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The Healthy Witch
As within + so without = a healthy witch. But getting there takes the right magikal work.
This holistic witchy workbook combines medical knowledge with magikal healing to put you where you need to be to get the most out of your life. Learn to personalize your healing needs by fusing skills in magik and nutrition, conducting rituals, and employing specialized spells.
Using the pentagram model, take a healing journey through each organ in your body, allowing you to gain optimal health via signs, suggestions, and practical tips. Examine each element and discover how your organs interact and affect your magikal energy flow. The tools here will guide you to become a naturally healthy witch, enabling you to work with the Goddess from a place of sacred well-being.
A healthy witch is a successful witch!
This holistic witchy workbook combines medical knowledge with magikal healing to put you where you need to be to get the most out of your life. Learn to personalize your healing needs by fusing skills in magik and nutrition, conducting rituals, and employing specialized spells.
Using the pentagram model, take a healing journey through each organ in your body, allowing you to gain optimal health via signs, suggestions, and practical tips. Examine each element and discover how your organs interact and affect your magikal energy flow. The tools here will guide you to become a naturally healthy witch, enabling you to work with the Goddess from a place of sacred well-being.
A healthy witch is a successful witch!
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128 pages, Hardcover
Published September 30, 2019
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About the author
T.J. Perkins
25 books19 followers TJ Perkins is a gifted and well-respected author in the mystery/suspense Pagan/fantasy genre. She is a certified Holistic Nutrition Coach and a Lifestyle Strategist. Her short stories for young readers have appeared in the Ohio State 6th Grade Proficiency Test Preparation Book, Kid’s Highway Magazine, and Webzine ‘New Works Review,’ just to name a few. She’s placed five times in the CNW/FFWA chapter book competition. Her short story of light horror for YA, The Midnight Watch, was published Oct 2007 by Demon Minds Magazine.
Finished works of her YA books are entitled: The Fire and the Falcon (which won two chapter book awards), 8 YA mysteries with Wild Badger Books, a 5 book fantasy series entitled Shadow Legacy, Silver Leaf Books, book 1 won an award. Four Little Witches, Schiffer Publishing, won the 2016 COVR Visionary Art Award, as well as The Healthy Witch 2019 along with oracle cards 2022.
Mystery of the Attic was made into a play by the Café Theater in NJ, Oct. 2005. TJ has had numerous short stories published in many anthologies 2016-2024.
Finished works of her YA books are entitled: The Fire and the Falcon (which won two chapter book awards), 8 YA mysteries with Wild Badger Books, a 5 book fantasy series entitled Shadow Legacy, Silver Leaf Books, book 1 won an award. Four Little Witches, Schiffer Publishing, won the 2016 COVR Visionary Art Award, as well as The Healthy Witch 2019 along with oracle cards 2022.
Mystery of the Attic was made into a play by the Café Theater in NJ, Oct. 2005. TJ has had numerous short stories published in many anthologies 2016-2024.
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January 16, 2020
I received this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I would rate this book 2.5 stars. If you are into Wicca, then you will probably really like this book. It talks about healing your body using spells, potions, mantras, etc. I have an interest in Wicca and magic so I found it an interesting book, although I would never try the spells or potions in this book.
September 27, 2019
Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity for review. My review opinion is my own.
This is a excellent guide for witches to learn more about self care inside and out. The first half she uses a pentagram to describe organs and assigns them to elements. She describes symptoms and magical associations to crystals, essential oils as well as herbal magic. This helps us utilize what herbs and tonics to use for each organ health. The author describes how to incorporate meditation to heal. The author has beautifully done diagrams and charts throughout this book.
She describes ways to achieve wellness in simple terms anyone can understand even beginning witches. This applies for all of us that have chronic health conditions. The second half goes on to discus magick and spells, rituals and timing with the witches wheel for each of the seasons. Included are altars and use of magical pouches, herbs and crystals for our magic. I love the inclusion of the pagan wheel of the year and holidays in relation to health.
