The Goodly Spellbook: Olde Spells for Modern Problems (Sterling Publishing Co.) and its Italian translation  Il Libro degli Incantesimi: Antiche  Formule Magiche Per Risolvere Problemi Attuali (Gruppo Editoriale Armenia) are available worldwide.

Upcoming Events
	Bring us to your local bookstore! Encourage your favorite store owner to contact us about scheduling a booksigning event.

Press Kit

• Harry Potter v. The Goodly Spellbook
• Author bios and photos (opens in separate window)
• Talking points
• Press release
• Print-quality cover JPG (opens in separate window)

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We encourage booksellers to increase their sales by displaying Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince side by side with The Goodly Spellbook: Olde Spells For Modern Problems.
Drive the point wryly home with a sign or a pair of labels such as those shown here, which can be freely printed out or uploaded to a web site.

Talking Points for Media Interviews

Hot, book-related topics we address include:

• Magic is real and goodly -- While scientists may ridicule magic as superstition, and fundamentalists condemn it as evil, the truth is that Witchcraft works and helps people thrive. 
  We explain how magic works, and why.
• Statistics prove that interest in Witchcraft and the occultare burgeoning -- The American Religious Identification Survey, 2001 found that: "...Wicca [will] be the third largest religious group in the U.S. by about 2012."
• Preachers and politicians -- We explain how they misuse traditional magical techniqes to manipulate the masses.
• Magic in school -- We encourage high-school and college students to form THE GOODLY SPELLBOOK study groups.
  If students are allowed to study Christianity as a historical movement, they should be allowed to study magic as a historical & cultural phenomenon.
  Students should be allowed to study Animism -- the belief that all things are alive with Spirit -- as an equally valid theory with Evolution and Intelligent Design.
• Abortion and contraception -- Independent of law, fad and commandment, Witches aid women with abortive and contraceptive herbs.
  As Pagans, we believe in reincarnation -- that a soul, if denied one fetus, will simply be born through another.
• Ghosts -- We know from personal experience that ghosts are real spirits of dead people. We detail how anyone can communicate with -- or banish -- ghosts as desired.
• TOP 10 household magical supplies -- We explain how to work Witchcraft with common ingredients:
  • 10). Wooden chopsticks
  • 9). Pebbles
  • 8). Paper
  • 7). Eggs
  • 6). Cooking oil
  • 5). Epsom salts
  • 4). Food coloring
  • 3). Kitchen spices
  • 2). A putty knife
  • 1). A broom (sweep it clockwise for money; turn it brush-up for privacy)

Press Release

Lady Passion (Dixie Deerman)
Ph. (828) 251-0343
info@oldenwilde.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

REAL SPELLBOOK REVEALS SECRETS

(Asheville, NC)

Readers who liked Harry Potter or The Da Vinci Code will love THE GOODLY SPELLBOOK: Olde Spells For Modern Problems (Sterling, Sept. 2005). What those novels presented as fiction, this how-to book explains in reality: Anyone from teens through those in their twilight years can work authentic magic using handy, natural ingredients.

Demand is high for THE GOODLY SPELLBOOK: Although Asheville authors Lady Passion (Dixie Deerman) and *Diuvei (Steven Rasmussen) live a stone's throw from Billy Graham's training center, the book's phenomenal popularity proves they're winning many hearts and minds in the culture wars. Their public magical practices have received national coverage, pressured lawmakers to repeal North Carolina's anti-divination law, and garnered wide popular support throughout the Southeast in areas commonly classed as "red states".

THE GOODLY SPELLBOOK'S mystique is that it reveals never-before-published material about The Secret Language of Witches, Barbarous Words of Power, Musical Ciphers, and the magical methods politicians and advertisers employ to manipulate the masses.

"We've revealed long-suppressed information," explains Lady Passion. "Magic is a real, ancient practice with perpetual validity that everyone can use daily to help themselves thrive. In fact, most people already do whenever they knock on wood or hang a charm on their car mirror."

