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Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magic (Llewellyn's Practical Magick)

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This is the book if expensive alter items, and highly elaborate rituals aren't for you. Scott Cunningham, focuses on using what's around us in the everyday world to create for us the results we desire. His straight to the point style, and endearing sense of humor make this a must read for those of us looking for true earth based magick. A wonderful resource, and a truly educational book

They are incredibly simple and, even though I hate to say it since Scott Cunningham is a great author, childish and superstitious. Most of the spells aren't really spells, just advice and suggestions.

For instance:

A Spell to Protect Loved Ones

Throw dirt or sand after friends and family once they leave your home without their noticing.

A Spell to Bind a Lover

Tie an article of their clothing with one of your own to keep your relationship thriving and happy.

See what I mean? The theories and information about various magickal techniques are worth the purchase, but don't buy it if you're just looking for magickal workings.

This book is definatly for great for people who like simplistic spells....they really aren't rituals. They are for those who are short on time. I really like how the books use a lot of emphasis on using the *EARTH* to help you. I am pagan and have learned it to mean that paganism is about *earth-religions* however most of the books I have read have very little to do with interacting with the nature outside and around us.

Though I'm not to fond of Cunningham's writing on religious subjects, I found this work on earth-based magic to be particularly interesting and worth my time. I read about beautiful and inspiring types of spellwork and divination that I probably wouldn't have thought of otherwise. This book truly teaches you to make use of the most potent tools available to pagan practitioners today-- those in nature. As someone who is quite offended by the rampant materialism of witches today, I was delighted to see a book that rejected the purchase of magical accessories in favor of using the power of the earth itself.

I have several books by Scott Cunningham - all of which are better than this. The concepts and ideas are solid and the writing is in the typically lucid and easy to understand style that one would expect from Cunnningham. His recommendations on the use of natural "tools" for practicing witchcraft are refreshing, as are his outlines for spells and divinations. Yet in comparison to his other works, Earth Power is lacking. I much preferred his Witchcrafft for the Solitary Practitioner, Spellcraft, and Earth, Air, Fire, Water - all of which I recommend over this book.

this was so easy to read. it made understanding easy-plus he gives so many spells! of all the books i have read, this is the only one i have read in one sitting--(i also liked his accompanyment-earth air fire and water, not AS good but has a great chapter on making your own speels! ) i like that he included things on other types of earth spells (like image, knot ect.) -not just the 4 elements as some other books tend to do.

If you're looking for an in-depth and easy-to-understand guide to folk magick, the magick of the people, with no elaborate rituals or expensive supplies, then this book is for you. Cunningham takes an insiders' view of the craft, coupled with a vast library of knowledge, and leads new magicians and High Priestesses and Priests of the craft alike down a fascinating and informative journey into the world of the most basic magickal practices from all over the world and all throughout history. When you have read this book, you will know more than you did before you started no matter how knowledgeful you are, and you will likely be able to process the information to create spells and rituals of your own inspiration. But I doubt you will stop with reading it once, I haven't, and the more you read it the more you realize, especially as your overall knowledge of the craft grows. Scott Cunningham was much loved by the magickal community and will be deeply missed. But all though he has passed on to whatever rewards I'm sure await such a man as him, you can still share in the experience of enjoying one of his many books, and unarguably one of his best.

While some may find the informal setup of the spells off-putting, I kind of liked the creativity of the work. There's a nice air to the whole book, and I found it rather inspiring. I would have preferred to also find excercises for interacting with the elements and the earth in general (which is what came to my head when reading the title) but there is none of this in the book. Instead, I would say that this book is basically a book of magick using simple materials, like stones, water, branches in a fire, candles, and knots.

One need not extol Scott Cunningham's many virtures as a writer, and this is but another of the fine volumes from the sweet Soul of the late author. In this small book, magical workings are explained, and spells given. It is not a study of high magic, nor is it intended to be. Instead, it is an introduction into the means of acheiving change by means not yet understood by science. However, it is not a primer on magic either. Those areas are better covered in Cunninghams's earlier works of Wicca and Living Wicca. This work presupposes a working knowledge of the Craft, and of the practitioner's serious desire to improve his magical ability. It is also a joyous celebration of a way of life in harmony with the divine and the world as we know it.

I have read many of Scott Cunningham's books and this is one of my favorites. The spells in it are very easy to use and a lot of fun. They utilize the powers of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. This is a must read for anyone who wants to learn natural magick. Blessed Be!