Spellcasting for Beginners: A Simple Guide to Magical Practice

by Michael Furie

Overview

Learn the Fundamental Skills of Magical Practice

Explore how to bring love, money, healing, blessings, and more into your life with over seventy simple spells and rituals. This easy-to-use, essential guide provides a comprehensive introduction to magical techniques.

Learn the basics of spellcasting: timing, correspondence, discipline, intent, projection, grounding, and more in this practical manual. From candles, crystals, and charms to witch bottles, gems, and cords, you'll study the many forms and tools of magic. You'll even attain knowledge on how to design your own spells in this accessible guide for the beginning witch.

Spellcasting for Beginners provides everything you need to know about magical practice with clear, concise instruction. Create a basic altar for solitary practice, experiment with nature-based magic, and discover the many uses of potions, recipes, and natural ingredients for your spells. Your witch's training will be an enjoyable and enlightening experience as you take part in the magical heritage of the craft.

Praise:
"Michael Furie brings fantastical stories about magic and spells back to reality with this dedicated work aimed at those embarking on the long journey into magical practice."—Raymond Buckland, author of Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738734538
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	12/08/2012
Series:	Llewellyn's For Beginners , #35
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
Sales rank:	983,624
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Michael Furie (Northern California) is the author of Supermarket Sabbats, Spellcasting for Beginners, Supermarket Magic, Spellcasting: Beyond the Basics, and more, all from Llewellyn Worldwide. A practicing Witch for more than twenty years, he is a priest of the Cailleach.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction

Section 1, Magical Theory

Chapter 1, Training

Chapter 2, Putting it all together

Section 2, Magical Practice

Chapter 3, Candle Spells

Chapter 4, Charms

Chapter 5, Crystal and Gem Magic

Chapter 6, Witch Bottles

Chapter 7, Poppets

Chapter 8, Cord Magic

Chapter 9, Verbal Magic

Chapter 10, Magical Safekeeping: Spell Boxes, Lockets, and Hollow Trees

Chapter 11, Nature Magic (Land, Sea, Sky and Sacred Fire spells)

Section 3 Ingredients and Recipes

Chapter 12, A Guide to the Herbs of Magic

Chapter 13, Potion Class: Creating Herbal Brews, Raw Incense, Magical Oils and Salves

Chapter 14, Recipes

Conclusion

            Appendices--------

Appendix 1: Index of Spells and Rituals

Appendix 2: Table of Correspondences

Bibliography and Suggested Reading

Editorial Reviews

"Michael Furie brings fantastical stories about magic and spells back to reality with this dedicated work aimed at those embarking on the long journey into magical practice."—Raymond Buckland, author of Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft

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