An Introduction to Magic: A Guide to Crystals, Fairies, Palmistry, Tarot, and the Zodiac

by Nikki Van De Car, Mikaila Adriance, Pliny T. Young

Begin your magical practice with this beautifully illustrated introduction to crystals, the zodiac, tarot, palmistry, and fairies. 

Start an exploration of some of the most popular mystical topics with An Introduction to Magic! This accessible primer brings together everything you need to know to begin a magical practice, with chapters on crystals, astrology, tarot, palm reading, and fairies from around the world. Learn the meaning and healing properties of the most common magic crystals; the basics of the zodiac signs; the meaning of the Major and Minor Arcana of the tarot; how to conduct a palm reading; and the stories behind popular global fairies. Each chapter is written by a seasoned expert and features stunning illustrations tailored to the topic, to enhance your reading experience.

Genres: Nonfiction

184 pages, Hardcover

Published July 16, 2024

About the author

Nikki Van De Car is a blogger, knitter, and mother whose books What To Knit When You're Expecting and What To Knit: The Toddler Years chronicle the way her knitting changed as her daughter grew. Her popular knitting blog has received over 1.5 million pageviews since its inception in June 2008, and her patterns have been published in Interweave and Ply magazines, among others. Nikki lives in Hawaii with her family.

Come visit her on Instagram at @nikkivandecar and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sereknity/

Reviews

[ETD]

an absolutely baffling little book that appealed strongly to my sense of whimsy

[Tina Rose]

The layout and illustrations in this little book are absolutely beautiful as is the cover. Definitely a beginners guide and came at from a more pragmatic then mystical angle. Easy to follow. And wonderfully laid out. Doesn't cover too much information, but is good for snippets kind of knowledge book.

[Raechel]

An introduction to different forms of the mystical world. The topics are covered just at a quick glance, which allows deeper research if it interests you. The only topic that didn't really make sense was the fairies, since the other topics were tarot, zodiac, crystals and palm reading. Otherwise a great quick introduction to the topics.

[dani]

the information felt very surface level. i get that it's an introduction, but a lot of this you can find with about 5 minutes of research. the chapter on fairies was also VERY out of place and really made this feel a little bit like a children's book rather than an actual intro to magic book. disappointed, 1/5

[Karla Dee]

Cutie and quick read about bb witch magic tingz

[Alissa langowski]

Basic information-but cute!

[Annie ⚜️]

3.5 cute