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Cómo preparar un caldero mágico: Guía práctica para hacer hechizos y conjuros
Un enorme caudal de sabiduria wiccana: como unirse mas con la tierra, construir un santuario, la sanacion, el equilibro espiritual, invocar a la Divinidad, el trabajo en trance, la magia del caldero, etc.
Cómo preparar un caldero mágico, es el segundo título de la popularísima serie de la Nueva Generación de la Brujería con la que Silver Raven Wolf, una de las maestras mundiales de este Arte, presenta una guía bien condimentada para una seria iniciación al fascinante mundo de la wicca, la magia y la brujería. Cómo preparar un caldero mágico nos introduce en el mundo de la Nueva Generación de la Brujería, nos ayuda a descubrir lo que tiene de divino el mundo natural y nos enseña las prácticas espirituales y mágicas necesarias para disfrutar de todo lo que nos ofrece la abundancia del universo. En poco tiempo, el lector aprenderá a hacer hechizos y conjuros, a convocar, provocar e invocar. Esta guía indispensable rebosa sabiduría wiccana, servida con la calidez y el sentido del humor realistas de Silver. Aprenderemos: * la magia del caldero * el equilibrio espiritual * cómo unirte más con la tierra * la túnica de estrellas * invocar a la Divinidad * cerrar círculos * la sanación * diez formas de crear poder * la recuperación de la sabiduría * la bendición de la tierra * las devociones * el trabajo en trance * la construción de un santuario * el poder del sol, la Luna y las estrellas * la magia celestial y lunar * la magia de los espíritus elementales, las plantas medicinales, el tarot, los talismanes y los rituales.
Cómo preparar un caldero mágico, es el segundo título de la popularísima serie de la Nueva Generación de la Brujería con la que Silver Raven Wolf, una de las maestras mundiales de este Arte, presenta una guía bien condimentada para una seria iniciación al fascinante mundo de la wicca, la magia y la brujería. Cómo preparar un caldero mágico nos introduce en el mundo de la Nueva Generación de la Brujería, nos ayuda a descubrir lo que tiene de divino el mundo natural y nos enseña las prácticas espirituales y mágicas necesarias para disfrutar de todo lo que nos ofrece la abundancia del universo. En poco tiempo, el lector aprenderá a hacer hechizos y conjuros, a convocar, provocar e invocar. Esta guía indispensable rebosa sabiduría wiccana, servida con la calidez y el sentido del humor realistas de Silver. Aprenderemos: * la magia del caldero * el equilibrio espiritual * cómo unirte más con la tierra * la túnica de estrellas * invocar a la Divinidad * cerrar círculos * la sanación * diez formas de crear poder * la recuperación de la sabiduría * la bendición de la tierra * las devociones * el trabajo en trance * la construción de un santuario * el poder del sol, la Luna y las estrellas * la magia celestial y lunar * la magia de los espíritus elementales, las plantas medicinales, el tarot, los talismanes y los rituales.
512 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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About the author
Silver RavenWolf
75 books537 followersSilver RavenWolf (Pennsylvania) is a nationally recognized leader and elder of Wicca, and through her writing has been instrumental in guiding the future of one of the fastest-growing faiths in America today. The author of seventeen books, she has been interviewed by The New York Times, Newsweek Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal, and her work has been featured in numerous publications, including Bust Magazine, the Baltimore Sun, the St. Petersburg Times, the National Review, Publishers Weekly, Body & Soul Magazine, and Teen Lit Magazine.
Her many titles include the bestselling Solitary Witch, Teen Witch, To Ride A Silver Broomstick, To Stir A Magick Cauldron, To Light A Sacred Flame, American Folk Magick, Angels: Companions in Magick, Silver’s Spells for Prosperity, Silver's Spells for Protection, Silver's Spells for Love, Halloween, and the Witches’ Night Out teen fiction series. Her new book Hedge Witch is forthcoming from Llewellyn in September 2008.
Her many titles include the bestselling Solitary Witch, Teen Witch, To Ride A Silver Broomstick, To Stir A Magick Cauldron, To Light A Sacred Flame, American Folk Magick, Angels: Companions in Magick, Silver’s Spells for Prosperity, Silver's Spells for Protection, Silver's Spells for Love, Halloween, and the Witches’ Night Out teen fiction series. Her new book Hedge Witch is forthcoming from Llewellyn in September 2008.
