A Message to our Readers
Crossed Crow Books is proud to present our Fall & Winter 2025 new titles. We have a schedule jam-packed with fantastic authors and something for every reader to sink their teeth into.
Our upcoming titles include everything from the classic works of Raven Grimassi to the groundbreaking translation of Pashtun folktales in Heartstrings from the Khyber, and we can’t wait for all of you to explore these unique and fascinating books with us. We’re also ecstatic to publish the inaugural edition of our anthology series: The Crow’s Collection of World Magic. Our Chief Editor has been hard at work curating an impressive lineup, including Frankie Castanea’s perspective on Italian-American folk magic, an overview of Brujería Mexicana from Laura Davila, and more. We’re honored to revisit some essential titles with you this season, including Magic for the Resistance by Michael M. Hughes and Paganism for Prisoners by Awyn Dawn, with new material true to the original form. As the wheel of time keeps turning, divine your future and others with the guidance of Eron Mazza’s The Living Lenormand and Tom Benjamin’s The Modern Fortune Teller’s Field Guide, or pull your cards with Oliver St. John’s The Egyptian Tarot. Whatever your practice entails, we have something to help you empower your Craft.
Thank you for choosing Crossed Crow Books to accompany your journey with the Craft and, as always, we can’t wait to hear what you think of these inspiring titles. You can find us on social media to keep up to date with these books and more.
Meet the Authors:
Komal Salman
Heartstrings of the Khyber*
A Collection of Pashto Folktales
by Shaherzaad Laila & Komal Salman
Heartstrings of the Khyber features epics, fairy tales, and folk romances portraying Pashto culture through previously untranslated stories. Within this carefully curated collection of folktales, readers are able to explore themes of love, loss, longing, and honor throughout the cultural ethos of the Pashtuns. Salman and Laila have created an essential read for folklore appreciators and scholars alike.
SEPTEMBER 09, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 47 - 4
240 Pages | 6” x 9”
USD $24.95
Komal is the founder of Folkloristan, which she founded in November 2021, with the aim of documenting and digitising Pakistani folklore. Whilst she has documented, translated and retold several stories for Folkloristan, Heartstrings of the Khyber is Komal’s debut for translating, compiling and partially illustrating a book. Folkloristan is currently partnering with the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford to reconnect objects in their collection to local folklore, in a series “The Folklore of Resistance”. In 2023, Folkloristan displayed Pakistani folklore in 100 artworks at the Centre of Folklore, Myth and Magic in the UK. Earlier this year, in April 2024, Folkloristan took over the Lahore Heritage Club for a week. The itinerary included “Hazaaron Saal Pehle” a four-day art exhibition, two days of Dastaangoi, and two art workshops. Visit Folkloristan here.
Shaherzaad Laila
Born and raised in Pakistan, a land of cultural diversity and artistic heritage, Shaherzaad Laila is a rising connoisseur of Urdu Literature in Pakistan. She academically pursued media and communication studies, which enabled her to merge her passion for storytelling with the broader media landscape. Her creative work has transitioned between cinematography and writing. She has made noteworthy contributions to prestigious institutions such as the WWF and National Radio and Television. She then launched Zauqverse, a production company dedicated solely to the arts and literature. As the co-author of her debut book as a translator, Heartstrings of the Khyber, she invites readers to explore romantic legends from Pashto.
A Traveler’s Guide to Making Magic
by Lisa McSherry
A Traveler’s Guide to Making Magic explores the practical, the magical, and the ethical of responsible and sustainable travel. Through travel-specific charms and spells, as well as divination for the path ahead, Lisa McSherry provides an experienced and insightful guide for modern practitioners seeking to incorporate a little bit of magic into their everyday journeys.
SEPTEMBER 16,2025
ISBN: 978 - 1- 964537 - 46 - 7
220 Pages | 5.5” x 8.5”
USD $19.95
Meet the Author: Lisa McSherry
Lisa McSherry has been a practicing witch since the 80s and thinks she might be starting to get the hang of things now. She’s published five books since the turn of the century and looks forward to continuing to do so until she transitions into her next incarnation. In 2006 she started Facing North, a free website for honest reviews of many alternative spirituality items. There, she coordinates a group and publishes new reviews each month. The work she does teaching and mentoring others along with her coven, JaguarMoon, fills up anything someone might call “free time.” A few years ago, she and her husband sold almost everything they owned and moved to Portugal to start a new life. There she explores countries far older than the one she was born in and continues her many projects of service to the pagan community.
She can always be found at www.lisamcsherry.com Bluesky: lisamcsherry.bsky.social Facebook: Lisa Mcsherry, Author Instagram: @lmcsherry.author
Magic for the Resistance* Rituals & Spells for Change
by Michael M. Hughes
Calling upon revolutionary feminists and radical magic practitioners across time, including Allen Ginsberg and those who hexed Hitler in the 1940s, Hughes has built a concise, powerful magical toolkit for modern practitioners. Whether it is through one of the fifteen spells, advice on working magic in public, or a guide to Guerilla Magic, this book suggests grounded ways to keep forward momentum against fascism. Magic for the Resistance provides vital advice on building community and self-care (magical and non) to nourish the spirits of overworked and overwhelmed activists and freedom fighters.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 62 - 7
290 Pages | 5.5” x 8.5”
Michael M. Hughes is an author, speaker, game designer, and magical thinker. He is the creator of the internationally viral Spell to Bind Donald Trump and All Those Who Abet Him, the largest magical working in history. He regularly speaks and teaches on tarot, magic, pop culture, psychedelics, and other occult and esoteric subjects.
Learn more at his personal website: http://michaelmhughes.com You can find him on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, and Medium
An Interview with Michael M. Hughes:
Q. What originally inspired you to write Magic for the Resistance?
A. I was inspired to write Magic for Resistance after the incredible response to the Trump binding spell in 2017, and the rituals and workings that followed. The community of people who became part of the “magic resistance” just kept growing, and it was clear there was a demand for more ways to use magic for social and political causes. I also felt the need not to just chronicle the movement, but to explore the use of magic and witchcraft as a tool against oppression through the ages. And I was shocked at how common that turned out to be.
