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Let Your Altar Renew Your Spirit for the Holidays and Beyond
Date: 2007-12-03 By: Sandra Kynes
Your altar is more than just a place to put things. During the hustle and bustle of the holidays, use your altar to reconnect with the divine--and yourself.

Psychic Self-Defense and the Kabbalah
Date: 2005-01-01 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
Earlier I mentioned the only time I was actually scared at what I thought was a ghostly manifestation turned out to be a dying clock! But there were two instances in the Summit mansion where I do believe I was attacked by some entity – whether a ...

'E-Mail To The Journal' is Here
Date: 2002-08-20 By: Donald Michael Kraig
"EMAIL TO THE JOURNAL" IS HERE By Donald Michael KraigEditor, The Llewellyn Journal Today, The Llewellyn Journal begins a new phase. As the thousands of people who have read our articles have seen, at the end of each article we have asked ...

2005 Love Predictions for All Sun Signs
Date: 2005-01-03 By: Maria Shaw
Aries - Single? This is your best year in over a decade to meet someone special, walk down the aisle or just plain fall madly in love. Married? You’ll fall in love all over again. If there are any problems in your marriage, you can work on ...

2006 Spring Love Predictions
Date: 2006-03-06 By: Maria Shaw
Romantic influences look good for most of the zodiac signs this spring. Others may not fare quite as well. But not to worry, Cupid has a plan for each and every one of us! Here’s my spring love forecast for 2006. Aries: It’s now or ...

How to Enchant a Man: Spells to Bewitch, Bedazzle & Beguile
Date: 2008-02-11 By: Ellen Dugan
How to Enchant A Man is an entertaining and enjoyable guide into the world of loving enchantments, romantic spells, and women’s witchery. Designed for both single and married enchantresses, this is a fun and pleasurable book that invites you, the reader, into the world of personal improvement. Reclaim your feminine power, focus on your captivating abilities as a woman, and bring more romance, laughter, love, and magick into your life!

Rejuvenation, an Essay and Review by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
Date: 2008-01-21 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
Do you want to live longer, younger, and better? Each year, more and more of us are living longer, and "younger" than many of our relatives. What does it take to live life to its fullest potential? Carl Llewellyn Weschcke review's Dr. Joe H. Slate's Rejuvenation.

The Art of Spiritual Healing
Date: 2003-06-27 By: Phyllis Galde
Because The Art of Spiritual Healing was the first book I edited at Llewellyn and because I was so interested in alternative healing (I try to avoid allopathic medicine if at all possible), it made a profound impact on my life. It shaped my ...

The Da Vinci Tarot: Breaking the Code
Date: 2006-04-03 By: Mark McElroy
Leonardo da Vinci didn’t play by the rules. He accepted commissions he never finished. He invented machines so advanced, the technology of his day couldn’t produce them. He completed masterpieces -- like The Last Supper -- using untested and ...

Whispers from the Woods: Wisdom for Everyday Life
Date: 2006-02-27 By: Sandra Kynes
Modern Pagans have continually sought ways to honor the natural world and live more closely with the rhythms and spirit of the land. Many of us find that drawing close to nature provides access to different levels of energy and awareness, which ...

A is for AURA, B is for BODY, C is for COSMOS
Date: 2008-02-04 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
The “Human Aura” is much more than a colorful balloon surrounding the body, useful for analysis of character, health, and your current emotional state. Carl Llewellyn Weschcke reviews Aura Energy for Health, Healing & Balance: access and activate your inner psychic faculties, and focus them into a powerful program of personal success.


A Magical Meditation for Lovers
Date: 2004-07-26 By: Mabel Iam
The meditative state is our natural state. When we reach this state, we recognize what lies at the root of all our experiences, and we become fully aware. Meditation awakens the fundamental and innate intelligence of being - the light of our spirit ...

A Magical Place for a Perfect Lover
Date: 2004-03-01 By: Mabel Iam
Magic is the art of using the energies provided by nature and the universe. When blocked energy becomes free, it produces pleasure and is hence welcomed by those around you. Successfully finding the right mate is a process that has three main steps. ...

A Piece of History
Date: 2001-09-14 By: Lord Green Man and Lady Diana BirdSong
Precis: Two Wiccans rediscover a piece of their past and the importance of The Grimoire of Lady Sheba in the history of Paganism and Wicca. A PIECE OF HISTORY By Lord Green Man and Lady Diana BirdSong We have been Wiccans, now, for ...

A Really Scary Ghost Story
Date: 2005-01-01 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
Recently Llewellyn published a book with the intriguing title, Don’t Call Them Ghosts. That made me remember some of the various “ghosts” I have encountered in my life. And the many stories I’ve heard over the years. Perhaps we shouldn’t call ...

A Spell for Pye
Date: 2001-11-09 By: Eth Moore
Precis: Although we don't usually include articles by very young people, this one just charmed us. It shows how a young girl learns about magic and how she put it to use. In order to keep the flavor of her original writing, we have left ...

A Theory about Hauntings
Date: 2005-01-01 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
I have a theory that “hauntings” happens most often in houses that “turn inward.” By that I mean that the architecture of the house is such that one lives within the walls and rarely pays attention to what goes on outside. And that's the way most ...

A Time to Recreate Yourself
Date: 2008-03-17 By: Edain McCoy
Ostara, that magical time of renewal and balance, is just around the corner. Use this magical time for personal recreation, and to become the person you truly desire to be.

A Traditional Foundation
Date: 2008-04-21 By: Jason Kitchen
Magick has evolved tremendously over the past few years. It has stood the test of time, overcome the slander of contrary opinion, and it has taken a very deep position in the mainstream community. The new faces and names to the occult remain loyal to their traditions, but are not bound by it, and all of us have built our foundation from the techniques of elder work. What will the magickal foundation be like for those of tomorrow?

A Walk in the Shining Tribe
Date: 2003-09-15 By: Rachel Pollack
A WALK IN THE SHINING TRIBE by: Rachel Pollack "Rachel Pollack's "Shinning Tribe" Tarot deck is like coming home to the roots of Tarot- that place where images provoke meanings that surface from inner places that formed early on. Her images draw ...

Actor / President Dies at 93
Date: 2004-06-07 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
After a lifetime of success as an actor and politician, Ronald Reagan’s life ended on June 5, 2004, at around 1:00 p.m. The only modern president to consider astrology as he planned his schedule, Reagan used astrology to enhance his already ...

Adventures in Teaching Clairvoyance: My Little Psychic Experiments
Date: 2007-01-29 By: Debra Lynne Katz
Is clairvoyance a special gift that few people possess, or is it a talent laying dormant in all our minds, just waiting to be discovered? Debra Lynne Katz, author of You Are Psychic, believes we all have psychic abilities that can be developed through practice. Here, she describes a few of her favorite experiments with students who are learning to uncover their hidden psychic traits, and she gives tips on how best to nurture your own natural clairvoyant abilities.

Alchemical Transformation in the Golden Dawn
Date: 2006-08-28 By: Lyam Thomas Christopher
Lyam Thomas Christopher, author of Kabbalah, Magic, and the Great Work of Self Transformation, examines the alchemical relations between the magic of Kabbalah and the Golden Dawn.

Alchemy and the Alchemists
Date: 2004-03-15 By: Raymond Buckland
“The Mysteries” . . . we generally think of these in relation to the ancient initiatory rites of Greece and Rome; the Eleusinian Mysteries, the Orphic, the Phrygian, the Mithraic, plus the Egyptian, Tibetan, and others. Yet the term could as well be ...

Alchemy: One Year Later - A Retrospective Look at a Year of Alchemical Practice and the Lessons Learned
Date: 2006-10-02 By: Mark Stavish
Get a rare glimpse of the lessons learned during the primary year of an alchemist's practices. Mark Stavish, author of The Path to Alchemy, shares wisdom gained from his first alchemical challenges and triumphs, along with stories from several other experienced alchemists and their first years of practice.

Alhazred
Date: 2006-09-18 By: Donald Tyson
Delving into history, legend, and myth, Donald Tyson explores the world of Alhazred, his newest book on this mysterious wandering author of H. P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon.

Alhazred's Necronomicon
Date: 2005-10-31 By: Donald Tyson
The Necronomicon has become a kind of egregore in the modern world. It is the most notorious grimoire of all time, a notable achievement for a book that never existed. There is no historical evidence that such a book was written, yet tens of ...

Amulets, Talismans, & Charms
Date: 2004-04-19 By: Richard Webster
When I was writing Amulets and Talismans for Beginners, a friend commented that it would have to be of historic interest only, as no one used them nowadays. He hadn’t noticed all the people who wear astrological pendants, ankhs, St. Christopher ...

An Interview with Dr. Jonn Mumford
Date: 2002-04-12 By: The Llewellyn Journal
Precis: The Eastern spiritual system known as Tantra has been growing at an explosive rate in the West. In this exclusive interview, The Llewellyn Journal discusses the subject with the author of books such as A Chakra & Kundalini ...

An Interview with Robert M. Place
Date: 2002-04-02 By: The Llewellyn Journal
Precis: The well-known artist and author reveals how he came to create the Tarot of the Saints, its spiritual nature, and how it combines the myths of Christianity with the archetypes of the Tarot, and how both the Tarot and the legends ...

An Interview with Ximena Ortiz and Migene Gonzalez-Wippler
Date: 2005-07-28 By: Heather Roets
Breaking into the publishing world can be a very difficult and trying process—there are many challenges, set backs, and questions along the road to success. What kind of manuscripts are publishers looking for? How can I make sure someone really ...

Animals as Reflections of Ourselves
Date: 2005-07-25 By: Lisa Hunt
Renowned psychoanalyst and author James Hillman said in his book Dream Animals, “The imagination is itself a great animal.” What is it about animals that captivates us and sparks our imaginations? Just this morning my young children were ...

Astral Divination with the I Ching
Date: 2001-10-12 By: Charles Foster
Precis: The author reveals a strikingly original method of using the I Ching, one which requires magical practice rather than consultation with a book. ASTRAL DIVINATION WITH THE I CHING By Charles Foster As many of you reading ...

