📝 Spells8 Book Club XXXII - Readers' Reviews

[BryWisteria]

This Readers’ Review has closed- please go to Activities to find and join the current session and current Readers’ Review post. You can also view all book club reviews in the Book Review Collection

Wishing a very warm welcome to all of the Witchy Readers!

The latest reading period for Book Club [Oct 6 - Nov 3] has now ended - thank you to everyone who joined in!

Members & Their Books This Reading Period:

• Llewellyn’s Little Book of Halloween by Mickie Mueller
  @Amethyst

• The Complete book of demonolatry by S Connolly
  @tracyS

• The Complete Guide To Astrology: Understanding Yourself, Your Signs, and Your Birth Chart by Louise Edington
  @Eliza_01

• Draugadróttinn: Lord of the Undead by N.D. Blackwood
  @starborn

• Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth by Benebell Wen
  @BrightBear

• Witchcraft Unchained by Craig Spencer
  @MeganB

• Betwixt & Between: Exploring the Faery Tradition of Witchcraft by Storm Faerywolf
  @Jewitch

• Honoring Your Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestral Veneration by Mallorie Vaudoise
  @starborn
  @Sivonnah

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

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Time to share your thoughts with your coven!

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

• If you loved your book and think everyone should read it- awesome! Talk about your favorite points or something you learned.
• If you didn’t connect with the book- consider explaining why it wasn’t for you.
• 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

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

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

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

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

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!

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Deadlines and Dates

You have 5 weeks to share your thoughts and discuss (until the next Readers’ Review Post appears in the forum!)

Deadline for Reviews for this Session: Friday, December 8th

While you have plenty of time for reviews, know that the next reading period will begin in one week:

The Next Reading Session will Begin: Friday, November 10th

On this day a post will appear where you can announce your next book (or continue with your current reading!).

Until then, 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

Thanks again for joining in and being a part of Book Club! I am so excited to read your thoughts and learn more about the book you spent time with

Blessed be!

[MeganB]

I’ve barely made it through two chapters of my book - and honestly, I’m probably not going to make it much further anytime soon but it’s there waiting for me!!

@Jewitch

“I want to find a specific tradition and actually join a community of that tradition – I’m tired of just reading books.”

I get like this, too! I’ve looked into joining OBOD and ADF, but it’s a bit out of my current price range. Hopefully, I will be able to join in the future, though. I know ADF has a free section of being a Hearthkeeper. I may do that!

In any case, I hope you enjoy the classes and that it’s everything you’re looking for!

[Jewitch]

I’ll have to look into OBOD and ADF too! Both of them keep popping up in my studies, so that must be a sign!

[Wysteria_Norn]

BRW is an awesome tradition that blends Sacred Fires, Faery and others. The community is also extremely warm & welcoming. The courses are extensive, and combine several other traditions with their own unique rituals as well.
Another one you may want to think about later, if you haven’t already & it’s within budget, is Penczak’s Temple of Witchcraft. They have scholarships & will work with your budget too.
The Spells8 coven is, without question, outstanding and unique in that it’s a heterogenous coven. Few of us practice the exact same & are welcomed each to their own.
It’s vital, I think, to continue learning and growing in your magickal practice so that it’s fresh, dynamic and exhilarating!
Great good luck to you! I bet you’ll love it

[Jewitch]

I love it here because everyone has such different points of view — I can’t imagine where I’d be spiritually if I hadn’t found this coven

I’ve been looking into the Temple of Witchcraft too — I have book for the first level of TOWC and started reading it and so far it’s resonated with me too — I think because even though it’s Wicca-leaning, it still feels “non-denominational” enough that it sits better with me than some Wicca stuff does (not that I have anything against Wicca — I just don’t “vibe” with it as kids say these days haha)

[Eliza_01]

Wonderful way of looking at Halloween, love the quote!

[Amethyst]

I loved that quote too! Halloween can bring us all together as long as we’re not stupid about costume choices. LOL!

[Sivonnah]

I finished my book. I’m just ytrying to get my thoughts together. I haven’t been sleeping well for quite some time and my brain is mush

[Amethyst]

Hopefully, you can get some rest soon. No worries, there’s no rush.

[Susurrus]

@Eliza_01 so interesting that you read this book also! We actually have a thread about this book from a previous book club where several of us had read it at the same time…

→ The Complete Guide to Astrology by Louise Edington

This thread may interest you too from others that have read it in the past!

[Eliza_01]

This book was recommended to me by you last year, I finally got to reading it. Very cool, I read through the reviews. Thank you for sharing the link to these reviews on the same book!

[Susurrus]

@Eliza_01 I thought so when I saw the cover I’m so glad you liked it! I linked the reviews so you could see the what myself & others had thought too. I hope you have a great day!