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This is my friend Kim Falconer’s latest book, due out TOMORROW!  I cannot wait to read it & this is not just hyper-gush. The most satisfying thing about Kim’s book (which remind me of Ursula Le Guin & Madeleine L’Engle, maybe a bit Tanith Lee or a feminist Wiccan Tolkien) is that the magic in it is all real.

The spells work. The astrology is accurate. The magical thinking instruction is actually inspirational. It all makes complete sense. Because if you know even a bit about the Occult, it’s infuriating to read something like “the Moon was retrograde that night”.  The science is for real.  Even though there is always a tight plot (I am, I admit it, a natural contender for anything blending sex, magic & time travel conundrums) it is also like reading a manual.

You can buy it online here or have a crack at winning Kimmy’s whole Quantum Enchantment series here.

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So all the fash blogs are agog with this:

“…The ‘Protector Collection’ has been meticulously created with Asprey by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to benefit a charity close to their hearts. The limited collection of fine jewels and silver objects was inspired by Angelina’s reflection on the snake as an iconic guardian, a cultural symbol of family protection. All net proceeds will be donated to the Education Partnership For Children of Conflict (EPCC).

The individual pieces in The Protector Collection are limited editions, handcrafted at the Asprey London flagship store, 167 New Bond Street. Each silver piece carries the 5 quality hallmarks applied by the London Assay Office…”

I LOVE Snakes even though i don’t usually wear jewellery and I checked this out: Price On Application.  But fab cause, yes?

What I REALLY LOVE about this is the name of the collection: The Protector is like a really ancient name for Lilith, the original She-Devil and ye olde Serpent Snake-Goddess, Temptress etc. She protects Pagan knowledge that the Christians and others have tried to destroy forever. Angelina Jolie is Pluto-Moon woman par excellence and she has Venus in Cancer Rising- v.apt energy for a highly emotive & seductive aspiring global nurturer I think.

But still, the very name The Protector – regardless of the design or the greatness of the cause (clearly amazing and humbling) in conjunction with a Snake motif is cheeky…Especially in certain parts of the world (like Mesopotamia and Persia) where they banished deities such as Ishtar and her male God-lover Tammuz (think Venus and Mars for easier reference) in favour of more monolithic, patriarchal Gods.

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Things To Do When The Moon Wanes In Scorpio…

* Feed your ravens/cats/bats/familiars

* Write never-to-be-sent Letters Of Shit for psychological catharthis.

* Choose ONE Tarot card at random to mediate upon for the next few days.

* Eat only to fuel your body,  not for pleasure.

* E-shop for ‘marital aids’

* Swot up on sex manuals.

* Write your occult memoirs: Ghosts, psychic moments et al.

* Silently e-stalk some exes for no particular reason.

* Read Baudelaire or the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

* Scheme an ambitious lingerie resurrection.

* Listen to Goth music.

* Flash-Psych: When & how you transformed yourself/your life the most effectively? And how/why?

* Super-Quick Feng Shui: This year the super-lucky number 8 star is in the South East sector of chez You. Zoosh that sector up accordingly…Clean, bright & no clutter…A fountain could be good too but not in a bedroom.