I am SO EXCITED to talk about today’s book, “The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Folklore Magick” by Lindsay Squire. There is so much going on in this compact 176 page that I’m not sure where to start!
“The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Folklore Magick” focuses on what the author refers to as green folklore, “stories and legends associated with herbs, flowers, and trees, from many different cultures, that have been passed down by word of mouth.” Squire points out that, “Being familiar with herbal folklore not only gives you a wealth of knowledge about how to use herbs, spices, flowers, and trees in your magickal spells and rituals, but it also teaches us how to use these ingredients for healing.”
Squire begins with explaining all the methods that can be used to deploy herbs, such as tea, infusion, tisane, oil, tincture, salve, liniment, syrup, poultice, and, compress. The bulk of the book after this is devoted to individual herbs, flowers, and trees. Each entry contains some folklore regarding the plant, its magical properties, and medicinal properties.
This is where I have to shout out Viki Lester, who illustrated the book. Each entry has a gorgeous info page that could be sold as framed prints. They beautifully highlight the plant’s element, zodiac sign, planet, magical and medicinal properties, and the names the plant goes by. It makes for a highly attractive reference sheet!
Beyond that, the jacket for the book doubles a lunar planting guide! But what if I don’t want to lose the attractive cover by removing the book’s jacket? Not to worry because the exposed cover is a black and white modified version of the book’s cover!
Lindsay Squire’s “The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to Folklore Magick” is a well laid out reference that is taken to the next level by the book’s design and illustrations. I highly recommend it!
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