Everyday Magic
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Discover new ways to keep the old ways alive with this inspiring guide to living a magically modern life.
"Articulate, funny, and surprisingly down-to-earth, Morrison has the "Glinda the Good Witch" thing going on. . . . She makes magic accessible instead of keeping it in the closet." -Sue Vering for Chicago Tribune
Looking for simple solutions for today's problems: computer viruses, traffic that drives you crazy, and an overextended schedule?
There's an easy way to incorporate magic into your life without adding more stress to it. Everyday Magic updates the ancient arts to fit your busy lifestyle. It promotes the use of modern convenience items as viable magical tools, and it incorporates the use of easy-to-find spell ingredients-most of which are already in your kitchen cabinet. It discusses the items and forces that boost magical work, as well as offering a multitude of time-saving tips and a large assortment of recipes for creating your own incenses, potions, and powders. More than 300 spells and rituals cover the everyday concerns of the modern practitioner.
- Set your spell into motion and speed up the results with "magical boosters"
- Magnify your focused intent and energy flow with herbs, flowers, trees, and stones
- Learn how to perform ancient arts with modern tools: your coffee maker, blender and crock pot
- Make your own magical powders, sachets, bath salts, potpourris, incenses, and oils
- Discover the secret to success in magical workings
- Practical spells for more than 300 purposes
1999 COVR Award Winner
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Originally from Texas, Dorothy Morrison now lives the magical life in Maine with her family. Dorothy is a member of the Pagan Poet's Society and a charter member of M.A.G.I.C., a magical writer's and artist's organization. Dorothy is a Wiccan High Priestess of the Georgian Tradition, and has been an avid practitioner of the ancient arts for more than twenty years. She founded the Coven of the Crystal Garden in 1986, and spent many years teaching the Craft of Wicca to students both in the United States and in Australia.
A former state championship archer and bow hunter, Dorothy's current interests include Tarot work, magical herbalism, stonework, and computer networking.
Dorothy's work has been published in many journals and magazines, including Circle Network News, SageWoman, and Crone Chronicles. She is the author of the acclaimed Everyday Magic, Magical Needlework, In Praise of the Crone, Yule, Bud, Blossom & Leaf: The Magical Herb Gardener's Handbook, The Craft, and The Craft Companion, among other works.
