Air Magic

ASTREA TAYLOR (Dayton, OH) is a witch, fire dancer, and author of Intuitive Witchcraft. She is also a blogger for Patheos Pagan and owns a business called The Blessed Be Box that sells a ritual in a box for the solstices, equinoxes, and cross-quarter holidays. www.AstreaTaylor.com

Contents

Disclaimer … xiii

Foreword by Heather Greene … xv

"To Fly" by Pixel Witch … xvii

Introduction: The Stirring Wind … 1

Part 1: History, Folklore & Myth
Chapter 1. Air Throughout Time and Culture, 9
Chapter 2. Mythological Air Beasts and Places, 25
Chapter 3. Air and the Divine, 43
Essay: The Gender Evolution of Air by Elliot Director, 55
Chapter 4. Sacred Air Sites, 61
Essay: The Element of Air as an Altar by Laura Tempest Zakroff, 72

Part 2: Working with the Element of Air
Chapter 5. The Element of Air in Magic, 77
Essay: Air and the Tarot by Phoenix LeFae, 87
Chapter 6. Air Herbs and Botanicals, 91
Chapter 7. Air Crystals and Stones, 115
Chapter 8. Air Animal Guides, 123

Part 3: Recipes, Rituals & Spellcraft
Chapter 9. The Magic of Incense, 145
Essay: Incense Smoke Divination, or Libanomancy by Avlelio Mato Watakpe, 156
Chapter 10. Winds, Sounds, and Words, 161
Chapter 11. Airy Meditations, Spells, and Rituals, 177
Chapter 12. Holidays and the Air Wheel of the Year, 205

Conclusion: Any Way the Wind Blows … 219

Acknowledgments … 221

Appendix: Air Correspondence Chart … 223

Bibliography … 225

Index … 237