Review: Great for exploring witch/which path to follow!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 16, 2012
Keira Flynn offers a simple yet very informative primer for the person wanting to embark on a journey through witchcraft. Careful to illustrate that witchcraft is not about evil works and deeds, she begins the book with a history that describes the spiritual roots of what we now know as "the witch." Being familiar with other religions, I was intrigued by the similarities between the path of a witch and commonalities of other spiritual paths. Virtuous concepts such as honor, reverence, beauty, and compassion run deep within Buddhism, Hinduism, Baha'i, Judaism, Islam, and even Christianity. This review is not for the purpose of evaluating the theology behind Flynn's book, but only to provide an assessment that her arguments are well-spoken and come from a foundation of deep spirituality, not just to promote casting spells about willy-nilly. Flynn strongly advises that a witch should be spiritually grounded and seek first to connect and nurture life-giving elements. She further explains in the rest of the book literally how to be a witch. Reading this feels something like having walked into a secret initiation process in some clandestine society and becoming privy to their most closely guarded secrets. Obviously, there is much more to becoming a practicing witch than just what is in this book. Though this isn't for my own spiritual journey, it is, however, enough to familiarize a newcomer to this path to the point of deciding whether this may be for you. Even with the inclusion of spells in this work, Flynn makes it clear that most witches practice and learn in conjunction with others. It is a very refreshing and informative read for anyone curious about becoming a witch.