Description
Light Magic for Dark Times: More Than 100 Spells, Rituals, and Practices for Coping in a Crisis by Lisa Marie Basile is a hardback book with a foreword by Kristen J. Sollee. Centred on accessible spellwork, ritual, and self-care practice, it is written for moments when life feels heavy, uncertain, or emotionally demanding. The book brings together more than 100 spells, rituals, and practices that can be used during difficult periods, after stressful events, or as part of a regular routine for grounding, reflection, and personal support.
Basile’s approach is practical and approachable, making the book suitable for readers who are newer to witchcraft as well as those with an established practice. The material includes a new moon ritual for attracting a lover, a spell to banish recurring nightmares, a graveyard meditation for engaging with death, a mermaid ritual for going with the flow, a zodiac practice for working with celestial symbolism, a rose-quartz elixir for self-love, and a spell to recharge after protest or social justice work. These examples show the book’s broad focus: emotional resilience, grief, love, protection, renewal, identity, and collective care.
In everyday use, Light Magic for Dark Times can be kept beside a bedside table, on a working altar, or with a journal and ritual tools. A reader might turn to it after a difficult conversation, during a period of grief, before a new moon, when supporting a friend, or after activism and community work. The practices draw on elements such as earth, water, smoke cleansing, crystals, tinctures, meditation, brewing, writing, and coven-based work, giving readers a wide range of ways to shape intention without needing an elaborate setup.
This book is especially well suited to those interested in modern witchcraft, crisis-care ritual, emotional grounding, and magickal self-care that fits into real life. It does not replace professional mental health or medical support, but it can sit alongside other forms of care as a reflective, symbolic, and personal practice. As a hardback, it also makes a thoughtful gift for someone rebuilding strength, marking a transition, or seeking gentle ritual structure during challenging times.
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