Reviews"Deborah Blake has created a practical method of weaving the spiritual into the daily chores of the mundane world in which we must live."--Edain McCoy, author of Advanced Witchcraft and If You Want to Be a Witch "Fun to read and chock-full of sensible advice."--Rev. Denise Dumars, M.A., author of Be Blessed "The Goddess Is in the Details is a champion of common sense. Advanced witches can focus on the small and big stuff concerning the witchy lifestyle. What I enjoyed best were the incantations. Fresh verses, good rhymes."--Z Budapest, author of The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries and Summoning the Fates, "Deborah Blake has created a practical method of weaving the spiritual into the daily chores of the mundane world in which we must live."--Edain McCoy, author of Advanced Witchcraftand If You Want to Be a Witch "Fun to read and chock-full of sensible advice."--Rev. Denise Dumars, M.A., author of Be Blessed "The Goddess Is in the Detailsis a champion of common sense. Advanced witches can focus on the small and big stuff concerning the witchy lifestyle. What I enjoyed best were the incantations. Fresh verses, good rhymes."--Z Budapest, author of The Holy Book of Women's Mysteriesand Summoning the Fates
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Table Of ContentContents Dedication x Introduction xi Part One: The Everyday Witch A Note on Names 3 Chapter 1: So You're a Witch...Now What? Going Beyond the Basics 7 Chapter 2: The Seven Beliefs at the Heart of Being a Witch 11 Chapter 3: The Power of Words and Belief--How to Bring About Positive Change 17 Part Two: The Inner Witch Conscious Living--Integrating Your Spiritual Beliefs into Your Everyday Life 29 Chapter 4: The Healthy Witch 33 Chapter 5: Mindful Eating 53 Chapter 6: Dealing with Crisis--How Does Being a Witch Help When Things Go Wrong? 59 Part Three: The Outer Witch Your Home Is Your Temple--The Pagan Household 69 Chapter 7: Altars, Circles, and Other Places of Worship 71 Chapter 8: Sharing Your Space with Non-Pagans 77 Chapter 9: Housecleaning and Spiritual Cleansing 83 Chapter 10: When You're Still in the Broom Closet--Setting Up Undercover Pagan Space 91 Part Four: The Social Witch The Witch and Family--Where Do We Come From and Where Are We Going? 97 Chapter 11: Sex and the Single Witch 99 Chapter 12: The Witch and Marriage 109 Chapter 13: Raising Pagan Children 119 Chapter 14: Interacting with Others at Work and at Play--Issues of Prejudice and Tolerance 131 Chapter 15: Out of the Broom Closet--Whom to Tell and When 137 Chapter 16: Representing Pagans in the Outside World 145 Part Five: The Practicing Witch God/dess in Everyone--The Essence of Being a Witch 151 Chapter 17: The Solitary Witch 153 Chapter 18: The Group Witch--Circle, Coven, or Grove? 157 Chapter 19: Celebrating the Journey of Life Through Ritual--Daily, Monthly & Yearly 171 Chapter 20: Rites of Passage--Birth, Coming of Age, Marriage, Eldering, and Passing Over 193 Chapter 21: Familiars--When a Pet Is Not Just a Pet 207 Part Six: The Natural Witch The Importance of Maintaining a Connection to Mother Earth 213 Chapter 22: The Witch's Garden 215 Chapter 23: Country Witch/City Witch 221 Chapter 24: Sacred Space Everywhere 223 Resources and Recommended Reading 225
SynopsisFrom the hearth to the altar, make magic in every moment. Being a Witch isn't limited to casting a spell under the full moon or consecrating a ritual circle. Whether you're calling the Goddess or doing the dishes, your wonderfully witchy ways are woven into everything you do. With her signature down-to-earth wisdom and warmth, Deborah Blake takes you into the heart of what it means to be a Witch all day, every day. Filled to the brim with practical suggestions, Pagan and Wicca spells, and helpful advice, this essential book brings to light all facets of a modern Witch's life: The seven core beliefs of Witches, mindful eating and health, creating sacred space at home, relationships with non-Pagans, sex and the single Witch, raising Pagan children, solitary and coven practice, Pagan ritual, and green living. Praise: "Deborah Blake has created a practical method of weaving the spiritual into the daily chores of the mundane world in which we must live."--Edain McCoy, author of Advanced Witchcraftand If You Want to Be a Witch, From the hearth to the altar, make magic in every moment. Being a Witch isn't limited to casting a spell under the full moon or consecrating a ritual circle. Whether you're calling the Goddess or doing the dishes, your wonderfully witchy ways are woven into everything you do. With her signature down-to-earth wisdom and warmth, Deborah Blake takes you into the heart of what it means to be a Witch all day, every day. Filled to the brim with practical suggestions, Pagan and Wicca spells, and helpful advice, this essential book brings to light all facets of a modern Witch's life: The seven core beliefs of Witches, mindful eating and health, creating sacred space at home, relationships with non-Pagans, sex and the single Witch, raising Pagan children, solitary and coven practice, Pagan ritual, and green living. Praise: "Deborah Blake has created a practical method of weaving the spiritual into the daily chores of the mundane world in which we must live."--Edain McCoy, author of Advanced Witchcraft and If You Want to Be a Witch