Customer Reviews

Altar Magic (Little Books (Crossing Press))

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If you're interested in altars from a magickal or artistic viewpoint, this is a good how-to book filled with prompts to get you building your own altar. It's mostly text, but if you're new to altars and not offended by Pagan themes, you'll enjoy this information. Combine this with the more illustrated book, "In a Spiritual Style" by Cerwinske, and you're set to create magnificent art and altars to the themes, images, deity, or deities of your choice.

No matter the religion, we all collect certain items and arrange them in specific ways. These collections are small insights into ourselves. Ms Conway walks you through the items you have already gathered, tells you what they mean, and how to arrange them with intent... to create an altar... a special place of self in a hectic world.

This little book is a gem and the perfect gift for everyone on your list. (Add a couple of candles for perfect presentation!)

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Normally I like D.J. Conway and once she got away from Llewellyn Publications, her books over all picked up in caliber.

I found this book to be rather trite. Sure it has lots of correspondances in it, but that's about the only thing it offered and with having so many other books that also have correspondances in them, I saw no need to keep this book.

This just isn't a book I'd recommend unless you really want to pick up everything D.J. Conway has published.

I was skeptical about buying this book, because the author's book on Celtic magic was awful. I'm so glad I gave it a try. It's mainly a list of what seperate symbols stand for, what certain deities rule, and whole sections on angels and saints. It also has interesting stuff of the history of altars, and how they are used in other cultures. This book would be great for people of many faith, not Pagans.

After reading another one of her a little books of I had to have this one. I have to say I was disappointed at the instruction level this book lacked. I hoped to see where placement of object offected the energy of the alter. but instead I got a mini glossery and soen examples. The infomation in the glossery section is very helpful though.