Hey there! How are you today, pornies? Ready to welcome 2020? I’m running, sometimes literally, to do everything I need to get done before New Year. Hope you are not in the same situation.
The market seems to have been plagued by introductory books on the Craft so lately that it is a bit of a hectic process to get the right one. However, there are some cases when you hear a calling and say You, this one, me likes. That’s what happened when I saw Pop Magick: A Simple Guide to Bending Your Reality, by Alex Kazemi, perfect reading for the millennial witch.
- Print Length: 208 pages
- Publisher: Permuted Press (February 18, 2020)
- Expected Publication Date: February 18, 2020
- ISBN-10: 1682618803
- ISBN-13: 978-1682618806
First of all, you may have read it includes a foreword written by Rose McGowan, aka Paige Matthews from the legendary Charmed TV series. (Damn, I feel old.) I admit it was a smart choice to include her, but, honestly, two paragraphs may as well be the shortest prologue ever. There, I said it. May the Halliwell Matriarchs have mercy on me.
That put aside, I can tell you I enjoyed reading this book. Funny, informal and free of old mysteries or arcane teachings, Pop Magick is intended for the young witches, the new generation of the Craft.
Alex Kazemi has a fresh style that makes you fall in love with your magic and your energy. He reminds you why you became a witch in the first place, why you decided to cast that first spell. You recover that eagerness to practice and to light a candle for whichever wish you could think of, and, honestly, I believe we all to do it now and then. While reading, I felt I was learning from scratch, that I was that teenager in a bedroom casting spells to stop the bullies and have better grades. Guess what? It was fucking glorious.
The only problem I have with Pop Magick is with the sexual sections. Although the author tells us we are all free to be as sexual as we want to be, Alex Kazemi doesn’t hold his tongue when condemning sexting, porn, masturbation, and so on.
The first one is understandable, but the others? It was a lot of pages and a lot of space which sole purpose was to say that sexual energy can be used for magic if not released for pleasure, and I think I also got the feeling there was a bit of ego in the matter? Yeah, I understand the benefits of abstinence when searching for bigger results, I have felt it and practiced it, but I felt he was a bit too bitter on the matter.
This also put aside, Pop Magick: A Simple Guide to Bending Your Reality, by Alex Kazemi, is amazing, perfect for those who are discovering the marvels of Witchcraft for the first time and want to know more about it. Although it favors the Moon a lot and doesn’t explain the magic of the Sun at all, this book is a good introduction that will help new witches to begin with a solid basis. Thanks to the publisher for the copy!
About Alex Kazemi:
Alex Kazemi is a pop artist, creative director, and author. His work has been featured on Apple Music, Dazed, i-D, Playboy, Resident Advisor, King Kong, V Magazine, Paper, and Oyster, among others. He served as Features Editor for the inaugural edition of King Kong Garçon. He lives in Vancouver.
Have you read this book? Would you recommend it or not? Let me know in the comments! Kinky regards, K!
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