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43 reviews

The Aleister Crowley Manual: Thelemic Magick for Modern Times by Marco Visconti

challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

If you’re not sure if you’re interested in Thelema or Aleister Crowley- read this first. It will 100% give you the answer if you want to take the plunge into trying to understand and read Crowley’s works or not. Personally, not for me. I do, however, think Crowley was very gifted and incredibly necessary. Glad I read this book and would be interested in reading a Crowley biography as well- but have no real further interest in Thelema.

The Tarot of Vampyres With Phantasmagoria by Ian Daniels

slow-paced

4.0

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

0.0

HORRIBLE BOOK!!!!!! Unless you are a sheltered, rich British person from the 50s you will NOT find this book “scary” or “interesting” or anything of the like. I can’t believe English teachers require this for reading when it’s such boring garbage. I never read fiction books and my god this made me NEVER want to read one again. I thought this would be a book of not only physical warfare, but more importantly, psychological warfare. NOPE. Nothing happens. Kids get stuck on an island, they’re obsessed with a conch shell like it’s that episode of SpongeBob, they fear a beast, the kids that were obviously always gonna die first die, and then they basically immediately get rescued. THATS IT. It’s so boring and the author is a TERRIBLE writer. Goes ON AND ON about keeping a fire going or explaining some boring nonaction. Wasted my time reading this. Fiction for me from now on….

Essential Reiki: A Complete Guide to an Ancient Healing Art by Diane Stein

informative reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.25

Great book. But did not need to be as long as it was- could’ve easily been condensed by like 70 pages because she repeats herself so many times. However, it’s a great book with the information I wanted. A $10 reiki master course basically.

The Dark of the Soul: Psychopathology in the Horoscope by Liz Greene
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.

Very sad to not finish this book but there are too many inaccuracies that I feel it cancels everything out. I love Liz Greene and I considered her one of my favorite astrologers but in this seminar she used many people who I strongly believe are obviously not psychopaths as sample charts. She also had the wrong birth time for one of the sample charts she used!! And used it for so many of the explanations and it was completely inaccurate! I stopped reading when she used a birth time of someone with a “DD” rating which basically means it’s one a VERY small basis that the birth time is correct. I would NEVER use anything lower than an “A” birth time as a sample chart- for legitimacy purposes! Something I thought she truly cared about but it seems she doesn’t. 

Matilda by Roald Dahl

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Planetary Cycles: That Get You from Beginning to End Without a Guide by Betty Lundsted

fast-paced

5.0

The secrets to the ins and outs of age and how we each deal/process it.  Everyone should read. The younger the better because now I feel more prepared for midlife with this knowledge. 

Reiki For Beginners by Mari Silva

2.5

Learning the Tarot: A Tarot Book for Beginners by Joan Bunning

informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

Good descriptions. Nice tool to accompany daily draws but nothing too marvelous. Pretty basic takes but sometimes that’s helpful.

Afterlife by Julia Alvarez
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

Got this book from a friend. I never read fiction but it was given to me as a book to help with grievances. It sucks. Waste of time. Did not connect with me at all. I thought it was gonna be a non fiction spiritually inclined book about death/grief but it’s a lame fiction book that doesn’t get it lol.