The Modern Witch's Guide To Magic And Spells: A Remarkable Collection of Over 100 Spells to Entice a Lover, Win Back One Who Strays, Protect Your ... Illness, Ward Off Evil Spirits and Much More [Paperback]

Sarah Lyddon Morrison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

The third in Sarah Lyddon Morrison's witchcraft series, this book combines the magical operations of Obeah (African magic) with ancient Hawaiian magic and classic French spells. Morrison includes over 100 spells--from enticing a lover and getting even with someone for an evil deed to treating the sick, bringing good luck, and getting rid of bad habits .

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806519630
• ISBN-13: 978-0806519630
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let's keep this in mind...., October 26, 2001

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"callym" (Boston Mass.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Modern Witch's Guide To Magic And Spells: A Remarkable Collection of Over 100 Spells to Entice a Lover, Win Back One Who Strays, Protect Your ... Illness, Ward Off Evil Spirits and Much More (Paperback)

I'm not Wiccan but I don't in any way have prejudices against them. I would, however like to commet about Sarah Lyddon Morrison's books and the controversy they have caused because of their negative and death spells. I have three of her spell books and am aware of the negative material that they contain. However, these spells are included, in my eyes, more out of showing that they exist, and the practices of Hawaiian and Obedah magic are facsinating and reading them I felt no inclination to practice them, but eager to see the dark side of sorcery, more to inform and educate myself than harm anyone else, no matter how much anyone else has spited me in the past. We all have our paths to follow in life, and good and bad is in front of us every day, WE ARE THE ONES who have to chose which road we are going to take. If someone attempts a negative spell from any of these books, the author is not to blame but the person themselves who are filled with rage enough to harm someone using these spells. Look at these books as a metaphor of life, good and bad, and what we choose is up to us. The author stresses that negative spells can and will harm, and when I first bought her first book I was angered and wanted to find a negative spell. But since that time I've grown up, and realized that we make our own fate and we have the power to choose right from wrong, no one can "promote" the former or latter to us. I would never use a black spell from any of these books but don't condemn the author for including them(Crowley and Levoy have been doing it for years as a PHILOSOHPY and I hear no one condemning them as much as Ms. Morrison) This book is a take on sorcery, not wicca. It shows both sides of the coin and the reader should be mature enough to decide which spells to use to improve his or her life. I wonder if LeVoy gets these many hate reviews. Whether her spells work is up to anyone who has tried them because her spells DO work for anyone who knows what they are doing. We all have to look at the entire picture of situations and decide for ourselves what's the right thing to do.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not all that Is Witchcraft is Wicca!, December 31, 2003

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El Brujo "Brujo Hechisero" (Lowell, Ma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Modern Witch's Guide To Magic And Spells: A Remarkable Collection of Over 100 Spells to Entice a Lover, Win Back One Who Strays, Protect Your ... Illness, Ward Off Evil Spirits and Much More (Paperback)

First and foremost the author of the book ever mentiones Wicca or that she is Wiccan. Only the words Witch and Witchcraft are used. \
Second, The spells presented hear are the traditional spells used in Brujeria, Voodooists, Espiritismo, Curanderismo, and Hecherismo, or Witchcraft. It seems sadly that books as this should have a label, like those found on cds. -- "Witch's Advisory, No one under 18 or Wiccan Without a True Brujos Consent." -- These spells are the traditional spells used by many Witches, not Wiccans. If you are Wiccan do not read, if you are interested in true folk magick, spell crafting and Witchcraft as done by Brujos, then this might be a small but good window into the secret kitchen, altar and working room of a Bruja/o, Witch.

With all respects towards Wiccans, one must understand that throught the world this is what Witchcraft in. In Countries such as Mexico, Puerto Rico and all through out the world, many people go to Brujos or Hechiseros seeking revenge for a wrong doing. The Brujo will always warn. "Becareful what one asks for." But the `trabajo" the magickal working is done.

One should read this book with an open mind, as "so called Witch" one should have the proper understandings of both Black and White magick. I am sure your mind would change, or you would run back to this book. If lets say, and "God and Los Santos forbid" your mother was abused, your daughter was rapped, or you where cursed to ruins by a more powerful Witch who knew these knowledges.

The Profession and Craft of a True Witch must completely understand the workings behind both Black and White Magick. This book reveals these things.

Although I do not personally use Black Magick to harm anyone, I must say I have had clients come to me, who have been "Enbrujado" Bewitched or Cursed. So I must understand what was in the mind of the dark magician, what where his/her procedure. These things can be found out in books like these.

Lastly this is traditional Witchcraft with the good and the bad. This is not Fluffy, all is Happy, all is good, Wicca. And it never states it is.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An honest opinion, May 1, 2000

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Mistaken Missive "MM_5" (Richardson, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Modern Witch's Guide To Magic And Spells: A Remarkable Collection of Over 100 Spells to Entice a Lover, Win Back One Who Strays, Protect Your ... Illness, Ward Off Evil Spirits and Much More (Paperback)

I'm not Wiccan, but have no problems with Wiccans. I have no expert knowledge on casting, but I can tell you my personal experience with this series. I picked up a set of these books in the store because they seemed very informative and in a form that was easy to reference. (Each spell is labeled and easy to find, even if you must do some thumbing.) After an initial browse (which I enjoyed very much) I shelved the books and forgot about them. Later, when I was in dire need of help in my life - and despirate to get help anywhere I could - I pulled these books back down and tried all the spells I could to help solve my problems. While I'm not out of the woods yet, I'm positive that the spells aided me a great deal. I will come back to these texts in future, and I have since referenced them more frequently for day-to-day things. Overall, I'd say the books are helpful and informative, and the spells do actually accomplish what they claim if performed correctly. I was rather surprised at the harsh reviews that these works have been given here. Its seems that Wiccans do not typically enjoy these books at all. So, I'd say for the record that it's a useful book for us non-Wiccans to have around for simple spells.