Overview: Pagan Portals: Planetary Magic: A friendly introduction to creating modern magic with the seven energies is an accessible and practical introduction to pre-modern planetary magical techniques used by practitioners for centuries.

Verdict: At the core of modern pagan witchcraft is a knowledge system concerning traditions of nature, connection, and embodiment to the astrological planets. Throughout magical history, practitioners of magic have looked to the planets for inspiration and magical help.

From the earliest beginnings of written magical texts - the Grimoires - magical systems were based on the seven planetary powers that were visible in the night sky. The Grimoires were then studied by practitioners of folk-magic - the Cunning Folk - and by influential groups from the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn to practitioners of Modern witchcraft.

In what is a dutifully, yet wholly impassioned new prose on a most wondrous subject matter, author Rebecca Beattie brings to life - via her flourishing, and at all times accessible teachings - a colorfully detailed introduction to the pre-modern planetary magic that happens all around us, day after day, and yet we are, most likely, not even the slightest bit aware of.

Simply put, Beattie explains - in easy to understand language - the various aspects that the Signs and Planets form as they go through their eternal celestial dance. Thus, this considerable book on modern Paganism goes into depth explaining the esoteric implications within the various aspects; trine, square, sextile, etc.

The book - which is lovingly dedicated to Battles’ very own Witchlets, born from her London-based Witch Club - also goes over each individual astrological and planetary glyph, explaining the hidden symbolism in each one and what that can teach us about working with these celestial energies.

Indeed, if you wish to go deeper, these prime examples of how these glyphs can be utilized in one’s magical practice can fast become very fulfilling to the soul, let alone how the progression of the Zodiac has many lessons to teach within the Great Work of spiritual growth.

Simply put, this enthralling new book is written from a Pagan point of view for magical practice and spiritual growth, and provides valuable information not found in contemporary books on astrology.

And as Battles herself says, I now invite you to explore the ideas in these pages and discover Planetary magic for yourselves.

About the Author - Rebecca Beattie (who lives in Tavistock, UK) has a PhD in Creative Writing and has previously written two novels, a book of short stories, and her first Moon Books title Pagan Portals: Nature Mystics.

Rebecca has been a regular teacher at Treadwell’s Books in Bloomsbury for many years, and has a website at www.rebeccabeattie.co.uk.

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