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Hedgewitch Book of Days: Spells, Rituals, and Recipes for the Magical Year

Mandy Mitchell

4.11 · Rating details · 152 ratings · 17 reviews

Down to earth and humorous, Mandy Mitchell is a modern Hedgewitch whose passion is finding magic in simple everyday tasks and turning them into rituals and spells along with cooking wholesome, hearty, and tasty food based on the seasons of the year. Her book echoes these passions and serves as a tapestry of real-life stories and time-honored folklore laced with a hint of m ...more

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Published October 1st 2014 by Weiser Books

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Oct 30, 2014 Gwen rated it it was amazing

This book has been a real treat to read each month from what veggies & fruits are in season, recipes, meditation, healing remedies and so on, all accompanied by a family tale. Even though I am not of the witchy way, I still came away with great new knowledge that I can then share! All you need is an open mind, accompanied with the desire to want to know a culture & way of life.

The American I am, being able to hear the English accents just made reading this that much more enjoyable(even when conv ...more

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Oct 22, 2014 Dana Wright rated it it was amazing

Shelves: modern-witchery, helpful-reference, correspondences, practical-magic, review-copy

This book spans the seasons and is rich with information on how to get the most from everyday. With correspondences and references to recipes and practical magic, this book is a boon for all those who practice a more traditional life. What seems mundane can often be a ritual. Every stitch in a sampler a spell...every ingredient in a weeknight dinner a way to say I love you...everything has meaning and Mandy Mitchell does a great job of showing you how to look at your world just a little bit diff ...more

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Nov 13, 2014 Zara Smith rated it it was amazing

this book was a nice surprise I woke up to. I loved this book. it has every month and different spells & recipes to do. I can't wait to try them out! ...more

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Dec 28, 2019 Juli Anna rated it liked it

Shelves: spirit, wheel-of-the-year

A bit chatty in tone, but this would be a great started guide for many new witches.

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Jan 08, 2015 Autumn Earthsong rated it it was amazing

This is a great book with simple ways to bring magick into your life every day! Loved it!

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Oct 23, 2014 Charlene rated it it was amazing

this was an enjoyable mix of recipes and lore! very interesting idea for a book! I am about to try some of the spells!

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Aug 06, 2015 Kimi rated it really liked it

Shelves: adult, nonfiction, witchy

This has been my favorite of the witchy books. Recipes for the whole year AND it made a point not to focus on wicca as the end-all be-all of witchcraft. Kudos, book. I liked you.

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Sep 04, 2019 Tiffany Spencer rated it it was ok

Hedge Witch Book of Days
Plot: Month by month this book you how to incorporate witchcraft into your day to day life.
My Thoughts: Even though this book wasn’t what I expected and I felt like it strayed just a little bit too far into the aspect of how to use incorporate witchcraft into activities with children -and I have none so I really didn’t find this useful and a little unnecessary (but just my opinion It did have some good tips in it. And it did have a cozy, warm, feeling about it. I’ll share Hedge Witch Book of Days
Plot: Month by month this book you how to incorporate witchcraft into your day to day life.
My Thoughts: Even though this book wasn’t what I expected and I felt like it strayed just a little bit too far into the aspect of how to use incorporate witchcraft into activities with children -and I have none so I really didn’t find this useful and a little unnecessary (but just my opinion It did have some good tips in it. And it did have a cozy, warm, feeling about it. I’ll share the things I found useful for me.

March: I learned about the relations of animals to the elements and emotions. I learned that baking soda can be useful to eliminate foot order (a good one because I wear high top boots ALL the time). Then it talked about how to keep your witch stuff discreet. It is SO easy to do this if you do it the right way. I have a 3-panel picture of a set of moons over my bed and the people in my family just think it’s a set of moons. The truth is unless people really are aware of witch symbolism and what it’s tied to they can easily see and don’t see. Signs can be all in their faces and they don’t even realize. And she points this out with the example of a dish of salt.
May- WHAAT? So, I learned that in May married people use to that take off their wedding rings and leave there vows at home for the day which sounds like in the month of fertility it’s permissible to have affairs. Like there needs to be a special month. I learned how we’re in us the triple aspect of the maiden, the mother, and the crone. It talked about the Goddess and how we are the Goddess and we don’t need to seek her because she’s within us and this to me is empowering to read. That loving yourself is loving her. Did not know asprin was made from the substance of a willow tree.
September-Teaches us to be grateful for the pain and suffering not just for what we have, which is a good lesson to keep in mind.
November- I learned that a small bell by your bed when rung can chase away negative thoughts. There was a good idea about how to celebrate the darkness by drawing the curtain and spending time alone by candlelight
December- I learned about the holy (male) and the ivy (female) and thought about why you see TONS of Christmas cars but no Yule cards. And even tho I don’t care for honey how it can be used to soothe an upset stomach
January- I never thought about how our New Year is celebrated in October.
February- I learned that bath oil can be added with milk to make the tub not slippery. I use a lavender bath oil sometimes that works wonders to help u relax and sleep. I also learned that milk can make a paste for burns. Wish I had known that before I read this when I burned my hand taking something hot out the microwave. As well as milk can soften skin.

Rating: 6 I like that it keeps it interesting and while there were some things you’d find in a typical 101 type Wiccan book, it keeps it light and didn’t bog you down with long list. But it did stray off-topic with stories of the author’s family which while it brought a personal touch, I just didn’t feel like it was a good fit. I did like the recipes added and there are some that I would try.
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Oct 27, 2018 Elizabeth rated it liked it

Shelves: pagan-books

This was a nice reference book, when looking for ideas for ritual or cooking. The simple, one word description of each month, as well as the days that could be honored were also well thought out. Some of the lore I was a bit iffy on, and the rituals and recipes didn't all work for me, but I was able to be creative with what I had. The way is was laid out was also very helpful, focusing on each month and not the seasons or the high days.
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May 15, 2018 Kathy rated it it was amazing

Absolutely lovely! The recipes are good and I really enjoyed Mitchell's writing style. Very down to earth with rituals I can actually see myself doing. It is everything I wished the 'Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials' series would be. Hoping Mitchell will write more books in the future; I'd happily read along. ...more

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Jan 23, 2021 Krissie rated it it was ok

Shelves: to-read-in-hardcopy

I’m not quite sure what I was hoping for, but this book didn’t have it for sure. Too simplistic for me, too wishy-washy and boring.

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Jul 05, 2020 Natalie Carraher rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It has given me some excellent tips on things I can easily do about the house and garden.

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Jan 15, 2020 Britney rated it liked it

Very handy book for modern day Wicca practitioners. Some discrepancies in colors and herbs for each month, but as to be expected from a neopagan religion.

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Dec 09, 2018 Janine rated it really liked it

Shelves: english, witchery

This was a lovely read. I really like her writing style.

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Dec 12, 2018 Chris Corliss rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reference-material

I'm taking the author's advice after having read the introduction I skipped to the season we are entering and plan to return to address each upcoming season. I like a good reference book. ...more

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May 05, 2015 Lysa rated it liked it

As per the guidelines, I won this book through a Facebook giveaway but I'm not obligated to review (good or bad) the copy. I'm just obligated to state that I didn't pay for the book when I review it.

For a hedge book, it's filled with a few interesting tidbits and ideas. There isn't a bog down of charts and lists, rituals, and other items you typically see in metaphysical books. Each section, for each month, does start off with the typical association chart though. My only personal twitch from re ...more

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