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January 14, 2013
If you don't like RavenWolf, I don't see why you even buy her books, maybe you do it just to bitch about something. But for the people that are just wanting to know something about Wicca she has a good place for you to start. Her books are written for people that know nothing about Wicca, and for that they are good books.
February 12, 2017
I read the reviews and wow, some people are fairly aggressive in their attacks on this author. SRW is either someone who people either love or hate. People like to complain and judge stating her to be the Queen of Fluffybunnies..... How mature are you??? Ok, you don't have to like her work but why be so damn malicious about it? I'm pagan, a witch, not necessarily wiccan but I enjoy reading and researching from a variety of authors from SRW to Scott Cunningham to Laurie Cabot to the Farrars to Raven Grimassi and others. You are doing yourself a disservice by writing off the works of author's whom may or may not be the 'popular' ones. Even if they present skewed facts or make some mistakes in their works, don't be so quick to throw the baby out with the bath water so to speak. If you read objectively and stop listening to everyone else who likes to condemn and judge, (develop your own critical thinking skills!) you might find something useful within these pages. Perhaps a ritual format or a different way at looking at things. I say read the book. Some things may piss you off, that's ok! Some things may offend you, that's ok too! But perhaps, while you are looking down your pious witchy nose, you might be to glean some value from the information presented therein. Not all wiccan traditions will be similar or alike in their beliefs or practices. This is simply one facet that is presented to the pagan community, take it or leave it but get over your judgmental selves and learn to have some maturity. You can dislike a book or even an author without being a hostile aggressor about it, grow up! I do like her style of writing, even if I don't agree with all that she presents. Its very down to earth.
May 14, 2012
I'm not going to go into length and detail here Silver Ravenwolf's teen series "To Ride a Silver Broomstick," "To Stir a Magick Cauldron," and "To Light a Sacred Flame." are all great books if you have NO knowledge of Wicca at all and are looking to learn a few tricks (if this is the case though I would point you to Scott Cunningham, Christopher Penczak, or Ann Moura before considering the "Queen of the 'Fluffy Bunnies'." For my feelings on this series see my review on "To Ride a Silver Broomstick" http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
February 9, 2007
Miss Ravenwolf has a bad reputation among mature wiccans, and with quite good reason-sometimes her vision of Wicca is naive and too commercial, and her historical basis has capital mistakes. But her spellwork is quite intelligent and creative, so let's hear it for her :))). If you read her with a pinch of salt, you can learn a few things :)
May 25, 2017
Interesting. Miles ahead of the first book.
This was much more 'exercise' heavy than Riding a Silver Broomstick. The exercises are a mixed bag; some of them had me scratching my head and wondering why on earth I would need to even consider doing them (The Gifts of Indian Peg stands out the most!), while most of the others encouraged me to look at some of my own practices from a different perspective. The sectionS on sacred space, circles, quarters and ritual composition was decent. I would still recommend that readers invest in a copy of Deborah Lipp's "The Elements of Ritual," but the info here is still more than enough to get you started writing your own material and practicing with confidence.
That test in the back is a whopper, too. There's a few items on there that seemed like they were out of left-field, but overall it's a good self-litmus-test of where you may need to do a bit more research or work in filling in some gaps. The section on personal workings, lunar phases, planetary hours and overall timing was pretty well done. The exercises provided seemed very helpful, and I designed a few works of my own that I'm looking forward to performing later on.
Like her other books, Cauldron is filled with personal anecdotes and stories. This may be a big turn-off for some readers. I didn't mind it so much, honestly.
Maybe I was able to get more out of this than many readers because I've been practicing for so long that I'm better able to sift through the parts that I know are garbage and pick out the good things. There's plenty of useful information in here. Some garbage, yes, but point me to a pagan book that doesn't have cruft and bad info somewhere in it! Overall, I'm glad that I read it, since I will now be able to field questions about it.
This was much more 'exercise' heavy than Riding a Silver Broomstick. The exercises are a mixed bag; some of them had me scratching my head and wondering why on earth I would need to even consider doing them (The Gifts of Indian Peg stands out the most!), while most of the others encouraged me to look at some of my own practices from a different perspective. The sectionS on sacred space, circles, quarters and ritual composition was decent. I would still recommend that readers invest in a copy of Deborah Lipp's "The Elements of Ritual," but the info here is still more than enough to get you started writing your own material and practicing with confidence.
That test in the back is a whopper, too. There's a few items on there that seemed like they were out of left-field, but overall it's a good self-litmus-test of where you may need to do a bit more research or work in filling in some gaps. The section on personal workings, lunar phases, planetary hours and overall timing was pretty well done. The exercises provided seemed very helpful, and I designed a few works of my own that I'm looking forward to performing later on.
