Wicca Practical Magic: Getting Started with Magical Herbs, Oils, & Crystals
Wicca Practical Magic: Getting Started with Magical Herbs, Oils, & Crystals book cover

Wicca Practical Magic: Getting Started with Magical Herbs, Oils, & Crystals

Paperback – June 6, 2017

Price
$14.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
202
Publisher
Althea Press
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1939754158
Dimensions
5.25 x 0.55 x 8 inches
Weight
9.6 ounces

Description

"Patti Wigington has given us a rare sort of book. Wicca Practical Magic is treasure trove for the new practitioner while at the same time being a lovely refresher course for old-timers. This book is an important addition to your Pagan library." —Byron Ballard, author of Staubs and Ditchwater: a Friendly and Useful Introduction to Hillfolks' Hoodoo and Asfidity and Mad-Stones: A Further Ramble Through Hillfolks' Hoodoo “ Wicca Practical Magic is more than just a reference book. Written in Patti's easy, accessible style (I'm a big fan of her About.com articles!) it covers all the essentials of incorporating Craftiness into everyday life—everything from sabbats and spell work to stocking your magical cupboards.” —Natalie Zaman, Wandering Witch and author of Magical Destinations of the Northeast and Color and Conjure: Magic Spells and Rituals to Color “Patti Wigington’s wisdom has been a long-time staple online, and I couldn’t be happier to finally have a chunk of it in one place on my shelves. Wicca Practical Magic is a fantastic collection of knowledge for the modern witch.” —Deborah Blake, author of Everyday Witchcraft: Making Time for Spirit in a Too-Busy World “ Wicca Practical Magic covers a wide range of topics without losing the pragmatic voice that Patti has cultivated. The appendix and resources contain a treasure trove of additional reading. Not only will I be advocating this book to my beginning students, but to every witch. Such constructive books come along rarely. It is a gem for any library.” —Amy Blackthorn, author of Encyclopedia of Magical Aromatherapy PATTI WIGINGTON has been studying, practicing, and writing about Wicca for more than 30 years. She is the Paganism expert at About.com where she explores her own experiences, as well as those of others in the Pagan community. Learn more at pattiwigington.com.

Features & Highlights

  • Learn the practical applications of Wicca with this helpful beginner’s guide
  • Wicca Practical Magic
  • is a treasure trove of knowledge and inspiration for those yearning to deepen their connection to the natural world. This helpful beginner’s guide, written by renowned Wicca expert Patti Wigington, will become an important addition to your reference library, one you’ll turn to over and over again when you want to put your beliefs into magical action. You’ll use a variety of tools—including herbs, crystals, and oils—to develop your magical intuition and manifest health, protection, love, and prosperity.
  • Wicca Practical Magic
  • includes:
  • Wicca 101―You’ll spend time learning about gods and deities, divinatory objects, the significance of colors, astronomy, and the differences between Wicca, witchcraft, and Paganism.
  • Wicca 101
  • ―You’ll spend time learning about gods and deities, divinatory objects, the significance of colors, astronomy, and the differences between Wicca, witchcraft, and Paganism.
  • Tips to hone your craft―Read about rites and rituals, learn all the tools you’ll need for your Wicca practice, and get in touch with nature to bring more magic into your life. You also get simple meditations to help calm your mind and soul.
  • Tips to hone your craft
  • ―Read about rites and rituals, learn all the tools you’ll need for your Wicca practice, and get in touch with nature to bring more magic into your life. You also get simple meditations to help calm your mind and soul.
  • 30 spells―Work through these spells, everything from banishment to love charms, to create life-changing magic every day. Each spell is labeled by its purpose so you can quickly find what you need when you need it.
  • 30 spells
  • ―Work through these spells, everything from banishment to love charms, to create life-changing magic every day. Each spell is labeled by its purpose so you can quickly find what you need when you need it.
  • Improve your life, evolve into the best version of yourself, and develop your craft with
  • Wicca Practical Magic
  • .

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Wicca Practical Magic: Not about the movie (which I loooooved)

For a full text review, check my Bio. I recieved this book for review purposes.

Built and formatted like a classic field guide. Instead of birds or wilderness training, it presents sections on History, natural ingredients, usage, and even mindful meditation.

Beginning with the history of general Pagan beliefs, Polytheistic lifestyles and fundemental Wiccan info, the space alloted for history can only gloss over the depth of knowledge available. While fascinating, this is a one shot history lesson with minimal repeat value. This section is more likely to drive you down some wikipedia rabbit holes looking for deeper info on topics loosely touched on.

More fascinating was the breakout field guide sections disclosing herbs and plants. The book dictates their use in the creation of potions and ceremony, but more importantly, the disclosure of general herbal info.

From a field guide perspective, this book can act as a solid primer for anyone looking to begin investigation into Wicca (or looking for an easy reference guide). It is even priced appropriately to not break the bank.
7 people found this helpful
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I thought Wicca Practical Magic to be a great starter book on the subject. It does a wonderful job of explaining what it is, what it's not, the history as well as what magic really means today. I also found it a great resource to have handy as there are sections on stones, herbs and oils, and spells to reference throughout your journey.
I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.
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I felt that this book was an ideal choice for a beginner like me. What first struck me about this book ...

Last year, I started delving a little deeper into the world of Wicca. I felt that this book was an ideal choice for a beginner like me. What first struck me about this book was that it was in full color. I feel that this makes it a bit more personal and vibrant, which I feel is appropriate for a book on this subject.

There are three main parts to the book, each with many sections. There is quite a bit of information to take in, but it's written in such a way that makes it easy to follow. The book starts by discussing the history of the Wiccan culture and goes on to talk about the seasons, the elements, the Sabbats/Esbats, rites/rituals, and so on. There is discussion regarding nature, the gods, and accountability, as well as the Wiccan tools. There is brief talk about about oils, herbs, and crystals, and calling upon the gods and goddesses in the first section. It delves deeper into herbs, oils, and crystals in the second section. The final section deals with practicing, spells, recipes, meditation, grounding, rituals, circle casting, and so on.

This is definitely a great book for the beginner! I look through it daily.

* I received a free copy of "Wicca Practical Magic" from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
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Good read

First time reading a wicca book. Its was easy to understand. And i was abke to comprehend everything well.
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Blessed Be! 🌛🌝🌜

This is a fantastic book by the fabulous Patty Wiggington! I love the way she writes, so descriptively simple, written in a way that newbie's can understand & follow!
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Received as a gift

I received this as a gift an I absolutely love it! It's a very easy read, which I appreciate since I am very much a beginner. There is a lot of information to take in but the book itself is outlined beautifully and really easy to absorb. This is a great reference book that you will find yourself coming back to.

Which is why, I recommend purchasing the spiral notebook version instead. (I was gifted the soft cover book) It's available on Amazon. It displays much better if you need the book to stay open while you're preoccupied doing something else or taking notes.
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Nice book

Love this!
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Informative and Easy to Follow

Great book, informative! Trying to get back into my Pagan roots and this book on herbs and oils is very helpful with that.
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Love the pictures of herbs and crystals

Very informative
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Great for beginners

Really great book for beginners. It’s extremely detailed with Wiccan history, ingredients, tools, spells, crystals. It has everything in there. I highly recommend if you’re just getting started.