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
- 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”
- 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