6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
very good as always, January 20, 2004
This review is from: Modern Herbal Spellbook (Paperback)
This neat little book not only tells you what herbs are for what,but it also shows you how you use them.This is a other helpful,easy,do it yourself book that Anna Riva wrote for the modern witch of today.gotta love it..lol
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting and Useful, May 16, 2006
This review is from: Modern Herbal Spellbook (Paperback)
Anna Riva is considered special in that her books discuss the "Black Arts", include these great little pictures of naughty or ominous things, and contained spellworkings that anyone could do.
She also included bits that were - not quite right. This book dates from the mid 1970s, so we see some early attempts to "validate" the material by including bits of this and smatterings of that, some of which look and sound ridicules by today's wisdoms, but it made for interesting reading back then.
But much of it is real. It is taken from various practices - like folk magic, voudon, witchcraft, root workers, ceremonial magic and even Christian spirituality. This book containes spells calling upon God, Gods and Goddesses, Saints and sinners.
The book is laid out by topics, like Black Magic, Good Luck or Protection. The herbs are then listed alphabetically under each section, and each herb has it's properties listed. There are instructions on how to use the herb and a spell or working or purpose for each herb.
The explanations are not long. This is not a big book, only 64 pages. So the material is short, sweet and to the point.
Finally, from the book: "The folklore of plants is as old as the written word itself, and the legends related are given as curiosa only." Well, you can decide that for yourself. boudica
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
That Mystical, Magical Anna Riva, June 13, 2000
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This review is from: Modern Herbal Spellbook (Paperback)
Ann has done it once again. Her small but informidable books are always full of information. I found the Modern Herbal Spellbook to be enlightening as well as easy to understand. This special spellbook is loaded with the basics,easy to follow instructions and herb listing their purposes for your spellcasting. If you are looking for some new and different spells and desire to create a little magick of your own I reccomend this book.
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