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This page exists to help you locate ingredients for rituals and spellcraft. It is organized in sections: • The top of this page is a discussion/explanation/exploration of how to shop for magical materials. Remember: sometimes finding the ingredients is part of the spell. (If you just want the links, then just scroll down.) • Below the text are two lists of links for vendors of botanical and magical goods: The first list is organized by country of origin (US, Canada and so forth) and descriptions of their wares. • The second list is organized by types of goods: hydrosols, magic inks, dried herbs and so forth. • Finally there is a list of links to independent magical shops so that hopefully you can locate stores near you. Have fun shopping!
Among the joys, mysteries and challenges of spell-casting is gathering materials. The level of difficulty involved in obtaining materials often depends on the type of spell you’d like to cast: • Some spells require only items found in even the least well-stocked food market (sugar, salt, and pepper for instance) • Some spells require items one can collect for oneself: dirt or rain-water, for instance. • However, there are, of course, also spells requiring more exotic materials: herbs, oils, specialized candles, for instance. By definition, some are not easy to find. It is vital to appreciate that gathering materials for your spells is part of the spell-process itself. Consider whether materials are found readily or are a challenge to obtain. The universe (or the powers that be) may be sending messages to you regarding your spells. Quite often, the right materials magically appear at the right moment. Sometimes you’ll know it’s the right moment because the right materials appeared. Remember: • Don’t be afraid to improvise. • Treasure those items one had to struggle and search to locate. • Don’t ignore or underestimate those items that found you or magically made their presence known. • Consider gathering supplies as a quest or spiritual journey. If you can, it’s usually a good idea to begin your quest for magical materials close to home. Merchants who sell botanical and/or occult supplies (and they are NOT always the same) are pioneers who cannot exist without support from their communities (and the same applies to independent book sellers, a truly endangered species.) Your local merchants cannot survive without local customers. As they do not have the advertising budgets of large chains, they are not always easy to locate. A list of links to local magical stores is at the bottom of this page: locations are indicated. *** Remember: the more personal focus and effort invested in spell-casting (including locating materials) the more personal magical energy generated. The Witches Voice is an excellent resource to help you locate and communicate with local merchants: www.witchvox.com Also, for occult/witch supplies, especially in urban areas try searching in the local phone book under Occult, Botanica, Religious or Spiritual Goods. If you can’t find materials locally (or if you just enjoy shopping—all the following sites are wonderful), the following are sites that either I can personally recommend or that come highly recommended by other readers. • Many sell whole-sale as well as retail. • Although they are organized here by country of origin, don't let national boundaries limit you: most will ship internationally. BELGIUM Seventh Scent: unique magical, mysterious, gothical perfume blends and products created using only essential and fragrance oils, with no alcohol. Great stories, too! The site is in English; payment is accepted in US dollars and Eurodollars: CANADA Kyphi Aromatherapy Inc. : beautiful essential oils, herbs, hydrosols, floral waters and other products, many directly from Egypt www.kyphiinc.com Olivia’s Passion: vast selection of botanicals and other Craft materials. Olivia’s Passion also carries essential oils, although they may not as yet be listed on the website. Please enquire: www.oliviaspassion.com Richters Herbs: one thousand varieties of culinary, medicinal and aromatic herbs: plants, seeds, dried herbs, books, videos, seminars and workshops. www.richters.com UNITED KINGDOM Magick Rose: assorted Craft supplies including herbs, oils, candles and much more. One-stop magickal shopping. Magick Rose ships to Europe and elsewhere outside of Britain: www.magickrose.co.uk UNITED STATES Alchemy Works: the raw materials of magic- seeds, herbs, resins and incense plus handcrafted formula oils and magic inks. Lots of magical and astrological information too. alchemy-works.com Aphrodisia: The website doesn’t do this New York City store justice. Aphrodisia is a huge, amazing herbal emporium with a storefront on Bleecker Street. At time of this posting, only oils were listed on the website: don’t be fooled- Aphrodisia has virtually any botanical a spellcaster might require. If you need herbs, resins or essential oils, please contact Aphrodisia directly. Information is on the website. They mail-order. www.aphrodisiaherbshoppe.com Conjure Oils: Oils, oils and even more fabulous conjure oils! Tradiional Hoodoo formulas but also an incredible selection of unusual oils, too. Check out the loteria oils! And the Feri formulas, too! www.conjureoils.com Coventry Creations: A vast selection of beautiful, magically powerful candles for all purposes. Hand made and blessed. Candle accessories, too, plus magical oils, soap, something new and wonderful everytime I look! Home of Original Blessed Herbal Candles, Coventry Magic and MotorCity HooDoo. www.coventrycreations.com Enfleurage: vast selection of essential oils, many rare. Enfleurage is located across the street from Aphrodisia Herb Shoppe in New York’s Greenwich Village. If you’re in New York, it’s a perfect and convenient (and very fun) botanical shopping excursion: www.enfleurage.com Island of Salvation Botanica: candles, herbs, oils, lodestones, magnetic sand and much more including the artwork of esteemed author Manbo Sallie Ann Glassman. The Lucky Mojo Curio Company: botanicals, magnetic sand, lodestones, candles, condition oils and other hoodoo/conjure supplies: www.luckymojo.com/catalogue Mountain Rose Herbs: bulk organic herbs, spices, essential oils and an extensive selection of carrier oils. www.mountainroseherbs.com Otherworld Apothecary: dedicated to creating and providing high quality magical products for use in spellcraft and rituals. Herbs, oils, brews, powders and much more. Scully Elly's Voodoo Joint: herbs, roots, resins, minerals and spiritual supplies as well as a wide selection of powders and potions hand-crafted by Scully Elly in New Orleans. Click here
