{"id":680,"date":"2017-05-08T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/05\/08\/supermarket-magic\/"},"modified":"2017-05-08T16:23:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T16:23:00","slug":"supermarket-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/05\/08\/supermarket-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Supermarket Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well this is a bit embarrassing. I bought a book to review because I thought it was brand new and it wasn’t until I went to the publisher’s website that I realized it was published in 2013. 2013! But the book is good, it’s still available to purchase, and it was new to me, so I’m sharing it with you! We’re going to be talking about Supermarket Magic: Creating Spells, Brews, Potions, & Powders from Everyday Ingredientsby Michael Furie.<\/p>\n

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\nI love food, as my ever widening ass can attest to. Which is why I love books that let me look at food in different ways. I also liked the idea of using a supermarket to do your magical shopping. It reminds me of all the times I would buy supplies at the local dollar store. I guess what I’m saying is that it was inevitable that I would end up reading this book, and it didn’t disappoint.<\/p>\n

Now when I picked up Supermarket MagicI expected it to be wholly focused on what kind of magic you can work when your local supermarket is the closest thing you have to a magical supply shop. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Furie discussed a lot of magical basics and ethics. He then divides the book up into the most frequently used categories of magic: clearing and cleansing, harmony, healing, love, lust, and beauty, luck, money, protection, and psychic ability and divination. He also includes a section about Sabbats.<\/p>\n

In each chapter Furie discusses what is involved in the category. Items that are associated with that type of magic, and several spells and\/or recipes to use. There is a shopping list at the end of each chapter listing all the items he mentioned in the chapter. I found that particularly clever. He stresses that Supermarket Magicisn’t a cookbook, however there are a lot of recipes for brews and potions that sound..magically delicious. (I couldn’t help myself!) Seriously, if something is tasty AND can have potential magical benefits, why wouldn’t you want to give it a go?<\/p>\n\"One\n

With its blend of beginner and advanced ideas Supermarket Magicis a great addition to any magic user’s library, whether you’re just starting out, or have been working with magic for years.<\/p>\n

You can learn more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And by the way, Supermarket Sabbats, also by Michael Furie comes out this October! You can learn more, and preorder it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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