Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

For Puck's Sake

Home
Pagan
Review: Blackthorn’s Botanical Brews

Review: Blackthorn’s Botanical Brews

Last updated on: October 12, 2020 at 6:02 am by Mat Auryn

Review: Blackthorn’s Botanical Brews 2020-10-12T06:02:35+00:00 Mat Auryn

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Blackthorn's Botanical Brews: Herbal Potions, Magical Teas, and Spirited Libations by Amy Blackthorn

Amy Blackthorn has concocted an ingenious book. More than just a simple recipe book, Blackthorn’s Botanical Brews: Herbal Potions, Magical Teas, and Spirited Libations contains the deep understanding, research, and creative cleverness expected from a well-seasoned witch like Blackthorn. Drawing upon the art of witchery’s traditional concepts, theories, and tools, Amy applies them to the art of crafting drinks in an imaginative and fun way, transforming ordinary teas, cocktails, and mocktails into powerful potions with formulas that are just as delicious as her insights. This isn’t just another recipe book with magickal intention applied to it. Instead, it’s a full practice of magick in itself. One of the brilliant aspects of this book is that she brings back the spirits to spirits. She examines alcohols and shares their magickal associations and correspondences. Remember that alcohols are made from plants to begin with. As such, she shares the botanical information, plants the spirit is composed of, scent profiles and impacts, element, day, magickal uses, planetary, astrological, crystal, spirits/deities, herbal lore and uses of each alcohol. This is something that I’ve been wanting to see in books for quite some time.

As I touched on, in Blackthorn’s Botanical Brews, she provides a whole system for beverage magick. In it, your kitchen counter or bar cabinet transforms into the altar space, your muddler into the wand, your knife, strippers, and zesters are your athame, your cutting board serves as your pentacle, and your glassware is obviously your chalice. I also love that this book covers teas, especially since Amy is well known in the magickal community, not only for her books, but for her own magickal teas which she sells on her website. Her teas are not only some of the most delicious teas I’ve ever had but also very magickally potent. This is a beautiful hardcover book that belongs in every green witch and kitchen witch’s library and is sure to make the libation part of ritual much more powerful and enjoyable, whether you are looking to use alcoholic drinks or non-alcoholic drinks. This book is sure to lift your spirits. Cheers to Amy on another fantastic book!

Ways To Support My Work:

Blackthorn's Botanical Brews

About MAT AURYN

Mat Auryn is a witch, professional psychic, and occult teacher. He is the author of 'Psychic Witch: A Metaphysical Guide To Meditation, Magick, and Manifestation'. He is a High Priest in the Sacred Fires Tradition of Witchcraft. As a psychic witch, Mat has had the honor and privilege of studying under some of the most prominent witchcraft teachers, elders, and witchcraft traditions. He runs the blog For Puck’s Sake on Patheos Pagan, is a content creator for Modern Witch, has a column in Witches & Pagans Magazine entitled 'Extra-Sensory Witchcraft', and a column in Horns Magazine. He has been featured in various magazines, radio shows, podcasts, books, anthologies, and other periodicals. You can read more about the author here.

Previous Post

October 11, 2020

Review: The Book of Candle Magic

Next Post

October 12, 2020 Watch Llewellyn's Author Forum: Ancestor Veneration

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Book Reviews Deck Reviews Interviews Musings Uncategorized

Select a Month December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 August 2021 March 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

True or False: 1 Peter teaches that judgment must begin with the family of God.

Select your answer to see how you score.

FALSE TRUE