I do, but I'm losing access to it due to recent changes for nonresidents. This really bums me out because the library I was using had a fantastic occult/pagan ebook collection! My current borrow is Ronald Hutton's QUEENS OF THE WILD; my last borrow was Laura Tempest Zakroff's SIGIL WITCHERY. 🔮

I'm inclined to agree with this. I'm not yet at a point where I'm working a lot of magick consistently (I'm figuring some stuff out), but I don't like the idea of "locking myself out" of my own practice because I'm not calm or joyful.

To quote Kelly-Ann Maddox in WITCH IN DARKNESS: "If you expect your witchcraft practice to look perfect and for you to be perfect whenever you engage in it, you will not trust it as a haven when you’re scared, sad, angry, stressed or unsure. You will alienate yourself from it when you need it most."

This seems to happen to a lot of Hekatean candles, lol. Very appropriate for the Torchbearer! 😂

Hey, congrats! I hope everything works out smoothly for you! 🤞

It's all good! Most creative types are designed to *create,* not to sell ourselves, so it's extra painful for us. But yes, it's rough out there regardless. Definitely not what I signed up for when I was a kid dreaming of being a prolific author. 🥹 Better to just enjoy the process of writing!

As an author who chose self-pub, I had to change my approach and mindset after a few years because the publishing landscape was so depressing (and I sunk SO much money into it for very little return). Writing as a hobby is probably the way to go!

I haven't, but my understanding is that it's heavily witch-centered—a modern grimoire, basically, that revolves around Hekate. Many people seem to dig it, though I've heard a few readers claim it's too dark & edgy for them. (I had a peek at the introduction; I can see why some would say this, lol.)