Mind-Body-Spirit Books
Witchcraft as a way of life is explored in a series from Sterling Ethos (see “MBS
Publishers on the Power of Series,” p. 35). The Witch’s Way by Shawn Robbins and
Leanna Greenaway (Oct.), part of the publisher’s Modern Day Witch series, is an
illustrated guide to such concepts and practices as nature magic and divination, hedge
witches and druids, and working with spirit guides, angels, goddesses, and gods to
cast spells and tap the psychic power of plants. Robbins is the author of The Good Witch;
she and Greenaway coauthored Wiccapedia and Simply Tarot.
Also from Sterling’s Modern Day Witch series is The Crystal Witch (Nov.), coau-
thored by Robbins and Greenaway, a guide to using crystals in magical practice, with
an A to Z list of the most commonly used crystals and their properties; spells for
everything from healing to protection to divination; information on crystal circles,
wands, and sabbats; and instructions for choosing stones and charging them with
spiritual energy.
Another book in the series, Wiccan Kitchen by Lisa Chamberlain (Apr. 2020),
includes recipes for dishes such as magical fortification vegetarian soup, lucky money
stir-fry, and a tropical love smoothie, as well as dishes to celebrate sabbats and Wiccan
holidays throughout the year. Chamberlain is the author or coauthor of more than
20 books on Wicca and magic, including Wicca Book of Spells, Wicca for Beginners, and
Wicca Herbal Magic.
Arin Murphy-Hiscock digs into the roots of Wiccan praxis in
Wicca: A Modern Practitioner’s Guide (Adams Media, Aug.). She
explains its traditions, beliefs, and rituals, writing, “To live
Wicca means living in awareness, in peace, in balance, and in
harmony. It means living with the goal of every action contrib-
uting positively, and every situation teaching you some-
thing.... Wicca is power: personal power, willpower, and spiri-
tual power.” Murphy-Hiscock is the author of The Way of the
Green Witch, Pagan Pregnancy, and Solitary Wicca for Life.
The Ultimate Guide to Witchcraft: A Modern-Day Guide to
Making Magick by Anjou Kiernan and Marysia Miernowska
(Fair Winds, Jan. 2020) is a beginner’s guide to such practices
as communing with the dead, using amulets for protection,
building a magical apothecary, and curating a crystal collec-
tion—all designed to harness the power of the moon, the
elements, and the seasons. Kiernan is the hedge witch and
herbal alchemist who owns Light of Anjou, a witchery shop
and virtual sacred space for magic and mysticism in Maine.
Amanda Yates Garcia writes her personal account of
embracing witchcraft in Initiated: Memoir of a Witch (Grand
Central, Oct.). Garcia transcended poverty and sex work to
find power and independence through witchcraft. “We
become witches the moment we realize we are not at the
mercy of the patriarchal world,” she writes, noting that “the
moment you stop seeing yourself as a supplicant and
start seeing yourself as a participant, a coconspirator, an
agent, that shift marks the moment you become a
witch.”
In the book, Garcia weaves elements of mythology and
tales of magical women throughout history with the story
of her own life. She is a writer, artist, and professional
witch; her work has been featured in Glamour, Goop, LA
Weekly, the London Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Time
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