Hello,
I have decided to run an online class sale. Four out of my five popular online classes are now 5 dollars off!

Here is a list of the four classes that are on sale.
Herb Magick - $25
Psychic Protection & the Paranormal- $25
The Elements of Witchcraft -$35
Advanced Natural Magick-$35

You can sign up for the classes on my website- just click on the link below!
http://www.ellendugan.com/10.html 

The Class descriptions are as follows:

The required text for this online course is Practical Protection Magick, by Ellen Dugan. Published by Llewellyn Worldwide. The text does not come with this course and may be purchased ay any major bookstore or online through Llewellyn Worldwide at www.llewellyn.com or at Amazon at www.amazon.com The book is also available on Kindle.

The Elements of Witchcraft and Advanced Natural Magick 

Award winning author, Ellen Dugan is offering an two-part, at home study course. The first Class-  "The Elements of Witchcraft." and now a second course on "Advanced Natural Magick".
These Courses are only being offered online and are available to purchase through PayPal. The class fee is $35.00 for each class, and will be emailed to you in Rich Text Format. 

The first "at home" course of study, The Elements of Witchcraft, covers the four elements, their magickal correspondences, and several days of elemental homework assignments. Included in the course is: The Welcome letter, a Syllabus, study guide, and the lesson plan and homework assignments. There is a suggested reading list for further study, and a self-test for you to take on the honor system to challenge yourself and to see how much you have learned. Required text for the first course is Elements of Witchcraft: by Ellen Dugan, Published by Llewellyn Worldwide. 




 
The second "at home" course, "Advanced Natural Magick"  goes further into the study of the elements and the Elementals. (It is strongly recommended for you to have taken the first class before you begin the second.) This advanced class builds off of your homework and journaling from the first class, and looks at how the four elemental energies are at play within your own psyche and how they influence your personal power. Included in the course is: the welcome letter, the syllabus and the Study Guide Part I, and Study Guide Part II. Within the study guides for "Advanced Natural Magick" are rituals,  reading assignments and homework assignments. There is also a suggested reading list for further study. The required texts for the second course is Natural Witchery and Garden Witchery, by Ellen Dugan, Published by Llewellyn Worldwide.
The texts do not come with the courses and may be purchased at any major bookstore, or on line through Llewellyn Worldwide 

Oh and yes, my Full Moon Magick class is still available and only $22.00 The lunar eclipse information has been updated for 2013. I have also updated the other lunar information- this is important as there are no Blue moons in 2013 or 2014. So for the new online students I added a Black Moon spell- There are going to be 2 "Black Moons in 2014! What is a "Black Moon" you may ask?
It is the second new moon within any calendar month. In 2014 there is a "Black Moon in January and in March!  

 

So there you go all the class information that you need, go ahead and sign up for a class or two, they are affordable and you can work them at your own pace and in the privacy of your own home. Kick off 2013 by celebrating your Craft and learning something new. 

Blessed be, Ellen

Good Morning,

Garden sign in the lavender

My garden is blooming about a month ahead of schedule, thanks to the very warm and early spring we are experiencing this year. My lilac is finished its bloom cycle and my snowball bush is blooming now and so are my roses. Wow, this is early. About a month early.

Snowball bush April1, 2012

And I have to say, my garden has been a comfort to me in these last few weeks. When the stress and pressure have gotten to me, I head out to the garden.
There is always work to be done. Staking the peonies- I use round tomato cages- works like a charm. Just train the sprouts up inside of those concentric rings.
I ruthlessly pull weeds, lay down more mulch, and since the weather has been so warm I started planting new hanging baskets and containers. Geraniums and petunias can take a little chill. So when the weather swings cooler (and it will) the flowers will be fine.

New container in Ellen's garden

For the past few days I have been sitting outside in the afternoon and evenings with the proof pages for Seasons of Witchery, and have worked my way carefully through them. There are many illustrations in this new book and the artist, Wen Hsu did a phenomenal job. In just two months the book will be out and in your hot little hands. I can hardly wait!

