Enchantment Lab, November #1
Timelines and Future Selves
Sacrifice to Priapus (1771) by Francisco Goya
Last month, we focused on a particular form of spellcasting: the petition spell.
By appealing to a larger force, such as a favored deity, this method has the advantage of acknowledging the archetypal energies at play whenever we do anything. By giving these forces their due, we’re cuing the ego to be more receptive to helping hands from unexpected places.
Petition spells are very, very…

Enchantment Lab: Spellcasting #3
Casting Your Spell
How Doth the Little Crocodile (1998) by Leonora Carrington
Today, we’re going to create a petition spell with an added sprinkling of sympathetic magic, building on what we’ve learned in the last two lessons.
First off, here’s a basic petition spell script:
I ___________ (your name) ask in the name of ____________ (higher power of choice) for ___________ (desired outcome). Let this, or something even better, unfold in accordance with the…

Enchantment Lab: Spellcasting #2
Your Spellcasting Ingredients
The Love Potion (1903) by Evelyn De Morgan
Today we’re looking at the core ingredients of an effective spell, exploring each component from a Jungian Magic perspective. What purpose is it serving in the psyche, and how does that…

Enchantment Lab: Spellwork #1
Finding Your Spell’s Power Source
What better time to dive into spellwork than October?? Bring on the autumnal witchy vibes.
This month, we’re looking at the logic of spellcrafting. What are the components of an effective spell? How do these components actually work?…

Enchantment Lab: Dreamwork Bonus
Meeting the Goddess in Dreams
mosaic of Mnemosyne
To wrap up our dreamwork lesson, I want to look at the magical crossover between tarot and dreamwork (and I give you a fun bonus at the end).
Dreams are essentially a series of personally generated tarot cards,…

Enchantment Lab: Dreamwork #3
Step-by-step dream interpretation
Dream of St. Joseph (ca 1600) by Georges de la Tour
Today, we’re going to look at a step-by-step interpretation process that you can adapt as you learn what works best for you.
Write down the dream as soon as you can upon waking. If…