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Weave the Liminal: Living Modern Traditional Witchcraft
by Laura Tempest Zakroff
As normal, I would first like to thank the Publisher, Llewellyn and Net Galley for providing me a free e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I love receiving these sorts of non-fiction books to read and review because I enjoy reading this genre, but also it's an easy way for me to give back to the community by providing an honest review of a book that perhaps not a lot of people read.
Right off the bat, I love the cover illustrations and color scheme of this book! It is so pretty and has a very neutral feeling style. It isn't super witchy and is quite gorgeous. It has its own ethereal or liminal feel to it as well.
As for the main part of this review, this book is jam-packed with information. Seriously, there is so much here that you would study just one chapter and end up with a ton of notes and things to reflect on. I like that this isn't "a normal witchy book" as there aren't any recipes for spells or chants you can read aloud; this book reads like an honest and true guide for someone curious or serious versus a one-book one-stop shop for a witchy night to learn to put a curse on someone or create a love potion. I loved how real this book felt and how the author isn't trying to sell you anything or help you create a spell, but she is just giving the bare bones and facts about the tradition to inform. This book is a modern introduction to the subject that takes into account the popular culture of today and the shifts in culture since most of the earlier texts were written.
There were a couple of small details about this book that I really liked as well. First, at the beginning of each chapter, the author has two small sections called "At the Loom" and "Liminally Minded." I loved these little sentences or phrases because they marked the transition of this book while providing little nuggets to think about. These themselves could have served as small journal prompts because there was so much to develop in them.
There are so many ways to use this book and so many things to pull out and think about further. I enjoy how this book is like a compilation of things and is made to be split up or taken apart for future or deeper study.
This book got 4 stars from me because, at times, it can be quite wordy and take a few minutes to get through. I found myself skim reading a couple of sections that just weren't for me, but all in all the majority of the text was excellent.
Right off the bat, I love the cover illustrations and color scheme of this book! It is so pretty and has a very neutral feeling style. It isn't super witchy and is quite gorgeous. It has its own ethereal or liminal feel to it as well.
As for the main part of this review, this book is jam-packed with information. Seriously, there is so much here that you would study just one chapter and end up with a ton of notes and things to reflect on. I like that this isn't "a normal witchy book" as there aren't any recipes for spells or chants you can read aloud; this book reads like an honest and true guide for someone curious or serious versus a one-book one-stop shop for a witchy night to learn to put a curse on someone or create a love potion. I loved how real this book felt and how the author isn't trying to sell you anything or help you create a spell, but she is just giving the bare bones and facts about the tradition to inform. This book is a modern introduction to the subject that takes into account the popular culture of today and the shifts in culture since most of the earlier texts were written.
There were a couple of small details about this book that I really liked as well. First, at the beginning of each chapter, the author has two small sections called "At the Loom" and "Liminally Minded." I loved these little sentences or phrases because they marked the transition of this book while providing little nuggets to think about. These themselves could have served as small journal prompts because there was so much to develop in them.
There are so many ways to use this book and so many things to pull out and think about further. I enjoy how this book is like a compilation of things and is made to be split up or taken apart for future or deeper study.
This book got 4 stars from me because, at times, it can be quite wordy and take a few minutes to get through. I found myself skim reading a couple of sections that just weren't for me, but all in all the majority of the text was excellent.