Make magic in the kitchen with this unique collection of Wiccan recipes, menus, and ideas for incorporating magical practices into your cooking, from bestselling Wiccan author Lisa Chamberlain. Cooking and magic have a lot in common: both use various ingredients and natural forces to create something vital, fulfilling, and new. Our first Wiccan cookbook in the wildly successful Modern-Day Witch series tells you everything you need to know to maximize the magical potential of what you cook and eat. Written by one of the most popular Wiccan authors, Lisa Chamberlain, it includes 40 delicious, mystical recipes: from dishes that harness the magical energies of natural foods to help you manifest goals, such as Lucky Money Stir-Fry and Magic Marinara, to festive dishes for the eight Wiccan Sabbats, such as Triple Goddess Sweet Potato, Brussels Sprouts, and Toasted Garlic Soup and Pumpkin Prosperity Pudding Cakes. In addition to complete menus for celebrating special occasions, you'll also learn how to choose potent ingredients; how to turn your kitchen into a sacred space, and much more. Features full menus for: Yule (Winter Solstice): including Long Life Kale Salad with Pears, Walnuts, and Lemon Vinaigrette, and Winter Solstice Quinoa with Herb-Roasted Butternut Squash and Parsnips Ostara (Spring Equinox): including Wish-Granting Dandelion Salad with Eggs and Bacon, and Eostre's Herb and Garlic Grilled Chicken and Asparagus with Balsamic Glaze Beltane (May Day): including Zucchini and Gruyere Healing May Day Gratin, Sexy Spiced Farro with Rainbow Chard and Radishes, and Freyr's Strawberry-Rhubarb Crumble Litha (Summer Solstice): Summer Love Chilled Cherry Soup with Fennel and Dill, and Fiery Blackened Shrimp with Toasted Orzo and Summer Corn Pilaf Mabon (Autumnal Equinox): Roasted Vegetable and Barley Balancing Salad, Autumn Pot Roast with Maple Potato-Butternut Puree, and Fresh Pumpkin Prosperity Pudding Cakes And more!

Lisa Chamberlain shows you how to harness nature energies to enhance and improve your life-whether you're well versed in other forms of magic but are just discovering nature magic, or are new to magic altogether. For most Witches, nature is the most sacred earthly manifestation-the practice of nature magic has endless potential. Bestselling author Lisa Chamberlain covers how nature was harnessed in ritual and magic by our pagan ancestors; the significance of trees and other plants to Wiccan cosmology and ritual practice; advice for forging (and deepening) personal magical connections with trees near you; profiles of 13 common magical trees and key flowers and plants-their lore, energetic properties, and magical uses; nature spirits; how to safely and respectfully harvest magical ingredients from nature; ideas for making your own wand; nature magic spells, meditations, rituals, and more.

For anyone seeking to learn more about Wicca and begin practicing it, this introductory guide by bestselling author Lisa Chamberlain is the perfect entry point. As Wicca grows ever more popular, interested novices wonder: How can I get started? Popular Wiccan author Lisa Chamberlain answers their questions in this concise, yet comprehensive guide that covers all the basics: the history of Wicca, its deities, the core elements of its rituals and holidays, setting up an altar, choosing the right tools, the principles of magic and spellwork, how to begin practicing, and much more. She's also included a master spell suitable for beginners.

Bestselling Wiccan author Lisa Chamberlain has created the perfect, concise guide for the novice witch who wants to learn how to cast key Wiccan spells. With the help of this accessible guide by one of the most popular Wicca authors today, even beginners can successfully perform Wiccan spells to bring positive experiences into their life--and the lives of those they love. From thousands of potential spells, Lisa has chosen 50 of the most important, distilling them into three key categories of magical aims: love and relationships, including friends and family (such as "Relationship Potential Divine Forecast" and "Spare Key Spell for Spiritual Connection"); wealth and prosperity ("Honey Abundance Jar" and "Job Interview Success Spell"); and health and well-being ("Anxiety Calming Spell" and "Protection Spell for Pets"). Plus, there's a section on divination and spellwork involving essential oils, moon phases, and homemade ingredients--from an avocado beauty spell to a chicory root victory charm.