Astral Projection: Why You Want to Leave Your Body
Date: 2007-09-17 By: Carl Weschcke
We are multi-dimensional beings, with part of ourselves inhabiting a physical body and part of ourselves belonging to an ethereal one. In between these two bodies, who (or what) are we? Where can we find our "selves?" Perhaps the astral plane is the place to look...

Astrological Attributions of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
Date: 2003-05-23 By: David Godwin
Ever since the doctrine of sympathies was propounded by the Greeks and popularized in the Renaissance by Agrippa, there has been a great deal of emphasis in esoteric circles on establishing sets of correspondences. Sometimes these lists have become ...

Astrology Evaluates Operation Iron Hammer
Date: 2003-11-18 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Astrology Evaluates Operation Iron Hammer Astrology says the Iron Hammer initiative may work, but will take time. The U.S. and its allies launched a coordinated offensive called Iron Hammer, designed to root out pro-Saddam Hussein loyalists, ...

Astrology in the News - Asian Earthquake and Tsunamis
Date: 2005-01-17 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
In the wake of worst natural disaster in recorded history, the victims of a massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra struggle to put their lives back together. With over 147,000 dead and millions homeless, the world has responded with enormous ...

Astrology in the News: Planes Crash in Russia
Date: 2004-08-26 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
On Tuesday, August 24, 2004, two planes crashed in Russia at about the same time. Both planes took off from an airport in Moscow, the first at 9:35 p.m. and the second 40 minutes later, according to Associated Press reporter Mike Eckel. The ...

Astrology in the news: The Candidates’ Wives
Date: 2004-10-18 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
With the exception of Geraldine Ferraro, we naturally focus on the men running for the office. However, first ladies have sometimes stolen the show. I recall Jacqueline Kennedy making a huge impression all over the world. In a speech, John ...

Astrology News - Tribute and Obit for Joyce Jillson
Date: 2004-10-08 By: Maria Shaw
America lost one of its most beloved astrologers last week. Joyce Jillson died October 1, 2004 of kidney failure in Los Angeles. The 58-year-old was best known for her syndicated horoscope column that appeared in newspapers across the country. ...

Basic Shielding for Meetings
Date: 2005-12-31 By: AC Fisher Aldag
You’re attending an intense, focused business meeting where everyone is shouting their ideas. You feel disconnected, chaotic, confused. A committee is formed, and two people volunteer to chair the position. When it comes to a vote, the person who ...

Better Readings through Brainstorming
Date: 2004-02-02 By: Mark McElroy
If you’ve been working with Tarot for any length of time, you’ve already confronted at least one of the following challenges: - An anxious client sits across from you. Her question is very clearly defined. How long before that money arrives in ...

Beyond UFO Abductions
Date: 2003-09-25 By: Preston Dennett
The UFO phenomenon is extraordinarily complex, however the main focus is undeniably face-to-face encounters or the onboard UFO experience. Still, when people think of these types of close encounters, they often assume that the experience is a ...

Blended Horoscopes: A Guide to the Composite Chart
Date: 2008-02-18 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
Man is a knot into which relationships are tied, according to Antoine de Saint-Exupery. t’s true that most of us, though certainly not all of us, need to connect with someone; when that connection is made, how can the energy created be interpreted? Can relationships (both negative and positive) be understood?

Bookmark this Blog
Date: 2004-12-09 By: Sally McGraw
Carl Weschcke, owner and CEO of Llewellyn Worldwide since 1960, has decided to try his hand at blogging! Weschcke will discuss his personal experiences with magick and the paranormal; share knowledge he gained from his participation in the ...

Bookshelf Organizers
Date: 2006-07-31 By: Karen Glasgow
With patterns and clear instructions, Karen Glasgow offers a crafty and divine tool to help organize your favorite magical books and magazines.

Born on the Same Day, Born to Be Together
Date: 2004-03-29 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Both major stars, both recent award winners, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas were both born on September 25, but twenty-five years apart! Astrology reveals how they connect to each other, not just through their Libra Suns, but through ...

Calls to Mystic Alice
Date: 2006-10-16 By: Alice Rose Morgan
Alice Rose Morgan, author of Calls to Mystic Alice, describes her unique relationship with the spirits she consults (fondly called her "spooks") and how they assist her in her creative writing process.

Can You Rescue the Magician?
Date: 2006-04-01 By: Donald Michael Kraig, Editor, Llewellyn's New Worlds of Mind and Spirit
In the May/June 2006 issue of Llewellyn's New Worlds of Mind and Spirit, we ran a contest titled "Can You Rescue the Magician?" Here is what people read: Eliphas gasped for breath as he dragged himself on shore. Waves lapped at his feet and legs ...

Candle Lore and Magic
Date: 2003-06-19 By: Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Ph.D.
Candles have a long and interesting history in religious worship, magic and folklore. They light the way to the sacred; they dispel the forces of darkness; they are associated with ghosts and the dead; they can find buried treasure; and they play ...

Celebrating Life During Tough Times
Date: 2003-03-06 By: Elizabeth Owens
There is an old saying that advises us to turn the lemons that life deals us into lemonade. No matter what age we find ourselves, life does, on occasion, present us with difficult challenges. I prefer to consider these challenges lessons in ...

Celebrating the Harvest Sabbats
Date: 2007-07-30 By: Edain McCoy
The autumnal equinox as well as what we now call the first of August have both been celebrated as festival days of the harvest season across Europe and North America. As August first approaches, we must reflect on what what these harvest celebrations mean and what they mean to us.

Celebrating Yule without Losing Your Mind - Or Your Life Savings
Date: 2007-12-24 By: Dorothy Morrison
No matter who we are or where we live, the Yuletide season is something we all look forward to. As worthy of celebration as the Winter Solstice is, though, doing so often presents its own set of problems in the form of time and money. Dorothy Morrison illustrates how to celebrate the Yuletide season without losing your mind--or your life savings, for that matter.

Celebrity Astrology - Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston
Date: 2004-08-09 By: David Pond
Hollywood’s golden couple, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, have what it takes to make a great relationship … great astrological compatibility! Take a look at what my new book, Mapping Your Romantic Relationships, has to say about how their charts ...

Chakra, Kundalini, Folk Tales, and Renaissance Art
Date: 2004-01-19 By: Dr. Jonn Mumford (Swami Anandakapila Saraswati)
The basic psychic anatomical Tantric map of humans has been eagerly espoused in the West. Many people believe this is a unique and new perspective. However this knowledge has excisted in the collective worldwide unconscious probably since the ...

Chaos and Rebellion: Uranus' Influence
Date: 2005-03-07 By: Robin Ivy
Creatures of habit, prepare! You’ve noticed the push for change already, haven’t you? From February 20 through March’s Full Moon, we hit a series of Uranus hot spots as the Sun, Mercury, and Venus move through Pisces and trigger the planet of ...

Chiron in Aquarius - What Does He Want to Tell You?
Date: 2005-06-06 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
Chiron is an asteroid, a mythological figure and a catalyst for that delicate place you have deep inside that contains your most inner sense of woundedness. Where Chiron is placed in your zodiac charts, according to sign, house and aspect, shows ...

Choosing an Esoteric Group
Date: 2004-03-08 By: Nick Farrell
PART 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO ESOTERIC GROUPS Most people interested in the esoteric have a belief that there is a Hogwarts or an Invisible College – a secretive coven or hidden society with mysterious secrets and powerful initiations. The late ...

Communicating Love after Sex: A Honeymooner’s Guide
Date: 2006-07-17 By: Olivia
Whether you are just falling in love or you’re a newlywed who still hasn’t come down to earth after the honeymoon, it's essential to learn the fine art of communication. Many times when lovers hear how important communication is in keeping love ...

Conjure Craft: Hoodoo, Rootwork and Conjuring for the 21st Century
Date: 2003-08-01 By: Stephanie Rose Bird
Hoodoo History Once upon a time, we were Africans, involved in a unique lexicon of beliefs, lore, stories, and customs designed to help integrate us into an environment filled with plants, animals, elements, and a complex array of spirits. With ...

Conversations with Extraterrestrials
Date: 2003-06-06 By: Preston Dennett
One of the rarest types of UFO encounter is an onboard experience or a face-to-face encounter with an actual extraterrestrial. In my twenty years of UFO investigations, I have uncovered only a handful of these types of very close encounters. ...

COPPER MEDITATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Part 1
Date: 2003-10-20 By: Dr. Jonn Mumford (Swami Anandakapila Saraswati)
Paramhansa Swami Satyananda Saraswati's Yoga Chakra Breathing for Brain Hemisphere Integration By 1966 Swami Satyananda had commenced releasing hitherto unknown Tantric meditation techniques to the Western world. One of the most powerful of his ...

COPPER MEDITATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Part 2
Date: 2003-11-03 By: Dr. Jonn Mumford (Swami Anandakapila Saraswati)
Paramhansa Swami Satyananda Saraswati's Yoga Chakra Breathing for Brain Hemisphere Integration As witnessed by the recent Time magazine feature about “Meditation” (July 27th, 2003) Western science is forced to the realization that daily ...

Cosmic Energy Rune Set
Date: 2006-09-11 By: Karen Glasgow
Harness the energies of planets and other celestial bodies by crafting your own unique set of cosmic runes, with patterns, photos, and runic descriptions from author and creator Karen Glasgow.

Cosmic Rays of Light For Your Astro-Path
Date: 2006-08-21 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
Where are the goddesses in your chart? Read a house-by-house analysis of how heavenly bodies such as Venus and Nyx manifest themselves in your chart.

COSMIC SENSE: Our Unconscious Connection to the Universe
Date: 2007-07-23 By: Marguerite Manning
Is it any wonder why the ancients proclaimed that our destiny was “written in the stars”? Evidently, our fate here on terra firma is a lot less predetermined than we’ve been led to believe because when we view our natal sky from this perspective it’s a lot more than just a celestial reflection of our earthly destiny. It’s a universal documentation of the agreement we made to live up to it. An agreement the ancients called a horoscope, but based on their scientific principles I prefer to call our very own “contract with the universe.”


Cosmic Upheaval
Date: 2007-01-08 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
What roles do the celestial archtypes play in our lives? With analysis of Pluto, Charon, Eris, Ceres, and more, discover the mythical and astrological ways these heavenly bodies affect you and your birth chart.

