Making your own talisman is a powerful, personal way to draw love, wealth or health into your life... but there are a few risks involved!

We had a lot of fun making our own Prediction love talisman in the June issue. We started by trawling the shops and raiding our homes for talisman-making equipment and came back with all sorts of ribbons, beads, crystals, symbols and feathers to get us started. One of the best bits of working for the magazine is getting to test out all the features while we are putting them together and we always learn something new.

Making the talisman as great but it wasn't as easy as it looks - when we performed the ritual to imbue the talisman with love energy we had to burn a piece of paper to finish it. The problem was we couldn't put it out and I nearly burnt my hand off! Who says working for a magazine is a safe profession? It's definitely not when magic is involved so if you attempt the ritual yourself make sure you have a fireproof dish and some water to hand. Read the full feature to find out how to make your personal talisman for love, wealth or health.