Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Zoë Howe, author of the new Witchful Thinking. Whenever I'm in the woods—which is as often as possible—I like to leave something for the spirit of the place, such as a piece of crystal or something "of the earth" that won't damage the wildlife. A few years ago, something very strange and special happened when I did this. My husband and I were visiting a magnificent 800-year-old oak tree in a wood in Mistley, not far from where we lived at the time in Essex, England. This tree is something of a folk hero in witching circles. His name is Old Knobbley and he is a highly protective presence: during the Essex witch-hunts of the English Civil

The Llewellyn Virtual Author Forum is our bi-monthly series of free online roundtable events will feature your favorite Llewellyn authors discussing topics important to you and answering your questions. Our latest in the series, on Positive Paganism & Spells for Good Times, featured Good Juju author Najah Lightfoot; Positive Pagan author Lisa Wagoner; Spells for Good Times author Kerri Connor; and Self-Love Superpower author Tess Whitehurst. Did you miss the live event? Watch it on-demand now!

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Mark Nelson, author of the new Shamanism. What is the relevance of shamanism today? The term shaman comes from Tungusic-speaking peoples of Siberia, which has led to criticism of the appropriation of terms like shaman and shamanism. However, we also use the termshamanism to describe cross-cultural beliefs and ritual practices, both culture-specific traditions, such as Andean Shamanism, and cross-cultural neo-shamanic traditions. Shamanism has a long history dating from at least the Upper Paleolithic era (40,000 years ago), with researchers claiming evidence from earlier. Shamanism is the oldest spiritual practice we know of, and underlies

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Kerri Connor, author of several books, including the new CBD for Your Health, Mind & Spirit. Furrina came to me as a feral who escaped the neighbor's barn and decided she wanted to be a house kitty. She was highly inbred, and had several issues, including kidneys that are too small, and a chronic respiratory problem. She was also pregnant, and only 5 months old. She delivered her first kitten fine, but the second required assistance and an emergency hysterectomy afterwards. She had a tough start to life and was a mother while still a kitten herself. In February of 2020, I contracted Covid-19 and unfortunately, passed it on to her.