Q. What would you like to say to readers who may not have been aware of this book when it was first published, but are finding it now?
A. For anyone who missed the first edition of the book, or who could not find copies after it went out of print, I am delighted to see this revised and updated version coming along at exactly the time it is needed again. While much of the material is timely and focused on our current sociopolitical crises, authoritarianism, bigotry, and hate never go away, so this tookit for magical activism will always remain vital.
Q. What part of exploring this topic again has been most impactful to you?
A. I have been most humbled and touched by how this book has spawned a new genre of spiritual activism and helped so many people stay committed, empowered, and focused on making the world a better place. The planet and its inhabitants are facing the most pressing existential crises in human history—if we can’t evolve spiritually, we are lost.
Q. What are you most excited about with the new edition of Magic for the Resistance?
A. I am excited that this new edition comes at the time it is most needed. So many things are under attack—democracy, the rule of law, social justice, immigrants, the LGBTQIA+ community, reproductive rights, and the most vulnerable and underserved of our fellow beings. Not to mention the assault on our planet that is putting all life at risk. Magic for the Resistance is a manual for action, but also for changing our collective consciousness to bring forth a better future— because we are running out of time.
Q. Where can readers find you? How can they get in touch?
A. Readers can find me on social media (currently I am most active on Bluesky) or via my website, michaelmhughes.com. I’m also available to speak to groups, online or in person, and I teach tarot at theartofmagicaliving.com. I love to hear from readers, so please reach out!
Meet the Author:
Sara L. Mastros
Introduction to Witchcraft* Thirteen Lessons in the Practice of Magic
by Sara L. Mastros
Sara Mastros has turned thousands of novices into practitioners of the Craft. For the first time, Introduction to Witchcraft: Thirteen Lessons in the Practice of Magic presents her decades of experience and material in an accessible form. Step into her classroom with a notebook and feather-tipped pen ready: it’s time to advance your practice.
OCTOBER 28, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 57 - 3
320 Pages | 7” x 10”
USD $28.95
Sara L. Mastros is the author of The Big Book of Magical Incense, Orphic Hymns Grimoire, The Sorcery of Solomon: A Guide to the 44 Planetary Pentacles of the Magician King, and the forthcoming Sefer HaOtot: A Hebrew Book of Seals. Recognized by her peers as a brilliant and original thinker, an engaging and inspiring teacher, a compelling and clever writer, and a generally decent human being, Sara spends a lot of time dreaming, thinking, enchanting, writing, and teaching about witchcraft, magic, and myth. But her true passion is raising up an army of inspired, educated, empowered witches prepared to weave weird new ways of Being in a world that desperately needs us. Rise up!
She can be found at witchlessons.com and mastroszealot.com/ Instagram: @saramastroswitchlessons
Facebook: Sara Mastros
Youtube: @SaraMastros
BonaDea’s Book of Everyday Enchantments
by Patricia DeSandro (BonaDea Lyonesse)
BonaDea Lyonesse gives examples of her own spells and charms, built through years of practice, to build a foundation for the reader. BonaDea’s Book of Everyday Enchantments covers topics from protection to ancestor work, showcasing the interconnected nature of witchcraft and manifestation. Listen for what resonates and allow BonaDea’s work to inspire you and give you confidence to create your own magical world.
NOVEMBER 04, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 48 - 1
100 Pages | 5” x 6”
USD $14.95
Meet the Author:
Patricia DeSandro (BonaDea Lyonesse)
Patricia DeSandro, known as BonaDea Lyonesse in the Pagan community, is first a wisewoman/hedge witch, then an elder high priestess of the Circean line of Romano-Celtic Wicca. She started drawing goddess figures and speaking with spirits at the age of three, much to her Christian family’s dismay, in the early 1950s. After college, Patricia and her husband and their small children subsistence-farmed during the back-to-the-land movement in the 70s. The next twenty years were all about honing her natural abilities into useful skills under the tutelage of some very unique teachers. It started with an Amish farmwife, then a Cherokee elder, two wisewoman healers, a Southern Appalachian conjureman, an Ifa priestess, and the elder high priestess/founder of the Sisterhood and Brotherhood of Wicca, known as the Witch Queen of Toledo. As BonaDea, she founded the Circle of the Sacred Grove Temple of the Old Religion and the Lyonesse line of Romano-Celtic Wicca in 1999. She serves her community through her mediumship, healing work, workshop presentations, lectures, writings, and public rituals throughout the country. She is active in the Multifaith Council of Northwest Ohio as a representative of the Pagan community. Patricia is also known for her storytelling character, Granny Root. When she is not speaking to spirits, writing, presenting, or storytelling, she is painting. Patricia is focused on building a legacy preserving the magic of the world seen through animistic eyes for her great grandchildren and all future generations.
Visit Patricia DeSandro at spokeninstone.com and circleofthesacredgrove.org
Meet the Author:
Craig Spencer
Aradia (Expanded Edition)*
A Modern Guide to Charles Godfrey Leland’s Gospel of the Witches
by Craig Spencer
Craig Spencer presents vital cultural context and updated translations of Charles Godfrey Leland’s classic book in Aradia: A Modern Guide to Charles Godfrey Leland’s Gospel of the Witches (Expanded Edition). Passed to Charles Godfrey Leland through supposedly hereditary witches from Italy in the late 1890s, Aradia was one of the building blocks for Wicca as we know it today. Through Spencer’s in-depth commentary and analysis of the original work, contemporary value and rich historical narratives are revealed to anyone with a penchant for Wicca’s most formative texts.
