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Summary: Great resource for the non-religious spellcaster
Review: As a non-religious spellcaster, this is the book for me. I picked it up about 10 years ago. It's all about personal power and how to use the craft to increase your own. It's not about the Craft as a religion. I found this a refreshing change from most books about the Craft, which emphasize the religiousity.Heartily recommended for the beginner!
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Summary: A wonderful guide to magic
Review: First of all, I'm thankful that there is a book which defines witchcraft in a very meta-physical way, getting rid of the hocus-pocus and mumbo-jumbo stuff, at least, giving a good shot at presenting the public with white witchcraft. Another thing impressive is that it does not deny the existence of evil spirits, unlike many Wiccans and Pagans who refused to believe so. Therefore, with this two strong points, Mr. Maning has written a very profound introductory guide to white witchcraft. I'm really thrilled the first time I got into the book, because it covers from everyday magic to protection guide, it never denies and its application, I can say is quite universal. I'm glad to know that Mr. Maning has such insight into witchcraft, which has turned out to be the craft of the ignorants these days if you as me. Peoplem, epspecially teenagers are jumping on the bandwagon, heading only to trouble themselves with true responsibilities, unable to be coped. White witchcraft is a healthy process and it helps progresses one's life, many testimonies where given in the book and all I can say is that if it works, why not? Another great thing about the book is the simplicity of the topic, not going in too deep, we can understand the mechanism of witchcraft. We can understand its usefulness and its importance in our every day lives. Supposedly if you're a hippy and just become a Wiccan for the fun of it, then you will never really understand the importance of the book. This is a great book to be shared. However, I do not agree with Mr. Manings manipulation of the Goddesses. He treats them as if they are energy mining pools or spiritual slaves, at least in hs very scietific discussion to please the atheists.
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Summary: White Witchcraft & Magic
Review: First of all; this author or his editors can not spell. 1. Throughout the book he referrs to Gob being the leader of the earth elementals. The name is Ghob. 2. Throughout this book he misspells frankinsence as "frankessence" Here are the errors I noticed in my cursory reading of this book. 1. He associates the Diamond as the birthstone for Aries. I happen to be a Taurus, and the Diamond is my birthstone. 2. He identifies Carnelian and Bloodstone as one and the same. This is NOT so. I happen to have both stones in my rock collection. I buy stones from a trusted lapidary. Bloodstone is a dark green stone with bright red dots. Bloodstone is a form of Jasper if memory serves. Carnelian is a translucent redish orange stone. Carnelian is a form of Agate if memory serves. I do not have the time to doccument this further at the time. 3. the author seems to think it is perfectly acceptable to use power to influence people against their will. As proof refer to chapter 6 pages 77-89 "How To Use Rituals And Spells To Attract And Hold A Lover", and chapter 11 pages 148-158. "How To Use Rituals To Gain power Over other People" Be EXTREMELY careful because what you send out does come back to you and it is not always pleasant. 4. This author inplies that followers of HUNA, and the Kahunas follow the black arts. This is NOT so! In Hawaiian "Kahuna" means "Keeper of the secret". There were MANY forms of Kahuna. Only the Kahuna 'ana 'ano, and the kahuna ho'opi'opi'po practised the black arts. The Kahuna la'au lapa'au used herbs to heal the sick, the kahuna kalai wa'a was an expert canoe builder, the kahuna nana uli predicted the weather. It saddens me to see an author with some implied expertise make such broad statements as this without even bothering to properly do research. Please E-Mail me if you have questions or comments about this review. Two Bears Wah doh Ogedoda (we give thanks Great Spirit)
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Summary: Wonderful Introduction to Working with Magic
Review: I got this book some 20 years ago and have experimented at a time with just about every single spell mentioned in that book. They have all worked beautifully - actually some have worked way better than I expected and they taught me some other lessons about the importance of mastering the control over one's thoughts and emotions, alongside with playing with power.
This is not really a Wiccan book. It is eclectic book and mixes deities from an assortment of traditions. It has nothing to do with any religion, merely with using different tools to help you focus your mind on your outcomes effectively, helping you to create outstanding results.
If you use it a lot, eventually, you will not need the external tools any more - but will be able to rely fully and completely on using the power of your mind alone. The book will help you to train your mind.
A note on the "spells" in this book. They are beautifully written as a rhyme. Now, 20 years later, I still remember them. Using a rhyme is very effective way to impress ideas upon your subconscious mind.
When I began using this book, I was experimenting with everything, just to see what happens. In those experiments I was repeating the "spells" verbatim as they are written, out of curiosity, and well, some things manifested in interesting ways, the wordings from those spells, even though I didn't really care to have them manifest. As you learn to write your own spells, you may incorporate the wording in them that you're certain you'd like to experience, because your subconscious mind has a tendency to accept everything literally, and then create it in your experience.
In any event, this book is bound to bring you many interesting experiences.
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Summary: Helping Yourself with White Witchcraft
Review: I have Been Practicing Wicca for about 40 Years. This Is the first Book I ever purchased on the subject of witchcraf in 1979. It has a very uniuque out look as it dosent spend its time being hung up on casting a circle ,It gives a very straight forward approach on how to create sacared space for protection and a simple alter. Then goes in to thee esentials of the craft and gives some very good basic rituals and spells. This is a must read for beginners in Wicca and Im thrilled its still in print.
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Summary: Helping Yourself With White Witchcraft
Review: I've been using this book as a basic uplifting, peaceful approach to magic for more than a decade and it has become my manual for spellcraft. I have not as of yet found one comprable to Manning's book as it is informative, easy to read and contains no negativity whatsoever. Blessed Be.
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Summary: Excellent information, silly format.
Review: This book has so much good information (and effective spells), it's hard to criticize its odd and irritating delivery. I could really do without testimonial after testimonial, and Manning's poetry is atrocious. But, if you are able to look past these points, his techniques and advice are valuable -- especially on the creation of thoughtforms. Definitely worth a read if you can stomach the style.
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Summary: Love it.
Review: This book is a simple & down-to-earth intro to witchcraft. I enjoy the casual writing style (if you're looking for a "polished" writing style, look elsewhere) and have used many of the techniques. They work!
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Summary: BEWARE!!!
Review: This book is excellent but the title is misleading.
There are spells that even invoke demons(Azazel).
It is white witchcraft for the most part.
The author is either unware of this or is dishonest.
Be very carefull using the spells in this book.
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Summary: The Fun, Safe side of Witchcraft
Review: This is an excellent book for people who are not very serious about Witchcraft or who are just new to the subject. Many people are ignorant when it comes to the subject of Witchcraft. All they want is their love or their money. If this is an accurate description of the person reading this review, then this book is for you. In this book Manning tells you how to safely cast spells, invoke Deities, and travel in the astral. Many people who attempt these things on their own get a lot more than what they bargained for. The prospective reader should note that there is a very good chance that the rituals in this book will fail for them. When you are not serious about something, things often do. However, it should also be stated that the more serious you the reader are, the better the chance of the rituals working. Their are some good ones in this book, including excellent ones to invoke Deities of love. The only problem with this book is there is nothing about the God and Goddess aspect of Witchcraft and it is not very religous. If you are new to Wicca, this is just another postive aspect of the book. If you are not, then this is a little bit insulting.
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