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Book Review-Odin: An Illustrated Guide to the Allfather by L. Dean Lee, Illustrated by The Saxon Storyteller
Book Review Odin: An Illustrated Guide to the AllFather By L. Dean Lee, Illustrated by The Saxon Storyteller Publisher: Red Wheel 128 Page Full-Color, Fully-Illustrated Hardcover Release Date: April 7th, 2025 Odin: An Illustrated Guide to the AllFather is the perfect primer for those looking to learn more about the One-Eyed God; not only is it a mindful guide to learning more about Odin in myth, legend and even modern iterations, but it also gracefully handles the problematic past that American Heathenry and Norse Paganism in America have. The discernment present in so many contemporary Norse Pagan books is a sign of positive change, and that there’s a genuine movement…
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Book Review-Loki: An Illustrated Guide to the Trickster God by L. Dean Lee, Illustrated by The Saxon Storyteller
Book Review Loki: An Illustrated Guide to the Trickster God By L. Dean Lee, Illustrated by The Saxon Storyteller Publisher: Red Wheel 128 Page Full-Color, Fully Illustrated Hardcover Release Date: April 7th, 2025 Loki: An Illustrated Guide to the Trickster God is the one introductory book to Loki I wish I’d had when I embarked on my journey to know the (in)famous trickster deity. I myself am a Lokean, having devoted my more adventurous, mischievous habits and tendencies (I can be a real screwball, I won’t lie about it) to him, finding peace in the clown, that jester, part of myself. Loki is more than just chaos; sure, he can…
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Book Review-The Little Book of Moon Magic by Francis Nightingale
Book Review The Little Book of Moon Magic By Francis Nightingale Publisher: Red Wheel 127 Page Hardcover Release Date: October 7th, 2024 The Little Book of Moon Magic is a cute, beautifully designed and illustrated hardback book on the Moon, its formation, phases, and how to work magic with all of that information! In short, this is a primer for beginners looking to work with the moon in their magic more. Covering multiple cultures, mythologies and traditions, anyone and everyone is sure to find gems of wisdom within its pages. Herbal teas, spells, meditations and other thoughtful exercises to use in correlation with certain moon phases are given as well, for…
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Book Review – Herbana Witch: A Year in the Forest by Cecilia Lattari
Book Review Herbana Witch: A Year in the Forest by Cecilia Lattari Publisher: Red Wheel 144 Pages Release Date: September 11, 2023 “The Herbana witch is a green witch who uses the power of nature and the wisdom of the forest and who has a deep understanding of herbs, barks, mushrooms, roots, flowers and woodland plants.” — Amazon “She is an earth witch, just as the wise women of the past were.” — C. Lattari “She keeps jars full of harvested and dried herbs in an ever-plentiful pantry, including coffee beans ready to be ground and sunflower seeds for bread dough in the spring.” — C. Lattari…
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Book Review – Finding the Fool: A Tarot Journey to Radical Transformation by Meg Jones Wall
Book Review Finding the Fool: A Tarot Journey to Radical Transformation by Meg Jones Wall Publisher: Weiser Books 286 Pages Release Date: May 2, 2023 As an avid tarot card reader and collector, I was very happy to jump on the chance to read and review this book. I really enjoyed the Foreword, which is something not a lot of books I have read have, so I was very curious, and was not disappointed. I really enjoyed reading Theresa Reed’s story and experience with this book and her clear admiration for the author Meg Jones Wall. Finding the Fool is not your traditional “book about tarot”,…