Like her other books, Cauldron is filled with personal anecdotes and stories. This may be a big turn-off for some readers. I didn't mind it so much, honestly.
Maybe I was able to get more out of this than many readers because I've been practicing for so long that I'm better able to sift through the parts that I know are garbage and pick out the good things. There's plenty of useful information in here. Some garbage, yes, but point me to a pagan book that doesn't have cruft and bad info somewhere in it! Overall, I'm glad that I read it, since I will now be able to field questions about it.
September 18, 2015
I strongly believe that Silver Ravenwolf has done more harm to Paganism than any other author. Half the facts she writes about in her books are completely wrong. She doesn't even know the proper dates of Pagan Holidays a lot of the time.
She presents puritanical views towards sex in her books, she suggests that teen readers lie to their parents about what they're practicing, and she acts as though Paganism is fluffy and pure and that anything you want is at your fingertips if you just cast a spell. A hint: If any author proposes love spells, they are not to be trusted.
PLEASE do your research and read some books from authors who actually have a clue what they're talking about. If I could give this a 0/5 I would.
She presents puritanical views towards sex in her books, she suggests that teen readers lie to their parents about what they're practicing, and she acts as though Paganism is fluffy and pure and that anything you want is at your fingertips if you just cast a spell. A hint: If any author proposes love spells, they are not to be trusted.
PLEASE do your research and read some books from authors who actually have a clue what they're talking about. If I could give this a 0/5 I would.
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July 12, 2008I'll echo a previous reviewer and say this book does contain some creative work. I'm no longer on this path, but this work gave me some fun stuff to try along the way. Leveling criticism at her work is all too easy, has been done, and I even agree with most of it. That being said, be a critical thinker and nothing from a book can harm you. At least this book tries to go beyond the endlessly re-hashed material that nearly every pagan author is trying to get paid to slap together.
October 22, 2008
this lady is full of crap. all of her books center around ceremony and pomp and circumstance and not at all on real energy or anything worthwhile. great for the "teen witch" dabbling in wearing black and telling her friends she's wiccan.
May 22, 2010
This is in the same trilogy as To Light a Sacred Flame, a very good book. More information on Witchcraft and natural magic.
June 16, 2024
This is my first Silver RavenWolf book and it was chosen basically at random. I have read mixed reviews of this author. Some criticisms are stylistic objections and can come across as somewhat sexist and ageist. Silver RavenWolf is a woman and a baby boomer, and she reads that way. Some people will like her cutesy style. For other people, it is going to grate on them enormously, and that's okay. Her style doesn't make her wrong.
Her random flashes of overly aggressive snark and plain incorrect statements, however, are wrong. In this particular book, though, the offenses are pretty small. There's no discussion of a debunked witch genocide of millions of people, and the negative claims about Christianity are pretty few in this book. She does clearly think that witchcraft/Wicca (which she uses interchangeably, much to the annoyance of some Wiccans) has a special insight into the nature of the universe that no others have, but it sounds like it is more pronounced in other books.
Her style didn't bother me except for a few points when it came across as smug. At one point, for example she describes a person with a "Blessed Be" bumper sticker on their Volvo at a fast food restaurant as someone who is clearly not serious about The Craft. I think it was meant to be funny, but I'm left here thinking... what? Why can't a serious Wiccan have a Volvo with a "Blessed Be" bumper sticker and enjoy fast food?! Did I miss a page?
RavenWolf is at her weakest when mentioning other religions, which she basically should never do. I can accept that she is an expert on Wicca. She does not, however, have a comparative religion degree. She shouldn't just throw Hindu gods into lists of deities of forgotten religions. She shouldn't refer to "Zoroaster" as religion or criticize it. She refers "thrown out of the church" as a term we've all heard. "Thrown out of the church" is not a term I have ever heard of as a term... I mean, it's a series of words that I fully understand and maybe have read in reference to a disgraced preacher or something. "Excommunication" is a term. I have heard that is an official term. Oh, and at point she claims that the sign of the cross is an ancient symbol of attack with no citation. This was an odd thing to bring up, and I cannot find a source for this anywhere. These mentions of other religions came across like a 19th century European Christian writer trying to explain Islam or Hinduism. The terms are off and she has a weird uncanny valley version of these other religions.
