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Bones & Honey: A Heathen Prayer Book
WILD MEDICINE FOR APOCALYPTIC TIMES
This Witch’s devotional is a collection of nature-inspired prayers, mythic incantations, stories, and pagan poetry that can be enjoyed slowly or all at once. It will resonate with anyone looking to soothe the wounds of modernity with eco-devotional language, spellwork, and daily spiritual nourishment.
Danielle Dulsky speaks to the expanding movement of those returning to slow, simple living and cultivating an Earth-inspired, sustainable existence. Organized around thirteen archetypes and their themes, ranging from the Mountain Mage (solitude) and Bone-Witch (grievers) to the Heathen Queen (empowerment) and Shepherd (nurturing), Bones & Honey will carry you to the “third road,” the unforeseen way that arises from the tension of opposites.
This Witch’s devotional is a collection of nature-inspired prayers, mythic incantations, stories, and pagan poetry that can be enjoyed slowly or all at once. It will resonate with anyone looking to soothe the wounds of modernity with eco-devotional language, spellwork, and daily spiritual nourishment.
Danielle Dulsky speaks to the expanding movement of those returning to slow, simple living and cultivating an Earth-inspired, sustainable existence. Organized around thirteen archetypes and their themes, ranging from the Mountain Mage (solitude) and Bone-Witch (grievers) to the Heathen Queen (empowerment) and Shepherd (nurturing), Bones & Honey will carry you to the “third road,” the unforeseen way that arises from the tension of opposites.
208 pages, Paperback
Published November 14, 2023
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December 18, 2023
Bones and Honey: A Heathen Prayer Book by Danielle Dulsky, is an earthy and primal collection of devotional prayers, spells, hymns, incantations, songs, and practices that arise from ancestral veneration, right relationships, magic of the land and land spirits, initiatory occultism, and deep body wisdom.
I found this devotional to be comforting, empowering, affirming, consoling, and much more besides. It speaks to our inner knowing, our sense of justice and fairness, our feminine and queer rages, our doubts and fears, our dreams and promises. It’s lyrical and wild, heartfelt and holy, and so very pointed and powerful. I read this through in a linear fashion, but I feel that you can dip in and out of this book, according to your needs at the time.
Bones and Honey is separated into thirteen “books” within its pages, such as “The Book of the Wounded Healer”, “The Book of Wild Lovers”, or “The Book of the Bone-Witch”. Its prayers are for those losing faith in their art, those who are grieving, those who are honouring and healing their lineages, those with righteous rage, those who are struggling, those who are fighting systems of oppression, those who are grateful, those who are looking for love — and more besides. There are so many prayers and so much magic here, that I know this will be both a staple on my bookshelves and in my Witchcraft practice.
Highly, highly recommended.
I received an e-ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
I found this devotional to be comforting, empowering, affirming, consoling, and much more besides. It speaks to our inner knowing, our sense of justice and fairness, our feminine and queer rages, our doubts and fears, our dreams and promises. It’s lyrical and wild, heartfelt and holy, and so very pointed and powerful. I read this through in a linear fashion, but I feel that you can dip in and out of this book, according to your needs at the time.
Bones and Honey is separated into thirteen “books” within its pages, such as “The Book of the Wounded Healer”, “The Book of Wild Lovers”, or “The Book of the Bone-Witch”. Its prayers are for those losing faith in their art, those who are grieving, those who are honouring and healing their lineages, those with righteous rage, those who are struggling, those who are fighting systems of oppression, those who are grateful, those who are looking for love — and more besides. There are so many prayers and so much magic here, that I know this will be both a staple on my bookshelves and in my Witchcraft practice.
Highly, highly recommended.
I received an e-ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
December 3, 2023
Danielle Dulsky's work make me feel seen and understood in a way that I never even knew I needed. Both beautiful and revelatory, she invites her readers to co-create the meanings of her books, and I love them. This was a gorgeous addition to my collection.
December 28, 2023
Danielle's prose and word witchery opens unexplored places within my spirit. Bones and Honey is no different. I learn something new about words and their meanings within my personal Gnosis with each book. The Holy Wild it was the word Heathen, for Bones & Honey it is the word Prayer. Within these 13 chapters, a new layer is cracked open within myself. My spirit is able to then ripple out to my communities and within my spheres of influence. Bones & Honey is the balm of which my spirit needed at just the right moment.
