{"id":17887,"date":"2021-12-06T16:43:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T21:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=17887"},"modified":"2021-12-06T16:43:59","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T21:43:59","slug":"favorite-things-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=17887","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Things 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"\"$ It is here again. That magical time of the year where I pretend Oprah and I are somehow on the same level and rivals by doing my annual \u201cFavorite Things\u201d list. As always, my list is superior to hers in every way.<\/p>\n

If this is your first time here, \u201cWelcome, where the hell have you been?\u201d Also, you should know that I pick my top 10 favorite things that were featured on The Magical Buffet website since the previous year\u2019s list was published. Every year it is a nerve-wracking task, but I always love bringing attention to some of the best stuff out there early enough in the gift giving season that you can do some shopping based off of my recommendations. So now, presented in no particular order, are my 10 \u201cFavorite Things\u201d for 2021.<\/p>\n

1. The Art of the Occult: A Visual Sourcebook for the Modern Mystic by S. Elizabeth <\/strong>
\nWith over 175 full color reproductions of art from the 15th century and earlier right up to modern times, this is an eye-opening look at the relationship between art, artist, and the occult.
\nYou can read my original review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. Witch Hunt: A Traveler\u2019s Guide to the Power & Persecution of the Witch by Kristen J. Soll\u00e9e<\/strong>
\nA wonderfully feminist, witch-ocentric travelogue.
\nYou can read my original review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Dark Goddess Tarot by Ellen Lorenzi-Prince<\/strong>
\nThis is the first of two tarot decks to make this year\u2019s list. Both celebrate the divine feminine, I guess I have a type.
\nYou can read my original review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

4. The Divine Feminine Tao Te Ching by Rosemarie Anderson<\/strong>
\n2021 was the year I found my preferred translation of the Tao.
\nYou can read my original review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ 5. The Ancestral Power of Amulets, Talismans, and Mascots: Folk Magic in Witchcraft and Religion by Nigel Pennick<\/strong>
\nI was already a Pennick fan, however as a person who makes talismans this book was destined to be a favorite.
\nYou can read my original review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6. New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic by Cory Thomas Hutcheson<\/strong>
\nIs this the North American Claude Lecouteux we\u2019ve been waiting for? Or at least I\u2019VE been waiting for? By all indications, yes!
\nYou can read my original review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

7. Iconic Tarot Decks: The History, Symbolism and Design of over 50 Decks by Sarah Bartlett<\/strong>
\nThe next best thing to playing with tarot cards is reading about tarot cards.
\nYou can read my original review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

8. Mysteries of the Werewolf: Shapeshifting, Magic & Protection by Claude Lecouteux<\/strong>
\nJust when you thought you knew everything about werewolves, Lecouteux comes out with a new book.
\nYou can read my original review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

9. Intuitive Night Goddess Tarot by Linzi Silverman<\/strong>
\nDivine feminine tarot deck two!
\nYou can read my original review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

10. The Eclectic Witch\u2019s Books of Shadows: Witchy Wisdom at Your Fingertips by Deborah Blake<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s no secret that I love me some Deborah Blake, but trust me, this book is good.
\nYou can read my original review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Inspired to take care of some shopping? For your convenience I created a Favorite Things 2021 on The Magical Buffet\u2019s bookshop. Shopping through the bookshop not only supports The Magical Buffet, but independent bookstores throughout the United States!<\/p>\n

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