{"id":14852,"date":"2017-09-01T01:10:31","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T06:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=15382"},"modified":"2017-08-28T18:43:15","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T23:43:15","slug":"book-review-the-good-witchs-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2017\/09\/01\/book-review-the-good-witchs-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – The Good Witch\u2019s Guide: A Modern-Day Wiccapedia of Magical Ingredients and Spells by Shawn Robbins and Charity Bedell"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Good Witch\u2019s Guide: A Modern-Day Wiccapedia of Magical Ingredients and Spells\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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by Shawn Robbins and Charity Be<\/span><\/span>d<\/span><\/span>ell<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Published by Sterling Ethos<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Published: 2017<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Pages: 305<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Rituals, History, aromatherapy, crystals, candle magic, spiritual alchemy, potions, tinctures, herbs and recipes are just some of the topics covered in this hardcover book that\u2019s approximately six inches by six and a half inches. It\u2019s an inch thick and just feels good to hold.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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As a \u201c<\/span><\/span>W<\/span><\/span>iccapedia,\u201d it covers all the topics you need to know, and then offers lists for additional reading and reference materials.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The section on herbal folklore includes information about botanicals for health and healing, and passes along an old but potent charm. The chapter on aromatherapy explains how to use essential oils both for health and in magick, offering dozens of recipes. In presenting crystals, their properties are explained, along with instructions for using them to make waters for balancing chakras, and for relief from everything from asthma to stress.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Practical magick covers spells for mind, body and spirit. There\u2019s a housecleaning incense spell, a healing poppet spell, money spells, and spells for protection and for love. Twenty-three pages focus on candle magic while forty-seven pages are dedicated to teas, tinctures and tonics for health and magick. A chapter offers ways to cook up some magick \u2013 literally \u2013 with recipes for soup, bread, Yule shortbread cookies, Imbolc cake and more.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The book introduces readers to a variety of tools and topics, helping them make their own magick, and it makes a reliable reference source as well.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Shane Rob<\/span><\/span>b<\/span><\/span>ins is a psychic and a paranormal researcher whose grandparents immigrated from Russia and Hungary with bottles of botanicals and the knowledge of herbal healing. Her grandmother\u2019s tea cured the polio she contracted from one of Salk\u2019s first vaccines. That changed her life, and set her on a course to teach holistic medicine and healing. Ro<\/span><\/span>b<\/span><\/span>bins put her research and extensive knowledge into this book.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Charity Be<\/span><\/span>d<\/span><\/span>ell has been practicing witchcraft for seventeen years \u2013 a journey that began when she was given a copy of Silver Ravenwolf\u2019s \u201cTeen Witch\u201d on her thirteenth birthday. Her witchcraft now is wild and free, incorporating shamanic techniques, prayer, meditation, trance work and offerings to connect to the spirits of the land. Be<\/span><\/span>d<\/span><\/span>ell is committed to the Temple of Witchcraft traditions. A lifetime of herbalism and alternative healing practices also stretch back to her youth.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Each woman has written other books before this. Coming together, their aim was to inspire and empower readers, giving them a vast collection of information. The new as well as the seasoned witch will find knowledge of value. My copy has the corners of several pages turned down.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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