Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within Paperback – Illustrated, March 5, 2019

This review is long overdue, and I guess writing this over two years after I purchased this very necessary book speaks to its value and relevance for any practicing witch."Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within" answered my needs within its very title, when it found me at a time I finally decided to submerge both of my feet into a choice I always feared, for fear of my own struggles with darkness and depression. Thanks to Juliet Diaz's simple but still profound set of guidelines in this book, I had a kind of "flashlight" through my personal journey. Not only does Diaz's pages "normalize" what is branded as "dangerous," she manages to offer specific experience, ancestral history, and a humble open mindedness that gives this ancient mystical blessing back to the Divine Feminine, back to good old fashioned personal empowerment, where witchcraft belongs. With the moon at my side, I left this book feeling safe, confident, and inspired to grow as a witch.Even still, I return to this book for guidance or comfort, and if I had to pick 5 essential texts for any lightworker or practicing witch, "Witchery" would be of that collection. Diaz's expertise, her specific but also broad framework that makes room for all walks of witch life, and her very personal voice are three of many reasons why I hold this text so dear. If you're at all practicing, buy this book. You won't be sorry, and interestingly, the book will find a way to speak to your individual learning needs at just the right time.(K.R. Morrison: poet, drummer, educator, author of "Cauldrons")

I was a practitioner in my 20s and am just coming back to The Path now in my 40s, and have been looking everywhere for a book that resonates with me and my current reality. Books have a way of magically dropping into your lap when you need them, don't they. This has been that book for me.I preordered for Kindle, and at midnight, right when the book dropped, my furnace went out and woke me up, and I spent the wee hours reading through the first sections of this book. I SO appreciate that the author starts off with a focus on Root Work, that she understands and underscores the fact that the practitioner is the magic, that without digging deep and excavating and owning our true selves we can never produce truly effective magic.I also appreciate how clearly she has outlined the meditative practice, rituals, and spells, using simple ingredients with many options so that one can customize it to one's own practice. They truly feel like rites one can easily weave into the fabric of their day-to-day life, and I look forward to finishing the book and delving into all it has to offer more deeply. I will definitely return to share more once I have done so.In short, I can see this book being useful for both the beginner and the seasoned witch. And of course, also for someone like me, who had fallen away from their practice and is looking to brush off the cobwebs and dip their toe into those magical waters once more. It feels like a timely gift from the universe, and I am very grateful to the author for all the time, care, magic and love she has clearly poured into it.

A lot of witch books say the same thing over and over but I enjoy how this is written. She includes personal experiences and the spells don’t have that TikTok feeling.

This book is a labor of love that offers fresh, unique perspective on a variety of topics pertinent to the craft. Juliet comes from a line of witches and her belief system about witchcraft (which she was taught) is one that rings true for me and for so many other witches who are feeling the call to embody the witch, because Momma Earth is in trouble and needs us. She encourages you to build your own personal form of Magical Craft based on the ancient ways, but to also mold it accordingly, so that it’s genuinely a reflection of you. This makes for the most potent magick. Juliet encourages the reader to seek validation within, instead of outside oneself. Your truth is within you.The material is perfect for both new witches as well as more seasoned practitioners. I don’t know about you, but I am hungry for all kinds of books on witchcraft, because everyone has something to share that is unique. This book is well-organized with highlighted chunks of information throughout, allowing for skipping around and for going back to revisit content with ease.Gems within the pages:-defining what magick means and looks like for you-exploring different paths of being a witch and how to tailor them to yourself-wonderful witchy tips on how to let go of what no longer serves you, as it impedes magick-There are spells woven throughout the pages with explicit instructions.-ideas on uses for herbs, incense, essential oils, crystals, and candles within a variety of practices like meditation, grounding, raising one’s energy, amplifying intuition, and developing psychic ability-sections devoted to the moon and sabbat celebrations-other topics of interest: Book of Shadows, altars, spirit communication and psychic enhancement, protection, cleansing, witch’s garden herbs and their magickal properties (and spells you can do with them), writing your own spells, and more!This book is a keeper! Thank you Juliet!