The Magical Household: Spells & Rituals for the Home
Magick begins at home. If you’re serious about being a witch or practicing Wicca, you know that it’s far more than just casting a spell here or a protection there.
Like any spiritual belief, the Craft and Wicca are part of your daily life. From how you greet the morning to the protection you invoke at night — and everything in-between — magick becomes part of your daily routine and your household.
This is a classic book that belongs in the home of every witch. It takes everyday magickal living beyond the cute “ooh, let’s pretend we’re witches” level. It helps you make every moment magickal… and filled with the power of the Old Ways.
Here’s a summary of this important book:
Recognize and celebrate the magic of life with timeless rites and spells. Create a magical household—a haven of harmony, safety, spirituality, security, and romance. The benefits include a happier existence, protection against thieves, improved
Psychic Self Defense and Protection
Psychic Self Defense and Protection: An Energy Awareness Guide, by John Culbertson, will excite many who use Wicca and the Craft in their daily lives.
People — and some spiritual entities — are not always nice. Some can be outright malicious. It’s essential to know how to protect yourself, your household, and people you care about.
Also, in today’s volatile economy, it can be vital to use protection for yourself, your job and what you own (and value).
In this comprehensive book, author John Culbertson (a Mason and Rosicrucian) shows the exact ways to protect and defend yourself, through energy awareness and your innate psychic abilities.
The topics include:
- Physical actions that themselves provide protection from psychic based attacks
- How to maintain or restore the integrity of the aura from attacks
- The importance of aromatherapy as a defense technique
- Visualization processes that defend against attacks
- The power prayer has on psychic self defense
- Three basic, but very effective magick methods of protection including easy candle magick
- How to protect other people and locations from negativity and energy draining attacks
- The practice of smudging
- Commonly asked questions dealing with psychic & energy defense
This book will help you to raise your energy awareness and to link your energy to positive energy vibrations so you can more easily accomplish what you want in life without being drained by all the negative energy in the world.
The author says:
The first section deals with understanding what a psychic attack is. It is only by fully understanding how energy works that you will be able to understand how psychic attacks happen. Furthermore, it is only after you understand how these psychic attacks happen that you will be in a position to understand how to defend and protect yourself from them.
This is where section two of the book comes in. In the second section we will take a look at various techniques for protecting ourselves, our friends, and even our property from these attacks. As you work with these techniques, you will discover over time that you feel healthier, happier, and more confident in both yourself and where your life is taking you.
Please note that I do consider this book a beginner’s book. It’s a book that I believe almost anyone can pick up, read, and have some understanding about basic new age philosophy concepts that are at work each day of our lives. It is not meant to be an ultimate guide. It is designed as hopefully a great introduction and a place for one to start their new age and spiritual journey.
This book combines every spiritual practice that works. Though the author is clearly well-grounded in Pagan beliefs and practices, the book also taps into the best of Christianity and New Age Philosophy.
When it comes to protection, our attitude is, “If it works and ‘harms none’ beyond returning the energy sent to hurt us, use it if you’re under attack.”
Purists will find enough magick-based information to make this book worth owning.
This isn’t a light, happy book. It’s about tackling the energy that can harm or destroy you and your life. It’s truly a hands-on approach, arming you with the power and intention (without reservations) that you need when the going gets tough.
If you want to survive the regular attacks that are so commonly aimed at powerful people like you and me, you need this book.
Reclaim and preserve your personal power — and your ability to survive (and thrive) — in a challenging world.
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Palmistry
Palmistry, by Johnny Fincham
This isn’t exactly about the Craft. However, it’s useful knowledge and an innovative approach for anyone who’s interested in palm reading, or becoming a professional (and intelligent) palmist.
Many witches and Wiccans will find this useful in their work.
In Palmistry, author Johnny Fincham — known as Britain’s leading palmist — teaches you how to discern and analyze the personalities and life patterns of people, based only on the physical details of their hands.
This book takes you from apprentice to professional in 24 one-hour lessons. And, unlike books that only offer sketches or low-contrast photos of hands, this book includes actual handprints. You can really see what the author is explaining.
He skips the nonsense and gets right to the information that you can rely on. This is close to a science, and the most innovative approach in centuries.
The accuracy can be terrifying. Your life really is in your own hands!
If palmistry interests you, we highly recommend this book.
Witchcraft Love Spell
A good Witchcraft love spell… ahh, what a topic!
First, there’s the issue of how you cast your spell.
- Are you trying to override someone else’s free will?