All in all, I think there are better books on this topic. To Stir a Magick Cauldron didn't make me scream, but it had weaknesses. It wasn't particularly organized or have a direct point. She has some great passages throughout the book. When she describes her own practice and true interactions with others, she makes her points effectively.
She also undermines most things she brings up by constantly reassuring the reader that they can just make up whatever they want. I get what she is aiming for, but I also understand those who dislike her approach for this reason. There's a balance between religious tradition and innovation, and Silver RavenWolf seems to hit the innovation side way too hard and often. This might be a reaction to a traditionalist slant that she experienced, but which does not exist any more.
Her random flashes of overly aggressive snark and plain incorrect statements, however, are wrong. In this particular book, though, the offenses are pretty small. There's no discussion of a debunked witch genocide of millions of people, and the negative claims about Christianity are pretty few in this book. She does clearly think that witchcraft/Wicca (which she uses interchangeably, much to the annoyance of some Wiccans) has a special insight into the nature of the universe that no others have, but it sounds like it is more pronounced in other books.
Her style didn't bother me except for a few points when it came across as smug. At one point, for example she describes a person with a "Blessed Be" bumper sticker on their Volvo at a fast food restaurant as someone who is clearly not serious about The Craft. I think it was meant to be funny, but I'm left here thinking... what? Why can't a serious Wiccan have a Volvo with a "Blessed Be" bumper sticker and enjoy fast food?! Did I miss a page?
RavenWolf is at her weakest when mentioning other religions, which she basically should never do. I can accept that she is an expert on Wicca. She does not, however, have a comparative religion degree. She shouldn't just throw Hindu gods into lists of deities of forgotten religions. She shouldn't refer to "Zoroaster" as religion or criticize it. She refers "thrown out of the church" as a term we've all heard. "Thrown out of the church" is not a term I have ever heard of as a term... I mean, it's a series of words that I fully understand and maybe have read in reference to a disgraced preacher or something. "Excommunication" is a term. I have heard that is an official term. Oh, and at point she claims that the sign of the cross is an ancient symbol of attack with no citation. This was an odd thing to bring up, and I cannot find a source for this anywhere. These mentions of other religions came across like a 19th century European Christian writer trying to explain Islam or Hinduism. The terms are off and she has a weird uncanny valley version of these other religions.
All in all, I think there are better books on this topic. To Stir a Magick Cauldron didn't make me scream, but it had weaknesses. It wasn't particularly organized or have a direct point. She has some great passages throughout the book. When she describes her own practice and true interactions with others, she makes her points effectively.
She also undermines most things she brings up by constantly reassuring the reader that they can just make up whatever they want. I get what she is aiming for, but I also understand those who dislike her approach for this reason. There's a balance between religious tradition and innovation, and Silver RavenWolf seems to hit the innovation side way too hard and often. This might be a reaction to a traditionalist slant that she experienced, but which does not exist any more.
July 2, 2017
Realistically this is 3.5 Stars for me.
This isn't a BAD book. Silver Ravenwolf isn't a hack witch. She just has some shitty concepts - which is allowed, as individuals we have shitty concepts. My best friend has shitty concepts - do I care? No. Those concepts don't make her a shitty person, it's just her point of view.
Let's get this out of the way first: The witchy / pagan / esoteric community is every bit as prejudicial and awful as those it professes to be different from. So anything that doesn't fit neatly into (often) narrow concepts of what witchcraft and PERSONAL PRACTICE is about is shat on, and somehow not real, not legitimate and therefore not valid. Which is how I kind of feel Silver Ravenwolf has been treated for a long time.
Why I gave this book 3.5 stars. It's a beginner book, and while I don't consider myself anything special or a fount of knowledge in witchcraft, parts of this were boring. And to be honest, I read (parts of this book) when I was first starting out, so yeah, I was board! It's totally appropriate for beginner witches! In the book - no where - NO WHERE does she EVER claim this is the definitive guide on witchcraft - she has a healthy "further reading section, and bibliography.
What I find "eye rolling" about the book: the attempts at being chatty and "real". But that's her writing style. But it also makes it approachable - annoying, but approachable.
She calls non-witches "once borns" WHAT?! No! NO! That's just awful! Its belittling! But is it worth a 1 star rating? No. Sh also has kind of a condescending notion of Christians - which judging by some witches out there who - oddly take issue with this book - have a very similar view with people who don't take their view on how witchcraft should be done/viewed/etc.
There is also a packing on of egoism (which might actually come from the book Teen Witch) that rubs me the wrong way. But it's important to believe in what your doing I guess...so go on...
