Natural Magic Kindle Edition

The only drawback for this book is that it often sites phenomenon particular to England. But then again it has been the bowstring for numerous other books written on this topic. Doreen Valiente did not include an index or a bibliography in the slim volume either. It does however site lots of sources throughout the book, in reference to each topic. Some of the writing is pretty droll and peculiar. And the warnings for practitioners are clear. Anyone interested in this topic I believe can benefit from this volume.

People make magic out to be something that is really is not. Magic is unnatural, magic is bad , magic is and magic is that. All these supposition are wrong. Magic is natural and it occurs on a regular basis. Magic can be used for both good or bad of course with attendant consequences. Magic is something most of us do every day quite unconsciously. It is focusing the mind on a desired out come or goal and directing our mental energy towards that goal. Magic is also non denominational and does not require fancy tools in order to be performed, well with the exception of your mind. Doreen's book cover almost all areas of magic. Starting with the use of the element, air, fire,water and earth finished off with a topping of the spirit of ether. She next moves into using the power of herbs and flowers. Herbs and flower have intrinsic properties to help reach certain goals. Patchouli is great for aphrodisiac effects while wearing a poultice of cinquefoil gives one Mercurial qualities of being able to charm people and get what you want. Collecting herbs for the most part should be done on or near a fool moon. Numbers are magical as well. To find your personal number you would need to number value chart contained in her book. Add your letters together and you usually come up with a double digit number. Add the two digit of that number together and you get your personal number. You can do the same with the number of your birthday it may be your lucky number. Odd numbers are best. Colors also have magical power. Blue is for healing, purple is for psychic power, read can be for martial aggression or more assertiveness maybe even passionate love. Pink is for gentle love while silver the color of the moon is for psychic ability and intuitiveness. Colors are used rather effectively in candle magic where in the practitioner lights a colored candle corresponding with their desire. Green might be used for money or fertility. Light it say an invocation and focus on your desire. Talismans and amulets deal mostly with stones and their properties. Talismans bring something positive to us while amulets keep evil away. Bloodstone protected warriors in battle and it was also used to stop bleeding. Different rocks and stone have different planetary properties. Sexual power is brought in as well. Sexual activity produces a lot of energy and power. It was used by the ancient Greeks and in modern rituals of witches. Alester Crowley used a lot of it as well. Dreams can give us inventions and solutions to our problem and the most unique of ways. They also warn us sometimes of imminent danger. To better improve your dream recall you should keep a note pad by the side of your bed and write down your dreams. Dreams are interpreted differently for different people based on the dreamers own life experiences. Weather can be controlled by magic or the inherent power in weather can be used to help the practitioner reach their magical goals. Animals like cats are often witches familiars. Their inherent psychic ability helps the witch traverse the spiritual realms and communicate wit spirit. Animals are sometime messenger or portents. Crows and magpies mean differ.ent things based on how many are spotted. Owls have a meaning and of course the big black dog or the "Black Shuck" portends death and in some cases saves from death. The book finishes off with a discussion on using playing cards for divination and traditional spells that deal with banishing warts. This is the magic of the village wise woman brought up to date for the purpose of good. Everything is ethical and safe. Reference is made extensively to Agrippas works. Be good to follow up with that.

Purchased because it’s a Classic. However, it’s quite dated. The beginning talks about the power of the mind to manifest things positive and negative...so very Secret-y. The following chapters are an overview of things I’ve already read. Writing is dry. Worst is it’s incredibly dated. I wouldn’t recommend it even for a beginner. Go with something more recent.

I appreciate when sources and references are cited especially when referring to info that has been around for centuries. It was informative, however I believe it only scratched the surface of what I wanted to learn and was I left with many more questions.

Great book for those exploring the craft. Gets into much of the philosophy of the craft. A few spells included, but encourages you to write your own.

I truly enjoy reading a variety of books that shows me different and insightful views along my chosen path.This book was very informative, showing me yet another vision of the faith.With each writing and the author's take on things, gives me more and more information that allows me to make my ideas and decisions on how I wish to walk.I do not recommend taking each book at its face value, accepting everything as written in stone. Instead, I allow all information in, and based on the varied readings, use them all as a whole, deciding what I feel is right for me.I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking to broaden their horizons and looking to fill your need for more and more feeding of the soul.

Nice background information on the most basic uses of magic that even people that don't consider themselves witches may even know. Certain plants and flowers for different meanings, birthstones etc.

Interesting book, worth reading.

A wonderfully illustrated book with lots of diagrams and drawings to bring the words to life. Of course, written in 1975 and republished in 2007, there are some historical references of those times. If I have a complaint it's only one, that the 'quotes' (which are sparse) are in a font that is a little too small for my tired eyes. Maybe another complaint - it's too short! I was so enthralled by it I didn't want it to end.

This is a great book,very down to earth style and full of lots of interesting magical bits and pieces.It is not a 'spellbook' where there are lots to try (If looking for that,read Dorothy morrison's 'Everyday magic',Scott cunninghams 'Earth power' or Cassandra eason's 'complete book of spells')although it does contain a handful of traditional spells and a brilliant introduction to candle magic.It's a gentle,simple,'magic of the common folk' kind of book.There are chapters on mind magic,the magic of dreams,magic of the elements(where scrying is mentioned),weather omens,charms and talimans,and a chapter covering playing card divination(where the author gives details of possibly the oldest method used in England)and more.A must read for witches.

Awesome book. Recommended for anyone interested in magic or Wicca. Check out other books by Doreen Valiente. Highly recommend!

Truely the most enchanting, inspiring and informative book I have ever read on the subject of witchcraft and magic. A must read.

Not what I thought it was- refers to many other authors and history behind a topic of magick but a very brief or barely any instruction on how to do a spell or magick. For that I give 2 stars. However if you like knowing where the topic originated from or other authors then 5 stars.