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Anatomy of a Witch: A Map to the Magical Body by Laura Tempest Zakroff

nicoleacottagewitch's review against another edition

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4.5

Weave the Liminal was a great beginner book which led me to Anatomy of a Witch, which I loved! Years spent growing up in a fundamentalist community lead to a pretty complete disconnection from my body. Now that I’m on a witchy/animist/herbalist path, it’s been incredible to remake some of these connections.

kyne_'s review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

nickfrantisek's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved this book. It's a wealth of information no matter your experience level. Also, it addresses uncommon topics and is inclusive of every ability level - case in point: this is the first spirituality book I've read that addresses the topic of aphantasia (the lack of a mind's eye and inability to visualize things in your head to some extent) and how to work around that if you can't visualize things. I can't recommend this one enough - even if not everything applies, there's bound to be something useful to almost every reader.

storyandstone's review against another edition

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funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

rowenadraven's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5⭐️

oisin175's review against another edition

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informative reflective fast-paced

2.0

A bit too much on the beginner side and not really for me. Too much Wicca infusion and the writing is very flowery but doesn't seem to convey a ton of information that can be implemented. I find it really easy to zone out on Zakroff's books and don't seem to get much out of most of them.

megant713's review against another edition

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5.0

This was an enjoyable and easily digestible read! Laura Tempest Zakroff is a new author for me, but I realized that I had seen her artwork before in the Liminal Spirits Oracle.

I loved and appreciated this book's focus on learning to love, respect, and cherish one's body and all it does for us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. The sigils created for each aspect discussed were beautiful, and I expect I'll find myself returning to this resource often when I need reminders. :)

historyofjess's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

I left this much in the way I did Zakroff's Weave the Liminal, in that there are some interesting ideas here, but a lot of it just kind of left me shrugging (which, in fairness, is how I approach a lot of witchcraft books, because I tend to come to them more pragmatically than I think is generally expected). In generally, I felt like Zakroff confused her message about the difference the metaphysical and the physical body, as that distinction got muddier the more I read. Still, there's probably a few things here I will come back to in my practice.

kristyloves2read's review

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4.0

Ms. Zakroff has a unique perspective on magick and it shows in this book. The way she takes us through our bodies on a magickal journey is inspiring and wonderful. Great read.

leeartscot's review

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informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75