Book of Magickal Thinking

It’s easy to get lost in the candles, herbs, and specialized rituals of magick, but at the heart of it all is one unifying theme - focus and energy into a set intention. After all, as the tenet goes, magick goes where intention flows. Every New Year, people all around...

No matter what religion or faith you follow, the holidays are a wonderful time of celebration and community. When the weather outside is frightful, we love to share food, warm drinks, and our favorite shows and movies with friends and family. Of course, we love to spread the magick so...

For many people, astrology seems to be one of the more elusive crafts within the occult. One look at a birth chart can evoke memories of a trigonometry test you forgot to study for. Thank goodness for passionate astrologers demystifying information from the stars and planets. Those skeptical about astrology...

 At first glance, nature is seemingly chaotic. But whether we are conscious of it or not, we, and everything around us, operate according to certain spiritual laws that are as consistent as gravity. These laws are known as the 7 Hermetic Principles. The Hermetic Principles, compiled in The Kybalion, are...

Everything is energy and perhaps one of the most well-known sources of powerful energy is our big, beautiful moon. But, did you know the New Moon and Full Moon hold very different energies? This is especially important when spell casting, manifesting, charging, meditating, or divining. With its big, bright glow,...

Far from the pop culture depiction of tarot, these cards don’t exactly tell your future. And that death card, well it doesn’t mean you’re in for a meeting with the Grim Reaper. Think insight over fortune telling. Instead, many people who practice tarot prefer to think of this divination tool...

The modern world moves fast. It’s like we’re always on the go to another social engagement, class, or appointment. Though there’s no replacement for studying with good old fashioned pen and paper, podcasts can help fill your spare moments with magick. There are thousands of podcasts out there and it’s easy...

Never miss the next important moon phase again with our handy New Moon + Full Moon calendar for 2019! Simply bookmark this page or right click on the picture to save it for easy reference. Stay wild, moon child!       

Because witchcraft, Wicca, and paganism are so closely tied together, there’s often some confusion about what separates each or whether they’re separate things at all. The narrow spectrum of pop culture references doesn’t do much to dispel this confusion! In a nutshell, a Wiccan is a pagan and can practice...

For the first time in 12 years, Jupiter moved into its own sign of Sagittarius on November 8, 2018. When planets are in their own signs, their power increases dramatically. When it comes to Jupiter, this is very good news because Jupiter is the Greater Benefic and bestows blessings and good...