{"id":23170,"date":"2020-10-09T01:10:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T05:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=23170"},"modified":"2020-10-09T11:24:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T15:24:36","slug":"book-review-the-new-witch-by-marie-d-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2020\/10\/09\/book-review-the-new-witch-by-marie-d-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – The New Witch: Your Guide to Modern Witchcraft, Wicca, Spells, Potions, Magic, and More by Marie D. Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book <\/span>Review<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

The New Witch<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Your Guide to Modern Witchcraft,<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Wicca, Spells, Potions, Magic, and More<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

by <\/span>Marie D. Jones <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

Visible Ink Press<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

256 Pages<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Marie D. Jones wrote \u201cThe New Witch: Your Guide to Modern Witchcraft, Wicca, Spells, Potions, Magic, and More\u201d to bridge ancient pagan ways and today\u2019s digital world. She offers ideas to bring together the nature-based traditions of the ancestors, and the powers of social media, to embrace the past and honor the future. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s seemingly odd that a nature-loving tradition blends with the technology dependent world, but the vast amount of information available and the speed, ease, and options to communicate \u2013 not available even thirty years ago \u2013 have helped the pagan community connect and grow. There is hope it may eventually offset the \u201cridiculous and often negative portrayals\u201d of witches by the media and entertainment industries.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe new witch is an influencer and a revolutionary, using the world wide web of information to spread the word about what it really means to exercise a deep connection with Earth,\u201d Marie wrote in the introduction. She closes with, \u201cThe new witchcraft is about balance, harmony, restoration, and equilibrium. It understands you don\u2019t have to shun new ways and ideas to continue to honor the old.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A witch is something you are, not something you become by working with crystals, candles, chants and spells. It\u2019s the little things and small steps to create sacred moments, she stresses, that keep magic alive while living in a harried world largely disconnected from nature. The book offers uncomplicated spells, practices, potions, rituals, herbal medicines, and witchy tips that can easily be incorporated into daily living.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Other than a chapter on technology and witchcraft covering everything from making podcasts to selling products, the book is primarily an introductory handbook for witches. It touches on all the important topics including history, types of practices, beliefs, deities, divination, symbols, altars, moon phases, herbs, and talismans. Correspondences are given for colors, elements, astrological signs, and more. Appendixes present gods and goddesses, the properties of gemstones, useful resources, and additional reading. There is also an extensive index. Photos and illustrations add interest, giving a fresh look to the old craft.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

