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Summary: Worth every star
Review: My sister recommended this book to me several years ago. The author is great at explaining everything in easy to understand chapters. At the same time, even a person with a lot of knowledge in the subject will still find plenty to learn from! This book is easily worthy of all 5 stars.
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Summary: Great encyclopedia of Wicca.
Review: this one is pretty thourough and covers the whole spectrum of the Craft. not too detailed though, but a great start for anyone interested in getting a taste of what Witchcraft is truly about.
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Summary: As long as it's not your first book on the Craft...
Review: I can't call it a great reference, because it touches lightly on most things, but I wouldn't call it a good introductory book to The Old Ways, because it's VERY one sided. It's entirely male oriented, and Buckland is very into himself. It strikes a decent middle ground, if you ignore the voice, focus on the information. I use it as a 'reminder-refresher' course. It's got great sections on making your own ritual tools, divination, astrology, and magickal alphabets. I wouldn't recommend this to someone starting out, because it lays ideas and guidelines out like they are Law. This is an alright text, if you use it to mold what you do, and add to your base of knowledge. I find Cunningham to be a much more friendly, less austere, and welcoming introduction to the Craft. One more thing. This book isn't for anyone looking for a guide to being Solitary. He touches on that in Lesson Fifteen, but it's VERY biased toward coventry. As a longtime Solitary, I felt talked down to.
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Summary: Good read
Review: I found this book a good read, it tests your thoughts, and gives a alot of information, and its far from being teen-boppy. It includes quizes, and tests which are good reviews, which most books on the wiccan subject don't inlcude. The book is coven orientated, the rituals can be constructed for the solitary though. Despite some negative reviews on this book, it irritates me to see people put downa a book witha lot of information in it. I think everyone can gain something from this book, whether they like the majority of it or not. People want advanced material, its not how advanced the material is, its how advanced your skills are in using the material. Its evident that the author has been practicing, and studying the subject far longer than many people who have just been practing for mere while. Dont pass this one off, at least give it a read, you will come away having learned something
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Summary: Best book ever written??? LOL
Review: This has to be one of the worst books to purchase, especially for a beginner. It is complete with mumble jumble music and lyrics that basically says ...anyone can write a book and songs. All of us are definately are not skilled poets. For more accurate info, go with the Witches' Bible. The Farrars seem to have been in a bit of hot water from the Gardenarian and Alexandrian community for publishing their stuff.
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Summary: Good book for beginners and others.
Review: The Big Blue book, while having an introduction that is largely trash, presents the most workable colelction of ritual and theology a beginner can have.
The material is not disjointed-it falls neatly into place. Ritual A goes with ritual B.
Like other books, it's dated. It says 1986 classic, but I believe it's actually older, from the 1970s (that's what the copyright data says) and it fits more into the 1970s boom of Witchcraft books than the later ones. That being said, his ritual tool creation stuff and runes are not worth the paper they are printed on, but even with those flaws it is just such a workable book that it is worth every cent. It is also good for people who are a little fluffy who want to reign in their fluffiness.. A good book for people who feel they've wandered too far from Wicca and need more info.
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Summary: Simply the best book about the Craft ever written!
Review: Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft (affectionaltely called THE BIG BLUE BOOK by adepts and neophytes alike) is simply the best book about the Craft ever written! Please... if you are curious about Wicca, then get this book. It will dispell many misconceptions you may have and answer many questions that might arise.
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Summary: Great Book for students
Review: This is another of more better books out there this i found was quite useful Some of information found in this book is very helpful and it's good for anyone new into the craft. Why did it not get the magick 5 rating well even thou it does have alot of imformation for soltary work. However on aspects of goddesses and gods was little and could have had more infomation on them. I think it was still worth the cash. Not a end all on craft but for some a good start. but it's one of best books out there.
Blessed Be:
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Summary: Worth less
Review: This book is the worst thing you can ever think on purchasing.Dont waste your time and money on this. I give this book a -5
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Summary: A very firm beginning
Review: It has been 8 years since I purchased this, my first book on witchcraft, and I think that starting here has been very good for my further magical training. I feel that what makes this a good beginner's book is its sense of structure and organization. Many beginning books stress over and over again that you can do things however you wish and re-structure things as you see fit, and they aren't wrong, however I feel that it is best to see a full working model before making any alterations to suit your beliefs. The "big blue book" is very thorough, covering many subjects without just glossing over them. After reading this book I had a better idea of the seriousness of what I was taking on and I believe that is why I am still practicing where many friends who dipped their toes into the craft never got very far.
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