The Goddess is in the Details: Wisdom for the Everyday Witch

by Deborah Blake

Overview

From the hearth to the altar, make magic in every moment. Being a Witch isn't limited to casting a spell under the full moon or consecrating a ritual circle. Whether you're calling the Goddess or doing the dishes, your wonderfully witchy ways are woven into everything you do.

With her signature down-to-earth wisdom and warmth, Deborah Blake takes you into the heart of what it means to be a Witch all day, every day. Filled to the brim with practical suggestions, Pagan and Wicca spells, and helpful advice, this essential book brings to light all facets of a modern Witch's life: The seven core beliefs of Witches, mindful eating and health, creating sacred space at home, relationships with non-Pagans, sex and the single Witch, raising Pagan children, solitary and coven practice, Pagan ritual, and green living.

Praise:
"Deborah Blake has created a practical method of weaving the spiritual into the daily chores of the mundane world in which we must live."—Edain McCoy, author of Advanced Witchcraft and If You Want to Be a Witch

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738722597
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	06/08/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	242
File size:	4 MB

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

Contents

Dedication x

Introduction xi

Part One: The Everyday Witch
A Note on Names 3
Chapter 1: So You're a Witch…Now What? Going Beyond the Basics 7
Chapter 2: The Seven Beliefs at the Heart of Being a Witch 11
Chapter 3: The Power of Words and Belief—How to Bring About Positive Change 17

Part Two: The Inner Witch
Conscious Living—Integrating Your Spiritual Beliefs into Your Everyday Life 29
Chapter 4: The Healthy Witch 33
Chapter 5: Mindful Eating 53
Chapter 6: Dealing with Crisis—How Does Being a Witch Help When Things Go Wrong? 59

Part Three: The Outer Witch
Your Home Is Your Temple—The Pagan Household 69
Chapter 7: Altars, Circles, and Other Places of Worship 71
Chapter 8: Sharing Your Space with Non-Pagans 77
Chapter 9: Housecleaning and Spiritual Cleansing 83
Chapter 10: When You're Still in the Broom Closet—Setting Up Undercover Pagan Space 91

Part Four: The Social Witch
The Witch and Family—Where Do We Come From and Where Are We Going? 97
Chapter 11: Sex and the Single Witch 99
Chapter 12: The Witch and Marriage 109
Chapter 13: Raising Pagan Children 119
Chapter 14: Interacting with Others at Work and at Play—Issues of Prejudice and Tolerance 131
Chapter 15: Out of the Broom Closet—Whom to Tell and When 137
Chapter 16: Representing Pagans in the Outside World 145

Part Five: The Practicing Witch
God/dess in Everyone—The Essence of Being a Witch 151
Chapter 17: The Solitary Witch 153
Chapter 18: The Group Witch—Circle, Coven, or Grove? 157
Chapter 19: Celebrating the Journey of Life Through Ritual—Daily, Monthly & Yearly 171
Chapter 20: Rites of Passage—Birth, Coming of Age, Marriage, Eldering, and Passing Over 193
Chapter 21: Familiars—When a Pet Is Not Just a Pet 207

Part Six: The Natural Witch
The Importance of Maintaining a Connection to Mother Earth 213
Chapter 22: The Witch's Garden 215
Chapter 23: Country Witch/City Witch 221
Chapter 24: Sacred Space Everywhere 223

Resources and Recommended Reading 225

Editorial Reviews

Blake (Circle, Coven & Grove: A Year of Magickal Practice) dons the mantle of the high priestess with grace, wisdom, and a dose of humility as she doles out advice on incorporating magic and pagan philosophy into everyday life. Brief but not superficial, the book glides smoothly from private concerns such as internalizing Wiccan beliefs or mindful eating to more external and social issues like creating sacred space, home keeping, and working with a coven. Along the way, Blake manages to cover most of daily life, from raising children in the craft to dealing with horrified unbelievers in a cheerful and inclusive tone. Lovely spells, ideas for rituals (with some unique adaptations to "mundane" holidays), and thoughtful assignments at the end of chapters round out the offerings. Blake's view is highly personal, but she frequently references other Wiccan writers, such as Scott Cunningham, and concludes with a meaty bibliography. High praise and recommendations; this title is for all public libraries with a dedicated pagan or Wiccan collection.
—Janet Tapper

Library Journal

"Deborah Blake has created a practical method of weaving the spiritual into the daily chores of the mundane world in which we must live."—Edain McCoy, author of Advanced Witchcraft and If You Want to Be a Witch

"Fun to read and chock-full of sensible advice."—Rev. Denise Dumars, M.A., author of Be Blessed

"The Goddess Is in the Details is a champion of common sense. Advanced witches can focus on the small and big stuff concerning the witchy lifestyle. What I enjoyed best were the incantations. Fresh verses, good rhymes."—Z Budapest, author of The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries and Summoning the Fates

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