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Title: The Veil's Edge: Exploring the Boundaries of Magic by Willow Polson, M. Macha Nightmare ISBN: 0-8065-2352-2 Publisher: Citadel Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Veil's Edge, well worth reading!
Comment: I found this book to be well written, intrigueing and full of valuable ideas and perceptions. I have been a long time fan of M Macha Nightmare's writing. This is the first time I have read Willow Polson's work, but it certainly will not be the last.
The treatment of subject is sure to give new insights to anyone interested in the practice of the magickal arts. A mature and enciteful approach to mystical and spiritual matters.
A Great Read!
Rating: 4
Summary: Ready to take a dive?
Comment: One of my first knee jerk reactions to reading this book was, "YES! I am not insane! I am not the only one who's been seeing/sensing these things!" Many wiccans talk about "fantasy witches" in which they refer to folks who really see and do things like battle demons, and physically shape-shift, and literally traveling to other worlds. It sounds pretty unbelievable. And it is very daring and amazing when you start perceiving such things for yourself. But where do you draw the line between fantasy and reality? How do you know your not wishfully magicking things into your perception? That's where the good judgment and willpower you've been theoretically been training for years comes in.
There is an excellent chapter on magic and science, most notably quantum physics. I will admit, I don't know much about quantum physics, so maybe someone will have another opinion on how she approaches it. However, for me it was a good simple easy to understand opener to the topic, and I plan on looking into the bibliography that is provided in the book.
Another reaction was realizing how much trouble a book like this on the market could be. This is not a simple starting book. This is not something for a casual wiccan. This is not even necessarily about religion. It's witchcraft. There are no clear cookie cutter instructions for a reason. She does describe how to do some things, and if your really up to working with that kind of stuff then it's more than enough. This is only for once you know a wide variety of techniques very well and have done lots and lots and lots of energy work. Otherwise messing with such stuff can be downright dangerous possibly to yourself and others. Ripping holes in reality and guiding the dead are not things to poo poo at. I'm not even sure I would have the balls to play with some of this yet. And I know all the cautionary stuff sounds redundant, but there is reason for it.
There are some more topics I can think of along these lines she didn't cover. But it's, as far as I know, the only book so far to seriously dare to publish some of this kind of magic. To let people know what's possible, and what's out there. So if your interested, check it out. And don't be afraid to agree or disagree with how stuff works. You may learn something different from your triggered intuition.
Her introductions and style of making examples and analogies also made it a very fast fun read. She has interviewed and gotten advice from several other authors I respect and enjoyed reading in the past. Oh, and the small fact that she's a Bast person didn't sway me at all. :grin/wink:
Rating: 4
Summary: A great book, but I wish it went further
Comment: There is a sad dearth of books for advanced pagan audiences. This is the first book that I've heard of that addresses the topic of magick from a pagan perspective beyond the 101 level. I thought it was very well done. The theory of how magick works that Polson presents was interesting and believable, but the great strength of the book, in my opinion, lies in the step-by-step guides to exploring different advanced magical techniques.
I say advanced, but this is more of a 202 book than a seminar level work. I am very glad that it was published, and think it's a great first step (or next step?) but I wished that it went further. I am not a serious magician, and I did get some new ideas from the book, but I would've liked it to have been twice as long and covered two or three times as many topics. Sweat lodges, astral portals, and god-hosting are great, and they're definitely not beginner topics. Polson covers them in depth. But what about interacting with non-deity spirits, healing, and creating magickal objects? Most of those topics were mentioned in passing but could easily have gotten their own chapters, and these are just examples. An additional second-to-last chapter talking about further boundaries for the experienced and enterprising magician to push and expand would have been very welcome, at the least.
Nonetheless, this book is an important contribution to the body of accessible neo-pagan material, and I'm awfully glad to have read it. Thanks, Ms. Polson!
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Title: The Elements of Ritual: Air, Fire, Water & Earth in the Wiccan Circle by Deborah Lipp ISBN: 073870301X Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Circle Within: Creating a Wiccan Spiritual Tradition by Dianne Sylvan ISBN: 0738703486 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Deepening Witchcraft: Advancing Skills and Knowledge by Grey Cat ISBN: 1550224956 Publisher: ECW Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Advanced Witchcraft: Go Deeper, Reach Further, Fly Higher by Edain McCoy ISBN: 0738705136 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Wicca 333: Advanced Topics in Wiccan Belief by Kaatryn MacMorgan ISBN: 0595271707 Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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