Basic Witches

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Capitalizing on the rising trend of hipster witchcraft, BASIC WITCHES is a lighthearted and empowering book of spells and lifestyle tips for feisty millennial women.In Basic Witches, readers will discover how to tap into their inner sorceress and channel the dark arts for everything from cluttered apartments to dating disasters Want to enhance your attractiveness Pick the right power color of eyeshadow and project otherworldly glamour Need to exorcise a toxic friendship Say the right symbolic curse and banish it from your life Need to boost your self confidence Whip up a tasty herbal potion to strengthen your inner resolve Plus historical and pop culture sidebars that situate the new witchcraft trend within a broader context With humor, heart, and a hip modern sensibility, journalists Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman dispense witchy wisdom for the curious, the cynical, and anyone who could use a magical boost to get through the day This ain t your grandma s grimoire Best Read [ Basic Witches ] Author [ Jaya Saxena ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr You know, I originally had a very long, angry review posted for this book, however I deleted it I tossed and turned at night because of this book I woke up in a cold sweat, my nightmares filled with images of Killstar esque Tumblr witches sporting Ray Bans and purple lipstick and shirts that say Fuck the patriarchy I took some chill pills, waited a few weeks, and have since decided to re write my review.I don t like this book Why 1 It s deceptive If your book is called Basic Witches How You know, I originally had a very long, angry review poste...I received this book for free from the publisher Quirk Books in exchange for an honest review I give this book 4.5 stars which rounds up to 5 I ve been wanting to read this book for the longest time I ve been very interested in witches and witchcraft since I read the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and watched the Craft and the Love Witch I really recommend this movie if you haven t already seen it Please be advised that this book doesn t feature real witchcraft that Wiccans would use, I received this book for free from the publisher Quirk Books in exchange for an honest review I give this book 4.5 stars which rounds up to 5 I ve been wanting to read this book for the longest time I ve been very interested in witches and witchcraft since I read the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and watched the Craft and the Love Witch I really recommend this movie if you haven t already seen it...I was really excited about this ARC until pages 49 52, where the authors deadass suggest that if you re not a man or just not feminine at all but want to be witchy you should dress in your power colors verbatim Power colors , find a nicely scented cologne to wear, and do an anti femininity spell where you literally keep a tube of lipstick under your pillow for 3 days.I m sorry.I can t That s bullshit if I ever heard it and I couldn t keep reading after that It s like they didn t even try t I was really excited about this ARC until pages 49 52, where the authors deadass suggest that if you re not a man or just not feminine at all but want to be witchy you should dress in your power colors verbatim Power colors , find a nicely scented cologne to wear, and do an anti femininity spell where you literally keep a tube of lipstick under your pillow for 3 days.I m sorry...5 Words Magic, well being, feminism, empowerment, humour.I loved this.THIS BOOK IS NOT FORWITCHESIt is definitely for those not well versed in anything wiccan or occult It is a self help book for the millenial gen z er that needs a little spirituality in their life It goes over ways to empower yourself, through day to day life, and with little charms While it is inclusive of non binary and masculine genders, you can tell that this book was written by two women Most anecdotes and problems are femme centered, which I don t think is a bad thing, just something t THIS BOOK IS NOT FORWITCHESIt is definitely for those not well versed in anything wiccan or occult It is a self help book for the millenial gen z er that needs a little spirituality in their life It goes over ways to empower yourself, through day to day life, and with little charms While it is inclusiv...It s a mix of positive affirmations, feminism, and very loose ties to witchcraft and rituals The authors make it clear in the first couple chapters that they re not spiritually wiccan, nor are they pagans practicing witchcraft Maybe it is because I m studyi...5 stars for the lovely illustrations Otherwise, I think this is maybe meant for teens, so I m not the ideal audience And it s not exactly serious witchcraft it slike a five minute guide on how to use charms in positive visualization, play with tea leav...Ok let me start by saying I have been studying and learning witchcraft foryears then I care to say This book is a joke to anyone who is even the least bit schooled in the real thing On top of that if you take this as your first book and try some of the junk in this book you can and will be opening yourself to some not so fun things in your life The book does not give any warnings on how some spells can turn on you so to speak Also there is not enough information given in the book to ma Ok let me start by saying I have been studying and learning witchcraft foryears then I care to say This book is a joke to anyone ...this was so cute and aesthetic tbh i might buy my own copy of this but big thanks to tessa for lending me her copyFirst, let me say that this is definitely not the type of book I would normally read It s actually probably the type that I wouldn t even think of picking up But anything witches always intrigues me I also remember being a kid and thinking I could put a spell on anyone I tried They never worked Ha This book gives a little history on witches and then is riddled with rituals and spells to cast the negative out of your life and work on the positive Which is basically taking out anything tox First, let me say that this is definitely not the type of book I would normally read It s actually probably t...

Basic Witches
  • 05 July 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 208 pages
  • 1594749779
  • Jaya Saxena
  • Basic Witches