Natural Witchcraft: The Timeless Arts and Crafts of the Country Witch

by Marian Green

Shows how to reconnect with the power of nature to bring magic into one's life.

Genres: Witchcraft, Paganism, Spirituality, Nature, Magic, Wicca, Magick

167 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2002

About the author

Marian Green is an author who has been working in the field of ceremonial and folk magic since the early 1960s. She has also organized a conference every March since 1968 to bring together writers and their readers, the Quest Conference. She has written more than a dozen books on ceremonial magic and aspects of witchcraft as well as editing QUEST magazine since 1970. She is a council member of the Pagan Federation and has also been editor of Pagan Dawn.

Reviews

[Sheena Cundy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book to learn from, to love and to keep on returning to...
Marian Green is a truly gifted writer and witch.
Highly recommended.

[Audrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not what I assumed it would be but it was still pretty good. Nice beginner book with a focus on naturalism. Not the most eye opening information, but Green’s conversational approach to writing made even the most basic concepts feel interesting.

[Willa Guadalupe Grant · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the perfect antidote to the whole book-learned, scripted rituals, bought my tools in a shop or at a fair nonsense. The author has also done her research & knows that the whole Gerald Gardner fantasy is just that, fantasy. If you have a real desire to connect with nature, this little d-I-y gem is for you. If you think you must have all the accoutrements from the shops give it a miss. This book is older (2001) but it is the real stuff. Picked it up used & so glad I did.

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found one or two interesting things I might try to incorporate into my practice, but overall I was not impressed with the judgey, condescending tone nor the condemnation of most modern practices. You can't advocate developing your own way and also insist that the old way is the only way to do this right in the same breath and expect me to give any credence to what you have to say. Glorifying the good old days as doctrine discounts that everything evolves in this world, including witchcraft. I can't really recommend this book. All of the good information is riddled with rants. It was like trying to navigate a minefield, and I was just so tired by the end of it.

[Rhaenan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really enjoyed Marian Green's book A Witch Alone, published in 1991. However, this book just felt so condescending. It felt like it was written by a completely different person.