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October 2021

October 28, 2021

Review: Anatomy of a Witch

I find myself very grateful to be alive at the same time as Laura Tempest...

August 2021

August 24, 2021

Review: The Four Elements of the Wise

If you seek to deepen your relationship with the elements beyond introductory level books, connect...

November 2020

November 18, 2020

Review: Year of the Witch

The key to the heart of witchery lies in authentic connection. But many witches feel disconnected with the traditional Wheel of the Year due to either its religious...

October 2020

October 13, 2020

Review: Angels and Archangels

Damien Echol’s Angels and Archangels: A Magician's Guide is a profound achievement. Regardless of your...

October 11, 2020

Review: The Book of Candle Magic

Candle magick is more than just lighting a wick. Madame Pamita is the real deal...

October 07, 2020

Foundational High Ceremonial Magick Books For The Modern Witch

I truly believe that High Ceremonial Magick, which was a massive influence upon modern day...

October 07, 2020

Review: Entering Hekate’s Garden

I have long wanted a book like Entering Hekate’s Garden: The Magick, Medicine & Mystery of...

October 07, 2020

Review: Strix Craft

Oracle Hekataios has provided such a refreshing and invaluable contribution to the field of occult...

August 2020

August 11, 2020

Review: Magickal Mediumship

Danielle has a high personal standard when it comes to the authenticity, integrity, functionality, evidence verification,...

January 2020

January 18, 2020

Review: Spellcrafting

Most of our textbook standard definitions of magick usually begin defining it as "the science...

December 2019

December 31, 2019

Review: Financial Sorcery

This isn't just a book of money spells or wealth magick. That just isn't Jason's...

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...

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...

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...

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...

May 2019

May 04, 2019

Review: Good Juju

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

January 2019

January 05, 2019

Review: Witchcraft Activism

David is neither an armchair occultist nor a keyboard warrior activist - he's someone who...

January 05, 2019

Review: Transformative Witchcraft

Transformative Witchcraft: The Greater Mysteries is hands-down his best work to date and is a...

January 04, 2019

Eleven Books To Enhance Your Spell-Casting

You have no idea how many times I've seen people recommend ancient grimoires as a...

December 2018

December 16, 2018

Review: Elfhame’s Children

The book is well balanced between how-to, poetry, research, anecdotal stories, and messages from the...

November 2018

November 25, 2018

Review: The Holy Wild: A Heathen Bible for the Untamed Woman

The book is written as a radical battle roar for self-love and feminist empowerment to...

October 2018

October 04, 2018

Review: Llewellyn’s Little Book of Halloween

She invokes the fun of our modern secularized Halloween that we grew up with back...

June 2018

June 01, 2018

My Favorite Queer Witchcraft Books

Happy Pride Month everyone! People are always asking me what are my recommendations for books...

March 2018

March 22, 2018

Review: The Stars Within The Earth

The more my own ecstatic practices of mysticism in my Craft develop, the more I’m...

March 22, 2018

Review: Queer Magic

Queer history is often suppressed and swept under the rug - especially when it comes...

February 2018

February 17, 2018

Review: Feasting From The Black Cauldron

For those looking to make their first connection with a traditional style of witchcraft, Feasting...

February 15, 2018

Review: Garbed In Green

Regarding the title, the author writes that "'Garbed in green' was a phrase used in...