Book of Spells II

by Marian Green

The arts of magic & witchcraft stem from the very roots of human history, & combine spells, talisman making, & the use of amulets, to ward off harm or to bring good luck & health. This book, the sequel to ''The Book of Spells,'' includes over 40 charms & magic spells to increase your physical, mental, & spiritual well-being. Introduction; Elemental earth, water, fire air, & spirit of sacred space; The Power of the calling on the help of each of the planets; The Magic of spells for each sign of the zodiac; Kitchen using herbs, spices, dried fruits, & implements in your kitchen; & Dream spells for sleep, keeping nightmares away, & dream power. Beautifully designed! Full-color illustrations.

Genres: Spirituality, Magick, Reference, New Age, Self Help, Occult, Witchcraft

128 pages, Hardcover

First published September 3, 2001

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

[Veronika Can · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gražiai apipavidalinta knyga, spalvoti paveikslėliai, ryškios nuotraukos. Smagu pavartyti prieš miegą. Lengva magija. Tiems kas tiki :)

[Diana Willemsen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Vandaag kreeg ik een grote doos met pre-loved boeken van een vriendin (die ook weer boeken van andere vriendinnen kreeg). In de doos romans van oa Connie Palmen en Toni Morrison, boeken over engelen, nieuwe tijdskinderen en astrologie. Enkele dichtbundels (die ik al gelezen had!), een Peter Verstraaten, een boek over hoe je het beste spreekt voor een groep en nog veel meer.

En dus ook dit boekje over magie. Je moet er van houden, maar droomsectie is leuk. Het recept voor thee om lekker te dromen ga ik straks maken.

Slaap lekker alvast ☺️

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a gorgeous book. It has been designed beautifully with a well thought out layout and it even has silver ribbons to close it.
It contains spells to draw good things to oneself and is really about self love.

[jade · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Book of Spells II is a collected work of spells and charms by Marian Green, a woman well-versed in traditional magickal practices. The book starts off with a short introductory, which includes some information on the use of instruments, symbols, and a general guide on how to practice magick. Green also talks about how it’s important to be able to concentrate, mediate, and visualize while doing spells and/or rituals, and includes three spells for self-understanding before she starts the actual book.

After that, five magickal-themed chapters follow: (1) elements, (2) planets, (3) zodiac, (4) herbs/kitchen magick, and (5) dreams. All of these chapters contain only spells, pushing the total past forty. Each spell has two pages devoted to it, one being an illustrated one, and the other containing a brief introductory, a step-by-step instruction, and an ingredient list.

The book is quite beautifully designed, actually, and looks very inspirational. The photography used on the illustrated pages strikes the right, magickal tone, and the differently coloured background of the pages also added a lot of extra ambience (as did the cute doodles in the margins and in the ingredient lists of the spells).

However, that’s about as far as it goes – this book is very much aimed towards beginners (or at least I hope so), and though it might be an upside that all the ingredients are easily accessible, and the spells easy to perform… It’s perhaps a tad too easy. It holds little to no information or background; just spells and charms, mostly, and though it can serve as an inspiration for creating one’s own spells, it probably is nowhere near enough for a practicing witch. Especially since those usually write their own spells and/or create their own rituals.

A beautiful-looking attempt of a book that might serve someone who’s only just begun or whose interest has been piqued by magick/witchcraft, though even then it’s still lacking some background information. And otherwise, probably best used as just an inspiration.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book for beginners that follows on from The Book of Spells by Nicola de Pulford, it covers the three most common forms of magic, elemental planetery and zodiac, and is easy to follow. The ingredients are all readily available and will be familiar to most people. A inspirational starting point.

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another one of my favorites growing up. I always used to look at it at the Psychic Eye because I thought that it was so beautiful. I don't remember doing much from this book, but I love the art and the way that it's layed out :)

[Sheena · Rating 3 out of 5]

The spells themselves are so-so but the book is beautiful and inspirational.

[Sheena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely book for inspiration. The spells and info is so-so, beginner level.

[Donna Rochow - Poljarevic · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love these easy to read books, they give you the information you want with out rambling on about all the other stuff