But yeah I'd recommend this to someone who might be wanting more info on witchcraft (in a serious way, not a general knowledge way). I might not be the first one I recommend but it would be on the list.
This isn't a BAD book. Silver Ravenwolf isn't a hack witch. She just has some shitty concepts - which is allowed, as individuals we have shitty concepts. My best friend has shitty concepts - do I care? No. Those concepts don't make her a shitty person, it's just her point of view.
Let's get this out of the way first: The witchy / pagan / esoteric community is every bit as prejudicial and awful as those it professes to be different from. So anything that doesn't fit neatly into (often) narrow concepts of what witchcraft and PERSONAL PRACTICE is about is shat on, and somehow not real, not legitimate and therefore not valid. Which is how I kind of feel Silver Ravenwolf has been treated for a long time.
Why I gave this book 3.5 stars. It's a beginner book, and while I don't consider myself anything special or a fount of knowledge in witchcraft, parts of this were boring. And to be honest, I read (parts of this book) when I was first starting out, so yeah, I was board! It's totally appropriate for beginner witches! In the book - no where - NO WHERE does she EVER claim this is the definitive guide on witchcraft - she has a healthy "further reading section, and bibliography.
What I find "eye rolling" about the book: the attempts at being chatty and "real". But that's her writing style. But it also makes it approachable - annoying, but approachable.
She calls non-witches "once borns" WHAT?! No! NO! That's just awful! Its belittling! But is it worth a 1 star rating? No. Sh also has kind of a condescending notion of Christians - which judging by some witches out there who - oddly take issue with this book - have a very similar view with people who don't take their view on how witchcraft should be done/viewed/etc.
There is also a packing on of egoism (which might actually come from the book Teen Witch) that rubs me the wrong way. But it's important to believe in what your doing I guess...so go on...
But yeah I'd recommend this to someone who might be wanting more info on witchcraft (in a serious way, not a general knowledge way). I might not be the first one I recommend but it would be on the list.
October 18, 2021
I was into Wicca when I was a teen and have since moved in other directions spiritually. But I've always been curious about SRW as she's such a polarizing author. I totally get the hate, but it's really directed at Wicca and misplaced with her. This was actually a rather insightful look into Wicca and I'm happy I read it though parts of it really did frustrate me. But again, I have a different ideological perspective. I wish that these people were so considerate and thoughtful regarding my traditions, but life isn't fair. That said, if you're trying to understand wiccan traditions, this will be very helpful.
November 18, 2019
To Stir a Magick Cauldron goes into detail about some (but not all) of the information introduced in To Ride a Silver Broomstick.
It includes detailed outlines for planning rituals, casting circles and the mechanics of the quarters.
For this reason, I like this book as a reference for ritual.
I think it would make a good book for beginners who want to learn about these elements of solitary Wiccan ritual and start writing their own material.
It includes detailed outlines for planning rituals, casting circles and the mechanics of the quarters.
For this reason, I like this book as a reference for ritual.
I think it would make a good book for beginners who want to learn about these elements of solitary Wiccan ritual and start writing their own material.
August 19, 2020
Silver writes in a very conversational tone, which makes reading her books so enjoyable—the reading never feels like a chore. This book was much better than its predecessor, both grammatically and in the sense that I didn’t feel talked down to this time. She’s definitely a good author for beginners—just make sure you get your information from more than just her as a source. I am not particularly a fan of how she says Wicca and Witchcraft are one and the same, as they are definitely not.
January 29, 2019
Quitting
August 19, 2019
One of the finest novels in the English language, but unputdownable.
July 23, 2020
Great Book about casting and conjuring.
November 3, 2020
I read this book because I wanted to get an idea as to how witchcraft was when it was written. It was a decent read, informative.
December 16, 2023
Book two in her series, and a more formal look into wicca. Easy to follow and plain language.
February 17, 2012
After deliberately avoiding Silver Ravenwolf books because I didn't want to waste my money, I decided to go ahead and read a few so that I could at least form an opinion.
Honestly? I can see why people dislike her, as it struck me that the book rather encouraged 'dabbling'. She does mention the importance of hard work, practice and behaving properly, but I suspect those messages would be lost on the people who most need to hear them because they're sandwiched between far more exciting, but less important things. There are pages and pages of spells and rituals, which involve so many different deities and techniques that they just seem frivolous.
