{"id":11564,"date":"2015-09-01T01:10:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T06:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=12144"},"modified":"2017-09-19T12:02:17","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T17:02:17","slug":"book-review-mrs-bs-guide-to-household-witchery-everyday-magic-spells-recipes-by-kris-bradley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2015\/09\/01\/book-review-mrs-bs-guide-to-household-witchery-everyday-magic-spells-recipes-by-kris-bradley\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Mrs. B\u2019s Guide to Household Witchery Everyday Magic, Spells, &#038; Recipes By Kris Bradley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Mrs. B\u2019s Guide to Household Witchery<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Everyday Magic, Spells, and Recipes<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>By: Kris Bradley<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-12145\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/household.jpg\" alt=\"household\" width=\"311\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Mrs. B\u2019s Guide to Household Witchery <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">by <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>Kris Bradley<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> is a concise guide to Domestic Witchcraft. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>Kris Bradley <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">describes Domestic Witchery as \u201c\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i>a magical practice based on bringing magic and deity into the mundane of everyday domestic life. It\u2019s the realization that even the simplest household chores can be transformed to influence the energies in our homes and lives\u2026\u201d <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Within the pages can be found spells and rituals for the Cottage Witch as well as recipes for many magical concoctions. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I found the down to earth manner of this book to be both refreshing and welcome. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>Kris Bradley <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">comes across as a warm and friendly person that I would love to have a chat over some fragrant herbal tea with. As a mom, I appreciate the tidbits of activities and spells she includes about our beloved children. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Mrs. B\u2019s Guide to Household Witchery <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">is full of practical advice for Domestic and Cottage Witchery. Chapters on household deities and spirits, the elements, and the Sabbats are sure to keep you magically busy for many years. The chapter on <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>The Domestic Witch\u2019s herbal <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">and the hefty amount of magical recipes are worth the price alone of this fact filled book. Included are recipes for a Nightmare Preventive Sweep, Black Salt, Ancestor Water, Four Thieves Vinegar, Heartbreak Ease Wash (Who couldn\u2019t use this at some time in their life?), Banishing Oil, and many others. You will find information on such kitchen staples as rice, beer, wine, coffee, and several of the herbs used for cooking. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This magic packed book proudly sits in my kitchen with my recipe and herbal books. I find myself turning to it often for the day to day activities that go on in my home (cooking, cleaning, washing, etc.). <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>Kris Bradley <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">has filled this heartfelt book with her years of magical knowledge as a Domestic Witch. Anyone interested in Cottage, Household, or Domestic Witchcraft can\u2019t go wrong with <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Mrs. B\u2019s Guide to Household Witchery<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Publisher:<\/b> WeiserBooks (October 31, 2012)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=paganpages-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1578635152&amp;asins=1578635152&amp;linkId=a20b013d1d1b1ec8822eac2fc9c42863&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mrs. B\u2019s Guide to Household Witchery Everyday Magic, Spells, and Recipes By: Kris Bradley &nbsp; &nbsp; Mrs. B\u2019s Guide to Household Witchery by Kris Bradley is a concise guide to Domestic Witchcraft. Kris Bradley describes Domestic Witchery as \u201c\u2026a magical practice based on bringing magic and deity into the mundane of everyday domestic life. It\u2019s the realization that even the simplest household chores can be transformed to influence the energies in our homes and lives\u2026\u201d Within the pages can be found spells and rituals for the Cottage Witch as well as recipes for many magical concoctions. I found the down to earth manner of this book to be both refreshing and welcome. Kris Bradley comes across as a warm and friendly person that I would love to have a chat over some fragrant herbal tea with. As a mom, I appreciate the tidbits of activities and spells she includes about our beloved children. Mrs. B\u2019s Guide to Household Witchery is full of practical advice for Domestic and Cottage Witchery. Chapters on household deities and spirits, the elements, and the Sabbats are sure to keep you magically busy for many years. The chapter on The Domestic Witch\u2019s herbal and the hefty amount of magical recipes are worth the price alone of this fact filled book. Included are recipes for a Nightmare Preventive Sweep, Black Salt, Ancestor Water, Four Thieves Vinegar, Heartbreak Ease Wash (Who couldn\u2019t use this at some time in their life?), Banishing Oil, and many others. You will find information on such kitchen staples as rice, beer, wine, coffee, and several of the herbs used for cooking. This magic packed book proudly sits in my kitchen with my recipe and herbal books. I find myself turning to it often for the day to day activities that go on in my home (cooking, cleaning, washing, etc.). Kris Bradley has filled this heartfelt book with her years of magical knowledge as a Domestic Witch. Anyone interested in Cottage, Household, or Domestic Witchcraft can\u2019t go wrong with Mrs. B\u2019s Guide to Household Witchery Publisher: WeiserBooks (October 31, 2012) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11564\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}