Silver Ravenwolf, Hexcraft: Dutch Country Magick. Most useful for: | Beginning and intermediate students | Content: | Presents history of and information about the Pennsylvania Dutch Pow-wow tradition of folk magic; describes the tools used by the Pow-wow magician; discusses healing, herbs and astrology. | Commentary: | A slightly different approach to magic than you mat be used to, based as it is on a system historically practiced most often by Christian magicians--but according to Ravenwolf the methods are as useful to Pagans looking to the Goddess as to the traditional Pow-wow looking to the Christian God. The magic is folk, not ritual, and you may not be comfortable practicing a method so firmly a part of a different magical tradition (as an eclectic, this isn't an issue for me :))--or, if you have issues with Christianity, this book's inclusiveness may not be to your taste; in addition, the spells tend to be for specific purposes, so if you are working for something other than healing or protection, you might prefer a different system (not that the forms here wouldn't be adaptable). It's a fun book, and Ravenwolf is generally a good read. | | Recommended | |