Anna Riva, the first name in modern witchcraft! Here the reader will find: a voodoo doll pattern; uses for grave dirt and coffin nails; an explanation of witches’ covens; an abbreviated list of gemstones and their magickal properties; and the best and most unusual feature, the “Secrets” A-Z list, which once and for all reveals the mysteries of damnation water, abracadabra, magic mirrors, how to get rid of warts, and a list of the tools to use when spell-casting. Useful! Hip! Fun! Easy! For the on-the-go witch of today! SK

Publisher: Indio
Paperback: 64 pages

This has the look of one of those books that is mostly sold at the local botanica. It might be equally at home in a Sanrio store in the “Let’s Magic” section. Most of its loopy charm is derived from its attempt to be really completist about the subject of seals and shields and talismans. To its credit, it doesn’t claim to be definitive and it doesn’t urge the novice to attempt dangerous things. In fact, it sort of explains magic seals in such a way that if somebody were to dabble with the information provided here, they might end up visually customizing something to suit their own idiosyncratic needs. Among the pages and pages of visual offerings are: symbols of the planets, the seals of Solomon, Egyptian symbols, Gnostic seals, Islamic talismans, Chinese seals and seals of the saints. SA

Publisher: Indio
Paperback: 64 pages
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