Hello,

I have been working away on book #16 this past week, and things have been a little hectic while my daughter prepares to leave for graduate school, out of state. She is excited, and at the moment we have lots of boxes all packed and stacked in the garage. Moving day is in less than two weeks and its going to be quite the process. Getting a moving truck, clearing out her storage unit, packing up her items from home, then the 280 mile drive to her new apartment. She is pretty excited to begin this next chapter of her life and I am going to have the chance to re-do my guest bedroom- again.
It was my guest room when she moved out a few years ago, then when Erin moved back home to save up for graduate school, it became her bedroom once again. So I packed up all of the pretties that were in that guest room and stored them. 

Now that I have a date where I can turn that room back into a vintage garden room, I can hardly wait to start decorating. First I will clean and cleanse the room, and bless it so anyone who stays there is a happy guest and that the energy is welcoming.

It was this soon-to-be-home decorating project, that got me to thinking about my Hearth & Home Magick Online Class. People have been asking me for a long time to offer it again, I had retired it over a year ago... and so I have decided to offer it once again for a limited time, and so it is now available online again until September 1st, 2013.

This online class uses my book Cottage Witchery, as it's required reading, and boasts a LARGE amount of class material. There are new spells and kitchen witchery for you to work and to learn. Best of all it is worked in the privacy of your own home, it is as always, affordable. Hearth & Home Magick is a work at your own pace class- all of my online classes are. So you can work through the material on your own schedule.You can order any of my online classes on my website by clicking on the following link. Ellen Dugan's Online Classes

In other news I have found a fabulous store in St. Louis to teach in-person classes once more! Seemed to me that with the majority of my students coming from St. Louis or Eastern Illinois, it would be a good idea to look for a classroom space within St. Louis. Here is the information!

AUGUST 2013

PRACTICAL PROTECTION MAGICK CLASS AT MYSTIC VALLEY IN ST. LOUIS

Class date- Saturday, August 31, 2013
Time: 2:00- 4:00pm
Place: Mystic Valley
7241 Manchester Road
Maplewood, MO. 63143
Ages 18 and up are welcome
Class price: $40.00
Store Phone: 314-645-3336
www.mysticvalleyonline.com

Award winning author Ellen Dugan is teaching her very popular workshop on Practical Protection Magick . This class will cover your psychic strengths and weaknesses, explain how to diagnose a magickal problem, and discuss the difference between a hex and a crossed condition. This live class has been popular across the country and Ellen is delighted to offer it for the first time in St. Louis city.
This class will explore real-life psychic self-defense, and it gives practical advice on dealing with emotional and uninvited psychic vampires. Several techniques of protective spell-work will be discussed, and you will also discover what the phrase “Magick follows the least path of resistance”, truly means. Class fee -$40.00. Call the store soon to reserve your spot in class.

 SEPTEMBER- OCTOBER CLASSES AT MYSTIC VALLEY IN ST. LOUISNatural Witchery Series of Classes
Ellen is teaching classes locally in the St. Louis area again! Ellen will be teaching her classes on four consecutive Sundays at Mystic Valley. The first series of four classes will be on various topics of Witchery and Practical Magick. Ages 18 and up are welcome.

Class dates- Sunday- September 22, 28 & October 6 and 13th
Time: 2:00- 4:00pm
Place: Mystic Valley
7241 Manchester Road
Maplewood, MO. 63143
Ages 18 and up are welcome
Classes are $40.00 each --or attend all four classes for $140.00 and save! (Payment for all four classes is due in full at the time of the first class.)
Store Phone: 314-645-3336
www.mysticvalleyonline.com
Elemental Witchery- Sunday September 22nd
Earth, air, fire and water… not just for the 101 student. Dare to take a deeper more advanced look into the four natural elements that we draw upon in our magick. What element do you favor? Which do you have trouble with? By taking a deeper look at these questions you begin to see what your magickal strengths and weakness are. We are all a mixture of the four natural elements. Learn how to restore and balance your personal power, making your magick more effective and powerful

Psychic Ability and Witchery. Class Date- Sunday, September 29th
In this second class we learn how the various types of psychic abilities, (and YES everyone has them) affect and enhance your Craft. We will learn about three types of psychic abilities and will work together with energy exercises in class. You will discover if you are a visionary, an intuitive or an empath. There will also be a demonstration of building energy and passing it to another, and chance for all of the students to try out their intuitive skills for themselves.

Looking Deeper- Becoming an Adept. Class date, Sunday, October 6th
How does one become an adept? This third class in the series addresses this issue. With an honest look at the topic and some straight-up information that any Witch struggling to go beyond the “Beginner” phase of their training needs to know. In this class the students will get up and put what they have learned into practice. This class focuses on individuality, and how our own personal magickal style makes each of us more powerful and spiritual.

Tending to Your Spirituality. Class Date- Sunday, October 13th
Spirituality, what does it truly mean to us as Witches? In this final class of the series we talk about “Living the magickal life.” How does one live and conduct themselves as a person of power? This class explores finding the sacred in what others perceive as ordinary. The mystery tradition of the Craft, and just why this “Mystery” is so darned mystifying anyway…. This is a deeper look at the fifth element of magick, that of Spirit.

