📝 48th Spells8 Book Club - Readers' Reviews!

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Feel free to share your finished thoughts and reviews from the book you read for the 48th book club here. For the current book club post, please visit the new session post: Spells8 49th Book Club 📚 June 2025

A warm welcome to all of the Witchy Readers! :open_book:

The latest reading period for Spells8 48th Book Club 📚 May 2025 has now ended - thank you to everyone who joined in!

Members & Their Books This Reading Period:

  • Brigid: History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess by Courtney Webber @Amethyst
  • Women of the Dawn by Bunny McBride @MeganB
  • The Poetic Edda - Snorri Sturlinson
    @tracyS
  • Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch: A Traditional Medical Practice in the Modern World by David W. Kriebel @DerBraucher

Even if you are not listed above but you read a book during this reading period or you decided to read a different book than listed, you are very welcome to share and discuss here too!

Time to share your thoughts with your coven! :star_struck:

This discussion post will serve as a place to share your thoughts and opinions on the book you chose.

  • :heart_eyes: If you loved your book and think everyone should read it - awesome! Talk about your favorite points or something you learned.
  • :woman_shrugging: If you didn’t connect with the book - consider explaining why it wasn’t for you.
  • :angry: Absolutely hated your book of choice? Warn others to stay away!

This is a great place to share your love for books and find recommendations for new books to read :+1:

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Your book review can be as simple or elaborate as you’d like :writing_hand:

If you’re not sure what to talk about, here is a suggested format you can use. Feel free to write as little or as much as you’d like!

Book Title and Author:

Status? : Finished / Still Reading

My overall rating of the book : ???/10

How does this book relate to my magickal practice?:

My personal thoughts/opinions:

An interesting quote from the book: " "

All in all, would I recommend this book?: Yes / No

Remember that your review is uniquely yours - this is a chance to let your opinions and voice be heard :raised_hands:

Please keep in mind that others may have opinions that differ from yours - when responding to the thoughts of others, please always show respect! Remember that 100 people will read 1 book and have 100 different experiences. That’s what makes sharing interesting :heart:

What if I didn’t finish my book / joined late? :raised_hand:

No worries!

You are welcome to share your thoughts about the part you have read so far. If you joined the session late and have just started, feel free to talk about your expectations for your book. You can continue reading it into the next reading period.

And whether you read a book or not, you are very welcome to jump in and discuss what others share about their books! :handshake:

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Deadlines and Dates :spiral_calendar:

You have all month to share your thoughts and discuss (until the next Readers’ Review Post appears in the forum!)

Deadline for Reviews for this Session: June 30th

While you have plenty of time for reviews, know that the next reading period has already started!
→ Spells8 49th Book Club 📚 June 2025

you can find more info about the club in the Book Club FAQ.

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It can be hard to find the time and motivation to read on your own- hopefully book club helped provide a bit of motivation and that it led to some wonderful new knowledge and discoveries in your Craft :books:

I hope you enjoyed your books this session, and that you’ve got another fun one in line to read this coming month.

Happy reading and blessed be! :sparkles:

:books: :heart: :infinite_roots:

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Yay! I finished my book! It was great!

Book Title and Author: Brigid: History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess by Courtney Weber

Status? : Finished

My overall rating of the book : 12/10! Great book!

How does this book relate to my magickal practice?: I have dedicated myself to the Goddess Brigid and wanted to learn more about Her and how to serve her better.

My personal thoughts/opinions: This is a wonderful book to introduce yourself to the Goddess Brigid! I really learned a lot and got some great ideas on how to work her worship into my daily devotionals.

An interesting quote from the book: Can I quote the whole chapter on Fire? No? Well, here’s a good one:

"The tri-fold identity of Brigid is interdependent. Healing needs the power of fire to burn away impurities, artistic inspiration requires the beauty of the well or natural water. The third face of Brigid, alongside her images of pouring water or singing song, finds her pounding on a forge. This is Brigid the Smith. The smith needs water to temper the steel after it has been forged, but also needs the Bardic spirit to inspire the shape of the work to be done on the forge. Brigid is a guardian of each of these distinct areas, but perhaps her most important guardianship is in where they all meet.

Fire is pure. Air and water may become polluted and earth can become barren, but fire cannot be tainted and still exist. Its vulnerability is distinct from its elemental counterparts in that only fire can be extinguished in an instant, whereas the others cannot. For the Celts, fire was an immaterial, immortal mystery. Its presence was dangerous and yet vital to the technology that would launch and support their civilization. Fire demanded the same reverence of water and the and the arts and was yet another jurisdiction of Brigid.”

Weber, Courtney. Brigid: History, Mystery, and Magick of the Celtic Goddess (p. 74). Red Wheel Weiser. Kindle Edition.

All in all, would I recommend this book?: YES! A big yes! I’ve heard this was a great book and the reviews were right! I’m glad I have it!

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