Color, Form, and Magic: Use the Power of Aesthetics for Creative and Magical Work

by Nicole Pivirotto

Bring the magic of color and form into your everyday life.

Color and form are powerful—and not just for creative work. When used purposefully, color and shape are tools we can use to help us manifest, attract the energy we want, and become our best selves. In this accessible guide, designer and intuitive Nicole Pivirotto breaks down properties of shapes and colors, the basics of getting started with magic, and spell ideas that use color and form, like color meditation and altar building. Whether you have an existing magic practice, want to develop one, or want to use the power of color and form in your creative work, this book is an essential companion to the magic of aesthetics. With gorgeous holographic foil on the cover and book page edges, it is also a beautiful gift for any contemporary seeker with a love of bold color and design.

ACCESSIBLE APPROACH TO MAGIC: This book approaches magic as a flexible and empowering practice for manifestation, healing, and self-care. And there's no need to have any special tools to get started. This book shows how visual elements we interact with every day—color, shapes, and symbols—can help you to manifest and become your best self. It's a perfect entry to magic practice for creative types and a unique guide for those looking to infuse an existing practice with more color and creativity.

SPELL IDEAS: In addition to overviews of the properties of colors, a library of magical symbols, and an introduction to magic practice, this book offers spell ideas to help you achieve a desired energy or state. All the spells are simple and most are easy to perform with everyday materials. Etch a candle with a symbol and burn to release its energy around you; or, create a custom symbol personalized to your unique intention. This book encourages getting creative, and offers plenty of practical examples to illustrate how you can tailor these spells to your interests and intentions.

DISPLAY-WORTHY OBJECT: With shining foil-stamped accents, vibrant illustrations and photography, and a prismatic design, this book is a stunning addition to the coffee table or nightstand, and it makes a gorgeous gift.

Perfect for:

• modern mystics and those looking for gifts for them
• color lovers, creatives, designers, and visual thinkers with a mystic mindset

Genres: Nonfiction, Art, Design, Witchcraft, Crafts

112 pages, Hardcover

Published September 14, 2021

Reviews

[Paige Vanderbeck · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is very pretty, but feels half-finished. As an experienced witch I’m ok seeing intro to witchcraft info in books because these days many people are finding it for the first time and all that info seemed just fine. I was disappointed with the info about colours, specifically. First, the info for each colours is like… barely a page. It’s mostly point form. I didn’t understand why the author didn’t talk about thinks like the magical meanings of different tones and shades, or hot and cool colours. She didn’t give names for individual colours within colour groups. Each colour has a 2-page spread with two different colours within a group like a cool-toned violet and a warm purple in the purple section, but why those two colours? What’s the difference? I also have this author’s oracle deck and though I honestly love it there were no names of those individual colours either or why they were chosen. WHY is anxiety a bright lemon-lime colour, for example? Why THAT colour of yellow?
The book is SO basic that it ends up just not saying much. If you know nothing at all about colour correspondences in magic this is helpful as a reference book, but otherwise it’s just really lacking.

[UntamedLibrarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Color, Form, and Magic by by Nicole Pivirotto is an aesthetically pleasing introduction to modern witchcraft. The author is also a graphic designer, and her personal touches are evident throughout the book. The author begins with an overview of color theory and provides insights into the traits and emotions evoked by each color. The second section introduces symbolism in witchcraft. The rest of the book is dedicated to introducing the basics of witchcraft and some suggestions for color spells and rituals. While I think author’s introduction to witchcraft is better than many of the current “how to be a witch books”, I do find myself wishing that she had instead chosen to create a more extensive guide to color and symbolism.

The author also has created The Prism Oracle deck that pairs nicely with the book. I did order the oracle deck and am currently working with it.

*I received a free eArc provided by the publisher and NetGalley.

[kennedy clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

totally my jam in terms of spiritual books! also love how clear it is on researching rituals before you practice them, not enough neo-pagan books discuss that. i love how open and relaxed she describes this form of magic to be. there are not a ton of rules, nor does she force the idea of deity work (something im not super comfortable with yet, as i do have evangelical religious trauma) or the appropriation of other cultures sacred practices. as a naturally creative and spiritual person, i have always been drawn to colors and what they represent on a deep, personal level. also, as an aspiring filmmaker, this book has inspired me to take color magic into account when brainstorming for my future films, and notice the very purposeful use of colors in some of my favorite films. this is a kind of practice i could truly get behind. one thats personal, yet directs us towards oneness. one that encourages our subjective experiences, rather than invalidate them.

[Silas · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a challenging topic for me, since I am colorblind. Still, because of that, I have spent a fair bit of time considering the topic. I expected a great deal more on the topic than I got. The section on color is perhaps a quarter to a third of the book, followed by a brief section on symbols and then a rehash of every basic Wicca book I have ever read. I gather that the book spent a fair bit of time trying to make itself pretty to show off its ideas. I read this on a kindle, so it was a lot of washy pages in grayscale, and the effect was lost on me (if it would have been there to begin with from my colorblindness). Much of what the author presents is fairly subjective, both in the color associations, and in the set of symbols, many of which are not as universal as the author contends. Many of the associations were fairly surface level, but there were one or two useful ideas along the way. This book could have been a quite interesting blog post of two, but as a book, it was rather inflated in length, and somewhat underwhelming.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book as a giveaway from Goodreads, thank you! I think this book is gorgeous. It is full of tiny touches, such as the holographic edges, that really make it a special book. It’s set up in a way that is easy to follow and understand. I enjoy that it is an intro into color, shapes, and magic. I learned some new info and I even read it out loud to my toddler, who loved the colorful pages!!

This book has a matching Oracle deck that I purchased because I was so excited about winning this book. They pair beautifully together.

All in all this is a great coffee table book and a beautiful addition to any witchy library.

[Pedro Costa · Rating 3 out of 5]

É um livro para iniciantes em magia moderna que se propõe a abarcar tradição e modernidade, mas só tem modernidade, uma certa lógica de “faça como você quiser, como bem entender”, e não é bem assim que as coisas funcionam. Fala sobre invocar espíritos da Chave de Salomão, porém imagina só tentar isso sem regras, como bem entender? Fora isso, uma coleção de símbolos, noções sobre cores e formas geométricas e introdução a alguns assuntos de forma decente, porém bastante curta e simplista. O livro é mais uma experiência estética.

[Bailing Lue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lot of useful information, but also a lot of what I can only call avoidance or round a bout explanations. She also has some slight biases towards Wiccan and chaos magic so if you're not into that you may have to dance around yourself, but overall there are some decent reference pages

[C · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this interesting read as a Goodreads giveaway. The author presents and describes each topic in a simple, easy to understand way with artistically beautiful colors and illustrations.

[Katthew · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's fine. Pretty to look at, pretty basic stuff.

[Christine · Rating 2 out of 5]

a fantastic overview of using color, shapes, symbols and various forms of magical workings to improve your life.

[Larissa Fogaça · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book. I don’t have any background with witchcraft but I’m getting curious about it and it was an amazing introduction for me. Easy to read but still insightful and fun.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

An okay basic guide that feels a bit surface level while also sometimes feeling like trying to do too much.