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Would you like to give a gift to a favorite book that has given you … maybe everything?

Then talk to Maisie Jackson. She is a master at fore-edge painting, the art of rendering the heart and soul of a book on the too often neglected page edges. Her detailed watercolors make every surface sing.

“To combine my interest in literature—particularly fantasy—and art has been a total joy,” she told us. “I have a real love for old things, and I am passionate about making by hand.” She likes to work with used books “to keep things in circulation and give secondhand items new life.”

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Unveiling Magic: An Exclusive Glimpse into "The Prisoner’s Throne"!

Dive into the enchantment with this mesmerizing excerpt from Holly Black's forthcoming epic, "The Prisoner’s Throne." ✨🧝‍♂️ Imprisoned princes, vengeful queens, and a destiny teetering on the edge – the Stolen Heir duology reaches its climax in a tale of love, betrayal, and the fight for Elfhame's future. 🌌💔

Read on for a sneak peek into the spellbinding world Holly Black has woven:

"He pulls the hood of the cloak down over his face and heads toward the Great Hall. Getting a glimpse of her feels more like a compulsion than a decision.

He can feel the gaze of courtiers drift toward him— covering one’s face in a hood is unusual, at the very least. He keeps his own eyes unfocused and his shoulders back, though his every instinct screams to meet their looks. But he is dressed like a soldier, and a soldier would not turn."

🔗✨ Read the full excerpt here: https://enchantedlivingmagazine.com/holly-black-the-prisoners-throne-excerpt/

Prepare to be captivated by Holly Black's unparalleled gift for weaving magic into words!

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Winter Coziness Unveiled: Curating Your Home for the Season

Winter is the season of cozy, which the Danes call hygge. In Sweden, it’s mysa. And in Finland, recently anointed “the world’s happiest country” for the sixth year in a row by the UN World Happiness Report, it’s kalsarikännit, which translates to “staying at home and getting drunk in your underwear.”

Well, whatever. Nestling at home is certainly something we all can enjoy, especially when home is warm and cozy, and filled with love, light, and beautiful things. This winter, create a mise-en-scène for your own most cozy season ever with a flickering scented candle, a soft woven blanket, goblets filled with wine, and a toast to people you love.

Here are a few of our favorite things for one of our favorite seasons.

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We want to wish you a happy Yule season and thank you for supporting our magazine and woman-owned small business!

As a gift to express our undying love, here are the four issues of our 2023 “Year of the Witch” series as PDF downloads. We hope you love them and will share them far and wide. As we turn to the new year, we look forward to returning to our usual schedule of varied themes like the spring Book Lovers issue, next summer’s Flora & Fauna issue, and much more!

If you’d like to order print copies of Enchanted Living, find them here. Or subscribe at https://enchantedlivingmag.com/collections/subscribe.

Thank you, and stay enchanted! Enchanted Living

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From History to Home: The Fascinating Journey of Witch Balls and How to Craft Them

BY SUZANNE LEMMON

I’ve always been fascinated by witch balls, pagan crafts and their origins—especially the art of making wards, which are magical items intended to protect.

Researching the history of these tools allows me to feel a stronger connection to my magic practice. One cherished example is witch balls, a kind of ward that originated in England during the 1600s. They are used for protection against evil spells, hexes, negativity, sickness, and ill fortune. Plus, they’re gorgeous. They are definitely among my favorite things to make—and are sure to be yours too!

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Deck the halls with Elfhame magic! 🌟✨

Order @LitJoyCrate's The Cruel Prince Winter Solstice Ornament Countdown—a festive delight with 12 unique ornaments and mini-books. Dive into the enchanted world of @hollyblack and LitJoy!

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Fair Folk Trade

Crystal balls are a Fair Folk Trade specialty. They’re good for communing with the spirit world—or your own inner shadow. These orbuculum are antiques, with metal stands and dazzling orbs made from quartz and glass.

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Unlock the Magic: Moon Feather Hollow's Enchanting Moon Mail for a Whimsical Winter

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Cat Magick

Explore the magical qualities of our feline friends through history, folklore, and myths with Cat Magick. Follow along with Rieka Moonsong as she instructs you on how to attract and identify a familiar—and how to connect and strengthen your relationship with them through spells and rituals!

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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab has an extensive catalog of cruelty-free perfumes, allowing scent fiends to get as specific as they please. Browse their general catalogue, limited edition seasonal releases, activism fundraisers, and licensed collections to fulfill all of your fragrance desires.

