{"id":18270,"date":"2019-05-01T01:10:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T06:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=21185"},"modified":"2019-04-24T16:09:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T21:09:55","slug":"book-review-hex-your-ex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2019\/05\/01\/book-review-hex-your-ex\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – Hex Your Ex: And 100+ Other Spells to Right Wrongs and Banish Bad Luck for Good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Book Review<\/strong>
Hex Your Ex<\/strong>
And 100+ Other Spells to Right Wrongs <\/strong><\/em>
and Banish Bad Luck for Good<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\nsat and read this cute little book the other day and I thought what a\nwonderful book it was. Published by Adams Media and filled with all\nkinds of useful facts and magickal acts, it\u2019s one of those go-to\nbooks that any witch would want to have on her shelf, whether she is\na beginning practitioner or an old conjuress. It has love spells,\nmoney spells, work spells, healing spells, and protection spells, as\nwell as advice on timing your spell-work and what tools and\ningredients you\u2019ll need. For someone who has been doing this kind\nof work for thirty-plus years, most of this is old (pointy) hat, but\non the other hand, it\u2019s always wonderful to see that these concepts\nare being recycled and refreshed. And many of the books that I read\nwhen I was first learning witchcraft are no longer in print, so I\nrealize that new books need<\/em> to published. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tThe\nthing about this book is that it has no author. This bothers me. I\nalways like to link to the author\u2019s webpage and see if I have read\nany of their other published works \u2013 and there is literally no\nauthor listed on the front of the book or the bibliographic page. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, buried in the bibliographic information is this little tidbit: \u201cContains material adapted from the following title published by Adams Media, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.: Good Spells for Bad Days\u00a0<\/em><\/a> by Skye Alexander, copyright \u00a9 2009\u201d so I am logically assuming that Skye Alexander is more or less the \u201cauthor\u201d of this book. I don\u2019t know why the byline was buried like this but there must be some legal reason. And of course, it really has no bearing on the contents of the book. It\u2019s my own <\/em>hang-up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I know Skye Alexander as a fabulous <\/em>writer \u2013 her The Modern Witchcraft Book of Tarot<\/em><\/a> is one of my favorite Tarot books \u2013 so even if her name isn\u2019t on the front cover of this book, just the awareness that she \u201cwrote\u201d this little handbook of spells is enough to recommend it to me and to allow me to similarly recommend it to you, dear reader! And \u2013 by the way \u2013 here\u2019s Skye\u2019s website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\t\n Hex Your Ex has eleven chapters sandwiched between an\nintroduction and an index. The chapters are as follows: How To Make\nMagick Work For You, Spells for Every Occasion, Tools To Make the\nMagick Happen, Secret Ingredients, Timing Isn\u2019t Everything, but It\nHelps, Love Spells, Money Spells, Work Spells, Protection Spells,\nHealing Sells, and last but not least, Spells for Special Issues. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tMuch\nmore here than just \u201chexing your ex!\u201d \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tLet\u2019s\nopen the book to \u201cSecret Ingredients\u201d, which starts on page 45. \nWe all want to know about those, right? Even the most seasoned\nwitch wants to know secrets she might have missed \u2013 or she wants to\ncackle that \u201cyou can\u2019t teach an old crone new tricks!\u201d \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tThe\nbook does state what I have always known \u2013 that you don\u2019t need\n\u201ccrazy ingredients\u201d to make your magick work \u2013 or expensive\ntools \u2013 or anything at all. What is important \u2013 according to Hex\nYour Ex is \u201cresonance\u201d (46). \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\u201cResonance<\/em>\nis the vibrational quality of something that distinguishes it. In\nspellworking, \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nyou\nchoose items whose resonance gives them a synchronous relationship\nwith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nyour\nintention\u2026Roses, for instance, are connected with love.