Erica Feldmann - 12 Feb

Winnie Man, 2018

Hi, welcome to HausMagick!

When I first began writing about interiors I struggled to find my voice amid the multitude of aspirational books, blogs, and magazines offering tips and tricks, DIY tutorials, craft projects, and trend reports. While I loved all of those things, I soon realized that I was interested in the essential ingredients that make a space both look and feel good at the same time. How to efficiently harness the magic that makes a house feel like a home, without spending a lot of money. Ive learned that what most homes are missing isnt a beautiful sofa or the perfect decor: its simply the intention to make them feel special. That is why my company, HausWitch, was created. HausWitch is about giving people the tools to heal their spaces, love their homes, and save their money. This book is one of those tools. It is a spell book of interior alchemy. It is about joining the astral plane and the material world to help you transform the energy in your home.

Being fully comfortable in your home is a legitimately important part of self-care and is central to the HausWitch mission. But I believe there are two types of comfort: the kind that helps you to relax, restore, and align with your higher self, and the kind that isolates you from the world around you, lulling you into complacency. That second kind of comfort comes from things like unlimited cable channels, screen culture, and cheap consumer goods. Now, dont get me wrong; Im no stranger to the luxury of ordering things online from the comfort of my couch. But it is when you are deeply connected to your space that you feel truly comfortable within it. My goal for this book is to help you to develop that connection in an authentic and meaningful way.

Even if you dont consider yourself a homebody, at the very least your home is a shelter. In the storm of our chaotic, anxiety-producing world, it provides a retreat where you can recharge your batteries, fill up your cup, or simply get a decent nights sleep. In terms of self-care, this stuff is right up there with eating well and exercising. By practicing a little HausMagick, youre honoring your home for the important role it plays in your life.

HausMagick will guide you through the key ways I believe you can harness the positive energy in your home. Over the years, Ive worked with a range of expertsfrom interior designers and antique dealers to makers, artists, and, of course, witches. Combining their creative knowledge with my own personal study of earth magic, astrology, tarot, and energy work, Ive crafted this magical instruction manual for you. Each field of wisdom aims to achieve balanced energy in various areas of life, which will allow you to live in harmony with yourself and natureand that includes the energy of your home.

With these practices in mind, I want to help you improve six fundamental elements I believe make a living space into a home: manifestation, clearing, protection, comfort, harmony, and balance.

Even if you dont fully ascribe to the metaphysical philosophies in this book, I hope to show you how much you can benefit from incorporating elements of them into your daily life and home style in simple ways that work for you.

What Is HausMagick?

Like a lot of people, I suffered from anxiety growing up, and sometimes still do. As a sensitive and empathic child, the world could feel very overwhelming to me at times. One of the ways I was able to feel like I had some power over my circumstances was by connecting to the spaces I was in. I was often too shy to speak to the people around me, but I seemed to be able to communicate with the room itself. I could just feel it. This makes perfect sense to me now, because I know that spaces are filled with energy, as are the objects within them. By tapping into that energy, I was able to feel rooted and safe when I was anxious.