Yasmine Galenorn, Embracing the Moon: A Witch's Guide to Ritual Spellwork and Shadow Work | Most useful for: | Beginning and intermediate students | | Content: | Provides information on visualization, magical basics (moons, correspondences), ritual procedure, and several ways of creating sacred space; discusses working with the elements and specific deities; briefly describes different tools and provides a ritual for their consecration; describes different magical techniques; discusses and provides specific spells for different areas of magic (transformation, prosperity, love, protection, healing); discusses working magic with faeries and with animals, and working with the Goddess and with the God; provides rituals for helping the Earth. | | Commentary: | This book could be used as a spellbook, filled as it is with concrete examples of ritual and spellwork. However, enough information on magical theory is given that the reader can easily write his/her own spells or adapt the author's. The book is far from dry, and the author's personal anecdotes are generally quite helpful in illustrating her points--I particularly like the fact that she works with specific deities (often Wiccan authors provide information on working with a generic God and Goddess--not that there's anything wrong with that! :)) and gives advice on working this way (the section on mixing deities certainly gives one something to think about!). The spells seem quite good, the chants and rituals are lovely and evocative, and the information is presented well. | | Recommended | |
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