Astrology Magick: Love Yourself Using Magick. Align with the Wisdom of the Stars.

By Cormac McCarthy

Book Overview

Exploring all-new topics not covered in Natural Magick or Earth Magick, this stunning third instalment in 'The Witch of the Forest's Guide to...' series is a beginner's guide to astrology, and how to incorporate it into your magickal practice.

Astrology is a powerful tool for tuning into and better understanding yourself and others around you. Aligning your actions with the patterns and signs of the stars can bring you comfort and control in the 21st century, and empower you to really reflect on your present and future actions, and live your happiest life.

Whether you're new to witchcraft OR astrology, discover how to use simple witchcraft and astrology to boost your wellbeing, find self-love and acceptance, and harness the power of the stars and universe in your life as well as your craft.

Beautifully illustrated by Viki Lester, of @forensicsandflowers, this visually enchanting book will help you reconnect with the astrological bodies, rebalance your energies, and find spirital meaning in the universe.

Learn about: How to incorporate astrology into your witchcraft practice The different types of astrology (predictive, natal, karmic, and synastic) The 12 zodiac signs, 9 planets, and 12 astrological houses Your sun, moon, and rising sign How to calculate and read your birth chart What retrograde means and how to survive (and thrive!) when mercury is in retrograde Astrology and its relationship to the moon How to use astrology as part of your magickal and self-care practice ... and more!

Flip the book's jacket to find a blank birth chart that you can fill in to help chart your stars, and refer back to it as you progress through the book.

With recipes, rituals and tips and tricks taken from The Witch of the Forest's personal grimoire, learn how connecting with astrology can help soothe 21st century anxiety, and how you can use it as a tool for empowerment.

The Witch of the Forest's Guide to... series are a collection of guides to different areas of witchcraft, focusing on the relationship between magic, the natural world, and the self. Other titles available include Earth Magick and Natural Magick.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0711277184
• ISBN13: 9780711277182
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Ivy Group, The
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

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Not worth the time

If you want to be totally confused, this is the book for you. I consider myself a sophisticated enough reader but this book had me confused from the first page to the last. The only reason I had any idea what was going on was having read the back cover synopsis. I couldn't keep any of the characters straight from one paragraph to the next. I kept at it because it is my policy that if I make it past 10 pages, I am committed to finish the book. What a waste of time. I never did understand what happened to the characters in the book. Too wordy, descriptive prose which made no sense. Boring. Waste of time.

Point of Contrast

The Orchard Keeper is my third McCarthy book in the last two years. I've enjoyed all of them, probably for different reasons. I've read McCarthy's most recent, The Road, and now his first, The Orchard Keeper. The difference between the two books is astonishing. Both are excellent, but The Road is as stark as The Orchard Keeper is verbose. I commented that The Road was the perfect example of work economy. While I'm certain The Orchard Keeper reflects the same economy, it is filled with the adjectives, adverbs and descriptive prose that The Road lacks. I personally enjoyed The Road more than The Orchard Keeper. Because of that preference, I wanted to give The Orchard Keeper fewer 'stars,' but in the final analysis, it is as intense, maybe more so, and certainly as enjoyable as all other McCarthy offerings.

The Bones of a Lost America

This is certainly one of our great American novels, and it might be the best "first" novel written in our country in the past 100 years. In many respects the America McCarthy reveals in The Orchard Keeper is one our politicians and rich folks like to pretend never existed, that back-woods land of poor country people living hard-scrabble lives in the hills that many of our folks grew up in at the end of The Great Depression. Forget Faulkner, for God's sake. Cormac writes beautiful prose that actually makes sense, and his novels are peopled with characters who are as real as anyone you'll meet in your travels today. This is the real deal. And you'll always find something new and refreshing in this wonderful book, each time you go back to read it again.

Not too shabby to be McCarthy's first

THE ORCHARD KEEPER, Cormac McCarthy's first novel, explores the nature of new versus old ways of life. It's a novel on nature. It deals primarily with three men: John Wesley, a young man coming of age; Marion Sylder, a bootlegger; and Uncle Ather, a hilarious, elderly man who refuses to take any crap from anyone. While these three run into each other throughout the novel, they are also connected to each other in a way through which none of them are aware--through the death of Kenneth Rattner. McCarthy's novel appears to be more of a character analysis than a plot driven story. While a plot does exist, it is not incredibly strong nor prominent. It's more like a series of anecdotes. However, the character depth and symbolism found in the pages of this book are tremendously wonderful. It's definitely a book worth reading again in order to catch all of these symbols and meanings. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy analyzing works, not someone who is just looking for something pleasurable to read. It's definitely not like reading Harry Potter : ). For example, at the beginning of this work, the narrator jumps from person to person, telling part of each one's story with little or no signal of whom is being spoken of. You have to take your time to figure out who the narrator is talking about. This can be rather frustrating at first, so beware! However, if you can tolerate this writing style and don't expect much of a plot, the piece is rather enjoyable, filled with comic elements and brilliance.

Great bar, great dog, great old man...

Rich, biblical prose. Set in the South. The best bar in all literature, set in a Gap, leaning out over a gorge, swaying with the wild partiers in the storm...when the porch starts to give way.... Great old hound: I bet he beats Faulkner's. Great old man: stubborn as a mule, refusing to participate in anything he considers unworthy, unmanly, not right---give me liberty or give me death---it really doesn't go out of style, even though such an orientation might get you labeled as disturbed.

First Rate Work

Any reader of McCarthy's work knows that he views the human condition as one of substantial adversity, but not without redeeming value. His earlier work, set in Tennessee (including this) seem to have a more affecting quality. Something seems more "true", closer to home. These books evoke an emotional reaction to the characters. His later work set on the border, reflects a world of great natural beauty and incredible human savagery. I prefer the earlier works, although this may just be a matter of personal taste. This is a really fine book, as are most of the works of this excellent writer.