Witchcraft on a Shoestring: Practicing the Craft Without Breaking Your Budget

by Deborah Blake

Overview

Practicing Witchcraft doesn't have to cost an arm, a leg, and a broomstick!

From homemade tools to frugal feasts to thrifty home decoration, Deborah Blake offers economical tips and suggestions for stretching your dollar while enriching your practice. She gives clear, simple instructions for making your own magickal oils, runes, tarot cards, candles, jewelry, charms, and wands, all using inexpensive materials. Choose from over fifty ways to practice Witchcraft that cost little or no money, and try more than forty recipes for tasty sabbat dishes that cost ten dollars or less.

With a sprinkling of imagination and a touch of magick, you can add to your inner wealth of spirituality. After all, the best parts of being a Witch are always free.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781959883197
Publisher:	Crossed Crow Books
Publication date:	03/05/2024
Pages:	180
Sales rank:	239,699
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 5.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Deborah Blake is the author of over a dozen books on modern Witchcraft, including The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows, The Little Book of Cat Magic and The Everyday Witch's Coven, as well as the acclaimed Everyday Witch Tarot and Oracle decks. She has also written three paranormal romance and urban fantasy series for Berkley, and as well as a cozy mystery series about a run-down pet rescue. Deborah lives in a 130 year old farmhouse in upstate New York with numerous cats who supervise all her activities, both magical and mundane. She can be found at DeborahBlakeAuthor.com.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter One – The Only Tools You Need Are Free: Belief, Will, and Focus

Chapter Two – Knowledge is Power: Books, Research, and Sharing Knowledge

Chapter Three – The Economical Home: Creating and Maintaining Sacred Space

Chapter Four – Use This Not That: Inexpensive Substitutions for Expensive Items

Chapter Five – The Crafty Witch: 35 Simple and Thrifty Craft Projects for Magickal Purposes

Chapter Six – Feeding the Masses: 45 feast dishes for $10 or less

Chapter Seven – 50 Ways to Practice Witchcraft for Little or No Money: Fifty Simple Things

Chapter Eight – The Everyday Witch: When Being a Witch Doesn’t Mean Buying More Stuff

Editorial Reviews

"Magic on a Shoestring takes the sting out of stingy and puts the fun in fundamental! With humor, clear directions for useful and entertaining crafts, and wonderful recipes, Deborah explains that crafting frugally doesn't have to impoverish your rites, magicks, or feasts.Whatever your financial situation, this book will make your practice richer."—Ashleen O'Gaea, priestess and author of Celebrating the Seasons of Life: Samhain to Ostara

"Bewitching and charming, Deborah Blake's latest book gives us practical ways to practice the Craft of the Wise economically and magically. Written in her witty style, this book tells us we don't have to spend our hard-earned money for all the 'stuff,' but we can create very effective magic with items readily available and easily obtained. This is not Witchcraft on the cheap either; this is thoroughly grounded, well-planned, rockin' good old-fashioned Witchcraft. This is on my essential practices book list! Get it and use it!"—Gail Wood, author of Shamanic Witch and Sisters of the Dark Moon

With the economy continuing to swim in the red, everybody's feeling the pinch—including magical practitioners. Deborah Blake's Witchcraft on a Shoestring is the perfect answer for those of us who still like our tools and toys even when the belt's tighter. Not only are there practical ideas for supplies on the cheap, but there's ample encouragement for DIY projects, too, some of which are even edible! And lest you think you have to have material objects for your spiritual workings, never fear—there are numerous highly effective ideas and practices that won't cost you a dime. Wonderfully creative and timely!—Lupa, author of Nature Spirituality from the Ground Up

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