10 questions with Judika Illes, author of “The Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells”, “The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft”, “The Encyclopedia of Spirits”, “Pure Magic”, “Magic When You Need It” and the forthcoming “Weiser Field Guide to Witches”.

Back in June 2009 I interviewed Alaric Albertsson, author of “Travels Through Middle Earth: The Path of a Saxon Pagon”. When given the opportunity to ask me any question, he asked, “Where can I find a publisher for a very nice deck of Anglo-Saxon rune cards? The man who did the art work for the deck has put in countless hours to ensure that each card illustrated the meaning of the relevant passage in the Anglo Saxon Rune Poem. I really want to see this deck eventually reach its intended audience. Maybe one of your subscribers has the answer?”

I answered, “One place you might want to contact is US Games, they publish loads of awesome decks (many of which get reviewed here on the website). Also, you could always save up some cash, maybe find a few investors, and publish the deck yourself. Thanks to the wonders of the world wide web, you can reach an international market fairly easily.”

Well now Alaric is back to let us know how it all turned out!

Wondering what to do with all those Amazon, Borders, and Barnes and Noble gift certificates you got this holiday season? Allow me to make a suggestion.

Anyone who reads The Magical Buffet knows that I’m a big fan of music and a total geek for symbolism. So how excited was I to find a website that discussed occult symbolism in music videos and pop culture? Very happy.

Click on in for 10 questions with The Vigilant Citizen!

Leandra Witchwood, of the Leandra Draconis Witchwood blog, shares some tips on spellcasting (for those of you so inclined).

We ask Ellen Dugan, author of “Book of Witchery”, “Garden Witchery”, and more, ten questions.

One day I would really like to attend the Esoteric Book Conference in Seattle. Fortunately, author, publisher, and all round cool guy John Coughlin was nice enough to give us the rundown of this event.

Leandra Witchwood, author of the “Pensive Pathways of Growth” blog shares her insights.

Bob Makransky of the Magical Almanac Ezine shares with us his essay “The Nature of Reality”.

Lady Passion, High Priestess of Coven Oldenwilde and co-author of “The Goodly Spellbook: Olde Spells for Modern Problems”, shares some advice on how to keep your cool when temperatures, and tempers, are running high.