by Melanie Marquis

No one likes to talk about it, but we've all experienced it: the disappointment of ineffective magick. Spells don't always work, and the frustration caused by magickal failure can build up over time and hold us back from achieving our full potential. So how can we avoid the mire of mediocre magick? Melanie Marquis, author of The Witch's Bag of Tricks, offers a few practices that—with just fifteen minutes a day—can strengthen your magickal practice.

More on this topic:
  • Nine Challenges of Being a Witch
  • 5 Easy Ways to “Walk Your Talk” as a Witch
  • Witchcraft on a Shoestring: How to Deepen Your Practice without
    Breaking the Bank

by Bronwen Forbes

Are you living in—or moving to—a small community and wondering how you’ll fit in, connect with other Pagans, and live your beliefs in peace? This wonderfully unique book is filled with ways to nourish your Pagan soul in small towns, suburbs, and any place outside the city limits. Along with Bronwen Forbes’ own experiences, Pagans from close-knit communities across the country offer hard-won wisdom and advice on all aspects of staying true to yourself and your spirituality.

Starting a coven or study group • Getting along with non-Pagan neighbors
How to find and make ritual tools • Celebrating the Sabbats
Home decoration • Dating non-Pagans • Following Pagan etiquette
When and how to reveal your beliefs • Raising Pagan children

Midsummer: Ritual and Lore

A Simple Summer Solstice Ritual

1. Practical Protection Magick
     by Ellen Dugan

2. A Witch's Travel Guide to Astral
    Realms
    by D.J. Conway

3. Tarot of Pagan Cats
    by Lo Scarabeo

4. Quantum Tarot Kit
     by Lo Scarabeo

5. Magical Candle Crafting
     by Ember Grant

Llewellyn Encyclopedia
Llewellyn Journal
Spell-A-Day
Spell Search
Web Tarot Reading