David Salisbury - The Deep Heart of Witchcraft: Expanding the Core of Magickal Practice

The Deep Heart of Witchcraft is a book about transformation by pushing the Self through the elements, communing with the divine, and the cycles of the seasons. It encourages readers to push themselves to not just learn about Witchcraft, but to make it a daily part of life. This book will take you from being someone who is reading a book about Witchcraft into someone who is living Witchcraft. David doesnt just tell you about Witchcraft, but he encourages you to live it, breathe it, and be it. You will constantly be putting this book down, not because its boring, but because you need to use your hands to do something. To do Witchcraft. To be Witchcraft. To live Witchcraft. David has truly crafted a journey deep into the heart of Witchcraft. I have had a first row seat to much of the continuing metamorphosis of David Salisbury that has led to this work. I founded The Firefly House, a nature-based church and school, and as a student of mine, David adapted what I had to offer into his own extensive pool of knowledge. David is one of the most talented and gifted people that I have had the pleasure to work with on my own journey. We have organized hundreds of events together, including public rituals, Pagan Pride Days, and masquerades. In supporting some of the most important national Pagan endeavors of our time, we have felt as if we were fighting for our lives, left energetically bruised and broken in the middle of the street, and yet we still manage to pull ourselves up and put one foot in front of the other. David is the kind of person who can stand in a massive spiritual tidal wave and not let his balance waiver for one moment, and this book illustrates how you can use your own will and cultivate your own inner strength. When we think that we cannot take anymore, and the Universe decides to pile that last straw that would have broken the camels back, the principles shared in this book transform us into the kind of people who can turn please, no more into bring it on, you cant take me down. Witchcraft is not just the way we commune with the divine, but it is the source of our strength as human beings, and the pages of this book provide a guide to manifest that strength within ourselves. David has studied and practiced a wide range of traditional and eclectic teachings in Witchcraft. His motive to write is to serve others, to share with others some of the musings from his own path in hopes that his experiences will help others on their own. Instead of writing from the teachings of a specific tradition, David shares teachings from his own soul. These tools are experiences that have provided growth in his darkest hour and transformation when he wasnt sure where to go next. They have given him strength to keep moving forward. They have honed his skills as a Witch. For several years, David has held many leadership roles in the local DC Pagan and national Pagan communities. Outside of learning from books and teachers, he has often had a trial by fire, so his teachings come from experience. There is no better teacher than one who has put his knowledge to the test, fallen down, and gotten back up to be a better leader. All of our leaders do fall down, and the ones who are still standing are the stronger ones, because they picked themselves back up and kept moving forward. Our authors and teachers need to be people who push themselves to be better, do more, and learn more in their Craft. David is one such person. He is constantly learning and constantly growing. Some of our most notable Pagan authors talk about their past work in a cloud of disconnection. They themselves have evolved and no longer practice or connect with what they penned a decade ago or more, because they, too, are constantly changing and learning. They are pushing themselves to be better, do more, and learn more in their Craft. And, David is one of those authors that will have transformed even more as he continues to push himself to new heights. Here, he pushes you, too. To be better, do more, and learn more in your Craft. For you, he forges a path of intense spiritual exploration and growth. Within these pages are tools for you to herald your own incredible transformation. Bright blessings on your path.