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| Moon Magick: Myth & Magic, Crafts & Recipes, Rituals & Spells (Llewellyn's Practical Magick) | 
 enlarge | Author: D.j. Conway
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 123812
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 1567181678
Dewey Decimal Number: 133.43
EAN: 9781567181678
ASIN: 1567181678
Publication Date: September 1, 2002
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 Written for the Northern Hemisphere July 17, 2008
I wish I had known that this book was written for the Northern Hemisphere before I bought it. It was disappointing to read chapters, only to realise that the seasons etc were reversed.
For eg: June holds information on the Summer Solstice, yet in Australia, we are experiencing the Winter Solstice. In July there is a ritual called a Call for Rain. In Australia it's the middle of Winter, we don't exactly need to call for rain (with the exception of the drought ridden areas who would probably appreciate it).
Just things like that all through the book. Yeah, yeah, I know - I can go through and write in the correct dates etc but, for the $35.00 the book cost me, I would prefer to have had the correct dates there already. If I had known it was written only for the Northern Hemisphere I wouldn't have bought the book.
 Terrible April 15, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I think that this is a terrible book. At first i found it helpful, but after really reading through the information provided i realized that a lot of her information that she gives is wrong. For example, Amazons are from Greece and not from Asia and Crossroads are generally associated with Hecate and not with Artemis. I would not recommend this book to anyone! It gives too much wrong information. The recipes can be good though, that was the one thing about it, of course they don't really correspond with the moons. If you are looking for a good book on this subject, look elsewhere!
 Moonstruck about Moon Magick + March 27, 2008
I first read Conway's celtic book,and wasn't too impressed by it.It seemed childish and a real light-weight.I felt that this book might have more to say,being close to three hundred pages long.I was elated after reading this.It's packed with so much real good information about the mythology and folklore, surrounding the Moon. Not just our common European lunar folk-beliefs,yet many other cultures around the world and in history.The spells,herbs and meditations are helpful and worthwhile.The recipes and beverages seem like a useful idea for enhancing your next ritual.In Norse paganism,the Vikings saw the Moon as female and Sun as male.However,the Druids and the Egyptians saw the Sun as the feminine warm Lady and the Moon as the steadfast dour Lord.Julius Caesar ,in his quest to conquer the British Isles,noticed that the Druids honored the full moon,in mass ritual gatherings. Caesar surmised that an attack would assure a quick surrender ,capturing the celtic Druids off guard.Caesar's navy augustly launched out from Land's End,and up the coast. The full moon brought high tides and perchance some gale storms.As fate would have it,Caesar was swamped by such a tempest storm.Setting back his plans,for a while anyway.The Druids were augurers,mystics,doctors,scholars,and lunatics (ones who honored the cycles of the Moon).But,not skilled warriors and the Roman pagans were polemic.And the Druids fell to the organised Roman armies.-I found this book both enlightening and educational.Whether real or imagined,it cannot be disputed,that the Moon has influenced and shaped our human history and our pondering pensive psyche,about our spiritual connection to the natural world .
 Somewhat lacking, but not bad for beginners. November 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Moon Magick was not the huge disappointment I expected it to be. It does give decent rituals (although Conway should emphasize that a rapport should be established with any deity before they are called into ritual, and significant research conducted as well.) I found the recipies to be not at all to my taste, and her moon lore sections were mildly pointless. I can't say anything to the accuracy of the festival dates she gives for other cultures. But please do your own research regarding her mythology. And please make sure that all rituals you perform are done in a "proper" environment, as she does not describe that well. This book is not heavy reading at all, so if that's what you're looking for, do NOT look here. Not a bad book, but try and get it on sale.
What would you expect from Llewellyn & Conway?? July 25, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I can't speak as to the general accuracy of the majority of the contents of this book, but I can tell you that specifically in the case of Conway's entry for Freyja she informs us that one of her alternate names, Syr, means "seer." A simply Wikipedia search can tell you it means "sow." In addition, she erroneously claims Freyja was in charge of the Valkyries. With simple facts such as these not checked by the author or the editors and publisher, why would you trust anything else in the book? If you're a serious student of Wicca I suggest you don't even bother.
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