Cottage Witchery

Ellen Dugan is the award-winning author of fifteen books, and is known as the "Garden Witch". A psychic-clairvoyant, she has been a practicing Witch for over thirty years. Well known for her candor and humor, she is a Master Gardener, and is the High Priestess of her Coven in the St. Louis area. Ellen teaches classes both online and across the country on Witchery, Psychic Protection, and Magick. She has contributed articles for over twelve years to Llewellyn's Magical Almanac, Witches Datebook, Sabbat Almanac, and Witches Calendar.Ellen's popular magickal books have been translated into over ten foreign languages. When she's not working on her next book project, or keeping up with her family (the kids are out on their own, and the youngest is in Graduate school), Ellen likes to unwind by working in her perennial gardens at home with her husband of 31 years. Ellen wholeheartedly encourages folks to reclaim their personal power and to personalize their Spell-craft. To go outside and connect with the spiritual side of nature. To get their hands dirty and discover the wonder and magick of natural world that surrounds them.Visit her popular syndicated "Blog of Witchery" at www.ellendugan.blogspot.com You can visit her website at www.ellendugan.com

• Acknowledgments . . . xv Introduction: The Modern Witch’s Cottage . . . xvii chapter one : A Witchy Welcome, 1 chapter two: Natural Magick All Around the Home, 21 chapter three: Kitchen Cupboard Conjuring, 51 chapter four: Deities, Faeries, and Magick of the Hearthchapter five: Seasonal, Natural Decorations for the Magickal Home, 93 chapter six: Outdoor Rooms and the Magick of Houseplants, 121 chapter seven: Protection for the Home, 143 chapter eight: Prosperity for the Home, 173 chapter nine: Happiness and Harmony in the Home, 199 Glossary, 245 Bibliography, 251 Index, 255

"This guide will appeal to a broad audience, from the serious witch hoping to align each room with magickal principles, to the interested dabbler looking for ways to draw magick into the kitchen or the newbie seeking an alternative kind of feng shui."—Publisher's Weekly"The queen of everyday witchery has outdone herself with this tome."—Retailing Insight