Learn to harness the power of candle magic and fire to enhance your spellwork. Many practitioners of Wicca and paganism use candles to work with fire, a powerful element that plays an important role in many rituals. Bestselling Wiccan author Lisa Chamberlain teaches contemporary witches how to use candles in their everyday magical practice. Readers will find trusted advice on selecting the best candle for their needs, the importance of candle colors, and ways to clear and charge their candles. This approachable guide also includes instructions for exciting spells and magical crafts-dabble with shadow work to repair a strained relationship, cultivate good luck with a weekly spell, and create a collection of magical oils for candle anointing.

Explore the magical powers of crystal and stone with bestselling Wiccan author Lisa Chamberlain. This entry in the Mystic Library series is perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to use these gifts of the earth for spells, elixirs, and charms. How do you begin collecting crystals--even on a budget? How do you clean, clear, and charge them? And which crystals are the best and most versatile?Wicca Crystal Magic explores these gifts of the earth, providing an overview of 13 popular crystals and stones in contemporary witchcraft, along with a comprehensive look at their practical applications in everyday spellwork. Since the spells themselves use only the stones featured in the guide--amethyst, bloodstone, carnelian, citrine, hematite, jet, moonstone, jade, lapis lazuli, malachite, quartz, rose quartz, and tiger's eye--this is perfect for beginners. The wide variety of elixirs, candle spells, and charms includes a Citrine Empowerment Elixir, Blessing for a New Home, Crystal Money Spell, Bad Habit Banishing Spell, Quartz Crystal Clarity Bath, and Spiritual Energy Amethyst Elixir.

Make your year a magical one with this beginner's guide to the eight Wiccan Sabbats held throughout the year, along with an exploration of lunar magic. Many Wiccans follow the Wheel of the Year, honoring eight Sabbats, or days of power, and Esbats, ritual occasions usually held at each Full Moon. In this handy guide, bestselling Wiccan author Lisa Chamberlain helps practitioners experience the magic of the turning seasons and the lunar cycle. She explores the spiritual themes of each Sabbat and shares spells aligned with the seasonal and divine energies of each holiday. You'll find fun ideas for celebrating these magical occasions, whether you're a solitary practitioner or a coven member. The book also takes an in-depth look at magical timing and the lunar cycle alongside spells you can incorporate into Esbat celebrations.

Lisa Chamberlain shows you how to work with magical botanical oils in your spellcraft-whether you're well versed in other forms of magic but are just discovering essential oil magic, or are new to magic altogether. Since early times, shamans and healers have used fragrant oils in ritual, magic, and medicine to provide a direct tie between the natural world and the spiritual plane. Lisa Chamberlain explains the evolution of magical oils-from their rustic beginnings to their modern incarnation as essential oils-and discusses why they greatly enhance your ritual and magical practice. You'll be introduced to 13 essential oils commonly used in both healing and contemporary magic, including cinnamon, lavender, and patchouli. Each blend recipe and spell utilizes oils from these 13, making it easier for you to get started in no time.

Herbal magic keeps witches in touch with the powers of the Earth--and this guide by bestselling Wiccan author Lisa Chamberlain gives beginners the tools to cultivate a rewarding practice of their own. Since the beginning of human history, healers and shamans have understood the nutritional, medicinal, and magical properties of herbs. Whether you're well versed in magic but are just discovering herbs, or are new to Wicca altogether, this handy guide by popular author Lisa Chamberlain covers all the basics, from creating your own magical garden to gathering, harvesting, drying, and storing the herbs. She centers the spells around 13 herbs, most easy to find and inexpensive: basil, bay laurel, chamomile, cinnamon, dandelion, elecampane, hibiscus, lavender, mugwort, nutmeg, rosemary, sage, and thyme. Because they're primarily culinary and/or medicinal herbs too, you'll have plenty of options for using the leftovers from your spellwork. The spells include magical teas, baths, and oils to smudging, blessing, and healing rituals.