The Witch of the Forest's Guide to Earth Magick

 Hi everyone,

so this past week I managed to read  The Witch of the Forest's Guide to Earth Magick by  Lindsay Squire and Viki Lester (Illustrations). I was first drawn to it because of the cover. It gives me fall vibes, even though we're still in spring over here. 

GoodReads Summary:

 Learn the secrets of The Witch of the Forest in this stunning follow-up to Natural Magick, and master the practice of earth magick.
 
Discover how to use simple witchcraft to boost your wellbeing, keep yourself grounded in the 21st century, and connect to your own natural ‘seasons’ in your life as well as in your craft.

Perfect for budding beginners new to the spellbinding world of witchcraft, 

Suitable for every type of witch and witchling – including those practicing in the broom closet – this book also includes a runes board on the back of the jacket that you can remove to help answer all your questions.

The Earth is bursting with magickal energies and lessons to be learnt, and connecting with these can help your relationship with yourself, the people around you, and the natural world, blossom. Discover how to use witchcraft to connect more deeply with yourself, and learn from the Earth how to bloom and thrive at your own pace!

My opinion:

I've always been interested in Wicca and the occult, but other than watching the occasional documentary about witches I haven't really done anything to learn more. So, one day I don't know what came over me but this old interest got rekindled and I quickly found numerous books on the topic. It's not like I'm going to start practicing and casting spells left and right but I see it as a way to manage stress. For me "witchcraft" is just another way to channel your energy into a wish. Whether you call it prayer, scripting or spells the main idea is all the same. And I've watched a lot of videos of successful people and they all talk about the Law of Attraction.

This book is a great overview of the basics. The information it gives is quite concise. You can find information about everything from how to cast circles to working with crystals. It's a great guide to help you focus on what branch you want to deepen your knowledge.  The illustrations are amazing and honestly, I would frame some of the pages if it wasn't going to ruin the copy. I mean look at these: 

After every chapter, you can find an illustration with the most important information, so you don't have to read everything if you just want to check something. The book is about absolute beginners, you won't learn that much but I think it's amazing to help you start. Onthe very last pages, you can even find suggestions on what other books to pick up if you want to learn more about a particular topic.