Lord of the Rings

Nordic runes are a potent and profoundly transformative magic system that gives contemporary readers access to the ancient wisdom tradition of Northern European cultures. The runes have deep resonances within the pagan Norse world of gods and goddesses, giants, dwarves, warriors, and wizards, which have greatly influenced the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, among others. Norse tradition attributes the discovery of the runes to the "All-Father" Odin--a god of inspiration and secret wisdom and the mythical prototype for runecasters, who established the pattern for gaining his knowledge.

Water is essential to every bodily function, but not all water is equal. Given all the hype, it s hard to choose from among the staggering array of bottled beverages, yet beyond all the advertising is a clear liquid that can restore your health. In Healing Waters, Dr. Ben Johnson guides you to oxygen-rich ionized water--a substance that has been proven to maximize well-being.

 Healing Waters begins by explaining why water is crucial to good health. It then explores the importance of the body s acid-alkaline balance and examines why problems with this balance are responsible for many chronic diseases. Finally, the author presents everything you need to know about ionized water, including what it is, why it is necessary to wellness, and how you can produce it. While the Fountain of Youth may be just another legend, with Healing Waters, you will understand that a good source of health and longevity may be no farther than your own home.

 Here is a real breakthrough in interpreting the tarot! If you've ever been intrigued by the tarot but were confounded by the complexities of multi-card spreads and the vague interpretations given in most books, this is the guide for you. You don't have to know anything about the tarot in order to use this book. Nor do you have to memorise the meaning of the cards or understand their esoteric significance. All you need is a pack of tarot cards and a question. The rest is easy.

With TAROT MADE EASY it is possible to interpret the meaning of any card and apply it to the particular circumstances of your life. You need only choose just one tarot card and then consult one (or several) of the 32 categories listed under each card - including romance, travel, career, finances, friends and special guidance - to discover the cards specific message for you. Follow the basic spreads for a full tarot reading.

This humorous, heartwarming memoir follows a wife and mother's journey of self-discovery and acceptance as she comes out as a lesbian in her late 30sJill had a happy, healthy 20-year relationship with her college sweetheart, two wonderful kids, and rescue cat from the Humane Society. They lived in a nice suburban home with a white picket fence and owned a small bar that was rated one of the "Best Mom & Pop" businesses in Tampa Bay. From the outside, everything looked perfect.Perfectly Queer takes the reader on Jillian Abby's poignant and painfully funny rollercoaster of self-discovery as she identifies and eventually accepts herself as a lesbian just before her 40th birthday. Living her new truth means leaving behind a life that, by societal standards, is nearly perfect.This is a story for anyone who is hiding a piece of themselves and wants to know if it's safe to be revealed. It's for the parent who must choose between their own happiness and the stability of their family, wondering if prioritizing themselves is selfish. It's for the person potentially facing a major life upheaval filled with unknowns in the future who is seeking reassurance that everything will work out just fine. It's a story of hope and inspiration to those who are starting or are in the middle of their journey, and an affirmation to those who have been through it to stand proudly on the other side.

This is unlike any other book on numerology, because it reveals the science behind this ancient mystical art and explains why it works. It is also the first book to present a thorough explanation of the numbers and letters, starting with their origins--the how and why of their design--and exploring their nature in names and language. In addition, it introduces the Inner Guidance Number, a powerful tool for accessing our inner knowing.

A positive and uplifting book for young people who are queer or curious – and their allies looking to support them.

In this empowering and uplifting book, award-winning podcaster Alexis Caught sets out to help queer and curious teenagers explore their LGBTQ+ identity and understanding. Alongside the author's personal experiences are first-hand stories from notable LGBTQ+ figures, providing a inclusive account of what it means to grow up queer. With chapters on questioning, coming out, friends and family, love, sex, shame, pride and allyship, this is insightful, thoughtful and reassuring book is essential reading for any questioning teen and their allies looking to support them.

