My only issue is the “attract a lover” spell involving making caramelized apples with cinnamon — although it sounds innocent, and caramelized apples with cinnamon are delicious, it is still a targeted love spell. Instead of giving you sound advice on how to make the most of a stressful situation, like writing down all of the questions and concerns you have in advance and taking the list with you. I was really excited about this ARC until pages 49-52, where the authors deadass suggest that if you're not a man (or just not feminine at all) but want to be witchy you should dress in your power colors (verbatim. However, what I was met by was a book that explores the origins of witchcraft, teaches you how to dress and act like a witch and contains spells ranging from accepting compliments to conjuring up a relaxing Netflix binge.

Right, bottom line is that I enjoyed the time I spend with this book, some exercises are actually quite doable and if I’m not lazy I can totally see myself doing it, and I just adore the artwork, it’s gorgeous af! This book teaches you how to be confident and firm and how to say no and walk away from toxic people in your life. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.

I also think that magic(k) works really well as a self-help tool, because most of magic is reconditioning your brain to give yourself what you want. I’ve been very interested in witches and witchcraft since I read the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and watched the Craft and the Love Witch (I really recommend this movie if you haven’t already seen it). Even the exercises offered in this book is written in the way so interesting, what with necessary ingredients and a step-by-step on how to perform said exercise. When using tarot cards you really need to know what the meaning of the card is, you don't just pick the pretty one. Może to fajnie, że pewne rzeczy stają się tak mainstreamowe, że nie trzeba ich wyjaśniać, ale jednak nie mogę oprzeć się wrażeniu, że poradnik składa się z dość płytko traktowanych haseł i w tym zakresie nie spełnia swojej funkcji wprowadzenia do pewnych kwestii.

Her writing has been published in the Guardian, the New Republic, the Washington Post, Hazlitt, Vice, Eater, and others. Spells should be personalized anyway, and they do implore the reader to do what feels right for them, which is good. I think I unintentionally match my clothes to my emotional state a lot, and this is certainly a valid practice within occult fields. Power colors), find a nicely scented cologne to wear, and do an anti-femininity spell where you literally keep a tube of lipstick under your pillow for 3 days.This book is all about making a ritual out of thing that you want to improve upon, like upgrading your wardrobe. There’s a little ritual that helps you give power to your ability confirm or deny consent, making a yes or no more like an incantation. Ale nie szkodzi, bo to dość zabawna lektura oparta na podstawowych założeniach trzeciofalowego feminizmu. Altogether, some good material in this chapter, although using spells and rituals to navigate friendships should really be a book of its own. Ok let me start by saying I have been studying and learning witchcraft for more years then I care to say.

They swap stories from their favorite episodes, reminisce on how much they’ve changed as human beings, and share a little sneak peek of what the next iteration of Basic Witches will look like. It's a really helpful book that frames mindful practices and self-help through the lens of witchcraft and spell casting, and has a really good grounding and insight into the history of, and various cultural meanings of witchcraft! All the 'spells' that are interspersed in the book are actually just ways of changing the way your brain works and how you think; it is a lot like Mindfulness. The problem is that it takes practice and self-awareness for the visualization rituals described in this book to actually work, and this book doesn’t go deep into what visualization and energy work actually are or how to do them. If you speak when you’re told to be quiet, take pride when you’re told to feel shame, love what and who you love whether or not others approve, you’re practicing witchcraft.

It’s only a small step from this to actually enchanting clothing by charging it with a particular emotional state, if it isn’t charged already. Makeup has been decried as something only unsavory or manipulative women use, making it part of the “witch” archetype.