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thebankofbooks's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
1.0
Bit too gender-essentialist for my comfort. Has some good moments but felt put off by how much the power of the womb and the vagina was focused on
kaeyabae's review against another edition
2.0
I managed to get 54% of the way through the Kindle version of this book before I found myself exhausted. In a physical copy that would be the start of Chapter 9. Part of me is debating on even finishing this read somewhere down the line.
I wanted to give this book a try because a coworker of mine, who is also spiritual, reccomended it to me. Telling me how she was able to reconnect with herself and get her life back on track. So it piqued my curiosity a bit
The intense focus on the "womb" was the biggest issue I had while reading the book. The word was repeated so heavily it was hard to mentally replace it with "uterus" each time. I see it as a book of its time given it was released in 2017. This message of magic, in my opinion, is more aligned with cisgender women as the target audience. The womb is listed so often as a source of magic it reached the point where it was uncomfortable. Some women no longer have a womb. Some women have gotten theirs removed. Some have health related issues there. Some women experience a level of dysphoria that having a uterus simply makes them uncomfortable.
There is more to the practice of magic than what reproductive organs someone has.
I myself do not identify as cisgender, so having to read about "pussy power" so frequently started to make me lose appreciation for the history that was brought up throughout this book. About what the wheel of the year means, how to celebrate, etc. The book is meant to be feminist, but even 2017 feminism didn't accept for ALL women.
In the end, this book isn't what I was expecting it to be. I'm all in favor for empowering women, but my power does not come from my uterus.
I wanted to give this book a try because a coworker of mine, who is also spiritual, reccomended it to me. Telling me how she was able to reconnect with herself and get her life back on track. So it piqued my curiosity a bit
The intense focus on the "womb" was the biggest issue I had while reading the book. The word was repeated so heavily it was hard to mentally replace it with "uterus" each time. I see it as a book of its time given it was released in 2017. This message of magic, in my opinion, is more aligned with cisgender women as the target audience. The womb is listed so often as a source of magic it reached the point where it was uncomfortable. Some women no longer have a womb. Some women have gotten theirs removed. Some have health related issues there. Some women experience a level of dysphoria that having a uterus simply makes them uncomfortable.
There is more to the practice of magic than what reproductive organs someone has.
I myself do not identify as cisgender, so having to read about "pussy power" so frequently started to make me lose appreciation for the history that was brought up throughout this book. About what the wheel of the year means, how to celebrate, etc. The book is meant to be feminist, but even 2017 feminism didn't accept for ALL women.
In the end, this book isn't what I was expecting it to be. I'm all in favor for empowering women, but my power does not come from my uterus.
gleigh96's review against another edition
challenging
lighthearted
medium-paced
1.25
It’s not really got a lot of information. I made a bit of a drinking game out of all the times genitalia was mentioned. I was quite ill by the end of chapter one.
grace891's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
0.5
She has a very narrow view of what a woman is and it’s borderline insulting how much emphasis she places on menstruation being a source for all magic
happycrafter207's review against another edition
1.0
WTH! I don't know where to start with this text. Its reproductive-centered approach to womanhood and femininity which seemed alot too much. Its easy dismissal of cultural appropriation? Its absurd disapproval of more or less all modern medicine, and particularly the use of hormonal birth control?
Its blatant misunderstanding of history? Its relative lack of any actually useful information on paganism/witchcraft?
NOT WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR AT ALL! I didnt connect at all with the author and it was struggle to read.
Its blatant misunderstanding of history? Its relative lack of any actually useful information on paganism/witchcraft?
NOT WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR AT ALL! I didnt connect at all with the author and it was struggle to read.
chrisrin's review against another edition
1.0
This book was not for me. It was very basic as far as correspondence tables etc. and the language the author used was off-putting and problematic. This was an impulse purchase at the pagan store, and if I could get my money back, I would. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
alinkapralinka's review against another edition
1.0
Didn't finish, super transphobic, non-inclusive pussy focused language. A prime example of privilege unchecked. Nope.