Janet and Stewart Farrar, Spells and How They Work Most useful for: | Intermediate students and beyond | Content: | Discusses magical theory and ethics; discusses psychic self-defense; describes various magical methods, including sex magic, the Cabala, talismans, spells of different historical periods and lands, folk magic, and healing, love, problem-solving, weather, and binding spells; provides planetary squares and magical alphabets. | Commentary: | This book shares many of the same qualities of Valiente's Natural Magic--a general discussion of magical theory, a wide range of examples of traditional forms of spellwork. I particularly liked the chapter on "Coming Unstuck," full of examples of failed spells and the reasons they may have failed. Again, not a book for the beginner, but a potentially valuable one for someone seeking out somewhat more advanced information than is commonly found elsewhere. | | Recommended | |