There is something here for every witch and I found it very helpful and educational. I recommend this book for all witches no matter your level of training and experience. Very well done to the author ! I will add that as a person of extreme chronic pain , a broken neck and Fibromylegia pain I refuse to use any medications that doctors continually push on me. I feel meds are dangerous and toxic to our bodies. I use herbal healing , teas, meditation, magic, rest and stretching to control pain. So I am in full agreement with this author to see that she recommends "against meds" for chronic pain and illness. I find it very refreshing when a author is able to stand up for their beliefs against the toxic systems of western medicine and big pharma. Very well done !
This is a excellent guide for witches to learn more about self care inside and out. The first half she uses a pentagram to describe organs and assigns them to elements. She describes symptoms and magical associations to crystals, essential oils as well as herbal magic. This helps us utilize what herbs and tonics to use for each organ health. The author describes how to incorporate meditation to heal. The author has beautifully done diagrams and charts throughout this book.
She describes ways to achieve wellness in simple terms anyone can understand even beginning witches. This applies for all of us that have chronic health conditions. The second half goes on to discus magick and spells, rituals and timing with the witches wheel for each of the seasons. Included are altars and use of magical pouches, herbs and crystals for our magic. I love the inclusion of the pagan wheel of the year and holidays in relation to health.
There is something here for every witch and I found it very helpful and educational. I recommend this book for all witches no matter your level of training and experience. Very well done to the author ! I will add that as a person of extreme chronic pain , a broken neck and Fibromylegia pain I refuse to use any medications that doctors continually push on me. I feel meds are dangerous and toxic to our bodies. I use herbal healing , teas, meditation, magic, rest and stretching to control pain. So I am in full agreement with this author to see that she recommends "against meds" for chronic pain and illness. I find it very refreshing when a author is able to stand up for their beliefs against the toxic systems of western medicine and big pharma. Very well done !
August 2, 2019
The Healthy Witch by TJ Perkins was provided to me by Red Feather mind/body/soul Publishing and Netgalley as an advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review. As a practicing witch I jumped at the chance. After all, healthy is a goal we all hope to achieve, eh? The author uses the term field book throughout this quick read. The first half describes organs and assigns them on a pentagram to elements. She describes dysfunction and ways to achieve wellness in simple terms. The RN in me thought perhaps this section is remedial but that may be in part to my profession. The second half goes on to discus magick and ties in spells, rituals and timing with the witches wheel for the season. She also includes herbs and crystals to enhance your magickal works. Overall, I think a newer practitioner may get the most out of this book. However, I’m sure everyone will find something in this book that resonates with them, no matter their experience.
October 22, 2019
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As within + so without = a healthy witch. But getting there takes the right magikal work. This holistic witchy workbook combines medical knowledge with magikal healing to put you where you need to be to get the most out of your life. Learn to personalize your healing needs by fusing skills in magik and nutrition, conducting rituals, and employing specialized spells. Using the pentagram model, take a healing journey through each organ in your body, allowing you to gain optimal health via signs, suggestions, and practical tips. Examine each element, and discover how your organs interact and affect your magikal energy flow. The tools here will guide you to becoming a naturally healthy witch, enabling you to work with the Goddess from a place of sacred well-being. A healthy witch is a successful witch!
My Review:
This book - The Healthy Witch - offers you methods including rituals, use of crystals and rituals and even spells for a holistic lifestyle. It includes seasonal, as well as, holidays to sort out when to use the rituals for maximum effect.
This book was provided for free in exchange for my honest opinion. It is an easy to understand and follow book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and highly recommend.