Crafting a Conjurer’s Garden
Date: 2008-03-31 By: Stephanie Rose Bird
As spring draws ever nearer, gardeners will begin to renew their green space. Stephanie Rose Bird, author of Four Seasons of Mojo and Sticks, Stone, Roots & Bones, discusses ways to make your green space a sacred space.

Crafting Yuletide Cheer
Date: 2006-12-18 By: A.C. Fisher Aldag
Make your home a place of festive holiday cheer while teaching kids the important roots of Yule, the Solstice, and other winter holidays. A.C. Fisher Aldag shares several delicious Yuletide recipes and fun family craft projects, mixing in a dash of history, spirituality and divination. Crafts and projects are appropriate for all ages and are perfect for your whole family to create as a group.

Crash of Space Shuttle Columbia
Date: 2003-02-04 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Crash of Space Shuttle Columbia By Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D. On February 1, 2003, at approximately 8:00 a.m., CST, The space shuttle Columbia broke apart on re-entry and crashed. Pieces have been found over a wide area of Texas, Louisiana, ...

Create a Dream Pillow
Date: 2007-06-04 By: Karen Glasgow

Regardless of their seemingly superficial content, dreams carry the messages of the collective unconscious. Any mundane intent and action that honors the dream state increases the clarity and the flow of these messages. Crocheting a dream pillow is an ideal way to focus your intent just before dozing off.

Create Your Own Erotic Mandala
Date: 2005-10-17 By: Mabel Iam
Create your Erotic and Perfect Mandala Magic circles or mandala are symbols that form part of the knowledge you need to access the magic of eroticism. According to Tantric philosophy, once upon a time, the gods found an unnamed energy which ...

Creating Earth
Date: 2008-01-14 By: Jason Kitchen
The earth is a very strange and wonderful place. It gives us so much in our daily lives, but most of the time we simply do not see what a gift it truly is. The earth has given us a place of creation, where we can create all the things we have dreamed of and beyond. Are we truy creating an earth of magick and power, and if so, how can that magick and power survive?

Crocheted Cauldron Bag Pattern
Date: 2005-03-14 By: Karen Glasgow-Follett
Center your mind with each stitch that you take. Focus your intent toward the reality that you wish to make. With yarn and with hook, the story you'll tell. Stitch by stitch you have created a spell. Spell casting can be thought of as an ...

Crocheted Rune Set Pattern
Date: 2005-04-04 By: Karen Glasgow-Follett
Recent years have ushered in a growing popularity of the use of runes in divination, magic, and meditation. This increase in popularity is reflected in the vast array of rune sets that are available for purchase. Walk into any metaphysical shop or ...

Crocheted Tarot Box
Date: 2007-02-19 By: Karen Glasgow
Crochet is an incredible vehicle for magic. Karen Glasgow shares how you can protect your tarot cards in something made with magical intent. An enchanted case can improve your divination techniques. A photo example is included.

Crystal Grid for Earth Healing
Date: 2006-03-27 By: Ember
Crystal grids are similar to mandalas; they are simply an arrangement of stones in a pattern for the specific purpose of directing energy toward a goal. The variety of combinations is limited only by your imagination. For this particular grid, ...

Dean or Kerry for President?
Date: 2003-09-11 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Dean or Kerry for President? By Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D. As of today’s date (September 11, 2003), Senator John F. Kerry and Governor Howard Dean are the frontrunners for the Democratic Party nomination. That George W. Bush will run on the ...

Dear Ole Dad
Date: 2006-06-12 By: Maria Shaw
Are you a Daddy’s girl or a Mama’s boy? Come June 18, you’ll pledge your love and appreciation to the man you call Dad. Mom had her big day....now it’s dad’s turn. As we celebrate fathers all over world, this tribute is based on your papa’s zodiac ...

Decoding Dreams
Date: 2003-02-24 By: Henry Woodhouser
There are numerous “dream interpretation” books available today, but none quite like Dreams Working Interactive. What makes this title unique is the combination of its authors, Stephanie Clement a Minnesota professional in Transpersonal ...

Diana’s Astrology Continues to Work
Date: 2003-10-23 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Diana’s Astrology Continues to Work Even since her tragic death in 1997, Princess Diana’s astrology chart has continued to move forward by solar arc, and transits continue to contact the chart as well. Her story continues to captivate audiences ...

Discovering My Ancestors
Date: 2001-12-14 By: Donald Michael Kraig
Precis: The author of Modern Magick and Modern Sex Magick finds a way to become more in contact with the spirit and soul of his ancestors, and thus becomes more in tune with himself. Discovering My Ancestors By Donald Michael ...

Donna Cole Schultz passes
Date: 2004-04-02 By: Sally McGraw
Donna Cole Schultz passed from this life on March 31, 2004. Donna was a 3rd degree Gardnerian, and was the founding High Priestess of the Pagan Way in Chicago. A memorial service will be held at Healing Earth Resources in mid-May. A member of ...

Dreams - From Eroticism to the Magic of Love
Date: 2004-06-28 By: Mabel Iam
When lights are turned off and sheets tucked in and you drift into deep sleep, everything seems to be suspended. This is the time when your innermost desires and fears – those which you won’t recognize in your waking life – are unleashed. Do ...

Dreams - What are they trying to tell us?
Date: 2004-11-01 By: Maria Shaw
What is your subconscious trying to tell you? Well, one good way to find out is through your dreams. When we sleep, our subconscious doesn’t need to battle with our conscious mind. Our emotional side is not challenged by our logic, so it’s easy for ...

Eclipse Phenomena
Date: 2007-09-10 By: Celeste Teal
Two weeks ago, on August 28, we had a lunar eclipse, which is followed by a solar eclipse tomorrow night (visible from parts of South America). With all of that astronomical push and pull, what are the astrological implications for us?

Editing?
Date: 2005-06-04 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
This is an article from Carl's previous blog, Conversations Across the Table, originally posted on Saturday, June 04, 2005. When I first started publishing books a half-century ago, editors in trade publishing were mainly what we now call ...

Ego or Politics? Ralph Nader Joins the Presidential Race
Date: 2004-03-02 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Ralph Nader has announced his intention to run for president as an Independent. He will not represent the Green Party, on whose ticket he ran in 2000 and earned about 2.7 percent of the vote. Is this bid a savvy political maneuver designed to put ...

Energy For Life Begins Within
Date: 2006-08-07 By: Colleen Deatsman
Colleen Deatsman, author of Energy for Life, discusses how energy works in different forms of healing, and gives three different energy -boosting exercises for releasing energy blockages, sweeping energy from your body's outer layer, and cutting energetic cords than can cause energy to be drained away from you.

Erotic Dance: A Spontaneous Act of Magic
Date: 2004-08-23 By: Mabel Iam
Erotic dancing is a spontaneous act of seduction, as natural as a bird’s love call. Dance is one of the most ancient forms of communication and expression. It is even older than spoken language. Where words sometimes hide deeper truths that only ...

Erotic Telepathy
Date: 2005-06-27 By: Mabel Iam
Telepathic attraction. Who hasn’t felt it at least once? But wait a minute. What is telepathic attraction? A weird sensation that is difficult to put into words, an uncontrollable instinct with no logic. What about erotic telepathy? Maybe somebody ...

Eternal Secrets for Everyday Life
Date: 2003-02-24 By: Ernest Wentwhistle
Author Richard Webster uses the interesting literary device of cogent, timely correspondence received by a fictional character. These brief letters from his former high school history teacher contain advice appropriate to each particular crisis, ...

Everyone Has a Ghost Story
Date: 2006-10-23 By: Andrew Honigman
Andrew Honigman, author of True Tales of Ghostly Encounters, shares one of his favorite personal ghost stories and invites readers to submit their own spooky encounters to his monthly feature in Fate magazine, "My Proof of Survival."

Examining the Astrological Details of Cheney's Hunting Disaster
Date: 2006-02-17 By: Stephanie Clement
I seldom see so many exact aspects in event charts, but then the Vice President of the United States very rarely shoots a companion. This is a major event from any perspective we care to consider. So, let's cut to the chase: astrology. We ...

Experiment in the Unknown
Date: 2002-09-27 By: Elwood
Precis: A young man searches for meaning in his life. Defying the beliefs of his family, he ends up involved in Wicca and magic. But is magic real or just personal interpretations placed upon what is really nothing more than casual ...

Exploring Beyond Limits: The OBE Experience
Date: 2007-04-30 By: Brian Mercer
Author Brian Mercer recounts his first out-of-body experience, the advantages of learning to astral project, and his collaboration with Robert Bruce on a 90-day OBE program.

Eyelid Scrying: Second Sight
Date: 2006-01-09 By: Marianna Boncek
My interest in scrying started when I bought an “authentic gypsy crystal ball’ at an auction house in rural upstate New York. I have no idea whether the crystal ball ever truly belonged to a gypsy or not, but it was a beautiful peace of glass, and ...

Familiars: Your Magical Partners
Date: 2003-07-12 By: Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Ph.D.
In August 2002, news broke that a New Caledonian crow named Betty, in a laboratory in Oxford, demonstrated intentional problem-solving ability by repeatedly bending a straight piece of wire into a hook so that she could snag food. Scientists ...

Fate? or Fantasy?
Date: 2003-06-13 By: Megan Atwood
I am sitting here staring proudly at the latest teen book to be published by Llewellyn--Teen Goddess by Catherine Wishart--and I am again struck by my good fortune, wondering how I got here. The last few years of my life have seemed a blur, yet they ...

Festival Fun with the Family
Date: 2005-05-30 By: A.C. Fisher Aldag
Summer is coming, and it’s time for outdoor Pagan festivals and indoor conventions. Every year, there are more and more events to choose from, including small campouts and the huge multi-tradition gatherings. There are events for Pagans, ...

Filet Crochet Bookmarks
Date: 2005-11-14 By: Karen Glasgow Follett
Your relationship with your books is no less than magical. Each page can teach a new skill or manifest a new change. Every sentence can open the mind to the timeless wisdom of the universal soul. Through books, you can adventure beyond all ...

