About
Lucy Cavendish
Lucy Cavendish is my magical name, and she is me... only more serious, calmer,
much more studious and very, very wise in the ways of The Craft. She's like
my higher self - I can tap into her (it's a bit like channeling) and her spirit
has been around for a long time... very old soul material. I do literally feel
like I'm tapping into a wonderful, magical Wise Woman when I'm working as Her.
Working as Lucy, I created and founded – Witchcraft magazine,
and Lucy's gifts are expressed through spells and Tarot. Lucy Cavendish has
her own deck of Magical Spell Cards out through the gorgeous people at Hay House
(the publishing house set up by Louise Hay). Her Oracle Tarot Deck will be out
through Hay House next year...
This is her oath of Witchcraft
1. Know yourself
2. Know your Craft
3. Study your Craft
4. Apply magical knowledge with wisdom
5. Achieve balance
6. Have integrity
7. Celebrate life
8. Attune with the cycles of nature
9. Breathe and eat well
10. Exercise and be healhy
11. Meditate
12. Honour the Universe
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Lucy's
Magical Spell Cards
Lucy Cavendish speaks about her Magical Spell Cards...
I created the Magical Spell Cards to be enchanted, loving helpers - their purpose
is to help you work magic, safely, according to the sacred laws of witchcraft.
 They are very powerful, and yet they are also safe for the beginner
to work with. They are a beautiful and creative way to learn about Witchcraft.
I made these cards with magic and with love. Blessed Be to all who are guided
to find and use them...
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The
Oracle Tarot - On sale now! Lucy Cavendish
A fresh, intuitive and highly accurate development of the traditional tarot,
created by Lucy Cavendish, with gorgeous symbolic paintings by Melinda.
Published by Hay House
Lucy Cavendish
writes about the Oracle Tarot
"The origins of the tarot deck are as old as the written word: its unique
spiritual imagery and use as a tool for insight and prophecy has been a mysterious
part of many different cultures and eras. But now it is time to recreate its
magic and mystic symbolism for the present – a time when
men and women are positive, free and more able than ever to lead lives of authenticity,
creativity, love and laughter. This is not so much a reinvention as a rejuvenation
of the traditional medieval Tarot – created out of the belief
that modern lives need a modern deck to give them relevant, easy to understand
and practise magical guidance.
It is my heartfelt wish that you not only find wisdom in the Oracle Tarot, but
that you find working with them easy, simple, practical, just a little mystical
and very fulfilling. The enchanted form of help your Oracle Tarot can provide
you with will always be joyful and optimistic – there are
no frightening images, or moments. This certainly does not mean we’ve
avoided the tough stuff – but we know that lessons and tests
are easier to learn and face when you can work through them with courage. Fear
incapacitates – hope inspires courage. Hope and courage,
working together, creates positive change, and positive change is, perhaps,
the ultimate goal of the Oracle Tarot.
Working with the Oracle tarot is an inspiring, beautiful way to connect with
your psyche, your Higher Self, and the Universe. Please be assured that there
is nothing negative about these cards at all – nothing to
fear, and no need to feel apprehensive as to their messages and lessons. However,
there most definitely are lessons held within them, lessons which may challenge
negative or outmoded patterns of thinking and behaving. Please be assured that
these cards and this booklet contain only helpful messages from the Universe,
messages that are not only positive, but ones once learn will help you move
forward into a richer, more rewarding stage of this lifetime.
"To emphasise this positive and creative approach, we have revised some
of the names of significant cards used in traditional tarot decks. In doing
this, the Oracle Tarot has brought this mystical tradition firmly into the 21st
century. Names that were traditionally used for tarot cards reflected the cultures
in which they were created; likewise, they were a mirror of their time. Obviously,
attitudes, titles and religious beliefs have altered: and accordingly, we have
revised our Oracle Tarot deck. However, action only empowers the cards and your
readings, as it brings you closer to their archetypal meaning, and so their
insight into truths about human nature and the spirit are even more powerful
than before.
* The card known as Death in traditional packs has been re-named Change for
the Oracle Tarot. Why? Because the true meaning of the card is separation from
the past, clearing away the old and making way for the new. People have always
been reassured that when they draw the Death card, it does not signify a literal
death. Now you need no longer be concerned about any misunderstandings or apprehension
about the name and the imagery of this powerful card.
