![]() ![]() However for someone who wants a serious introduction to this religion or intermediate and advanced practitioners with no sense of humor. But I think there are things in this volume worth learning and reading. This not being the first book on Wicca/Witchcraft I have read, I can say a lot of what Silver teaches in this book goes against a lot of what I already know. I had a lot of fun reading this book even if I didn't agree with parts of what the author had to say. She does a good job at defining tools, stones, colors, and holidays. However Silver RavenWolf does cover a TON of material in this book and is able to introduce a beginner to a lot of different practices that can go into Witchcraft. It turns Wicca which is a beautiful religion into something fluffy and more suitable for TV which is what the author claims to be debunking in the first place! And lastly while the book has a lot of information in it some important aspects are left very vague which for a beginner to magic can be disastrous. Secondly a lot of the examples of actual magic the author claims to have done to strengthen a point are just so far fetched I just don't believe her. I understand the book was written for a beginning practitioner but a lot of the time it just seemed like the author was boasting instead of teaching. First of all I often felt like Silver RavenWolf was talking down to me. I really enjoyed this book but I'm only giving it 3 stars for a couple of reasons. Taking it for what it is and the purpose this serves, I give it three stars (for the record I did eventually sell the book to a used bookstore rather than keep it to loan out like other Wiccan and Pagan books.) It is fluffy but starting out there is no need to read a thesis paper that will only confuse someone. For teen books and people new to the Craft this isn't terrible. It is a good starting out book and a person will adapt to more reliable autors like Scott Cunningham, Starhawk, Raymond Buckland and Margot Adler if they continue in their pursuit of knowledge. Seeing what is good and what is not is part of the critical thinking process of all religions and life in general. Many people start out with less than stellar resources and then branch out to find more credible resources and as Yoda would say "Unlearn what you have learned." There are some tidbits to be gleaned such as the detail of supplies and a list of the very basics of different types of witches. That being said, I don't feel the need to bash this book. Now that I am older, I realize a lot of what was written came across as condescending and that a lot of it was incorrect. I read this book as a beginner in Wicca as a teen.
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