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Summary: WOW!!!!!!
Review: Holland's book provides "a little bit of everything" for Wiccans. From the book's beginning that gives a brief "history", to your "book of shadows", spell-writing, to numerous "Craft topics" that not only describe them briefly but also the minerals, herbs, candles, colors, numbers, etc that can be used for each of them, this book is an excellent reference book. I've been practicing Wicca for a little over a year now and I found this book to have a lot of good information.The book is also concise enough to have a lot of this information readily at hand without it taking up a huge amount of pages. While the book does have some spells in it, it also cautions the reader to be careful when using some (the old adage "be careful what you wish for" comes to mind) if not all of them. I specifically liked her brief sections on psychic work and creativity and her section on Animal Magic. But that's just me, there's enough reference information here to make this book one that ought to be on every Wiccan's bookshelf.
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Summary: A Treasure of information
Review: I enjoyed this book so much.
From A to Z it has so much information for those new to Wicca.
And it has helped me to understand a lot that I didn't before.
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Summary: ...
Review: If you are a beginner & want an in-depth look at Wicca, this isn't the book for you. But if you would like a large list of correspondecs than this is a good book. I think she kind of leads
you on by nameing her book this because it make you think that
it would be more to it. If you read other books on Wicca & then come back & read this, you would see what I'm talking about.
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Summary: Best Book Ever!
Review: It doesn't have everything but it really comes in handy... I use it a lot.
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Summary: Gourmet Wicca
Review: The Wicca Handbook Eileen Holland Eileen Holland seems to be the Julia Childs of gourmet Wicca. So many books I have read on Wicca craft indicate the spells, herbs, candles and other articles necessary for the altar, but none of them seem to be as chock full of handy information as "The Wicca Handbook." Her extraordinarily complete tables of correspondences may not be as comprehensive as Aleister Crowley's encyclopedic "777" or "Magick, Book 4," but she honors her mentor upon whose book she has based her work, Starhawk ("The Spiral Dance"). Her bibliography displays firm and dependable sources; otherwise, this would simply be another book of mixed puddings and confused recipes. The spell tutorials are easy to follow and extremely easy to adapt to your present circumstances. Everything a beginner or an experienced practitioner might need is indicated, beginning with a Book of Shadows through the variations of invocations to the god/dess. Love, for instance, has 24 spells. Her comments on ethics and superstitions are humorous and pertinent and she cautiously warns of the problems and difficulties in casting the wrong spells. Blessed Be.
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Summary: Excellent reference for new wiccans
Review: This book is awesome, Holland explains things sooo clearly. The book is set up in a way that it can be used for reference or read all the way through. I highly recommend this book to every one, new wiccans and those who have practiced the craft for years.
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Summary: A Beginners Dream!!
Review: This book was extreamly interesting, it's very informative and I found it mostly easy to find what I needed. I was looking for a few different things to put in my BOS and this book was so fantastic, I like that she tells us the downside of what spell we may cast but still explains us lieaving us hung in midair, I would highly recomend this book to anyone wanting to go Wiccan or anyone interested on the topic. ;) *****
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Summary: The Best Beginners Handbook!
Review: This book, by Wiccan Priestess Eileen Holland, is probably one of the best books for the serious beginner and intermediate Wiccan I have seen in a long time. This book is not a general information book, but a working handbook, to be used as reference and as a guide as you start on the spiritual path of Wicca. As I read her introduction, I was drawn into reading further. Here is a woman who is as practical as she is informative and learned. I was also impressed with her practicality in dealing with the many different aspects of Wicca. But it was her overall view of the state of Wicca with todays rapidly expanding influx of new people that really impressed me. To quote "The rapid growth of Wicca currently makes this (initiation by a High Priest and/or High Priestess) impractical, since there are not enough High Priests/High Priestesses to train and initiate all the newcomers. Wicca is also establishing itself in new countries and cultures, places where there are no experienced Witches to lead others." All of her book is just as rooted in practicality. As I said, this is a working handbook, not a simple beginners guide. It is filled with information and how to use it. Spells, circles, health and healing, how to do it, when to do it, suggestions for seeking guidance from the deities. The information is abundant, clear directions are given and it is probably one of the most complete books for its size and content. Those who have been on their path for a few years will find this a great reference book to refer to time and again. It has abundant material gathered together in one convenient place, which will make this the book of choice when looking something up for a new idea or an old one that has been temporarily forgotten. Ms. Holland also keeps the book generic, not leaning towards any particular path or deity. This makes it easy to adapt the information provided and is diverse enough for any person who is pursuing the Wiccan path. For the average solitary, I would recommend this as a good, practical and very well packed textbook that will be referred to again and again.
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Summary: Just putting my 2 cents in
Review: This has to be one of the best introductory books on Wicca I've ever read. I would say that this book has a place on the book shef of every pagan, witch or not.
She gives a good overview of modern Wicca's uprise, and of up to date happenings in the world of Wicca.Also, she gives enough informtion on so many different things so as that everyone can understand things such as Astrology, and Reincarnation (and know if those paths are right for them) This book contains the largest correspondence table I have ever seen in a mass prouced book. It will always have a place on my bookshelf and in my heart.
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Summary: A wonderful resource for any witch!
Review: This is a great book... it has the largest collection of correspondences I have ever found in books or the internet. One reviewer said that this material was found in "better books", however, I have no idea to which books she is referring, since I own dozens of Wicca books, including Starhawk, Ravenwolf, the Farrars, and Cunningham, and this is the best, most comprehensive list I have found. Beyond the correspondences, Eileen shares a great deal of knowledge and experience with her readers, beyond just telling us what "her coven" thinks and does, like some Wiccan authors do. She talks about everything from living in Egypt and dealing with people there's prejudice's about witches, to astral projection, to living with chronic illness. I do not think that this book would be the only resource a beginnning witch would need, because it does not go into the history of witchcraft, deities, etc. For something ilke that, I would recommend the Spiral Dance, by Starhawk. But as a supplement, this book is a tremendous aid to spellwork.
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