The Door to Witchcraft: A New Witch's Guide to History, Traditions, and Modern-Day Spells
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- Author：Tonya A. Brown
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Andrea
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I feel like at this point， all new witchcraft books should have a section about cultural appropriation。 It's 2021。 We shouldn't be encouraging new witches to use sage or palo santo if they do not come from a linage who've used it。 It's also very easy to look over the fact that a good half of these spells come from voodoo/hoodoo without the author addressing it。 I know she lives and does work in New Orleans， but she never addresses that she is pulling from this practice and doesn't go farther in I feel like at this point， all new witchcraft books should have a section about cultural appropriation。 It's 2021。 We shouldn't be encouraging new witches to use sage or palo santo if they do not come from a linage who've used it。 It's also very easy to look over the fact that a good half of these spells come from voodoo/hoodoo without the author addressing it。 I know she lives and does work in New Orleans， but she never addresses that she is pulling from this practice and doesn't go farther in depth than "if it speaks to you， then do it， but be mindful of cultural appropriation" （I am paraphrasing lmao）。 Like what does that even mean？ Based on the rest of the book， she contradicts herself。 Besides that， I think this is a good intro to witchcraft book IF you've already stuck your toe in the water and already know that hoodoo/voodoo， Brujeria， Shamanism etc are closed practices。 Other than that， it was personable， straight forward and easy to follow given the subject matter。 。。。more
Chels
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It's a great 101 book for people just dipping their toes in。 Honestly， I thought it could be a little longer and in general it just wasn't for me。 But I think it accomplishes what it sets out to do。 It's a great 101 book for people just dipping their toes in。 Honestly， I thought it could be a little longer and in general it just wasn't for me。 But I think it accomplishes what it sets out to do。 。。。more
inkiawa
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It's a pretty basic book， perfect for beginners。 It will explain everything you need to know if you are new to this kind of things。 If you a bit informed， the spell part will maybe be useful。 It is like witchcraft 101 It's a pretty basic book， perfect for beginners。 It will explain everything you need to know if you are new to this kind of things。 If you a bit informed， the spell part will maybe be useful。 It is like witchcraft 101 。。。more
Lynn
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Incredibly helpful so far。 I’m only about halfway through but the history is accurate from what I can tell and helpful
Alex
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Great guide for beginners！
Liam
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This book is amazing and i recommend this to every beginner。 However its very basic and simplified， i read it already knowing the basics but still loved it， can definitely be used to revisit the basics for any practitioner but mostly is a great reference book for beginners qnd well versed witches alike and very well done
Hina
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loved it to the core and the perspective here was so refreshing
Jenna Butz
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A okay introduction to witchcraft but I found that it worked better as a glossary to different methods than an actual intro。
Tiphareth P
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Loved this book。 This will definitely be a staple in my collection。 It it full of so much useful information！
Steph Adams
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This was one of the best beginner witchcraft books I've read。 Very insightful and has helpful tips on how to improve different skills， definitely recommend！ This was one of the best beginner witchcraft books I've read。 Very insightful and has helpful tips on how to improve different skills， definitely recommend！ 。。。more
Cynthia
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This book doesn't offer a comprehensive approach， but rather a readable approach to witchcraft for beginners and the curious。 It does cover Wicca and covens but seems a bit more tilted to a practice governed by individual choice。 Includes a helpful list of resources for future research。 This book doesn't offer a comprehensive approach， but rather a readable approach to witchcraft for beginners and the curious。 It does cover Wicca and covens but seems a bit more tilted to a practice governed by individual choice。 Includes a helpful list of resources for future research。 。。。more
Hali Davidson
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Terrific little primer。
Ileana Renfroe
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A great first book for witches。The Door to Witchcraft is a great learning tool for harnessing your psychic abilities， as well as， teaching you how to write spells。 Highly recommend it as it also includes a history of witches which was very interesting to read。Really enjoyed reading this book and am planning on buying the hardcover。
Kirstie
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2。5/5 rounded down。 I did find the beginning helpful and educational， although not everything was brand new to me。 The second part of the book with the spell work， I don’t find the spells to be very ‘new witch’ focused。 Also， I am linking another review below that explains some problems I encountered with the book as well。 I just didn’t feel Brown had a good place to be using instances of hoodoo spells and this reviewer goes into discussing that much more efficiently than I feel I could。 I am a 2。5/5 rounded down。 I did find the beginning helpful and educational， although not everything was brand new to me。 The second part of the book with the spell work， I don’t find the spells to be very ‘new witch’ focused。 Also， I am linking another review below that explains some problems I encountered with the book as well。 I just didn’t feel Brown had a good place to be using instances of hoodoo spells and this reviewer goes into discussing that much more efficiently than I feel I could。 I am a fairly new witch and so I have a lot to learn， however， I just felt like she probably should have went about this differently。https://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 。。。more