NOVEMBER 11, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 51 - 1
200 Pages | 5.5” x 8.5”
USD $21.95
“Living in the Northwest of England in the magical Lancashire County, I have long been surrounded by the occult. A holistic therapist, traditional witch, and avid bookworm, I love to explore both old and new areas of the Craft and work with them in new and creative ways.” Craig Spencer is a Lancashire-born Anglo-Italian witch who practices Traditional Lancashire Witchcraft. His academic background earned him a Bachelor of Science degree with honours from the University of Salford and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Central Lancashire. He is an integrated therapist and Reiki teacher. In his downtime he enjoys reading, learning new languages (currently Mandarin– “ni hao!”), and has a love for all things comedy and horror.
Craig can be found on Instagram @WitchcraftUnchained or on X @CraigSpencer90
Past Life Prompts A Journal of Memory Work
by M. Belanger
A collection of over 250 open-ended prompts to inspire your past life journey, Past Life Prompts is your personal journal for self-directed memory work. M. Belanger lays out how to ethically and truthfully explore your past lives through deep sensory and emotional triggers on your own schedule while avoiding common pitfalls like cryptamnesia and wish fulfillment.
NOVEMBER 18, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 61 - 0
220 Pages | 6.5” x 8”
USD $18.95
Meet the Author:
M. Belanger
M. Belanger (he/they) is the founder of House Kheperu, Pagan clergy, and a seasoned instructor on past life memory work. Notable as the only visibly out intersex person working in US paranormal television, Belanger is also a Shirley Jackson, Bram Stoker, and British Fantasy Award nominee, two-time recipient of the Joseph Cotter Memorial Poetry Prize (1992-1993), Billboard Top Ten artist (2006-2007), and author of over thirty books, including the Dictionary of Demons, Lonely House, and the Shadowside Series. A National Merit Scholar with a comparative religious studies degree, Belanger also writes music with Nox Arcana and designs TTRPGs through Darkheart Games, one of which recently earned a Silver ENNIE via its inclusion in 9th Level Games’ annual Level One Anthology (2023). Intersex, introverted, and feral, Belanger resides in a cozily goth house filled with spooky books in NE Ohio.
You can find more information about Belanger at: www.michellebelanger.com Bluesky: sethanikeem.bsky.social Youtube: www.youtube.com/@sethanikeem
Polish Folk Magic*
Ancestral Lore & Traditions of the West Slavs
by Joanna Tarnawska
Polish Folk Magic is an introductory guide into the folk beliefs, seasonal practices, living ancestral traditions, and authentic folk magic of the West Slavic peoples. With the Polish and Slavic diasporas in mind, Joanna Tarnawska fills in the gaps where sources have been previously scarce or inaccessible to those not embedded in the region.
DECEMBER 09, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 54 - 2
280 Pages | 6” x 9”
USD $24.95
Joanna Tarnawska (she/her) is an animist, folk practitioner and psychologist based in the mountains of Lower Silesia, Poland. Her approach is rooted in and informed by living bioregional traditions and lore, historical craft derived from the early modern period, as well as anthropological and ethnographic studies of pre- and post-Christian traditions of the West Slavs, bridging the ancient and the early modern through animism and folkloric witchcraft. Joanna is the author of numerous articles published in Femme Occulte magazine, where she continues to write about Slavic folklore, myth, and magic. Polish Folk Witch is Joanna’s ongoing online project, aimed at educating the Slavic diaspora, promoting Polish culture, teaching courses and facilitating group studies on a broad variety of subjects pertaining to Polish folk magic, animism, and traditional folkloric witchcraft.
Find out more at: polishfolkwitch.pl
An Interview with Joanna Tarnawaska:
Q. How has your own background in Polish Folk Magic influenced your process in writing this book?
A. As a native, born and raised in Polish culture, our customs, traditions and folklore are my life. Growing up in rural Silesia, we were immersed in living folkloric customs from a very young age–celebrating the spring equinox with the burning and drowning of Marzanna, building elaborate flower altars around the village for Corpus Christi, weaving wreaths and jumping through bonfires on summer solstice, tending to graves and honoring the dead every All Hallows Eve, or placing hay beneath the tablecloth on Christmas Eve–to name a few. Traces of Polish folkloric traditions and magic have always been an integral part of my life, thus shaping who I’d become. It was in the stories of the land, and the agrarian customs that I found deep nourishment, solace and existential meaning. Despite my background in psychology, I was always more drawn towards the simpler wisdom of the folk and the land, towards more embodied ways of tending to the spirit and the soma. This propelled my growing involvement with animism, folklore, herbalism, gardening, ecological justice, and living as close to the land as is realistically attainable in the modern world, which naturally became embedded into the way I practiced my craft as well. Over time, as the world opened up, I developed a deep passion for sharing our customs and traditions with people of the diaspora who longed for connection with their ancestral roots, yet so little was readily available to them. Inspired by the countless stories of folks who reached out to me over the years to generously share their family tales—stories of resilient, brave folk, forced to flee their homes and migrate beyond the ocean for survival—I decided to write this very book. For all those whose ancestors were scared and forced to hide their heritage and language in order to assimilate, get by and survive—to ensure that their children and their children’s children would have a better, safer life than what they had back home. Our shared ancestors and their stories kept me company and occupied my mind constantly throughout the writing process. It is in their memory and honor that I wish for our heritage to be preserved and made accessible to their descendants.
Q. You explore the calendar of Polish Folk Magic in depth in the book. What part of the calendar is most important to you and your practice?
