How to Turn Your Ex-boyfriend into a Toad and Other Stories: For Love, Wealth, Beauty and Revenge by Deborah Gray

by Deborah Gray; Athena Starwoman

With this collection of ancient spells for modern times, Athena Starwoman and Deborah Gray have created the world's first interactive Magic book. The powerful spells encompass: * Love and sex spells -- a love goddess must have the right bedroom * Naughty spells for naughty girls -- don't get mad, get even * Money and success spells -- money will come when you're ready to receive it * Me, me and I spells -- what you think, you become * Home and family spells -- love will come in many forms * The rest of your life spells -- you create your own destiny As the authors say, believe in yourself and in the absolute power of love. And remember, the best witches always look fabulous!

Genres: Nonfiction, Witchcraft, Humor

127 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Eve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok , don't roll your eyes at this little book because of its title! haha This book is actually a small powerhouse of effective spellwork. Most of us older witches would cringe if people knew we had this book sitting on our shelves but I have to laugh. You know the saying, never judge a book by its cover..and title in this case ;) It's been very useful and effective! :)

[Beverly Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given this book as a birthday present from a beloved witchy friend of mine many years ago. She claimed the book fell off a shelf in a bookstore and hit her on her foot, and she immediately thought of me.

Of course with both of us being seriously seasoned witches, we thought it was a cute little joke book. I assure you, IT IS NOT. I have used this book (along with my own knowledge and grimoire) so many times, I can't even count, and with great success. That includes, finding the home of my dreams, acquiring a great job, getting nasty individuals to leave me alone, etc. My favorite? Getting my horrible upstairs neighbors to move (to a nicer place of course) and out from over my head! My second favorite? Teaching a trifling boyfriend a lesson about playing fast and loose with one's heart -"He just can't have fun without me..."

As with all "magical cookbooks", you have to know how to "spice up the recipe" rather than just follow it blindly with no part of yourself added to it. The results will also be better if you do the former, provided you know what to do...

So yes, the spells in this book do work, if you know how to go about it...and if you don't, perhaps exploring other ways to solve your problem magically might be best for now...

[Rena Sherwood · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was a witch for 10 years. I'm an atheist now.

I have no idea why I bought this little book back in 1999 or so. Even when I was a witch, I was a bit miffed at the title. Black magic or the mistaken belief that witches can turn people into toads is something modern witches and pagans have been battling with for hundreds of years.

("She turned me into a newt! I got better." -- Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

I see this is listed as humor on Goodreads, but it's not funny. It's just a short recipie book of spells and a few amazingly brief lists of magical correspondences. Most of the text is paired with cute black and white illustrations. The illustrations give this nothing book an extra star.

By the way, you can't turn anyone into a toad. Also, none of the spells work. That's because magick doesn't work. Grow the fuck up.

Even when I was a witch, I thought this was a waste of money. Only useful for others to see what modern spells look like. I lost the book sometime in my past, and I have no plans to replace it.

[Collazo · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Sonja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but not my cup of tea.

[KStar · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nostalgic flashback i found on my shelf from when i was a teenager, a fun read that I enjoyed.

[Mloy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a pretty cute little book that I bought years ago and have recently re-discovered among a pile of other books in my room. I guess it's rather silly if you think "magic" will solve your problems but this book does have some practical advice in it, although delivered through a more unconventional way. Basically the book just helps put you in a certain mind set and helps you visualize what you want (which is what most self-help books do). Tiger Woods, the golfer, had stated as much before when asked how he played golf so well, he said he looked at the course and/or the hole and see's himself sinking the shot. If you believe in it hard enough, you can make anything happen for you, and that's always good advice. The rest of the ritual, with the candles and the incense is basically just icing, I'm sure your state of mind and drive to achieve your goal accounts for 90% of your success but a little bit of good luck can't hurt either and if you can boost it through these seemingly silly rituals, why not? At the very least, it helps you psyche yourself up more and plus it's a bit of entertainment for you. Overall, this book is pretty cool and a bit of fun, in not practical, reading.

[Isabelydancer00 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is fun! There is a little star power spot with spell in the front of the book to help power up your magic.
I tried the spell to get an annoying person off your back - involves a smmall container for water, a smmall piece of fish or mmeat, folded paper w/ person's namme on it, spell-chant and a freezer. I think it actually worked, b/c after a while, the person stopped talking to mme. (Mmy intent wasn't to freeze her out of mmy life.) I finally took the styro-cup and our working relationship resummed but with mmore respect on her part.
I think everyone has 'powers'. I'mm not all hyped up on witchcraft. I prefer call mmy powers: focus- pocus and wishcraft!

[Sabine · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dieses Buch ist einfach nur als Witzesammlung anzusehen. Nicht mehr und nicht weniger. Bis auf ein paar wenige Tipps, in einigen der "Hexensprüchen", hat das Buch nicht wirklich etwas mit Magie zu tun. Ich habe es vor Jahren einmal geschenkt bekommen und nicht zu Ende gelesen. Jetzt hatte ich einen erneuten Versuch gestartet. Bis ca. Seite 20 bin ich gekommen, danach habe ich nur noch durchgeblättert und einige "Hexensprüche" überflogen.

[Sage · Rating 1 out of 5]

Moderately funny. Not a bad white elephant gift.

[Evie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Glad I only paid a quarter for it.

[Vivisection · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a fun collection of spells. Just be careful of what you wish for. Don't try any spells drunk. I'm just sayin'

[Dawn Henri]

very useful indeed.

[Knocturn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Harry potter contained more fact. Another book of "love spells for mr and curses for mr ex" waste of paper.

[Marcia · Rating 1 out of 5]

must be a joke book, never never never use universal power in a negative way
silly and dangerous