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A review by maryshelley
Aradia: Gospel of the Witches by Charles Godfrey Leland
3.0
"And because thou for ever art brilliant and fair,
Under a glass I will keep thee; while there,
With a lens I will study thy secrets concealed,
Till all their bright mysteries are fully revealed,
Yea, all the wondrous lore perplexed
Of this life of our cross and of the next.
Thus to all mysteries I shall attain,
Yea, even to that at last of the grain;
And when this at last I shall truly know,
Firefly, freely I'll let thee go!
When Earth's dark secrets are known to me,
My blessing at last I will give to thee!"
Aside from the chapter where there's a literal incantation for men to rape woman and then erase their memories about the event, it's not bad.
I loved to read the incantantions though I prefer my magic without bad connotations to it period. No blackmailing goddesses or wishing bad things upon my enemies.
The witch lore was great. I want to read more on the subject for sure.
Under a glass I will keep thee; while there,
With a lens I will study thy secrets concealed,
Till all their bright mysteries are fully revealed,
Yea, all the wondrous lore perplexed
Of this life of our cross and of the next.
Thus to all mysteries I shall attain,
Yea, even to that at last of the grain;
And when this at last I shall truly know,
Firefly, freely I'll let thee go!
When Earth's dark secrets are known to me,
My blessing at last I will give to thee!"
Aside from the chapter where there's a literal incantation for men to rape woman and then erase their memories about the event, it's not bad.
I loved to read the incantantions though I prefer my magic without bad connotations to it period. No blackmailing goddesses or wishing bad things upon my enemies.
The witch lore was great. I want to read more on the subject for sure.