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Midsummer - also known as the Summer Solstice or Litha - is a time to rejoice in abundance and light. This guide to the history and modern celebration of Midsummer shows you how to celebrate and work with the energy of the longest day of the year.

When Hazel Hardy returns to her family's New England hometown and decides the quaint village with stone bridges and tree-lined streets is the perfect place for her new teashop, she doesn’t worry that long-ago residents killed her great, great, something grandmother for being a witch. Or that the town’s attitudes toward witchery haven’t changed much. She swears she won’t stir up trouble…in a cauldron or otherwise. But then she becomes involved in a murder, and witchcraft could really come in handy.

It's possible to live a peaceful, joy-filled life every day when you learn to let go of the pain and trauma that's holding you back. Witchcraft for Emotional Wisdom is a supportive guide that will teach you how to access the deeper parts of yourself, gain control of your emotions, and put you on the path to healing by using the transformative powers of magic. Restore your emotional health, better understand your feelings, and create a more magical life.

Mabon - also known as the Autumn Equinox - is a time to honor the spiritual significance of harvest, sacrifice, and survival. This guide explains how to perform rituals and work magic that incorporates the shifting balance between light and dark that reaches its pinnacle during the equinox.

Nikki Wardwell Sleath teaches you how to go from spectator to active magician in your dreams. She provides everything you need to both develop your lucid dreaming ability and enhance your magick while lucid. She teaches how to improve your dreamtime divination, healing, energy work, spirit communication, shapeshifting, and more.

Jen Crow's transformation was triggered, quite literally, by a bolt of lightning. That jolt, which destroyed her home in a subsequent fire, forced her to consider what she really needed as she looked to rebuild her life. In Take What You Need, Crow opens new perspectives for all of us looking to understand our past, our unexpected suffering, our failures, so we too can begin charting a course forward. She invites us to explore the expected and unexpected turns our lives can take—and all the ways we can pay attention to what we truly need to survive and live lives of meaning.

Art is inherently magickal, and you, as an artist, are also a magician who can ritualize your creative endeavors to make them stronger than ever. Astrea Taylor offers an impressive collection of spells, rituals, deities, and lore that will help you bring to life the story, painting, sculpture, or music you've been dreaming about. This book is designed to guide you through the entire creative process. You'll draw inspiration from spirits and the four elements to complete your rough draft, and then use the principles of alchemy to refine your piece.

Forbidden magic. Stolen jewels. And cherry macaroons! When a sneaky thief steals historic pearls from one of Hazel’s best customers, her urge to sleuth can’t be tamed. She swears it’s because she loves solving mysteries and has nothing to do with a certain police chief. Though she’s not complaining about the eye candy...After the death of his wife, Chief Peter Parrish hasn’t bothered with women. But Hazel’s put him under her spell with her beautiful smile and witty charm. If letting her poke around his investigation gives him another chance to see her, he’s all for it.

Samhain - also known as Halloween - is the final spoke in the wheel of the year. At this time, the harvest has finished and the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. This guide tells you how to practice the serious work of divination and honoring the dead along with the more lighthearted activities of Halloween.

Beltane - also known as May Day - is a time of fertility and growth. As the start of the summer season, Beltane is the perfect time to put plans into action. This guide to the history and modern celebrations of Beltane explains how to perform rituals and work magic for protection, abundance, and more.

Lughnasadh - also known as Lammas - is the beginning of the harvest season, marking the point where the first fruit of the land has ripened. This guide to Lughnasadh tells listeners how to perform rituals and work magic around the gratitude we feel for plans that have come to fruition, while also exploring themes of fertility, protection, and reflection.

Break polarity free from outmoded ideas of gender and heteronormativity while still celebrating its energy. This pioneering book explores polarity from many angles, examining its evolution throughout history, why it's important in the occult, and how it relates to identity and sexual orientation. Deborah Lipp shows you what it means to both include polarity magic and be inclusive.

Connected across geography and culture via the internet, the world is both a vast, limitless landscape and an ever-shrinking echo chamber. Communication, most notably free speech, is becoming increasingly divisive; one person’s right to speak has come into conflict with those seeking to prevent harm. Our tolerance for differing opinions is also narrowing. A “wrong” remark or comment, no matter how seemingly innocent, can result in banishment, and contradictory ideas spark hysteria and backlash—what is referred to as “cancel culture.”

The mysterious civilizations of Lemuria and Atlantis become reality as Shirley Andrews, the author of Atlantis: Insights From a Lost Civilization combines details from scholars, scientists and the respected psychic Edgar Cayce.

Evie St. Claire's life takes an exciting turn when she discovers she's the rightful heir to her long-lost aunt's estate. Filled with anticipation, she quickly learns that her inheritance is a dilapidated house of little value. To make matters worse, claiming her great aunt's remains requires a journey to the serene lakeside town of Honeysuckle Springs.

Alex McKenzie is settled into a comfortable life in her beloved hometown of Stockbridge, MA. Everything Alex thought she knew about life and about herself changes the moment Cate Conrad blows into town. Alex falls head over heels in love with the free-spirited artist and sailor but Cate's complicated past makes it impossible for her to commit. Devastated, Alex tries to heal her heart by hiking the famed Appalachian Trail while Cate takes to the water. Can Alex and Cate find their way back to each other?

Defying those who think her an abomination, Shade wears her tattoos openly and carries obsidian blades at her hips. For years, she has protected the outcast clans who wander the blighted Wastes, but the land is growing more unstable and her blades are no longer enough. To save her people, Shade vows to raise a Veil of protection—a feat not accomplished in over a hundred years. But the magical Veils are said to belong to the Brotherhood church; if she succeeds in raising one, it will expose their lies. They swear to see her obliterated first.

For Evie St. Claire, life in Honeysuckle Springs isn't anything like she'd imagined. Sure, the old house is charming, and the smalltown lakeside community is picture perfect. But her kitty roommate Birdie is unpredictable, snarky, and demanding. When a ransom note shows up at Evie's backdoor, she must come clean about her aunt's stolen ashes. She'll also need to decide if she's willing to meet the ransom demands and give up her aunt's spell book, or if she'll search for the culprit herself.

In Temp Girl, an entitled diva is forced to take a job with a temp agency to get by and falls headlong into reality - and murder! A laugh-out-loud romantic mystery! This version of Temp Girl contains the complete daily serial, six months of entries. Don't miss out on this fun story everyone is talking about!

Packed with inspiring journal prompts and confidence-boosting activities, this book helps build your magical foundation and eases any concerns you have about getting started in witchcraft. Whether you live in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, Josephine Winter provides easy ways to celebrate not only your spiritual practice, but the seasons as well. This comprehensive, accessible book introduces you to: Sabbats; Elements; Witchy Tools; Divination; Plant Magic; Rituals; Spellcasting; Deities and Spirit; Planetary Magic; Meditation; Altar Work; Talismans; Magic Circles; and Hearth Magic.