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What makes magic work? What can it do and what can't it do? This straightforward, easy-to-follow guide introduces you to the four necessary components of magic: interconnection, transcending space and time, intention and focus, and power. Power is given particular emphasis, exploring topics like where it comes from, how to access it, how to "flavor" it to suit the purpose, and various methods of sending it. Magical Power for Beginners presents a wide range of topics, including sympathetic magic, meditation, spell construction, use of ritual space, evocation, and magical tools. The magic presented here is usable by practitioners of any system and is designed to help you understand magic on a fundamental level, giving you the skills you need to perform more effective spells and rituals.
About the Author
Deborah Lipp's most recent books are Magical Power for Beginners and The Complete Book of Spells. Her earlier works include: Tarot Interactions, The Elements of Ritual, and The Ultimate James Bond Fan Book. One of these things is not like the other.The Ultimate James Bond Fan Book is newly-released, fully updated, and includes pre-release information on No Time to Die!Deborah has been teaching Wicca, magic, and the occult for over 30 years. She became a Witch and High Priestess in the 1980s, as an initiate of the Gardnerian tradition of Wicca. She's been published in many Pagan publications, including newWitch, The Llewellyn Magical Almanac, Pangaia, and Green Egg, and has lectured on Pagan and occult topics on three continents.As an active "out of the closet" member of the Pagan community, Deborah has appeared in various media discussing Wicca, including Coast-to-Coast radio, an A&E documentary (Ancient Mysteries: Witchcraft in America) , television talk shows, and the New York Times.As a pop culture writer, she's perhaps best known as the co-founder of Basket of Kisses, the premiere Mad Men blog. She is also a contributor to Mad Men Carousel by Matthew Zoller Seitz. In "real life" Deborah is a Business Analyst. She lives with her spouse, Melissa, and an assortment of cats, in Jersey City, NJ, three blocks from a really great view of Freedom Tower. Deborah reads and teaches Tarot, solves and designs puzzles, watches old movies, hand-paints furniture, and dabbles in numerous handcrafts.Follow Deborah on Twitter and Instagram: @DebLippAuthor