Diyana
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It is well written and has a lot of useful information。 It's easy to read and if you're a beginner in the craft， this might be just the book for you。 It is well written and has a lot of useful information。 It's easy to read and if you're a beginner in the craft， this might be just the book for you。 。。。more
Nicole
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Great starter book。 I picked it up for a friend who had a ton of questions about the path。 I thought it would be great and I was impressed。 Tonya is thorough and thoughtful， well researched， and honest。 The book covers all the important points for beginners without overwhelming them。 Fantastic job。
julia ☆ [owls reads]
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"Some witches believe that you shouldn’t cast a spell if it interferes with someone’s free will。 I don’t follow this rule。 Most magic manipulates free will at some level。 As I’ve said before， you are the witch and you have the power to choose what’s right for your magic practice。" DNF @ 25% because I am not comfortable with that。 "Some witches believe that you shouldn’t cast a spell if it interferes with someone’s free will。 I don’t follow this rule。 Most magic manipulates free will at some level。 As I’ve said before， you are the witch and you have the power to choose what’s right for your magic practice。" DNF @ 25% because I am not comfortable with that。 。。。more
Jupiter Quartz
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This book is generally a good book for beginners。 The first half of the book touches on subjects such as the differences between pagan， wiccan， and witch， witchcraft history， common misconceptions about witchcraft， terminology， core beliefs， how to tap into energy， divination， sabbats， tools， symbols， and other correspondences。 I also really liked Brown's neutral stance on ethics of witchcraft， and doesn't shame those who aren't afraid to achieve justice through magickal means。 This part of the This book is generally a good book for beginners。 The first half of the book touches on subjects such as the differences between pagan， wiccan， and witch， witchcraft history， common misconceptions about witchcraft， terminology， core beliefs， how to tap into energy， divination， sabbats， tools， symbols， and other correspondences。 I also really liked Brown's neutral stance on ethics of witchcraft， and doesn't shame those who aren't afraid to achieve justice through magickal means。 This part of the book is really good！ To top it off， Brown has references and sources at the back of the book。 Ahh！ I love that！However， the other half of the book just contains spells which i personally aren't keen on in beginner books。 I find beginners should know the basics of energy work and the most common correspondences of tools they may use before they use them， else they'll be trying to do spells with no knowledge on why they're using the tools listed and it doesn't help further the witch student's knowledge。I also noticed Brown called a cleansing smoke stick a "smudging stick" which is a culturally appropriative term （& technically isn't even correct） and should be avoided for people outside of Native American traditions。I just wanted to clarify that in the book， it mentions 'some' essential oils need diluting with carrier oils， but actually ALL essential oils need diluting。A good book for beginners， especially the first half！ 。。。more
Cassidy Macomber
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Very BasicI found this book to be alright。 It was extremely basic and， if you're on a journey to read as many books as you can on witchcraft， you'll find this information in pretty much every book。 It was an alright， easy read。 Very BasicI found this book to be alright。 It was extremely basic and， if you're on a journey to read as many books as you can on witchcraft， you'll find this information in pretty much every book。 It was an alright， easy read。 。。。more
VANESA MILLS
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Informational and simpleBeing a new witch i especially loved the simple and easy way to read the book。 Thank you will definitely recommend
Vivenya
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I am just now starting to reading into the art of witches and taking my first steps on this path。 So the book piqued my interest。All in all， I am very happy with the information I got from it。 It is good basic research and the first spells are also described helpful。 I would have liked something like a glossary for herbs， etc。， but I understand that this was not the goal of this book。 It is a basic introduction to the history of witchcraft and the first steps a novice witch can take to find thei I am just now starting to reading into the art of witches and taking my first steps on this path。 So the book piqued my interest。All in all， I am very happy with the information I got from it。 It is good basic research and the first spells are also described helpful。 I would have liked something like a glossary for herbs， etc。， but I understand that this was not the goal of this book。 It is a basic introduction to the history of witchcraft and the first steps a novice witch can take to find their own way on their path。 The author describes the content comprehensibly and gives a good overview of things。 Sometimes I would have wished for a bit more in-depth， but all in all I am very satisfied with the book and will at least take it as a refer from time to time in the beginning。 。。。more
SA
