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    Book Review-Crystals for Psychic Self Defense: 145 Gemstones for Banishing, Binding, and Magickal Protection by Nicholas Pearson

    Book Review Crystals for Psychic Self Defense: 145 Gemstones for Banishing, Binding, and Magickal Protection By Nicholas Pearson Publisher: Destiny Books 340 page E-Book Release Date: January 7th, 2025 Crystals for Psychic Self Defense: 145 Gemstones for Banishing, Binding and Magickal Protection is a wonderful addition to anyone’s library, especially if they, like myself and so many others, work with crystals and gemstones for a myriad of reasons, especially self defense from magickal and psychic attack. As the world continues hitting hard, we as magickal folks must sometimes hit back. I’ve used crystals since the onset of my magickal and spiritual journey, and protection with them is one area I…

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    Book Review-At The Borders of the Wondrous & Magical: Nature Spirits, Shapeshifters, and the Undead in the Never Ending Middle Ages by Claude Lecouteux

    Book Review At The Borders of the Wondrous & Magical: Nature Spirits, Shapeshifters, and the Undead in the Never Ending Middle Ages By Claude Lecouteux Publisher: Inner Traditions 273 Page E-Book Release Date: January 7th, 2025 At The Borders of the Wondroud & Magical: Nature Spirits, Shapeshifters, and the Undead in the Never Ending Middle Ages is another wonderful addition to the body of Claude Lecouteux’s work, compiling folklore, magic, grimoires and more from many different periods of history, from more Archaic periods, to the Modern period, specifically as they spread throughout Europe. This book encapsulates a fascinating examination of spirits-where they be of land, of the dead, or something else…

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    Book Review-Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods by Kris Spisak

    Book Review Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist and Witch of the Woods By Kris Spisak Publisher: Hampton Roads 208 Page E-Book Release Date: September 3rd, 2024 Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist and Witch of the Woods is a relatable, easy to understand (re)telling of Baba Yaga’s stories as they’re presented in Slavic mythology and folklore. Anyone wanting to learn more about the precarious Earth Mother should definitely give this book a read! Instead of focusing on magick & witchcraft workings with Baba Yaga, Spisak instead explores Baba Yaga through her various myths. Baba Yaga is a mysterious, and sometimes scary, Goddess to come into contact with; she’s the oldest of crones…

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    Book Review-Pagan Portals: Venezuelan Folklore: Spirits and Legends of the Dead by Alan U. Dalul

    Book Review Pagan Portals: Venezuelan Folklore: Spirits and Legends of the Dead By Alan U. Dalul Publisher: Moon Books 96 Page E-Book Release Date: January 1st, 2025 Another Pagan Portals Book to add to my collection! This particular entry into this wonderful series of booklets concerns Venezuelan folklore, specifically centered around death, spirits and the supernatural. Through my studies of folklore and mythology of many different cultures, I’ve found that a lot of our legends tend to overlap. Venezuelan Folklore adds to the wealth of knowledge out there about Latin American spirituality, folklore and folk practices and beliefs. Aside from being a fascinating examination of these subjects, it also seems to be…

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    Book Review, 2025 Astrology Diary by Patsy Bennett

    Book Review 2025 Astrology Diary   by Patsy Bennett   Publisher: Rockpool Publishing   140 page paperback   Release date: July 17th, 2024   What I like best about this handy little tome is it doesn’t presuppose the reader has detailed familiarity with astrological interpretations.  So there’s an eight page “How to Use This Diary” section in the front, immediately followed by a two page chart of Northern Hemisphere (natch) moon phases for 2025.  Every astrological sign is acknowledged and explained as it arrives on the calendar.  There are sun sign forecasts, eclipse and supermoon tips and even mercury retrograde suggestions.  The black and white illustrations and page edgings throughout…

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    Book Review-Healing Plants of Renaissance Florence : The Development of Herbal Medicine in Florence by Angela Paine

    Book Review Healing Plants of Renaissance Florence: The Development of Herbal Medicine in Florence By Angela Paine Publisher: Moon Books 296 Page E-Book Release Date: January 1st, 2025 Healing Plants of Renaissance Florence by Angela Paine is a fascinating exploration of the foundations and history of herbalism in renaissance Florence, as well as its applications that are known to be accurate. The information within is not only interesting for those with an interest in medicinal herbalism, and its history and development, but also those seeking to find potential homeopathic and natural remedies to everyday things like flatulence, stomach ache, cold & cough, fever and other issues. The herbs contained within this…

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    Book Review-Voudon Gnosticism: An Introduction to the Rites & Practices by Frater Vameri

    Book Review Voudon Gnosticism: An Introduction to the Rites & Practices By Frater Vameri Publisher: Destiny Books 152 Page E-Book Release Date: July 9th, 2024 While taking a break for the Solstice and dealing with illness, I’ve had time to request & read numerous books, and this is one of the requests I was given to review! How I wish I had this book about 7 years ago when I first purchased The Voudon Gnostic Workbook of which I’ve owned several copies as I would attempt to work it, get frustrated due to lack of understanding (usually with cosmology and methodology) as I’m not exactly privy to all of the OTO material, only…

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    Book Review – Queering the Runes by Siri Vincent Plouff

    Book Review Queering the Runes: Reclaiming Ancestral Wisdom in Rune Magic & Mythology by Siri Vincent Plouff Publisher: Weiser Books 240 Pages Release Date: September 4, 2024 On the author’s website, Queering the Runes is described as a “…love letter to the runes, the gods, and the people who follow the Nordic path.” The book is promoted as an alternative approach to learning the runes, combining personal gnosis and academic research. Importantly, this approach is inclusive to anyone regardless of their gender identity, perhaps making it one of the first widely available resources to queer and trans individuals and communities — while still wholly relevant to literally anyone else, too.…

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    Book Review – The Magic of Seeds by Clare Gogerty, Illustrated by Prudence Rogers

    Book Review The Magic of Seeds: The Nature-Lover’s Guide to Growing Garden Flowers and Herbs From Seed by Clare Gogerty, Illustrated by Prudence Rogers Publisher: David & Charles 144 Pages Release Date: March 28, 2023 Regular Pagan Pages visitors will know that my love of plants is no secret. So, getting the chance to review any flora-related book is a win, in my opinion. This volume from Clare Gogerty with superb illustrations by Prudence Rogers is a gem, both a riveting read and a useful reference book. The Magic of Seeds is about growing your own plants for magical and practical purposes — after all, most magic is a pretty…

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    Tarot Deck Review – Black Violet Tarot by Heidi Phelps

    Tarot Deck Review Black Violet Tarot by Heidi Phelps Publisher: Rockpool Publishing 80 Card Deck & 176 Page Guide Book Release Date: June 4, 2024       The Black Violet Tarot: 80-Card Deck and Book, by Heidi Phelps is a beautifully drawn black-and-white tarot deck which is one of the most original and innovative tarot decks I have seen in a long time. As someone who has been creating a collage-style deck of her own for several years now, I have been collecting images of every card of tarot for over fifteen years – I have almost 600 images of The Fool alone – to inspire my own creativity…