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Everyday Sun Magic: Spells & Rituals for Radiant Living (Everyday Series)

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There are many books written about the feminine Moon: moon phases, moon rituals and moon Goddesses. Dorothy Morrison presents us with a book on the much neglected male side of our religion, the Sun, exploring the yang side of Wicca and the Craft. Ms. Morrison focuses on the lore, the astrological correspondences, the rituals, and the spells for the other half of our balanced lives.

The book is divided into two sections. Part One is called Embracing the Sun This part of the book covers the lore of the sun, how it has influenced our lives (very basic: the hours of the day - how we come to count and measure time) to how it continues to be an influence in language, song and story. She covers some symbols associated with the sun and their meanings. She also examines how the sun relates to religion, from worship to Deity to our own Goddesses.

The book discusses the aspects of the Sun, in relation to the male energies it personifies. We follow the energy as through the growing phases of man, from infancy to old age, giving us a refreshingly easy to understand look at this energy and what it represents. This becomes important when we look at the magic involved and how it is going to relate further on in relationship to times of day, magical correspondences and energy.

It becomes apparent that this book was well thought out. The book flows from idea to idea like thoughts on a train, one leading right into another. I was impressed with the research and how well Dorothy crafted this book, enabling anyone to pick this up and understand the basics.

The book progresses to the astrological correspondences of the sun. Though the explanations are brief, there is a lot of information crammed into this section, along with an affirmation for each sign. The purpose of this section is not to discuss details of sun influences on the individual, but set the stage for working rituals and magic and how the correspondences will be associated with the celebrations and magical work being introduced next. We are given a brief but exact look at Virgo Sun or Libra Sun, for example, to understand the next steps. Again, a good, even flow to the work makes it easy to follow and a pleasure to read.

The last part of Part One is about Sun ritual and celebrations. While it starts with the basics, it again follows the astrological correspondences to form rituals that blend with the energy of each sign.

Part Two gets into what Dorothy Morrison is best known for, her spells and spell work. She is, I feel, the mistress of the modern day spell. No one writes them better or makes it easier to work them successfully. Each set of spells is laid out according to the Sun energy you will need to successfully work and attain a specific result. We reference back to the stages of the male growing up corresponding to the time of day, and the energy necessary for the intent of your work. So we have Dawn: Infant/Child; Morning: Adolescent Brother/Lover; Noon: Father and so on. She keeps it easy to understand and makes it very easy to learn. And of course, she gives you they kind of spell you will need to achieve your working. Creativity, for example, is placed in Dawn: Infant/Child, and she gives us a Crayon Spell, which is a delightful little spell. She includes the materials needed, when to do this spell, the ritual to perform and a chant/rhyme for focus to enable your spell to work.

All her spells are like this. Simple, using material you probably have at hand or can easily access. No bat's blood or eye of newt but simple items like crayons or ribbons. This is kitchen witchery at its finest, providing practical application of the KISS principal with elegance and charm to make it special.

I want to also note that there is some higher forms of magic included in this section that have been brought down to much more accessible levels for those who practice and want something more substantial. While none of Ms. Morrison's spells are fluffy, she has included a Home Blessing which includes the Magical Seals of the four archangels. Very High Magic, but easy to achieve.

There is also an Abuse spell which utilized the Sigil of Samael, another tool of High Magic. Also, please note, Ms. Morrison starts this spell off with her usual practical advice:
"Abuse is a serious matter: Please take whatever mundane steps are necessary - calling the police or filing a complaint come to mind here - before performing this spell. "
Oh, how wonderful that she includes this kind of common sense advice for a topic that many feel is so easily overcome with a simple spell or charm.

Now for the extras. Ms. Morrison is not only a great spell worker but she also has great recipes that she usually includes in her books. This one is no exception. There is an Appendix in the back called Celebratory Drink Recipes and there are some great mixed drink recipes in this book that will blow you away. While not suggesting you get plowed with these, the mixes are fabulous, great tasting and in some cases, can be made sans the alcohol and still be a great celebratory mix. I love the Frozen Sunrise Margarita.

There is a great bibliography for further reading. My copy of this book is an uncorrected proof, and did not contain an index. Hopefully there will be one with the finished book.

All in all, a great way to learn, understand and to work with the Sun and its energies and a great balance to the Moon energy we seem to have in abundance these days. This is a very wonderful book to add to your collection. boudica

I have been studying the Craft fully for the last 2 years. One of the things Iv noticed is the reverance for the Goddess, the Moon, and speaking of equality.
But....their is very little on the God who is represented by the Sun as the Goddess is the Moon. Ms. Morrison had corrected that mistake with this book. I read about it nearly a year ago and have waited for it. A worthy wait indeed. I have nothin bad to say about this book as it is a great way to help Craft Brothers and Sisters connect with the Consort of the Goddess

I absolutely love this book!Dorothy Morrison truly is concise and presice with her teaching of the Craft!A book for all..from Novices to the more learned.
Very easy to understand and apply.
I highly recommend this book to all.Way to go Dorothy!

This is simply a marvelous book, and once again, helped to establish Ms Morrison as one of my favorite authors of all-time. This book shines in the market filled with books on just the moon, with little or no focus on the God and the sun. With correspondences focusing on the different times of the day when the sun shines (with prayers, rituals and spells for each) to how the sun affects our lives, this book holds an esteemed spot in my library. Bravo, Ms Morrison and thank you!

There isn't anything new, innovative or interesting in this book. There are glaring errors bordering on misinformation throughout (don't get me started on the 'astrology' and backwards logic around it) and the actual magical sections are reproductions with the author's own attempts at poetry tacked on. The words 'magic' and 'spell' are over-used and the whole book has a feel of being thrown together.

If I could vote this a zero I would.

I have just started reading this book and have found Morrison to be a writer that really speaks to me. The flow is pretty easy to understand. As a novice in the new age/ wicca scene, I find this to be very helpful for me as a solitary. I hope you will too. I also am reading moon magic as well. Recommended...so far

If you're a magical practicioner then this is a book that you will need. Morrison does two great things with this book; she gives you a lot of great lore and correspondances for the sun and his phases, and she gives you a great spell resource to help utilize the sun and his properties.

This book is divided into two sections, the first being everything about the sun and his properties, with some lore and god/dess correspondances, and the second is full of spells.

My favorite thing about this book and many of Morrison's books are they're simple and useful tools for the everyday, regular joe that practices magic. You don't need a lot of tools to perform her spells and this book is not any different. Many of the things that are used for her workings are things you probably already have around the house. You don't have to worry about going broke!

Everything went well with the transaction, the book arrived shortly and was in excellent condition.

I love Dorothy's spell books, this is my second best one. The first is her Moon Magic. I have only used a few spells in this book, but each time they come out perfect. I used the one to help you remember what you learned, for my daughter who was going to take a math test. She got an
A on this test. She was convinced she was not going to pass the test.
How I love this book. The spells are simple, and easy to use. Very
effective even when it is a cloudy day. It is as if the Sun God does not
care, he is happy you are calling to him. Buy this book, it is wonderful.

I love this book, I mean why wait for the different phases of the moon? It makes harnessing the energy of nature so much more accessible!