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The Words of the Witch: Writing and Speaking Your Magic
This well-researched and engaging book provides everything you need to maximize one of your most powerful sources of language. Sharing more than thirty practices and projects, Ember Grant teaches you how to manifest your goals through written and spoken magic.
Discover the magic inherent in choosing what to write with and what to write on—including and beyond paper—such as wood, fabric, glass, clay, leaves, and even your body. Learn how to craft spells and incantations, use rhyme and rhythm in chants and poems, and unleash the power of sacred sounds. In addition to topics like numerology, taboo words, codes, and magical alphabets, Ember also covers how to make your own spells and rituals. From historical examples to hands-on exercises, this book offers resources for witches of all skill levels.
Discover the magic inherent in choosing what to write with and what to write on—including and beyond paper—such as wood, fabric, glass, clay, leaves, and even your body. Learn how to craft spells and incantations, use rhyme and rhythm in chants and poems, and unleash the power of sacred sounds. In addition to topics like numerology, taboo words, codes, and magical alphabets, Ember also covers how to make your own spells and rituals. From historical examples to hands-on exercises, this book offers resources for witches of all skill levels.
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256 pages, Paperback
Published December 8, 2024
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May 27, 2025
-loved the chapter about the history of magical books & how many magical items and spells were used in early Christianity. Also how magical words were revered all through religion all over the world
- English language was a big part of my English a levels. I loved reading about how to use words better to improve your spells rituals chants etc
- the word witch practice was so enlightening and really cool to try the techniques. Really inspired me to keep working on my poetry
-perfect book for people who love the English language and want to improve their spells by writing chants or poems themselves
- Really enjoyed the exercises so challenging yet enjoyable to play with language and put the suggestions into practice like making different versions of the same idea in ch1
- They do reference chakras this is a colonised idea that i prefer not to work with. There are energy centers in the body referenced in many cultures
- the importance of the words we use and how we use them in our magical practice is so important. Whether thought chanted sung or spoken its going to level up your magic if you pay more attention to the words you use
-loved the projects to make your own quill pen and magical ink
- English language was a big part of my English a levels. I loved reading about how to use words better to improve your spells rituals chants etc
- the word witch practice was so enlightening and really cool to try the techniques. Really inspired me to keep working on my poetry
-perfect book for people who love the English language and want to improve their spells by writing chants or poems themselves
- Really enjoyed the exercises so challenging yet enjoyable to play with language and put the suggestions into practice like making different versions of the same idea in ch1
- They do reference chakras this is a colonised idea that i prefer not to work with. There are energy centers in the body referenced in many cultures
- the importance of the words we use and how we use them in our magical practice is so important. Whether thought chanted sung or spoken its going to level up your magic if you pay more attention to the words you use
-loved the projects to make your own quill pen and magical ink
May 14, 2025
Title: The Words of the Witch: Writing and Speaking Your Magic
Author: Ember Grant
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Copyright: 2024
Rating: 5/5
Today, I will review 'The Words of the Witch' by author Ember Grant. As I stated in my "Mythology for an Everyday Life" review by Ember Grant, she is a teacher, and her writing shines because of this. She uses simple, easy-to-read language but uses a lot of notations to back up her words. I love the extensive bibliography in the back of her books. I always find many books I'd love to read to continue on a specific subject. The book is 219 pages long, including 35 activity lists for the reader to practice. I am writing this review as I read the book, so I hope you're ready for an in-depth and perhaps long-winded review.
Part 1
The beginning is mostly a history. I love the quotes that she chose for each Part heading. There was already a lot of new and interesting information here. For example, I loved learning about the Roman bath curse tablets. I had never heard about them before, so I went on a side quest to hunt down some more research on them. I also love that she takes the time to explain the difference between amulets and talismans. It's small, but it always frustrates me when people use them interchangeably. Same as warding and banishing. Different purposes and uses have different names. So, I think it's a good distinction to make for new witches and to correct some intermediate witches.
Part 2
In part 2, the author explains the differences between blessing, prayer, spell, and affirmation. I enjoyed how Grant demonstrated how to alter an existing chant or song into a spell. Many people feel daunted at the prospect of creating their own spells. This technique would be an easy way to ease a new witch into spell writing. She further shows the reader how to adapt that same spell into a prayer, invocation, etc.
