This New Moon in Virgo occurs September 8, 2010 at 6:30 am EDT (10:30 am GMT). While the new moon is a time of new beginnings and fresh starts, remember that we are still feeling the influence of Mercury retrograde (Mercury remains retrograde through this weekend, when it goes direct on September 12). Because of [...]
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Deborah Blake, author of Circle, Coven & Grove; Everyday Witch A to Z; Everyday Witch A to Z Spellbook; The Goddess Is in the Details; and the new Witchcraft On a Shoestring. Every book has its own origins. I wrote my first one—Circle, Coven & Grove: A [...]
There are lots of ways to read a tarot card. The other day, I was rereading What’s in the Cards for You? by one of my favorite people on the planet, Mark McElroy. The book provides exercises (each one is about 15 minutes) that you do each day. One exercise, 15 minutes a day, 30 [...]
For many years I lived in the San Diego area. It was while living in Encinitas, part of the North County area of San Diego, that I began teaching classes on occultism and magick, and where I learned Oriental Massage. Later, I moved to the city itself, sharing an apartment with Scott Cunningham. It was [...]
Tonight, Thursday, September 2, I’ll be taking part in a special, 2-hour webcast!  Two great programs,Black Cat Lounge with Rev. Tim Shaw and Stirring the Cauldron with Marla Brooks will have a rare, combined program to interview me on the subject of Sex Magick. This will be everything I couldn’t do when I was on [...]
The Magical Buffet is one of our favorite magical blogs – besides merely reviewing books, blogger Rebecca Elson also does in-depth author interviews, profiles on musicians, and articles dealing with “religion, the paranormal, First Amendment issues, popular culture, magical practices, and whatever else is on Rebecca’s mind at any given moment.” (Not to mention that [...]