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Part guided journaling practice, part interactive magical grimoire, The Magical Writing Grimoire shows you how to incorporate writing as a magical tool to create healing and amplify spell-casting. Whenever and wherever you are, word magic is with you. During times of chaos or pain, or simply when you need a cosmic boost, writing can help. In fact, healers, therapists, and magical practitioners have long incorporated writing in their practices. From letter writing for creating closure to dream diaries,
writing is a powerful process for moving your dreams into manifestation.
The Magical Writing Grimoire approaches writing as a self-actualizing, intentional, and healing act. You will learn how to combine writing with ritual and magic for
self-discovery,
clarifying intentions,
creating and making things happen, and
manifestation. You will also be guided in how to
create a personal grimoire—a magical book of self rituals, spells, and intentions. Each chapter contains
writing prompts that also incorporate magical ritual and tools including working with
crystals,
spell incantation, or
candle alchemy. Other rituals and prompts may be set up for certain moon phases or ask you to bury or burn a piece of paper.
Equal parts practical and inspiring,
The Magical Writing Grimoire shows you how to wield your word as your wand.
List of contents
INTRODUCTION
A Word of Welcome
MAGICAL WRITING
An Introduction to the Power of Word Witchery and How to Use This Book
CONJURING YOUR VOICE
Writing Your Own Spells and Creating a Ritualized Writing Practice
HEALING MAGIC
Rituals and Writing Prompts for Shadow Work, Trauma Recovery, and Transformation
MANIFESTATION MAGIC
Rituals and Writing Prompts for Setting Intentions and Harnessing Your Power
MINDFULNESS MAGIC
Rituals and Writing Prompts for Developing Presentness, Intuition, and Receptivity
GRIMOIRE POETICA
Magical Writing Practices and Living as a Word Witch
Resources
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Index
About the author
Lisa Marie Basile (she/her) is a poet, essayist, editor, and chronic illness awareness advocate living in New York City. She’s the founder and creative director of
Luna Luna Magazine and its online community, and the creator of Ritual Poetica, a curiosity project dedicated to exploring the intersection of writing, creativity, healing, and sacredness. She regularly creates dialogue and writes about intentionality and ritual, accessibility, creativity, poetry, foster care, mental health, family trauma, healing, and chronic illness. She is the author of
The Magical Writing Grimoire,
Light Magic for Dark Times,
City Witches, and a few poetry collections, including the recent
Nympholepsy, which is excerpted in Best American Experimental Writing 2020. Her essays and other work can be found in
The New York Times, Narratively,
Sabat Magazine,
We Are Grimoire,
Witch Craft Magazine, Refinery 29,
Self, Healthline,
Entropy,
On Loan From The Cosmos, Chakrubs, Catapult,
BUST, Bustle, and more. Her work has been nominated for several Pushcart Prizes (most recently for her work in Narratively). Lisa Marie has led poetry, writing, and ritual workshops—at HausWitch in Salem, Massachusetts; Manhattanville College; and Pace University—and she’s led ritual and writing events, like Atlas Obscura’s renowned Into The Veil. She is also a chronic illness advocate, keeping columns at several chronic illness patient websites. She earned a master’s degree in writing from The New School and studied literature and psychology as an undergraduate at Pace University. You can follow her at @lisamariebasile and @Ritual_Poetica.
Summary
The Magical Writing Grimoire shows readers how to incorporate writing as a magical tool to create and amplify spell-casting.
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"An impressively informed and informative compendium of DIY instruction in the art and craft of magical writing."
