Practical Magic Books

This practical guide consists of ten simple steps that if practiced, will harness the individual's mystical and magical resources to create a better life. Each section ends with a suitable affirmation or prayer. The author's work is free of dogma or rigid beliefs and provides commonsense information that is easy to put into practice. It is written in a way that helps the individual reader to examine and understand their own personal situations, together with techniques of overcoming problems and following the path that will lead to greater fulfilment, balance, harmony and creativity. The approach is sound as it includes safe and effective ways of influencing the subconscious and changing thought patterns for the better. The book contains 6 illustrations and concludes with a glossary of terms, a bibliography and an index.

This book should tell you alot about Candle Magic.I do think it would be better to get a copy from someone you know.It would be better than buying it.

I decided on a somewhat flippant title for this review after making sure it's NOT what my father would have said... But seriously folks, you could well find this book and its exercises a valuable step in the path to getting free of your limitations. The cynic would suppose those limitations to be immutable, particularly when it goes outside the realm of inner change---but will find his or her realities reflecting that inner change, if pursued with sincerity and at least a partially open mind and heart. But that's my problem you say? Read the book and do the work!

There is much humor in the book as well, which makes for easier reading. As it is something of an introductory work, and of less than encyclopedic length, one can hardly fault it for not containing everything that might be said on the topics. One area that the book does not discuss, for example, is the potentially equally negative alternative to becoming like one or another parent or relative---namely, to go completely to the other extreme and become the opposite of that model in every possible respect. One usually encounters this tendency in adolescence, at least, and then moves on (although enough don't for the world to be full of 40-something adolescents).

Of course, many will rankle at the idea that being like their parents is a bad thing, or will be afraid that changing from that model will dishonor them or their memory. But if the model parent was the sort of ideal individual to whom one might properly aspire to emulate, it is likely that he or she would have encouraged a spirit of independence and individuality, and nurtured and cherished its manifestation.

All in all, a promising first book.

I have thoroughly enjoyed the book. It is interesting, informative and has an easy style. The information is invaluable for any Anglo Saxon heathen and a MUST if you follow the path or even wish to have a greater understanding of what makes us as we are. This is the Shamanism based on the Anglo Saxon or Northern European culture and it is great to have this information.

This is a great book when it comes to the scientific explanations provided in the book. It describes all the relevant information for one to make an educated decision about the use of garlic. There are always two sides of an issue and it is no different for garlic. There are people who would not give up using garlic even for their love and there are others who consider it as useless. Well, we live in a world where everything is rated according to the evidence and medicine is at the top of it. If you are one who is convinced by the scientific evidence, then it is one for you.

Very cute, and item receoved in timely fashion, in good condition.

This was my first book on wicca and I realy enjoyed it. It talks about days of the week, colors, candles, and in the back they have a page on faeries.

His teaching is Zen like but a good trip to see oneself. He shatters with astonishing honesty and brutal questioning ! He has nothing to offer. Although he rejects Buddha, his words are similar to Buddha's approach. His writings are only to someone who have experienced brutality of life with kind heart. There is something about him that we can't totally write off..Not his intelligence alone but some honesty behind all that roar. Zen like..but destroys Zen too. Worth reading them and get experiencing the shock. No nihilim but intelligence .....not in sense we expect.
He of course stererotypes religious gurus and society and one should note this while reading and understand the essence not his mere words. There is nothing to learn from his teaching. It is empty with wisdom !

I am interested in this item and wanna have it...

Es un buen libro para principiantes en cuanto al contenido tematico trata desde el punto cientifico los fenomenos de la brujeria le daria 5 estrellas pero lo malo es que las ilustraciones son muy malas ya que cita cuadros magicos simbolos para los talismanes y todo esas graficas no se distinguen bien por lo cual si uno quiere usarlas tiene uno que consultar otro lugar donde esten mas claras eso es lo unico malo pero todo lo demas esta bien muchas invocaciones perfectas y completisimas que son dificiles de encontrar en otros lugares