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A review by kaeyabae
Witch: Unleashed. Untamed. Unapologetic. by Lisa Lister
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.