Magick Matters

“Demon’s Delight: An Urban Fantasy Christmas Collection” by Dan Thompson, Kate Baray and Linda L. Davis

"Three Christmas stories in three fantastic worlds, offering a taste of humor, romance, and the true Christmas spirit in one volume. YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SATAN CLAWS Alice would rather spend Christmas in Hell than with her half-elf mother, so when her boss at the Herald sends her on a wild goose chase to find a demon called Satan Claws, she jumps at the excuse to miss the family reunion. But with so many Santas in Hell, from the horned mall Santa to the horny Sexy Santa, it’s not an easy assignment. And if she does find Satan Claws, what kind of Christmas does he plan to deliver? KRAMPUS GONE WILD Lizzie and...>>

“The Old Magic of Christmas: Yuletide Traditions for the Darkest Days of the Year” by Linda Raedisch

"Not so very long ago, Yuletide was as much a chilling season of ghosts and witches as it was a festival of goodwill. In The Old Magic of Christmas, you'll rub elbows with veiled spirits, learn the true perils of elves, and discover a bestiary of enchanted creatures. Rife with the more frightful characters from folklore and the season's most petulant ghosts, this book takes you on a spooky sleigh ride from the silvered firs of a winter forest to the mirrored halls of the Snow Queen. Along the way, you'll discover how to bring the festivities into your home with cookie recipes and craft instructions, as well as tips for delving more deeply...>>

“The Weiser Concise Guide to Herbal Magick” by Judith Hawkins-Tillirson (paperback scan)

"The ultimate herbalist's bible. Herbalism is one of the cornerstones of magical work, and The Weiser Concise Guide to Herbal Magick presents this vast subject in an accessible, practical manner. While it includes those plants classically associated with magick, such as mugwort, mandrake, and nightshade, it also provides lore and usage of more common plants, such as olive, coconut, tiger lily, orchids, and palms. Other herbs include heliotrope, lotus, mallow, nettle, oak, yew, and willow. This groundbreaking book offers a broad overview of the art of herbalism, along with specific practical instruction in using herbs in magick. It also provides a thorough overview of the historical relationship between herbs and the practice of magick....>>

“Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer

"As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on “a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise” (Elizabeth Gilbert). Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten...>>

“Crystal Skulls: Ancient Tools for Peace, Knowledge, and Enlightenment” by Judy Hall

"Crystal skulls are human-skull hardstone carvings often made of clear or milky white quartz known as “rock crystal.” They are allegedly pre-Columbian Mesoamerican artifacts and can be found in the permanent collections of a number of world-class museums, including the Smithsonian and the British Museum. In occult and metaphysical circles, the skulls have magical and healing qualities: Anna Mitchell-Hedges (owner of a particularly famous skull) claimed that the skull could cause visions and cure cancer and that its magical properties could be used to kill. Drunvalo Melchizedek claims in Serpent of Light that he stumbled upon descendants of the ancient Mayans who possess crystal skulls for use in religious...>>