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December 2019

December 23, 2019

Review: Modern Witch

I can't simply write a written review of this book and do it justice, so...

December 23, 2019

Review: Crystal Basics

Nicholas Pearson's Crystal Basics: The Energetic, Healing, and Spiritual Power of 200 Gemstones has taken the...

December 17, 2019

Review: The Morrigan

Weber provides a cohesive and brilliant book full of solid historical research, personal experience, and...

December 10, 2019

Favorite Witchy Books of 2019

Despite reading less books than previous years while finishing up my book Psychic Witch, 2019...

December 10, 2019

Review: Laurie Cabot’s Book of Visions

For decades the visions of Laurie Cabot, the currently 86 year old Official Witch of...

December 04, 2019

Review: The Witch’s Wheel of the Year

Whether you perform the rituals straight from the book or simply use it to inspire...

December 03, 2019

Review: Sounds of Infinity

Lee Morgan's brilliant book Sounds of Infinity is a treasure that won't turn to straw...

November 2019

November 24, 2019

Review: Astrology For Real Life

Theresa's tone is funny, light-hearted, immensely informative, and sarcastic. Most of all, this book is...

November 24, 2019

Review: Upperworld

Very few witchcraft books guide the reader to embrace the power of cosmic ascension without...

September 2019

September 25, 2019

Preview: Psychic Witch (Foreword by Devin Hunter)

What sticks out most in this book is the emphasis on fusing the landscape of...

September 24, 2019

Review: Honoring Your Ancestors

Mallorie Vaudoise's Honoring Your Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestral Veneration is without a doubt one of...

September 24, 2019

Review: A Curious Future

Kiki Dombrowski's A Curious Future: A Handbook of Unusual Divination and Unique Oracular Techniques is like...

September 13, 2019

Review: Tarot For Your Self (35th Anniversary Edition)

If you're looking to learn how to make tarot truly a tool that feels personalized,...

September 11, 2019

Review: Making Magic

There are many books full of spells and occult theory - but this book is...

September 05, 2019

Review: The Door To Witchcraft

What I particularly loved about The Door To Witchcraft is how modern it was for...

September 04, 2019

Review: Southern Cunning

Southern Cunning, on one hand, has the type of folk magic you'd expect from a...

August 2019

August 06, 2019

In Defense Of Silver Ravenwolf’s Teen Witch Kit

While revisiting the Teen Witch Kit, I realized how absolutely genius the book was and...

August 04, 2019

Review: Morbid Magic

Coming from a background as a mortician and a magickal practitioner devoted to Santa Muerte,...

July 2019

July 30, 2019

Review: What Is Remembered Lives

What Is Remembered Lives is written beautifully, is approachable and while being beginner-friendly, contains gems...

July 20, 2019

The Best Astral Projection Books

I thought it would be a good time to share my five favorite classic books...

July 15, 2019

Review: What We Knew In The Night

As the final book written by Raven Grimassi before his passing, What We Knew in the...

June 2019

June 21, 2019

Review: Waking The Witch

By the time I was done with the first chapter, I knew that I already...

June 14, 2019

Review: The Mighty Dead

There are so many brilliant books by Christopher Penczak that it's hard to pick a...

June 09, 2019

Review: The Witch’s Athame

Anytime I pick up a book that has "Jason Mankey" on the cover, I know...

May 2019

May 04, 2019

Review: Good Juju

Najah Lightfoot carefully curates a selection of magical techniques to invite blessings of luck, peace,...

May 04, 2019

Review: Backwoods Witchcraft

In Backwoods Witchcraft: Conjure & Folk Magic from Appalachia, Jake Richards shares his memories of...

April 2019

April 13, 2019

Review: Blackthorn’s Botanical Magic

Blackthorn is an amazing fount of knowledge and wisdom when it comes to the topic...

March 2019

March 22, 2019

Review: Veneficium

Veneficium: Magic, Witchcraft and the Poison Path by Daniel Schulke was partially what I was...

March 21, 2019

Review: An Carow Gwyn

An Carow Gwyn: Sorcery and the Ancient Fayerie Faith by Robin Artisson is his most...

March 10, 2019

Review: Dame Fortune’s Wheel Tarot: A Pictorial Key

While Dame Fotune's Wheel Tarot: A Pictorial Key is obviously meant to be a companion to Dame...