{"id":18160,"date":"2019-02-01T01:10:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T06:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=20567"},"modified":"2019-02-03T15:45:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T20:45:14","slug":"book-review-the-green-witch-by-arin-murphy-hiscock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2019\/02\/01\/book-review-the-green-witch-by-arin-murphy-hiscock\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils and More by Arin Murphy-Hiscock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Book Review<\/strong>
The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils and More<\/strong>
by Arin Murphy-Hiscock <\/strong><\/em>
Published by Adams Media<\/strong><\/em>
Copyright 2017 <\/strong><\/em>
Pages: 235<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nIf\nyou are starting down the path of a green witch, you will appreciate\nthis complete introduction to the natural magic of herbs, flowers,\nessential oils, gems and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThis\nbook is a slightly edited\nversion of her book, \u201cThe Way of the Green Witch: Rituals, Spells,\nand Practices to Bring You Back to Nature,\u201d published in 2006, also\nby Adams Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThe\ninformation is easily understood and put into practice. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nArin\nMurphy-Hiscock describes the path of a green witch as \u201cintensely\npersonal,\u201d driven by individual strengths and talents, and aligned\nwith the climate of the geographic location and the energy of that\nenvironment. That makes each path individual, as green witches seek\nharmony between nature and humans in an ongoing celebration of life. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\u201cThe\npractice of the green witch doesn\u2019t have a lot of bells and\nwhistles, fancy tool, or complicated rituals. Perhaps more than any\nother path of witchcraft, the path of a green witch rests on your\nphilosophy of living and how you interact with the world around you,\u201d\nMurphy-Hiscock states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\u201cLike\nkitchen witchcraft, green witchcraft emphasizes practicality and\neveryday activity. There are no special words, no unique prayers, no\nuniforms, no holy texts, no obligatory tools, and no specific\nholidays \u2026 unless you create them for yourself. While the green\npath is very much the art of daily practice, it isn\u2019t set apart as\nsacred. It recognizes the sacred in everyday life. The path of a\ngreen witch is sacred \u2013 very much so \u2013 but not isolated from the\nsecular. The secular life itself is what is sacred to the green\nwitch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nGreen\nwitches descended from folk healers and practitioners of folk magic:\nthe village herbalists, midwives, healers and wise women. The book\nexplains the differences between other practices, noting a green\nwitch opens to nature\u2019s energies and works with them subtly, rather\nthan other practices where energy is raised, directed and released. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThe\nbook touches on ethics, personal energy centers, making a home a\nsacred space, environmental energy, the power of the seasons and\nastrological influences. There are pages covering the magic of trees,\nthe energy of flowers, powers of herbs, and using stones and\ncrystals. One chapter covers gardening and another is on healing. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nSome\nrecipes are provided for incense, spell bags, teas and foods, and\nsuggestions for ritual are also included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nIt\nis well written and informative, and while it is not in-depth enough\nfor the advanced practitioner, new seekers will find it a valuable\nfoundation of knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nMany\nof those leaving comments on Amazon noted the book covers nature\u2019s\nmagic in an inclusive manner, so those of any faith, culture or\ntradition can embrace the practice and experience a deeper, more\nmagical connection with nature while moving through daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils, and More on Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About\nthe Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lynn\nWoike<\/strong> was\n50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before\nshe consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She\ndraws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her\nSicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae,\nBuddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling\nfrom each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses\nReiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making\nher job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the\nwork it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with\nher large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can\nfollow her boards on Pinterest<\/a>,\nand write to her at woikelynn at gmail dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Book Review The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils and More by Arin Murphy-Hiscock Published by Adams Media Copyright 2017 Pages: 235 If you are starting down the path of a green witch, you will appreciate this complete introduction to the natural magic of herbs, flowers, essential oils, gems and more. This book is a slightly edited version of her book, \u201cThe Way of the Green Witch: Rituals, Spells, and Practices to Bring You Back to Nature,\u201d published in 2006, also by Adams Media. The information is easily understood and put into practice. Arin Murphy-Hiscock describes the path of a green witch as \u201cintensely personal,\u201d driven by individual strengths and talents, and aligned with the climate of the geographic location and the energy of that environment. That makes each path individual, as green witches seek harmony between nature and humans in an ongoing celebration of life. \u201cThe practice of the green witch doesn\u2019t have a lot of bells and whistles, fancy tool, or complicated rituals. Perhaps more than any other path of witchcraft, the path of a green witch rests on your philosophy of living and how you interact with the world around you,\u201d Murphy-Hiscock states. \u201cLike kitchen witchcraft, green witchcraft emphasizes practicality and everyday activity. There are no special words, no unique prayers, no uniforms, no holy texts, no obligatory tools, and no specific holidays \u2026 unless you create them for yourself. While the green path is very much the art of daily practice, it isn\u2019t set apart as sacred. It recognizes the sacred in everyday life. The path of a green witch is sacred \u2013 very much so \u2013 but not isolated from the secular. The secular life itself is what is sacred to the green witch.\u201d Green witches descended from folk healers and practitioners of folk magic: the village herbalists, midwives, healers and wise women. The book explains the differences between other practices, noting a green witch opens to nature\u2019s energies and works with them subtly, rather than other practices where energy is raised, directed and released. The book touches on ethics, personal energy centers, making a home a sacred space, environmental energy, the power of the seasons and astrological influences. There are pages covering the magic of trees, the energy of flowers, powers of herbs, and using stones and crystals. One chapter covers gardening and another is on healing. Some recipes are provided for incense, spell bags, teas and foods, and suggestions for ritual are also included. It is well written and informative, and while it is not in-depth enough for the advanced practitioner, new seekers will find it a valuable foundation of knowledge. Many of those leaving comments on Amazon noted the book covers nature\u2019s magic in an inclusive manner, so those of any faith, culture or tradition can embrace the practice and experience a deeper, more magical connection with nature while moving through daily life. The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils, and More on Amazon *** About the Author: Lynn Woike was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on Pinterest, and write to her at woikelynn at gmail dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18160","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\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18160\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}