Everyday Witchcraft: Making Time for Spirit in a Too-Busy World

by Deborah Blake

Overview

Walk your personal Pagan path with grace and wisdom, integrating a spiritual practice into your life in just a few minutes per week. Simple, fun, and easy to follow, Everyday Witchcraft shows that, no matter how busy or hectic life is, even small acts can add meaning and depth to your life.

This remarkable book is filled with creative ideas and a variety of quick yet significant ways to connect with the rhythms of nature each day, not just on sabbats or the full moon. Make your home into a magickal place, work with the God and Goddess on a regular basis, and discover the magickal power of animals. From five-minute rituals and "hibernation vacations" to mini daily divinations, you can easily make the wisdom and practice of Witchcraft an enriching part of everyday life.

Praise:
"This is a book that deserves a place on all shelves for it is pertinent not only to the Pagan-inclined but to all who look to better their lives."—Raymond Buckland, author of Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft

"A must-have for any Witch looking to evolve their practice from a mere study of the Craft into a fully fledged lifestyle."—Melanie Marquis, author of A Witch's World of Magick and The Witch's Bag of Tricks

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738742182
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	03/08/2015
Series:	Everyday Witchcraft , #4
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Deborah Blake is the author of seventeen books on modern Witchcraft, including The Eclectic Witch's Book of Shadows, The Little Book of Cat Magic, and Llewellyn's Little Book of Spellcraft, as well as the acclaimed Everyday Witch Tarot, Everyday Witch Oracle, and Everyday Witch’s Familiars Oracle. She has also written three paranormal romance and urban fantasy series for Berkley, and as well as a cozy mystery series about a run-down pet rescue. Deborah lives in a 140-year-old farmhouse in upstate New York with numerous cats who supervise all her activities, both magical and mundane. She can be found at DeborahBlakeAuthor.com.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Introduction: Living your best magickal (and mundane) life

 

Chapter 1 — Witchcraft in the Modern World

• The modern witch
• No wrong way
• Creating your personal path

Blake Octavian Blair “The Benefits of Religious Pluralism”

Christopher Penczak “Creating Your Personal Path”

 

Chapter 2 — The Everyday Witch

• Daily practice
• Connecting with deity
• Bringing magick into your everyday life

Raven Digitalis “Witchcraft & Personal Empowerment”

 

Chapter 3 — Making Time for Spirit in a Too-Busy World

• Why it’s worth the effort
• 5 minute rituals
• Daily divination
• The hibernation vacation

Mickie Mueller “Making Time for Spirit”

Denise Dumars “The Call to Isis: Modern Egyptian Traditions”

 

Chapter 4 – Walking Your Talk in Everyday Life

• Awareness, appreciation & attitude

• Service as sacred work

• Walking your talk every day

Ashleen O’Gaea “Sharing My Witchy Life”

 

Chapter 5 — A Simple Pagan Practice

• Bringing nature into your life
• Going with the flow of the natural world—changing with grace
• The Wheel of the Year—energy and endeavor
• The lunar cycle—waxing and waning
• Connecting with the elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water & Spirit
• Celebrating the Sabbats—more than just a day

Gail Wood “Grounding with a Salt Doll”

 

 

Chapter 6 — With a Little Help from My Friends

• Shared celebrations and group practice
• Learning and teaching—taking your place in the circle
• Practicing with children
• When your friends and family aren’t Pagans—simple ways to let others in on the wonderful world of witchcraft (without scaring them)
• It’s all about connection

Kris Bradley “Including Special Needs Children in Ritual”

1. Budapest “Good Ritual”

 

Chapter 7 — Fur, Feather & Fang

• Pets and familiars
• Power animals
• Connecting with animal spirit

Lupa “A (Very Brief) Introduction to Animal Totemism”

 

Chapter 8 — Your Magickal Home

• Sacred space everywhere—making your home a magickal place
• Altars inside and out
• Spiritual spring cleaning—not just for spring anymore
• Making mealtime magick
• Simple household rituals—cleansing, grounding, and protection
• The magickal car

Melanie Marquis “Putting the Magick in Every Day”

 

 

Chapter 9 — God and Goddess in Everyday Life

• Seeing the world through goddess eyes
• Strength in times of trouble
• Making the connection to deity
• Looking inside to find the goddess/god in us all

Alaric Albertsson “Why I'm an Anglo-Saxon Pagan"

 

Chapter 10 — Moving Forward – Lessons along the way

• Cultivating a Positive Attitude
• Appreciating What We Have—Even When It Isn’t What We Want
• Listening to Inner Wisdom
• The One Important Rule

 

Chapter 11 — Recommended Reading: The Basics and Beyond

 

Guest Authors – A “Who’s Who”

 

Additional Recommended Reading

Editorial Reviews

"This is a book that deserves a place on all shelves for it is pertinent not only to the Pagan-inclined but to all who look to better their lives."—Raymond Buckland, author of Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft

"A must-have for any Witch looking to evolve their practice from a mere study of the Craft into a fully fledged lifestyle."—Melanie Marquis, author of A Witch's World of Magick and The Witch's Bag of Tricks

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