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I wish I could unequivocally recommend this as a solid general introduction to the practice of witchcraft， but I find it critical to note that within the actual spells Brown offers， there are a number of craft ingredients and instructions that are clearly derived from hoodoo practices and/or brujería。 Brown doesn't contextualize her spells within such praxis， and a newcomer to the practice of witchcraft wouldn't be able to discern otherwise。 I'm frustrated， because while it's evident to me that， I wish I could unequivocally recommend this as a solid general introduction to the practice of witchcraft， but I find it critical to note that within the actual spells Brown offers， there are a number of craft ingredients and instructions that are clearly derived from hoodoo practices and/or brujería。 Brown doesn't contextualize her spells within such praxis， and a newcomer to the practice of witchcraft wouldn't be able to discern otherwise。 I'm frustrated， because while it's evident to me that， for example， using High John the Conqueror， cayenne pepper， cinnamon， and lucky hand root for a fast-money oil is unequivocally a hoodoo spell， Brown doesn't mention or reference the hoodoo tradition or her relationship to hoodoo or even where she herself learned the spell （because in no way could she have developed it in a vacuum）。 This frustration is compounded by my estimation that Part I， featuring an accessible introduction to witchcraft and how sensibly， as a novice， to practice the craft， represents a fine addition to the growing contemporary volumes of introductory witchcraft。 In all honesty， Brown delivers this more deftly than most -- the section on "Core Beliefs and Values" stood out to me as a sensible introductory morality of contemporary witchcraft。 Even so， I can't let Brown get away with the problems of the spells offered in Part II， which smack of cultural appropriation。 From what I can find of Brown's background she appears to be a white woman residing and practicing in New Orleans， which would provide a clear connection to hoodoo practices， but without offering the cultural/historical background for the practices she has written （or her own experience of learning them， much less sharing them publically） Brown gives the appearance of white-washing longstanding spellwork of the hoodoo tradition -- white-washing in such a way that she， as a white woman， is profiting from the cultural knowledge and practice of black and brown people in the American South。 In a way this is a prime example of white privilege in action -- initially a fine volume of introductory knowledge and instruction for a general audience， thoroughly compromised by unthinking and unchallenged white privilege， and the disenfranchisement of black and brown practitioners and their voices for the profit of the privileged。 。。。more
Shyla George
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damn cool book 😎 thought the spells we're gonna be all bippity boppity boop， glad we put that stereotype to rest😌 damn cool book 😎 thought the spells we're gonna be all bippity boppity boop， glad we put that stereotype to rest😌 。。。more
Anabel
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Много готина книжка。 За всеки човек， като мен， който се интересува от вещерство， но знае малко неща， я препоръчвам， защото информацията в нея е обяснена на прост език， а картинките， които съпътстват някои от главите， са прости и елегантни。
Abbey "Burner of Boys in Bear Suits" Flentje
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This is a really great/helpful introduction。 I was pleasantly surprised the author took care to mention that readers cannot be culturally appropriative when practicing and exploring all areas of the craft。
Abigail Hall
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this book offers a comprehensive introduction to witchcraft， and is a great jumping off point。 however， i’m giving it three stars because the author missed a few points that should be covered in any introductory witchcraft book （ie closed practices， cultural appropriation in magical practices， etc）， and the descriptions of the history of witches， tools， and divination practices felt quite rushed or incomplete。 this book contains some good spells that i will use in my own practice。
Amanda Holmes
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Great place to start Easy to read and understand。 Goes over the basics and gives you stuff to try as a beginner。 Wonderful read。
hiaa123
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I got this book for my birthday because I'm into all things witchy。 It was an easy beginner's guide with lots of interesting information about the basics of witchcraft。 I was hoping for something a little more in-depth and comprehensive but it is definitely a good way to open the door。 The second half of the book is a guide to a lot of spells。 Maybe I'll try creating improvised version of some for fun。 They do require a lot of particular ingredients， I'll stick to what's already in my kitchen/ga I got this book for my birthday because I'm into all things witchy。 It was an easy beginner's guide with lots of interesting information about the basics of witchcraft。 I was hoping for something a little more in-depth and comprehensive but it is definitely a good way to open the door。 The second half of the book is a guide to a lot of spells。 Maybe I'll try creating improvised version of some for fun。 They do require a lot of particular ingredients， I'll stick to what's already in my kitchen/garden/home。 。。。more
Patricia
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A really comprehensive guide for anyone wanting to get into witchcraft or looking to research it， this book gave an overview of all the important topics and a great list of recommendations for further reading。 However， the structure is a bit all over the place。 The different topics are organised into multiple parts but at some points the paragraphs are interruped by other information and don't seem to fit together all too well。 I understand that it's hard to do that when there are countless topi A really comprehensive guide for anyone wanting to get into witchcraft or looking to research it， this book gave an overview of all the important topics and a great list of recommendations for further reading。 However， the structure is a bit all over the place。 The different topics are organised into multiple parts but at some points the paragraphs are interruped by other information and don't seem to fit together all too well。 I understand that it's hard to do that when there are countless topics to cover， though。 I also wish that some topics had a more in-depth explanation other than "this also exists"。 Sometimes， one or two sentences just aren't enough。 Most importantly though， this book made me feel welcome and it was extremely inclusive。 The writing was smooth， humorous even， and the author sprinkled in a few of her own opinions and experiences， which made this a very entertaining and informative read！ I will for sure take a look at her magazine and maybe stalk her social media a bit ;） 。。。more
Elle
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