Libra Witch

Ivo Dominguez, Jr. (Southern Delaware) has been active in Wicca and the Pagan community since 1978 and has been teaching since 1982. He was a founding member of Keepers of the Holly Chalice and he currently serves as an elder of the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel. He has taught at many gatherings and conferences, and he's the author of numerous books, including Practical Astrology for Witches and Pagans. Visit him at IvoDominguezJr.com. Sandra Kynes (Mid-coast Maine) is a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids and the author of seventeen books, including Star Magic, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences, Mixing Essential Oils for Magic, and Sea Magic. Additionally, her work has been featured in Utne Reader, The Portal, and Circle Magazine. Sandra's writing also appears regularly in Llewellyn's popular almanacs and datebooks. Patti Wigington (Central Ohio) is a Pagan author, blogger, and educator. Since 2007, Patti has been the host of About.com/LearnReligions' Paganism & Wicca website, which has hundreds of thousands of pageviews each month. She attends many Pagan festivals and presents workshops on a variety of Pagan topics. Patti is also a frequent guest on the podcast Lady Brigid's Ask a Witch. Emma Kathryn (Nottinghamshire, UK) is a staff writer at Witch Way Magazine, The House of Twigs blog, Stone, Root, and Bone blog, the Spiral Nature blog, and Gods & Radicals. She hosts Wild Witch Podcast and has spoken at several UK Pagan events, including Magickal Women Conference in London. Visit her online at www.EmmaKathrynWildWitchcraft.com. Kelden (Minnesota) has been practicing Traditional Witchcraft for more than a decade. He is the author of The Crooked Path: An Introduction to Traditional Witchcraft. Additionally, his writing has appeared in The Witch's Altar, The New Aradia: A Witch's Handbook to Magical Resistance, and This Witch magazine. Kelden is also the cocreator of The Traditional Witch's Deck, and he authors a blog on the Patheos Pagan channel called By Athame and Stang. In his free time, Kelden enjoys reading, hiking, growing poisonous plants, and playing ukulele. Tomas Prower is the award-winning Latinx author of books on multicultural magic and mysticism, including Queer Magic and Morbid Magic. Fluent in English, French, and Spanish, he previously served as the cultural liaison between France, the United States, and various nations of South America, which allowed him to live and work all over the Western Hemisphere, including Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile, Tijuana, Reno, Las Vegas, and the Amazon jungle. Tomas is also a licensed mortuary professional and former External Relations Director of the American Red Cross. He currently lives in his hometown of Los Angeles, California. Angela Raincatcher is a spirit-led visual artist, nature writer, and equal-opportunity polytheist living in Baltimore. She currently serves as Convener of Connect DC, which hosts public Pagan rituals celebrating the cycles of nature and life in Washington, DC. Visit her at AngelaRaincatcher.com. Astrea Taylor is an eclectic pagan witch with over two and a half decades of experience in the witching world. She's the author of Air Magic and Intuitive Witchcraft. She has a bachelor's degree in science from Antioch College and a master's degree in environmental sciences from Wright State University, which inform her scientific takes on spirituality. In her spare time, she presents workshops and rituals online and at festivals across the country, and occasionally she blogs as Starlight Witch on Patheos Pagan. Find her on Instagram @astreataylor, on Facebook at Astrea Taylor, Author, and on Twitter @AstreaWrites. Manny Tejeda y Moreno is managing editor of The Wild Hunt: Pagan News & Perspectives. Born in Cuba and raised in the American South, Manny has been in the Pagan community for almost four decades, serving in different roles. He splits his time between South Florida and the Alban Hills. Learn more at WildHunt.org/about/manny-moreno. Dawn Aurora Hunt, owner and CEO of Cucina Aurora Kitchen Witchery, has been teaching and writing on the topics of Kitchen Witchery and Spiritual Nutrition since 2010, when she started her own company making gourmet foods with a dash of magic and a heaping helping of positive vibes as the main ingredients. With simple ingredients and the power of intention, Hunt teaches people how to cook simple meals in a mindful way to help achieve spiritual goals. Incorporating magic and energy work into food, she has grown her brand to reach people from all faiths and spiritual backgrounds. The author of Tastes from the Temple, Hunt speaks at events all along the East Coast, appears regularly on local TV, and teaches people that good, healthy, and even gluten-free food can be easy to make and wonderful to eat.

Contents

Spells, Recipes, and Practices ? xv

Introduction ? 1

How Your Sun Powers Your Magick (Dominguez) ? 9

Libra Correspondences (Dominguez) ? 28

Witchcraft That Comes Naturally to a Libra (Wigington) ? 31

Magical Correspondences (Wigington) ? 46

Timing, Places, and Things (Dominguez) ? 49

Herbal Correspondences (Dominguez) ? 66

Cleansing and Shielding (Wigington) ? 69

What Sets a Libra Off, and How to Recover (Wigington) ? 79

A Brief Bio of Leo Martello (Tejada y Moreno) ? 89

The Sway of Your Moon Sign (Dominguez) ? 93

Tarot Correspondences (Dominguez) ? 122

My Most Libra Witch Moment (Wigington) ? 125

Your Rising Sign's Influence (Dominguez) ? 133

A Dish Fit for a Libra: Lemon and Ginger Stir-Fry for Harmony (Hunt) ? 157

Recharging and Self-Care (Wigington) ? 161

Don't Blame It on Your Sun Sign (Wigington) ? 171

Postcard from a Libra Witch (Prower) ? 181

Spirit of Libra Guidance Ritual (Dominguez) ? 185

Libra Anointing Oil Recipe (Dominguez) ? 201

Better Every Day: The Way Forward (Wigington) ? 203

Conclusion (Dominguez) ? 215

Appendix: Libra Correspondences from Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences (Kynes) ? 217

Resources ? 221

Contributors ? 223