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Acid Queen Jewelry

Acid Queen Jewelry crafts more than accessories; artist Alexandra Camacho forges emblems of strength and mystique. Each handcrafted silver piece is an enchantment, inviting you to live boldly and celebrate the unique narrative of your life.

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18 Love Notes

A return to whimsy and delight. Musical boxes tiny enough to fit inside a locket. Portable, wearable, uniquely sensory keepsakes for nostalgic, imaginative women who seek out vintage-inspired pieces. And yes, the lockets really do play a sweet tune when wound!

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The Eternal Wisdom of Sappho

BY KIRSTY STONELL WALKER

According to the Ancient Greek poet Alcaeus of Mytilene, “No man sings like a Lesbian singer.” A very progressive statement for 600 B.C., but he was actually speaking of the magic and beauty of the lyric poets of the island of Lesbos and, more particularly, of his contemporary Sappho. Possibly the most heralded singer-songwriter of pre-Christian times, Sappho is mainly remembered today for her love of the ladies, as so little of her poetry survives. Yet for a woman who literally gave her name to a euphemism for female gayness, she wrote an awful lot of lust poems about men as well and even apparently threw herself off a cliff because a man didn’t love her. All this complication leads me to Sappho’s unexpected heyday, the 19th century, where this magical Greek poet by necessity became all these things and more.

Let’s start with who Sappho was. As someone who lived around six hundred years before Christ, she didn’t leave a lot of personal information, but we know that she wrote lyric poetry that was intended to be sung with accompanying music and that her work was so popular that she was christened the “Tenth Muse.” Much of what we know about Sappho is inferred from her poems, as the earliest biography of her wasn’t written until nearly 800 years after her death. Most of her poetry is now lost, however, with only fragments....

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The Postcolonial Brujería of My Family

BY RAQUEL VASQUEZ GILLILAND

It was a typical witchy tween of the early aughts—wearing black lipstick that smelled a bit like sour candle wax, pairing dark JNCO-knockoff jeans with black high-top Skechers. During sleepovers with friends, we’d always watch The Craft, attempting to lift each other up with just the tips of our fingers (“Light as a feather, stiff as a board”). At eighteen I discovered tarot cards and fell in love with the rich dreamscape of their symbolism, and even today I own a dozen decks. My favorite: The Tarot of the Pagan Cats.

I never subscribed to any one form of witchery, nor did I ever join a coven. I just knew that my personal definition of witchery—the understanding that there are unseen worlds and forces we interact with, and that we can influence these worlds (and thus our own world) with rituals and intention—felt as familiar and warm as the oversize tan teddy coat I pull out of storage every late fall. I know now that this familiarity exists because I was raised with a distinct Mexican-American witchery, or brujería.

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‘Tis The Seaon of The Witch! October’s astro-beauty and wellness forecast is here, and it’s a gorgeous month: Moon magic, Libra loveliness, Scorpio smoulder…and, Eclipse Season! (It’s a good one, I promise.) Spicy cosmic happenings, lunar vibes, and potion recipes – including my very first concoction for Enchanted Living –  are here for you…

Autumn is lush with beauty and starry sensuality! Tune into your monthly cosmic beauty and wellness guide, with plant-powered bewitching recipes and sorceress secrets.

To order “The Beauty Witch’s Secrets: Recipes and Rituals For The Modern Goddess” https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Witchs-...

Signed copies, intuitive readings, classes, workshops, and eco-luxe skin and body care potions at https://www.thebeautywitch.com/

00:00 October Vibes! 00:14 Libra Season 02:02 Libra Tarot 02:46 Mercury Enters Libra 03:30 Venus Enters Virgo 04:25 Pluto Direct 06:18 Mars In Scorpio 07:08 New Moon Solar Eclipse In Libra 09:25 New Moon Potion 10:26 Mercury Enters Scorpio 11:03 Scorpio Season 11:21 Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Taurus 13:10 Full Moon Potion

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Witch Window Gingerbread Cookies – Witch-Friendly Recipe For Autumn

BY LAUREN MAY

Witch windows are often found on the second story of farmhouses built in the 1800s. They’re an interesting piece of architecture born from the folk belief that witches cannot fly on their broomsticks through a crooked window. They’re also known as coffin windows, as many believe they were added to farmhouses to make it easier to remove coffins from second-story bedrooms.

Both theories seem rather far-fetched, but they sparked something of a golden light in me. What did I think of when I heard the phrase “witch window”? I thought of an amber glow from the hearth. I thought of flowers and herbs hanging to dry and a beautiful garden reflected in the wavy glass panes. I thought of the smell of gingerbread coming from inside. For me, that is a true witch window, and what better way to share it than with a gingerbread cookie like the one here?

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