About Author <\/span>Marie D. Jones<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Marie D. Jones is the author of more than a dozen nonfiction books on science, the paranormal, conspiracies, mysteries, and ancient knowledge including \u201c<\/span><\/span>Earth Magic: Your Complete Guide to Natural Spells, Potions, Plants, Herbs, Witchcraft, and More\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cDestiny Vs. Choice: The Scientific and Spiritual Evidence Behind Fate and Free Will.\u201d She makes her home in San Marcos, California. With her son, Max, she wrote a middle grade fiction series based on his grade school spy group. Her book website is www.mariedjones.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lynn Woike<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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thewitchonwheels.com<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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All my life I have known magic was real. As a child, I played with the fae, established relationships with trees and \u201cjust knew things.\u201d In my maiden years I discovered witchcraft and dabbled in the black-candles-and-cemeteries-at-midnight-on-a-fullmoon magick just enough to realize I did not understand its power. I went on to explore many practices including Zen, astrology, color therapy, native traditions, tarot, herbs, candle magic, gems, and, as I moved into my mother years, Buddhism, the Kabbalah and Reiki. The first man I dated after my divorce was a witch who reintroduced me to the Craft, this time by way of the Goddess. For 11 years I was in a coven, but with retirement, I have returned to an eclectic solitary practice. When accepting the mantle of crone, I pledged to serve and teach. This is what I do from my skoolie \u2013 a 30-year-old school bus converted into a tiny house on wheels that I am driving around the country, following 72-degree weather, emerging myself into nature, and sharing magic with those I meet. Find me at <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>thewitchonwheels.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Facebook and Instagram.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Book Review The New Witch Your Guide to Modern Witchcraft, Wicca, Spells, Potions, Magic, and More by Marie D. Jones Visible Ink Press 256 Pages     Marie D. Jones wrote \u201cThe New Witch: Your Guide to Modern Witchcraft, Wicca, Spells, Potions, Magic, and More\u201d to bridge ancient pagan ways and today\u2019s digital world. She offers ideas to bring together the nature-based traditions of the ancestors, and the powers of social media, to embrace the past and honor the future. It\u2019s seemingly odd that a nature-loving tradition blends with the technology dependent world, but the vast amount of information available and the speed, ease, and options to communicate \u2013 not available even thirty years ago \u2013 have helped the pagan community connect and grow. There is hope it may eventually offset the \u201cridiculous and often negative portrayals\u201d of witches by the media and entertainment industries. \u201cThe new witch is an influencer and a revolutionary, using the world wide web of information to spread the word about what it really means to exercise a deep connection with Earth,\u201d Marie wrote in the introduction. She closes with, \u201cThe new witchcraft is about balance, harmony, restoration, and equilibrium. It understands you don\u2019t have to shun new ways and ideas to continue to honor the old.\u201d A witch is something you are, not something you become by working with crystals, candles, chants and spells. It\u2019s the little things and small steps to create sacred moments, she stresses, that keep magic alive while living in a harried world largely disconnected from nature. The book offers uncomplicated spells, practices, potions, rituals, herbal medicines, and witchy tips that can easily be incorporated into daily living. Other than a chapter on technology and witchcraft covering everything from making podcasts to selling products, the book is primarily an introductory handbook for witches. It touches on all the important topics including history, types of practices, beliefs, deities, divination, symbols, altars, moon phases, herbs, and talismans. Correspondences are given for colors, elements, astrological signs, and more. Appendixes present gods and goddesses, the properties of gemstones, useful resources, and additional reading. There is also an extensive index. Photos and illustrations add interest, giving a fresh look to the old craft. About Author Marie D. Jones: Marie D. Jones is the author of more than a dozen nonfiction books on science, the paranormal, conspiracies, mysteries, and ancient knowledge including \u201cEarth Magic: Your Complete Guide to Natural Spells, Potions, Plants, Herbs, Witchcraft, and More\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cDestiny Vs. Choice: The Scientific and Spiritual Evidence Behind Fate and Free Will.\u201d She makes her home in San Marcos, California. With her son, Max, she wrote a middle grade fiction series based on his grade school spy group. Her book website is www.mariedjones.com. *** About the Author: Lynn Woike thewitchonwheels.com All my life I have known magic was real. As a child, I played with the fae, established relationships with trees and \u201cjust knew things.\u201d In my maiden years I discovered witchcraft and dabbled in the black-candles-and-cemeteries-at-midnight-on-a-fullmoon magick just enough to realize I did not understand its power. I went on to explore many practices including Zen, astrology, color therapy, native traditions, tarot, herbs, candle magic, gems, and, as I moved into my mother years, Buddhism, the Kabbalah and Reiki. The first man I dated after my divorce was a witch who reintroduced me to the Craft, this time by way of the Goddess. For 11 years I was in a coven, but with retirement, I have returned to an eclectic solitary practice. When accepting the mantle of crone, I pledged to serve and teach. This is what I do from my skoolie \u2013 a 30-year-old school bus converted into a tiny house on wheels that I am driving around the country, following 72-degree weather, emerging myself into nature, and sharing magic with those I meet. Find me at thewitchonwheels.com, Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10005],"tags":[12483,10346,10095,10299,10065,12484,10242,10374,10075,10053,12482,10366,11448,10060,10342],"class_list":["post-23170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-and-more","tag-author","tag-book","tag-guide","tag-magic","tag-marie-d-jones","tag-modern","tag-potions","tag-review","tag-spells","tag-the-new-witch","tag-to","tag-wicca","tag-witchcraft","tag-your"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23170","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=23170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23173,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23170\/revisions\/23173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}