_____________ The following links are organized by category of product: Candles Coventry Creations
Essential Oils Alchemy Works Seeds & Herbs alchemy-works.comEnfleurage Kyphi Aromatherapy Inc Nature's Gift
Formula Oils: Condition, Conjure, Perfume Alchemy Works Bewitchingbee Magical Supply Conjure Oils Island of Salvation Botanica www.feyvodou.comThe Lucky Mojo Curio Company Motor City Hoodoo Otherworld Apothecary Scully Elly's Voodoo Joint Seventh Scent
General Spell Supplies Bewitchingbee Magical Supply www.bewitchingbee.comCoventry Creations www.coventrycreations.comIsland of Salvation Botanica www.feyvodou.comThe Lucky Mojo Curio Company www.luckymojo.com/catalogueMagick Rose www.magickrose.co.ukOtherworld Apothecary Scully Elly's Voodoo Joint Herbs and Spices Alchemy Works Seeds & Herbs alchemy-works.comAphrodisia Island of Salvation Botanica Magick Rose Mountain Rose Herbs Olivia's Passion Otherworld Apothecary www.otherworld-apothecary.comRichters Scully Elly's Voodoo Joint www.thejukejoint.com/sculelvoodjo.html
Hydrosols Kyphi Aromatherapy Inc. Nature's Gift www.naturesgift.comLive Plants and/or Seeds Alchemy Works Seeds & Herbs The Banana Tree Richters Herbs Magical Inks Alchemy Works Seeds & Herbs Perfumes Conjure Oils Seventh Scent
Independent Magical Stores We are very blessed to live in the 21st century, a time when one can discreetly buy magical & metaphysical books and products through internet sources, allowing almost unlimited access to people, products and resources located at a distance from us. HOWEVER independent magical stores provide a unique service to both the magical community and to the individual student of the magical arts. Nothing else replaces them. Independent magical stores include witch stores, occult shops, botanicas and stores specializing in spiritual and magical books and products. They provide us with a community. They create communities for us. In addition to selling books and magical supplies, many also provide seminars, classes, demonstrations, author events and opportunities for likeminded people and kindred spirits to meet and mingle. Many (though not all) of these businesses are owned and operated by practitioners. All are owned and operated by people with a commitment to the magical community, magical practice and the diffusion of magical/metaphysical/occult knowledge. For decades, these stores were the only outlets for magical supplies and books. Not too long ago, no mass chain or mainstream bookseller would carry occult books. They wouldn't touch them. If there wasn't an independent magical store near you, you'd have to mail order from one. It is very difficult for independent merchants to remain in business these days. Many have fallen by the wayside. I returned to the East Coast in 2001 having spent 11 years living in California only to discover that all the old New York City stomping grounds of my youth had disappeared: the late, lamented Samuel Weiser's Books, Magickal Childe, all gone. Rents are high and ever-increasing, profits are low, independent merchants are often financially unable to match the lower prices offered by mass chains or more mainstream outlets BUT these stores provide more than just goods. No, they can't always match the discounts found elsewhere but the consumer receives something very special for those extra couple of dollars: these independent magical merchants provide personalized information, instructions, recommendations, friends, classes. They offer a helping hand and usually access to an experienced practitioner. They are the hearthfires of the magical community. Those who live in areas without these merchants miss them terribly; an internet or mass chain purchase is not the same nor is it an adequate substitute. So, support your local merchants. They can't exist without our support. They have made a commitment to our community so, in turn, let's make a commitment to their survival. Below is a list of independent magical merchants and their websites organized by area: see if you can find one near you. Check out their websites, visit the stores: they stock books and carry all sorts of spellcasting supplies. And if you don't see what you're looking for, ask the proprietor: many will help you locate what you need.
If you are a magical merchant with a website, please e-mail me so that I can add a link.
BERMUDA Nature Aromas Metaphysical Bookstore (Hamilton) 61 Reid Street CANADA The Magical Blend (Montreal) www.themagicalblend.com (English) www.lemelangemagique.com (French) Witch's Brew (Saskatoon) http://members.shaw.ca/witchsbrew/ NETHERLANDS Manari New Age store Langendijk 35 4201 CE Gorinchem
UNITED STATES California The Lucky Mojo Curio Company (Forestville) www.luckymojo.com/mojocatmap.html Colorado Celebration (Colorado Springs) Florida Magical Senses (Crystal River) www.magicalsenses.comGeorgia Synchronicity, a Metaphysical Dynasty (Roswell)
Indiana FOLKMAGIC, Herbs, Oils and Oddities (Muncie) 3418 N.Broadway Telephone: (765) 287-8134 E-mail: wolfwench@yahoo.com Louisiana Island of Salvation Botanica (New Orleans) Maryland The Turning Wheel (Baltimore) 7942-A Belair Road Telephone: (410) 882-8060 The Turning Wheel (Pasadena) 8039 Ritchie Highway Telephone: (410)761-3130 Massachusetts Incantations (Plymouth) New Moon Magick (Martha's Vineyard) Michigan Triple Goddess Bookstore (Okemos) www.triplegoddessbookstore.com New Hampshire Pachamama (Concord) Myths & Maidens (Manchester) New Jersey Soul Journey (Butler) Basic Elements (Bound Brook) New York 13 Moons (Johnson City) Envision Crystal (Port Jefferson) Witches-n-Stitches (North Syracuse) Ohio Book of Shadows/WitchCrafters (Canton) Oklahoma Nature's Treasures (Midwest City) 6223 S.E. 15th Street Telephone: 405-741-4322 Utah Jeweled Maidens (Salt Lake City) Virginia The Guardian Dragon Metaphysical Shoppe (Midlothian)
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