CITY MAGICK

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Summary: Fresh new look to the Craft
Review: I have been practicing and studying Wicca/Paganism, Tarot and many other tools of Divination for seven years now and this is by far the best book I've laid my hands on. Maybe it's because of the way he writes, the fresh new look and the way of thinking he has on the subject. I am getting very, very irritated from all the fluffy commercialized books I keep seeing and the tacky stuff people do like teen spell kits, velour covered love spell books and whatever else they can think of to take advantage of the fact that Wicca/Paganism is a fast growing path. Anyway, enough of that. Sorry but I had to say it but to let you know his book is not like that at all. It is clear (to me) that this book is not for beginners but for intermediate to more experienced practitioners of the Craft but it's not hard to digest at all. Excellent!

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Summary: The best and freshest handbook for urban magic I've read yet
Review: I really, really liked this, for reasons mostly already given by previous reviewers. My one quibble with it is that, like almost every other Pagan book I've read that deals with magic or shamanism in a practical manner, it has a lot of beginner-level exercises that I've seen in numerous other books, but I suppose that's part of its appeal. Newbies and those experienced at magic alike can get a lot out of this one. I particularly liked his ideas for creating sigils based on city street maps, the uses of magical and non-magical graffitti, and his re-casting of the Otherworld as a city. Also found his dictionary of modern symbols interesting.

In truth, anybody who's been at it for a while will probably pick this up and think, "D'oh! Why didn't I think of that?" upon reading certain passages, but in my opinion, the whole idea that one has to be focused entirely on wilderness, agricultural calendars, and seasonal Sabbats to successfully be a Wiccan, Pagan or Witch is flawed. You have to grow where you're planted, after all. I highly recommend this to those seeking to reconcile their Craft/Pagan ideals with the realities of city life.

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Summary: A whole new outlook
Review: This book is a phenominal piece of craft lierature. It brings paganism from the forest into the concrete jungle. As an avid Techno-mage, I have found it informative, useful, and pleasing. I would recommend this book to any practitioner who lives in the city, and can't always get to a forest or a stream to perform their rituals. I have already tried many of the exercises in the book and have found that they have really opened my eyes to the spirit of the city. I look forward to reading this book many, many times in the future.