Crafting a Magical Life: Manifesting Your Heart's Desire Through Creative Projects

by Carol Holaday

Filled with straightforward, accessible information that can be used in everyday life with dramatic, positive results, this compendium of craft ideas provides clear instructions for constructing 20 practical, magical, and spiritual items and shows how to employ simple metaphysical techniques to maximize their potential. Projects include a magic wand, a divine dream pillow, a gemstone amulet, a divining pendulum, prayer beads, power talismans, mystic runes, and magical beeswax candles. Each chapter features fascinating background information, illustrated examples, and other creative tools to help stimulate the imagination, such as chants and prayers. Additional magical association keys--including guides to color, astrology, moon phases, crystals, metals, and numerology--help crafters focus their intent to achieve specific goals, from love and wealth to happiness and health.

176 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2009

About the author

Carol Holaday was born in Lubbock and shares her family tree with the sleeping prophet, Edgar Cayce, through her great grandmother Edna Brown. A graduate of Texas Tech University and credentialed teacher, artist and writer, Carol has long been interested in the magical aspects of folk craft traditions, particularly those that involve crystals and minerals.

Carol has written many articles on the spiritual and magical uses of crystals and stones for the international monthly online magazine, Planetlightworker, for whom she also wrote an exclusive monthly forecast called the Crystal Star Oracle. In addition, Carol has been published in Kindred Spirit, Soul & Spirit, New Connexion and Balanced Life Magazines. Young Adult literature is her passion and she is busily working on her first YA fiction novel. Currently Carol resides in San Diego, California with her husband Chris where she writes, edits, in addition to producing Awakening Zone radio shows.

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Crafts with a magical twist

While I didn't find anything new here, Holladay's book on spell crafts would be a great read for someone new to the concept of crafting with intention. Easy to read, clear instructions, and enough pictures to help clarify instructions. Heavily influenced by New Age "manifestation" thought, but does employ familiar neopagan symbols and ideas like pentacles and working with the elements.

[Pagan Hare aka Ellie McConnell · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are a Witch or pagan and you love making things, this is for you. It has some wonderful ideas that you can make, as they are, or adapt to your own needs. My only thing is I feel better images for guidance would be good; especially for those who are less experienced. But otherwise, a nice book.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've seen a preview copy of this and am really looking forward to reading!