The Craft Companion: A Witch's Journal [Paperback]

Dorothy Morrison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2001

Celebrate the changing of the seasons and the beauty and power of the Moon, the Stars, and the Sun. Written by a Witch who has spent many years teaching the Craft of Wicca to newcomers, this introductory guide presents everything you need to know for successful witchery, including: - An essential set of instructions and guidelines for beginning the practice of the Ancient arts - An overview of Wiccan beliefs, laws, rules, and principles - Directions for creating and using basic tools of the Craft--athame, wand, cup, pentacle, cauldron, broom, black mirror, and meditation - Easy-to-follow instructions for altar setup, circle-casting, building power, Deity invocation, and more - An assortment of miscellaneous spells, chants, and invocations for a variety of purposes Walk the path of the Witch--live in harmony and balance, and discover the sacred within the natural world with The Craft.

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About the Author

Originally from Texas, Dorothy Morrison now lives the magical life in Maine with her family. Dorothy is a member of the Pagan Poet’s Society and a charter member of M.A.G.I.C., a magical writer’s and artist’s organization. Dorothy is a Wiccan High Priestess of the Georgian Tradition, and has been an avid practitioner of the ancient arts for more than twenty years. She founded the Coven of the Crystal Garden in 1986, and spent many years teaching the Craft of Wicca to students both in the United States and in Australia.

A former state championship archer and bow hunter, Dorothy’s current interests include Tarot work, magical herbalism, stonework, and computer networking.

Dorothy’s work has been published in many journals and magazines, including Circle Network News, SageWoman, and Crone Chronicles. She is the author of the acclaimed Everyday Magic, Magical Needlework, In Praise of the Crone, Yule, Bud, Blossom & Leaf: The Magical Herb Gardener’s Handbook, The Craft, and The Craft Companion, among other works..

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications; 1st edition (July 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738700932
• ISBN-13: 978-0738700939
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #415,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Record your spiritual progress in this magickal journal, June 26, 2001

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Barbara A. Bolek - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Craft Companion: A Witch's Journal (Paperback)

It can be a workbook to chart your progress through author Dorothy Morrison's terrific Wiccan primer, "The Craft". Or, it can be your personal magickal journal or shadowbook...whatever you decide. But it is so much more thanks to Morrison sharing some 111 (yes, I counted them) simple spell or magickal ideas.

Dorothy Morrison is a High Priestess in the eclectic Georgian Tradition. She has written other wonderful books such as, "Everyday Magic" (a favorite of mine), "In Praise of the Crone", "Yule: a Celebration of Light and Warmth", and a deeply symbolic, yet lighthearted Tarot deck, the "Whimsical Tarot".

Every other page in this book contains a simple spell or magickal idea that can stand alone, or, be used as part of a more elaborate working. The other pages are blank to record your progress through the text, "The Craft", or to record your own notes on a particular magickal working in the journal, or to just use as you see fit.

The author provides practitioners with a broad compilation that includes chants, prayers, charms, blessings, recipes and all types of positive magickal workings for a variety of magickal intentions. Morrison's rhythmic, affirmative chants are definite magick boosters. Her rhymes are not stressed-out, they flow, allowing you to focus your energy on your intent.

There's a brief introduction that includes suggestions on how to use the journal, one short glossary of Gods and Goddesses invoked in the workings, and an alphabetically-arranged content listing of the spells provided in the journal.

If you are new to the Craft, then be sensible and please buy the text, "The Craft", and read it first *before* using this book. It puts everything in its proper context and perspective. But, whether old or new to the Craft, you will enjoy using this journal. It makes a great gift idea for family, covenmates or friends.

42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must, August 4, 2001

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"blackheart_47223" (Ramat- Hasharon, Israel Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Craft Companion: A Witch's Journal (Paperback)

This book is a must for every witch. It has 111 simple spells to perform- no intricate tasks to perform, no rare and unattainable herbs to use- just simple, yet very powerful spells to perform. And believe you me, this book has such good ideas for spells, it's absolutely amazing... Morrison should make a second one, he he he. This book also has the advantage of extra paper added- every spell is on a seperate page with another empty line page with it so that the user can write the date, phase, etc. as well as the impressions and results of the spell- like a simple spell BOS, which makes this book P-E-R-F-E-C-T.......

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Different from her previous book., March 16, 2002

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"brookelynn" (Douglaston, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Craft Companion: A Witch's Journal (Paperback)

This book was not at all what I expected. Every other page is blank for you to write your own spells.Then it also has nothing but spells. I figured this would be like a continuation of her previous witch book but it wasn't. Depending on what you are looking for this may not be for you.