The Enchanted Diary: A Teen's Guide to Magick and Life

220 Pages·2005·37.775 MB·English

by  Jamie Martinez Wood

Boston Public Llbr~ry
Boston, MA 02116

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A Teen's Guide
to
Magick and
Life
JAMIE WOOD
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CHUTIAlARH
Berkeley IT oronto
Copyright ©2005 by Jamie Wood
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form,
except brief excerpts for the purpose of review, without written pern1ission
of the publisher.
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Distributed in Australia by Simon and Schuster Australia, in Canada by Ten Speed
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Cover and text design by Jeff Puda
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
\i\lood, Jamie.
The enchanted diary / Jamie Wood.
p.cm.
ISBN-10 1-58761-245-3
ISBN-13 978-l-58761-245-3
l. Magic-Juvenile literature. 2. Witchcraft- Juvenile literature. 1. Title
HF161 l.\i\/848 2005
133.4'3-dc22
2005048473
Printed in the United States of Arnerica
First printing, 2005
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
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Introduction
xiii
Inner Girl
Elementals --- 3
The Clairs -- - 12
Symbols -- - 18
Flower Faeries - -- 30
Tarot --- 36
Palmistry --- 50
Athena's Animals --- 58
Shape-Shifting --- 65
Universal Influences
Indigo Children ____ _ 78
Chakras and Vortexes __ _ _ _ 83
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Nadis and Ley Lines _____ 91
Aquarian Age__ _ _ _ 94
Goddess Herstory
Moon Lodges and Red Tents _____ 101
Eve Was Framed____ _ 105
Demeter and Persephone ____ _ 108
Belly Dancing - -- - - 113
Magickal Mentors - - - 118
Rituals and Spells
Accept Yourself -- - - - 130
Seeking Courage - - - 134
Receive Your Power - - - 136
Worry Box -- - - - 140
Drama Queen -- - - - 143
Raise Your Vibration - - - 146
Get Off of My Cloud -- - - - 148
Sublime Selfishness - - - 150
Increase Your Bliss Tolerance -- - - - 152
Potions Lesson
Perfectly You Perfun1e -- - 162
Beautifying Bath Salts --- 164
Faery Dust -- - 166
Razor Burn Salve -- - 168
Sun-Stoked Lotion -- - 170
Pretty Nails Lotion -- - 172
Kissable Lips --- 174
Goddess Sugar Scrub - - - 176
Our Stories
Mean Girls -- - - - 180
Grandmother's Legacy -- - - - 183
True Self-- - - - 186
Index
190
Acl<nowledgments
I have had several n1idwives who with their kindness and inspi
ration helped me birth this book. They are invaluable as resources,
wise won1en, and great friends. Thank you to n1y new \,vonder
fu] editor Carrie Rodrigues. I love your enthusiasm. Much love
and appreciation to my literary angel, Julie Castiglia. Thanks for
watching n1y back. And thanks to Lisa Regul, a real ge1n who lis
tens to all n1y crazy publicity ideas. Thank you to Dennis Hayes
(more a sageman than a wisewoman) whose infectious laughter
and encouragement are truly appreciated. And my gratitude
extends to Phil Wood and Jo Ann Deck who continue to support
my books and to Kirsty Melville for getting the ball rolling. Thank
you also to Jeff Fuda for his awesome design. My unending grat
itude goes out to Cheryl Hardin for her wisdo1n on the tarot,
her shoulder to cry on, and pushing me when I was stubborn
beyond reason. I would like to thank Deborah Halvorson for her
essential oil inforn1ation, mastery of herbal ren1edies, many of
which are in the book, and co1npanionship through creating
potions, classes, and trying to stay afloat in a sea of kids. Connie
DeMasters, my dear friend in Spirit, I will be forever grateful for
your guidance, the confidence you gave me, and the stories you
told. Mil gracias to Ms. Stella "Loopy" Luna, n1i con1madre and
Latin mama, who donated the bath ritual. For her unconditional
way of seeing n1e as light, 1 say so n1any thank yous to Victoria
Bearden for thal and her astrological· help. I'm so thankful to
Terin for the 111ask-n1aking ritual in my last nrinute frenzy, Kelle
for your sage advice on mentors, Waldorf graduating class of 2004,
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