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A Friendly Field Guide to Natural Witchery
A Natural Witch has an appreciation of nature and an awareness of the magickal energies present in all things. This kinship with the unseen world is at the heart of Witchcraft. It is also the foundation of all magickal work.
You will enhance your spellcrafting, empower your witchery, and add richness and depth to your everyday life by developing your intuition and psychic skills. Natural Witchery features straightforward how-to's, first hand stories, spells, rituals, fun quizzes, and creative exercises to help you live a more magickal life.
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The author of several titles for the Wicca market, including Garden Witchery, Dugan returns with a lighthearted, gently empowering book for the solitary practitioner. She begins with the premise that "you already have inner wisdom and all the creativity you'll ever need to make magick in your life." From there, she outlines several steps including developing readers' psychic abilities, tapping into the cycles of the moon and sensing the energies of the seasons that are designed to encourage readers to practice the craft from a more spiritually centered place and ease their anxieties about whether they're "good enough" Wiccans.
Interspersed throughout the text are lively anecdotes from Dugan's own Samantha Stephensesqe household. She speaks of her struggles to deal with nosy evangelical Christians and her teenage daughter's rejection-cum-furtive acceptance of her mother's religion. She also chats about some uncomfortable experiences she's had in group settings with other Wiccans where her own intuitive approach to the craft has been frowned upon by practitioners who are supposedly more learned. While some more experienced Witches will likely find Dugan's spells and spiritual practices to be boilerplate, the value of this book lies in the warm, personal touch Dugan uses both in her writing and in her craft. (June)
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From: Library Journal Review July 2007 Issue
Dugan, Ellen. Natural Witchery: Intuitive, Personal & Practical Magick.
Llewellyn. 2007. c.288p. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-7387-0922-2. pap.
$16.95. REL
With the goal of fostering spiritual development within a personal pagan practice, Dugan
(Garden Witchery: Magick from the Ground Up) emphasizes "natural
magicks" and draws from innate intuitive talents. Her primer for "green"
witchcraft-i.e., witchcraft in tune with seasonal elements-is a gold
mine of concepts and resources for the novice to intermediate
practitioner. The seasoned adept, too, will find the handy
correspondence lists and exercises immensely useful. Also included are
spells, rituals, and blank space for a personal grimoire to jot down
ideas and insights. Chock-full of relevant wisdom and lively humor, this
is a valuable addition to any avid pagan's personal reference library.
Appropriate for all libraries with alternative spirituality
collections.
-Dina Komuves, Collingswood, NJ
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