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lakserk's review
4.0
A rough gem with a genuinely authentic and enthusiastic core, it consists of snippets ranging over a wide variety of traditional witchcraft topics. I say rough because it could definitely use editing, since the typos and syntax mistakes are legion and the flow of the text is quite rough. This notwithstanding it is discernible that the author has studied the subject, both theoretically and practically.
She distills the crucial academic works (Pocs, Ginzburg, Lecouteux, Wilby), immerses them in practice, and provides solid advice and several quite promising rituals synthesizing trad. witchcraft and shamanism with grimoire lore. Absolutely recommended, despite the shortcomings of the text itself (something that should definitely by taken care of in a future edition).
She distills the crucial academic works (Pocs, Ginzburg, Lecouteux, Wilby), immerses them in practice, and provides solid advice and several quite promising rituals synthesizing trad. witchcraft and shamanism with grimoire lore. Absolutely recommended, despite the shortcomings of the text itself (something that should definitely by taken care of in a future edition).
fictionesque's review
1.0
Extremely wanting of citations. You cannot write a supposedly historical-based nonfiction on witchcraft and then not have citations for every claim you make. The author's attempts to merge the historical perspective the book's marketing and paratexts imply with personal anecdotes from his friends whom he can 'personally vouch for' was an extremely clumsy and bad-taste move. It was so odd getting pages and pages of personal modern anecdotes (with zero interpretation) in a book that is supposed to unearth the history of witchcraft. What this book actually did is take modern witchcraft and try to cherry pick evidence from historical sources to say 'hey! See? This happened then too.
nytshayde's review
5.0
This is an excellent little manual on Traditional Witchcraft which focuses on bridging the gap between academic study and witchcraft practice. I highly recommend this book for beginners on the path of Traditional witchcraft who may be intimidated by the often inscrutable books by authors such as Chumbley, Schulke and Artisson as Lee Morgan writes in an engaging manner, and for those who may be stuck in trying to figure out a way in which to bring their knowledge and study of witchcraft into the practical realm.
I have been on both sides of the spectrum, while practice was the focus of much of my earlier years as a witch, I spent little time studying the academics. Later on, I have consumed books upon books, often stuck wondering what to do with the information that has been gleaned. I truly appreciate Morgan's approach as I am attempting to learn more about my own cultural roots.
I have been on both sides of the spectrum, while practice was the focus of much of my earlier years as a witch, I spent little time studying the academics. Later on, I have consumed books upon books, often stuck wondering what to do with the information that has been gleaned. I truly appreciate Morgan's approach as I am attempting to learn more about my own cultural roots.
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