A. As you age, you become more and more acutely aware of the importance of honoring the agrarian cycles as an integral whole—you accept how interconnected and equally important they are, how we shouldn’t be picking things apart as much and only choosing the comfortable bits, and how that teaches us humility towards life and the greater forces that guide our path. While the Polish folkloric calendar is infinitely rich with diverse expressions of the cycles, I find myself especially fond of the seasonal feast days dedicated to the many faces of folkloric Marys. As the reader will learn in my book, folkloric Marys are but faces for the local land spirits and old deities of agriculture and seasons. Their customs and traditions guide us through the entire vegetative cycle in a way that brings us closer to the land, and especially to the plant allies around us. To this day, the Marian cult in Poland is very much alive and on Marian feast days people can be seen praying and leaving offerings by wayside shrines, blessing their bouquets of herbs or tall beeswax candles for use in apotropaic magic and healing. Because both my grandmothers were devotees of Mary, I have always felt drawn to these celebrations and they remain an important part of my practice. Because they are so deeply linked with the seasonal changes around us, they mark when migrations of birds are observed, or when to sow or harvest certain plants— which is very helpful in gardening. They also mark the dates when I traditionally consecrate items and materia, they inspire me to visit their many sacred shrines in nature and teach me how to give back to the ecology around me.
Q. What part of Polish Folk Magic are you most excited to share?
A. I am extremely excited about the chapter featuring Polish folk magic in practice—detailing authentic ways of doing the work, complete with a rich selection of historically documented spoken formulas, charms, ways of protecting, cursing, undoing, cleansing, enchanting and much more. While it may seem pretty straight-forward, it has actually taken me years of research and perusing through obscure old tomes of inconspicuous books and research papers to find and curate as many preserved pieces as I could. To this day, they remained largely scattered across a plethora of publications—ranging from ethnographic studies, linguistic reconstructions, anthropological research, to field records of old sayings, songs, tales and pieces of folklore. As a practitioner, I initially compiled them for my own use over the years, as I always wished a resource
like this existed for folk witches of the Polish strain. I’m very proud of the collection of historical practices and formulas that I was able to curate especially for this book, and I hope that it will open doors for more resources like this becoming available in the future.
Q. What are the most surprising things readers will learn in Polish Folk Magic?
A. I imagine many may be surprised to find out about the syncretic, dual faith aspects that are deeply embedded in our folkloric culture and magic. Western witchcraft communities are accustomed to books and content being largely neo-pagan and rooted in modern reconstruction, often whitewashed and sterilized of cultural elements that survived to this day under the nose of the oppressors, such as the Catholic church. Polish folk magic, like many other cultural folk practices, exists on the intersection of old pagan beliefs and the syncretic folk Catholic elements. People may be surprised to learn that our folklore and agrarian traditions are filled with practices where veneration for old spirits of the land coexists with folkloric saints or Marys—and that practicing folk magic is inherently heretical, making alliances with spirits of seemingly opposing domains, speaking prayers backwards or blessing tools and herbs in church for magical purposes. This doesn’t mean that a folk witch worships monotheistic gods or adheres to what the church says—on the contrary. This heretical, often blasphemous act of hiding witchcraft under the guise of the practices of the oppressor is how our ancestors dealt with their harsh lived realities, and how our folk magic survived to this day. I believe that if we want to engage with the real, living practices of our ancestors, it is crucial to keep an open mind and set aside the romanticised, sterilised version of what we think our ancestors did and believed. The reality is much more complex, liminal and surprising than one might think.
Q. Where can readers find you?
A. If you’d like to get to know me or learn directly from me, I am available at: www.polishfolkwitch.pl https://www.patreon.com/c/polishfolkwitch
Joanna Tarnawska Author of Polish Folk Magic
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The Crow’s Collection of World Magic*
Landscapes influence our cultural practices as much as the people who create them, and magic is no stranger to this effect. Magic is omnipresent in our world, but many people who practice don’t call it “magic.” Thanks to stigmatization, disavowal, and punishment for magical work, as well as christocolonialism, many non-Wiccan or Pagan practices have gone unseen in the contemporary occult community. Crossed Crow Books’ first-ever anthology, The Crow’s Collection of World Magic, collects several essays by writers and practitioners around the world about their magical practices, histories, and communities.
DECEMBER 23, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 56 - 6
250 Pages | 5.5” x 8.5”
USD $22.95
Kenneth Johnson on experiences in indigenous Mayan community, initiation into priesthood, and fire ritual.
Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold on an overview of Macumba.
Oracle Hekataios on the history of Lukumi, as well as their personal experiences with Lukumi.
Aili Marjatta Kerttula on Finnish magic with a focus in history, saunas, and house spirits.
Rain Al-Alim with a translation Kitāb al-Ahjār, a piece of astrology-heavy Islamic writing on using talismans in magical stones.
Katerina Sarpione on Balkan Magic, including folklore and ways to apply to contemporary practice.
Frankie Castanea on dual faith practice in Italian-American folk magic and folk Catholicism.
Laura Davila on an overview of Brujeria Mexicana.
Brandon Weston on spirits, fairies, and the otherworld in Ozark folk magic.
P. Sufenas Virius Lupus on medieval Irish texrs and using research responsibly.
Dakota Lane on Indigenous Hoodoo and using anthropology research to bolster practice.
Awo Ifagbemi with an exploration of Ifa and Yoruban divination.
A Grimoire of Italian Witchcraft*
Practical
Spells & Rituals of the Old Religion
by Raven Grimassi
Grimassi’s classic insights on Italian Witchcraft center practical applications for the reader, derived from traditions and history sure to inspire practitioners at any stage. This book also functions as a course, full of spells, rites, and reflective questions to bolster your learning. A Grimoire of Italian Witchcraft is a brilliant exploration of both practice and the religion, history, and tradition that underlies Italian Witchcraft both in the past and today.
FEBRUARY 10, 2026
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 58 - 0 276 Pages | 6” x 9”
USD $24.95
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Meet the Author:
Raven Grimassi (1951-2019)
Raven Grimassi was a prominent figure in modern neo-paganism, renowned for his significant contributions to Wicca and Italian witchcraft traditions. Grimassi began his spiritual journey in the early 1970s, diving deeply into the study and practice of witchcraft. His scholarly approach and dedication led him to become an influential author, writing numerous books that explored the intricate tapestry of Wicca and the rich heritage of Italian witchcraft, particularly Stregheria.