So that's it from here. Be sure to nab your Hearth & Home online class while it is avaialbe and I hope to see some of the locals at my new Witchcraft Classes at Mystic Valley soon!
Happy summer and Blessed be.
Ellen

Good Morning,

The online class sale that began last week is bouncing along. It will be running for the next little while, so go sign up for an online class of mine while the sale prices are available! Four out of the five classes are reduced five dollars each. So the current online class prices are- Herb Magick-$25.00. Psychic Protection & The Paranormal-$25.00. The Elements of Witchcraft- $35.00 and Advanced Natural Magick-$35.00. 

The Full Moon Magick Class has been recently updated to include, a grand total of 15 lunar spells, the lunar eclipse information for 2013, and supplemental information on "Black Moons" as there will be two Black Moons in 2014. The price for the Full Moon Magick Class remains- $22.00 as always. In my mind, online classes should be kept affordable- that-a-way more folks can enjoy them!Here is the link that will take you directly to my online class page on my website. http://www.ellendugan.com/10.html

In other news, recently I was able to get an advance look at my witch-friend Tess Whitehurst's upcoming book, The Magic of Flowers. Her newest book will be released in June this year and you are in for a treat. I was delighted to give Tess a blurb for this new book and its wonderful. Here is the cover art and the publisher's description.

The Magic of Flower- Tess Whitehurst- June 2013

Publishers description:
"From African daisy to ylang-ylang and 76 others in between, Tess Whitehurst’s The Magic of Flowers introduces you to the holistic and healing benefits of the most magical flowers, flower essences, floral essential oils, and more. This one-of-a-kind, comprehensive, and convenient guide explores the subtle and whimsical realm of flower magic.
As a manifestation of divine beauty and wisdom, each flower offers you unique magical and spiritual ways to connect with it. Enjoy healing, spiritual growth, and the life conditions you desire by using flowers for aromatherapy, charms and rituals, herbal potions, divine alignment, and more. If you’ve always wanted to commune with flowers in holistic ways, this is the book for you."

I sat and worked my way through her 500 page manuscript and it is just like Tess herself, lovely, comforting, and filled with gentle wisdom. This nice chunky book will be available through Llewellyn Worldwide in June of 2013.For more information about Tess and all of her charming books, and Feng Shui practice, please visit her website at www.tesswhitehurst.com

Next, is my friend and coven-sister, Ember Grant's second book. I was able to get a look at this book when I helped her put together the list of terms for the index. She fed me lunch and wine "may" have been involved, but we had a great time doing the index- why not make a several hour long chore- into something fun? I started doing that years ago when it came time to do the index in my own books. (Call in my coven sisters- make margaritas and have them help me pull the index together on the book.) And so I was delighted to help a friend do the same.

Ember has an affinity with crystals and magick that has always inspired me, and made me a bit envious. She is like a walking encyclopedia when it comes to crystals and stones. I remember after her first book Magical Candle Crafting was released I looked at her and said. "Well what are you going to write for your second book? Chop, chop, girlfiend let's go!"  Obviously my challenge was accepted. This magickal book will also be released in June of 2013 by Llewellyn Worldwide. Here is her cover art and the publisher's description.

The Book of Crystal Spells- By Ember Grant -June 2013

"Take your magical work with crystals to a new level with this hands-on guide packed with spells, rituals, and methods for using stones in creative ways.
Wiccan author Ember Grant explores crystal magic in depth in this practical manual. Learn about the types of crystals, rocks, and gemstones, and get tips on purchasing, cleansing, charging, and storing them. Explore methods of magic such as crystal grids and numerology, quartz points and clusters, metals and alchemy, glass and sand magic, magical jewelry, elixirs, personal power stones, meditation, and divination.
Find dozens of spells that you can use for home and garden, health, love, problem solving, dreams, astral travel, and much more. Practice the exercises to expand your knowledge, and copy the grids to create your own layouts. Extensive appendices of correspondences and a glossary make this guide useful for beginners as well."

I am so excited to add Ember's new crystal book to my collection! It's about time for a new book on crystal spells and magick.  For more information about Ember, and her books, writing and photography please visit her website at www.embergrant.com .

Oh and YES you may pre-order BOTH of these books on amazon.com or through Llewellyn's website at www.llewellyn.com Both of the books will be available of Kindle as well this summer.

Well, that's it from here. I need to get back to work on my own book. Book #15 is rolling along and I hope to (nope, I WILL)  finish up another chapter this week. My own deadline is getting closer and with Convocation just a month and a half away I need to be about finished before I head up to Detroit.

I am a "Guest of Honor"  this year, and will be giving four lectures and doing an author meet and greet. Here is a link to the speaking schedule for Convocation 2013. Convocation 2013 Class Schedule 
The theme for this year's Convocation is "The Sun" card and "Illumination". So just for fun here is the divine Sun Child and "The Sun" card from my deck Witches Tarot.
Have a great day and blessed be,
Ellen

"The Sun" card from Witches Tarot by Ellen Dugan & Mark Evans

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