Ann MouraRecensioni

Another of the wife's collection - and more beautiful art expressed as cards. A passable book, with a more eco-pagan bend, but again the main attraction (for me) is the art. delightful just to flip through.

There is a serious dearth of advanced magical texts in the world of pagan/witchy books, especially when it comes to the topic of other worlds. I'm not sure if it's because people are trying to aim so broadly that they miss the mark, or because it requires a lot of confidence and the willingness to open onseself up to ridicule. A lot is fun fluff (which there's nothing wrong with, I might add!) So, I came to this with equal parts hope and trepidation.

This turned out to be exactly the kind of thing I'd been hoping to read for a long time. It takes the concept of other worlds seriously and resonates with my own personal gnosis and experiences w/r/t the subject. It's packed with interesting information from the author's own practices and personal experiences and it really touches on the vast array of unseen something or other that some of us experience in the world. I particularly liked the anecdote about her seeing our world from the POV of the Other and how she relates it to some more interesting, if fringe, theories some physicists have. Despite being about a subject that is often thought of as a bit out there and ungrounded, Moura is very down to earth and frank with the way she describes things, suggesting that the Other World is something parallel and overlapping our own.

Recommended for anyone who is interested in the subject of experiences with otherwordly beings, and who is at least open to the possibility that they not only exist, but that they can be contacted/interacted with by humans.

A step by step guide into the workings and daily applications of Green Witchcraft. A thorough explanation of the rituals, initiations, rites of passage and seasonal celebrations for the independent, lone practitioners who walk the path of nature's love and light.

This book is in excellent condition; however, a small number of pictures in the book have been neatly coloured.

Nice condensed book I use for reference, could do without all the personal info about the author though

This second book in a series is rather good. As the title says, the main focus of this book is the light and shadow side of witchcraft, which is not the same as ’white’ or ’dark’ witchcraft as people so often try and label it. The author speaks of balance. That energy and world has a little bit of both light and shadow within. That have of the year is in shadow just as have of the year is in light. This book goes into the idea and way of understanding and balancing this natural part of life within someone’s life and path.½

Although I did not like Ann Moura's Green Magic and Green Witchcraft books, I love this Grimoire. The information in this book is great. I have kept this as a reference for a very long time and plan to keep it even longer.

I got a little further through this book than I did Ann Moura's other book but it was another book that was a little dry. I was a little let down by this book because it says it covers "Folk Magic, Fairy Lore, and Herb Craft," and while it did cover some herb craft it focused more on the basics of Wicca than anything else. I'm also not a person who does a lot of ritual work and that was about all the last half of this book covered. I would not suggest this to a friend unless they were a beginner.

First let me say I give three stars to this book only because it was hard for me to stay interested in it. However, the information I could glean from it was good advice and actually brought me closer to natural magick. However, Ann Moura's writing is a little dry and boring for my tastes. While I respect her for writing this book and for making the information available to curious people I would not read this book again if given the choice.

One of my favorite series for it's emphasis on folkways and wildcrafting and general kitchen witchiness!

Not much here that was new or useful.

Before I begin, let me tell you that I have been a witch for eighteen years and have a degree in history and am working toward a second degree in anthropology. I had read other books of Ms. Moura's and had found them acceptable, if not particularly wonderful. I was actually looking forward to reading this book when I bought it.
With that background, let me say that this is a horrible book. It opens with a bad paraphrasing of Plato's Parable of the Cave (no citation for The Republic given) and only gets worse from there. The author makes wild leaps of logic with little or no supporting evidence and completely ignores recognised academic research that contradicts her assertions. Interspersed within the text are several sections that are supposed to be meditations but which devolve into what can only be described as christophobic ranting. There is nothing about this book that recommends it on any level, other than the handsome cover art.½

The WORST book on the History of Witchcraft you can find ever. It was so false, I could barely finish it.½

review to come