Use this empowering, modern approach to tarot - to connect with yourself and the world around you through self-reflection and mindful action.Find out how to customize, interpret and apply the wisdom of tarot to enhance every area of your life - your career, finances, relationships, and more.Get to know each card in detail - meet The Magician, who encourages you to trust in your abilities; connect with the nurturing instincts of The Empress; feel the confidence of The Chariot - and explore the meanings of each card for you.Discover how tarot readings can illuminate your unique path and lead to tangible, positive actions that you can apply day to day.Let Tarot guide you on a journey of self-knowledge and self-fulfilment.

Lord Ganesha is the elephant-headed deity of the Hindu pantheon, called upon for assistance with the beginning of new projects and helping to remove obstacles that might show up in your path. This deluxe illustrated journal features Ganesha-inspired musings from bestselling author and spiritual teacher, Angela Hartfield, as well as quotes from renowned Hindu scriptures to help you to express your inner-most thoughts, count your multitude of blessings and work on clearing any creative or emotional blocks that hold you back from fulfilling your true potential.Ekaterina Golovanova's vibrant Ganesha artworks are interspersed throughout, offering a powerful way to connect with this spiritual guide's jovial and uplifting energy. As you explore your journaling practice and nurture your connection with Lord Ganesha, may your love of self deepen and your confidence grow ever greater.It features cream-coloured premium quality wood-free paper, with a combination of lined and unlined pages so you can write, doodle, paint or draw.

Created by artist and author, Toni Carmine Salerno, this Writing & Creativity journal is designed to be a sacred space for you to the plant seeds of your future creations - a place to collect your scattered thoughts and express your heart's deepest desires or your greatest worries. It can be a mirror that reflects your unique brilliance and the light and essence of your soul. This deluxe soft cover journal features 220 pages of cream-coloured premium quality wood-free paper, with a combination of lined and unlined pages to accommodate all facets of your self-expression - you may like to write, doodle, paint or draw. Over 140 of the pages feature an inspirational quote or message and the journal, also, includes 44 full colour artwork reproductions by Toni Carmine Salerno to inspire your creative expression. The artist has, also, written an introduction about creativity and the importance of self-expression, as well as some suggested affirmations to guide you on your way.

 Open these pages and be nourished within a sacred embrace of love, beauty, and wisdom. This fusion of carefully translated verses, insightful commentary, and illuminating imagery will answer the whispered longings of your soul – calling you from illusion into the vibrance of unity.

Unlock the mystical power of numbers in this introductory guide to numerology, beautifully presented in a hardback, gold-embossed edition with full-colour illustrations.

The mystical significance of numbers has been studied since ancient times, from Pythagoras's mathematics to Babylonian divination. Renowned life coach and psychic healer Sahar Huneidi-Palmer traces the history of this intriguing subject and how to harness the power of numbers your everyday life. Discover your life-path number, your name numerology, and other significant numbers, and let their numerological energy guide your important decisions. Enjoy a deeper look into how your life has been affected by the numbers around you - including your relationships, career and talents - and employ the blessings of numbers in everything from the house you live in to the car you drive.

Includes:
• The Vibrations of Numbers
• Numerological Interpretations
• Life-Path Cycle and the Meaning of Numbers
• Numerology Readings

Featuring full-colour photographs and diagrams throughout, this invaluable book will deepen your understanding and appreciation of this timeless tool for self-discovery.

In Hands, Enid Hoffman takes a step beyond palmistry and explains the significance of the entire hand in relation to personality and the whole body. By describing all parts of the hand, from the fingernails to the wrist, Hoffman teaches readers how to analyze the information the hands contain. In a step-by-step fashion, she takes the reader over the entire terrain of the hand. As you become familiar with each part of the hand you will learn how to use it as a road map of your personality. Extensive illustrations provide an excellent learning tool and visual guide.

Discover the beautiful tapestry of magic and tarot, woven together to enhance your life through daily spells. Featuring a spell each day that corresponds with a holiday or special occurrence, 365 Tarot Spells helps you create meaningful magic all year long. With spells for every possible calendar date and easy-to-use instructions, this guide can be used with any tarot deck and features a wide variety of spells categorized by love, career, health, family, astrology, spirituality, and more. Each day's page includes the spell title, ingredients, visualization, meditation, affirmation, card layout, and other important elements.