5 stars - I loved it!

The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Natural Magick is a wonderful introduction to harnessing your inner magick. Whether you are in the broom closet or out-and-proud, Lindsay Squire has provided a wonderful and informative guide to the beginner aspects of magic that will allow you to succeed and thrive.

This is a wonderfully informative and easy to read book. This book covers a wide array of topics including herbs, candles, moon magic, rituals, sigils, and sabbaths. Everything provided in this book is simple and easy to do, which is very important for beginners. The best part of this book though was that she provides information on how to practice if you are still in the broom closet, which most beginners are. I wish this information had been available when I was first practicing because it was very useful, especially the tips about alternative everyday household things that can be turned into rituals or used for magick.

The illustrations within this book were beautiful and really helped bring out the main points of this book, which will be very helpful for beginners. While I am not a beginner, I do plan on buying this book because it will be a great reference book and I liked some of her ideas about alternative options for those who are in hiding or if you are on a budget.

This book is a remarkable self contained way to pracice meaningful natural spirituality all year lone. The subjects covered are the traditional ones that magical books and wiccan texts name. What I really liked was the way each exercise or spell is written and the steps given are explained with illustrations that make it simple and to the point. My favorite part of this book was the simple holiday rituals . The section of substitutions was worth the price of this book all by itself as I have never had it made so clear what is really needed and what isnt. This is a great book for anyone to make their lives more meaningful and in tune with nature.

This is a great book. I love how it highlights ever day uses for setting intentions and creating your own magic in life. Best of all, for me, are the Tarot spreads through the wheel of the year. I’m going to get a hard copy of this for my own library…and share it with every new and fledgling witch that I meet.

Wow, what a gem of a book!

Granted I’m not new to the craft and didn’t exactly learn anything new for myself, this is the book I wish had existed many moons ago when I was first starting out.

First of all, the book is beautiful! Lovely imagery throughout, and the chapters are short and to the point- just enough information to get someone started on their journey or for someone to know if it’s a topic they want to research further (and the author does list a nice amount of good books to continue studying at the end of the book).

She covers a wide range of topics like divination, moon phases, Wheel of the Year (complete with accompanying tarot spreads!), and much more - but my favorite part of this book is that she gives a lot of wonderful information for those who are “in the broom closet” (practicing in private) which would be super helpful to a lot of those who are just starting out.

I’m giving it 5 stars for all of these reasons. This is not a book for someone who has been practicing witchcraft for a while, it’s definitely for beginners who need a place to start (not comprehensive or the end all, be all book, but perfect as a first read)- and this is what I will recommend to those people in the future.

I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

What a gorgeous book, perfect for all the budding witches out there. It has a gorgeous cover & is beautifully illustrated inside. Definitely the book you need for Halloween

This book is AMAZING!!!! This is the perfect guide to baby witches and practiced witches alike! It has everything you need to get started and to continue to learn! The illustrations are GORGEOUS!!!! I have just pre-ordered this on Amazon as well as her other book that comes out in March 2022. Amazing, thank you NetGally!

A compound guide on everything you need to know before dipping your toes into your witchcraft practice.

It has the Wheel of The Year, Colour Magic, Spell work, Cleansing Techniques, Altar Preparation, Sigils, Herbs, and Divination. And finally, FINALLY, a beginner-friendly book that doesn't push the use of white sage, Palo Santo and indigenous practices onto unsuspecting newcomers.

I simply cannot begin to explain how thankful I am for this book, so let me read you a quote which sold me body and soul on this book …

"It's [..] important to have an awareness about the origins of our practices. We all try to have the best intentions but it's very important to stop and evaluate our practices and have an open mind so we can learn where they first came from and how our practices may affect others."

Yes. YES!!! I cannot stress what a huge green flag this is for modern authors to recognise the closed practices/ethical impact of our practices. It out-shadowed the small inconsistencies (e.g. Beltane and Lammas in incorrect positions on page 34- the wheel of the year), which usually might have bothered me a lot more than they did.