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way to read a variety of reviews on line. Listed on this page you will
find my personal book reviews. Click on the book images to take you to
Amazon.com to read more reviews, or place an order.
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Trancing the Witch's Wheel by Yasmine Galenorn
This meditation book wonderfully stimulates your inner senses of sight,
sound, taste, touch and hearing. You can notice the art of Galenorn's
meditations when you speak them out loud, because the flow so smoothly
and are so pleasant to hear. The book contains some general meditations
(grounding centering etc), the 8 Sabbats, and several Deity meditations.
The book is designed for beginners, containing basic how to's and
corresponding oils, candles, herbs and crystals, and for advanced
practitioners in its depth of material.
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Goddess Meditations by Barbara Ardinger
This is one of my favorite books. I was drawn in from the imagery and
perspective in her introduction. It has over 30 meditations that are
similar to spell work, and are on a variety of topics ranging from
general (love, protection, strength), light work, dark work and chakra. I
found these meditations very creative in personifying Goddess and
attuning ones mind to self.
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Ariadne's Thread : A
Workbook of Goddess Magic by Shekinah Mountainwater
This is one of the first Goddess books that I read, and one of my all
time favorites. The book is designed to be used like a course either in a
group or as a solitaire. Each chapter has exercises and follow reading
and resources. This book is a great primer for creating altar space,
learning divination, herbs, and just letting you trust your intuition and
make learning the craft a enjoyable experience. There is a great rune set
that the author designed, which have great appeal to both men and woman,
and pagan and non-pagan.
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Celtic Devotional Daily Prayers and Blessings
by Caitlin Matthews
Caitlin Mathews introduction to her book shows herself as a peaceful
nurturing person who is open minded to all religions including
Christianity. Her simple basic ideas toward integrating prayer,
meditation and being active with nature on a daily basis appealed to me.
This book is divided into four quarters of the year. There is one page
for each day of the week, that contains about 15 minutes of prayer to
deity and spirit guides, blessing, meditation and reflection for morning
and evening. This small portable book is a great way to begin a daily
practice of grounding and centering before you start and end your day.
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Ted Andrews Animal Dictionary
The first section of this book deals with
numerology, philosophy of animal totems, and basic shaman/totem work.
This is a very good book for people interested on these topics.
Two-thirds of the book is the dictionary on animals. Some are historic,
some are personal, some are informational. This is a good book for people
working with spirit animals and shamanism.
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By Oak, Ash & Thorn by DJ Conway
Good beginning Celtic shaman book. Excellent visual meditations. I was personally
put off by some of the author's bitterness towards Christianity from her
past family experiences. This is still a good source for people
interested in Celtic shamanism.
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The Witch's Magickal Handbook by Gavin &
Yvonne Frost
There are many ideas in this book that will
stir the mind of both novice and experienced witch. The Frosts support
much of their personal philosophy and ideas with modern studies in physic
and medicine. They have been teaching Wicca for over 40 years and their
book is full of anecdotal support. I find some of their practices odd
(such as throwing energy charged objects into boiling water) but they
claim traditional folklore supports this theory. I found this book very
thought provoking, such as their idea of electromagnetic
energy/bioplasmic energy being the source of the energy witches call up. I enjoyed their thoughts on
creating happy home environments and job spells. I was amused at their
section that studies found a decrease in teen violence in teen pregnancy
when European cities taught pro-masturbation to their teens. I'm not a
fan of ritual sex, but their chapter made me aware that some covens still
practice it. I found their anecdotal stories entertaining and educational
in how other witches practice.
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Crystal Balls & Crystal Bowls: Tools for
Ancient Scrying & Modern Seership. By Ted Andrews
I have liked previous books by this author,
and I really enjoy his writing style and philosophies. This book has many
beginner tips for choosing and getting to know your crystal sphere. There
are multiple meditations in this book on learning to use your crystal
ball as a magickal tool, and the type of things one should expect while
scrying. I was very happy to read that Andrews supports the idea that
there are multiple ways to "see" the future, which may not
involve actual images, but involve many of the other senses as well. He
gives a detailed description on the possible ways in which one may scry.
I have not found many books on crystal balls and scrying and this one is
very useful and detailed. Andrews makes many correlations in the uses of
crystal spheres with other magickal activities. His references to his
previous works involving chakra work, crystals, and the Qabala, has made
me curious to pursue those works as well. The second section of the book
involving crystal bowls and sound, work closely with Angels and Qabala
theories. This book is a informational and useful for people learning to
scry.
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