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A Witch's Shadow Magick Compendium
It's the 15th Anniversary of this wonderfully brilliant tome from Raven Digitalis. Originally published as Shadow Magick Compendium, this revised and expanded edition is filled to the brim with bits of lore, history, meditations, and exercises that the Witch can employ to embrace their own inner darkness. Practical and grounded in its approach, this book is still intimate enough to remind the Witch as well as the casual reader that darkness exists as a positive force we can actively embrace. Through facing the darker aspects of ourselves, of society, and of the world, can we truly embrace the totality of our power. Within these pages, the reader will be introduced to concepts such as the role of thoughts and emotions in the Witch's craft, incorporating invocation and godform assumptions into one's practice, retrieving parts of one's soul, and workings to find and commune with one's spirit animal. Also contained herein are folkloric and magickal associations of a wide spectrum of flora and fauna, making this a useful resource in writing spells or rituals that may align with the shadowy current of the world.
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Published November 29, 2022
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Raven Digitalis
22 books73 followersRaven Digitalis (USA) is an award-winning author best known for his “empath’s trilogy,” consisting of The Empath's Oracle, Esoteric Empathy, and The Everyday Empath, as well as the “shadow trilogy” of A Gothic Witch’s Oracle, A Witch's Shadow Magick Compendium, and Goth Craft. Originally trained in Georgian Witchcraft, Raven has been an earth-based practitioner since 1999, a Priest since 2003, a Freemason since 2012, and an empath all of his life. He holds a degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Montana, jointly operated a nonprofit Pagan temple for sixteen years, and is also a professional Tarot reader, editor, card-carrying magician, and animal rights advocate.
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October 21, 2025
A Witch’s Shadow Magick Compendium is one of my personal magickal favorites.
The book starts with a thorough explanation of the shadow self. Often misunderstood, the shadow aspects of our personality exists within everyone – and naturally, this book is meant to be for anyone drawn to darker aesthetics or art.
A Witch’s Shadow Magick Compendium teaches you how to embrace life’s darker aspects, and how to incorporate gothic and darker aesthetics into your magickal workings.
This isn’t a book about curses and hexes; instead it’s about how to be comfortable with your shadow self, and finding a healthy way to embrace these aspects artistically and ritualistically.
The book starts with a call to the Dark Father and Mother – in whichever form they take, whether you have close associations with Set, Hecate or another pantheon.
Part of shadow-work, the book also explains various familiars one would normally associate with the dark and their mythologies: ravens, crows, snakes and spiders.
If you want to spend your nights closer to nature, you’ll also find details on magickal plants and herbs like rue, the Venus flytrap and wormwood. As someone who likes jotting down various quotes in my own Book of Shadows, I went back through the book to note down correspondences – including bits on Magickal Jewelry and Metals.
Various rituals and spells are explored, though all encouraging self-evaluation and inner discovery.
Perhaps most importantly, A Witch’s Shadow Magick Compendium talks about improving mental health as part of your daily spiritual work. There are crucial chapters on Mental & Emotional Overload and Sadness & Grief – something many people need, but something many previous books on magick have never quite approached.
If you understand that the shadow self can be used to help yourself and others (or you’re one of many who decides they feel more comfortable during the dark) then this book should be part of your collection.
The book starts with a thorough explanation of the shadow self. Often misunderstood, the shadow aspects of our personality exists within everyone – and naturally, this book is meant to be for anyone drawn to darker aesthetics or art.
A Witch’s Shadow Magick Compendium teaches you how to embrace life’s darker aspects, and how to incorporate gothic and darker aesthetics into your magickal workings.
This isn’t a book about curses and hexes; instead it’s about how to be comfortable with your shadow self, and finding a healthy way to embrace these aspects artistically and ritualistically.
The book starts with a call to the Dark Father and Mother – in whichever form they take, whether you have close associations with Set, Hecate or another pantheon.
Part of shadow-work, the book also explains various familiars one would normally associate with the dark and their mythologies: ravens, crows, snakes and spiders.
If you want to spend your nights closer to nature, you’ll also find details on magickal plants and herbs like rue, the Venus flytrap and wormwood. As someone who likes jotting down various quotes in my own Book of Shadows, I went back through the book to note down correspondences – including bits on Magickal Jewelry and Metals.
Various rituals and spells are explored, though all encouraging self-evaluation and inner discovery.
Perhaps most importantly, A Witch’s Shadow Magick Compendium talks about improving mental health as part of your daily spiritual work. There are crucial chapters on Mental & Emotional Overload and Sadness & Grief – something many people need, but something many previous books on magick have never quite approached.
If you understand that the shadow self can be used to help yourself and others (or you’re one of many who decides they feel more comfortable during the dark) then this book should be part of your collection.
December 18, 2025
Literally the best thing ever. I hope that Raven comes out with more books, even if they are rereleasing other books. I am extremely fond of them and their writing style. Please check this book out if you want something interesting to read or even want to compare with some of Raven's older works.
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