Light Magic for Dark Times: More than 100 Spells, Rituals, and Practices for Coping in a Crisis

Description

Light Magic for Dark Times offers inspired, easy-to-do spells to be cast when your world is descending into chaos and darkness, or to help prevent it. Having a hard time finding that light? Need to manifest strength or conviction in the face of trauma and division? Want to send healing vibes to a friend or a group of people who need it? Lisa Marie Basile shares inspired spells to be cast during a crisis or to help prevent one. Spells and practices in this book include: A binding spell to combat social burnout; A seashell spell to protect a loved one or a group; A lunar light ritual to welcome new beginnings; A bathing ritual to heal from grief; A three-candle spell to find strength in the face of trauma Accompanying the spells are informative sidebars about the cultural and historical background of witchcraft and spellcraft.

Lisa Marie Basile is the founding editor-in-chief of Luna Luna Magazine (an online magazine & community dedicated to the occult, arts, and women) and the author of a few books of poetry. Her book Nympholepsy will be published by Inside the Castle in November 2018, and she is working on her first novella, to be released by Clash Books in 2019. Her work as a writer and editor has been profiled in Buzzfeed, The New York Daily News and Amy Poehler's Smart Girls. She has been profiled in Elle Australia's Season of the Witch feature. Kristen J. Sollee is a writer, curator, and educator exploring the electric intersections of art, sex, and culture. She has written for mainstream and academic publications including The Huffington Post, VICE, NYLON, The Journal of Fashion, and lectured at colleges and conferences across the U.S. and Europe. She is also the founding editrix of Slutist, a sex positive feminist website, and a lecturer at The New School. Her critically-acclaimed book inspired by the course, Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive, was published in 2017.

"Offering a wellspring of divinity, this book advocates compassion and self-love." * O, The Oprah Magazine * "Many people have got into witchcraft in recent years as a response to terrifying world events, which isn't surprising; witchcraft and practical, community-based activism have long gone hand in hand. In Light Magic for Dark Times, Lisa Marie Basile has listed a wide range of spells for activist witches, focused on building protection, sending power or comfort to those who need it, and focusing on self care." * BookRiot * "This book is perfect for the beginner who has yet to see themselves reflected in the practices of nature-based faiths. With rituals that combat burnout, foster productivity, and heal internal strife, Lisa Marie Basile's Light Magic For Dark Times shows readers how seemingly esoteric spellcraft actually applies to their everyday lives." * Refinery29 * "Basile's voice is soothing, and she remains the perfect amount of Scorpio mysterious-she never tires the reader with long personal stories, but instead slips in little details of her interesting life, just as much as context allows. This makes her feel like a warm, curious guide who you'd want to get to know over blue lotus tea, probably served in antique Italian bone china owned by someone's Strega Nona. ... What I like most about Light Magic For Dark Times, aside from its beautiful illustrations and narration, is that I feel like I did a good amount of healing work just doing the exercises in the books before I even tried any of the spells." * BUST * "Lisa Marie Basile's Light Magic for Dark Times is a treasure. She takes self-care and injects it with magic, with thought, and with the complexities-light and dark-that make us human. Beautifully illustrated and laced with poetics, this is a guidebook for a new spirituality, one that infuses ancient wisdoms and ritual with a modern sensibility. It's the book I want to buy for all my friends." -- Erin Khar, Ask Erin advice columnist and managing editor at Ravishly "A poet's foray into nonfiction, Light Magic for Dark Times is revelatory-a richly-brewed infusion of everyday magic exactly when many of us need it most." -- Sonya Vatomsky, author of Salt Is for Curing and writer at Haute Macabre "Light Magic for Dark Times is magic itself. Lisa Marie Basile's eloquent and compassionate spellbook could benefit anyone who feels his or her inner power emerging. Simply beautiful." -- Vanessa Cuccia, founder of Chakrubs and author of Crystal Healing and Sacred Pleasure