A review by lattelibrarian
Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism by Sarah Lyons

4.0

First and foremost, I want to thank Sarah Lyons for being so open and honest about how witchcraft is more a placebo effect than anything else.  That, I think, is what turned me off to witchcraft before I was interested in it.  But I do believe, as Lyons suggests, that there is an inherent energy to everything that we do, and that our outcome is informed by that energy.  I think that witchcraft is largely about intention and then actually action, which Lyons makes very clear.  Remember that scene in Orange in the New Black where that guy goes back to that one character's store being like, "Yo, your spell didn't work, what the hell?  I burnt my resume over a candle and everything and I still didn't get a job!" And she retorts, "Okay, but did you actually GIVE your resume to the employer?"  Boom.  Intent AND action.

The same goes for activism.  It is necessary to be intentful, to know exactly what end goal you want.  But you also have to work for it.

Lyon also gives a brief history of magic and why even today it's taboo--though how it's becoming more and more mainstream as well.  Given today's political and economical climate, it makes sense that more and more women want to grasp onto something historically taboo, to take matters into our hands in the few ways that we're actually able to (hello institutional sexism!)

Overall, I found this a fascinating read that I think is a great resource if you're interested in magic as well as activism.

Review cross-listed here!