When you think of a witch, what do you picture? Maybe you imagine cool teenage girls like in Sabrina or The Craft or a sisterhood like in Practical Magic. Or do you see bubbling cauldrons and toads ...

Cauldrons filled with mysterious potions, disappearing animals, and crotchety old women sporting comically sharp, black hats — that's how witchcraft is usually represented, commercially at least.

She is the author of eight books, including The Wicca Herbal and The Wicca Cookbook, and writes the Herbal Journeys column in Witches & Pagans magazine. Along the same lines is Spellwork for Self-Care ...