Earth, Air, Fire Water: More Techniques of Natural Magic by Scott Cunningham

Earth, Air, Fire Water: More Techniques of Natural Magic Reviews

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  ☘Misericordia☘ ⚡ϟ⚡⛈⚡☁ ❇️❤❣

  Spiritual. Engaging. Non-traditional. Meditative. Groundbreaking.
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  May you have stars in your eyes. (c)
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  Keep it simple. You dont want to perform rituals in which thirteen people dance around a fiery cauldron at the edge of the sea. Nor is it advisable to try to read long incantations by moonlight filtered through clouds. (c)
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  CowNClover

  This book is amazing if you wanna do non-religious oriented magick with the sense of the earth elements embedded into it. Its a amazing book i finished withing almost one day and it teaches you everything you need too start and every little question you have is awnsered in it.
  It has everything from magnet magick too sea magick. I guarantee that if you read this and your into metaphysical subjects you wont be disspointed!
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  Steve Cran

  The meat and potatoes of European folk magic, the actual craft the witches of old used to practice. This is pure spellcraft at it's finest. The book is backed by years of research and experimentation. This book continues where his first book ,Earth Power, left off. This book is a must.
  
  Natural magic uses the four elements of the planet: Earth, Air, Fire and Water to perform your spell. There are no fancy complicated rituals or tools. Natural magic is all about combining your personal power with the power of the element to achieve your result. Natural magic does not require any ornate tools or altar and most of the spell can be performed any where. This is outdoor magic. Magic is using your will to influence reality in a way that you desire.
  
  The rituals are relatively simple which is what I like. To perform your ritual you will need to gather your tools. Again they are not complex. They will be simple things like herbs, stones, candle etc. Things you can easily obtain or may be lying around your house. once your materials are gathered you will have to take a few moments and relax. While doing your ritual think only of soultions or desired outcomes. Your next step is to visualize your outcome and charge up your tools. Ussually when doing a spell, but not all the time, there is a rhyme or chant that you say over and over again. You will then build up your energy by usually tightening up all the muscles in your body chanting or rapid breathing. While doing this hold on to your elemental tool (stone, herb, water etc) with your receptive or non- writing hand. This combines your personal energy with the elemental energy. Once the ergy is built up and you can no longer contain it then you push it through your projecctive or writing hand in to an object. This releases the energy so it can do it's work. The spell can be done as many times as needed.
  
  This great little book of folk magic is just that folk magic and not Wicca. In the following chapters Scott Cunningham list spells forr each of the four elements. There are also chapters on star magic, candle magic, ice magic, magnet magic etc. There is a spell for just about every need , everything from breaking addictions to money and love. The books closes off with a teaching on how to design your own spell. Contained with in the chapter are symbols associated with different goals along with colors, elements and herbs. Word to the wise do not use magic for negative purposes such as to harm people our influence their will. If you want to heal someone you have ton nask their permission.
  
  At the end the of the book there is bibliography if you are intersted in researching more on spellcraft and natural magic.
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  Loran (Inked with Curiosity)

  This was a pretty decent book and I enjoyed reading it for the most part. Scott Cunningham as always writes beautifully and descriptively while including a lot of very useful information. The layout of the book is simple, clean, and concise which I really appreciate in a spell book. Some of the spells included in this book, about half I'd say, were very good I thought and are actually spells I would try myself. But the other half felt sort of restrictive to me or weren't useful to my practice. I felt like a lot of the time the spells required things that aren't very easy to obtain like a horseshoe shaped lodestone or smooth stones from desert, mountain, ocean, and forest for instance. While I'm sure I could substitute these things I don't like when a book tells me in such simple terms I NEED these things to get a particular outcome. However for someone that is into natural/elemental magic I would highly recommend this book because it does have a wide selection of spells and very useful information for practitioners of all ages and experience levels!
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  Friday Gladheart

  Some redundancy from other Cunningham books, but stands alone well. A good book that is easy to read and good basic techniques.
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  A.M.G. ☮Hippie/Fantasia☮

  Rating: 5+++ / 5
  
  Once again, I am astounded by how quickly I read through this! For me and in reading nonfiction books at least, it really takes me much longer than this, and yet Cunningham's work is a remarkable exception!
  
  Also once again, just like in the case of
  Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner, I am very drawn to the way in which Cunningham writes. It feels like I'm being taught something, but like it's being done whilst talking to a close friend rather than a teacher--the best of both worlds, you might say. Nothing is pushy or insistent, but lets you pick and choose what to read and what to incorporate (if you choose to) into your craft and spirituality.
  
  Examining the different types of magic from elemental magic to stone magic and (my personal favourite) sea magic, I am drawn to so many of the different rituals suggested, and was surprised to find a few that I've already done without even knowing that they were rituals. In other words, this fits right in to my own personal spirituality and what I have already been doing without knowing it! What's more, this can so easily be incorporated into any number of daily routines and outings, and gives suggestions for anything you can do to bring more uplifting meaning to your day and life. It fulfills the purpose for which I myself am incorporating Wicca into my spirituality: to appreciate nature at its fullest as a gift and live life to the fullest. I just adore how compatible this is with what I already believe from other religions, and therefore have no trouble adding it to my spiritual books shelf.
  