* The card previously known in traditional decks as
The Hierophant has been re-named Tradition. This is because, at its centre,
this card is all about older, conservative values, the wisdom that these values
can retain, and the tension you may feel when moving forward in your own unique
way while attempting to stay true to traditional values that have been important
in your life. A classic example may be when someone of a fairly traditional
church-going background may begin to look elsewhere for spiritual meaning: it
can be difficult to let go of the lessons of the church and develop your own
path without feeling you are somehow doing something wrong. Yet there are kernels
of wisdom in many traditions: you need to discover for yourself what beliefs
resonate with you and meld this with your quest.
* The card traditionally called The Devil has been changed to Bondage, as this
has always been the card which best represents a time of oppression and a kind
of spiritual slavery in our lives, where individuality can be lost because you
are enthralled by other powerful individuals or forces. It does not mean you
are evil, or that you are attached to evil. It does mean that you are, at least
metaphorically, captivated by someone’s charisma. The result
of this is that your own individual strengths are not developing, and thus your
journey to material, personal and spiritual self-fulfilment (the purpose of
existence) is likely to be stalled and stifled at this point in your life. Discovering
who you are may mean separation, even from someone you feel you love. Who you
truly are is worth discovering; letting go of this bondage will allow your light
to shine within, and without in the world.
* One more important change to note. In traditional tarot decks, there are cards
that represent people, called the court cards. However, as other cards can indicate
the people around you, as can the layout of your readings, I thought it best
to leave them out. The other, more important difficulty with the court cards
is that they were designed for medieval society, – literally,
the court of the queen. In a more equitable and less gender-stereotyped world,
you do not have the same need for these cards. Besides, the major arcana will
always indicate when strong personalities come into play. So omitting the court
cards worked well with my desire to shape a modern, simplified tarot deck.
Overall, the Oracle Tarot can bring you closer to your own spiritual insights,
as well as guiding you along life’s rocky roads. The cards
are reminders that, ultimately, are all about listening to your Higher Self,
connecting to the Universe, and trusting in your own wisdom at the same time
as you are developing that quality. The Oracle Tarot can also help you make
better choices and deal wisely with difficult situations. Best of all, they
will re-introduce you to a sense of the sacred in your everyday life, which
will raise your self-esteem and make every day just that little bit more magical.
as they guide you into a greater understanding of both your internal world,
and the material and physical worlds around you. The Oracle Tarot is of great
benefit in relationships, too; its symbology can help you unlock the key to
the true issue within a loving relationship, point to the issue within a career
path dilemma or even suggest a clever way to get on top of your bills.
The Oracle Tarot is truly practical magic, safe, positive and a true helping
hand for those fortu
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About
me
Probably the thing you most need to know about me is that I've always had two
passions: reading (reading, reading) and writing. Reading? I'm mad about it.
Books are everything to me. And to be able to write them... well, that's always
been a dream. I wrote my first stories when I was about six –
someone moonily staring out a window, rain dribbling down... I wrote plays,
and mini novels, and diaries, and diaries and diaries. I may put some entries
up – they are pretty hilarious, and some bits are great
for keeping me on contact with all that teenage angst (you so don't want it
when you've got it) but it certainly makes you human. My favourite books are
sooo varied. I love Marian Keyes desperately – so heartfelt
and humourous and honest and warm, I thirst for Kim Wilkins, scary and literate
and macabre. I love Oscar Wilde, horror genre writers, Anna Maxted's troubled
girl fiction, and Australian writer Yasmin Boland, who is just as lovely a writer
as she is a person.  When I was editor of sex mag Women's Forum I
was the person who kind of helped discover these writers: Linda Jaivin (AWF
published Eat Me as a short story) Yasmin Boland, Kim Wilkins (she wrote a feature
about groupies!) and Justine Ettler. I just adore writers. I'm married to one.
And my little girl makes books! She's four...
nate souls wishing to lead a more enchanted, more meaningful life
My
strange working life.
I am so lucky to have had some of the most fascinating jobs a girl could have,
with creative, interesting people. I have edited Australian Womens Forum (RIP)
and Witchcraft magazines which I founded, created, started up. (Toot toot! yes,
that's the sound of my own horn blowing). Now I'm at News Ltd, editing the back
pages of the Sunday Telegraph and writing for the body+soul liftout. BUT I have
also had my share of strange jobs. They include: chicken stuffing (you make
the stuffing and stick it in the chicken's bottom – very
important to be fast) A human billboard (had to walk around wearing a billboard
and a sombrero on George Street. That's after gaining my degree!) An eight year
old Avon lady. (I was always quite industrious). Make up artist on friend's
film clips. Extra in my friend Marcelle Lunam's film clips. Singing in strange
bands. Description defies me. Working at the BBC cafe in London. Good experience
for seeing just what happens when posh people are rude to the canteen staff.
Don't do it! A nanny in Paris. Don't even ask.
