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Silver's Spells for Protection

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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!

`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

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.

I eagerly did one of the spells in this book to "break apart those who stand against you" and created chaos in my own life rather than breaking up their negativity. OOPS!! Somehow or other, it backfired on me and the Goddess exacted her revenge! I spoke to a few experienced witches about this and was told that I stirred up a lot of energy and was then given more gentle magick to do to calm things down again. So my only advice to newcomers is to talk, read, and learn from witches of longtime experience before casting certain spells. I learned about the threefold law the hard way! Aside from that, Silver's books are wonderful and I heartily recommend all of them to anyone interested in the Craft. Brightest Blessings!

Silver Ravenwolf's Spells For Protection provides a quick reference handbook of protection spells which can cover many contemporary situations; from stalkers to abusers. Supplies, instructions and histories for each spell or charm are easily absorbed.

I know so many people absolutely hate Ravenwolf for one reason or another. I own two books by her (this one and solitary witch), and I've only found a few instances where I scratched my head. Of course, I tend to read everything with a grain of salt and understand that any spell I read can be altered to suit my purpose, etc. Silverwolf is definately not a total fluffbunny in my humble opinion, which can be good or bad depending upon the mindset of the reader. I would suggest that a beginner start somewhere else as this series assumes you have a handle on witchcraft. Please also remember that one person's idea of violating the rede may be different than yours, adjust (or reject) the information you receive to match what you think is right. I found this book to be a nice idea generator when I'm in a situation and need a jumpstart on following through. The information is mostly concise, although there are instances in the book that a little confusing.

This is an incredibly useful book! It has many small quick protection spells, and suggestions for more complex uses of the individual elements. I found myself in a situation were my family and I were being outright attacked by people practicing black magick. Thanks to this book, I was able to find and create spells that protected my family, and bought me time to end the problem. I believe this little book saved me and my families lives.

It's nice to see Silver Ravenwolf write something besides how to books. The spells in this nifty little volume range from extremely easy to a little more difficult and covers just about everything you may need magickal protection for.

I own the collection of Silver's Spells (the first printing), and Spells for Protection is probably the strongest of the series. Protection magick is always a good idea, and RavenWolf emphasizes this in her book. She also says that witches are never to attack, but we are entitled to defend ourselves when necessary, which is true. Right on the first page of the book, she says "Don't Be a Victim...Be a Victor!" which I found to be empowering, especially in an age where protection magick is needed more than ever.

In the opening of the books ("Operating Instructions"), she explains some of the basis of spellwork (when specific spells should be done, correspondences, etc) but the reader should already have at least a basic knowledge of how spells work before moving on to advanced spells, like some in the book.

The book itself is divided into Operating Instructions, Personal Prevention Magick, Banishing Those Lesser Irritations and When Things Get Sticky. The organization is to be applauded.

Something that struck me as setting this book apart from other Protection spell books on the market is the spell that she has in Chapter 4 called "To Bring an Animal Killer or Abuser to Justice", which I have never seen in print before, but is nevertheless something that every animal-loving Witch should have handy.

From minor inconveniences to major catastrophies and everything in between, Silver has got you covered with a spell in this book.

This little book has the most reliable correspondences for spellwork that I've yet come across. It's also written in a down-to-earth style that I found personally appealing. This is an excellent example of a collection of spells aimed at a specific purpose: in this case, protection.