I was also put off, in the end, by the sheer number of personal anecdotes she throws in to illustrate her points. One or two could be insightful, but they're used so frequently that it seems less like they're actually to help the reader understand and more about showing off and 'proving' that she's so experienced and worthy of the position she apparently occupies.
I can see that her style of writing would appeal to some people, it's approachable enough for those who don't like books to be too heavy going, if someone's looking for rituals to take straight from a book then they're in luck, and I imagine people who are new to Wicca would appreciate her encouraging and inclusive style.
NOTE: It's probably worth pointing out that I'm Pagan, not actually Wiccan.
Honestly? I can see why people dislike her, as it struck me that the book rather encouraged 'dabbling'. She does mention the importance of hard work, practice and behaving properly, but I suspect those messages would be lost on the people who most need to hear them because they're sandwiched between far more exciting, but less important things. There are pages and pages of spells and rituals, which involve so many different deities and techniques that they just seem frivolous.
I was also put off, in the end, by the sheer number of personal anecdotes she throws in to illustrate her points. One or two could be insightful, but they're used so frequently that it seems less like they're actually to help the reader understand and more about showing off and 'proving' that she's so experienced and worthy of the position she apparently occupies.
I can see that her style of writing would appeal to some people, it's approachable enough for those who don't like books to be too heavy going, if someone's looking for rituals to take straight from a book then they're in luck, and I imagine people who are new to Wicca would appreciate her encouraging and inclusive style.
NOTE: It's probably worth pointing out that I'm Pagan, not actually Wiccan.
December 14, 2011
There is a lot of discussion over this author. I have been going back and re-reading a lot of my older books. I still feel that for starting books her stuff gives you something to work with. I find her little stories cute and sometimes having an example laid out for you is useful.
This book is the 2nd in a series. I think that there are some things in the book that didn't call to me, however it is always nice to see a book that delves a bit deeper into the whys and hows of things in the Craft. There is several different types of circle casting and some discussion on quarter calling. Plus a bunch of spell work.
Its a good part of a starter set, but I don't think anyone should rely on one book alone. A variety of authors will do you good.
This book is the 2nd in a series. I think that there are some things in the book that didn't call to me, however it is always nice to see a book that delves a bit deeper into the whys and hows of things in the Craft. There is several different types of circle casting and some discussion on quarter calling. Plus a bunch of spell work.
Its a good part of a starter set, but I don't think anyone should rely on one book alone. A variety of authors will do you good.
August 20, 2016
I tried to read this book but stopped about half way through. I did not enjoy this book and I felt like I was spinning in the cauldron going no where. There are better resource materials out there. This one was not for me. I am not even a hater of the author and like many of her books, but this one was boring and felt pointless. I would not recommend this one. I am giving it 2 stars instead of 1 because there are some good rituals inside, but nothing you haven't read a million times before.
February 6, 2013
Good basics, fairly linear training style, easy to approach. Although controversial in Witchcraft circles, RavenWolf provides great basics and many of the techniques and ideas can be incorporated into any Pagan Path. Even if you don't agree with her style and approach, reading her books encourage you to think about what you do and do not resonate with.
July 8, 2015
As I was reading I found it was a subject I don't really have much interest in. I don't know if I would have found more interest in a different book, but I'm not likely to go looking for more books on the subject. I can't tell if it's due to the book itself or the subject matter so I can't really recommend the book one way or the other.
July 10, 2007
Silver RavenWolf offers the most down-to-earth, practical, non-fluffy guides to Wicca and magick. Though Wicca is no longer the right path for me (I'm just straight-up Pagan these days) I still find Silver's books to be full of useful knowledge, ethics, and practices.
July 14, 2011
Excellent guidebook but I find it a bit too American for my taste. Now having come to this point in my learning I must state my preference for Kate West. But still, this is excellent for its purposes. She is wonderful in her expression.
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January 11, 2015I used to own a copy of the English version with this cover (which I do not see listed on Goodreads.) This was one of the first books I bought when I decided to become a Witch. I remember enjoying this -- but not much else about it. I lost my copy years ago and do not miss it. I am now an atheist.
September 29, 2015
There is so much wrong with SRW's books. She's a bigot and a hypocrite. She encourages people/teens to do love spells which is not a good idea. At all. Free will anyone? Ethics anyone? No? Okay.
Don't waste your time.
Don't waste your time.
February 17, 2016
Title in German:
Sprüche & Beschwörungen
Sprüche & Beschwörungen
April 15, 2008
I'm a sucker for such things. I have to admit I've outgrown this, but ....
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