Hello, pornies. I hope you are well, healthy, and sexy. I recently finished reading a book I want to tell you about, and although it was an introductory book, which I'm not too fond on, made me think more than once about topics we often neglect when we've been witches for a while. It's How Witchcraft Saved My Life: Practical Advice for Transformative Magick, by Vincent Higginbotham. Thanks to the publisher for sending me a review copy!
- Print Length: 272 pages.
- Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (June 8, 2021)
- Publication Date: June 8, 2021.
- Genres: Magic, Self-help, Witchcraft.
- Rating: 3 / 5 stars.
Take Control of Your Life with the Power of WitchcraftDiscover how magickal practices and principles can help lift you up from darkness and hardship. Author Vincent Higginbotham faced abuse, homelessness, and abandonment. But from the depths of these personal tragedies, a practice emerged, focusing on developing the psychic senses, reading tarot, understanding the elements, and drawing in magic for positive change. This guidebook is written for anyone coping with the legacy of abuse, neglect, poverty, loneliness, prejudice, or addiction.How Witchcraft Saved My Life includes hands-on exercises and practices for spellwork, tarot, intuition, and the four pillars of Witchcraft―to Keep Silent, to Dare, to Will, and to Know. You can learn to use magick to cope with suffering and recover from trauma. The stories and lessons in this book teach you practical spiritual skills that will empower you to pull yourself out of the darkness of despair and into the light.
I was expecting this book to explain the practices Vincent Higginbotham developed while struggling, the ones that saved and helped him, but I got something totally different. Although he shares his experiences and events that marked him the most, there were no practices included because he didn't know about witchcraft or psychic senses.
What we actually get in How Witchcraft Saved My Life are teachings and ideas he now applies in his life after revisiting those dark places and overcoming hard times. Although there are spells and rituals that will help you when dealing with negative feelings, thoughts, lack of focus, and so on, those are modern except for the last one, which is so beautiful I plan to do it as soon as possible.
If you are new to witchcraft and are struggling to find your place in the world, dealing with a lot of stuff, doubting your future, then I'd recommend you to read it. It will give some tips, insight, and make you think about the basic concepts and practices. I found the chapter about the pillars a bit longer than necessary, but with lots of information to keep in mind and enrich your practice.
Although the title and synopsis could be misleading, How Witchcraft Saved My Life is a good introduction for those having a hard time, offering hope when there is none. Far from presenting witchcraft as a fix-it-all as some readers say, Vincent Higginbotham keeps a realistic tone and reminds you that it will help you as long as you help yourself.
After a decade living on the streets, Vincent Higginbotham (Southeastern US) went to college at the Art Institute of Philadelphia where he graduated with a degree in industrial design. He works with Hekate and Hermes in all things magick, and keeps a column in Patheos Pagan. How Witchcraft Saved My Life is his first book.
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