Finding Your Inner Divinity
Date: 2004-05-31 By: Angelica Danton
The story of Goddess Signs Myths and legends have always fascinated me, and my favorite legends were always those involving the ancient Gods and Goddesses. As a child, I would rush to the library to get the latest books on the gods. It didn’t ...

Finding Your Own Inner Power
Date: 2005-07-04 By: Colleen Deatsman
Did you know that inside of yourself you have a hidden reservoir of limitless energy and power so strong that it can make miracles commonplace and be harnessed for health, energy, vitality, and dynamic living? Well, you do, and I will show you how ...

Fortuna, the Goddess of Fate and Fortune
Date: 2007-06-11 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
While the planets are all big players in our astrological interpretations, there are some other objects that also play a pivotal role. One of these is Fortuna, ruled by the Goddess of Fate and Fortune. Isabelle Ghaneh tells us how its position can affect our charts, for good or for bad.

Freemasonry: Insight into the Workings of the Craft
Date: 2007-09-03 By: Mark Stavish
Since the run-away success of Dan Brown’s book The Da Vinci Code and subsequent movie, there has been a renewed interest in Freemasonry, both by the media and the population at large, along with much wild speculation. Why is the interest so profound? Why the resulting conjectures? The answer, as you will see, is simple, and can be summed up in a single word: secrecy.

Frenzy and Mars
Date: 2003-07-31 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Do you feel like you’re in a frenzy right now? Too much energy to do too many things? Not nearly enough time? Getting frustrated—even a bit angry? Blame it on Mars. The Red Planet is making its closest approach to the earth in over 50,000 ...

From Frustration to Love
Date: 2001-10-19 By: Jana Stirling
Precis: After years of frustration and loneliness, the author discovers the power of astrology to change her life. From Frustration to Love By Jana Stirling I'm a computer programmer for an insurance company in New Jersey. It's not ...

From Here to There: Magical Spells for Transportation
Date: 2007-04-23 By: A.C. Fisher Aldag
What kinds of protective rituals and spells can you perform to ensure that your (or your loved one's) travels are safe and successful? Learn several simple acts of magic you can practice before a long journey, including making travel talismans, magically charging a vehicle, and reciting words of power.

From My Magical Diary
Date: 2002-06-07 By: DeShaun Johnson (Frater E.L.O.)
Precis: The Llewellyn Journal has frequently presented articles on specialized and general spiritual topics, as well as documented records by people who have had life-changing experiences as a result of their metaphysical studies and ...

Games with Gematria
Date: 2003-05-30 By: David Godwin
Is gematria a valid and useful technique for investigating anything, or is it nothing but mental exercise? If it is useful, can it apply to anything other than Hebrew scripture? Is it even taking things too far to apply it to the Aramaic of the ...

Garden Witchery for Summer and Autumn
Date: 2004-08-16 By: Ellen Dugan
As we roll into the last weeks of summer and anticipate the cooler days of autumn, an amazing amount of natural magick and garden witchery supplies become available to us. These materials can easily be found growing in the backyard Witch’s garden, ...

General Wesley Clark Announces Candidacy Under Mercury Retrograde!
Date: 2003-10-27 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
General Wesley Clark Announces Candidacy Under Mercury Retrograde! General Wesley Clark waited to enter the campaign for the presidential nomination until, September 17, 2003, when Mercury and Mars were both retrograde in the heavens, along with ...

Ghost House Stories
Date: 2005-10-10 By: Annie Wilder
Every house that has been lived in has a story to tell. I don't know exactly how it works, but I believe that the actions and emotions of past inhabitants-even their beliefs, hopes, and fears-linger in the places where people once lived. And ...

Gift Ideas for Every Sun Sign
Date: 2004-12-13 By: Maria Shaw
Gift Giving Ideas for The Holidays By Maria Shaw Is there a friend or family member on your gift list that’s hard to buy for? Perhaps you know someone who has everything. Running from store to store trying to find the perfect gift can ...

Gina, The Mirror, and Me
Date: 2001-11-16 By: Robert J. Parsons, Ph.D.
Precis: A physics professor has a life-changing experience which leads to self-examination and the ultimate and unexpected joy of his life. GINA, THE MIRROR, AND ME By Robert J. Parsons, Ph.D. Throughout college, and even ...

Give with Your Heart on Valentine's Day
Date: 2006-02-13 By: Olivia
It’s every lover’s dream that the romance of Valentine’s Day will last forever. Of course, reading your lover’s valentine by the light of a candle while receiving soft kisses on the nape of your neck, helps to creates the illusion of forever. ...

Granular Incense Making: Tips and Techniques
Date: 2007-05-21 By: Enodia Black
Making your own incense is a powerful method of infusing magickal practice with personal intent. Enodia Black outlines some of the most effective contributions to incense recipes, and gives invaluable tips and techniques to those interested in crafting their own magickal scents.

Green-spirited Living in an Enchanted World
Date: 2004-11-15 By: Poppy Palin
Writing is, in my experience, a powerful tool for transformation and a way of bringing many disparate folk together around the soul-fire of one’s personal vision. It is a way to share ideas in a stimulating way that the reader may dip into at will - ...

Half-Year Birthday Astrological Lessons
Date: 2007-05-07 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
Is the Half-Birthday just a childhood excuse for more presents and attention, or is there a deeper meaning behind this yearly milestone? By understanding Solar Returns, your Half-Birthday is associated with several astrological opportunities for self-reflection and understanding.

Hallowe'en Growing up in Dublin
Date: 2003-09-26 By: Jennifer Meier
Hallowe'en Growing up in Dublin - Jennifer Meier What comes into your mind when you think of Samhain? No matter what pictures or memories you have, I can imagine none are quite like mine. Maybe I'm being naive, maybe Hallowe'en is the same around ...

Handfasting
Date: 2007-08-20 By: Anna Franklin
August has now surpassed June as the most popular month in which to get married. But what about those for whom a traditional wedding or civil ceremony does not fit? Begin your new bond with the most spiritually and personally meaningful handfasting ceremony, with the help of Anna Franklin.

Has the Ripper Been Found? The Astrology Behind the Whitechapel Murders
Date: 2004-12-20 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
Does a pocket watch expose the true identity of Jack the Ripper, the infamous Whitechapel murderer of the late 1880’s? The pocket watch, which recently underwent tests for authenticity and date timing, was bought in 1992 in Liverpool by a ...

Healing With The Tarot
Date: 2001-10-05 By: Claudia Ravenscraft
Precis: After suffering a personal tragedy, the author discovers a way back to wholeness by using the Tarot. Healing With the Tarot By Claudia Ravenscraft My mother died three month ago. She was in her eighties, but she had been ...

Hello from New Journal Editor
Date: 2003-04-23 By: Phyllis Galde
How I Came to Llewellyn Hello! My name is Phyllis Galde, your new editor of The Llewellyn Journal now that Don Kraig has gone on to greater and more challenging things. I began working at Llewellyn in 1985, and have had a long and satisfying, ...

Hidden and Secret Meanings: The Court Cards — Part II
Date: 2002-05-25 By: David Allen Hulse
Precis: In part I of this two-part article, we shared an email from a Tarot student revealing something that many people learn — one of the most difficult parts of learning to read the Tarot is coming to terms with the sixteen Court Cards. Are they ...

High Magic and the Sanctuary of Silence
Date: 2006-11-27 By: Lyam Thomas Christopher
Lyam Thomas Christopher, author of Kabbalah, Magic, and the Great Work of Self-Transformation, explores the meaning of silence in High Magick practices.

Holiday Shopping 101
Date: 2003-12-22 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Holiday Shopping 101: Astrology Indicates Best Holiday Shopping Tactics Some of you have your holiday shopping completed, right? I don’t. I always have someone left to check off my shopping list a few days before Christmas. Astrology offers a ...

Hollywood Sees Ghosts
Date: 2005-01-31 By: Linda Joy Singleton
Has Hollywood gone paranormal? Go to a theater or turn on your TV and you’ll find a housewife medium who solves crimes, psychics with talk shows, psychic detectives, pet psychics, a teenager who talks to God, and a chilling movie that is ...

Holy Goddess! Who Are You?
Date: 2008-05-05 By: Michelle Skye
So, you’ve turned on your favorite meditation music, lit some incense, turned off all the phones, and locked all the doors and windows. Safe and secure in your little cocoon of calmness, it is time to meditate. You meet a winsome, lithe young girl or a stooped old woman or a big bosomed, bountiful mother. She gives you insight into your life and, maybe, even offers to heal various wounds that you have carried around for quite some time. You return from your meditation, ready to offer praise to your generous Goddess, and you realize that you forgot to ask her name. In fact you have absolutely no idea which Goddess came to your aid so readily. What do you do? Michelle Skye, author of Goddess Alive! and Goddess Afoot!, details how to discern which Goddess came to your aid.

How Feng Shui Favored Michael Phelps
Date: 2004-09-20 By: Jose Armilla
Is feng shui still Greek to you? After this intuitive look at the top U.S. swimmer in Athens, the answer should be "not anymore." Athens – once considered the most cultured city in Ancient Greece – is ringed by hills that overlook a body of ...

How I Made Friends
Date: 2002-05-13 By: Louis J. Hammond
Precis: A timid young man discovers how studying the palms of his hands not only reveals insights into his nature, but brings him a surprising level of popularity. HOW I GOT FRIENDSBy Louis J. Hammond Most people don't realize it, but ...

How to Buy and Use Gemstones and Crystals to Activate Ancient Wisdom
Date: 2003-05-15 By: Sandra Kynes
Before buying crystals and gemstones, it’s a good idea to plan how you are going to use them. Over time, you may want to build up a collection with sets of stones for different purposes because the particular energies that are intended for one use ...

How to Chart Erotic Maps
Date: 2005-08-08 By: Mabel Iam
Bring to mind your past sex experiences; sometimes, the images you get are not that much of a turn-on. Below, find ways to elaborate on your frustrations and free yourself from your fears. The body: meant to please I wish to chart a route ...

How to Get a Good Reading
Date: 2005-05-09 By: Maria Shaw
Did you know what everyone is psychic? Sure, we all have intuitive powers but some of us have developed them more than others. There are also many people who are scared of “seeing” things and deny these gifts. Intuition is certainly nothing to be ...

