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Editor’s Letter
SEPTEMBER 2023
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This month we are delighted to bring you one of our most anticipated issues - this month’s Spellbound Magazine Dark Realms, The Practical Magic Issue September 2023.
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For this Dark Practical Magic issue, we delve into the world of dark practical magic - from dark spell books, incantations and dark magical objects, to dark magical creatures and all beings. This is the ultimate guide to becoming the darkest magical being! Joining us in this issue is photoshoot and story ‘Ordered Chaos’ featuring four chapters - The Battle Within, Armour of Bones, Chaos Rising, and A Divine Balance. In this issue, you can also view our favourite Practical Magic image editor picks on the right hand side. Perfect for any magical being experimenting with practical magic!
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If you are looking for something a little light-magic based, you can find more on the lighter side of magic over on our Spellbound Enchanted Realms, Practical Magic Issue September 2023. To wrap up, the Spellbound Magazine team looks forward to welcoming you back next month for another enchanting experience as we go back in time to a place of great battles and great love - in our next issue we explore an Outlander’s Time, featuring Outlander cast members Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe. See you next time!
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PART I: THE BATTLE WITHIN A consuming darkness loomed over her like a melancholic cloud despite the blazing sun above. Crippling fear and well-meaning reason suffocated her; preying and hunger. All those years ago she ran into the depths of the wilderness far away from the familiarity of the world she was born to and the consuming mental battle it bred in her. The farther she retreated into the ancestral forest, the freer she felt; wild and untamed. In these woods, she sensed a power calling to her. This power was dormant, but present in her bloodline all along. It was magic only she truly could know and wield as it was singularly hers. Even now in her cottage, she felt this solace being threatened. The grips of outsiders treading on the sanctuary that she had split blood and tears to defend sent alarms through her. It pulled back those inner demons she had found a way to silence. Panic and fury flooded her. She could not fall back to that person she was before the no matter the cost.
PART II: ARMOR OF BONES A part of her knew deep down the true looming monster was of her own making, fueled and fed by her own mind. Her inner darkness and vicious logic had a certain power that was not easy to relinquish, but essential to control. The noise in her head- the unshakable rationality at odds with the sheer thundering awareness of every possibility- jolted through her as if Thor’s hammer had struck her down. It nearly sent her reeling to her knees, overcome by the pounding it set through her. Right when she needed it the most, she came across a garment laced with bones, steeped in ancestral magic that sang to her. She felt a connective magnetism that there was no denying. This was meant for her, perhaps sent by the gods themselves. She placed it over her. Peaceful oblivion and tantalizing power swept through her in equal measure. It was the most absolute, serene promise she had ever known. She knew this was the beginning of her true awakening.
PART III: CHAOS RISING The magic of the bones grabbed ahold of her and infused itself with every part of her, rapidly planting its roots firmly through her. As it did, she felt every doubt and bit of logic banished from her like murky, toxic smoke escaping through the air. Her mind was blissfully barren. But not for long. Disarray, irrationality, and uncontrollable madness seeped into the edges of her mind. Blind impulse radiated through her skin, pushing her in a way she never let herself be pushed before. She basked in its unrelenting touch fueled by intense passion, righteous rage, and a tantalizing mystery of the unknown. It was utter chaos taking over her, lighting her soul on fire. She gladly let it use her. She would use it too. It would become her armour and her sword. The chaos couldn’t be contained. It demanded to be ignited upon the world. It sparked between her fingertips, tearing at her flesh, internally and unseen. A raw, commanding impulse and a barbaric scream released from her. The magic that burst out of her savaged all in its path. A ferocious freedom rang in her war cry. Worry and reasoning were already like a long, lost memory; something belonging to her in a past life. She could feel her thoughts going. They were like a thread she had in her grasp in one moment and were lost, far into oblivion in the next moment. Soon there was nothing left but absolute, uncontrolled impulsive power and disorder. It was morphing from an exhilarating spark within her to a disastrous wildfire that had her trapped and surrounded by its ravaging flames. A different kind of blind impulse suddenly came over her. This impulse was one that spoke of her old spirit, the one that was a survivor, the one that would always fight if she had a breath left in her. While her rational mind had plagued her in moments, it also was an essential part of her that helped her survive all this time. She focused all her energy on letting the order back in. It was the antithesis of chaos and perhaps its only true foe. Fighting fire with fire would get her nowhere. She could command all the elements now. She threw herself among the cascading, whipping tides, released by the waterfall above. She willed her mind to connect with it, to band with it against the relentless fire threatening to take all in its path. The formidable waves she sent through the water relinquished the fire around her. Its essence was still there with her, burning her from the inside out now.
