The Moon Apothecary: Rituals and recipes for the lunar phases

by Lorriane Anderson

Your lunar self-care guide

Following on from Lorriane Anderson's (Seasons of the Witch oracle series author) best selling book Witch's Apothecary, Lorriane Anderson has created a book of unique moon-based spiritual self-care, beauty, and wellness recipes to invite both spiritual and physical nourishment into your life. The recipes take your personal energy, goals and needs into consideration. Use the intelligence of the moon phases to discover your deepest desires and learn how you can channel your intentions into everyday self-care such as lotions and creams, oils and sprays, comforting teas, cleansing soaps, ritual baths, and more. You can even learn how to create a new beauty potion for every moon phase or transit through a new sign. You will also find knowledge and inspiration for creating potions based on the zodiac signs as they apply to the moon, as well as special moon events such as blue moons and eclipses.

Genres: Witchcraft, Nonfiction, Spirituality

272 pages, Hardcover

Published October 1, 2024

About the author

Lorriane Anderson is a tarot reader, astrologer, spiritual teacher, writer, and soul-based entrepreneur. Her work focuses heavily on sacred and intentional living as well as using spiritual practices as a pathway for profound healing, growth, and transformation. She is heavily influenced by her diverse lineage, bringing together healing practices from her ancestors in a practical, updated way. She owns and operates Spirit Element, a soul-based apothecary and Made with Stardust, which provides private label development and supplies for spiritual-based businesses. Her published works include Seasons of the Witch: Samhain Oracle and Affirmations: Words of Inner Wisdom. She currently lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Reviews

[Alicia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved The Witche's Apothecary: Seasons of the Witch by Lorriane Anderson so I was eager to check out her newest book when it came out! I really love that her books are so easy to read and feel really approachable as a beginner. One great thing about this book in particular was the list of correspondences and basic recipes which definitely would help to make your own potions and makes it easier to adapt to what you are looking for. She also has some cool recipes for each phase of the moon, including some food recipes. All in all, this book covered everything I hoped it would. I'll definitely be coming back to reference it as I go. I will say if you are a complete newbie (like me) you might not have a lot of these ingredients on hand, so it will probably be a bit before I try making any of the potions, but it's really helpful having some ideas for ingredients to start gathering.

[Jina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another beautiful book. The first 50 pages is an introduction to working with the moon and correspondences (so nothing terribly exciting if you're not a beginner) however the bulk of the book is spells, activities and/or food recipes to do/make with the different phases of the moon. While some ingredients are a bit "out there" (carrot seed essential oil??) I could see this in my personal library (I got it from my public library). The correspondence tables at the back are also much appreciated.

[WildesKopfkino · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ganz ehrlich, die Idee hat was: den Mond als Apothekermeister, der mit jedem Viertel neue Rezepte raushaut. Klingt erstmal nach einem geheimen Club, zu dem man unbedingt dazugehören möchte. Zwischen Badeölen, Teemischungen und selbstgemachten Lotionen fühlt man sich fast wie der Gandalf des Badezimmers. Die Rezepte sind wirklich gelungen, leicht verständlich erklärt und machen auch optisch einiges her. Kräuter wie Rosmarin, Sonnenhut oder Goldnessel werden hier nicht einfach nur aufgezählt, sondern richtig schön in Szene gesetzt – fast so, als würden sie gleich vom Papier springen.

Und jetzt das große Aber: Der ganze spirituelle Überbau hat mich eher ratlos zurückgelassen. Es fühlt sich zu überladen an, Neumondritual hier, Tierkreiszeichen dort, Supermond-Beschwörungen und Energieharmonien – puh. Klar, wer auf Astrologie, Tarotkarten und esoterischen Zauber steht, der wird sich fühlen wie im siebten Mondhimmel. Ich hingegen hab mich dabei ertappt, wie ich nach zwei Seiten überfordert war. Da hilft auch die schön mystische Aufmachung nicht viel.

Unterm Strich: Als Rezeptbuch ist „Die Mond-Apotheke“ echt stark, gerade für Leute, die gerne mit Kräutern experimentieren und natürliche Mittelchen ausprobieren wollen. Der Rest fühlt sich für mich eher nach einer Mondlandung ins Reich der Feenstaub-Fraktion an. Nicht schlecht, aber eben nicht mein Ding. Drei Sterne, weil die Rezepte wirklich klasse sind – die spirituelle Aufmachung hingegen hat mir eher die Stirn runzeln lassen.

[Linden Berry]

Just a bare skeleton
inconsistencies
repetitive "potions" ingredients
not safe for light homeopathy
do not try at home
anyone who tells you to use alcohol and plants and crystals without unknown allergies is uncertified
apothecary IS a medicinal profession based on old recorded tessers
hints of horrible Wiccan /Pagan practices
not worth it.