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Lauram
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Pickpick

“The history will never be perfect, and we‘ll never know what really happened or how people really used to practice magic. No one will ever agree on these things. So I‘m trying not to see Witchcraft as a path home to the past. Not anymore. I think it might actually be a path to the future.”

Good stuff.

TheBookHippie I loved this book. 2d
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Darklunarose
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Pickpick

This book has a lot of practical hands on ideas inside, which lead me to making a few things, including rich Esbat biscuits everyone here loved. I‘ll return to some recipes when the weather calms it self down to acceptable temperatures.

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mcctrish
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A stay at home day for me and after I did all my buddy reading and word games, I started this and vacuumed, washed the kitchen floor, did laundry, made an apple cake and a big pot of chicken orzo soup for dinner. I‘m quite liking this so far

Darklunarose This looks mighty interesting! 2w
mcctrish @Darklunarose no idea where I read about this, it just finally came in from my library holds queue and I am so happy with past hold happy me 2w
Suet624 Um….you did a lot today! 2w
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Bookwormjillk Busy day! 2w
mcctrish @Suet624 @Bookwormjillk I semi regret my choices 🤣🤣 since I have to work the next 2 days but lunch is made for at least one of them 2w
Darklunarose @mcctrish I love library holds that come in when you least expect them! I seem to always have a full holds list! Our library doesn‘t have this one and I‘m not meant to be adding to my personal library currently! 2w
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monalyisha
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Using these monthly graphics as another way to track my reading.

I read 9 books in January, which is high for me but January always skews high. I credit the motivation of a New Year and my commitment to #AuldLangSpine! Three of the books were fairly short, as well.

The Witching Year was my favorite. Hard to beat that premise in terms of my interests, and her writing is clear, fun, colloquial, and sometimes poetic. Fire Exit was also a stand-out!

monalyisha Don‘t mind my personal tag tracker: #AWreads2025 2w
TheBookHippie People keep telling me to read A WellTrained Wife… 😵‍💫😩🤷🏻‍♀️😝 2w
monalyisha @TheBookHippie It was certainly impactful! I‘m still thinking about it. Her writing is a little uneven, though, and it was far too heavy for my state of mind right now. 2w
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TheBookHippie @monalyisha I don‘t need to read what I‘m surround by. 😂 and certainly not now. 2w
monalyisha @TheBookHippie She intentionally published now, to make the threat abundantly clear to those who may not understand how real and pervasive it is (fundamentalists dedicating themselves to create a literal “army” to bring to the polls). I respect her purpose and her persistence, for sure. But yeah — it‘s such a balancing act between educating ourselves, motivating ourselves to act, and protecting (all the different aspects of) ourselves! 2w
TheBookHippie @monalyisha I‘ve been telling people since 1982 how this is. No one listened. Here we are. Mostly people want me to read it to see that I was right I already know I was right. 2w
monalyisha @TheBookHippie Sometimes, it really doesn‘t feel good to be right. ❤️‍🩹 2w
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Darklunarose
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Next up off my self is this….

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Darklunarose
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I didn‘t expect to get through this book so fast. But I really enjoyed it and found myself making time to read a chapter or so each day. There is a lot in here about reclaiming the goddess oath and our feminine power.

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forestandcrow
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Loved this one. Easy to listen to

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monalyisha
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I usually read a novel alongside my nonfic. I became so singularly obsessed with reading this memoir, however, that I skipped the novel entirely. I even felt compelled to underline this baby. I bought a special pencil and everything. 😅

The author & I are definitely kindred. Despite being soul-twins, there‘s plenty we *don‘t* have in common. She hates water while my childhood nickname was Alyish the Feesh 🐟. 👇🏻

monalyisha 1/6: She can‘t sit still; I live to laze. She hates October while I feel much like Anne (glad to live in a world with them) — as long as I can put my thoughts about the approaching winter out of my head long enough to actually live in the moment. 1mo
monalyisha 2/6: Still, we have the same spiritual drive and seem to experience the same discomfort about the earnestness of our longing. We deflect with skepticism and humor while continuing to yearn, and, occasionally, we manage to express that yearning when we‘re feeling especially honest and brave. We‘re also roughly the same age, so we share cultural touchstones (like Ferngully, Buffy, and Practical Magic). 1mo
monalyisha 3/6: Weirdly, despite the lengthy bibliography, I don‘t feel like I learned much about witchcraft. I don‘t blame Helmuth for this, however. It‘s the same way I felt after completing my Religious Studies major in undergrad. There‘s just so much history, philosophy, and content. Even a year (or 4!) of concentrated study leaves you barely skimming the surface. (edited) 1mo
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monalyisha 4/6: I‘ll leave you with one of my favorite quotes (and there are many): “If the Christian serenity prayer is ‘God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference,‘ the Witch‘s serenity prayer is probably… 1mo
monalyisha 5/6: “Goddess grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I think I can‘t, and enough candles on hand to make a difference.” 1mo
monalyisha 6/6: I can‘t say this is a *perfect* memoir but it‘s pretty damn good. And it‘s exactly my jam. 1mo
TheBookHippie I read the ARC and loved it! 1mo
monalyisha @TheBookHippie I was fascinated by her conversations with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart about story, and about identifying as “spiritual but not religious” vs. “religious but not spiritual” (and how the latter talk didn‘t go as expected). I definitely don‘t see myself becoming a convert or anything like that but I‘d love to read more about/by him. 1mo
Sace Well you‘ve convinced me. I will be ordering this in the near future. 1mo
TheBookHippie @Sace It‘s good. 1mo
TheBookHippie @monalyisha I am spiritual and familial traditions of my grandma -and NOT RELIGIOUS(😝) So I enjoyed that part . I like it when books make you think. 1mo
monalyisha @TheBookHippie Oh, I definitely always say the line, too (“spiritual but not religious”), so it was interesting that he framed it as spirit vs matter, and made “religion” more about ritual & the body. Flipped the script on us all a little bit! 4w
TheBookHippie @monalyisha Exactly because ritual is in my life . I really did enjoy this book! I think so many would like it but it seems not well known. @Chrissyreadit & @BookwormAHN would like it I think. And many more. 4w
Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie @monalyisha It is on my shelf- i will dust it off and read it since both of you are recommending. Maybe @BookwormAHN would be interested in a “buddy read” with me. 4w
Chrissyreadit @monalyisha I don‘t know what I am anymore- but nature and ritual (with candles) are my guide these days. I def lean feminist pagan if it were defined. 4w
Clare-Dragonfly Wow, I‘m really intrigued by the conversation with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart. Even if the whole rest of the book is stuff I‘ve heard before (I‘ve been a witch for most of my life), that part is probably worth the price of admission. 4w
Christine I am adding this in spirit to your 2024 list bc I will want to get to it sooner than later! 😁 4w
BookwormAHN @Chrissyreadit Definitely, it sounds really interesting 4w
BookwormAHN @TheBookHippie Thanks, this sounds really good 4w
TheBookHippie @BookwormAHN I think you‘ll love it. 4w
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forestandcrow
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Really excited that spotify has this audio book. My library won't buy it or get the audiobook. The struggle of small libraries.

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Darklunarose
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I‘m working on it.

Bookwomble ❤️ 1mo
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