How to Include the Physically Challenged in Group Rituals
Date: 2005-04-18 By: A.C. Fisher Aldag
Anyone can do magic. You don’t have to be able to dance to raise energy. You don’t need an eagle’s eyesight to have psychic visions. People with physical handicaps are fully capable of performing ritual, casting spells, and celebrating the ...

How to Invoke a Tarot Angel
Date: 2006-10-09 By: Sandra Tabatha Cicero
Tarot cards can be used in virtually any magical setting to uncover hidden meanings, discover new information, and to reach divine powers, energies, and beings. Sandra Tabatha Cicero, author of Tarot Talismans, explains how to use Tarot cards to craft rituals around individual angels to reach a specific goal.

How to Read a Lunar Return - Yours or Anyone’s
Date: 2005-02-21 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
What exactly is a lunar return? Every month, the moon returns to the exact position it held in your natal chart at your time of birth. Factor in the location of your current place of residence, and you’ve got a lunar return. What does a lunar ...

Howard Dean: Losing his Lustre?
Date: 2004-01-27 By: Kris Brandt Riske
Presidential candidate Howard Dean suffered an upset in the Iowa caucuses on January 19. Although he was the front-runner until the vote, the former Vermont governor came in a distant third, with 18 percent of the vote to Senator John Kerry’s 37.7 ...

I Am Romany
Date: 2001-09-21 By: Terrance Lescault
Precis: The writer spent years fighting attacks because of his Gypsy heritage and shares the personal and emotional impact they had on him. To solve problems created by this abuse, his research leads him to rediscover the heart, soul ...

I Can Still Do Magic
Date: 2002-06-15 By: Johnnie Rokkets
Precis: A magician of many years found his life changed as a result of disease. The serious consequences of his disease required him to find a new way to produce the effects he wanted. I CAN STILL DO MAGICBy Johnnie Rokkets HOW I ...

Ice Magick
Date: 2007-03-19 By: Enodia Black
Ice is a formidable tool to be used in magick. It has many inherent properties that can be utilized in divination and in magickal workings. Water is the only mutable element, and ice holds specialized properties of its own. Enodia Black offers valuable insight into a little-explored and highly valuable topic.

If Timing is Everything …
Date: 2004-02-24 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
New information on John Kerry’s birth time makes a very big difference! A previous article in the Llewellyn Journal ("Dean or Kerry for President?") based on the best information available at that time, gave John Kerry’s birth time as 7:10 a.m. ...

Images of the Mother Goddess: Healing Your Inner Child
Date: 2006-07-03 By: Mickie Mueller
I have a dark confession to make. I have been a mother for 20 years now, and I am not perfect. My mother and grandmother were not perfect either, although according to the family joke, we are all "almost" perfect! In fact, I don't know anyone ...

In the Light of Gnosis
Date: 2005-10-24 By: Tau Malachi
Many people write and ask me what I think about events in the world today and the times in which we are living, and specifically, they inquire into the into the Gnostic view of world events and the teachings of Gnosticism on the second coming of ...

Incense for Headaches
Date: 2005-11-07 By: Ember
The world of aromatherapy suggests many types of essential oils that are useful for healing. But incense can also be utilized as a remedy for certain conditions. Headaches are a common ailment many people face, but with the calming effects produced ...

Incense for Meditation
Date: 2005-12-26 By: Ember
Meditation helps train the mind to focus and achieve clarity, while promoting relaxation and fostering a spiritual connection. There are many ways to practice meditation, including guided exercises and special breathing techniques, but part of the ...

Instant Visualization Magic Through Magical Tattwas
Date: 2004-04-26 By: Dr. Jonn Mumford (Swami Anandakapila Saraswati)
If you can "visualize" it, you can get it! If you "imagine" it, you have it! If you "conceive" it, you achieve it! So goes the Occult, Hermetic teaching of all ages and cultures, for not only is it a case of "As above so below" but even more ...

Internal and External Feng Shui - The Energy of Wind and Water
Date: 2004-07-05 By: Jill Henry
Feng Shui (pronounced fung shway) literally means wind and water. Water represents the physical, manifest world while wind represents the inner world of energy that interacts with the outer. External Feng Shui is about arranging our environment, ...

Interpreting the Solar Return
Date: 2002-06-28 By: Celeste Teal
Precis: Most people think astrology is only focused on the horoscope chart based upon the date and year you were born. In fact, there are many different charts used by professional and amateur astrologers. One of the most valuable is the Solar ...

Interview with Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Date: 2001-10-19 By: Editor, The Llewellyn Journal
Precis: This interview with respected astrologer, Stephanie Clement (author of numerous articles in astrological journals and several books including Power of the Midheaven: The Astrology of Self-Realization and What Astrology Can Do ...

Into The Black: A Miracle of Feng Shui
Date: 2001-08-30 By: Mina Bergsen
Precis: Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese science that combines architecture with the universal energy called “Qi” (pronounced “chi”). It can and is used by many people today in order to make quick and powerful improvements in their ...

Ireland’s Sacred Wells
Date: 2004-12-06 By: J. C. Manion
Ireland is a magical place. I don’t mean this in the way guidebooks do when they promise travelers an idyllic vacation, one full of hikes in shockingly green valleys; evenings in music-, dance-, and ale-filled pubs; and encounters with gracious, ...

Is Iran Developing a Nuclear Bomb?
Date: 2003-04-23 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Is Iran Developing a Nuclear Bomb? May 16th Key date for North Korea in Nuclear Standoff with U.S. By Stephanie Clement, David Crook, and Kris Brandt Riske Authors of Civilization Under Attack (with Bernie Ashman, Rob Hand, Jonathan Keyes, ...

It's Only Natural
Date: 2002-02-06 By: Elizabeth Owens
Precis: The author of How to Communicate with Spirits gives insights into how you can contact loved ones who have left us. She also shows just how easy and useful this technique can be. IT'S ONLY NATURAL By Elizabeth ...

Jesus & Mary Magdalene: The Sacred Marriage in Gnosticism
Date: 2004-08-02 By: Tau Malachi
The astonishing success of Dan Brown’s bestselling book, The Da Vinci Code, and the radical overreaction to it by orthodox and fundamental forms of Christianity is revealing; obviously its subject strikes a powerful cord in our psyche. Although ...

Jesus and the Christos: A Gnostic Perspective
Date: 2003-07-25 By: Tau Malachi
Orthodox forms of Christianity would have us believe that the Christos is isolate to the person of Yeshua (Aramaic for "Jesus") and that he alone is Christ or the Messiah. However, Gnostic Christianity holds a very different view of Yeshua and ...

Johnny & John
Date: 2003-10-15 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Johnny Cash and John Ritter gave up their physical bodies within hours of each other on September 11 and September 12, 2003. Astrologically it was a lot like any other two days. For the music, movies and television world it marked the passing of two ...

Jupiter Changes Direction, Heralds Extended Regrouping Period
Date: 2004-01-07 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Jupiter appears to reverse its direction in the sky on January 3, 2004, going backward for a four-month period. It will not move forward again until May 5. Astronomy Notes Astronomers will tell you that the planets never actually move backward, ...

Jupiter in Sagittarius: What Does it Mean for You?
Date: 2006-11-20 By: Maria Shaw
Renowned Astrologer Maria Shaw (Soul Mates & Hot Dates) gives detailed information on what to look forward to (and what to be aware of) when Jupiter transits Sagittarius later this month.


Jupiter in Scorpio: What Blessings Can You Expect?
Date: 2005-09-05 By: Maria Shaw
Jupiter takes twelve years to pass through each sign of the zodiac. It lasts approximately twelve months in every sign. This October, it moves from the sign of Libra into Scorpio. Yes, many Scorpio are looking forward to its arrival! Yet, all of the ...

Karmic relationships
Date: 2004-01-05 By: Mabel Iam
The elusive notion of Karma Karma is the law of cause and effect. It encompasses all the energetic movements brought on by people’s thoughts, actions, feelings, desires, and their relationship to their surroundings. A good illustration of this law ...

Let's Talk About (Eighth House) Sex
Date: 2006-06-26 By: Gwyneth Bryan
Forget global warming. What’s going to bring about the demise of civilization as we know it is the twisted attitude toward sex and sexuality, especially in the United States. (I’m exaggerating of course, but stay with me – there’s a method to my ...

Lieberman Pulls Out of Presidential Race After Loss
Date: 2004-02-12 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
After a loss in Delaware and at other primaries on February 3, 2004, Joseph Lieberman told his supporters that he was withdrawing from the 2004 presidential race. One could say the simple reason is that he lost the primary. However, astrology ...

Light and Color Vs. S.A.D.
Date: 2001-11-23 By: Jonathan Davis
Precis: The author discovers a way to overcome his Seasonal Affective Disorder with an alternative healing method: colored light. LIGHT AND COLOR VS. S.A.D. By Jonathan Davis It was Thanksgiving. For most people in ...

Lilith: Archetypal Mythmaker
Date: 2005-04-25 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
The asteroid Lilith is one of a pantheon of astrological pulse points in a chart - along with Ceres the nurturer, Pallas the wise one, Vesta the guardian of hearth and home, and Juno the wife or partner. These asteroids give us information on ...

Llewellyn Authors Zero in on Terrorism
Date: 2003-08-21 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Llewellyn Authors Zero in on Terrorism Llewellyn authors of Civilization Under Attack stated that the White House was one of the intended targets of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Based on a birth chart for the date the cornerstone ...

Love is a Gift ... Be Open to Receiving it!
Date: 2005-02-14 By: Maria Shaw
When I became a professional astrologer almost thirteen years ago, I wanted to specialize but didn’t know which subject area to focus upon. So I let the universe decide. As calls came in and my business grew, it became obvious I was meant to do ...

Love Spells and Teens
Date: 2007-02-05 By: Gwinevere Rain
Hey teens! Have you've ever wondered about casting a love spell? In this article, Spellcraft for Teens author Gwinevere Rain guides you along your spellcrafting journey. You'll learn about the ethics involved and best of all, Gwinevere will take you step by step on how to create your own spell for love!

