Walking a Magick Path is a book for seekers looking for ways to bring magick into everyday life. Rik Potter guides readers into a deeper understanding of the magick that lives within each of us, the magick all around us, in the sky above and the earth below. Rik Potter shares how to bring magick into everyday life. In this book, Rik explains:
The difference between practical, natural and spiritual magick The magick of Earth, Air, Fire and Water An unconventional look at the Wiccan Rede and the Threefold Law The magick of candles, crystals, herbs and planets
These topics and others are addressed, and included at the back of the book is a helpful list of resources for those seeking wisdom for their own walk along the path of magick.
Rik Silfies Potter is an author, teacher and Blackthorn Druid Witch. He has been a practitioner of the magical arts for nearly 30 years. His personal journey follows the ancient paths of Druidry, Old World Witchcraft and Celtic Paganism. Rik lives with his husband in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Rik is a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, and Founder of the House of Blackthorn, a private, formal training that blends Druidry and Celtic Paganism with Old World Witchcraft.
I've had the pleasure of meeting Rik a few times, and his knowledge and gentle spirit really come through in this book, his latest offering, which I found extremely interesting. Rik also treats his readers, and the individuality of every practitioner, with a great deal of respect. He believes in their ability to live a magickal life themselves: they only need to be willing to see the magick within their own being and without in the whole universe. He deals with his subject matter with a lot of creativity. For instance, he writes, "Some traditionalists would cringe at the thought of using colored pencils, stencils or rub-ons in their Book of Shadows, but I use them frequently." He stresses the importance of finding a Book of Shadows "that represents you" (it doesn't have to be exactly like what one sees in films or on television). He shares his experiences and preferences, all of which lend his book an authenticity I especially enjoyed. Walking a Magick Path is a book I'll consult on numerous occasions.