Grimassi’s work not only popularized these traditions but also emphasized their historical authenticity and cultural depth. He was widely respected for his meticulous research and his ability to blend academic research with spiritual insight, making his writings essential for practitioners and scholars alike. Throughout his life, Raven Grimassi remained a dedicated teacher and mentor, leaving a lasting legacy in the neo-pagan community through his writings, teachings, and profound impact on the understanding and practice of modern witchcraft.
The entire Crossed Crow Books team is incredibly honored to have been chosen to preserve the legacy of the esteemed author Raven Grimassi. Raven Grimassi contributed a wealth of knowledge and magical wisdom to the occult community over the decades and we could not be more proud to be working alongside Stephanie, his wife, to reintroduce these texts to readers and seekers of the magical arts today.
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Traditional Hoodoo & Conjure*
A Handbook of Spirits, Spells, & Rootwork
by Miss Aida
In this illuminating guide, Miss Aida corrects widespread misconceptions about Hoodoo—a powerful African Diaspora Tradition rooted in African Traditional Religions. She reveals authentic practices, contrasts Hoodoo with related traditions like Santeria and Haitian Vodou, and reclaims this rich spiritual craft from misrepresentation, offering readers a genuine understanding of Hoodoo’s true essence.
OCTOBER 24, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 60 - 3
240 Pages | 6” x 9”
USD $19.95
Meet the Author:
Meet the Author: Miss Aida
Witch, author, and teacher of the metaphysical, Miss Aida was born into a Cuban family who practiced Brujeria, Santeria, and Palo. An initiate of the crafts herself, she is also a natural-born medium and a renowned Hoodoo practitioner. She specializes in spirit eradications, spiritual cleansings, and protection. As a matter of fact, her book on this very topic was highly acclaimed by Library Journal.
Miss Aida has appeared on Warner Brothers/Discovery Plus Network, The Travel Channel, HBO MAX, Court TV, and independent hit films such as “A Haunting On Adams Street.” She has been a guest on numerous radio shows, including Coast to Coast AM, and The Best of Coast to Coast AM. She is also a Registered Nurse, a proud United States Air Force Veteran and holds a Master’s Degree.
For more information about Miss Aida, including her psychic readings, spellwork, and magical coaching, visit her website: MissAida.com and on her social media: Facebook.com/MissAidaPsychic
The Modern Fortune Teller’s Field Guide
by Tom Benjamin
The Modern Fortune Teller’s Field Guide is an essential guide to anyone seeking theory and history alongside divinatory knowledge. Though anyone today can pick up a pack of tarot cards or begin casting bones, fortune tellers have a responsibility in taking up that work to consider not only the forebears who suffered for that art—but also to understand the systems of oppression that impact our clients.
07, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 45 - 0
306 Pages | 7” x 10”
Tom Benjamin is your friendly neighborhood fortune teller! He’s been reading tarot and teaching divination for more than twenty years, and has written the popular indie titles Tarot on Earth and Your Tarot Toolkit (2017). With equal experience in adult learning theory, he also builds live online workshops—sandboxes, really—where the tarot pro and try-curious newbie can experiment with techniques designed to challenge preconceptions about divination and help readers find their individual styles, voices, and ethical boundaries. On YouTube, he’s hosted beloved tutorials on everything from building narrative in readings to exploring each of the majors through the lens of modern culture. A reader of bones, lenormand, and sibilla, Tom’s true love is tarot and aims to simultaneously elevate and bring it down to earth—and to take you along for the ride. Explore weekly lessons on tarot from tarot in his blog, “The Fool’s Journal.”
Say hi online and find more info about booking Tom for readings, events, classes, or seminars: www.tombenjamintarot.com. Instagram: @tombenjamintarot Bluesky: tombenjamintarot.bsky.social
An Interview with Tom Benjamin:
Q. What inspired you to write The Modern Fortune Teller’s Field Guide?
A. Honestly, I had the idea that I wanted to write a Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott’s brilliant, famous-among-writers guide for not going crazy and/or embracing the crazy that’s already there). As I worked on it, I realized I wasn’t quite “ready” to do that, mostly because it involved getting a little more personally revealing than I like to. But many of the chapters had really exciting things to say and I realized about a third of the way through the first draft that what I was really doing was writing a field guide based on my actual experiences “in the field” as a reader. That felt really exciting to me—a book about divination that wasn’t really about learning how to read. Something that was about being a reader. And then, and I’m really lucky and grateful for this, the pages poured out.
Q. What advice would you give readers just starting to explore divinatory practice?
A. Play. Experiment. Enjoy! Be curious. Oh, we’re so hard on ourselves when we’re learning. We disdain students for some reason, as though it’s the students’ faults they’re not born knowing how to do everything. We want to go from newbie to pro in no time. We don’t want to admit we’re students, we don’t want to be looked down on because we’re “still learning.” But the real pros are the ones who are always “still learning,” who never settle, who never believe they’ve reached the finish line. Have fun learning—forever! Seriously. I spent too much of my life treating learning experiences like auditions and I never had any fun. Don’t do that. Tarot and many other divination devices began as games. Play with them!
Q. What are you most excited to share with readers in this book?
A. So much. I’m really proud of this book and that’s not an easy thing for me to admit. I’m excited for people to reconsider who and what fortune tellers are—and why that term is so misleading. I’m excited to participate in the conversation about reclamation and resurrection of fortune telling. I’m excited for folks to experience perception shifts. I’m also excited to share some of the chapters that don’t necessarily
seem like they’re about divination, but are—including a long (and, I think, really helpful) exploration of the human ego! I also do something I’ve never done before: I share my “meanings” for the cards. I use quotes there for reasons that will be clear once folks read the book.
