Brekke K. (sfvamp) -
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Unless you are a cookie-cutter pagan in love with ritual and just starting out with absolutely no idea what paganism is in it's most minimalist form then you should avoid this book. Somewhere (I can't remember where since I returned my copy to Borders) this book says it is for the well-read pagan. No, it isn't. More like the barely reads or has an opinion set. This is so dumbed down and basic that it makes my head hurt from the inanity of it. I'm really disappointed in Llewellyn whom I go to for my calendars and other witchy stuff. There are two articles devoted to how paganism borrowed from Christianity but, really, one gets more fact and 'history' from reading The Davinci Code! The article on vegetarianism is just as trite. I just can't stand articles that are more filler than substance. No, if you are a well-read pagan (or well-read person of any denomination) then you will be truly bored by this book. I recommend the 2011 Magical Almanac or the Sabbats Almanac instead because they at least tell you something new and don't treat you like a dumb***.
Danielle M. (mommahalo) reviewed Llewellyn's 2011 Witches' Companion: An Almanac for Everyday Living (Annuals - Witches' Companion) on + 24 more book reviews
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Thought provoking book with a myriad of articles on the craft. This book in my humble opinion has been one of their best. Touching on sore subjects and even some that I have had questions about myself. Many people knew that Wicca came after Christianity but still had its pagan roots. The book explained that when people finally were able to go back to Paganism that they just didn't have all the pieces to the puzzle. And what pieces they didn't have they filled in with their Christian upbringing. It did make a lot of sense on a logical point of view. I felt like this book was geared towards me and helped me through a lot of life's questions that I just couldn't get answers to. And no one else could answer them. I like logic and I felt like this book met my needs. Then if this book couldn't get any better it has great tips on how to get through certain situations. This has been one pagan book that I just couldn't put down. It has helped me to understand myself as a pagan. I highly recommend this book. And I don't normally say that to all Pagan books. Sorry PBS's I am not giving up my copy... it is just that good.
