Cerridwen GreenleafDark Moon Magic: Supernatural Spells, Charms, and Rituals for Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Moon Phases, Astrology Oracle, Dark Moon Goddess, Simple Wiccan Magick) (Moon Spell Magic)

This book is your everyday Wicca 101 book but with a sort of mall goth style to it. The spells are good and the recipes look interesting to try, but for the seasoned practitioner there is really nothing new here and goes over the same sort of material found in other books just in more of a gothic way. The mythology section had some spirits that were unfamiliar to me so I give it credit for that, however in a book about dark witchcraft I would have liked to see more death gods/spirits and baneful entities listed just for reference sake if nothing else.Would have given it 4 stars for being what it is - a Wicca 101 book - but it got knocked down a star for propagating the "burning times" myth ~ that thousands of pagans were killed during the reformation and counter-reformation days rather than different factions of Christians killing each other, and for confusing the Archangels Michael and Gabriel - just to set the record straight Gabriel was the angel to visit the Virgin Mary and later Mohammed not Michael.The Goth wiccan garden section is sort of cool so the book has it's moments but I really can't recommend it for anybody already past the basics. For a beginner though, especially those of whom lean towards or are part of the goth subculture, I say its worth a read. Really wish there were half stars to give it a 3.5/5

My youngest daughter turned me on to this book. The author has included quite a bit of excellent info from different sources that can assist the reader with improving her/his life. Some of the info was questionable, primarily because as a practicing astrologer, Tarot reader and Certified Crystal Practioner/Reader, there is some information that goes against what I was taught. For instance, I wouldn't cleanse crystals in salt water. EVER. Many crystals/rocks are made of porous materials that disintegrate easily. Best bet is to wash them in Spring or filtered water, and even then some gemologists might have a problem with that. So leaving them to sit in the Sun or Moonlight is usually sufficient. Hank Mason doesn't. And since he's a certified expert, I tend to take his word as pretty near gospel. But overall, an excellent book! Thank you for your contribution. :-)

As others noted, there's nothing new here. It just repeats long-accepted Wiccan and Pagan ideas and puts a little "Hot Topic" twist. The best cultural references for angels you have are metal bands?There are some interesting spells and rituals in here but, again, just repetition of long-standing tools and ideas. If you are looking for an introduction to Wicca there are SO MANY better books out there. That this is a recent publication might lead you to believe it builds off of traditional ideas but it certainly does not, it's just more of the same. I'd suggest going to the long-standing, highly celebrated authors and thought leaders. There's just no need for this.And a much needed comment on the audiobook - how horrid. Production quality is good, but the reader makes so many mispronunciations that it leaves you feeling like the production was just rushed to market with no proofing or review at all. Shame on you, whoever produced this. And the mispronunciations are mostly easy words, like "mundane". Come on, if you want to charge people money you can make a better effort than that. So glad I borrowed a copy from a friend, hopefully my next purchase will be a better book than I can lend back to the person who loaned me this.