When the author began explaining stanzas and couples, I was transported back to high school, learning about Shakespeare and reading the Canterbury Tales. Her career as a teacher definitely shines through in part 2 of her book. Grant explains rhythm, repetition, sound frequency, diction, and tone and how they can all enhance the readers' spell-writing abilities. I appreciate her section on taboo words and how they can heal or hurt. That is a powerful notion that a witch making a spell should consider.
"A whisper can be powerful: a shout can lack conviction." Pg 71
In chapter 10, I found the information about Christian sermons to be fascinating. I often wondered about that because most poor peasants were illiterate, and all of the Christian texts were in Latin, and the sermons were in Latin. But it was just the strange sounds that were felt as holy to these people. They evoke a reverent feeling in them. I find myself like that today. K-pop enthralled me from the first time I heard a song in 2009. Now, living in Italy, I find myself gravitating to certain Italian songs. There was one called "Due Rose" by Tiromancino ft. Enula. I had no clue what it meant, but it pulled my heartstrings every time it played on the radio. At one point, I even had tears in my eyes singing along because you could feel the passion in their words. That girl sang like it was her last day on earth, and I FELT IT. So, it was a small comfort to me to hear that others can be affected even when they don't understand the words. I always thought I was alone in this.
**** To continue reading the entire review, please visit my blog: https://www.foxdencurio.com/post/book...
Author: Ember Grant
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Copyright: 2024
Rating: 5/5
Today, I will review 'The Words of the Witch' by author Ember Grant. As I stated in my "Mythology for an Everyday Life" review by Ember Grant, she is a teacher, and her writing shines because of this. She uses simple, easy-to-read language but uses a lot of notations to back up her words. I love the extensive bibliography in the back of her books. I always find many books I'd love to read to continue on a specific subject. The book is 219 pages long, including 35 activity lists for the reader to practice. I am writing this review as I read the book, so I hope you're ready for an in-depth and perhaps long-winded review.
Part 1
The beginning is mostly a history. I love the quotes that she chose for each Part heading. There was already a lot of new and interesting information here. For example, I loved learning about the Roman bath curse tablets. I had never heard about them before, so I went on a side quest to hunt down some more research on them. I also love that she takes the time to explain the difference between amulets and talismans. It's small, but it always frustrates me when people use them interchangeably. Same as warding and banishing. Different purposes and uses have different names. So, I think it's a good distinction to make for new witches and to correct some intermediate witches.
Part 2
In part 2, the author explains the differences between blessing, prayer, spell, and affirmation. I enjoyed how Grant demonstrated how to alter an existing chant or song into a spell. Many people feel daunted at the prospect of creating their own spells. This technique would be an easy way to ease a new witch into spell writing. She further shows the reader how to adapt that same spell into a prayer, invocation, etc.
When the author began explaining stanzas and couples, I was transported back to high school, learning about Shakespeare and reading the Canterbury Tales. Her career as a teacher definitely shines through in part 2 of her book. Grant explains rhythm, repetition, sound frequency, diction, and tone and how they can all enhance the readers' spell-writing abilities. I appreciate her section on taboo words and how they can heal or hurt. That is a powerful notion that a witch making a spell should consider.
"A whisper can be powerful: a shout can lack conviction." Pg 71
In chapter 10, I found the information about Christian sermons to be fascinating. I often wondered about that because most poor peasants were illiterate, and all of the Christian texts were in Latin, and the sermons were in Latin. But it was just the strange sounds that were felt as holy to these people. They evoke a reverent feeling in them. I find myself like that today. K-pop enthralled me from the first time I heard a song in 2009. Now, living in Italy, I find myself gravitating to certain Italian songs. There was one called "Due Rose" by Tiromancino ft. Enula. I had no clue what it meant, but it pulled my heartstrings every time it played on the radio. At one point, I even had tears in my eyes singing along because you could feel the passion in their words. That girl sang like it was her last day on earth, and I FELT IT. So, it was a small comfort to me to hear that others can be affected even when they don't understand the words. I always thought I was alone in this.
**** To continue reading the entire review, please visit my blog: https://www.foxdencurio.com/post/book...
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