Q. What was the most eye opening experience during the process of writing this book?
A. I think I understood deeply while writing that what we do as readers—whether we charge money or not, whether we read for others or not, whether we consider ourselves fortune tellers or not—fits into a larger … sorta de-centering of establishment? If that makes sense and doesn’t make your eyes roll out of your head with pretentiousness? Any time someone does a reading or gets a reading or digs into witchery or chaos magic, they’re quietly-yet-powerfully saying, “I am no longer interested in following the arbitrary rules forced on me by a society too informed by some really toxic stuff.” One of the reason this book is so focused on what I half-jokingly refer to as “engaged fortune telling” is because the fortune teller, the witch, the shaman, whatever language you apply to it—these folks were always on the margins and frequently flouting some major societal norms. There is a rebelliousness in practicing these things, there is a reclamation of personal power and connection of divinity, and there is a middle finger even to the fundamentalist “logic” that says there is no magic. And while that sounds massively self-important, what I hope it does for folks is allow them to really take this work seriously in these of recognizing that it really matters. It’s not the only solution. But it matters.
Q. Where can readers find you? How can they get in touch?
A. My website, with blog, class info, and a handful of free e-books is www.tombenjamintarot.com. You can find me on YouTube—along with more than ten years of tutorials and reviews— www.youtube.com/@thefoolsjournal. And you can hang with me on Instagram @tombenjamintarot. Say hi! I’m shy!
Meet the Author:
Eron Mazza
The Living Lenormand*
Reading & Magic with the Cards by Eron Mazza
The Living Lenormand presents Lenormand as an equal to more mainstream divination systems, such as runes and the Tarot, with greater potential for widespread and discreet use. Mazza provides essential insights on effective ethics, spellwork, and building your intuition for private and public readings. Get to know the imagery and magical potential of the Lenormand deck alongside the expertise of a longtime reader.
OCTOBER 21, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 49 - 8
134 Pages | 5” x 8”
USD $16.95
Eron Mazza, host of the podcast “The Witching hour with Eron Mazza,” has been practicing witchcraft for 14 years. They are passionate about accessibility and keeping the craft approachable for who ever seeks it. Eron is also an accomplished Lenormand reader and has read at numerous events & venues. They currently live and serve their community in St. Louis Missouri with their two partners and four dogs.
You can find more information about Eron and their podcast on Facebook or listen in on Spotify.
Galdramal*
A Practical Guide to Rune Magick and Spell Work
by Andre Jooste
Galdramal takes readers into the realm of practical magick. Through easy-to-follow rituals, meditations, and exercises, Jooste demonstrates how to use runes for divination, protection, healing, and manifestation. Written in clear, accessible language, Galdramal blends ancient wisdom with modern application, making it an essential resource for anyone interested in Nordic magick, runes, and spirituality.
JANUARY 13, 2026
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 50 - 4
276 Pages | 5.5” x 8.5”
USD $22.95
Meet the Author:
Andre Jooste
Andre Jooste stands as a dedicated practitioner of magick, having traversed the realms of mysticism throughout his entire life. His profound expertise and unwavering commitment are particularly prominent in the domain of Galdr, a form of magick deeply rooted in Northern traditions.
As a Vitki, which denotes a skilled sorcerer and Northern shaman, he has ventured deep into the heart of Nordic folk magick, embracing its ancient wisdom, symbolism, and rituals.
One of Andre’s primary areas of specialization lies in Rune Craft, where the intricate art of runic symbols and their mystic significance is wielded with precision and reverence. The runes, both as a system of writing and as potent sources of magickal power, are channels through which Andre navigates the worlds of divination, manifestation, and communication with the spiritual realms. In his journey along the winding path of magick, Andre Jooste delves into the realm of sigils, symbols imbued with powerful intent and purpose. He crafts these symbols to manifest his desires and intentions, forging a connection with the ethereal forces that shape our world. Ancestral veneration holds a place of profound importance in Andre’s practice. It is through this sacred reverence for his forebears that he taps into a wellspring of wisdom, guidance, and protection. By forging strong bonds with his ancestors, he maintains a spiritual connection to his lineage and, in turn, cultivates a rich source of strength and insight.
You can find more information about Andre and his work at: www.norseruna.com or on Instagram: @norseruna
Meet the Author:
Lee Morgan
The Rag & Bone Man*
by Lee Morgan
The rag and bone man comes meandering along your street in the dawn hours. He’s looking for old things that still have a bit of fat left in them, including off-cuts of the dreams of outsiders. If you decide to stop and talk to him, he will tell you the old tales of how to tease out the teeming world of spirits that bulges behind our reality. The Rag & Bone Man’s uncanny narrative, bookended with historical context and a grimoire inspired by the novel, bridges the gap between old ideas and new paradigms with a watchful eye focused on historical biases.
NOVEMBER 25, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 52 - 8
350 Pages | 6.25” x 9.25”
USD $28.95
Lee Morgan lives on a communal homestead on kunanyi/Mt Wellington, where he creates sanctuary for other weirdos, raises books, people, and ideas from the grave. He has had novels and non-fiction published by Collective Ink Books, Three Hands Press, Witches Almanac, and Rebel Satori. Highlights of his career have involved speaking about his books at Watkins Books in London, receiving an Australian Post-Graduate award where he got paid to research, and participating in The People’s Library artwork in Tasmania. Having survived an enormous tumour, where surgeons warned his intellect might be impacted, and a series of further complications, Lee is currently busy filling the fresh room in his skull with new brains. His time is taken up by research, working on the property, and writing a kind of Folk Horror that cross-pollinates in hybrid, monstrous ways with other art-forms. He is greatly blessed with an incredible support network, especially in his immediate coven brothers and sisters. And with the presence of a kelpie rescue dog named Clementine, who doesn’t perform any of the working dog jobs one might have hoped for, but is loved despite this fact.
