Sunday, November 23, 2025 Lisa Mc Sherry

Sending this out from the midst of Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus Retrograde . . . WHEW. In a year of retrogrades (there have been 12) it's been a whole lot of energy shifting suddenly, especially with those outer planets (Neptune, Saturn & Uranus) because they move so slowly. A lot of illusions are being taken away. boundaries tested, and strong feelings of rebellion. Lots of feelings and disorientation is being dumped on us, so if you're sensing this, you aren't wrong. Or alone.

Three of these retrogrades will resolve in by early December, and the other two in February. Until then, do your best to use these energies to assess what's going on -- is there anything you don't need to be hanging on to anymore? 

Despite all that's going on, the Review Circle has another batch of items to offer you this month:
The Magic of the Seal: Ocean Messengers 
Astrological Goetia: the 72 Keys to Angelic and Demonic Astrology 
Hoodoo Saints and Root Warriors: Stories and Magick for Liberation 
Charm Casting: Divining with Trinkets, Trifles, Baubles, and Bits 
Memento Mori: 36 Cards to Embrace Life 
The Sorcerer’s Scholar: The High Magic and Spells of the Middle Ages 
Pantheon: The Minoans 
Pantheon: The Irish 
The Lubanko Tarot 
Magic from the Hilltops and Hollers: Folk Witchery, Superstitions, and Healing Practices from Appalachia 

Last month we offered:

Mind Over Magick: The Psychology of Ritual Magick  
Sacred Wild: An Invitation to Connect with Spirits of the Land  
Gaia: Saving Her, Saving Ourselves (Earth Spirit series)  
Egyptian Sacred Animals Oracle Cards  
Deadly Fascination: The Lore and Lure of Poisonous Plants and Fatal Fungi  
The Witching Stones: The Lore and Craft of the Essential 14 Crystals, Gemstones, and Minerals to Empower Your Magic  
Visionary Woman Tarot (78 Full-Color Cards and 160-Page Full-Color Guidebook)  
Verdance Tarot (78 Full-Color Cards and 320-Page Full-Color Guidebook)  
Inquiries of the Craft; An Exploration of Humanist Wicca  

Hang in there! 
~Lisa

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