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A review by bashsbooks
The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils, and More by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
informative
medium-paced
3.5
The Green Witch strikes me as a fairly run-of-the-mill nondenominational witchcraft book. I most enjoyed its suggested activities and charms - the idea of crafting your own items (like the broom craft) resonates with me. The idea of vague natural forces, especially the elements? Not as much, but credit where it is due, Hiscock-Murphy emphasizes that you can take it or leave it.
One glaring issue with this book is that Hiscock-Murphy, in her attempt to make everyone feels welcome, say something to the effect of - there is no moral code to green witchcraft, for a green witch works in tandem with the environment. This, I assume, is to distance it from more specific spiritual practices, but the idea that simply being a green witch means you won't end up in moral conflict with nature is frankly laughable.
One glaring issue with this book is that Hiscock-Murphy, in her attempt to make everyone feels welcome, say something to the effect of - there is no moral code to green witchcraft, for a green witch works in tandem with the environment. This, I assume, is to distance it from more specific spiritual practices, but the idea that simply being a green witch means you won't end up in moral conflict with nature is frankly laughable.