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Title: Natural Witchcraft: The Timeless Arts and Crafts of the Country Witch by Marian Green ISBN: 0-00-712021-4 Publisher: Thorsons Pub Pub. Date: February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Very Insightful Book
Comment: After reading many of the Wicca/witchcraft books on the market today I have to say this book is in a class by itself. This is the first book I've come across that focuses on direct attunement with wild nature as it is rather than on an abstracted relationship through ritual. I was happy to see that she recommended using field guides to plants and animals and actually going out making contact with nature on its own terms instead of sitting around reading books on magick. One of my favorite pieces from the book was regarding how silly it is to have a symbol of a moon goddess on your altar when you can just look up (or outside the window) to see the moon itself.
I also liked that she honestly presented the varied mythologies of the world showing how they are different from the typical Wiccan attributes of the God and Goddess. For example, although the Egyptian mythology has the story of Isis (Aset) and Osiris (the dying and reborn God) that same mythology has Thoth as the moon god, not Isis (the idea of Isis as a moon Goddess didn't come about until the Romans adopted Isis into their religion and then melded many of the Egyptian Deities into her including the Egyptian creator god). This is not to discredit the Wiccan mythology, since it has a mythology all its own, but rather to point out that the characteristics of the God and Goddess are not as universal as often presented in Gardnerian/Alexandrian Wicca.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to follow a nature based spirituality whether they are Wiccan or not.
Rating: 5
Summary: Intelligent and helpful
Comment: I think one of Marian Greens' reasons for writing this book is to get people who are interested in Wicca and witchcraft interested in something that is less encumbered by Western Ceremonial/Qaballic magick. I feel that she also wants witches to be more aware of the enviorment and their impact on it. No new age [stuff] in this book about putting crystals and candles in groves where they don't belong. This is exactly what it is: Natural Witchcraft. Perhaps she will start a new fad of people calling themselves Natural Witches, much as many people started calling themselves Green Witches after the Green Witchcraft series (which, is not nearly as good in my opinion as Natual Witchcraft).
Yes, she is opinonated, but so what? Can authors not express their opinions? If an author has thoughts that don't go exactly with the "group mind" of Wicca 101 books these days, is that a BAD thing? I say no. I loved the book, and while I don't always agree with all her asertations and opinions, I still think she writes well. Perhaps her information is meant for people who are a little more well read. And, if you are heavily drawn to long, annoying rituals that take five hours to perform, then this book is NOT for you. If you like simple, natural rituals, this book will give you inspiration to create your own, and possibly forge your own path.
Think for yourself when you read this book. Some of the things will not be true, like the old country witches going by planetary correspondences. Folk magic practioners/"witches" didn't have access to that until recently. But, authors are not perfect, but as long as you are willing to think about what is being written, and you are able to conciously dicern what you believe to be true, then this book is great.
Rating: 5
Summary: FINALLY an alternative to 101s and Wicca!
Comment: In this new, more edgy book, Ms. Green has gone beyond the myriad "Magic 101" and "Wicca" books and finally given the many followers of earth-based spirituality something to think about, consider and work with. This is an important book in many ways: Wicca isn't the only path to witchcraft and this book presents a new (and Old) way to journey. This book, along with her "A Witch Alone" are maybe the only two books you'll need to study Earth Spirituality without all the neo-Celtic trappings.
I found this valuable book very empowering, and confrontive in the best possible way; it forces you to look at your preconceived ideas about Earth Spirituality and "accepted" associations that have been developed within the Wicca tradition. I disagree with the reviewer who said she just gives her own rules, I didn't feel she did that. She simply states that the rules within Wicca are not the ONLY rules, and then puts you to your own discovery of what it really means to be a witch, and to taking responsibility for your own magical actions and growth.
Practical exercises, real examinations and great insights fill this book. This book is for people interested in Reclaiming traditions and Earth-based spirituality seekers, not really for the "Wiccans" (after all, not every witch book needs to be about Wicca or appease Wiccan sensibilities!) Happily, I recommend this book to people who need something more than beginner's knowledge and are seeking to move to a new, deeper level of growth within their own Work.
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Title: Wild Witchcraft: A Guide to Natural, Herbal and Earth Magic by Marian Green ISBN: 0007145438 Publisher: Thorsons Pub Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: A Witch Alone: Thirteen Moons to Master Natural Magic by Marian Green ISBN: 0007133235 Publisher: Thorsons Pub Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Garden Witchery: Magick from the Ground Up by Ellen Dugan, Zins ISBN: 0738703184 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Elements of Ritual: Air, Fire, Water & Earth in the Wiccan Circle by Deborah Lipp ISBN: 073870301X Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Real Witches' Kitchen: Spells, Recipes, Oils, Lotions and Potions from the Witches' Hearth by Kate West ISBN: 0007117868 Publisher: Thorsons Pub Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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