Hi Readers,
I mentioned in my previous video how I would be discussing books today. I take a long time to read books primarily because I like to work through them as I read. So, I wanted to give my first thoughts on the two books I have decided to read. I will review the others I talked about last year once I finish them and I also need to buy them as I realized later that I did not do so. Now, on to the discussion of my current reads.
As I mentioned I am going through a transition in my path. So, I saw that Cricket Song of LunarWisdom had a new book coming out last year. I jumped on preordering it as soon as possible. If you do not know who CricketSong is you can visit her website @LunarWisdom If you are interested in purchasing Becoming Witch after this post you can find it here I planned on starting this book in the New Year as part of my journey into moving through this transition. Also, I believed that the contents of the book would assist me. Revisiting the basics is not a bad thing I feel like in doing so we can reconnect with our practices and I find during the transition that I am going through this book can help me move through it. I feel like I am emerging through the transition, but I feel like having a book devoted to this topic can help. Please know that this book is not something I would recommend to a beginner just because it discusses basics like meditation this book is meant for Witch looking to establish their practice. When I think of a transition, I think of a life transition like moving, getting a job, or something else in between. I am in both of those categories currently. Keep in mind, I have only read the first chapter and when I did, so it was late. I have since decided to work through the book from scratch including the first exercise. I am doing this starting today because I have the weekend to work on it. Also, I wanted to make sure I knew exactly how I wanted to record my progress. Cricket mentions being able to record in your current magickal text like a Grimoire, Book of Shadows, etc. Finally, despite me reading the book late at night, I loved everything about it! She has you go over your own personal definitions of each word including Witch, Witchcraft as in what does Witchcraft mean to you, what does Witch mean, or Pagan? I find that as simple as this might seem this exercise is useful in understanding what these words mean to us, we can understand why we use them and more. I look forward to working that exercise and the entire book.
The second book I am working through which I have also decided to read from the beginning again is Mat Auryn’s Psychic Witch If you do not know Mat Auryn is visit his website here
I got this book as soon as I heard it was coming out. I have always wanted a book related to Witchcraft and Psychic Abilities. IN the book Mat discusses both in addition to other aspects like brain waves in addition to how certain brain wave states relate to Psychic Ability. Also, please know that I am deciding to reread everything again, so I find out something I will mention it in the review. Further, I found Mat discussion of how being Witch and psychic are part of the same whole. I have considered the idea prior to reading this book but I was unsure how I felt. Lastly, I love the amount of theory, exercises, and references that are mentioned in the book. I found the first exercise to be simple but also challenging.
So, these are the books I am reading currently, I cannot wait to work through them and review them. Please check out both the authors on there websites so you can learn more!!
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