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The Book Of English Magic (2009)

by Philip Carr-Gomm(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1848540337 (ISBN13: 9781848540330)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

John Murray

review 1: An entertaining and informative, if flawed, read. The structure was what impressed me most. The author provides us with a history drawn from the mystery that is the early magickal traditions of England. It is just one possible history, of course. With this we have selective fictional and 'factual' bibliographies and some gentle explorative activities to give one a sense of the content explored, for example finding the celestial influences in ones own astrological chart (if you are into that sort if thing). Most of all I enjoyed the travel guide approach to sacred sites which served me well this year by providing a different layer to my exploration of Cornwall.
review 2: Not sure who the audience is for this book. Serious practitioners will find it all a bit sup... moreerficial and scatter-shot, curious skeptics will find it equally frustrating. It is poorly edited as well. The activities sections struck me as humorous-- as if they were written for children or perhaps it was going for some kind of Martha-Stewart style occult advice? I wish I could recommend this book, but I really can't. less

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