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lotusblade's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent resource for those interested in learning Slavic witchcraft, practical lessons in ways to practice and honour the traditions. Beautifully illustrated and with story guides at the beginning of each chapter, this magical textbook was a delight to study, and felt more like being taught by a wise old friend in all the sacred ways of the past - with techniques to incorporate them into the present. Thoroughly enjoyable and deeply informative.
drigbet's review against another edition
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
I am very glad that I added this book to my physical collection. It combines great story telling broken down into sections to add in teachings and lessons with each part of the story. I will definitely be going back to this book in the future to out some of these lessons into practice.
kaffeefleckchen's review against another edition
5.0
'Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft' offers a glimpse into the traditions of Slavic folklore and magic. Through its stories and practices, it gives a deeper understanding of the wisdom passed down through generations.
loreeelynn's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
Each chapter is divided into 3 parts: fairy tale, Baba Yaga’s part, author’s part. I did not love thus set up, but I did enjoy learning about various Slavic folk beliefs.
kojicic's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
megant713's review against another edition
4.0
This was a beautiful book!
I loved the format of each chapter beginning with a fairytale (told start to finish in sections at the start of each chapter), Baba Yaga's own thoughts on the matter at hand, followed by the author's interpretation and history of each chapter's subject matter.
This was a fantastic way to delve into and celebrate Slavic folk magic and the Ukrainian diaspora.
I loved the format of each chapter beginning with a fairytale (told start to finish in sections at the start of each chapter), Baba Yaga's own thoughts on the matter at hand, followed by the author's interpretation and history of each chapter's subject matter.
This was a fantastic way to delve into and celebrate Slavic folk magic and the Ukrainian diaspora.
pinocchionline's review against another edition
5.0
Ho avuto solo l'anteprima grazie a Netgalley, ma da quel poco che ho visto sembra molto carino e folkloristico.
Ogni capitolo è diviso in tre parti: una storia del folklore ucraino, un commento dell'autrice sotto le mentite spoglie di Baba Yaga, degli incantesimi o teoria magica che si può dedurre dalle prime due parti.
Purtroppo non sono di origini slave quindi non saprei dire quanto sia accurato, ma fortunatamente vengono lasciate le fonti per ogni singolo capitolo e si può approfondire/verificare facilmente..
Credo proprio che lo comprerò (quindi aggiornerò la recensione su goodreads)
Ogni capitolo è diviso in tre parti: una storia del folklore ucraino, un commento dell'autrice sotto le mentite spoglie di Baba Yaga, degli incantesimi o teoria magica che si può dedurre dalle prime due parti.
Purtroppo non sono di origini slave quindi non saprei dire quanto sia accurato, ma fortunatamente vengono lasciate le fonti per ogni singolo capitolo e si può approfondire/verificare facilmente..
Credo proprio che lo comprerò (quindi aggiornerò la recensione su goodreads)
suburban_witchery's review against another edition
5.0
I recently read “Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft: Slavic Magic from the Witch of the Woods” by Madame Pamita and I am so very glad that I did. Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft is a delightful blend of slavic folklore, practice and wisdom which captured my imagination.
Madame Pamita has done an excellent job of compiling the information in a way that is engaging, and uses storytelling to illustrate a point. Personally I loved the crafting elements inherent in slavic witchcraft, and it spoke to me on a deep level as an artist myself.
Stay tuned for Madame Pamita's episode on the Witch Talks Podcast coming November 16 where we chatted deeply about this topic.
What I liked
I LOVED the formatting of this book. It is beautifully done in both presentation and readability. Having the 3 sections to each chapter beginning with the tale of Vasylyna, then the words of wisdom from Baba Yaga and finally the wisdom of Madame Pamita herself was easy to understand, and very well done.
The chapter topics wove in perfectly with the story, and encompassed such a broad variety of magick. I personally used the garlic spell for bad neighbours and the next day my neighbours were evicted! There is definitely true magick within these pages.
The book is rich with footnotes and bibliography for further reading too showing the depth of research done by the author.
What I disliked
There isn’t much at all that I didn’t like in this book, except maybe the size of the book itself made it difficult to read. It's thin but large and floppy so reading in bed became difficult unless I folded back the page. This is minor though.
I would have loved the addition of graph paper with some of the designs blown up in the back for crafting purposes, and perhaps a more extensive index or way of finding the contents. When I was looking for the bad neighbour spell it took a lot of flicking through and I would have loved to be able to search the word neighbour at the back and find the spell that way.
Do I recommend it?
Yes absolutely. I give it 5 witches hats.
Madame Pamita has done an excellent job of compiling the information in a way that is engaging, and uses storytelling to illustrate a point. Personally I loved the crafting elements inherent in slavic witchcraft, and it spoke to me on a deep level as an artist myself.
Stay tuned for Madame Pamita's episode on the Witch Talks Podcast coming November 16 where we chatted deeply about this topic.
What I liked
I LOVED the formatting of this book. It is beautifully done in both presentation and readability. Having the 3 sections to each chapter beginning with the tale of Vasylyna, then the words of wisdom from Baba Yaga and finally the wisdom of Madame Pamita herself was easy to understand, and very well done.
The chapter topics wove in perfectly with the story, and encompassed such a broad variety of magick. I personally used the garlic spell for bad neighbours and the next day my neighbours were evicted! There is definitely true magick within these pages.
The book is rich with footnotes and bibliography for further reading too showing the depth of research done by the author.
What I disliked
There isn’t much at all that I didn’t like in this book, except maybe the size of the book itself made it difficult to read. It's thin but large and floppy so reading in bed became difficult unless I folded back the page. This is minor though.
I would have loved the addition of graph paper with some of the designs blown up in the back for crafting purposes, and perhaps a more extensive index or way of finding the contents. When I was looking for the bad neighbour spell it took a lot of flicking through and I would have loved to be able to search the word neighbour at the back and find the spell that way.
Do I recommend it?
Yes absolutely. I give it 5 witches hats.