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Thank you dear reader, I do not take it lightly that you picked up my book and dedicated your time to reading it. Without you, and all the support I have received in person as well as online, I would truly not have had the opportunity to write this book, and I am forever grateful for you.
Thank you my love and husband, Karlis, for always believing in me, supporting me, and of course keeping me hydrated and caffeinated as well as bringing me my phone charger during the writing process. I cannot logically say thank you to my two fluffy boys Chip and Bennie as they refuse to speak, but their cuddles and licks were much appreciated throughout the writing of this book (and beyond). A special thank you to Hannah and Autumn for being further emotional support, as well as general witch inspiration.
Of course, none of this book could be what it is without my incredible editor Emma—thank you for always answering any questions I had and helping me in the writing of this book. I would not have known where to start without your guidance.
Thank you to the entire DK team, this whole process was incredible and I am so grateful for this experience, what an opportunity!
And last, but most definitely not least, thank you to my family—to my Mama and Oma for introducing me to tarot, crystals, spirits, and magick, and raising me to be the witch I am today, and to Papa for supporting and sponsoring it and being the calm and supportive person throughout it all. To my dad and stepmum, who likely are unaware of how important that first spell and dream book was that I fished out of a “below $5” book bin when I was a child, and who were always supportive of my witchy interests. To Opa, my very first editor when I tried writing as a teenager, for supporting my creative endeavors. Who would have thought I would ever actually realize that childhood dream? And naturally this acknowledgment section could not be written without my (second) biggest fan, Kind—sorry, Julia! (I say second as Karlis will likely be upset if I do not list him as first).
DK would like to thank Aleksandra Czudżak for her tireless work and beautiful illustrations, John Friend for proofreading, and Marie Lorimer for the index.