The Modern Guide to Witchcraft: Your Complete Guide to Witches, Covens, and Spells

This book (and the others in the series) is what I recommend to people who are asking where to start. This book is plain and simple as well as easy to follow and learn.1) people who are saying it’s “childish” or “for teens”, no, those people have probably been in the craft long enough to think this. Therefore, they think it’s childish because they are forgetting what it’s like to be brand new in the craft2) people who are showing their pages being “damaged “…the pages are NOT damaged. They are meant to look and feel like old parchment paper that would be found in old journals. It gives the book an ancient, witchy feel. All the books in this series are like this

My favorite book on Witchcraft! Very good read and super informative. Definitely would recommend to anyone wanting to expand their knowledge on Witchcraft and Magick.

Before I really get into it, I would say that had I read this book FIRST I probably would have enjoyed it's light heartedness. BUT I read Green Witchcraft: Folk Magic., Fairy Lore & Herb Craft by Ann Moura prior to Skye Alexander's Modern Guide to Witchcraft. Green Witchcraft was written in the early/mid 90's as apposed to MGtW in 2014. This difference really shows, in that in Skye Alexander's book you can really tell that she is directing it to the tweens who might dabble with a Ouija Board or do Tarot cards for fun, I say this because she uses the Craft almost as a gimmick with saying's like, "Looking for an enchanted love potion? ... the Modern Guide to Witchcraft helps you harness your inner power so you can shape your destiny" and almost ALWAYS puts an emphasis on using the Craft for love. She does give good information regarding some topics, but I will say that other older books on Witchcraft and Wicca go into much more detail, more unbiased history, and lay it out in a way that allows the reader to come to their own conclusions without placing weird sales pitches like, "Change your life today! We'll help you make love potions and charms!" It honestly feels like a Kaboom commercial in some excerpts. I also strongly disagree with the fact that she uses it in order to "change destiny"...this is not what Witchcraft is for, we do not do spells and think that everything in life will be perfect because we did a spell to make this so. Being a witch is understanding the universal energies, respecting them and asking them for guidance and help in your life. You cannot control the outcome, only your actions.For a younger audience, this book is okay. It doesn't make the book feel so non-fictional, and that holds great appeal for teens or even young adults who don't like to feel like they're reading a textbook (though I don't really understand these people, like that's weird who doesn't like to learn). But me, personally, as a 25 year old woman GENUINELY interested in learning all about Witchcraft, I did not find this book useful and found it more full of fluff than substance. Maybe it wouldn't have been this way had I not read Ann Moura or Scott Cunningham's books prior, but who knows. I would have come to this conclusion regardless being that I will read more than one book on a subject in order to grasp all standpoints on it.If you are serious, genuine, mature and wanting to learn about Wicca/Witchcraft this book is not for you. There are other "modern" guides to witchcraft/tarot/divination books I have read also besides this one, and the same goes for them. They are weird, and make me feel like I'm listening to a desperate sales person. From my own findings, the older books from elder witches/magicians/herbalists are truly where your money is best spent.Mad respect to Skye Alexander for reaching out to a younger audience, though. Hopefully the young witches who pick up this book will use this as a stepping stone towards a greater foundation of knowledge to witchcraft and Wicca. Much love & blessed be, fellow witches xoxo

The book came damaged, however, I've contacted the seller and he was very nice to give me a full refund! :) The shipping was super fast as well. Can't wait to read the book! :)

My interest was recently peaked about witches and witchcraft. I have spent the past five years soul searching and digging deep into my life's purpose when I stumbled upon the idea of witch craft. I had already purchased crystals and love essential oils from working with my chakras and energy body but other than that, I knew nothing about witchcraft or being a witch. But I really felt drawn to the idea so I decided to do some research. This was the first book that resonated with me so I purchased it. I couldn't be happier with my choice. It gave the perfect overview of the major aspects of witchcraft. Simply written so that anyone can understand-- even a complete newbie like me. It has inspired me to continue on this witchcraft journey .

Bought for a friend and she absolutely loves this book.

I will not bother going through the details of every topic this book addresses. I am a late reviewer and several of the other reviews handle that issue quite well, so there is no need to rehash the table of contents. Instead, I am going to write about what I think makes this book stand out from all the other 101-ish sorts of books out there. And here it is: this book is about Witchcraft, not only Wicca.In my experience, most of the 101 level books on the market presume the reader is interested in exploring only the Wiccan path. But of course, that is not necessarily so. This book does not make that presumption, and takes the time to explain (albeit at a pretty high level) that there are other choices out there. It does not bash Wicca in the slightest, mind you - it just presents the idea that there are other options.The other thing that I really like is that there are not a ton of spells in this book - only a few 'starter spells' in the very back of the book (there is another spellbook sold under a separate cover, however, by the same author to complete the 'series'). This is a reasonably thick book, but the focus is on learning the 'what' and 'whys' of things, which is very important at that level. This book does not have a newcomer running around casting spells (that probably would not work) without a proper introduction. And I like that. Witchcraft is not something that should be approached using a Quick Start Guide. It must be respected...and this book accords it the proper amount of respect.

This book just wow! I’ve never been so fascinated to read even tho i have a very short attention span. This book immediately draws you in, its very easy to read and super informative. Teaches about things regular people don’t realize and helps you understand witchcraft and why we do it. Obviously this is just one book, i recommend reading more than 1 author to fully understand witchcraft.

I Loved this book, now I want to get the others of the collection. Every chapter was so easy to understand and gave clear explanation step my step on every different topic.

O design deste livro é simplesmente incrível! Diagramação muito bem feita, capa linda, folhas também. Só por isso, o livro já ganha pontos.Ainda, o conteúdo abordado é muito bom e de fácil entendimento, mesmo sendo em inglês. É um ótimo livro com o "basicão" da bruxaria, o que o faz perfeito para iniciantes! Para quem já tem maior conhecimento sobre o assunto, como ocorreu comigo, não traz coisas tãão novas, mas ainda assim contém informações muito legais e os capítulos com feitiços são bastante criativos.Foi uma maravilhosa adição à coleção!

It was just as described, I'm yet to read it but I'm very keen to start it!

É um livro bacana, eu não recomendaria para quem quer estudar bruxaria em geral já que basicamente ele é um livro wiccano, mas tem informações que podem ser usadas por quem não é da wicca também, é so saber filtrar essas informações.

El libro me llegó sin plástico protector y dañado de la pasta, con polvo, como si lo usaran como libro de exhibición. La pasta está algo maltratada.