Contents Exercises and Figures xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 How This Book Came About 3 Ritual and Magic 4 What's in This Book? 5 Chapter 1: What Is Magic? 7 What Does Magic Do? 13 How Does Magic Work? 15 What Is a Spell? 17 Chapter 2: Everything Is Connected to Everything Else 21 Experiencing Connection 22 The Road Map of Interconnection 23 Sympathetic Magic 31 Chapter 3: Time and Space 37 Time 37 How Does Transcending Time Affect Magic? 40 The Final Frontier 42 Ritual Transcendence 44 Chapter 4: Magical Intention 47 Firm Desire 49 Fixed and Conscious Focus 51 Determination and Confidence 52 Emotion 56 Developing Mind Skills 57 Meditation 58 Grounding and Centering 71 Visualization and Sensory Exercises 76 Using Triggers 81 Using Focal Objects 83 Chapter 5: Raising Power, Part One: Power Sources, Deity, and Self 85 Where Does Power Come From? 86 Power from Deity 86 Power from the Self 95 Accessing Power from the Mind and Body Jointly 107 Chapter 6: Raising Power, Part Two: Natural and Supernatural Sources, Accumulated Power, Magic Words, and Flavor 115 Power from Natural and Supernatural Sources 115 Saved, Accumulated, or Stored Power 134 Magic Words 144 Flavors of Power 151 Chapter 7: Sending Power 159 Target and Goal 160 Splitting Focus 169 Sending in a Burst: "Male" Power Sending 175 Sending in Waves: "Female" Power Sending 178 Sending Power into Storage 179 Mass Sending 185 Deciding How to Raise and Send Power 188 Chapter 8: Spells 195 Fine-Tuning a Spell 196 The Components of a Spell 198 Chapter 9: Constructing a Spell 229 Brainstorming 230 First Steps 233 The Sample Spells 235 Evocations/Invocations 264 How to Dress a Candle 266 All-Purpose Spells 267 Some Spells Mentioned in This Book 271 Finally . 283 Appendix A: Tables of Correspondences 285 Appendix B: Spell Basics 295 Appendix C: Recommended Reading 299 Bibliography 307 Index 311 Chapter 10: Bag of Tricks 251 Stocking Your Magical Shelf 251 Consecrations 260.