Enchantments: Find the Magic in Yourself: A Beginner Witch's Guide

by Mya Spalter, Caroline Paquita (Illustrator)

This illustrated guide to altars, candles, tarot, and spell-building will teach you to protect your energy, honor your intuition, raise your vibration—and tap into your inner-witch. 
 
“ Enchantments will blow your mind and make you laugh while imparting expert knowledge of witchcraft and why it’s so needed today.”—NATASHA LYONNE

Mya Spalter spent years among candles, herbs, cats, witchy gifts, and spells as an employee at New York City’s oldest occult shop, Enchantments. In this beautifully illustrated book, Spalter sets out to share ways that she’s found to live life magically and maintain spiritual connection with the elements and the universe. 
 
Spalter, a practicing witch herself, explores Wiccan history and offers an approachable compendium of witchcraft and magical knowledge that will equip you to construct your own original spells, build rituals around your intuition, harness the power of crystals, and create spell candles that can be used by witches everywhere. With Enchantments, Spalter creates a supportive and nonjudgmental space for you to become your own unique kind of witch.
 
Black and queer, Spalter has written this friendly, inclusive guide to witchcraft that will teach anyone how  
 
• Build an Find the right tools to model the grace and beauty you aspire to find in your life. 
• Cast a self-love spell on Recognize your own strength and power to inspire happiness and fulfillment. 
• Clear out negative Identify and rid yourself of the things holding you back. 
• Set meaningful Create daily practices that positively affect yourself and the world—and witches—around you. 
 
You will learn why certain colors can help raise your vibrations, how to mix herbs for witchcraft, the keys to banishing unfriendly spirits (with cleansing rituals or even a dance party), and invaluable instructions in the timeless arts of astrology, tarot, crystals, and finding a parking spot downtown. 
 
Open this book and enchant your own life!

Genres: Witchcraft, Spirituality, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

Published August 30, 2022

Reviews

[Christina Lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A solid beginners view that is witty and fun!

[Ani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enchantments is a good book for people who want to know the basics of working magic into their lives. It's an engagingly written introductory guide for those interested in a variety of magical paths, including witchy, hoodoo, pop chaos magic, and more.

Spalter talks about mixing elements of several practices in her work, tapping into various traditions to blend a style of magic that is her own. I've practiced a similar blended path throughout my life, and found a lot that resonated with me. Predictably, while we have a lot of overlap, there are times I found myself disagreeing with a few of her generalities.

I very much enjoyed her gritty sense of humor and numerous asides that helped me connect with her as a reader. I got the overall sense that we shared similar outlooks and that we'd probably enjoy talking over coffee.

I would recommend Enchantments for beginning practitioners- it's a good gateway book.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super fun and hysterical! A perfect book for beginners. The author really let's her light shine through the pages

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. Definitely a book for beginners who need the topic to be light and breezy. Fun read.

[Avery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and irreverent, like reading your clever friend’s blog posts. Delightful

[ZZ Stern · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 ⭐️
Very beginner friendly and fun voice from the author

[Ljonz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't often laugh out loud when reading a book, but the writer is so impertinent, so surprising, that she catches me off guard and tickles my funny bone.