By Agnes Dickson


A nearby store can provide a convenient source for vital products as well as services, and simply shopping there can be part of one's life in magic. Most of the public sees these stores as places where witches and magicians mingle, as well as the occasional non-magical straggler. The more the merrier, and anyone with a taste for the unusual might find themselves enjoying the ambiance, as well as the products, at a new age store.

The first thing many people think of when imagining the inside of a magic shop is the incense, which can often be gotten at less price at a nearby smoke shop. However, there are differences that can matter beyond mere scent, such as the fact that the incense might have been made by a practicing witch. An oil or incense made by trained hands way well have been tasked to some desirable goal, like finding love.

Beyond incense, there are those innumerable products one won't ever find in any other type of store but one dedicated to magic. First there are the tarot decks, laid out on display to advertise the beautiful artistry of their illustrations. Like the incense, the beautiful designs are meant to be effective, in this case by calling out to anyone looking for a personal connection to a particular deck. Often the bookshelves will be somewhat spare but excellent, full of books meant to be informative in the most directly practical way.

A wide range of items will be available, ranging from a crystal ball in any color to an athame of any size. Often there will be quite an impressive statuary of deities, whether Gods or Buddhas, which very well might have have been vested with energy by someone familiar with them. There is a good chance one will find oils, ointments, even loose herbs, each tasked to some particular end.

Often these modest shops are the real cultural and social hub available for people with a taste for the esoteric, and they are happy to spend their money there despite the somewhat steeper price tag. There is no denying it that these days online shopping is most economical option even with the shipping fees. There might always be that occasion when some item just has to be bought online.

A New Age shop will also feature services such as tarot card readings and other mediumistic practices for customers seeking insight into some problem. Often these will take place in a small room with a curtain that can be drawn for extra privacy. Services can include astrological services and even energy work, and may be provided either by the proprietor or by a contractor without any permanent relationship to the shop.

There are plenty of occult shops that are not ultimately owned by people who are practitioners themselves. Shops that are sometimes offer after hours classes in various magic practices, either after hours or on a day the business closes altogether. A shop might be home to a coven, purchasing their wands and gowns there to supplement the group beyond their periodic dues.

Whether one just wants a new kind of aroma to savor in the air or wants a paranormal solution, a trip to one of these shops can be well worth the while. Perhaps those made nervous by magic ought to think twice. Anyone else might well like to stop by for an hour.




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