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Spell Castings: Practical Magick for Daily Life

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I give her a 2 for the time it takes to write a book and having what it takes to get on with a publisher. However, there are some things that jump out as completely wrong in this book, not even a matter of opinion, they are simply incorrect terms in the world of Wicca or Witchcraft, which she's uses interchangeably. These bothered me the most: "warlock" is not a male witch, a "gray witch" is not a novice Witch learning Wicca, a "white witch" is not "a witch or warlock who practices Wicca," "Wicca is not the study and practice of Witchcraft, honoring the God and Goddess, a High Priestess is not "the status that identifies a female witch as a teacher," etc. And what is her obsession with calling the New Moon the "Hare Moon?" And says "Wanning," referring to the moon phase when the moon has been full until the time of the Hare Moon Sabbat (a Wiccan Sabbath with eight holy days in all). What in the world is this girl talking about? The Hare Moon is one of the names commonly used for the March Moon. And the Hare Moon would be an esbat, not a sabbat. And what's the deal with the eight holy days of the Sabbath? Isn't that rather Jewish? I can understand that but shouldn't these Hare Moons be considered Rosh Codesh is she's Jewish? She calls the Trinity of God: the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit and the Trinity of the Goddess: Maiden, Mother, and Crone. That's not Christian, Pagan, or even ChristopPagan. I haven't even got to her formularies - I think I'll stop with that. She's obviously self-taught and for her terminology references - - - I have no idea. The basic creed of magick is not: Harm None, and do as ye will. That's the Wiccan Rede and not all witches, pagans. or practitioners of magick in it's many forms follow this creed. I think her spells will be easy for most people to follow, but I have looked at the components yet to see if they are harmonically correct. Throwing things together because they are the same color will not work every time.

Sister Moon's SPELL CASTINGS: PRACTICAL MAGICK FOR DAILY LIFE tells how to use cosmic forces and provides over a hundred easy, practical spells to access these forces. Even novices will find these spells accessible, with specific procedures offering a step-by-step tutorial with no prior knowledge of ingredients or processes required.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch