Book Review: Love Is In The Earth

Melody, Love Is In The Earth; a Kaleidoscope of Crystals, Updated; The Reference Book Describing the Metaphysical Properties of the Mineral Kingdom Earth-Love Publishing House 1999 Clocking in at 726 pages, this book is the quintessential resource for crystal and mineral magic, and if you’ve ever looked up any crystal information online since this book…

Whose Afraid of Mercury Retrograde?

If you’re on social media that has any hint of astrological insight content streaming into your brain, you’ve probably already had someone fear-screaming about Mercury Retrograde and how bad this next one is gonna be (woe, woe, fear, dismay, poor communication skills and emotional regulation skills run amuck amuck amuck). Big deep breaths, Mercury isn’t…

Crystal Grids

Crystal Grids can be beautiful, interesting, and powerful. Learn how to use the power of crystals working together to increase the effectiveness of your spells and workings.

The Importance of STEM in Magic

Ah, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, my old friends. Let’s talk about Science, especially Horticulture, Biochemistry, and Microbiology. Horticulture and Herbalism Horticulture is the art or practice of garden cultivation and management, but really it’s so much more than that. Horticulture is the study of plants; how they grow, how to make them more productive,…

Custom Astrology Charts

I’m now offering custom astrology charts for sale. That’s right, you can have your very own birth chart painted just for you. How about a gift for a loved one? Or, immortalize an important moment in time with a picture of the placement of the planets and luminaries right at the precise moment of your…

Ritual and Spell Structure

In addition to the beginning energy work class I created, I also made advanced lessons. Here is one of them. Ritual and Spell Structure When it comes to the underlying structure of rituals and spells, there are some similarities and common themes that you will find useful when designing and creating your own rituals and…

Common Crystals in Magic

Let’s dive right in with the most common crystals and minerals you’re likely to encounter in occult and magic shops, and the world! Feldspars The single most common mineral on the planet Earth is feldspar. Feldspar forms from magma, and is found in sedimentary rocks; it makes up 41% of the mineral content of the…

Working with the Greater Key of Solomon

“Treasure up, O my son Roboam! the wisdom of my words, seeing that I Solomon, have received it from the Lord.” The Greater Key of Solomon Is The Greater Key of Solomon appropriated from Judaism? First, let’s delve into what it means to appropriate a practice from a closed culture, because that’s the whole phrase…

Crystal Identification

Why do we care about the identification of our stones, crystals, minerals, and rocks? Different stones have different energies; it’s possible for you to work with your stones without identifying them, if you’re especially sensitive to their energies, and use them in a purely intuitive manner. However, knowing what you’ve got means you can get…

Crystal Care

Crystals and minerals can require some care and upkeep, just to keep them looking nice, and feeling full of good pleasant energy. Knowing what sort of stone you’ve got in your hands can help you figure out what sort of care that stone needs! Before you undertake to clean or energetically cleanse a stone, it’s…

Refining my Astrology Practice

In my quest to refine how I use atrobot for my astrology practice, I’ve explored the ‘strict’ orbs setting, and decided i really like it. Precision and very tight allowances in the degrees mean no massive clutter of lines that’s hard to read, yet I can still have the sorts of aspects I want to…

Divination and Worship as Energy Work

As I mentioned in the beginning of this course, Energy Work takes on three forms: Magick, Divination, and Worship. We’re gonna talk about Divination and Worship in this lesson, and cram a whole lot of information into a very short space. I want to make it clear, however, that Divination and Worship both deserve just…