My Cousins Coven

A Compendium of Magic

Within the tradition of the Coven of the Veiled Moon, magic is regarded as both a disciplined study and a living art. At its foundation lies a simple principle: to access magic is to access power. This power is experienced as current — a moving force that can be aligned with, directed, and expressed through deliberate workings. The perspectives offered here reflect our own understanding and are presented in broad, general terms.

Across generations, we have gathered knowledge of its many branches—some rooted in prayer and devotion, others in complex ritual or symbolic theory. While we do not practice every form represented here, we believe that understanding their principles deepens both discernment and respect for the craft. Each type of magic engages different currents, symbols, and risks, shaping not only the working but the worker. Magic is never neutral to the one who handles it.

This compendium is offered as both map and mirror: a guide for the curious seeker, a resource for the seasoned practitioner, and a reminder that every magical act participates in a greater web—woven of power, ethics, and intent, and carried by unseen currents that move through all worlds. A working is not the creation of power from nothing, but the moment in which a current is recognized, entered, and given form.

Even in its simplest form, a magical working follows a recognizable rhythm. The practitioner prepares the field through cleansing and grounding, establishes protection, performs the rite, and clears the space again. This cycle is not ornamental; it is the architecture that allows power to move safely. Advanced workings rarely abandon these foundations. Instead, they condense, layer, or internalize them. Multiple types of magic may operate simultaneously, drawing from several sources at once — personal will braided with divine alliance, symbolic structure anchored in place or time. Complexity does not replace fundamentals; it grows from them.

As practice deepens, the distinction between types becomes less rigid. A skilled worker learns to recognize how currents overlap and reinforce one another. What appears as a single act is often a convergence of methods, sources, and timing. Mastery lies not in collecting techniques, but in understanding how to align them without strain.

At the center of all work remains personal power. To cultivate one’s own current is an act of sovereignty. Power taken without consent — whether from people, places, or spirits — corrodes the worker who relies on it. Borrowed force carries obligation. Shared power asks for acknowledgment. When currents are received through alliance or generosity, they are honored through gratitude, reciprocity, and care. Magic is not strengthened by extraction; it is strengthened by relationship.

The compendium offered here is an invitation to explore these relationships consciously. Every working, from the simplest charm to the most elaborate rite, is a dialogue between self and world. To practice magic is to learn how to enter that dialogue with clarity, restraint, and respect — and to recognize that the currents we shape are also shaping us.