Magick Matters

“The Practice of Ally Work: Meeting and Partnering with Your Spirit Guide in the Imaginal World” by Jeffrey Raff

"Jeffrey Raff has written about the ally (which has been called many different names in different traditions) in his books Jung and the Alchemical Imagination, Healing the Wounded God, and The Wedding of Sophia. Here, he shares with readers the techniques he has developed and taught in his workshops and lectures for achieving intimate contact with the divine. The ally is a divine being, a face of God, that is unique to every being. It appears in the imaginal realm to partner with a specific person/ but it has to wait for its human partner to seek it. The person has to learn how to enter the imaginal realm to meet and relate with the...>>

“Grimoire of Santa Muerte, Vol. 2: Altars, Meditations, Divination and Witchcraft Rituals for Devotees of Most Holy Death” by Sophia diGregorio

"Santa Muerte is rising in popularity. With millions of devotees in Mexico, the U.S., and throughout the world and growing, devotion to Most Holy Death may be the biggest underground spiritual movement in the world. She is denounced by religious and governmental authorities. Yet, everywhere they have failed, she succeeds! This second volume takes up where the first one leaves off by providing a deeper exploration of Santa Muerte's vast powers and includes the author's own secrets of working with her. It discusses altars, talismans, and images as generators, accumulators, and transmitters of Santa Muerte's power and how to direct the energy of the altar and its components. It provides potentially life-transforming rituals and prayers...>>

“Halloween: Magic, Mystery, and the Macabre” by Paula Guran

"The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of the past, the more we've come to love Halloween—the one time each year when the mundane is overturned in favor of the bizarre, the “other side” is closest, and everyone can become anyone (or anything) they wish . . . and sometimes what they don’t. Introducing nineteen original stories from mistresses and masters of the dark celebrate the most fantastic, enchanting, spooky, and supernatural of holidays."...>>

“The Facts on Halloween” by John Ankerberg, John Weldon and Dillon Burroughs (2008 updated edition)

"John Ankerberg, John Weldon, and Dillon Burroughs team up to revise and update The Facts on Halloween, a significant book from the popular Facts On Series (more than 1.9 million copies of books from this series sold). Known for their extensive research and Bible knowledge, these authors offer readers the essential facts they need to evaluate and discuss today's issues regarding Halloween, a widely popular event in which children and progressively more adults participate. The concise, easy-to-follow information helps readers answer such questions as: When and where did Halloween originate? What customs come from pagan beliefs? What should Christians know if they choose to participate...>>

“The Sacred Herbs of Samhain: Plants to Contact the Spirits of the Dead” by Ellen Evert Hopman

"A practical guide to using the sacred herbs of Samhain for healing, divination, purification, protection, magic, and as tools for contacting the Spirits • Explores the identification, harvest, and safe practical and ritual use of more than 70 plants and trees sacred to the Celtic festival of Samhain, the origin of Halloween • Details the most effective plants for protection from the mischief of Fairies, herbs for releasing the Dead, and visionary plants for divination and shamanic work • Provides instructions and suggestions for a traditional Dumb Supper, offerings to the Land Spirits, Samhain rites, and recipes for the sacred foods of Samhain The ancient Celts separated the year into two halves, the light half and the dark...>>