\u201d (46)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nrest of the chapter is about getting that \u201cresonance\u201d just right\nby choosing the right colors \u2013 \u201cthe easiest way to bring color\ninto a spell is with candles\u201d but it\u2019s not the only way \u2013\nthere\u2019s a color correspondence chart on page 48. There are other\ncorrespondence charts \u2013 an herbal chart on pages 50\/52, a crystal\nchart on pages 53\/54 \u2013 to make choosing the right combination of\ningredients to create a spell that will work for you. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tThe\nnext chapter is called \u201cTiming Isn\u2019t Everything but It Helps\u201d\nwhich is certainly the truth! All witches know about working with\nthe moon \u2013 it\u2019s one of the first things you learn \u2013 but\nnaturally, there is much more to that simple magick. This chapter,\ntoo, is filled with correspondence charts that make deciding when to\ncast a particular kind of spell simple and straightforward. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tThe\nnext six chapters cover all kinds of spells: Love Spells, Money\nSpells, Work Spells, Protection Spells, Healing Spells, and Spells\nfor Special Issues. No one chapter has more than eighteen spells in\na chapter but altogether, there are 101 spells, rituals, recipes for\nserums, balms, lotions and potions, as well as amulets and talismans\ncovering almost every situation a modern witch might encounter. All\nrequire no more than ingredients and tools that are easily found in\nany supermarket or dollar store and are easily performed. I can\u2019t\nimagine not <\/em>wanting this little book on my shelf!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all, Hex Your Ex: And 100+ Other Spells to Right Wrongs and Banish Bad Luck for Good<\/a> is a great little book \u2013 lots of information packed into this small pocket-sized book! Whoever is the author of this book \u2013 be it Skye Alexander or an anonymous committee of writers \u2013 I cannot recommend it more highly. Find it at your local library or favorite book seller and give it a read! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brightest\nBlessings! \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hex Your Ex: And 100+ Other Spells to Right Wrongs and Banish Bad Luck for Good<\/a>. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 1919. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hex Your Ex: And 100+ Other Spells to Right Wrongs and Banish Bad Luck for Good on Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Polly\nMacDavid<\/strong> lives\nin Buffalo, New York at the moment but that could easily change,\nsince she is a gypsy at heart. Like a gypsy, she is attracted to the\ndivinatory arts, as well as camp fires and dancing barefoot. She has\nthree cats who all help her with her magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her\nphilosophy about religion and magic is that it must be thoroughly\nbased in science and logic. She is Dianic Wiccan and she is solitary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\nblogs at silverapplequeen.wordpress.com<\/a>.\nShe writes about general life, politics and poetry. She is writing a\nnovel about sex, drugs and recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Book Review Hex Your Ex And 100+ Other Spells to Right Wrongs and Banish Bad Luck for Good I sat and read this cute little book the other day and I thought what a wonderful book it was. Published by Adams Media and filled with all kinds of useful facts and magickal acts, it\u2019s one of those go-to books that any witch would want to have on her shelf, whether she is a beginning practitioner or an old conjuress. It has love spells, money spells, work spells, healing spells, and protection spells, as well as advice on timing your spell-work and what tools and ingredients you\u2019ll need. For someone who has been doing this kind of work for thirty-plus years, most of this is old (pointy) hat, but on the other hand, it\u2019s always wonderful to see that these concepts are being recycled and refreshed. And many of the books that I read when I was first learning witchcraft are no longer in print, so I realize that new books need to published. The thing about this book is that it has no author. This bothers me. I always like to link to the author\u2019s webpage and see if I have read any of their other published works \u2013 and there is literally no author listed on the front of the book or the bibliographic page. However, buried in the bibliographic information is this little tidbit: \u201cContains material adapted from the following title published by Adams Media, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.: Good Spells for Bad