Hokus Pokus. Magie der Frauen.

by Titania Hardie

This book is introducing you to magic. To admit the possibility of magic in these cynical days requires almost child-like faith. To accept that potions, brews or chanted rhymes can positively alter our circumstances must necessarily suggest a return to the days when we listened to fairy tales and expected that everything would turn out well in the end if you really believed it would. As adults we dismiss this belief as foolish and irrational. We have learnt that money doesn't grow on trees, that it is impossible to find the end of a rainbow, never mind the pot of gold, and that kissing any number of frogs is unlikely to yield anything more that a wart on the lip. Why not try magic spells, expand your imagination and explore a whole new world.

Genres: Magic, Nonfiction, Wicca, Witchcraft, New Age

Hardcover

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

Born and educated in Sydney, Australia, Titania Hardie is the highly successful author of a range of distinctive books published in the UK on folklore, magic, and divination, and recently a new series of children's books, The Frangipani Fairies. She has first-class honors degrees in psychology and English and was awarded the prestigious Chatterton scholarship for post-graduate study at Bristol University, where she is currently completing her M.A. on the Romantic poets. The Rose Labyrinth is her first novel. Titania lives in Somerset with her husband and two daughters.

Reviews

[Ariel Lynn · Rating 1 out of 5]

So many issues. Not only is there a constant heteronormative romantic love focus, but SO MANY TYPOS. See my full review on my blog.

[Heidi Nocturne · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is a spell in this book that includes using essential oils near pets, don't do this, it could be dangerous. I find this book to be charming because it's a spell book from the 1990s, but overall, I could not recommend this book. Most of the spells are questionable or not worth your time.

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

A more light hearted insight into magic including spells for massage oils and sweet treats, more suited to your occasional witch rather than true witches, wiccans and other practitioners. This book does make a pleasant gift and does add a little fun to life, which is no bad thing.

[Dawn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty basic...contains all the right ingredients by which to manipulate people in to loving you...not really worth the ink it's written in...

[Bookkitten (collector of nice things) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice book with easy to follow receipes. I especially like the health improving ones.
And the book is velvet bound :)

[Stacie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really Neat book, beautiful pictures. Reads like a how-to guide with "Spells"...whatever. It was nice to look at.