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PART IV: A DIVINE BALANCE She let the burn take hold, but she called to the water just as fiercely, connecting and embracing them both for the first time. The sensation was equally painful and calming, passionate and intuitive, cleansing, and transcendent. Perhaps they were never meant to be rivals. Perhaps they were meant to complement each other; two sides of what she needed to claim for herself. She needed chaos; that pushed her to be bold and daring, to listen to her instincts, to let go and not let ‘what ifs’ drown her. She needed to let impulse soar through her. It let her step outside her comfort zone, challenging her perceived limitations. It let her grow. It let her awaken those instincts and come in tune with her true self. It let her be fully alive. Without logic and reason, there was no understanding, no meaning, only a ravaging hollow. Yet she knew being a slave to reason could be wholly destructive. If she tried to ignore the call for chaos, all that would be left was order. An existence solely of the order would suffocate her flame before it had a chance to grow and inspire something deeper within her. Everything in the world needed balance and she was no different. As she let this acceptance settle in through her, she felt something had changed. The fire and formidable nature were still a part of her. She felt as if she was now a phoenix reborn from the ashes, with an icy, enlightened aura surrounding her as she took flight. She had become a divine being of understanding and chaotic potential by simply accepting all parts of who she was and who she could be, allowing nothing to be hindered or feared within her.
PART IV: A DIVINE BALANCE She let the burn take hold, but she called to the water just as fiercely, connecting and embracing them both for the first time. The sensation was equally painful and calming, passionate and intuitive, cleansing, and transcendent. Perhaps they were never meant to be rivals. Perhaps they were meant to complement each other; two sides of what she needed to claim for herself. She needed chaos; that pushed her to be bold and daring, to listen to her instincts, to let go and not let ‘what ifs’ drown her. She needed to let impulse soar through her. It let her step outside her comfort zone, challenging her perceived limitations. It let her grow. It let her awaken those instincts and come in tune with her true self. It let her be fully alive. Without logic and reason, there was no understanding, no meaning, only a ravaging hollow. Yet she knew being a slave to reason could be wholly destructive. If she tried to ignore the call for chaos, all that would be left was order. An existence solely of the order would suffocate her flame before it had a chance to grow and inspire something deeper within her. Everything in the world needed balance and she was no different. As she let this acceptance settle in through her, she felt something had changed. The fire and formidable nature were still a part of her. She felt as if she was now a phoenix reborn from the ashes, with an icy, enlightened aura surrounding her as she took flight. She had become a divine being of understanding and chaotic potential by simply accepting all parts of who she was and who she could be, allowing nothing to be hindered or feared within her.
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Willow | Disney Plus - Released in 2022
An epic period fantasy series with a modern sensibility set in an enchanted land of breathtaking beauty, “Willow” features a diverse international cast with Jonathan Kasdan, Ron Howard, Wendy Mericle, Kathleen Kennedy, and Michelle Rejwan serving as executive producers. The story began with an aspiring magician from a Nelwyn village and an infant girl destined to unite the realms, who together helped destroy an evil queen and banish the forces of darkness. Now, in a magical world where brownies, sorcerers, trolls, and other mystical creatures flourish, the adventure continues, as an unlikely group of heroes set off on a dangerous quest to places far beyond their home, where they must face their inner demons and come together to save their world.
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Peter Pan and Wendy | Disney Plus - Released in 2023 A Disney+ Original movie, “Peter Pan & Wendy” is a live-action reimagining of the J.M. Barrie novel and the 1953 animated classic, directed by David Lowery (“The Green Knight,” “Pete’s Dragon”), streaming 2023, only on Disney+. Directed by David Lowery (“The Green Knight,” “Pete’s Dragon”), the film introduces Wendy Darling, a young girl afraid to leave her childhood home behind who meets Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up. Alongside her brothers and a tiny fairy, Tinker Bell, she travels with Peter to the magical world of Neverland. There, she encounters an evil pirate captain, Captain Hook, and embarks on a thrilling and dangerous adventure that will change her life forever. The film stars Jude Law (“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore”), Alexander Molony (“The Reluctant Landlord”), Ever Anderson (“Resident Evil: The Final Chapter”), Yara Shahidi (“Grown-ish”), Alyssa Wapanatâhk, Joshua Pickering (“A Discovery of Witches”), Jacobi Jupe, Molly Parker (“House of Cards”), Alan Tudyk (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”), and Jim Gaffigan (“The Jim Gaffigan Show”). “Peter Pan and Wendy” is directed by David Lowery from a screenplay by David Lowery & Toby Halbrooks (“The Green Knight”) based on the novel by J. M. Barrie and the animated film “Peter Pan.” The producer is Jim Whitaker (“Pete’s Dragon”), with Adam Borba (“A Wrinkle in Time”), Thomas M. Hammel (“Thor: Ragnarok”), and Toby Halbrooks serving as executive producers. “Peter Pan & Wendy” is streaming since April 28, 2023, only on Disney+.