Days\u00a0 by Skye Alexander, copyright \u00a9 2009\u201d so I am logically assuming that Skye Alexander is more or less the \u201cauthor\u201d of this book. I don\u2019t know why the byline was buried like this but there must be some legal reason. And of course, it really has no bearing on the contents of the book. It\u2019s my own hang-up. But I know Skye Alexander as a fabulous writer \u2013 her The Modern Witchcraft Book of Tarot is one of my favorite Tarot books \u2013 so even if her name isn\u2019t on the front cover of this book, just the awareness that she \u201cwrote\u201d this little handbook of spells is enough to recommend it to me and to allow me to similarly recommend it to you, dear reader! And \u2013 by the way \u2013 here\u2019s Skye\u2019s website. Hex Your Ex has eleven chapters sandwiched between an introduction and an index. The chapters are as follows: How To Make Magick Work For You, Spells for Every Occasion, Tools To Make the Magick Happen, Secret Ingredients, Timing Isn\u2019t Everything, but It Helps, Love Spells, Money Spells, Work Spells, Protection Spells, Healing Sells, and last but not least, Spells for Special Issues. Much more here than just \u201chexing your ex!\u201d Let\u2019s open the book to \u201cSecret Ingredients\u201d, which starts on page 45. We all want to know about those, right? Even the most seasoned witch wants to know secrets she might have missed \u2013 or she wants to cackle that \u201cyou can\u2019t teach an old crone new tricks!\u201d The book does state what I have always known \u2013 that you don\u2019t need \u201ccrazy ingredients\u201d to make your magick work \u2013 or expensive tools \u2013 or anything at all. What is important \u2013 according to Hex Your Ex is \u201cresonance\u201d (46). \u201cResonance is the vibrational quality of something that distinguishes it. In spellworking, you choose items whose resonance gives them a synchronous relationship with your intention\u2026Roses, for instance, are connected with love.\u201d (46) The rest of the chapter is about getting that \u201cresonance\u201d just right by choosing the right colors \u2013 \u201cthe easiest way to bring color into a spell is with candles\u201d but it\u2019s not the only way \u2013 there\u2019s a color correspondence chart on page 48. There are other correspondence charts \u2013 an herbal chart on pages 50\/52, a crystal chart on pages 53\/54 \u2013 to make choosing the right combination of ingredients to create a spell that will work for you. The next chapter is called \u201cTiming Isn\u2019t Everything but It Helps\u201d which is certainly the truth! All witches know about working with the moon \u2013 it\u2019s one of the first things you learn \u2013 but naturally, there is much more to that simple magick. This chapter, too, is filled with correspondence charts that make deciding when to cast a particular kind of spell simple and straightforward. The next six chapters cover all kinds of spells: Love Spells, Money Spells, Work Spells, Protection Spells, Healing Spells, and Spells for Special Issues. No one chapter has more than eighteen spells in a chapter but altogether, there are 101 spells, rituals, recipes for serums, balms, lotions and potions, as well as amulets and talismans covering almost every situation a modern witch might encounter. All require no more than ingredients and tools that are easily found in any supermarket or dollar store and are easily performed. I can\u2019t imagine not wanting this little book on my shelf! In all, Hex Your Ex: And 100+ Other Spells to Right Wrongs and Banish Bad Luck for Good is a great little book \u2013 lots of information packed into this small pocket-sized book! Whoever is the author of this book \u2013 be it Skye Alexander or an anonymous committee of writers \u2013 I cannot recommend it more highly. Find it at your local library or favorite book seller and give it a read! Brightest Blessings! References: Hex Your Ex: And 100+ Other Spells to Right Wrongs and Banish Bad Luck for Good. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 1919. Hex Your Ex: And 100+ Other Spells to Right Wrongs and Banish Bad Luck for Good on Amazon *** About the Author: Polly MacDavid lives in Buffalo, New York at the moment but that could easily change, since she is a gypsy at heart. Like a gypsy, she is attracted to the divinatory arts, as well as camp fires and dancing barefoot. She has three cats who all help her with her magic. Her philosophy about religion and magic is that it must be thoroughly based in science and logic. She is Dianic Wiccan and she is solitary. She blogs at silverapplequeen.wordpress.com. She writes about general life, politics and poetry. 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