For more information about Lee, visit his website: leemorganbooks.com
Facebook: Lee Morgan Haunted Books
Instagram: @ensorsmasks
Paganism for Prisoners
Connecting to the Magic Within
by Awyn Dawn
Paganism for Prisoners is a year-and-day style course for pagans who are incarcerated or in other situations that prevent them from having full access to tools and resources. Designed to have one chapter per month discussed in a group or one-on-one setting, this book provides 13 magical lessons that can introduce readers to paganism while allowing them to apply these lessons to other areas of their life. Awyn Dawn’s revolutionary volume serves as a vital companion for those on a resource-scarce journey through paganism.
DECEMBER 02, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 53 - 5 230 Pages | 5” x 8”
USD $22.95
Meet the Author: Awyn Dawn
Awyn Dawn is an award-winning author of many books on magic. Her career started in 2014 when she wrote freelance articles. In 2020, she wrote Paganism for Prisoners in response to the limited amount of magical literature available to incarcerated pagans. She has since written several other books on paganism. She now lives in the UK and spends her time beekeeping, exploring historical sites, and teaching creative writing.
You can find Awyn on Instagram: @awyndawn
Meet the Author:
Tracy Nicholas
The Magick Question Making Magick in Everyday Life
by Tracy Nicholas
Through a mix of philosophy, science, and common sense, The Magick Question examines what we can infer about magick from what we already know to be true. Nicholas separates the psychological need to believe in a magick that supernaturally fixes all of our problems without discounting the reality that magick is accessible to us all.
FEBRUARY
17,2026
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 59 - 7
200 Pages | 5.5” x 8.5”
USD $19.95
Tracy Nicholas works at the intersection where folklore, mindful living, and creativity meet. As an animist, nature is central to her spiritual practice and living in a way that reduces her impact on the planet’s resources is an ongoing focus for her. Folkloring, the podcast she hosts, explores practical folklore and ways to bring it off the page and into our day-to-day lives. She is the theatre and film correspondent for the top ranking show The Folklore Podcast. She is a folklore researcher and a game designer who creates escape room style games in a subscription box format. Tracy has a degree in Stage Management from Columbia College and a Master of Science in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University. She lives in Chicagoland’s North Shore where she rarely lives up to the exacting standards of her feline supervisor, Puck.
For more information about Tracy and her work visit folkloringlife.com You can also find her on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
The Egyptian Tarot 78-Card Deck & Guidebook
by Oliver St. John
The Egyptian Tarot Deck & Guidebook by Oliver St. John is a valuable addition to Qabalistic canon as the first figurative Tarot that is fully color-integrated according to the schema of the Golden Dawn. Utilizing English Surrealist Ithell Colquhoun's interpretation of the Golden Dawn correspondences, St. John has shared a unique take on the 78-card Tarot.
OCTOBER 01, 2025
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 07 - 8
154 Pages | 78 Cards | 6“ x 9”
USD $39.95
Meet the Author:
Oliver St. John
Oliver St. John has dedicated his whole life to the theory and practice of magick and the occult, including related sciences of Tarot, Qabalah, ritual, astrology and divination, and is an acknowledged expert in these fields. He has written more than twenty books on these subjects and is the Director of Studies of Ordo Astri, Hermetic Order of the Star and Snake. He is also a musician, creates his own podcasts, and writes and edits the monthly journal Metamorphosis. Born in London, Oliver St. John currently lives near the rugged coastline of the Land’s End Peninsula, Cornwall. His background includes training and working with Mary Long, author and student of Dion Fortune, the late Gareth Knight and Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, co-founder of Servants of the Light Association. He was one of the very few persons to complete a five-year course in Applied Qabalah then delivered by the latter group. He was also at one time active in the neo-pagan Fellowship of Isis, enjoying a voluminous correspondence with Olivia Robertson, the co-founder. He is a member of the Typhonian Order for over twenty years, and has contributed articles, including a short story within the Lovecraft genre, to Starfire Journal. He continues to teach students around the world and is working on several new book projects
For information about the Hermetic Order of the Star and Snake, Ordo Astri, visit: www.ordoastri.org For access to audio podcasts from Oliver St. John visit: www.youtube.com/c/OliverStJohn
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 964537 - 29 - 0
108 Pages | 28 Cards | 5” x 7”
USD $24.95
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 959883 - 61 - 6
140 Pages | 45 Cards | 4.5” x 6.5”
USD $29.95
The Dragon Rune Oracle Deck
& Guidebook
by Kieron Morgan
The Dragon Rune Oracle is an oracle deck dedicated to connecting and working with the energy of the ancient and powerful Dragon collective overseen by the Queen of Dragons, Tiamat. The swirling mists of the Dragon's breath can provide insight and information to help the reader navigate their path through this lifetime and its challenges. This deck, created by Kieron Morgan, contains 28 cards and tells the story of the cyclical world of the Dragons, from their inception within the chaos of Ratanen to their battles to find magic in themselves in Sha’an. They travel onward to the peace and balance of Kaegos and the ultimate knowing of Nanen, reflecting our own personal journeys and challenges.
The Avian Oracle
by Sandra Kynes | Art by Gianna Rini
The Avian Oracle brings the reader into the world of birds; their uniqueness and the special affinity humans have with them. For thousands of years birds have epitomized freedom and served as a symbol of the soul. Because they have been associated with some of the most powerful deities and sometimes represented the Divine, it is no surprise that they touch the soul and bring meaning to people’s lives. The book provides background material for understanding the long, historical association humans have with birds. Regarded as messengers of gods and goddesses, birds were believed to provide information about everyday matters through the ancient art of ornithomancy and many forms of divination. From Greek and Roman army generals and rulers to ordinary fishermen, birds served as guides that could help in many aspects of life. From the Druids, the Anglo-Saxons, and Germanic tribes of Northern Europe, to medieval Christian theologians and Jewish Mystics, birds were an integral part of beliefs and practices. Working with The Avian Oracle aids in uniting the personal with the mystical and magical; the mundane with the sacred.