Billed by Sterling as "the thoroughly comprehensive, absolutely definitive guide to spell working," THE GOODLY SPELLBOOK has received rave reviews. Gerina Dunwich hails it as "destined to become a classic ... I strongly recommend this fine volume to anyone." Raymond Buckland calls the work "well written", "wonderful", "worthwhile ... with everything needed for magical success." Judika Illes describes the book as "elegant" -- one that "powerfully expresses the beauty, joy and potency of spellcraft ... a valuable addition to any magical library." Raven Grimassi agrees, terming it "delightful ... every magical library should contain a copy of this book."

Lavishly illustrated and replete with fascinating true tales of the authors' magical experiences, the book covers healing, protection, attraction, discernment, concealment, and repulsion spells, Magical Gestures, Witch dance steps, Numerology, Magical Music, and much more.

"Most folks are taught math and music in 'drill-and-kill' fashion," *Diuvei points out, "but our book explains their magical origins and demonstrates the modern magical uses of these arts."

Organized into 3 parts -- Scope (magic's history); Skills (traditional techniques); and Spells (hundreds of ancient, easy ones) -- THE GOODLY SPELLBOOK offers hundreds of charms for all life's needs. The book lists all its sources and includes helpful Glossaries of Magical & Medicinal Herbs and Common Craft Terms.

The authors plan to demonstrate magic from the book at many booksigning events and TV appearances. Local scheduled events include: [see schedule above].

For sample spells from the book and more information about the Witches' work, visit: www.oldenwilde.org.

THE GOODLY SPELLBOOK: OLDE SPELLS FOR MODERN PROBLEMS
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., NY
ISBN #: 1-4027-0083-0
$19.95 US/27.95 Canada
HC - Trade cloth, 496 pages
Categories: BODY, MIND, SPIRIT/REFERENCE

Available everywhere and online through:
www.oldenwilde.org   www.booksense.com   www.sterlingpub.com   www.amazon.com   www.barnesandnoble.com

For publicity info, contact: Krista Margies/Publicity: kmargies@sterlingpub.com
To stock copies, contact: Mike Rudin/Trade Sales: mrudin@sterlingpub.com

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Booksigning Appearances

of Lady Passion and *Diuvei, authors of The Goodly Spellbook.

Past Events
	Friday June 23 - Sunday June 25 Pendle Witch Camp near Coine, Lancashire, England Workshops: "Magical Music", "Traditional Witch Dances", and "Barbarous Words of Power"
	Wednesday June 21 at 7 PM Atlantis Bookshop 49A Museum Street, London, England Booksigning and Talk: "Omens and Portents"
	Saturday June 17 at 7 PM New Aeon Bookstore 95 Oldham Street, Manchester, England Booksigning and Talk: "The Art of Correspondences"
	Saturday February 11 at 7 PM Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe 55 Haywood St., Asheville, NC ALL ABOUT LOVE MAGIC Lady Passion & *Diuvei will reveal secrets of Attraction, Love, & Fertility Magic, tell fortunes, and sign copies at this fun-filled fundraiser for Coven Oldenwilde!
	Saturday December 10 from 2 - 4 PM Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe 55 Haywood St., Asheville, NC Booksigning
	Monday November 21 at 7 PM Cosmic Connections 18 Wall St., Asheville, NC Booksigning & free Witch panel discussion
	Monday October 31 at 8 PM Samhain XI: Bones & Roses French Broad River Park, West Asheville, NC
	Saturday October 29 from 12 Noon to 3 PM Cosmic Connections 18 Wall St., Asheville, NC
	Friday October 28 at 7 PM Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe 55 Haywood St., Asheville, NC
	Friday October 21 at 4 PM Accent on Books 854 Merrimon Ave. (by Fresh Market), Asheville, NC
	Friday October 14 at 7 PM Barnes & Noble 83 East So. Tunnel Rd. (by Asheville Mall), Asheville, NC
	Friday October 7 at 7 PM Osondu Booksellers 184 N. Main St., Waynesville, NC Less than a block from the courthouse where we launched the successful repeal of NC's anti-fortunetelling law. Join us for free -- and now legal -- divinations! Read front-page article about the fundamentalist protest our Waynesville booksigning sparked!
	Saturday September 10 from Noon - 8 PM Pagan Pride Day UNC-Asheville Highsmith Student Union Alumni Hall

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