Love Spells: Find, Heal, and Nurture Love
Date: 2008-02-25 By: Ileana Abrev
Regardless of how you spent Valentine’s Day or even if it is simply meaningless to you, everyone needs help with their love life from time to time. And whether you are looking to begin a relationship anew, mend one on the rocks, or forget the pain of loves past, love spells are a great aid in moving your love life forward. Ileana Abrev, author of White Spells for Love, teaches how the simplest of things can create the most powerful love spells on your way to finding, keeping, and nurturing love.

Love Spells: Use Both Candles and Common Sense
Date: 2004-02-16 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
The best love spells you can do are the ones that are infused with self love, love for yourself. If you are coming from a place of low self esteem, or a desperate desire to prove your worth through the love of another person, then you are not ...

Love Using Feng Shui
Date: 2006-02-06 By: Maria Shaw
Using the ancient art of Feng Shui is a unique tool to attract love and romance. More and more people are delving into the study and how it can help them create passion in their current relationships or draw their heart's desire. Here are a few ...

Lovely Lapis Lazuli
Date: 2006-06-19 By: Ember
Many people are drawn to the mysterious deep blue of lapis lazuli, or lapis for short. It is one of the oldest “spiritual” stones, first mined 6,000 years ago in Afghanistan – the finest stones still come from that area. Its name comes from the ...

Magic, 7 Days a Week
Date: 2004-11-08 By: Ellen Dugan
Every day of the week is a magical day, Sunday through Saturday. Each of the seven days of the week has its own magical correspondences such as deity associations, colors, crystals, and herbs. Each individual day also carries its own bewitching ...

Magical Moonstone
Date: 2005-08-29 By: Ember
Anyone with an interest in stones has probably encountered the lovely Moonstone. It has undeniable appeal, especially for its lunar associations. Moonstone has many wonderful metaphysical properties and its appearance alone inspires tenderness and ...

Magick and Reiki: When Two Paths Become One
Date: 2005-06-13 By: Mickie Mueller
The first time I ever heard of Reiki, I was at a local pagan festival. I was helping out a friend with his shop's booth for the weekend. Before we packed up to go home, I did some quick shopping for thank you gifts I wanted to give the family ...

Magickal Elements of the Gothic Subculture
Date: 2007-08-27 By: Raven Digitalis
Do you think about the clothes you put on each day? How about your makeup? Makeup and clothing can be used each and every day to magickally transform you on many different levels. View these transformers through the lens of the Gothic subculture.

Make Your (Magical) Mark: Glyphs add Fresh Potency to any Spell
Date: 2007-09-24 By: Melanie Harris
Witches frustrated by mediocre results need not give up and toss their wands out with the trash. Using magical glyphs in new ways will give spellwork the boost it needs to succeed.


Making A Guardian
Date: 2002-02-22 By: Elizabeth Tinker
Precis: The following article is by a well-known book reviewer and how she was able to use a simple system to protect her apartment. MAKING A GUARDIAN By Elizabeth Tinker I like to think that I have the best job in ...

Maria Shaw's 2007 Love Predictions
Date: 2007-02-12 By: Maria Shaw
Is 2007 your lucky year for love? Get astrological insight into love and relationships from leading expert Maria Shaw, author of five Llewellyn books, Despertar esotérico, Maria Shaw's Book of Love, Maria Shaw's Star Gazer, Maria Shaw's Tarot Kit for Teens, and Soul Mates & Hot Dates

Maria Shaw's 2007 Summer Love Forecast
Date: 2007-05-28 By: Maria Shaw
Find out what this summer has in store for your love life. Maria Shaw, author of five Llewellyn books, offers insight into love and relationships.

Mars and Venus
Date: 2005-09-19 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
Is this love? This season the universe is in for a treat. The planet Mars entered the sign of Taurus July 29th and doesn’t leave until February 17th 2006. On top of that, Mars goes retrograde on October 3, 2005 until December 12th 2005. What’s this ...

Mercury Retrograde
Date: 2006-07-10 By: Maria Shaw
The dreaded Mercury Retrograde period will soon be upon us. Rather than dwelling on the problems associated with this three week period we all experience about several times a year, lets look at how a Mercury Retrograde can benefit us. But first, ...

Mercury Retrograde: What Does it Mean to Me?
Date: 2004-11-29 By: Maria Shaw
Mercury retrograde gets blamed for a lot things that go wrong in our lives. Does it deserve all the attention? What exactly is a Mercury retrograde? For those of you who don’t know about this astrological “happening,” here’s the lowdown in ...

Mom, Mother, Mama Mia!
Date: 2006-04-25 By: Maria Shaw
With Mother’s Day right around the corner, let’s examine and celebrate the different personality types of moms everywhere based on their zodiac sign. If you still haven’t thought of the perfect Mother’s Day gift, I’ll clue you in on some great ideas ...

Moon-to-Moon Manifestation
Date: 2004-09-06 By: Karen Follett
It is my belief that magic is not some historical relic that can be harnessed into a “one size fits all” practice. Magic is a living essence. Birthed in the unknown antiquity of the universe, magic reflects change and evolution. While maintaining ...

Mrs. Penny's Spirit Rocking Chair
Date: 2005-02-18 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
This is an article from Carl's previous blog, Conversations Across the Table, originally posted on Friday, February 18, 2005 I have written some about my Dad’s interest and experience with ghosts, mental telepathy and spiritual phenomena. He ...

My Feet Found My Path
Date: 2001-11-30 By: Carlos
Precis: A cross-country runner accidentally discovers a new path of healing, sustained health and even a new career as the result of an aching foot. MY FEET FOUND MY PATH By Carlos "Lightfoot" Salinas I grew up on the east side of ...

My Search for Freedom
Date: 2001-10-26 By: Bob Delmer
Precis: The author reveals his painful realization of how his life was almost ruined through self-sabotage, and the methods he used to overcome these problems. MY SEARCH FOR FREEDOM By Bob Delmer Bob is such a great, positive name. ...

My Search for Initiation
Date: 2002-05-04 By: Dr. J.L. Oxford
Precis: After searching for years, a man discovers a path of spirituality that only one thing can offer. Here he shares his search for what he believes his soul craves more than anything, and the results of that search. MY SEARCH FOR ...

My Yoga Healing
Date: 2002-09-20 By: Elizabeth Connor O'Malley
Precis: After a serious accident, the writer of this article practiced yoga to regain her health and strength. But there was still something that was missing. Her level of energy would not return to its pre-accident level. Without expecting ...

MySpace Astrology
Date: 2006-04-24 By: Robin Ivy
Where can you meet like-minded people from all over the world, market your music, book or artwork and simultaneously get back in contact with old friends, share your newest pictures with family and make plans for tonight without a single phone call? ...

Mysticism
Date: 2005-04-14 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
This is an article from Carl's previous blog, Conversations Across the Table, originally posted on Thursday, April 14, 2005 I read a very strange statement the other day. “Mysticism is the longing to get closer to God through means that aren’t ...

New Orleans Resident Offers Advice for Healing
Date: 2005-09-06 By: Maria Shaw
Hello everyone. As a part-time resident of New Orleans' historic French Quarter, I wanted to write and tell you a few things about this city that I love so dearly and thank you all for your e-mails and calls. Since Katrina hit, I have heard from ...

New School of Astrology Opens
Date: 2003-04-28 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
New School of Astrology Opens The Avalon School of Astrology will open its doors to its first students in August, 2003. Founded by David and Fei Cochrane, the school is located in Gainesville, Florida. The result of the dreams and hard work ...

New Worlds of Magic (and Magick, too)
Date: 2008-01-07 By: Carl Weschcke
Do you believe in magick? Since magic is always happening (everywhere around us, whether or not we believe in it), would it behoove us to understand it so we can be an active controller as opposed to a passive recipient?

NEW WORLDS OF REINCARNATION
Date: 2008-01-14 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
Beyond Reincarnation is based on the simple premise that the more we know about ourselves, including our past life, the more personally empowered we become in achieving our present life’s goals. And, the more we know about ourselves, the more effective we are in accelerating our growth and developing our highest potential. Wherever we are in our life’s voyage, we are the sum total of our past. Carl Llewellyn Weschcke reviews Joe H. Slate's Beyond Reincarnation.

New Worlds of Self-Help and Spirituality
Date: 2007-10-01 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
As we move forward in our lives and closer to the New Year, how can we reinforce our spirituality through our mind, body, and spirit? How are we connected to our own new beginnings?

New Worlds of Shamanism
Date: 2007-12-10 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
After decades of being demonized by clergy, diagnosed by psychiatrists, and dismissed by academics, shamanism is thriving. So, what is fueling the West's new fascination with shamanism? Carl Llewellyn Weschcke reviews Roger Walsh's new The World of Shamanism.


NEW WORLDS* OF KABBALAH & MAGIC
Date: 2007-12-24 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
Advancing to higher levels of ritual magic with purpose and power requires an exaltation of consciousness—a spiritual transformation that becomes an antidote to the seeming banality of modern life. Lyam Thomas Christopher's Kabbalah, Magic and the Great Work of Self Transformation provide the power and guidance to advance as such. An essay/review by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke.

Numerology Comes of Age
Date: 2007-11-12 By: Pauline Edward
Numerology, the practice of assigning numeric values to dates as well as to the names of people, places, and objects, has been around for centuries. As we approach the New Year, how can numerology be employed to help you make and maintain resolutions and goals, as well as successfully gain that which you desire?

Oak and Ash and Thorn - the herbal and magical uses of trees
Date: 2007-04-09 By: Ellen Evert Hopman
Discover the helpful qualities of oak, ash and thorn

Once in a blue moon ...
Date: 2004-07-31 By: Sally McGraw
Don't forget that tonight is a blue moon -- the second full moon to fall within a solar calendar month. This moon is believed to be imbued with the magic of prosperity and gain. Where did this term come from? It seems to have two main parts: ...

Out of Africa: How-to Use Stones, Minerals and Metals for a Charmed Life
Date: 2003-08-15 By: Stephanie Rose Bird
Ashe African shamans, warriors, hunters, and healers all employ the power of ashe to accomplish the task at hand. There is a venerable history that is not very prominent in general literature about the deft skill with which these specialized ...

