17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great continuation of Silver's excellent series, September 12, 2000
This review is from: Silver's Spells for Protection (Paperback)
Silver is the first Wiccan author whom I have discovered so far, who has had the focus to dedicate her time and energies writing this "Silver's Spells For..." series. I declare that she is doing quite a good job!
As for the one or two folks who declared that they needed to know Wicca or how to manipulate magickal energies before they used her books, well, you are entitled to your opinion. Considering that EVERY person on this planet has the potential for magick, I dare say that you all are trying to put magick in a box! Naturally Silver remembered to put the usual cautions and admonitions about the laws of magick in the first chapters of her book...so relax, OK?
Anyway, don't let the naysayers put you off-- it is an excellent series, and the wide array of spells, their size and power being in direct proportion to the seriousness of the problems/people/situations at hand, are just what I needed! I live in a big city where there is LOTS of noise, and I used her suggestions for stress. Also, my ridiculous relatives have been harrassing me psychically to contact them (which in and of itself is not magickally ethical), and the "Simple Folk Spells for Little Troubles" worked wonderfully. All of her spells are, as Wiccan ethics go, WITH HARM TO NONE. Blessed Be!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good start but should emphasize more practical advice, April 5, 2004
This review is from: Silver's Spells for Protection (Paperback)
`You are no longer a victim, you are a victor!' `The techniques herein, however, should not preclude obtaining professional assistance, whether we are talking about the need to notify the police, a counselor, or medical professionals.' `Throwing magick at a problem or goal isn't the ultimate solution to all of our difficulties.' `Like the famous guy says, "Don't sweat the small stuff".'
While I find this refreshing coming from Silver Ravenwolf, and commend her on placing this most valuable common sense in the front of her book, I wish she would have focused more on this kind of wisdom throughout her book rather than offering the `book designed to teach you how to prevent bad things from occurring and how to protect yourself should you walk into something that you shouldn't have.' It would have been better if she had also offered the advice of `look before you walk' so you would not have walked where you should not have been.
This book is a re-release of the book originally issued in March of 2000. It is a `cookbook' of spells, rituals and incantations to assist in protecting yourself in a variety of ways from a plethora of potentially harmful situations.
The novice will find the correspondence tables useful and those familiar with Silver's personal path will find this book enjoyable. There are things that can be confusing such as the cross used for a spell for `sick and broken cars' on page 47 and invoking Venus to protect police officers on page 66. This is Silver's particular path. There are one or two spells that are inspiring, while there are those that are lackluster and need some adjustment to timing and rhyming to make them work. Some spells are short and quick while others appear to be major undertakings.
Her book offers a suggestion of protection for the mistakes we made or troubles we can encounter. But this book is not a total solution for our own errors of judgment or actions we knowingly take and we realize we should never have approached. And it is not a cure all for what threatens us. As she states in the beginning of her book, and I wish she would have repeated through out the book in bold letters, `The techniques herein, however, should not preclude obtaining professional assistance, whether we are talking about the need to notify the police, a counselor, or medical professionals.' That should be repeated as a mantra over and over in the book.
For the occasional bump that we encounter in life, this book can provide some positive reinforcement a la Silver Ravenwolf style. For serious issues, there is proper counseling, assistance from the proper authorities and the support of friends and family that will assist us out of trouble and protect us. The wisdom is knowing how to balance magic with the mundane to achieve the desired levels of protection. boudica
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Five Star!, March 3, 2000
This review is from: Silver's Spells for Protection (Paperback)
It was magnificent! The details of the Protection techique are wonderful to. The book has all the different aspects need to make a great book. After reading this book Silver Raven Wolf open my eyes to the potential of my unknown powers. I will keep on buying and reading any book Silver Raven Wolf writes. I am now in the proces of experiencing the Wonderful Protections Spell. I believe this book is going to change my life.
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