Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

Midnight is upon us and so it's time to launch a new Magic Monday. Ask me anything about occultism, and with certain exceptions noted below, any question received by midnight Monday Eastern time will get an answer. Please note:  Any question or comment received after that point will not get an answer, and in fact will not be put through.  If you're in a hurry, or suspect you may be the 341,928th person to ask a question, please check out the very rough version 1.3 of The Magic Monday FAQ here. 

Also: I will not be putting through or answering any more questions about practicing magic around children. I've answered those in simple declarative sentences in the FAQ. If you read the FAQ and don't think your question has been answered, read it again. If that doesn't help, consider remedial reading classes; yes, it really is as simple and straightforward as the FAQ says.  And further:  I've decided that questions about getting goodies from spirits are also permanently off topic here. The point of occultism is to develop your own capacities, not to try to bully or wheedle other beings into doing things for you. I've discussed this in a post on my blog.

The image? I field a lot of questions about my books these days, so I've decided to do little capsule summaries of them here, one per week.  This is my eighty-first published book, the third entry in my series of occult detective novels starring eighteen-year-old Ariel Moravec and her adept grandfather Dr. Bernard Moravec. As I think I mentioned here already, I didn't intend these to be young-adult novels -- I simply wanted a protagonist who was in a good situation to begin occult training, and had plenty of entertaining problems of her own. Nonetheless I was delighted a while back to hear from a reader whose young daughter, a fan of these novels, has begun calling them "Nancy Druid stories." 

In this third installment, Ariel and her grandfather are caught up in a mystery surrounding a strange artifact from pre-Roman Italy, a bronze plaque with wolves and an inset moon of carnelian. The Heydonian Institution wants it for their collection of ancient magical items, but somebody else is after it, too -- and circumstantial evidence suggests that the somebody in question might just run on all fours and bay at the moon on certain nights. As Ariel researches the truth behind the old myth of the werewolf she hurtles toward a dangerous confrontation on the night of the full moon...

Copies? You can get them here if you're in the US and here elsewhere. Owoo! 

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I've also had quite a few people over the years ask me where they should buy my books, and here's the answer. Bookshop.org is an alternative online bookstore that supports local bookstores and authors, which a certain gargantuan corporation doesn't, and I have a shop there, which you can check out here. Please consider patronizing it if you'd like to purchase any of my books online.

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With that said, have at it! 

***This Magic Monday post is now closed, and no further comments will be put through. See you next week!***

Comments

[jenniferkobernik]

I recently came across this organization, and thought some folks here might be interested in it as an option for planetary charity to Venus:

https://thefriendsofvintageroses.org/

They work to preserve old rose varieties which are in danger of being lost, to provide public access to their historic rose collection by sharing it with various public gardens, and to educate the public about the historical, cultural, and scientific importance of the rose.

For those who would like something a little more hands-on, there's the Save the Rambler Initiative by Heirloom Roses:

https://heirloomroses.com/collections/save-the-ramblers-initiative

Those interested might consider planting and registering one or more of these old rambling rose varieties as a devotion to Venus.

As a bonus, the old roses generally grow vigorously on their own roots (rather than being grafted) and need far less maintenance or toxic inputs than some modern varieties in order to thrive.

(JMG, I have no affiliation with either of these organizations, and mention them only because I am often on the lookout for good planetary charity options, but if this skirts too close to your "no selling things" policy I apologize.)

[ecosophia]

These are well worth adding to the Venus list for planetary charities -- thank you.

[jenniferkobernik]

You’re most welcome!

[jenniferkobernik]

Actually, is there a centralized list of planetary charities somewhere that I’ve missed?

[ecosophia]

I wish there was!