Pallas, Juno and Vesta: The Three Jewels of Your Astrology Chart
Date: 2007-04-02 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
Discover how the astrological goddesses of knowledge, relationships and self-fullfillment affect your birth chart, energies, and specific personality traits.

Peace From My Past
Date: 2002-04-22 By: Maya Ananda
Many years ago, my grandparents took their son and moved from Mombai (you probably known it as Bombay), India to the "Little India" section of Artesia in Los Angeles county. Although Little India is technically the four-block area of Pioneer ...

Pendulum Magic
Date: 2003-05-15 By: Richard Webster
A pendulum is a small weight attached to a length of chain or thread. When someone holds it by the thread and asks a question, the weight moves and provides the answer. It is an amazing tool that can be used for many different purposes. Just ...

Personalizing Advocacy for Loved Ones
Date: 2008-02-04 By: Jari Holland Buck
Jari Holland Buck, author of Hospital Stay Handbook, knows what it is to truly be a patient advocate. What is patient advocacy? Is it the same for every person, every patient? After spending 225 days with her husband in the hospital, Jari discusses what it truly means to be an advocate for any patient that is near and dear to your heart.

Planetary Hours: the Method and the Magick for Quick Timing Decisions
Date: 2003-10-30 By: Maria Kay Simms
Planetary Hours: the Method and the Magick for Quick Timing Decisions Success often depends on being “in the right place at the right time.” How often have you heard that said? Is it luck, or something more? Obviously, having a tool to predict ...

Please Help Me: The Court Cards — Part I
Date: 2002-05-24 By: Patricia
Precis: We received an email from a fairly new Tarot student who had discovered a problem which many people studying the Tarot have: the meanings of the Court Cards. Below is her request for aid. At the end of her request you'll see why ...

Pluto’s Continuing Impact
Date: 2006-09-04 By: Philip Brown
What does Pluto's new status as a dwarf planet mean for Astrology? Astrologer and author Philip Brown (Cosmic Trends) examines the impact of this revelation on modern astrology and the inter-relationships of the planets, and discusses its possible effect on personal birthcharts.

Potential New Direction for Neo-Paganism
Date: 2001-09-07 By: Donald Michael Kraig
Precis: While there are many Neo-Pagan traditions, one path has been infrequently explored, although many of its concepts have been used in other traditions. This is the path of Tantra, which is not just about sex as many Westerners ...

Practical Psychology and the Qabalah
Date: 2002-07-27 By: Dr. Karl R. Nitzke
Precis: The writer of this article is a psychologist who has long searched for a quick, safe, and easy means to help patients integrate various aspects of their mind into a healthy, unified whole. Much to his surprise, he discovers an answer in a ...

Presidential Astrology: Edwards for Vice President?
Date: 2004-07-07 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
If you read the New York Post, you probably think Dick Gephardt is Kerry’s choice for vice president. Oops! The Post had a splashy headline that recalls an issue of the Chicago Tribune over fifty years ago, when Thomas Dewey was declared the ...

Princess Parties for Tarot Royalty
Date: 2007-01-15 By: Janina Renée
Do you need inspiration for a fun, unique, and enlightening get-together? Think about a party focused on Tarot Court characters. You and your guests can discover unknown characteristics about yourselves through creative art projects, dress-up games, and innovative readings. Enjoy!

PROACTIVATE
Date: 2007-12-17 By: Ly de Angeles
Two years ago, Ly de Angeles collaborated on Pagan Visions for a Sustainable Future. Since then, has anything changed? Have pagans come together to change the world?

Psyche, Entry into Mind and Soul
Date: 2007-02-26 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
How do asteroids affect your birth chart? Learn about the mythology behind Psyche, the celestial body named for the Greek Goddess representing trust, love, passion, betrayal, and jealousy.

Psychic Attack — First Defense
Date: 2002-08-29 By: Donald Michael Kraig
Precis: Although true psychic attack is very rare, the writer shares an example of what happened when one of his students suffered from just such an attack. PSYCHIC ATTACK — FIRST DEFENSEBy Donald Michael Kraig,Editor, The Llewellyn ...

Psychic Attacks
Date: 2005-01-01 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
This is an article from Carl's previous blog, Conversations Across the Table, originally posted on Friday, December 31, 2004 Not all psychic attacks are really deliberate “attacks.” Most are psychic interactions between people – some of whom ...

Psychic Vampires
Date: 2003-10-10 By: Joe H. Slate, Ph.D.
Let's face it--we've probably all fallen prey to a psychic vampire, possibly without even knowing it. It may have been a chance encounter with an energy predator that left us temporarily exhausted, or possibly along-term vampire interaction with ...

Qabalistic Workouts
Date: 2006-12-25 By: Tony Mierzwicki
Are magickal practices and a gym environment mutually exclusive? If a healthier, fitter lifestyle is one of your New Year's Resolutions but you don't have the time to work out and be spiritual, you might find a lot of benefit to combining the two. With practical advice, learn how to specifically make your workouts more magicakal, and more successful.

Re-Treat Yourself: Finding Renewal Through Spiritual Retreats
Date: 2004-08-30 By: Flame RavenHawk
The busy pace of the Western world keeps most of us stressed out and off balance – moving us at breakneck speed from one activity to another, and pushing us through an endless schedule of outside obligations. This frantic pace takes a toll on our ...

Reading and Ceremony for Charging a Tarot Deck
Date: 2007-03-05 By: Joy Vernon
Your Tarot deck is an incredible tool for augury, and it is particularly senstitive to outside forces and energy. Many of the positive energy vibes your deck absorbs can help your readings. However, negative energies can sometimes pervade your deck, and you ought to know how to clear away these negative influences. Joy Vernon informs you how this can be done, and guides you through a ritual to charge it with the correct forces.

Reclaiming Empowerment
Date: 2006-11-06 By: Bente Hansen
Bente Hansen, author of The New World of Self-Healing, shares valuable insights into the benefits of empowering yourself to be an active participant in your own life. Learn how to participate in the decision-making processes that affect you and your family instead of the extremes of only disregarding or blindly accepting the advice of experts.

Remembering Forgotten Simplicities
Date: 2002-01-11 By: Steve Blamires
Precis: The author of Glamoury and Celtic Tree Mysteries, and one of the most knowledgeable and respected students of Celtic lore and its modern applications, adds to his current body of work with an examination of the importance of the Beauty, ...

Researching Wicca for Teens
Date: 2005-09-12 By: Gwinevere Rain
Teens are often misguided when they first learn about Wicca, believing that a mentor or coven is needed to jump start their practice. This is far from the case, in fact many young people start as a solitary practitioner researching the path on his ...

Revitalizing the Creative Spirit
Date: 2005-12-05 By: Lisa Hunt
Nature has a lot to teach us. Just before a hurricane struck my town in South Florida, the animals began to act strangely: birds flew in a hurried manner, the usual cacophony of frogs grew silent, and my cats acted skittish and nervous. As the palm ...

Rituals for Charming a Disordered Brain
Date: 2004-05-17 By: Janina Renee
Because advances in neurology have revealed how peoples' brains can have very different wiring, we have a better understanding of how we can have different styles of processing information and making sense of the world. From my own point of view as ...

Saturn in Leo - How Does It Affect You?
Date: 2005-07-11 By: Maria Shaw
About every thirty years, the taskmaster Saturn (a.k.a. the Lord of Karma) visits you. This year he is paying a call to our Leo friends, those born July 23 - August 22. He will knock on their door July 17th and enjoy an extended stay until September ...

Saturn Sun Opposition
Date: 2003-12-30 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Back in July we published an article about Mars and its close approach to the Earth in August. At that time, we suggested that we might be driven by frenzy to make things happen. We might be careless, argumentative, and angry. Or we might find ways ...

Schwarzenegger Enters California Recall Campaign
Date: 2003-08-08 By: Stephanie Jean Clement, Ph.D.
Schwarzenegger Enters California Recall Campaign On August 6, 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger entered the California recall election for governor. His "surprise" announcement on the Tonight Show caught few observers unaware. The only surprise was the ...

Scott and Me
Date: 2007-11-26 By: Donald Michael Kraig
Scott Cunningham wrote about so many different topics that it’s easy to find spells and rituals to cover just about anything. As we come to Thanksgiving and the end of the year, reflect on the magick of Scott Cunningham and the power of Wicca in the kitchen with Donald Michael Kraig.

Sedna: A Goddess Gets New Life
Date: 2006-07-24 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
We all have stories locked up inside of us, secrets we feel we can never tell. These may be deeply wounding stories and secrets. In order to be fair to ourselves, we may need to discover if one of the best ways we can obtain healing for those ...

Seven Simple Psychic Shields for the Witch in Everyone!
Date: 2004-07-12 By: Christopher Penczak
As part of the launch of my new book, The Witch’s Shield: Protection Magick and Psychic Self Defense, I wanted to share the techniques that helped me maintain psychic boundaries and a healthy sense of safety. Though few of us learn them when we ...

Seven Steps to Self-Devotion
Date: 2005-10-03 By: LaSara FireFox
Seven Steps to Self-Devotion This article is based on some of the main themes presented in my book Sexy Witch. If you are interested in wandering more deeply into this landscape, pick up a copy and dive right in! 1. Your Body is a ...

Sexual Vampires
Date: 2004-02-09 By: Mabel Iam
Drink the spilt blood from a honey thigh. But soon! That time may find us in pieces but together, in an embrace, mouths shattered and souls bitten by love. - adapted from Federico Garcia Lorca. The father of the vampire Dracula, the Vampire ...

Shamans, Saints, and Sages: What is a Spiritual Hero, and What Does it Take to Become One?
Date: 2007-08-06 By: Roger Walsh
Throughout history, certain extraordinary individuals have lived, loved, or excelled so well that ordinary mortals have regarded them with awe and bewilderment. Ordinary mortals have wondered and puzzled about the shamans, healers, saints, and sages, even venerated or worshipped them, feeling that they must be more than merely human, even when the heroes themselves made no such claims. Who or what are these heroes? What does it take for ordinary mortals to become one?

Skrying and Magic with a New Tarot Deck
Date: 2001-08-31 By: Bill W. Ayton
Precis: A startlingly original Tarot deck, using a new approach to Enochian magic and alchemical symbolism, is now in preparation. The result is actually two decks in one. This article shows some of its very practical uses. SKRYING AND ...

