Mastering Magick: A Course in Spellcasting for the Psychic Witch

"Once again Mat Auryn delivers. Mastering Magick gives the reader clear direction on how to create the life you actually want, as opposed to a vague, meandering, painful existence. Here is a book that heals in a time we all need Divine connection and wisdom. As someone who knows the travails of intense trauma; I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to reclaim and build a life filled with joy, power and love." -xa0Damien Echols Author of Ritual and High Magick "Right on the heels of the deeply motivating Psychic Witch , Mat Auryn gives us a second volume of wisdom and guidance. Building on the material of Psychic Witch , but entirely approachable on its own, Mastering Magick encourages the reader to explore their boundaries to deepen and enrich their practice. By breaking things down and asking us to consider each small part of the overall process, Mat helps foster an understanding of the underpinnings of making magic happen. I cannot express how happy I am that Mat is sharing these works with us. His views and exercises encourage even established practitioners to re-examine their techniques and existing relationships with spirits and allies. Posing questions to help us explore the energies we work with as witches, he asks us to look at them anew, considers how various traditions approach them, and suggests steps toward adjusting our thinking for more efficient attuning to—and use of—those energies. Mastering Magick , like Psychic Witch , will be required reading for my students." -xa0Arin Murphy-Hiscock Author of The Green Witch, House Witch, Protection Spells, and many other books "In this wonderfully written grimoire, Mat Auryn provides both the backstory of his growth as a witch--at once heartrending and immediately relatable--and a wonderful bevy of spellwork that assists magickal seekers in becoming all that they can be. Mastering Magick reads beautifully as both literaturexa0and an advanced guide to spellcraft." -xa0Mitchxa0Horowitz PEN Award-winning author of Occult America and Uncertain Places "Vulnerable, raw, and unflinchingly real, Mastering Magick is as much a magickal memoir as a book of spells. Building on poignant moments from his difficult past, Mat Auryn demonstrates not only how to perform a wide variety of useful spells but also why such work can heal us. A perfect follow-up to the best-selling Psychic Witch." - M.xa0Belanger Author of The Dictionary of Demons "If you would reach for the stars you need your feet planted firmly on the earth. Mat Auryn's Mastering Magick will give you a solid foundation in the dynamics of practical magic and effective spellcasting."- Phil Hine Author of Condensed Chaos, Prime Chaos , and The Pseudonomicon "Imagine being able to learn from one of the most skilled witches of this generation, who was trained by some of the most skilled witches of the last generation. That's what you get with Mastering Magick by Mat Auryn. It's a series of practical lessons and hands-on exercises, all designed to teach you how to get the magical results you want and need. Mastering Magick does for spellcasting what Psychic Witch did for psychic perception and energy work: present critical concepts and teach useful skills in an easy-to-follow format."- John Beckett Druid and author of The Path of Paganism "A teacher once told me that It's not the Wand that matters, it's the Witch. In Psychic Witch , Mat Auryn shifted the focus from rituals and spells to exercises that aid in developing actual psychic abilities. In Mastering Magick he lays out a systematic training for the Witch to apply those powers to spells and rituals. This book shows how the inner actions of mind and energy are blended seamlessly with outer actions taken with candles, oils, and spoken charms. If you work through the book step by step you will become the Witch that matters." -xa0Jason Miller Author of Consorting With Spirits "It is a rare book that can teach you something new while being deeply vulnerable— Mastering Magick is such a book. Auryn has taken complex occult concepts that can seem opaque to even the most seasoned practitioner, and deftly rendered them accessible. The true gift, however, was getting to know the author along the way. I wept at familiar hurts, and at times, belly laughed along with stories from their youth. When you find yourself realizing something has added dimensions to the chambers of your heart, having moved you in a tangible way—you're holding a treasure." - Mortellus Author of Do I Have To Wear Black , and The Bones Fall In a Spiral "Thanks to Mat's efforts, his love for his readers, and his respect for his path, you will find the tools to such unlimited power in this book. His work will assist in forging you - your embodiment of the marvelous, glittering key that will move forward with confidence, joy, and success." - Silver RavenWolf Author of Solitary Witch, and many other works "Mat Auryn's Mastering Magick is as surefooted as a satyr leading us as readers through a dark and mystic forest of enchantments and wonders. Mat presents us with a rich and thoughtful tapestry of sources, ideas, encouragement and, yes, practices aimed at one goal: your personal mastery of the Art. Mat positions the reader adeptly between conceptual understanding and digging right into rituals and spellwork that make the learning tangible and workable. Whether you are new to pagan magick, or a long time practitioner, Mat's step-by-step course of study is certain to deepen your sense of spirit and inevitably guide you to empowerment."- Timothy Roderick Author of Wicca: A Year and A Day, Dark Moon Mysteries and other works"In straightforward language anyone can understand, author Mat Auryn uses his experience to help the magical novice come into their own power. While in conversation with the elemental universe and honoring his own teachers and guides, Auryn offers us a book full of techniques, meditations, spells, and exercises that you'll want to return to again and again."- Amanda Yates Garcia Author of Initiated: Memoir of a Witch and host of the Between the Worlds podcast"Mat Auryn continues to dispense some of the most potent books and teachings on witchcraft today, and his latest offering attests to this. In Mastering Magick, Mat breaks down the powers of the witch and magick in terms any practitioner can glean wisdom from, and he does so with the utmost love and reverence for the craft. The title Mastering Magic k is a promise, as anyone lucky enough to find themselves reading these pages will discover new methods of deepening their practice in tangible ways, no matter how long they've been walking the path. Filled with inspiring musings, a cornucopia of potent spells and rituals for all occasions, and treatises that make even the most occulted concepts digestible, this book is sure to be a classic and standard in any witches and magicians library."- Gabriela Herstik Author of Inner Witch, Bewitching the Elements , and Sacred Sex Mat Auryn is a witch, professional psychic, and occult teacher. He is also the multi-award-winning author of the international bestselling book Psychic Witch and a High Priest in the Sacred Fires Tradition of Witchcraft. He runs the blog For Puck's Sake on Patheos Pagan, is a teacher at Modern Witch University, and has a column in Witches & Pagans magazine entitled "Extra-Sensory Witchcraft." He has been featured in various magazines, radio shows, podcasts, books, anthologies, and other periodicals. To find out more about him and his work visit his website or follow him on Instagram @matauryn. Silver RavenWolf (Pennsylvania) is a nationally recognized leader and elder of Wicca, and her writing has been instrumental in guiding the future of one of the fastest-growing faiths in America today. The author of manyxa0books, she has been interviewed by The New York Times , Newsweek Magazine , and the Wall Street Journal, and her work has been featured in numerous publications, including Bust Magazine , the Baltimore Sun , the St. Petersburg Times , the National Review , Publishers Weekly, Body & Soul Magazine , and Teen Lit Magazine . Her titles include the bestselling Solitary Witch , Teen Witch , To Ride A Silver Broomstick , To Stir A Magick Cauldron , To Light A Sacred Flame , American Folk Magick , Angels: Companions in Magick , Silver’s Spells for Prosperity, Silver's Spells for Protection, Silver's Spells for Love, Halloween, HedgeWitch, and the Witches’ Night Out teen fiction series. --This text refers to the paperback edition.