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My
even stranger life.
I have lived in Sydney, London, Paris, and, er, Fargo North Dakota.  I
have travelled to the USA, to Los Angeles and New York and New Orleans, and
many many places in between. Mexico, India and Amsterdam and Spain. I haven't
travelled for ages and am craving it!
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I
love My beautiful husband, inside and out, my incredible baby, true friends,
my family, Buffy, books, food and lying in the sun on a cold winter's day wrapped
in my doona. My family's home in Byron Bay. I love Redfern. I like Brisbane
and Melbourne, too. I also like Bold and The Beautiful, movies, have a strange
thing for Nicole Kidman and need perfect coffee. I don't drink, I don't smoke,
and I don't take any drugs unless a doctor has told me to. Even then I'm a bit
funny about it. I love jasmine, frangipani and laughing a lot. I am very emotional,
and that's okay. It hasn't always been. I used to feel like I had had my skin
peeled off, I felt so much, but now I'm actually loving and loved, and making
every attempt to follow my dreams, that's eased off. Though I am thin-skinned
– always will be. I love laughter. I love light heartedness.
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A
Ghost story.
When I was about five, and until I was about 19, I used to be visited by a ghost
about three times a week. It was always at three am, and it was very strange.
The room would go very heavy, and I would feel everything "change."
It never really had much to tell me, though some psychics have told me it was
"feeding" off me. I also saw two hands floating about in my room one
night. They took my clothes out of the wardrobe and then put them all back in,
but out of the order they'd been in. They were long and delicate, and I thought
they were gypsy hands - and I don't know why. Lots of other things have happened.
I'll tell you more.
Just let me know if you want to hear more...
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I'm
writing my first novel, which is coming out early next year through Harper Collins
Publishers. It's about friendship, emotions and, er, working in the media! It's
about breaking up and cracking up, and getting over it. It's about when your
very best friend turns into the enemy - just because she was trying to make
you happy...
Most of all, it's about YOU.
If you love magazines, gossip, girlfriends and guys, you'll love my novel...
stay tuned.
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About
Love Story
Love Story is my book of magic and spells to solve every relationship problem
known to girlkind.
What I wanted to do was chronologically follow the unfolding of a typically
dysfunctional, lawless and hilarious 21st century relationship –
from love at first sight, to your first fight, to the hell of breaking up and
the bliss of making a real commitment.
From The Battle of the Drunken Mates to Hex that Ex to Outwitting The Mother
Out-Law to Male Housekeeping Sins, Love Story, I wrote Love Story and crafted
its spells to make you laugh, lend you a hand and give you mystical, fun spells
to do, to help you stay in love and stay sane in the crazy modern world of love.
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The
"I only met great guys spell"
(can also be used by boys to meet girls – never fear)
Cast this spell and you'll be a complete boy
(or girl) magnet.
*On a Wednesday, light a stick of rose incense, take ared heart and place it
on a green piece of fabric.
*Pick out three pictures of boys (or girls!) who embody the qualities you want
in a partner and put the on top of the heart. (Be careful, pick Tom Cruise and
you may find yourself with a scientologist).
*Sew these into a pouch.
*Light two red candles anointed with jasmine oil and place them on either side
of this magical puch.
*Concentrate on the heart and the images and visualise your dream boys (or girls)
coming into your life.
*Say three times:
As the waves of the ocean are infinite
As the trees in the forest grow tall
So shall my lovers desire me
I am ready to take them all
*Shift your focus to the magical pouch and truly believe that lovers and love
are coming your way.
* Blow out first the candle on the left, and place flowers and sprigs of fast
growing romantic plants – like jasmine or roses - throughout
your magical space.
Now, get ready to be loved!
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What
this book will do
* Help you meet heaps of guys
* Sort the absolutely no-way’s from the maybe baby’s
* Help you let go of that ex whose memory is crushing    
your chances at true love now
* Understand why your special he is acting that way
(hint: he’s a man)
* Help you trick/cajole/manage him into way better behaviour
* Have him acknowledge that you are not only a goddess, that you are His Goddess
(and help you feel that way, too…)
So how can these spell things make life with a relationship any easier? (I am
not suggesting you eschew the time-honoured tactics of:
* Having coffee with three girlfriends to compare notes
* Empathise with the characters in Sex and The City
* Going shopping
  Or
* Cutting your hair.
But this is a world where bad haircuts are plentiful, where girlfriends give
you advice based on their phase of the menstrual cycle, where there are only
twelve new episodes of your favourite TV show each year and where credit card
debt is out of control. Just think of this book as a magical secret weapon.
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May you have many inspiring, enlightening readings."