Kate West, renowned author and leading authority on Witchcraft, shares her expertise in The Real Witches' Craft. A bestseller in the United Kingdom, this trusted guide to magic is for modern Witches who wish to hone their spellworking skills.
No shortcuts or gimmicks here—instead, West explores the fine points of real spellcraft, illustrated with stories from her own life. Chapter by chapter, you get seasoned practical guidance and time-proven exercises for building the skills crucial for practicing powerful, effective magic.
Work with the five elements • Raise and direct energy • Craft spells Visualize magical intent • Create power • Work on the astral plane Draw down the Moon and Sun • Use magical timing • Invoke Deities Keep a Book of Shadows • Fix spells that go wrong
Every so often in life something happens which makes you stop and take stock of life. An event, perhaps small, perhaps large, comes along and forces the mind to take a pause from daily concerns, to reassess priorities and to re-evaluate ourselves. Kate West, author of The Real Witches' Craft and The Real Witches' Handbook, discusses her journey of looking back and moving forward.
1. Wicca has become one of the fastest growing religions in the US and Europe. What do you see as driving this trend, and are there any misconceptions about what Wicca and Witchcraft may or may not be?I feel that the growth of Wicca over the last 20 or so years has come from two key directions: Firstly people have become disillusioned with orthodox spirituality and organised religions. As a...
Every so often in life something happens which makes you stop and take stock of life. An event, perhaps small, perhaps large, comes along and forces the mind to take a pause from daily concerns, to reassess priorities and to re-evaluate ourselves. The most recent of these pauses for me was not driven by one of those life-stopping events such as the death of a loved one, nor even my relatively...
We all have our own interpretations and honoring of the four elemental quadrants. Some of us enter our Circles in the East, direction of dawn and new beginnings. Others prefer to start in the North, that their working be well grounded and strong. At Samhain, we open a gate in the West, the direction of the Ancestors and of the Land Beyond, and we... read this article
