It's a good book, but I would have expected a little more philosophy in it, and not so much a glossary of some plants and crystals. It was usefull, don't get me wrong, but I would have loved something a bit more deep.

I really liked this book! This type of “witchcraft” appeals more to me as I am becoming more aware of the environment and the relationship I have to the earth. I loved her ideas and enjoyed the education about the different elements.

I suspect this won't really be a review, so... if you are really interested in that part skip to the ending. Partly that's because I feel like I have to explain why I read this book (yes, I got over my embarrassment of reading erotica, so I now picked a new genre of books I'm not really sure how to talk about), but mostly I just want to write this down for myself. (Yes, I'm shamelessly using GR as a diary... that's kind of weird now that I'm thinking about it...)
As it often does, this interest started at an unexpected place - I read [b:Women, Men, and Society|146971|Women, Men, and Society|Claire M. Renzetti|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348333234l/146971._SX50_.jpg|141849] earlier this year and in chapter on religion there was a short section about feminist using witchcraft to reclaim religious narratives. There really wasn't much about it, but it got my attention nevertheless since it joined "positive"(meaning pro something not against something) feminism with religion (which interests me...). I also suddenly remembered that... I don't know when or where, it had to be really long time ago, I watched a documentary about contemporary witchcraft (We probably had to watch it in school? Does that even makes sense?) Well, the result was, I decided to pursue this further. And as a good child of my generation, I turned to YouTube as the infinite well of wisdom.
I watched several videos, mainly from The Green Witch and The Witch of Wonderlust. And something I didn't really expected happened, I realized I was already doing a lot of the things they were talking about? Like doing things mindfully and with intention. I'm doing a lot of preserving during the year and it always had almost a meditating quality to me. I lived at my grandmother's during covid and that helped me realized how much important caring for the plants and garden is to me. And that it has a spiritual quality to it that I didn't really recognize before. (This kind of feels like coming out all over again, because... I regularly talk to trees, how could I... just not notice, I guess...)
All of this is still a little bit confusing to me, so you know "when in doubt, go to the library." Which finally leads me to this book, first book I read on witchcraft by a person that identifies as a witch. (I previously read [b:Witchcraft in the Western Tradition|55419740|Witchcraft in the Western Tradition|Jennifer McNabb|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1604091632l/55419740._SX50_.jpg|86413970] which was very disappointing and am currently reading [b:Magická kuchařka|22038598|Magická kuchařka (tajemství černé kuchyně podle receptářů starých čarodějnic)|Otomar Dvořák|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|41361173] which is a fascinating book, but more on the historical side.) I picked it mostly because I was able to get hold on the audiobook version, but it was a good pick nevertheless. I still have problems with some aspects, but that is more on me. I think that the whole book is organised in a very practical manner - starting with the basic vocabulary and myth-busting and slowly proceeding to encyclopedic parts that alternate with specific examples of practices and spells. It's probably better to read this book physically, but since i was mainly trying to get the general feeling of it, it worked for me. Overall, it seems to me that this is a great book for beginners, it certainly answered some of my questions and gave me a broader view on the practice.

This book has a plethora of useful information in it that would be beneficial for any beginner. I’ve been practicing witchcraft since I was very young, but I still found a few useful things in it.

I did, however, have a few issues with this book. First and foremost, the lack of sources for some of the information - the resources section in the back of the book lists some useful books, but I noticed all of them have been published more recently (within the last 16 years.) I find that problematic because some of the information she’s presenting predates those books and I feel that there are other, more direct sources that could have been used. Another minor annoyance is that the plant references don’t seem to go in any specific order aside from being grouped by flowers, herbs, woods, and also stones. I personally think it would be easier to quick reference if they were alphabetized within those sections.

I also would have preferred to have some sort of illustration for the plants and stones mentioned, but given the price of the book, I’m not going to complain too much about that.

Overall, good beginners book that I would recommend. I do intend to keep this for cross-referencing with other books as well as for some of the spells and recipes.

I received a copy of this book for free from the publishers in exchange for an honest review.

Got this book on kindle unlimited. Liked it so much that I want my physical copy now! Mainly basic and quick stuff to know and follow. It’s a good start for anyone that want to get closer to nature and the magic anyone holds within.

Good intro book, lots of "how tos" and recipes

I wanted to like this because I like Paige and I'm happy she made this dream come true.

However, I had to speed read through this because the writing is so clunky.

For me, green witchcraft at its core is about local connection and I didn't feel that was true with the mishmash of plant selections.

My other nitpick is the sampling of Eastern practices and focus on crystals, which puts this book in the New Age category.

Not for me, but clearly it works for a lot of people.