{"id":32799,"date":"2026-03-26T13:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=32799"},"modified":"2026-03-29T04:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:15:27","slug":"book-review-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2026\/03\/26\/book-review-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review–Witchcraft Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to the Witchy Path, by Lady Shay Bygul"},"content":{"rendered":"
Book Review<\/div>\n
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Witchcraft Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to the Witchy Path<\/div>\n
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by\u00a0L<\/span>ady\u00a0Shay<\/span>\u00a0Bygul<\/div>\n
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Publisher: www.purrfectlypagan.,com<\/div>\n
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98 page paperback<\/div>\n
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Publication Date: January 3, 2024<\/div>\n
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Hey, hi Pilgrims, Weyland here. Just so you know, in addition to my duties at PaganPagesOrg, I also write for Purrfectly Pagan eMag.\u00a0L<\/span>ady\u00a0Shay<\/span>\u00a0is my boss there. I have several bosses and supervisors at my day job too, but I only recognize the redhead at home as my true kingpin. She feeds me.<\/div>\n
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L<\/span>ady\u00a0Shay<\/span>‘s Witchcraft Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to the Witchy Path, is aimed at newbies, sure, but the absolute goldmine of info within covers such a wide spectrum of enlightenment it belongs on everybody’s bookshelf. (I’ve already included it on mine!) And it’s not only the range of knowledge she displays that grabs me, it’s her clarity and seamless organization too. Starting in the Introduction and continuing throughout the book, clear and simple information is\u00a0l<\/span>aid out by numbered topics. Por ejemplo: “The History of Witchcraft. 1. Ancient Roots. 2. The Witch Hunts. 3. The Modern Revival. 4. Eclectic Practices.” This\u00a0l<\/span>ayout is excellent for study comprehension while allowing readers to quickly cherry pick any pertinent facts they may be\u00a0l<\/span>ooking for. Perfect if you need to reference something fast.<\/div>\n
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From spell casting to moon magick to divination, it’s all\u00a0l<\/span>aid out here. With enough handy detail to keep readers of all skills and\u00a0l<\/span>evels happy.<\/div>\n
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Bravo.<\/div>\n
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Introduction, glossary, contact information.<\/div>\n
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My verdict: 5 broomsticks (out of 5).<\/div>\n
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About the author<\/div>\n
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L<\/span>ady\u00a0Shay<\/span>\u00a0Bygul is an author, eclectic witch and the founder and owner of Purrfecftly Pagan Magazine. Her published books are Witchcraft Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to the Witchy Path, The Best of Purrfectly Pagan Magazine: January 2022-June 2022 and\u00a0L<\/span>earn Tarot in 30 Days: A Beginner’s Journey to Confidence and Clarity. She may be contacted at\u00a0www.PurrfectlyPagan.com<\/a><\/div>\n
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About the Reviewer<\/div>\n
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Weyland Smith writes for PaganPagesOrg and Purrfecftly Pagan eMag<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Book Review Witchcraft Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to the Witchy Path by\u00a0Lady\u00a0Shay\u00a0Bygul Publisher: www.purrfectlypagan.,com 98 page paperback Publication Date: January 3, 2024 Hey, hi Pilgrims, Weyland here. Just so you know, in addition to my duties at PaganPagesOrg, I also write for Purrfectly Pagan eMag.\u00a0Lady\u00a0Shay\u00a0is my boss there. I have several bosses and supervisors at my day job too, but I only recognize the redhead at home as my true kingpin. She feeds me. Lady\u00a0Shay‘s Witchcraft Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to the Witchy Path, is aimed at newbies, sure, but the absolute goldmine of info within covers such a wide spectrum of enlightenment it belongs on everybody’s bookshelf. (I’ve already included it on mine!) And it’s not only the range of knowledge she displays that grabs me, it’s her clarity and seamless organization too. Starting in the Introduction and continuing throughout the book, clear and simple information is\u00a0laid out by numbered topics. Por ejemplo: “The History of Witchcraft. 1. Ancient Roots. 2. The Witch Hunts. 3. The Modern Revival. 4. Eclectic Practices.” This\u00a0layout is excellent for study comprehension while allowing readers to quickly cherry pick any pertinent facts they may be\u00a0looking for. Perfect if you need to reference something fast. From spell casting to moon magick to divination, it’s all\u00a0laid out here. With enough handy detail to keep readers of all skills and\u00a0levels happy. Bravo. Introduction, glossary, contact information. My verdict: 5 broomsticks (out of 5). About the author Lady\u00a0Shay\u00a0Bygul is an author, eclectic witch and the founder and owner of Purrfecftly Pagan Magazine. Her published books are Witchcraft Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to the Witchy Path, The Best of Purrfectly Pagan Magazine: January 2022-June 2022 and\u00a0Learn Tarot in 30 Days: A Beginner’s Journey to Confidence and Clarity. She may be contacted at\u00a0www.PurrfectlyPagan.com About the Reviewer Weyland Smith writes for PaganPagesOrg and Purrfecftly Pagan eMag<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":284,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10005],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32799","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\/284"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32799"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32808,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32799\/revisions\/32808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}