As within + so without = a healthy witch. But getting there takes the right magikal work. This holistic witchy workbook combines medical knowledge with magikal healing to put you where you need to be to get the most out of your life. Learn to personalize your healing needs by fusing skills in magik and nutrition, conducting rituals, and employing specialized spells. Using the pentagram model, take a healing journey through each organ in your body, allowing you to gain optimal health via signs, suggestions, and practical tips. Examine each element, and discover how your organs interact and affect your magikal energy flow. The tools here will guide you to becoming a naturally healthy witch, enabling you to work with the Goddess from a place of sacred well-being. A healthy witch is a successful witch!
My Review:
This book - The Healthy Witch - offers you methods including rituals, use of crystals and rituals and even spells for a holistic lifestyle. It includes seasonal, as well as, holidays to sort out when to use the rituals for maximum effect.
This book was provided for free in exchange for my honest opinion. It is an easy to understand and follow book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and highly recommend.
September 20, 2019
Eclectic, excellent little magical companion to your self-care journey. Easy to read and loved the fun layout and herbal graphics. Excited to try the healing spells. Would recommend to anyone looking for some intentional healing spells and suggestions to compliment the strengthening of different organ systems. The author seemlessly combines Chinese Medicine and Five Element Theory with Wiccan Practices while keeping it light and fun.
September 29, 2019
This was an interesting book that offered advice on how to be healthy using the pentagram model. I found it to be interesting and useful, as it focused on getting all of the organs working together to create a healthy energy flow.
July 12, 2019
'The Healthy Witch: A Workbook for Optimal Health' by TJ Perkins is a basic guide for witchy folk who want to learn how to become more healthy. The author stipulates in the beginning chapter that it’s difficult to be the best witch you can be when your body is distracting you with pain. Learning to understand these signs is no different than learning other magical practices. Witches are already very connected to a variety of magical tools, but we often forget that we also have magical tools within us known as the 4 elements who are connected to the major organs of the body. Working with the elements helps to awaken us to profound inner healing.
Perkins uses the pentagram as a model to show the inter-connectedness of the elements/organs in the body. She then explains which organs relate to which elements listing common symptoms when the organ is disturbed and all of the magical associations connected to the organ such as crystals, colours, emotions, tastes etc. She also explains how we can heal the organs using very practical means. What I liked was that after each chapter on the organ/element, there was a journaling section where you can list your symptoms and steps for healing.
The second half of the book contained rituals and spells to heal the organs. I really liked this part of the book because I never thought about targeting different parts of my body during meditation before, but it’s actually ingenious. How to make altars and magical baths and pouches were also included. The pagan wheel of the year holidays were discussed in relation to healing as well. Health intentions to set for each holiday and small rituals to partake in were outlined. A small little detail that I absolutely loved was the Tarot card associations with the main organs. I would love to be able to learn more about the health correspondences to the Tarot, so I would encourage TJ Perkins to perhaps even write a book about this, because I would love to study this further.
Overall this was a nice quick read that is good for the green witch or anyone starting out learning about their health from a magical perspective. I think this book is too simplistic for those practitioners who are pretty advanced, or for those who already have an in-depth understanding of Chinese medicine, the elements, or occult medicine in general.
To learn more about this book, please visit the book’s page on the publisher’s website for more information.
https://www.schifferbooks.com/the-hea...
Perkins uses the pentagram as a model to show the inter-connectedness of the elements/organs in the body. She then explains which organs relate to which elements listing common symptoms when the organ is disturbed and all of the magical associations connected to the organ such as crystals, colours, emotions, tastes etc. She also explains how we can heal the organs using very practical means. What I liked was that after each chapter on the organ/element, there was a journaling section where you can list your symptoms and steps for healing.
The second half of the book contained rituals and spells to heal the organs. I really liked this part of the book because I never thought about targeting different parts of my body during meditation before, but it’s actually ingenious. How to make altars and magical baths and pouches were also included. The pagan wheel of the year holidays were discussed in relation to healing as well. Health intentions to set for each holiday and small rituals to partake in were outlined. A small little detail that I absolutely loved was the Tarot card associations with the main organs. I would love to be able to learn more about the health correspondences to the Tarot, so I would encourage TJ Perkins to perhaps even write a book about this, because I would love to study this further.
