Where to Park Your Broomstick: A Teen's Guide to Witchcraft

324 Pages·2002·42.743 MB·English

by  Lauren Manoy, Yan Apostolides

"Comprehensive without being overwhelming, cleor and educational yet potent and exotic. A
brilliant feost for a hungry young Witch!" -fiona Horne, author of Witch: A Mogickol Journey
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~ --- A Teen 's Guide to Wit chcraft --~
WHERE TO PARK
YOUR
BROOMSTICK
Lauren Manoy
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With Illustrations by Yan Apostolides
A Fireside Book
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This publication conrains the opinions and ideas of its author and is designed to provide useful infor
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Manoy, Lauren.
Where ro park your broomstick: a teen's guide ro witchcraft/
Lauren Manoy; with illustrations by Yan Aposrolides.
p. cm.
Summary: A guide to witchcraft and the working of Magick, explaining how to get in
touch wirh your own sacredness and create and casr various spells.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
l. Witchcraft-Juvenile literature. [1. Witchcraft.] I. Aposrolides, Yan, ill. n. Title.
BF1566 .M278 2002
133.4'3-<lc21 2002070470
ISBN 0-684-85500-3
This Book ls Dedicated To:
Faith, with all ofmy J-leart;
Tempest Smith and her Mother,
With Hope for a Kinder World;
Rose and Joseph;
Anahepsut;
And to my Mother, my Heroine.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
My most heartfelt appreciation goes to Allyson Edelhertz, whose im
mense creativity, professionalism, and patience let me cross off
one thing on my List of Stuff to Do Before I Die. When I learn all
the languages in the world, I'll be able to express what this book meant to
me. I couldn't have done this without your help. Many thanks to the won
derful team at Simon & Schuster who made this book possible. Eternal
gratitude and Love to all who contributed directly and indirectly to this
project: Gavin Bone, Janet Farrar, Stewart Farrar, Selena Fox, Gypsy and
Richard, Isaac Bonewits, Julie, Sheila, Tara, Margot Adler, Z Budapest,
Scott Cunningham, Starhawk, The Witches' Voice, Circle Sanctuary, the
myriad beautiful Pagan writers who brought these paths to light, and the
web mistresses and masters who keep the info flowing. To the teens who
helped shape this book and lent me their eloquent insights: May you all
have health, love, and happiness. To the Witches of Broon1e, for their incal
culable assistance, support, and friendship. A thousand thanks to those
who have stood at my side during my darkest days and who fill this life
with joy and laughter: Faith and Yan, Catherine and Brian, the Apostolides
family, Chrissy, Jerry, Karen, and Ronnie. To J. Hessling, E. Hehrli, K.
McGovern. To ARC for their support. To MW, PS, the Fierce Nipples, Pan,
Paul, and Rowan (you know who you are}!
CONTENTS
I. MERRY MEET!
Introduction 3
A Note to Parents 7
How to Use This Book 10
II. THE CALL O F THE GODDESS AND GOD
1 · Ancient Roots 15
2 · Modern Wicca 25
3 · Th~ Many Faces of the Goddess and God 38
Ill. THE WITCH 'S PATHS
4 · Initiation to the Spiral 55
5 · Reflection and Meditation 79
6 · Creating Sacred Space 88
7 · Visualization 94
8 · Raising Energy 98
IV. A WITCH'S CIRCLE
9 · Ritual Tools 107
10 · Casting a Circle 117
11 · Divination 124
12 · Spell Craft 132
YUi Contents
13 · Book of Shadows 180
14 · Solitary Works at Full Moon 183
15 · Holidays and Celebrations 199
V. LIVING LIFE W ICCAN
16 · Corning Out of the Broom Closet 215
17 · Wicca in the World 224
18 · Other Voices 228
19 · Covens and Others 235
20 · Repelling Negativity 252
21 · Politics and Teen Rights 2 70
Afterword · Merry Meet, Merry Pan, and Merry Meet Again! 280
VI. APPENDICES
Appendix A · Correspondences 283
Appendix B · Web Directory 291
Appendix C · Essential Reading and Glossary 293
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Notes and Bibliography 298
List of Contributors 302
Index 303