Shawn Engel, owner of Witchy Wisdoms, is a spiritual mentor based in New Jersey. She has worked with thousands of women, performing Tarot readings, leading spell work and rituals, and teaching manifestation lessons. She has been featured in multiple publications including Cosmopolitan, Bust, and Sabat magazine, and is the author of Cosmopolitan Love Spells. She is the founder of the Boss Mystic Podcast Network, which is a growing home to witchcraft podcasts, including her own, True Crime Astrology.
In The Power of Hex, author Shawn Engel shows young witches how to use their own power in an inclusive way, and empowers them to create their own spells with their new knowledge. Beginning with the definition of hexing, unpacking the ethics, and showing how disenfranchised groups have used this type of magic throughout history for protection, The Power of Hex leads into modern takes on the practice. From there, an overview of focusing energy in different rituals leads into four main spell chapters, rounding out to a chapter dedicated to building your own spells using aligned ingredients. This book sets itself apart because it aims to simplify this powerful type of magic while enforcing morality. We don’t want to sink to the level of those we are cursing; hexing is meant to protect and arm. This beautiful, four-color illustrated guide introduce new witches to sigils, amulets, potions, and spells. Hex responsibly and effectively!