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 959883 - 69 - 2
188 Pages | 40 Cards | 4.5” x 6.5”
USD $29.95
ISBN: 978 - 1 - 959883 - 43 - 2
60 Pages | 46 Cards | 4.25” x 7”
USD $24.95
A Gothic Witch's Oracle 40-Card Deck & Guidebook
by Raven Digitalis | Art by John Santerineross
In the spirit of his Empath's Oracle deck, Raven Digitalis has created A Gothic Witch's Oracle in collaboration with world-renowned photographic artist John Santerineross. This deck is the final piece of Raven's "shadow trilogy," the first two of which were the bestselling Goth Craft and A Witch's Shadow Magick Compendium. Shadow-work is an integral part of advancing on the path of Witchcraft. This deck is especially relevant to readers who are not afraid to dive deeper into the workings of the unconscious mind. The art of divination is, by its very nature, an act of exploring the unseen. This deck takes the journey to the next level. These 40 cards and accompanying guidebook encourage readers to embrace their own creativity and intuition when performing divination.
Lessons from the Liminal Space by
Rosśa Crean
Lessons from the Liminal Space, crafted by award-winning artist and composer Rossa Crean, offers a mindful guide through life's transitions, emphasizing self-allowance, rest, and openness to discomfort. Drawing from personal trauma and professional experience as a trauma specialist and healer, Crean's oracle deck combines abstract paintings, synesthesia, and client insights. While clear messages are provided, users are encouraged to delve into the visual realms, facilitating introspection and shadow work. Crean's vision fosters the integration of shadow and persona, aiding in understanding and managing impulses and behaviors, making this deck a valuable tool for personal growth and exploration.
Abramelin Lunar Ordeal by Frater Barrabbas
Defying Shadows by Jessica Settergren
The Good Cat Spell Book by Gillian Kemp
Brownies & Bogles by Louise Imogen Guiney
The Good Dog Spell Book by Gillian Kemp
The Confessions of Fiona by Steve Blamires
Ensouling the Effigy by Matthew Venus
Hallowed Ground by Mark Norman
The Cunning Craft by Nicholas de Mattos Frisvold
A Witch’s Guide to Fetch Work by Blake Malliway
The Path Within by Jake Kobrin
A Witch’s Book of Ceremonies and Rituals by Patricia Telesco
Everyday Tarot Magic by Dorothy Morrison
Your Book of Shadows by Patricia Telesco
A Witch’s Book of Terribles by Wycke Malliway
Money Magic by Patricia Telesco
Advanced Witchcraft by Patricia Telesco
Gardening with the Goddess by Patricia Telesco
Instruments of the Craft by Raven Grimassi
Raven’s Call by Raven Grimassi
The Old Lore of the Moon by Timothy Harley
The Magical Notary Art by Frater Barrabbas
Strix Craft by Oracle Hekataios
The Teen’s Book of Shadows by Patricia Telesco
Mastering the Art of Ritual Magick by Frater Barrabbas
Liber Nephilim by Frater Barrabbas
Crafting a Tradition of Witchcraft by Raven Grimassi
Tarot Unveiled by Gordon Strong
A Witch’s Book of Wisdom by Patricia Telesco
Merlin by Gordon Strong
The Craft of Tubal Cain by Kenneth Johnson
Whispers from the Coven by Chris Allaun
Disciple’s Guide to Ritual Magick by Frater Barrabbas
Spinning Spells, Weaving Wonders by Patricia Telesco
The Tameless Path by Kamden Cornell
The Cauldron of Memory by Raven Grimassi
The Herbal Arts by Patricia Telesco
Icelandic Plant Magic by Albert Björn
Sleep & Sorcery by Laurel Hostak-Jones
High Magic in the Age of Steam by Jeffrey S. Kupperman
Ecstatic Witchcraft by Fio Gede Parma
Witchcraft: A Mystery Tradition by Raven Grimassi
Elemental Spirits by Jaq D. Hawkins
Stones in the Glade by Kelley Towne
The Witches’ Craft by Raven Grimassi
Mastering Candle Magic by Patricia Telesco
Invisible Fire by Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold
A Victorian Grimoire by Patricia Telesco
A Witch’s Shadow Magick Compendium by Raven Digitalis
In the Shadow of 13 Moons by Kimberly Sherman-Cook
Star Magic by Sandra Kynes
Be Careful What You Wish For by Laetitia Latham-Jones
Witchcraft Unchained by Craig Spencer
Be Careful What You Wish For (Book Two) by Laetitia Latham-Jones
A Spirit Work Primer by Naag Loki Shivanath
Circle, Coven, & Grove by Deborah Blake
Celtic Tree Mysteries by Steve Blamires
Witchcraft and the Shamanic Journey by Kenneth Johnson
The Way of Four by Deborah Lipp
Flight of the Firebird by Kenneth Johnson
Travels Through Middle Earth by Alaric Albertsson
The Complete Book of Spiritual Astrology by Per Henrik Gullfoss
Eye of Odin by Per Henrik Gullfoss
Your Star Sign by Per Henrik Gullfoss
The Magic of the Elements by Deborah Lipp
Witchcraft on a Shoestring by Deborah Blake
Aisling by Jeremy Schewe
A Floral Grimoire by Patricia Telesco
Icelandic Folk Magic by Albert BjÖrn
The Black Book of Johnathan Knotbristle by Chris Allaun
Mastering the Art of Witchcraft by Frater Barrabbas
Sacramental Theurgy for Witches by Frater Barrabbas
Dance of the Sun Goddess by Kenneth Johnson
Wiccan Magick by Raven Grimassi
Bud, Blossom, & Leaf by Dorothy Morrison
Wiccan Mysteries by Raven Grimassi
Awakening the Witchblood by Nathan King
Transformative Initiation for Witches by Frater Barrabbas
Witches’ Sabbats & Esbats by Sandra Kynes
Sun God Moon Maiden by Gordon Strong
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