Kris Bradley

From Lilac Wolf and Stuff

I'm so excited to write this review. I've been following Kris Bradley's blog Confessions of a Pagan Soccer Mom for a few years now, and also on Facebook. She's a thoughtful witch with so many well written articles out there in the cyber-world. I was so happy for her when she got this book deal, and after sitting down with my copy, I know she deserved it.

It's full of information that is written with a conversational tone. It makes it a fast and easy read. I went through the book in one sitting. Granted, I didn't scrutinize every bit, but I didn't miss much either. This is a keeper! The herbs and deity information she includes is priceless. I love cooking, and she encourages us to be mindful of the herbs we use to include a little magic in our everyday. I enjoyed going room to room and looking through all her ideas to add spirituality to every space in your home. I also enjoyed the family hearth and altar. Recognizing that most families don't have a fireplace anymore, she gives ideas to build your own hearth. This book lit a fire under me, and I have loads of ideas I now want to try in my own home.

I fully recommend this book to both new and experienced pagans. Going through this book, I felt the old flame I found reading Silver Ravenwolf and Scott Cunningham.… (més)

This is a concise guide to domestic witchery, covering the basics in six chapters and three appendices. Mrs. B skips the fundamentals of witchcraft, assuming that the reader is already familiar with them. I think this book would be a bit confusing for an absolute beginner, mostly because the beginner might wonder why you'd do this sort of thing. But for a reader who already knows the basics of magic and ritual, this book is filled with helpful information: a list of domestic deities, magical recipes using everyday herbs and foods, a guide to the magical and culinary uses of many kitchen staples, and appendices of correspondences. Other books offer lists of correspondences and magical recipes, so someone who has these already may not need this particular book. However, my favorite chapters were the ones that may be unique to this book: making each room of your home magical, how to relate the elements to the home, and (my favorite of the favorites) simple sabbat rituals for solitary and small group use. This would be a good book for someone interested in learning how to make their "generic" witchcraft specifically domestic.… (més)