An Unbiased Review of “Tarot Court Cards For Beginners,” by Leeza Robertson
The court cards are a common snag that tarot readers run into. One of my besties has been reading tarot for longer than I’ve been alive, and they still have issues with the courts. This book provides an interesting new take on the court cards, and how to approach them. Basically, Robertson personifies the court…
An Unbiased Review of “Paganism In Depth,” by John Beckett
Know going into this that this is his second book. I have not read the first one, yet, but I liked this one enough that I’ve decided to get the first book. I enjoyed this book for a few reasons. The first is simply because John Beckett’s day-job is engineering. As a person who loves…
An Unbiased Review of “Honoring Your Ancestors,” by Mallorie Vaudoise
I get the seasonal catalogs from Llewellyn (dangerous, I know) and I had marked “Honoring Your Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestral Veneration” as something I wanted to read before I listened to the 3PAAC review of it. 3PAAC had good things to say about it, so it was definitely in my book order last December.…
Ostara
The Wheel turns and Ostara has come (and gone). The spring chorus is in full swing; between the frogs and the birds, there is no quiet anymore. It’s occasionally safe to crack open a door or window. Flowers are coming up and blooming. And I’m considering taking the winter gear out of my car, it’s…
An Unbiased Review of “Jailbreaking the Goddess,” by Lasara Firefox Allen
As a woman who has deliberately and consciously chosen not to have children, I’ve felt that the “traditional” triple goddess archetypes of Maiden, Mother, Crone were… Limiting? Confining? Proscriptive? They’re tied to and based on reproduction. I’m past Maiden, I am not becoming a Mother, and I’m not old enough to be a Crone, so…
Imbolc
Imbolc is February 1, coinciding with Candlemas. While it is still excruciatingly cold (at least, in New England it is!), the days are getting noticeably longer. It’s no longer dark before I get out of work! And the angle of the sun is getting higher, evidenced by the light through my deck door no longer…
An Unbiased Review of “Of Blood and Bones,” by Kate Freuler
I had been eyeing this book on Llewellyn’s online catalog for some time. You know how sometimes you’re just idly browsing and you come across something that gives you an internal zing like, “That. I need that.” — This was one of those books that gave me a zing. Pro Tip: Follow your enthusiasm. “Of…
Yule
Yule is the Winter Solstice (December 20-23), the time of shortest day and longest night. It’s dark & cold, with a decent chance of snow. There are many (many, many) celebrations at this time of year, in cultures around the world, so most everyone is having some kind of party in December. Background The word…
Samhain
Samhain is the final harvest festival, taking place October 31. (I apologize for taking so long in posting this, as it’s now January, but a lot was going on around Samhain and writing anything was not on my radar at the time.) By Samhain the weather is noticeably cooler, with less daylight. There’s crunchy leaves…
An Unbiased Review of “Herb Magic for Beginners,” by Ellen Dugan
Herbal magic is one of the topics in witchcraft that I want to study more. I would like to be able to do things like whip up a spell jar without having to cross-reference five different resources. I spent a long time comparing different herbal books, and it’s rough when I don’t want recipes, I…
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