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1.0 out of 5 stars
oh dear...., January 16, 2005
This review is from: Zodiac Spells: Easy Enchantments and Simple Spells for Your Sun Sign (Hardcover)
This book is not merely bad, not merely an insult to magical people everywhere, and not merely factually incorrect... it's insane. It was brought as a gag gift to a pagan gathering and after we read it out loud and bust a gut, we began worry about the mental health of Lexa Rosean because she seems to actually believe in this [...].
For example:
* Magic is for adults only, one should get a sorceress apprentice permitt from your state government and should only cast spells under adult supervision. As justification for this idea, she gives the example of her friend's daughter whom she calls 'Miss Thang', such as "Miss Thang was messin' with the magic".
* There is a Germ Warfare spell which begins with the sentance "These three ingrediants will not protect you from bioterrorism"... but for some reason she gives you the spell to "detect and avoid germs" anyway.
* One 'spell' calls for a dead scopion, but in lieu of this you can substitute a pimento.
* "Mercury and his spirits love all things bubbly and effervescent". So pop open that bottle of bubbly to "obtain large sums of money".
* Or you could just eat a whole green cabage with a silver spoon on the full moon to "protect and increase your assets".
* Or eat black molasses and green jalapenos to help your money stick to you. I'm sure the medical bill after eating this swill will also stick with you.
* The 'Step Into Money' spell is a whole creature all its own... it advises you to wade in public fountins and pick up change with your toes... I'm sure your subsequent arrest and ticket for disturbing public property will also stick with you.
* 'Take Aim' will teach you that Thanksgiving is all about nuts, Donald Duck is a Sagittarius, all while reading about her friend who broke a framed picture of a Sagittarius with a tray of nuts so she wouldn't have to give oral sex to her boyfriend.
* Another 'spell' instructs you to turn on every electrical appliance you own and "shout out what kind of sucess you need" because "Uranus is present and listening". I think Uranus is also present and laughing at you when you blow out all the fuses in your house.
* This woman also got fired from her job at an occult shop because no one (on staff) liked her. I wonder why, when Aquarians are described as "weirdos" all the time in this book.
* However the real jewel of this book is "There's No Place Like Home" which is a six page diatribe about how she saw a woman on the news who killed a man sent to evict her, then morphs into a story about 9/11 and how she couldn't stay at her opera show one night because an actor looked like Bin Ladin and she knew it was mad magic when one singer sang off-key. This the story where I became convinced that Lexa Rosen is not merely [...]
Look, weather you believe in magic or not, weather you believe in witchcraft and paganism or not is not the point here. The point is that this book is balderdash and chicanery written by a very very delusional woman. No real sane self-respecting pagan would take it seriously, so I reccomend that you don't either. Unless you want a good laugh.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Different kind of magic! It's a gem!, October 29, 2005
This review is from: Zodiac Spells: Easy Enchantments and Simple Spells for Your Sun Sign (Hardcover)
This book opened my mind up to the idea of mixing spell work with astrology. The information Ms Rosean gives about the zodiac signs and their correspondances is RIGHT ON and extremely useful. Many of the traditional wiccans (and their works) sure do take themselves seriously - TOO SERIOUSLY - for my tastes. This author has a wonderful SENSE OF HUMOR and a way of easing you into the spells. I have been Wiccan for many years but I find Lexa's books the best to give to non pagans to warm them up to the idea. For accomplished witches, her information broadens the magickal mind and gives creative confidence to cut your own path.
What I loved: * her spells and thoughts on children and the craft! They need supervision (at least mine do) and Lexa SPELLS out why in a very loving and intelligent way. *that gnocci spell really works to catch up with end of the month bills. *Lunar Luck also really worked for me. *The best thing about this book is that all spells can be done by all signs and the author clearly tells you when to work the spells for best results. Do I dare to criticize...well, she does go on a bit, and altho her stories are enjoyable and entertaining, sometimes I find myself in a hurry to get to the meat and potatoes of the spell. I will say this - she should write a Magickal Memoir as this Wiccan High Priestess seems to have seen and done it all!
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