Top 10 Books through May 2009
June 6, 2009 by Jane Hansen
Filed under Books
In May, local author Tate Hallaway dominates, with her books at 4 & 5 with #4 and #1 in the Garnet Lacey paranormal fiction series. Though, you can really start with any one of them. Each book is a standalone wonderful witch/vampire story.
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| 1. Wicca for Beginners: Fundamentals of Philosophy & Practice | |||||||
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by Thea Sabin Embracing both the spiritual and the practical, Wicca for Beginners is a primer on the philosophies, culture, and beliefs behind the religion, without losing the mystery that draws many students to want to learn. Detailing practices such as grounding, raising energy, visualization, and meditation, this book offers exercises for core techniques before launching into more complicated rituals and spellwork. |
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| 2. Masks of the Muse: Building a relationship with the Goddess of the West | |||||||
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by Veronica Cummer By the poetry, prayer, invocation, and ritual contained within we can come to know the Muse and so know ourselves and the gifts we all have within us that demand recognition and expression. Read this book if you want to discover and connect with your Muse |
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| 3. Practical Guide to the Runes: Their Uses in Divination and Magic – Lisa Peschel | |||||||
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| This guidebook will help you discover the oracular nature of the runes and how to use them as a magickal tool for insight, protection, and luck. Practical and concise, this is a great introduction to the Futhark. | |||||||
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| 4. Dead if I Do – by Tate Hallaway | |||||||
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Witch Garnet Lacey is ready to walk down the aisle with the super sexy vampire Sebastian. Besides the fact that he has no pulse, things couldn’t be more perfect. Until plans for the wedding start falling apart . . .#4 in the Garnet Lacey Series |
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| 5. Tall, Dark & Dead – by Tate Hallaway | |||||||
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Recovering witch Garnet Lacey manages Wisconsin’s premier occult bookstore. And a fringe benefit of the job is getting customers like Sebastian Von Traum–piercing brown eyes, a sexy accent, and a killer body. The only thing missing is an aura. Which means he’s dead. And that means trouble.#1 In the Garnet Lacey Series |
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| 6. The Runes: A Human Journey – Kari Tauring | |||||||
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Linguistically, runes come from Phoenician roots that split into Greek and Italic to eventually form the runes with Hebrew and Arabic on the other side of the family tree. This is the Indo-European Family of Languages. The languages and the stories they tell are connected at the core and this book attempts to weave them back together. |
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| 7. Grimoire for the Green Witch: A Complete Book of Shadows | |||||||
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by Ann Moura Grimoire for the Green Witch offers a treasury of magical information- rituals for Esbats and Sabbats, correspondences, circle-casting techniques, sigils, symbols, recitations, spells, teas, oils, baths, and divinations. A Bestseller! |
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| 8. You Are Psychic: The Art of Clairvoyant Reading & Healing | |||||||
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by Debra Lynne Katz The only book of its kind that focuses solely on clairvoyance, You Are Psychic will provide you with invaluable tools you can use in your everyday life for guidance, healing, protection, manifestation, and creativity. |
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| 9. A Witches’ Bible: The Complete Witches’ Handbook – Janet and Stewart Farrar | |||||||
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by Janet Farrar, Stewart Farrar A Witches’ Bible: The Complete Witches’ Handbook, is a classic primer of traditional Wicca. This volume contains both of the Farrar’s popular books, The Eight Sabbats for Witches and the Witches’ Way. Learn about the Sabbats, Casting and Banishing the Magic Circle, Initiation Rites, Consecration Rites, Spells, Tools, Running a Coven, Astral Projection, the Great Rite and more. |
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| 10. Crystal Bible: A Definitive Guide to Crystals | |||||||
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by Judy Hall Beautifully illustrated, The Crystal Bible is a comprehensive guide to crystals, their shapes, colors, and applications. It’s an indispensable reference for crystal lovers everywhere! Encompassing traditional and contemporary crystal lore, this guide draws on Judy Hall’s thirty years’ experience in this field. |
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