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The Witch's Book of Self-Care: Magical Ways to Pamper, Soothe, and Care for Your Body and Spirit
Arin Murphy-Hiscock
3.7 AVERAGE
217 reviews for:
The Witch's Book of Self-Care: Magical Ways to Pamper, Soothe, and Care for Your Body and Spirit
Arin Murphy-Hiscock
3.7 AVERAGE
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
I received this book for Christmas and it couldn't have come at a better time.
This year my priority is healing and self-care is a form of healing for me. 'The Witch's Book of Self-Care' agrees with me here.
I was pleasently surprised that the book did not focus to much on Wicca / Pagan paths and magick.
It's actually a really good guide book to the topic of self-care. It focuses on different forms of self-care in each chapter and goes into detail within them. I really liked the explanations on how people can benefit from different practices and rituals in their daily lives. Arin Murphy-Hiscock takes into account that people have different resources available. She also gives good advice and disclaimers on when it would be more beneficial to seek professional medical advice and what to consider when consuming herbs and teas while being pregnant or on medication, which is really important to me: to not lose sight of science and professional medical advice while also trying to taking your (mental) health into your own hands.
What I liked the most was the pracitical advice and examples. Most of them seem more like rituals which is exactly the way I practice magick, as a ritual to support my ambitions, mind and mental health. There's a lot of practices which are also nice and calming if you're not into witchcraft.
I will definitely come back to this book throughout the year to try some of the rituals and implement practices into my daily routines.
This year my priority is healing and self-care is a form of healing for me. 'The Witch's Book of Self-Care' agrees with me here.
I was pleasently surprised that the book did not focus to much on Wicca / Pagan paths and magick.
It's actually a really good guide book to the topic of self-care. It focuses on different forms of self-care in each chapter and goes into detail within them. I really liked the explanations on how people can benefit from different practices and rituals in their daily lives. Arin Murphy-Hiscock takes into account that people have different resources available. She also gives good advice and disclaimers on when it would be more beneficial to seek professional medical advice and what to consider when consuming herbs and teas while being pregnant or on medication, which is really important to me: to not lose sight of science and professional medical advice while also trying to taking your (mental) health into your own hands.
What I liked the most was the pracitical advice and examples. Most of them seem more like rituals which is exactly the way I practice magick, as a ritual to support my ambitions, mind and mental health. There's a lot of practices which are also nice and calming if you're not into witchcraft.
I will definitely come back to this book throughout the year to try some of the rituals and implement practices into my daily routines.
Although she comes at the spirituality and ritual from the same place I am (Urban Wicca-lite), it's too pretty and sweet. The crafts are meh. Although others are freaking out about the "embrace your depression" ritual, I took it to mean for someone with low-grade depression, not chronic depression like what I suffer. So I just put it aside and moved on. Too fru-fru for me.
a great collection of everything you need for self care, a guide if you will
i really enjoyed going through it, it took me a long time just because i read it through really calmly, not rushing to finish it and i’m very glad i did
i really enjoyed going through it, it took me a long time just because i read it through really calmly, not rushing to finish it and i’m very glad i did
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
informative
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.5 stars. This was a good little book with self-care ideas, activities and recipes. There were some sections where the woo-woo aspect was a bit strong for my tastes but considering the title of the book that is obviously not something I will hold against it. Overall I enjoyed a lot of the ideas behind the book, including mindfulness, positive affirmations, visualization, gratitude, and meditation. This is a good book for people who are open to "New Age" approaches, even if they don't consider themselves witches or particularly believe in magic.