“Growing up in the ’80s, ‘Willow’ has had a profound effect on me,” says Chu. “The story of the bravest heroes in the least likely places allowed me, an AsianAmerican kid growing up in a Chinese restaurant looking to go to Hollywood, to believe in the power of our own will, determination and of course, inner magic. So the fact that I get to work with my heroes from Kathleen Kennedy to Ron Howard is bigger than a dream come-true. It’s a bucket-list moment for me. Jon Kasdan and Wendy Mericle have added such groundbreaking new characters and delightful surprises to this timeless story that I can’t wait for the world to come along on this epic journey with us.” The series, which is Lucasfilm’s first venture into non-Star Wars storytelling since 2015, takes place years after the events of the original “Willow” film. It introduces all-new characters to the enchanted realm of fairy queens and two-headed Eborsisk monsters, and welcomes back its namesake hero, Willow Ufgood, performed once again by the unmatchable Warwick Davis. “So many fans have asked me over the years if Willow will make a return, and now I’m thrilled to tell them that he will indeed,” says Davis. “Many have told me they grew up with ‘Willow’ and that the film has influenced how they view heroism in our own world. If Willow Ufgood can represent the heroic potential in all of us, then he is a character I am extremely honored to reprise.” Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Jon M. Chu, Jonathan Kasdan, Wendy Mericle, Ron Howard and Imagine Television will serve as executive producers, with Roopesh Parekh and Hannah Friedman as co-executive producers. Additionally, Bob Dolman will serve as consulting producer with Julia Cooperman as producer.
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Harry Potter TV Series is officially moving forward at Warner Bros Max (formally known as HBO Max) - bringing the search for a new cast on! According to The Times, casting is set to begin in the next nine months, with Hero Talent Group founder Nicole Tasker telling the publication that a handful of actors will be picked through open calls. The series will be a faithful adaptation of the beloved “Harry Potter” book series by author and executive producer, J.K. Rowling. From Warner Bros. Television, the new Max Original series will be available on Max in (US) and globally once produced. The stories from each of Rowling’s Harry Potter books will become a decade-long series produced with the same epic craft, love and
care this global franchise is known for. The series will feature a new cast to lead a new generation of fandom, full of the fantastic detail, much loved characters and dramatic locations that Harry Potter fans have loved for over twenty-five years. Each season will be authentic to the original books and bring Harry Potter and these incredible adventures to new audiences around the world, while the original, classic and beloved films will remain at the core of the franchise and available to watch globally. “We are delighted to give audiences the opportunity to discover Hogwarts in a whole new way,” said Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO & Max Content. “Harry Potter is a cultural phenomenon and it is clear there is such an enduring love and thirst for the Wizarding World. In partnership with Warner Bros. Television and J.K. Rowling, this new Max Original series will dive deep into each of the iconic books that fans have continued to enjoy for all of these years.” “Max’s commitment to preserving the integrity of my books is important to me, and I’m looking forward to being part of this new adaptation which will allow for a degree of depth and detail only afforded by a long form television series,” said J.K. Rowling. Max in association with Brontë Film and TV, and Warner Bros. Television.
Executive produced by J.K. Rowling, Neil Blair, and Ruth Kenley-Letts. David Heyman is currently in talks to executive produce. About the Wizarding World In the years since Harry Potter was whisked from King’s Cross Station onto Platform nine and three quarters, his incredible adventures have left a unique and lasting mark on popular culture. Eight blockbuster Harry Potter films based on the original stories by J.K. Rowling have brought the magical stories to life and today, the Wizarding World is recognised as one of the world’s best-loved brands. Representing a vast interconnected universe, it also includes three epic Fantastic Beasts films, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – the multi-award-winning stage-play, state-of-theart video and mobile games from Portkey Games, innovative consumer products, thrilling live entertainment (including four theme park lands) and insightful exhibitions. The Wizarding World continues to evolve to provide Harry Potter fans with fresh and exciting ways to engage. For the worldwide fan community, and for generations to come, it welcomes everyone in to explore and discover the magic for themselves.
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