Book Review: Of Blood and Bones
This book was recommended to me on Tiktok was a creator i love (Spirituali.tea) as a good "intermediate witch" book. It does not cover the very bases but instead assume you already have a good handle on the most basics things, but introduces well the darker aspect of witchcraft, in theory and in practice. That is I think the best point of this book. Many beginner witches are warned not to touch hexing, binding, blood magic, bone magic, death magic etc without knowing how or why. This book offers a great perspective on the theory of all those things, how and why they could be used, what benefits they provide, or at the very least what the knowledge of them is good for even if you dont practice any of it. The practical spells all offer potential swaps, for things you might not want to use like meat, blood, bones or human fluids. I haven't done any of them, but i did get inspired by some to make my own banishment warning oil and war water. This is overall a pretty good book for someone interested in the darker side of witchcraft. If you only want to learn about it and not practice it regularly though, i recommend borrowing it from a lbrary or a friend. It was to me more of an interesting one time read rather than a practice staple, but someone who want to go more in depth with dark moon magic or blood/bone magic might want to keep it nearby for a while.
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