And it's a fantastic divinatory device as well! (Stichomancy/ scriptomancy/bibliomancy)
And it's a fantastic divinatory device as well! (Stichomancy/ scriptomancy/bibliomancy)
May 23, 2025
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I thought I was going to like this. Reconnecting and finding pagan prayer has been on my bucket list of things to do and I thought I'd found a gold mine. I was wrong. The book is so purple prose that it's hard to make out just what the author was trying to say or indicate. While I cannot say for certain, it has the same "edited with AI" feel on it a lot of newer things have.
The prayer? None of them seems to make sense, and they all seem to have the same purple verbiage that makes them hard to understand. I am not going to sit here and recite an entire paragraph about my money laments...
I was very disappointed that this book turned out to be a dud. Save yourself the time and find something else.
Stars: None
I thought I was going to like this. Reconnecting and finding pagan prayer has been on my bucket list of things to do and I thought I'd found a gold mine. I was wrong. The book is so purple prose that it's hard to make out just what the author was trying to say or indicate. While I cannot say for certain, it has the same "edited with AI" feel on it a lot of newer things have.
The prayer? None of them seems to make sense, and they all seem to have the same purple verbiage that makes them hard to understand. I am not going to sit here and recite an entire paragraph about my money laments...
I was very disappointed that this book turned out to be a dud. Save yourself the time and find something else.
February 11, 2025
"A true healer must be wounded, these medicine women know, for only those who bleed know how to stitch a cut."
This little book has been such a source of peace in my life and reminded me how beautiful life is, even when our worlds both internal and external feel like they're constantly crumbling.
"if nothing else, may we remember the troubling majesty of being human." like yesss!!!
This little book has been such a source of peace in my life and reminded me how beautiful life is, even when our worlds both internal and external feel like they're constantly crumbling.
"if nothing else, may we remember the troubling majesty of being human." like yesss!!!
May 16, 2024
I listened to the audio book while eagerly awaiting my paperback copy.
A mesmerising collection of stories and prayers. Danielle Dulsky is by far my favourite narrator and I can’t get enough of her writing. At times I had chills, at others a strong determination to voice prayers. Eternally grateful for this book.
A mesmerising collection of stories and prayers. Danielle Dulsky is by far my favourite narrator and I can’t get enough of her writing. At times I had chills, at others a strong determination to voice prayers. Eternally grateful for this book.
August 19, 2024
I listened to this on audio but will be purchasing a hard copy as soon as possible.
This book is phenomenal. It gave me chills so many times, the words a balm to my soul. Of course there were prayers that didn’t apply, but I loved that they existed all the same.
This book is phenomenal. It gave me chills so many times, the words a balm to my soul. Of course there were prayers that didn’t apply, but I loved that they existed all the same.
September 17, 2024
Prayer poetry
The way Danielle weaves words is magical. These aren't lists of spells to do in your practice, they are windows into the spirit and human experiences. For all spells are words and intentions woven together to manifest ones deepest desires.
Its beautiful to read.
The way Danielle weaves words is magical. These aren't lists of spells to do in your practice, they are windows into the spirit and human experiences. For all spells are words and intentions woven together to manifest ones deepest desires.
Its beautiful to read.
February 7, 2024
Stunning! 5.3 Offerings on the Mound was my favourite prayer in this collection. I will definitely be coming back to this book often~
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February 22, 2025I love this as reference and balm.
April 15, 2025
Yet another work of art!
April 23, 2025
A lovely collection of prayers and poems for various situations. There’s something for everything.
It’s a useful little thing to have
It’s a useful little thing to have
July 4, 2025
I just couldn’t connect with this book at all. I kept reading to try and find something of depth and meaning, and there was none of that. Nothing was memorable.
October 7, 2025
With "Heathen" in the title, I was expecting this to be a book about Norse/Heathenry prayers, and I was excited. But was disappointed in that it was more general paganism. Minus that let down, it was good. I don't know that I'll ever use the prayers myself, but I liked the book.
May 31, 2025
I absolutely love earthy devotionals. These prayers read more like poetry which I thoroughly enjoy. This book reminds me of women who run with the wolves with the inclusion of folktales and what lessons can be learned from them. Overall stunning book
October 3, 2025
I love this book! Will be on my rereading pile for years to come. Thank you, Danielle, for being.
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