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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of a Kind, Jul 1 2003
I'm not sure why, but this is one of my favorite books! It's a book on natural magic and witchcraft (not Wicca, although it does have some Wiccan thing-ies in there). The book starts with a great section called "Ritual Preparation." The one thing I liked most about that part was a whole chapter on visualization, and a chapter that discussed energy rising. I liked the visualization chapter because so many authors mention it, and bearly give it a page of space in their book. This chapter helped me a lot. I also liked the energy rising chapter, because it taught me how to quickly rise energy without any tools. It was something where you rub your hands together, and then you feel the vibration between your hands. I always thought that that can help in magic, and now I know! This section also has other basic stuff, but the one thing I also liked about this section, was when she talked about the Gods, and how we can work with them. Which is worth the price. The next section is called "Spellcraft." This section has a lot of good things, but the best I could notice was the common sense that the author uses. That was the best part according to me. She does have some recepies for oils, but they are very expensive, so the spells that use them could be changed a bit. The thing I most liked in this section was the importance of self-love that the author talks about, and the chapter on protection. The chapter on protection has some "darker" spells that some Wiccans might not find ethical, but I personally do, because all you're doing is sending the negative energy back to the sender. I also liked how she included the Dark Goddesses, like Hecate, in her ritual to bring justice to the raped and the abused. This made me feel better for choosing Hecate as my "work with" Goddess. I still can't get over the great common sense. It only shows that the author truly knows what she's talking about. Third, and last section is called "Shadow Work." This section is quite interesting, because it has chapters on Faerie Magic, Shapeshifting, Drawing Down the Moon Rituals, AND Drawing Down the Sun Rituals. The Drawing Down the Sun was the thing that I was most glad about, because other books, that call themselves "Wiccan," forget the God all together, and I'm glad that Yasmine didn't. *Very* glad. The last chapter was "Earth Healing Rituals," which wasn't so bad, but the ritual was written for a coven. The one more thing I wanted to add was that Yasmine sometimes uses a pinch of her own blood in spells, because this makes her spells more powerful. But, she also says that you don't have to, and that that's just the way she chooses to practice her magic. The use of your blood is bearly mentioned throughout the book, and if it is, there is always a choice of using something else. So, basically, this book is about the author's own eclectic path. To conclude, I would recommend this book to witches, Wiccans, and other folks who might practice natural magic. -Ater (used to write reviews as DarkRaven)
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