Lena writes: So I've been having some trouble with luck recently and i'd like to know how to make an object into a luck charm or if its even possible, I would aprieciate it if would tell me how?

Here is a new New Year's Spell/Ritual which really is quite magical on many levels. Giving the base pattern for the New Year Spell plus various ideas how to personalise it, do it with or without ingredients, alone or in a coven etc.

The base pattern used in this New Year's Spell can be used for many other purposes of wish fulfilment (wishing spell), goal setting, reality creating, healing and other magical & pure energy magic appplications. Happy New Year to all!

Winter Solstice is on December 21st and a very special time for a very special spell. Here is an extremely powerful Winter Solstice Spell which can be done by a single person without any spell ingredients of any kind; this Winter Solstice Spell can also be performed in a group or coven. You can do this Winter Solstice Spell indoors and outdoors; and the basic energy magic of this can also be evoked at any time of the year. One of my personal favourites, enjoy!

There's nothing like a red rose for a love spell - or a sacrifice, for that matter.

Here's an example of magic with roses, using the magic of roses for romantic purposes, sexy purposes and in general, to really give a lift to the whole incarnation ...

Josh wrote and asked: There's this girl in my class who is in love with me, following me around and always making eyes at me. My friends are laughing at me. What spell can I use to get this girl out of my tail?

Danny from Canada wrote, "There is this boy in my school and we had a great time one night together, it was amazing.

The next day, he totally ignored me and avoided me.

I'm upset - I don't know what I've done wrong. Did I say something? Am I not pretty enough? Is there something wrong with me? I need a spell!"

I've received a request for a healing spell for a friend who is heartbroken because of love pain.

That's really nice; most people only ever request spells for themselves and that can be problematic. Doing a loving heart healing spell for another person is a wonderful gift. You can use this spell for any friend who could do with more love in their lives, or a relative, or a lover, or a child. Beautiful spell, only two ingredients - your intention and your love.

This is a fast and fun spell you can drum, clap, sing, chant, think whenever you get worried about money.

Kids and children love this spell too and it is a right antidote to thinking of money as being this horrible dour black nasty thing you still can't get enough of!

Note: This is from 2004 but it's really helpful, works like a charm so I brought it back.

August 8th at 8pm is the World Energy Awareness Event. It is a global effort by energists around the world to work their magic at the energy levels to have more people awaken to the fact that there is energy, there is magic in the world, and that far from being Satanic in some bizarre way, it is not only completely natural and right, but also essential to learn, understand and study the energy worlds as a proper human being who lives life in accordance to the laws of the Universal Creative Order.

You can find out more about WEAE here: http://energy888.org and now, here are 3 Spells For The World to choose from: A Simple Wand Spell - Simple Pendulum Spell- Simple Fire Spell (also good for groups).

A Visitor asked:

I would like to know the difference between good magic and evil magic.

In the last week I got five separate requests for how to make a magic wand. I thought that was weird, seeing I had written an extensive article about it. I remembered making a wand as an example and taking the photographs. I looked for it but couldn't find it online. But I did find the magic wand article eventually. I'd done it but not uploaded it.

OK ... so here's the article I wrote seven years ago ... how to make and use your own real magic wand. Enjoy.

Summer Solstice for 2012 is on Wednesday, 20 June at 23.09. That's the moment when the sun stands still and listens - and a perfect moment for a special spell. Now in all magical workings from the dawn of time, the Sun has had a special place as the single most powerful physical existence in our lives. Sun magic, one might say, is therefore the most powerful form of magic if you want to make changes in the material world. Which is why Hitler adopted the Sun rune (aka the swastika) as the symbol for his party ... and material changes they made ...

Please Note: You can do this spell at any time the sun is shining, all year round!

Now I get a lot of spell requests, but the one single spell most requested above all is "What spell do I use to get my Ex back?" I've always been dubious about this but there is a way to make these spells to get back those who have told you they don't love you anymore (!) actually work - and also, why they generally fail if you don't know this.

What better way to start the new collection of magic images with the symbol for magic? Only, there's more than one ... Let's start with the basics therefore, global magic symbols that declare there's a magician here and magic is being done, such as the pentacle, the pentagram, the spiral and the energy magic symbol.

In the natural magic calendar, the spring festival is aligned with the spring equinox, around March 21st, called Imbolc. It is the day in spring when the nights and days are the exact same length. The original "Easter" festival was related to Oestara, the goddess of dawn, Eos in Greek and the much older Babylonian Ishtar, the goddess of sex, war and fertility. The Christians liked to assimilate the existing festivals and now we have Easter, but the traditional magic of  giving each other eggs is bigger today than ever; and of course, we all know what bunnies are particularly well known for! Here are some ideas for energy magic spells for Easter, including the rather fabulous Easter Bunch or Osterstrauch tradition which is excellent for families and a great magic exercise for kids.

At the moment, we are having a period of high activity from the sun. This causes "space weather" - solar storms that directly affect electrical installations and have the power to knock out satellites and blow up electricity stations. That's just on the "hard" level; magical and energy sensitive people can really be upskittled by the effects this has on the energetic environment and on the energy body. Which will affect all kinds of things and causes disturbed emotions as well as magic failure.

Want some really cool money spells and money potions? Here is a simple but very effective way of creating excellent money spells, super-charging your money spells, making your own prosperity potions by shifting your energetic vibration to become more attractive to money and wealth and feel like a million dollars - and all you need is a little gold ...

Sirka from Norway wrote: "I love the magic staff you used in the Leap Year spell. How do you make a magic staff? What do you use them for? And how is a magic staff different from a magic wand?"

Michael from the US asked how to make an altar.

Here's a simple 7 step method to make a real working energy magic altar and some tips on altar offerings and how to make sure your altar gets more powerful over time, rather than becoming ever more confused.

Why are people (old and young, from near and far) interested in magic? What do they find exciting and what are they looking to find in the study of magic? Here are some very personal answers for us to reflect upon and enjoy - and inspire us, too!

*There is a lot of magic in this article - energy, in other words. Just reading it makes me tingle, every time. Well worth seeing/reading/doing (again, and again).