Soul Mate Connections
Date: 2005-08-01 By: Maria Shaw
Have you ever met someone for the first time and felt an instant attraction? I'm not talking about sexual chemistry here, but rather, a deep, soul stirring, magentic pull. As a relationship astrologer, almost everyone I counsel asks me the same ...

Soul Portal, Your Astrological Rising Sign
Date: 2008-03-24 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
Astrology can be understood in many ways, since it is a multifaceted subject. On a very deep level, we can learn what our spiritual, archetypal or mythical astrology path should be, once we better understand the symbolism and deep inner meaning of our Rising Sign. By taking a look at our Rising Sign and understanding the deep inner meaning attached, we may understand a bit better what our life path is.

Soul Travel Training
Date: 2004-09-13 By: Douglas De Long
Man, tree, and flower are supposed to die; but the fact remains that God’s universe is spiritual and immortal... ~Mary Baker Eddy, Treasury of Spiritual Wisdom, p.270. The human soul is eternal and ...

Spirituality and Ritual: Tending the Garden of the Soul
Date: 2008-03-10 By: Sandra Kynes
It may be a cliché to compare spirituality to a garden, but there really is no better analogy because our lives come into blossom and grow lush when we cultivate spirit. With springtime unfolding, this is the perfect time to pay attention to our spirituality, and a good way to do this is through ritual. Sandra Kynes, author of Your Altar and A Year of Ritual, explains the importance of ritual.


Spirituality in a Modern World
Date: 2006-01-16 By: Douglas De Long
“Look within, within is the fountain of good...” --Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor and philosopher (121-180 C.E.) Our television screens show the continual violence, death and destruction erupting around the modern world. The carnage ...

Springtime Herb Magic Your Own Way
Date: 2008-05-12 By: Melanie Harris
As sacred gardens come back into fruition, many Witches are wondering if their herb magic could be more potent. Using the personal arts of intuition and customization, Melanie Harris shows how to increase the potency of herb magic.


St. Mary Magdalene: Going Beyond The Da Vinci Code
Date: 2006-05-08 By: Tau Malachi
The Da Vinci Code phenomenon continues to be amazing, now coupled with all of the sensationalism surrounding the publication of the Gospel of Judas. The idea that St. Mary Magdalene might have been a most significant disciple of Jesus, or that they ...

Stacey's Nightmares contest
Date: 2004-12-01 By: Sally McGraw
Are your kids fans of Laurie Faria Stolarz's bestselling fiction titles Blue is for Nightmares and White is for Magic? If so, be sure to tell them about the contest just announced on Llewellyn's Teens & 'Tweens website! All they have to do is ...

Stacey's Nightmares Contest Winners Announced
Date: 2005-02-04 By: Sally McGraw
Did you or your kids enter our Stacey's Nightmares Contest? In December, we posted a quiz relating to Laurie Faria Stolarz's hit series of teen thrillers that includes Blue is for Nightmares, White is for Magic, and NOW Silver is for ...

Standing at the Crossroads with Hekate
Date: 2005-08-15 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
Decisions are hard for all of us. Which way do I go now, which path is the right one, what do I do next, or, most urgently, where do I go from here? Life is never easy and some decisions can be hard ones, very hard. And, at times, it can seem as if ...

Stones in the Mystic Foundation
Date: 2006-12-11 By: Christopher Penczak
Christopher Penczak, author of The Mystic Foundation, discusses the greatest spiritual blessing and greatest spiritual curse of our time, and offers a meditation exercise to work with the five elements and find balance in your life.

Summer Love Predictions
Date: 2005-06-20 By: Maria Shaw
Summer Love....could there be anything better? After all, this sunny season is a favorite among many brides to walk down the aisle. It’s easier to meet people when the days are longer and the weather pleasant. Everyone’s out and about compared to ...

Summer Vacation Ideas for All Sun Signs
Date: 2005-05-23 By: Maria Shaw
Time is precious and you may only have one week of it to use for vacation. Do you spend that time hanging around the house or enjoying an exotic getaway? Every year millions of people have an important choice to make: where to spend their vacation. ...

Summer Water Rites
Date: 2004-07-19 By: Stephanie Rose Bird
Summer is the time of year that many of us who live in temperate zones flock to the water. For some it is a seasonal rite that almost occurs perfunctorily, while for others it is a spiritual pilgrimage. This article is devoted to those who see the ...

Summer: Season of Loving Sensuality
Date: 2006-06-05 By: Stephanie Rose Bird
In my newest book, Four Seasons of Mojo: an Herbal Guide to Natural Living, I reflect on various qualities of summer, including love and sensuality. Like budding leaves, the heat of summer seems to bring out previously dormant passions. This ...

Swirls of Stars Tarot Spread Cloth
Date: 2006-12-04 By: Karen Glasgow
Karen Glasgow shares a festive pattern for a handmade, Yule-inspired Tarot spread cloth. It's perfect as a special divinatory gift for a friend, and does wonders as a crafty project to help you bring the holiday cheer to your home.

Table Tipping and Ouija
Date: 2005-02-11 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
This is an article from Carl's previous blog, Conversations Across the Table, originally posted on Friday, February 11, 2005 I think nearly everyone has played with, or “experimented” with the Ouija Board. Some people really believe that it ...

Taking the Tarot to Work
Date: 2004-05-03 By: Mark McElroy
Answering the Tough Questions Authors get asked all kinds of questions. Just last month, in fact, a woman stopped me at a trade show and asked, “Who does your hair color?” Since I don’t color my hair, I told the truth: “My mom made it for ...

Tantra and Women
Date: 2007-01-01 By:


Tantra and Women
Date: 2007-01-08 By: Mark Michaels and Patricia Johnson
Although women are highly revered in Tantra, most sacred texts are written with male practitioners in mind. Mark Michaels and Patricia Johnson, authors of The Essence of Tantric Sexuality, explore this paradox of the sexes and delve deeper into the spiritual history of the male and female roles in Tantric lovemaking.

Tarot and Clustering
Date: 2006-04-01 By: Sheila Hall
Clustering exercises offer another creative way to work with the tarot. Some people have heard of a clustering exercise where you write down a main idea in the center of a piece of paper and then brainstorm by jotting down thoughts and ideas all ...

Tarot and Dreams: Interpreting the Symbols of the Soul
Date: 2003-05-15 By: Julie Gillentine
The Language of Symbols Symbols are a silent and potent language which reaches our conscious awareness through the agency of subconsciousness, rising on wings of spirit from the deepest parts of our being as messengers from our soul. The common ...

Tarot and Life After September 11
Date: 2001-12-07 By: Christine Jette
Precis: Christine Jette, author of such books as Tarot Shadow Work, Tarot for the Healing Heart, and Tarot for All Seasons, reveals how her use of the Tarot helped her get through the impact of the terror attacks on the U.S. ...

Tarot and the Writing Process
Date: 2002-01-04 By: Stephen Walter Sterling
Precis: The author of Tarot Awareness shows how he used the Tarot to enhance his ability to write his next book. TAROT AND THE WRITING PROCESS By Stephen Walter Sterling In a towering Gothic cathedral, a young artisan, ...

Tarot--The Next Step
Date: 2003-08-22 By: Donald Michael Kraig
The Tarot cards have had a checkered past. They have been used for card games, fortune-telling (based on the idea of inexorable fate), serial art projects by people such as Salvador Dali, background structures in novels, symbolism in mysticism, ...

Tarot: A Path to Creative Thinking
Date: 2005-05-02 By: Mark McElroy
If we are to solve problems, from those confined to a single individual to those afflicting whole nations, we must learn how to identify and break out of restrictive mindsets... In other words, we must learn how to keep an open mind – one of the most ...

Tarot: It’s not just for fortune telling anymore
Date: 2004-02-23 By: Barbara Moore
Although most people don’t know it, the Tarot is kind of like the Swiss Army Knife of self-help tools. The seventy-eight cards of the Tarot deck are well known as predictors of the future, the favored instrument of fortunetellers. But did you know ...

Telepathic Communication
Date: 2005-01-01 By: Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
Earlier, on my December 20, 2004 posting, I mentioned that I had many stories involving my grandfather. One of them involved his lawyer and my father. Dad, grandfather and their lawyer often discussed business over lunch at a small downtown ...

Terrific Tarot Talismans
Date: 2007-04-16 By: Melanie Harris
Tarot cards are not just for fortune telling; they are also effective tools of magic. As talismans, they can alter your life in profound ways. Buying a separate deck for this purpose can help influence your life for the better — let Melanie Harris explain how!

Thanks for Your Support
Date: 2003-01-15 By: Donald Michael Kraig
About a year-and-a-half ago, we started The Llewellyn Journal with nothing but a plan, a web design, and a few articles. Since that time, The Llewellyn Journal has vastly expanded. We've posted articles and email from people all over the world; some ...

The Astrology of New Music Releases, Fall 2004
Date: 2004-11-22 By: Robin Ivy
In this politically charged climate, music has once again become a voice for change. This fall’s new releases contain some of the most heated and controversial lyrics since the heyday of punk -- the 1970s -- when the Clash and the Sex Pistols ...

The Astrology of Summer's New Music
Date: 2005-07-18 By: Robin Ivy
Rock star planet Mars is in Aries, and this summer's new music releases are charged with controversy and breaking some serious rules! A highly esteemed rock front man attempts a solo career, three amigos get serious with a side project that's taken ...

The Brain and the Mind
Date: 2004-06-21 By: Douglas De Long
The mind of man is capable of anything – because everything is in it, all the past as well as the future. ~Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness Most people think of the brain and the mind as being one and the same thing. Doctors, scientists ...

The Bright Beams Of The Fixed Stars In Your Astrological Chart
Date: 2007-10-15 By: Isabelle Ghaneh
Stars have an alluring and entrancing fascination for us, but the fixed stars are much more than a bright light to gaze at in the evening and make wishes on. Fixed stars are potent additions to your astrology chart and can add a lot of information to your chart reading, once you know what they mean and what to look for.

The Case of the Carousing Cats
Date: 2007-11-05 By: M. L. Woelm
Have you ever had an eerie experi