Seasons of Witchery was a fun book to write as I wrote it in real time. The Midsummer chapter was written in- wait for it... June. The Samhain chapter was written during October, and so on.
I wanted this book on the sabbats to be personal and relaxing. Not to just trot out the old Eggs are for Ostara, schtick. This is a book you can read all year long, and it will give you plenty of seasonal spells, garden witchery, witchy arts and crafts, faerie magick, and even some recipes to try out. I am very happy with it.

2012 Faerie Garden in old Birdbath

 Yesterday my coven sister and fellow Llewellyn author, Ember came over, and I had her take a look at a few questions I had marked in the proof pages. While she was visiting my acquisitions editor Elysia called to check in and since Ember was with me, she scared the crap out us both with an April Fools joke. She got us good too.

After that my friend and I blew through my questions in less than an hour, and then of course we headed out to the gardens. Ember and I talked about the next coven get-together, our book projects- she has her second book on crystal magick coming out next year, and of course we discussed our gardens.

Perennial garden April-1-2012

I loaded her up with some 25 pound bags of organic potting soil- courtesy of my husband's job- he gets to bring home samples... and she headed home- with a gleam in her eye and plans for new container gardens. 

Later in the evening my sons Kraig and Kyle came over and we barbequed and relaxed.
All in all it was a great way to start out the month of April. I hope that you spruce up your gardens, plant some containers and spend some time in your gardens this week. They truly are magickal places.
Blessed be, Ellen

PS. Don't forget that my books; Garden Witchery, Garden Witch's Herbal and Herb Magic for Beginners, are filled with magick and practical gardening information, garden plans, container gardening, flower folklore, spells and rituals that you can use. No matter where you live- there is always a way to add some of the garden's enchantment to your life.

Hello,
Tomorrow I am teaching the third in my series of Practical Magick Classes and the topic for this class is Prosperity and Abundance Magick.  I have written lots of prosperity spells over the years. I have entire chapters on the topic of prosperity in my books, Cottage Witchery, Herb Magic for Beginners, 7 Days of Magic, and Book of Witchery. 

Prosperity Magick is always a popular topic, and honestly the lure of casting a spell and having money appear "like magick" is very attractive to darn near everyone.
But the truth is prosperity magick, like any other magick, is more complex than most folks realize.

There are clever ways to attract prosperity and abundance into your life, and believe it or not it all starts with you and your outlook, and what mood you are in when you cast the spell. If you want to attract positive things into your life then you need to put aside fear and embrace the idea that prosperity is everywhere, and that there is more than enough to go around.

In my class tomorrow I will be teaching the students about the colors, crystals and herbs that are most complimentary for this type of spell work- but I will also teach them much more.
We are going to look at the Law of Attraction, astrological and lunar timing for best results, and how to avoid those "rookie Witch mistakes" so their prosperity spells don't backfire.
This is going to be a fun class. If you live in the St. Louis area, you should come out and join us. Here is the class information. Hope to see you there!

Class Date: Sunday March 4
Time:  2:00pm
Class fee: $30.00
Place: Wellness Center (Chapel of Love & Light)
1600 Boone's Lick Road
St. Charles, MO. 63301
Ages 18 and up are welcome.
Need more info? For more information, directions to the Wellness Center, or to pre-register for classes, please contact Ellen via email at edugan_gardenwitch@yahoo.com 
 

Just for fun here is an "extra spell that I wrote for the Magical Almanac back in 2009. Try out this sunrise spell for yourself and see how it works for you.

Work this spell at sunrise and take a moment to embrace all the magick and possibilities of a brand new day. There are no accesories needed for this spell, just yourself, your intentions, and the sunrise. This spell is an affirmation of sorts. Where you re-affirm your vows as a Witch and invite positive things into your life.
Directions: Turn and face east. Feel the warmth and power of the sun wash over you. Ground and center yourself, clear your mind. Smile and be positive and upbeat. Then when you are ready, repeat the spell verse.


Blessed be, Ellen