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Spells, By
Matthew Green
#1 - Review by Gede
Rated 4/5
#2 - Review by Morgan
Akasha
Rated 4/5
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#1
Review by Gede
Not a very publisced
book, you'd most likely find one copy tucked under some Fiona
Horne book or Deborah Gray. However if you've found it, you've
found yourself a treasure. From an attractice cover and an
endearing blurb, the book is full of wonderful little folk
magick traditions particularly with a Carribean and Mexian
Flavour. However it's not whack bam with the Spells, it spends
some time teaching you that anyone can work a Spell effectively
and there are exercises to open our sense to visualisation
and intuition. It explains the significance of certain objects
and how they are used in SpellCraft. The book is not a manual
of Witchcraft in fact, I can't recall the author using that
word at all. Like all Spell Books it starts out with the Love
Section, but in the prelude to the Love Chapter it says rather
smartly to first attune yourself to the energies of Love so
that you will be a beacon for loving energies from others.
At the end of each chapter (Love, Prosperity, Luck and Success,
Protection, Work, The Magic of Children, The Home, Ther Magic
of Food, The World) is a list of traditional charms and talismans
of a Caribean flavour to apply folk magick to your SpellCraft.
However, the Spells in this book do not mention the Casting
of the Circle or consecrating Sacred Space, but not to worry
they are just as effective, the obvious reason for this is
that the Spells are predominantly Mexian and Caribean and
as such stem from folk traditions and sometimes Catholic influenced
prayers and spells. So do not buy this book if you restrict
yourself to European Magick, but if you want to give cultural
difference a shot go for it! Rated
4 out of 5.
#2 Review By
Morgan Akasha
I always support an Australian Author over an American, they
have a better perspective on life - as it is OUR life. We
are not Americans (well, some of the people who will stumble
across this site might be), so for us, it is easier to hear
it from an Aussie point of view. I love the way this man writes,
and adds bits in that other books don't.
In the beginning
of this book, it gives a short brief on some of the basics
thing you need to know like tools, Astro planet days, herbs,
intuition and visualisation before dragging out those spells.
This was the first book I got to do with witchcraft as a wee
little girl - given to me by a close friend for my birthday
(she knew I was interested and when trying to find my prezzy
liked the looks of this book). This is certainly a VERY colourful
book - just what young people like - colour lots of colour
- I think I miss that in most books on paganism, witchcraft
and spells. Not that it is aimed at children, the writing
is mature, its just good to see one with some artistic creativity
bursting off the page.
The first page
of love that you turn to has a chant on it that I used then
and still use now some years on! It goes "I am a magnet
for love, love is within me, without me, before me and behind
me. I AM LOVE" - this is not to drawn the "wham-bam-thank-you-mam"
kind of love that everyone usually thinks of, but love in
general. Just to draw love in yourself and love in friendship,
family, partners and in any and sort of relationship. Well
- that's how I use it anyway. Kind of like a big bubble of
love - is it making you sick? Hehe.
All of the spells
it contains are the kind of ones that I approve of, none of
that superficial crap. There is a wonder section in there
to do with small children, I love them and I plan to do a
few of these with my brother soon. Lovely book for the library.
I rate it 4/5
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