My Most Read spell Book.

I have two books in my personal library, by the author Judika Illes,  one is "The Elemental Encyclopedia of Witchcraft "http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS1=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=pagansamongus-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=tf_til&asins=0007192932  and the other is "The Elemental Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells"    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0007164653/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0007164653&linkCode=as2&tag=pagansamongus-20"><img http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0007164653&Format=_SL110_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=pagansamongus-20" http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=pagansamongus-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0007164653  

  I am so enamored with her works but  I only have these two books and am eventually going to purchase the others in time. I have read the 5,000 spells book so many times that the pages are falling out and the spine is coming apart! The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft is a engrossing and very educational read as well, providing detailed references to Gods, Goddesses, Spirits, Tools of Witchcraft and their uses, I could go on and on about these two books and probably not cover it all because there is literally 887 pages in the witchcraft reference book and 1107 pages in the spell book and I still have not read every single page!   I have tried and tested many of the spells and formulas for magical recipes found in the spell reference book and these two were the first "serious" books on witchcraft that I bought several years ago and I am happy that I did because I have yet to find a better source of information and educational reading than Ms. Illes and her volumes. I am very picky when I look for books like hers because I want the best that I can find that will give me the information and instruction that I need.

  I regret to say that I have been somewhat neglecting my usual full moon/ dark moon rituals for over a month now. in fact I haven't done any spells  or rituals or made any crafts or done anything"magical" for over a month. This new job I have is draining away all my free time. When you spend 8 hours a day in a 40 degree food processing factory, 40 hours a week, you don't want to use your hands for anything except opening a Tylenol bottle and holding a coffee cup! I've spent at least 10 weekends now just basically trying to catch up on house chores and sleep and spending a bit of quality time with my two kids, one of which will be going back to live with her father at end of this month. The Gods and goddess and all Spirits know how I love them and miss their presence at my altar table and casted circle but for the life of me I just have not had the time or energy to light a candle for them or make a offering or to even think of something I might want or need from them that requires a ritualistic invocation or petition. I know magic is not always something you physically do and invest time and effort into manifestation, but it makes me feel better inside knowing that I physically worked on something in my room to achieve a result. and I just haven't been doing that lately and that is I say I am neglecting my magical and spiritual work. I tell myself that as long as I am thinking in a magically inclined way that i am still trying to manifest something but in reality if you don't at last try when it matters to put in a effort physically then just thinking about it is not getting you very far. 

   The last magically inclined thing I done was two months ago.. when I started working at my current job, in my wallet is a spell paper directed towards keeping my job and obtaining my employers' favor so that I continue to keep my job. thus far I believe that its working but that paper needs a charge and a reaffirmation because I just recently got full time hired into the company. I also carry a small baggie that contains a miniature recreation of charms and ingredients of my larger green bag. So far that little bit of enhancement has served me well but by now I am sure its needing a boost because I basically charged it one time and set it to do its purpose and left it alone after that  because now I am flat out too busy with the new job to actually attend to it like I probably should be. a pinch of new herbal powder and a dab of oil and setting a candle would probably be beneficial right now, and  I also recently applied for a different line of credit and a personal loan from my bank and I am thinking I might need to ask for a bit of luck with that too. So this coming week will be dedicated to recharging my previous work I charged when I got my job, and asking for a special favor to help with the bank applications I just recently sent in. To all  my readers, Blessed Be and I shall return as soon as I have these things set to rights to update you all on how that has or has not turned out.