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Making Magic for Witches and Pagans [Paperback]

Edain McCoy (Author)
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September 8, 2002
How do I raise and send energy? What happens if I make a mistake in casting a spell? What is sex magick all about? Making Magick is a complete course in natural magick that answers these and hundreds of other questions. Through exercises designed to develop basic skills, it lays a firm foundation of elemental magickal wisdom. A special chapter on the tattwas will show you how to use these ancient Hindu symbols as gateways into the astral worlds.


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About the Author

Edain became a self-initiated Witch in 1981 and has been an active part of the Pagan community since her formal initiation into a large San Antonio coven in 1983.  Edain has researched alternative spiritualities since her teens, when she was first introduced to Kaballah, or Jewish mysticism.  Since that time, she has studied a variety of magickal paths including Celtic, Appalachian folk magick, and Curanderismo, a Mexican-American folk tradition.  Today, Edain is part of the Wittan Irish Pagan tradition, where she is a priestess of Brighid and an elder.  

An alumnus of the University of Texas with a BA in history, she is affiliated with several professional writer's organizations and occasionally presents workshops on magickal topics or works individually with students who wish to study Witchcraft.

This former woodwind player for the Lynchburg (VA) Symphony claims both the infamous feuding McCoy family of Kentucky and Sir Roger Williams, the seventeeth-century religious dissenter, as branches on her ethnically diverse family tree.  In her "real life," Edain works as a licensed stockbroker.

Edain is the author of fifteen books, including Bewitchments; Enchantments; and her most recent release, Ostara: Customs, Spells & Rituals for the Rites of Spring.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (September 8, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 156718670X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1567186703
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,149,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Edain McCoy has written more than twenty books on metaphysical and occult topics since she was first published in 1993. Her popular titles include Celtic Women's Spirituality, Astral Projection For Beginners, How to Do Automatic Writing, Karmic & Past Life Tarot, The Sabbats, Advanced Witchcraft, If You Want to Be a Witch (Llewellyn Worldwide), and The Healing Power of Faery (Adams Media).

An alumnus of the University of Texas with a B.A. in history, she is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at Butler University. She is affiliated with several professional organizations including the Authors Guild and the American Translators Association. She is listed in the reference guides Contemporary Authors, Who's Who Among American Women, and Who's Who In America, and her articles have appeared in Fate, Circle, Enlightenments, and similar periodicals.

Edain held positions related to education including handscoring standardized testing, substitute teaching, music education, and private tutoring. She spent many years as a licensed stockbroker and financial advisor for several international investment firms before making the leap of faith into her first love--writing full time. In 2006 she was granted a Certificate in Paranormal Investigation from Flamel College, an online institute devoted to training leaders and scientists who study various aspects of the occult. This training assisted her and her expatriate friends in Argentina (visit them at www.TangoWithJudy.com) to investigate haunted sites that have been, and continue to be, denied to other investigators. In December 2008 she completed her studies to become a Reiki Master of the Usui-Rand linage, an intuitive healing art that is still opening new doors to both spirit and spirituality.

She often gives workshops on metaphysical and New Age topics, and has taught the art of guided mediation to many students eager to use this technique for spiritual exploration. Pagan festivals energize her spiritually because she says she learns something wonderful from every person she meets. To view her speaking schedule, learn more about her books, or to find her e-mail address, visit her website at www.EdainMcCoy.com.

 

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent book about learning magick, March 16, 1999
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This is the first book I've ever read on learning magick. It was clear, succinct,and highly interesting.Edain McCoy gives a great deal of practical advice on the process of learning. I was especially interested in her chapter on "Psychic Defense". She gave excellent examples of how to protect oneself, which I believe is valuable in practicing any magick or dealing with the occult in general. Great book!!!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A good basic book, well laid out and informative, January 29, 1999
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I was looking for a book to recommend to my Wiccan Students, and I think I may have found it in "Making Magick". It isn't 100% perfect, but no one book can be, yet this lays out the fundamentals well, and is very concise. Highly recommended for the beginning student. It has some interesting extra insights.... well done.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars comprehensive and easy to understand explantions, May 25, 2003
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I don't see how anyone who has read this book could want to throw it out. All I can think is that they either didn't read it or they are holding a grudge against the author or both. Personally I don't chose books based on who the author is. This book provides the basics need to know info on magick, what it is and how it works. Sure other books and internet sites may have simliar information, but here it is organized and presented in an easy to understand way. No one holds the market on this information. It's in how the information was presented that I find useful in this book. I've read a lot of books on this subject and a lot on related subjects that touch on this one but never quite get all the nitty gritty of it. I think author has done a find job at bringing it all together under one subject.

I actually borrowed this book and read half of it and then decided I had to have it so I could finish reading it.

throw it away??? what was that reviewer thinking?

I would recommend this book to any beginner and intermediate interested in working magick. It would make a great accompanyment to other wiccan/pagan titles up to and including crowley's if cerimonial magick is your thing. It's always good to read more than one view I think. It gives you a well rounded view of things and not a one sided view.

a well written book that obviously had a lot of thought put into it.

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astral magick, spell construction, magickal space, tattwa symbols, successful magick, faery life, magickal skills, magickal energy, making magick, magickal associations, magickal goal, elemental rulers, magickal place, magickal studies, natural magick, astral eyes, astral projecting, sex magick, moon magick, sympathetic magick, magickal systems, ceremonial magick, magickal arts, receptive levels, ritual magick
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