Table of Contents
Introduction 1
A Note on the Spells and Other Magical Conduct 11
September: Foraging 19
A Herbal Soda for Fever and Heat 47
October: Samhain and Talking to the Dead 49
Blessing a New Altar 78
November: Sex Magic 83
A Healing Ritual for Winter Aches and Pains 111
December: Midwinter and Magic in the Dark 113
A Spell for Hope in Darkness 141
January: Smelling the Weather 145
A Spell for the Full Moon 173
February: Fairies 177
A Spell for Weather 205
March: Witches, Money and Protest 209
A Charm for Money 229
April: Witches Becoming Animals 231
A Spell for Eating Bitterness 258
May: Magic in the Land 261
Ecological Spells 286
June: Midsummer and Light Magic 289
A Spell to Store Up Light 308
July: Fortune Telling and Divination 311
A Spell Against Anxiousness 334
August: Protection and Sympathetic Magic 337
A Spell for Getting Rid of Something 364
Conclusion: September, Again 367
Acknowledgements 375
Further Reading 377
Notes 379