Intuitive Witchcraft

ASTREA TAYLOR (Dayton, OH) is an author, witch, and fire dancer. She is also a blogger for Patheos Pagan and owns a business called The Blessed Be Box that sells a ritual in a box for the solstices, equinoxes, and cross-quarter holidays. www.AstreaTaylor.Blogspot.com

"Provides techniques for melding intuition and witchcraft in a way that is emotionally and spiritually satisfying."—Publishers Weekly"Magick can be found on nearly every page of Intuitive Witchcraft. This is an absolutely terrific book, full of heart, practical advice, and some of the best witchcraft to make the printed page in years. Whether you are a novice or an experienced practitioner you’ll find something to love in Taylor's work."—Jason Mankey, author of Transformative Witchcraft"A refreshing look at how everyone who feels the connection to various aspects of the Craft can reach out and connect in a real and personal way. The exercises are a great way to enhance your intuitive connection to nature, deity, and magical practice...This book has something useful for practitioners at every level."—Alfred Willowhawk, author of Manifesting True Desires and host of the podcast Up Close and Personal"Astrea shares how to explore the hidden forest of our intuitive spirits. She offers clear and concise steps to not only deepen your intuition and hear it more clearly, but also develop a Witchcraft practice that matches who you are as an individual. From personal shadow work to rituals, to forming your own practicing groups, Astrea brings intuition to the forefront of Witchcraft."—Phoenix LeFae, author of What is Remembered Lives

• ContentsList of Exercises and Rituals xviiPart I: The Call to Intuitive WitchcraftChapter 1: Listening to Your Intuition … 7Chapter 2: Working with Energy … 29Chapter 3: Basic Intuitive Witchcraft … 51Intuitive Insights: The Underrated Power of Imagination by Mat Auryn 58Chapter 4: Making Intuitive Magic Come Alive … 79Intuitive Insights: Using Intuition to Create an Aromatherapy Concoction by Stefanie Palmer 97Chapter 5: Intuitive Practices and Rituals … 105Intuitive Insights: Consult the Stars and Planets by Heather Renae Horton 125Part II: Beyond the VeilChapter 6: Working with the Gods … 135Intuitive Insights: Writing Invocations and Devotional Speech by Hannah Savage 148Chapter 7: Spirit Craft … 159Chapter 8: Making the Mundane Magical … 177Intuitive Insights: Intuition and Magical Activism by Michael M. Hughes 191Chapter 9: Working with Other People's Energies … 195Intuitive Insights: Intuitive Healing by Shringara Hasya 202Chapter 10: Advanced Magic and Energy Work … 213Chapter 11: Looking into the Void … 235Intuitive Insights: Second Sight by Lisa Bland 240Chapter 12: Living in the Spiritual Flow … 255Chapter 13: Intuitive Witchcraft Communities … 273Intuitive Insights: Generational Witch Legacies by Jacki Smith 277Chapter 14: The Ever-Evolving Practice … 293Intuitive Insights: On Becoming a Pagan Elder, Crone, Mage, or Senior by Penny Goody 302Conclusion: Reaching for the Stars 305Bibliography 307Glossary 313Essayist Biographies 321Acknowledgments 325Index 327