Category: Witchcraft

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Review: The Dabbler’s Guide to Witchcraft: Seeking an Intentional Magical Path by Fire Lyte

October 5, 2023

“True learning is an uncomfortable process that requires you to break down your preconceived notions, your implicit biases, and move away from your comfort zone.” I picked this book up because the title caught my attention. I was extremely interested in seeing what this book was about since it discusses dabbling and seeking an intentional … More Review: The Dabbler’s Guide to Witchcraft: Seeking an Intentional Magical Path by Fire Lyte

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ARC Review: The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Tarot Magick by Lindsay Squire

June 13, 2023

This is one of the best tarot books I have read. This was a beautifully illustrated and wonderfully organized book that breaks down a tarot deck and the many ways you can interpret the cards. In this book, Squire provides information on the Major and Minor arcana by providing information about the ruling planet, zodiac … More ARC Review: The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Tarot Magick by Lindsay Squire

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ARC Review: The Complete Guide to Runes: An Essential Reference for Runelore, Meanings, Divination, and Magic by Wayne Brekke

June 6, 2023

As someone who has never read a book about runes, this was a wonderful beginners book. This book goes over the history of runes, their use in divination, how to cast runes, and ways to apply them in your everyday life. While this is a lot of information for a newbie, Brekke does a wonderful … More ARC Review: The Complete Guide to Runes: An Essential Reference for Runelore, Meanings, Divination, and Magic by Wayne Brekke

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ARC Review: Your Tarot Toolkit: Simple Activities for Your Daily Practice by Ru-Lee Story

February 7, 2023

This is an informative and wonderfully written guide to Tarot. This book breaks each card down by giving a general overview of the card, and then providing affirmations, reflections and activities. The activities within this book are perfect because a lot of them are writing based or simple activities that are easier to fit into … More ARC Review: Your Tarot Toolkit: Simple Activities for Your Daily Practice by Ru-Lee Story

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Review: Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within by Juliet Diaz

May 20, 2022

Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within was a wonderfully written and informative beginners book for witches. It covers the basics of magic, creating books of shadows and grimoires, ancestor magic, some beginner spells, and some ethical issues with practicing witchcraft.  Diaz has a wonderful style of writing that is beautifully prosaic but also very easy to … More Review: Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within by Juliet Diaz

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ARC Review: The Big Book of Tarot Meanings: The Beginner’s Guide to Reading the Cards by Sam Magdaleno

April 13, 2022

This is a wonderful beginners book to understanding tarot cards. This book breaks down each card into eight categories: beginnings, career, finances, romance, friends & family, health, higher guidance, and outcome. Both upright and reversed meanings are given for each of these as well.  This book uses the Raider-Waite Tarot deck but if you have … More ARC Review: The Big Book of Tarot Meanings: The Beginner’s Guide to Reading the Cards by Sam Magdaleno

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ARC Review: The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Earth Magick by Lindsay Squire

April 12, 2022

After reading Lindsay’s previous book Natural Magick, I knew I wanted to read this one. This was a beautifully illustrated, informative, and easy to follow book about utilizing earth magick for your craft.  This book covers casting a circle and ritual basics, the four elements, the four seasons, earth magick, crystals, divination, empath care, and … More ARC Review: The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Earth Magick by Lindsay Squire

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ARC Review: The Witch’s Guide to Wellness: Natural, Magical Ways to Treat, Heal, and Honor Your Body, Mind, and Spirit by Krystle L. Jordan

April 2, 2022

The Witch’s Guide to Wellness is a guidebook to become a healthier version of yourself by using the craft. This covers spells, rituals, potions, and food that target wellness in your home, your mind and your body. By providing a well rounded mixture of rituals and spells, Jordan targets any aspect of your life that … More ARC Review: The Witch’s Guide to Wellness: Natural, Magical Ways to Treat, Heal, and Honor Your Body, Mind, and Spirit by Krystle L. Jordan

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ARC Review: Spells for Change: A Guide for Modern Witches by Frankie Castanea

March 28, 2022

This is a wonderful guide book for beginners. The book covers meditation, grounding, cleansing, banishing, shadow work, cultural appropriation, and desettling the craft.  Frankie Castanea easily breaks down the steps to spellcraft, including herbs, crystals, and sigils. For the herbs sections, she discusses the cultural appropriation of herbs like white sage and palo santo to … More ARC Review: Spells for Change: A Guide for Modern Witches by Frankie Castanea

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Review: The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows: Witchy Wisdom at Your Fingertips by Deborah Blake

February 26, 2022

The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows is a beginners reference book for those who are looking to build their practice from the ground up. This book gives basic introductions and quick references for all the basics of witchcraft elements, like candle magic, divination, stones, gods and goddesses and so on. Within each section there are … More Review: The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows: Witchy Wisdom at Your Fingertips by Deborah Blake

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ARC Review: The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Natural Magick by Lindsay Squire

September 24, 2021

The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Natural Magick is a wonderful introduction to harnessing your inner magick. Whether you are in the broom closet or out-and-proud, Lindsay Squire has provided a wonderful and informative guide to the beginner aspects of magic that will allow you to succeed and thrive.  This is a wonderfully informative … More ARC Review: The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Natural Magick by Lindsay Squire

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ARC Review: The Tarot Directory: Unlock the Meaning of the Cards, Spreads, and the Mystery of the Tarot by Sarah Bartlett

April 28, 2021

In The Tarot Directory, Sarah Bartlett breaks down tarot decks and how to interpret them. She starts by giving a basic history of the tarot and how it grew over time, then goes into breaking down the Major and Minor Arcanum. This is a basic reference guide to tarot and it is a great introduction … More ARC Review: The Tarot Directory: Unlock the Meaning of the Cards, Spreads, and the Mystery of the Tarot by Sarah Bartlett