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[shamanflavio]

Health balancing ritual performed for: C, S, R, E & F. There are miraculous results in prayer. It increases with ritualistic hand gestures, breath work, chanting, etc. #magicalhealing #miraculoushealing #shamanichealers #ancienthealingarts #fourwinds #naturalremedies #powerofprayers #pachacuti #hampui #shamanflavio www.HealerShaman.com (at Healershaman.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRwi1I7LH7s/?utm_medium=tumblr

[willowofthehearth]

Magical Healing - Hexe Claire

I was given an advance copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

Y’all... hold onto your grimoires... it’s a witchcraft/magic book I didn’t hate! LE GASP! I’m picky, and while that might mean they stop sending me books to review, I don’t intend to stop being picky, lol.

I was really excited to get a copy of this book. Much of modern “mainstream” magic is appropriated from other cultures, so it was refreshing to see a book that promised to talk about folk magic in Europe.

As a whole, I really enjoyed this book. The author’s writing style is very personable, there are lots of footnotes so that a person could dig deeper on certain sections if they so desired.

Her section on “healthy living” is honestly what sold me on the book. There’s no food shame here, no guilt. Instead there’s a balance between encouraging people to live in a healthful way... and acknowledging that “health” has become a religion. What is considered healthy now was warned against a decade ago, etc. It’s a refreshingly grounded approach that makes me more inclined to listen to what she has to say.

There are several great ideas for connecting with deities. And while I didn’t overly connect to the section on written spells (I think perhaps they lost something in translation to English) I did really like the section on plant magic. 

That section includes a mix of cooking with the herbs and magic uses. It’s definitely a reference I’ll be turning back to!

It’s hard to review the book in any way except to just say, you’re probably going to want to read it. I don’t know that I will purse magical healing myself, but there’s value here that goes beyond that. And a lot of the techniques and practices go beyond the “woo woo” of the “supernatural healer” and can be used as a basis for intent spells to better oneself!

I do have two gripes. There’s an overall impression of “oneness” in her thinking. A sense that everything is the same with different faces... which I agree and don’t agree with. It’s not a big issue, the book is certainly informative even without that.

But I think it does lead into the next bit. There are a few small sections where she discusses deities in particular from closed religions/practices. And her reasoning seems to be A) they’re all different faces of the same thing and B) people have migrated around the world to such an extent that the culture lines have blurred.

It is what it is, I’m aware from conversations with pagans in Europe that the issues of cultural appropriation are not talked about there as much as they are here. It doesn’t excuse it, and I certainly wouldn’t use that as justification for including those deities or practices. But I hope it explains why I’m not roasting the entire book for that... By and large, the content in the book is rooted in old German/European folk magic practices.

Verdict 4/5: It’s probably a book you won’t be sad to have on your shelf as a resource. But if the warning about the few issues with appropriation concerns you, maybe check it out of the library first! If you like it, it’s definitely a reference book you’ll want to come back to.

[whittierhealer]

Had a healing today from one of many mentors, so powerful, I feel so much peace and it reminds of the work I do for others. I love being a spiritual healer!❤️ #loveyourself #emotionalrelease #magicalhealing #god #forgiveness #spirituality #spiritual #shamanism

[upstartcrow1564]

How much of your life do you credit to the magical? There are forces in this world that are helping you live your life, elemental beings and powers that are unseen but perhaps felt in some sort of subconscious way. If it's more conscious for you, this awareness, this draw is a validation that you are not imagining things or fooling yourself. Your healing is something that is important to Forces other than just you. Keep going. Keep moving. Keep creating even if you can't see the finished product. Trust yourself and your intuition, and let those mental hamsters run in their little mental worry-wheels without engaging them too much. They're going to spin whether you're worried about them or not, so try putting your energy into something else, something creative and fulfilling. Lean on your family of blood or affinity. Let them lift you up. #tarot #oracle #runes #charms #divination #divinersofinstagram #maattarot #themusesdarling #witchesofinstagram #magicalhealing

[quimbysbookstorenyc-blog]

Informative new zine on self care. Just arrived today. #jojosherrow #magicalhealing #zine @quimbysbookstorenyc #brooklynbookstore #independentbookstore #zinestore (at Quimby's Bookstore NYC)