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guide to herbal spells for many purposes. Dunwich is a professional astrologer, occult

historian, and the author of Exploring Spellcraft: How to Create and Cast Effective Spells.

Along the same lines is The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Magickal Herbs (Adams

Media, Dec.) by Judy Ann Nock, who writes about herbal magic as a natural way to

practice witchcraft and describes how herbs can be used in many ways to help set

intentions through every part of a witch’s process. With information on 100 herbs,

the book explains which are best for specific kinds of spells and how to use them,

including step-by-step instructions for making herbal bundles, potions, and sprays.

Nock urges consistent practice: “True spiritual growth comes from challenge and

change... [but] change for the sake of change is not necessarily good. Any spiritual

technique must be practiced for some time before you see or feel the benefits....

Constantly altering what you do to spiritually connect with the Divine serves only to

confuse your subconscious.” Nock is the author of The Modern Witchcraft Book of

Natural Magick and The Modern Witchcraft Guide to the Wheel of the Year.

In The Witch’s Herbal Apothecary: Rituals & Recipes for a Year of Earth Magick and Sacred

Medicine Making (Fair Winds, Jan. 2020), Marysia Miernowska teaches readers how

to use plants, seasons, and cycles as magical tools to tap into earth magic, as well as

how to process plants and make remedies in harmony with the seasons. Miernowska,

coauthor of the previously mentioned The Ultimate Guide to Witchcraft, is the director

of the California branch of the Gaia School of Healing & Earth Education and the

master herbalist and owner of Wild Love Apothecary.

One herb in particular has been drawing the attention of publishers. John Hays,

director of sales and marketing for Inner Traditions, says that with the advancing decrim-

inalization of cannabis and the success of Michael Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind,

“we’re in the midst of a psychedelics and cannabis movement.” Inner Traditions has

responded with Cannabis for Couples: Elevate Your Relationship and Enhance Intimacy

by John Selby (Inner Traditions, June), which draws on the author’s NIH-funded

psychedelic research and decades of experience as a couples therapist to show how

enjoying cannabis together in the proper setting can strengthen a couple’s bond, improve

communication, enhance sexual pleasure, and foster emotional and spiritual growth.

Llewellyn’s books on the topic include High Magick: A Guide to Cannabis in Ritual &

Mysticism by Philip H. Farber (Apr. 2020), which explores the spiritual and magical uses

of the plant, with step-by-step instructions and guidance from ritual magicians and

cannabis proponents showing how the

herb is used in magical practice. Farber

is a magician and hypnotist who teaches

at MaybeLogic Academy.

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