- Are you casting a spell for one particular person, whether or not he (or she) is the right one for you?
- What if he (or she) is already in a relationship?
Questions, questions!
If you’ve already thought about this and you’re ready for a love spell that will work “an harm none,” here are our best suggestions.
1. Don’t waste your time with amateur spells. I’m sorry, but most of them won’t work. There are hundreds of them online. They’re often badly written and can backfire.
Don’t use bindings. Don’t use anything that involves the person ingesting something.
Your heart is involved, and — we hope — someone else’s. Don’t make mistakes. Use a good Witchcraft love spell from the start.
(I recommend only one book, Simple Spells for Love. It’s worked for 99% of my clients.)
2. Keep it simple. Try one spell first. Give it time to work… at least a week or two. If you don’t see results, then try something else.
If your first spell is still “running” — the candle is still burning, or whatever — stop it before starting a new spell. Using two love spells at the same time is like running two virus-checkers on your computer. Sometimes, they don’t play well together.
3. Do it right. Spells are successful when you cast on the right day of the week, during the right phase of the moon, using the correct candle color, etc. In witchcraft, love spells can work on the wrong day, during the wrong phase of the moon… but why waste your time and energy?
4. Avoid the auto-pilot approach. Don’t just say a few words, light a candle, and then play WoW for the rest of the evening.  Witchcraft love spells can work that way, but for the best results, channel your focus and energy into it. Keep visualizing your spell succeeding. If there are words to say, keep saying them. Magick isn’t at its best if you try the “set it and forget it” approach.
5. Take it seriously. We’re talking about your future and your happiness… forever, right? (If this is just about a one-nighter, see our second recommendation, below.)
Invest in your future by getting the best spells, and follow them exactly.  We have only two recommendations.  From what we’ve seen, the others are entertaining… but not as reliable.
Simple Spells for Love by Barrie Dolnick
Barrie Dolnick knows spells and keeps them simple. If I need something that’s going to work, Barrie’s spells are the most reliable.
They’re also designed for everyday people. Whether you believe in magick or not, Barrie’s spells work. They don’t involve anything weird or hard-to-find.
Barrie’s spells are easy to follow. She provides background information, ways to add more energy to each spell, and she offers spells for any romantic need. If you are lonely and want True Love, Barrie can help. If his eye is wandering, she has a spell that can help.
If it’s about love, Barrie’s book is all you need.
It’s rare for that book not to work. When it doesn’t, this is the only other book that I can recommend.
The Salem Witches Book Of Love Spells is more flippant than Barrie’s book, and offers a wider range of spells. However, if you’ve never cast a spell in your life, and you know almost nothing about real Witchcraft… this may not be your best choice.
On the other hand, many people — including me — have used these spells with great success. (One reason so many Witches have used it: It was published before Barrie’s book.)
Author Lilith McLelland is an entertaining writer who draws on her own experiences with magick and associates’ in the Salem Witch community.
If you’ve been crying yourself to sleep for the past week or longer, you’ll find plenty of laughs and good spells in The Salem Witches Book of Love Spells. In fact, this book is worth owning just because it’s fun to read.
But, I’ll be honest. If I needed a good love spell, I’d use Barrie Dolnick’s book, Simple Spells for Love.
The Salem book is juicier and more colorful. It relies on tried-and-true Witchcraft, but… I’ve had better luck with Barrie’s spells.
Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft – review
Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft is one of the most complete and reliable books for Witches. It is a full guide and workbook, taking an aspiring Witch from self-initiation through the equivalent of a third-degree Gardnerian.
- Ideal for Witches with some knowledge of Wicca and the Craft
- Light on beliefs but an abundance of practical advice, rituals, etc.
- One of the top three books for any Witch’s bookshelf
If you’ve considered joining a coven, this book will give you a good idea of what to expect as an initiate. While many covens aren’t as Gardnerian as this book, Buckland provides important history and insights. Most of the advice and rituals in this classic book are among the foundations of more modern practices.
If you’ve decided to become a solitary Witch, Buckland’s book will guide you through self-initiation and the most important practices and rituals. Most new Witches will need at least a year to complete this workbook, and many who are serious will extend their studies for many years.
First, I recommend Cunningham’s Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner for anyone who is new to Witchcraft. It’s not perfect, but it’s a very good starting point. I also suggest the Farrars’ Witches’ Bible as a companion to the Buckland workbook.
However, if you’ve already learned about Witchcraft and have decided to try it — or related earth-based spiritual beliefs and practices — Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft may be the only book you’ll need for a long time.
