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22 reviews for:
The Green Witch's Guide: A Beginner Book of Herbal Magick and Hearthcraft
Annabel Margaret
4.45 AVERAGE
22 reviews for:
The Green Witch's Guide: A Beginner Book of Herbal Magick and Hearthcraft
Annabel Margaret
4.45 AVERAGE
informative
relaxing
medium-paced
I picked this up to learn more about herbalism and folklore, and finishing it feel like I've also had a lesson on mindfulness. Brb planning some bath teas.
Honestly, this is the perfect beginner witchcraft/herbalism book!
Annabel pays special attention to fully explaining and outlining the basics of herbalism as it relates to spellcraft and hearthcraft. I love that this book is intended for beginners, and ALSO helps build a solid foundation from which magical practitioners can continue to build upon their skills and experiences as they branch out with their craft.
20 stars. Highly recommend! :D
Annabel pays special attention to fully explaining and outlining the basics of herbalism as it relates to spellcraft and hearthcraft. I love that this book is intended for beginners, and ALSO helps build a solid foundation from which magical practitioners can continue to build upon their skills and experiences as they branch out with their craft.
20 stars. Highly recommend! :D
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relaxing
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i'm leaving the rating blank on this one mostly because i read it out of interest, not a desire to put anything into practice. i have a lot of allergies (indoor and outdoor), but i'm still interested in things that make me sneeze haha i do sub both this author's channels and very much enjoy her videos. it's kind of like how i enjoy melting wax that smell like desserts i can't eat (lactose intolerant too ugh lol) - it's a way for me to experience things without doing/consuming them myself. so i love watching her pick herbs and be out in nature because i'd love to be doing those things too. i'm getting off track here...
this book is really informative with tones of compendiums and basic spellcraft recipes for different herbal magick (obviously), so if you're looking to start practicing, this seems like an excellent intro. she really stresses the importance of continued research especially before ingesting things, and always mentions potential allergens and complications. i also particularly liked the explanation of how the gender of plants doesn't mean the same thing as gender in people - very well done and lovely to see someone get it "right" with their first book, if that makes sense!
although i am allergic to the world, there's a lot of good basic info in here for exercises and practices i can actually try! as a (brief) former teacher, i like all the mentions of how certain things may work for some but not others, and gives other methods to try instead. i'd imagine a lot of spells that focus on visualizing would be difficult for people with aphantasia, and it's just nice to see alternative paths. all the information here is clear and detailed, and it's clear that it's by no means supposed to be the only book on green magick or any witchcraft you need to own.
as a bit of a nitpick, i didn't love the tone of a lot of the larger intro paragraphs. i think the author was going for academic, but it comes off a bit condescending at times. people who have never watched the author on youtube might interpret it differently, but because i know she is a genuinely lovely human, i just assumed it was her still trying to find her voice as an author. because she obviously has a MASSIVE amount of knowledge and she loves sharing it and helping other people on their own paths as well. but it might not come across that way if the book is your first impression. more of a thought than a criticism!
also worth noting...i'm usually the type of (fiction) reader to put a tiny dogear fold on a page i find interesting or want to return to, but this book is FULL of page flags! i do like to annotate nonfiction and damn i almost had to buy more tabs lol seriously cannot stress enough the amount of information you get in here!! well worth the price (my mom, who gifted it to me) paid! the illustrations throughout are also lovely. even though i'm not looking to practice this sort of spellcraft, i will 100% buy every book this author writes in the future. and continue to watch her on youtube, obviously!
this book is really informative with tones of compendiums and basic spellcraft recipes for different herbal magick (obviously), so if you're looking to start practicing, this seems like an excellent intro. she really stresses the importance of continued research especially before ingesting things, and always mentions potential allergens and complications. i also particularly liked the explanation of how the gender of plants doesn't mean the same thing as gender in people - very well done and lovely to see someone get it "right" with their first book, if that makes sense!
although i am allergic to the world, there's a lot of good basic info in here for exercises and practices i can actually try! as a (brief) former teacher, i like all the mentions of how certain things may work for some but not others, and gives other methods to try instead. i'd imagine a lot of spells that focus on visualizing would be difficult for people with aphantasia, and it's just nice to see alternative paths. all the information here is clear and detailed, and it's clear that it's by no means supposed to be the only book on green magick or any witchcraft you need to own.
as a bit of a nitpick, i didn't love the tone of a lot of the larger intro paragraphs. i think the author was going for academic, but it comes off a bit condescending at times. people who have never watched the author on youtube might interpret it differently, but because i know she is a genuinely lovely human, i just assumed it was her still trying to find her voice as an author. because she obviously has a MASSIVE amount of knowledge and she loves sharing it and helping other people on their own paths as well. but it might not come across that way if the book is your first impression. more of a thought than a criticism!
also worth noting...i'm usually the type of (fiction) reader to put a tiny dogear fold on a page i find interesting or want to return to, but this book is FULL of page flags! i do like to annotate nonfiction and damn i almost had to buy more tabs lol seriously cannot stress enough the amount of information you get in here!! well worth the price (my mom, who gifted it to me) paid! the illustrations throughout are also lovely. even though i'm not looking to practice this sort of spellcraft, i will 100% buy every book this author writes in the future. and continue to watch her on youtube, obviously!
This book isn't like any other that I have come across so far in my journey as a beginner magic practitioner. The way Annabel explains things makes anything I read easy to understand. She made learning new skills so much easier especially when it comes to using energy in spell work as well as using intent in your workings. Definitely will be a useful and well-loved tool in my practice from now on.