Overall this was a nice quick read that is good for the green witch or anyone starting out learning about their health from a magical perspective. I think this book is too simplistic for those practitioners who are pretty advanced, or for those who already have an in-depth understanding of Chinese medicine, the elements, or occult medicine in general.
To learn more about this book, please visit the book’s page on the publisher’s website for more information.
https://www.schifferbooks.com/the-hea...
August 22, 2019
For anyone who's even a little bit interested in Wicca, you'll find this super interesting. Full of good tips and tricks to figure out what to do to take care of your body or figure out what's wrong, this book will help you take a few steps forward without sounding like it has all the answers.
September 2, 2019
I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in return for my honest review.
I had some high hopes for this book but unfortunately was let down. Some of it was interesting but most was relatively common sense at the same time. I also found it a bit difficult to properly read because of the formatting frequently being messed up. I’m a witch myself and was hoping to get more out of it but sadly it is mostly things I already do or just wouldn’t do. I also believe that it should have mentioned the type of witch this was aimed at. There’s was a lot of talk of the Goddess and spells that incorporate her but not every witch follows that. This is more for the Wiccan witch and should’ve been advertised as such because those parts had nothing to do with my own beliefs or practices
I had some high hopes for this book but unfortunately was let down. Some of it was interesting but most was relatively common sense at the same time. I also found it a bit difficult to properly read because of the formatting frequently being messed up. I’m a witch myself and was hoping to get more out of it but sadly it is mostly things I already do or just wouldn’t do. I also believe that it should have mentioned the type of witch this was aimed at. There’s was a lot of talk of the Goddess and spells that incorporate her but not every witch follows that. This is more for the Wiccan witch and should’ve been advertised as such because those parts had nothing to do with my own beliefs or practices
August 3, 2019
A decent book about being healthy the witchy way. I do like how she aligned different ailments with their corresponding chakras and organs in the body. But eating something "yellow" just to help the liver seemed a little like dark ages medicine. She was correct though that more vegetables and less alcohol will help our bodies and our energies feel better.
January 23, 2022
Oversimplified and pushed many concepts that are in fact ablest. I got this in hopes that there would be a better, more holistic take on the "health and wellness" garbage under the facade of spirituality but really, it was just the same things that I see over and over again in the community and really hope the next books that come out on health and witchcraft do better.
January 10, 2020
It's just... really not a good witchcraft book at all. I think the author just wanted to put out a book and was totally phoning it in. There's really not any relevant information in here at all. It's too bad, because it's a beautiful book and I really wanted to like it.
September 16, 2019
Nothing to get overly excited about. Not bad but not wonderful.
November 1, 2019
Read this in one quick sitting; it's very short. I did not feel I gained any useful information, sad to say. Perhaps if I were a Wiccan, I would find the spells helpful.
January 15, 2022
Whether you're a newbie witch or not, this is a quick and simple guide to work with your body & elements together and learn more about yourself & the way you treat your body from a holistic approach.
August 31, 2019
Just a reference to help with what you have done to a medical practitioner. For some reason I was thinking more of a cookbook, but it is more of an introduction to a few health issues. Some herbs are introduced to the reader and a reference at the end.
August 12, 2019
Charming witchy take on health; a little repetitive but interesting and instructional. Offers remedies for various organs.
October 3, 2019
I loved the cover art but, unfortunately, that is all. I found the book to be conversational but unfounded in it's claims and this is a concern to me as a professional practitioner. I would caution people from following these guidelines described in this book. While the author provides a good disclaimer about each person needing to research for themselves, this being in print is a risk factor to many who do not do that due diligence.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 25, 2019
I got my first review from a fellow Witch!
"I started to follow the suggestions in this book and felt better within days!" T. Spicer
"I started to follow the suggestions in this book and felt better within days!" T. Spicer
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