The Llewellyn Virtual Author Forum is a bi-monthly series of free online roundtable events that feature your favorite Llewellyn authors discussing topics important to you and answering your questions. Our fourth in the series, on the Elements of Witchcraft series, featured Water Magic author Lilith Dorsey, Air Magic author Astrea Taylor, Fire Magic author Josephine Winter, and Earth Magic author Dodie Graham McKay. Did you miss the live event? No worries! Stream it here.

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Granddaughter Crow, author of the new Wisdom of the Natural World. Here is my list of 10 reasons why I consider myself a full-blown Pagan! You are encouraged to be who YOU are. In some belief systems, followers are taught that they need to change their authentic self and follow like sheeple. This is so damaging for so many reasons. If I am told to change who I am, I will tell others to do the same—a vicious cycle of non-acceptance. I do not ask my cat to behave like a dog. Be yourself. You are allowed to ask questions. In some belief systems a question is a sign of lack of belief or as a lack of respect—a challenge. However,

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Tara Sanchez, author of the new Urban Faery Magick. Gnosis is a word that drifts in and out of fashion, mostly because people forget to prefix it with the words "personal" and "unverifiable." If we are to be true to ourselves, all we can ever say is that our Gnosis is just that: deeply personal and provable only to our own hearts and minds. However, this leaves some of us in an awkward position: if the Gods or Spirits we are working with do not want to put on a visual display, they jolly well won't. So, how do we "know" that what we are experiencing is real if it cannot be seen? Take working the with the Fae, for example; full corporeal

Here in the northern hemisphere, Ostara, the Spring Equinox, is almost upon us, but for our southern hemisphere friends, it is time for the Autumn Equinox/Mabon. To help you celebrate, we’ve rounded up our best rituals, spells, books, and more! 13 Hidden Traditions of Mabon: Discover the origins of the festival along with 13 hidden traditions that may well be worth resurrecting for our own harvest celebrations.     A Dark Moon Ritual for Fall: The new moon is a time when many say that magic and meditative activity should be forgone. Instead, bravely travel inward and find what the darkness is hiding from you. Revel in this harvest season and commune with the