Reviews for Everyday Moon Magic: Spells & Rituals for Abundant Living

The average rating for Everyday Moon Magic: Spells & Rituals for Abundant Living based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-11-17 00:00:00 Richard Glenister The 1-5 Star Review is the total of what I have to say about this book, specifically. Caveat: This review is historical/archival in nature. 'Date read' is speculative. This book is one of many books I have read about the occult/paganism/witchcraft. This was the readily available faith in my household as a child. Additionally, I worked for a company in this field, 2015-2016, and had to read an ocean of this stuff to do my job. Like televangelists, and snake-oil salesman, these publishers prey on the vulnerable. The authors are mentally ill: suffering from 'magical thinking' and delusions. Worst of all, most of them can't write worth a damn. Llewellyn Worldwide is the absolute worst on both counts. I wouldn't even trust their overpriced CALENDARS to be accurate. These books are also big offenders on the the 'cultural appropriation' front. In fact, they're in the running for worst case ever. So-called 'eclectic witches' steal aspects of other religions and mythology. They make it clear that they don't understand them, or feel the need to, before shitting in someone else's bed. The publishers/authors then profit off this, leaving the reader less smart and more broke. The living Venn diagram of demographics for these books would look like this: She's a white, American woman. She dropped out of college to attend massage/cosmetology school. Growing up, her strict parents took her to church every Sunday. She kissed a girl 10 years ago, and likes Katy Perry. To quote Holden from Chasing Amy, "Over- or underweight [people] who don't get laid - they're our bread and butter." Though a copypasta of it, these books never tell you about hermeticism. They don't prime you to understand hermeticism. Hermeticism, by the way, is also total bullshit. It is, at least, historic -- and seminal in almost all spooky fiction involving rituals or alchemy. If I give one of these books anything above 2 stars, it's a decent example of this type of book. It might have a redeeming feature, like reference material for fictional world-building. Having worked in this field, including sales of these exact books, I can tell you... the fix is in, they know it, don't buy this stuff.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-08-02 00:00:00 Theresa Murray This good is one of the best and only book on Moon Magic out there. It not only goes into the Magic that can be done for each individual Moon phases but goes through each calender Moon and gives you info, ideas, and invocations. It also gives you great info on the Moon as it travels through each individual sign, and gardening tips of what to do during these signs. It is easy to read fun and dare I say kind of fluffy but not in a bad way. My only big criticism is the fact that from page 135 to page 256, nearly half the book is a republishing of different spells and rituals that can be found in her book Everyday Magic. This republishing of books is why this book did not get a higher rating from me. I would have liked more in depth info on the Moons, not a collection of spells, it gave the book hurried let's just get this thing published kind of a vibe. I would however still recommend it as a great reference book for anyone wanting to work with the Moon and still like Dorothy Morrison as an author.