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AAAAAnnnnn EEEEEnnnnnccccchhhhhaaaaannnnnttttteeeeeddddd LLLLLiiiiifffffeeeee An Adept’s Guide to Masterful Magick By Patricia Telesco NEW PAGE BOOKS A division of The Career Press, Inc. Franklin Lakes, NJ Copyright © 2002 by Patricia Telesco All rights reserved under the Pan-American and International Copyright Con- ventions. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or hereafter in- vented, without written permission from the publisher, The Career Press. AN ENCHANTED LIFE Edited by Dianna Walsh Typeset by Kristen Mohn Cover design by Cheryl Cohan Finbow Illustrations by Colleen Koziara Printed in the U.S.A. by Book-mart Press To order this title, please call toll-free 1-800-CAREER-1 (NJ and Canada: 201-848-0310) to order using VISA or Master Card, or for further informa- tion on books from Career Press. The Career Press, Inc., 3 Tice Road, PO Box 687, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 www.careerpress.com www.newpagebooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Telesco, Patricia, 1960- An enchanted life : an adept’s guide to masterful magick / by Patricia Telesco. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56414-566-2 1. Magic. 2. Spiritual life. I Title BF1621 .T42 2001 133.4’3--dc21 2001044366 This book is lovingly dedicated to the “crazy, water-witching indian,” his lovely wife Deena, “she who giggles,” and their merry band of family and friends. Thank you for welcoming me to your sacred fire with such warmth and hospitality. May the love you radiate reach out and bless All our Relations. Aho! Contents Preface 9 Introduction 13 50 Practices for Enchanted Living 16 Part 1: Honoring the Journey 21 Chapter 1: The Book of You 23 Transformative Moments 24 Proficiency and Power 30 Patterns of Power 43 Chapter 2: Sensual Sorcery: The Power of Five 49 Seeing Is Believing 55 An Ear on Things 61 Magick Is in the Air 68 A Matter of Taste 72 Keeping in Touch 76 Part 2: The Way, the Path: The Ends and Means 81 Chapter 3: The Tao of Enchanted Living 83 Four Archetypes Illustrate the Circle of Life 84 Chapter 4: The Healer 89 Keynote: Awareness 90 Shamanic Focus: Thoughtfulness 97 The Eight-Fold Path Spotlight: Right and Proper 100 Effort and Livelihood Sensory Cues: Smell and Touch 105 Magickal Methods: Meditation and Projection 111 Elemental Correspondence: Water 114 Sacred Duty: Cleansing 118 Chapter 5: The Teacher 121 Keynote: Timing 123 Shamanic Focus: Reconnect and Integrate 129 The Eight-Fold Path Spotlight: View and Thinking 135 Sensory Cues: Taste and Voice 140 Magickal Methods: Discipline, Storytelling, 142 Repatterning Elemental Correspondence: Earth 148 Sacred Duty: Pilgrimage 151 Chapter 6: The Warrior 155 Keynote: Readiness and Movement 158 Shamanic Focus: Presence and Attention 163 The Eight-Fold Path Spotlight: Speech and Action 168 Sensory Cue: Hearing 172 Magickal Methods: Claiming Power and 174 Manifestation Elemental Correspondence: Fire 177 Sacred Duty: Offering 182 Chapter 7: The Visionary 187 Keynote: Understanding and Perspective 189 Shamanic Focus: Silence, Truth, Realness 193 The Eight-Fold Path Spotlight: Mindfulness and 196 Concentration Sensory Cue: Sight 202 Magickal Methods: Ritual and Astral Journeying 205 Elemental Correspondence: Air 208 Sacred Duty: Prayer 212 Select Bibliography 215 Index 217 Author the Author 223 Preface Preface “My mother says I must not pass too near that glass; she is afraid that I will see a little witch that looks like me.” —Sarah Morgan Bryant Piatt Some 15 years ago as of this writing, I discovered that down deep in my spirit, beneath layers of societal, familial, and cultural teachings, there lived a witch! This came as a total and complete surprise to me. After all, I grew up in the Lutheran faith, spent five years as a Pentecostal missionary, spent a few more years in an agnostic haze, and then stumbled on New Age thinking quite innocently. What came as an even greater surprise was the realiza- tion that my journey wasn’t that unique or odd. In fact, there were thousands of people just like me who discov- ered alternative spirituality in much the same way, with equal surprise and delight. For all of us, it was like coming home to something you’d believed all along, but for which you had no name. The wonder and blessing of that discovery still lingers in my heart and mind. Nonetheless, the witch within me isn’t quite the same as she was in the beginning. I’m not so 9 9

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Takes you beyond the ''101'' magical books. This book is designed as a helpmate, guiding the reader to move at his or her own pace, using personal vision as a guide and guru. It is written specifically for the spiritual seeker who is aiming toward enlightenment in the here and now through responsibl
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