  Yet another satisfying read that I will be referring back to over and over again as I develop my craft. My overall feeling from it is that it makes me incredibly interested and happy. :)
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  Eve

  This is a great little book with plenty of ideas for your magickal workings. Well written, down to earth (pun intended) and easy to understand. Not restricted to any particular dogma.
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  Eren

  If anyone wants to start witchcraft and has no idea what book to read I always show them Scott Cunningham. Truly a gem and a shame he’s not here. If you are interested in witchcraft—even if you’re not interested in joining wicca, this book is perfect.
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  Katherine

  Earth, Air, Fire, and Water was an unintentional re-read. It was in my to-read pile. Then I realised halfway into this book that I already read it. Shows how well I remembered this book. I forgot that I first read Earth, Air, Fire, and Water when I was 10. I was trying to learn everything I could about Wicca. This was definitely a trip down memory lane. Now as an adult I have a brand new appreciation.
  
  The beginning and the back discusses the basics of magic. What is energy, what tools to use, what the elements are, and how to write a spell. I skimmed through these parts, but as always it's a great refresher. I re-learned some information that I forgot. For example air is fire's twin. That's cool. All these spells are simple enough that anybody could do them. Furthermore, the spells are easy to remember. Cunningham includes not just the four elements, but other kinds of magic such as: stone, candle, mirror, ice and snow magic. I never thought of actually using snow or ice for a spell or ritual.
  
  One thing I really could do without though is all the freaking love spells. I'm no longer 10-years-old so I could care less about who I will marry or about love spells. One is better off putting all that energy into something beneficial for oneself. I have no idea why people are so afraid of being alone or desperate to be in a relationship. Or perhaps maybe use the love spells to create self-love.
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  Juli Anna

  This makes for a decent introduction to natural magic, with a solid basis on the four elements. The spells are simple and the section on creating your own rituals is full of useful information. But this definitely is Scott Cunningham at his poetic worst. I just really don't jive with all the dippy neopagan imagery or the bad rhymes. But, of course, that's personal taste.
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  Eileen Fikes

  Good start on working with your elements...
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  Desiree

  what a wonderful human being- a great loss to the world when he passed. this is my favorite wicca book of all time.
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  Patsy MacInnis

  Highly reccomend this book.
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  Geneva Yoder

  I enjoyed the authors view. Wisdom and great thoughts. Walk lightly... breathe deeply... harm none.... who hasnt felt the magic the wonder of wind, fire, nature, water....
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  Cara

  Okay, this one was interesting. It was still a bit too woo-woo in some places for my taste, but I enjoyed how nature focused it was and that it was more about meditation and focusing intentions. It gave me a lot of good ideas for when I need to sit and breathe on things. I had wanted to read this book since middle school, but was terrified people in my tiny town would find out, so I didn’t until now. A lot of expectation built up and this book met it pretty well. It had themes and ideas I could get down with which was nice. Definitely keeping this book in my yoga room. I’d recommend this for Pagans who are secular or even atheist, but nature focused, whether they practice craft or not.
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  Elena Rego

  Scott does a great job of breaking down the energetics of each element and giving examples of spells that you can do that work specifically with each element. What I really love about this book is that he shares what a good structure outline is for creating your own spell. It empowers the reader to work with the formulas he's provided and either altar them to for a better fit, or to go out with the information provided in the book to create spells of their own.
  
  The writing was clear, concise, easy to understand and move through and the book organization made sense in order to build a knowledge base from. Totally recommend this book.
  
  I did a Booktube review you can watch here:
  https://youtu.be/4TSGL_cRywA
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  Tasha Thibodeau

  I read this when I was starting out in Wicca and I LOVED this book. If you are someone who wants to learn more about the elements and their correspondences etc. this is a great starter book. Let Scott be your guide into the worlds of Earth, Air, Fire and Water. He always has great stories and folklore to go along with his spells and charts. I think that this is an excellent book for any newcomer to Wicca who wants to get to know the four elements a little better. I highly recommend this one.
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  Pamela

  Another great follow-up from Cunningham. This book expands on the concepts of natural, elemental magic introduced in
  Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magic, giving more sample rituals and information.
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  Carrie (The Butterfly Reader)

  I really don't know what to say about this book other than there is a lot of info in it. Lots of spells with the elements and even some new correspondences for them. Most of the things in this book be done easily and expensive which is something I've always loved about the author. So really, if you're into this subject, this is another great book to have in your collection.
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  Patricia

  A wonderful book for those earth-oriented among the ranks. It is good for learning to ground energies, relate more closely to the natural world, and understand the need for natural as well as spiritual connectivity, including earth-safe initiatives.
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  Poedust

  This was the first book on wicca Iever read. Blew me away because I had no idea of wicca's existence, yet I had been practicing it for some years. Though today I am a non religious pagan.. This book gave me much insight into the paths of nature.
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  Angie

  Loved it! I love Cunningham's ability to put it simply. I used to believe that everything had to be done perfectly with expensive supplies and complicated rituals. I know now that its a matter of heart. This is a must have in any Witch's library!
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  Lori Schiele

  Scott Cunningham brings us another well-written and informational book about elemental magick, including storms, lightning, wind, snow and ice, and various techniques using the more well-known earth, air, fire and water.
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  Bladestryke

  another great one from Cunningham. simple to read and easy to follow. so far my favorite author of this subject. a must read and it's the companion to earth magic which I look forward to reading.
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  Sarah Lombard

  I loved the spells on the Moon and clearing crystals and the stars spells.
  I really read as much as I wanted as there were so many spells. This is a very special magical book that will be treasured
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  Maurean

  Basic info dealing with natural magic; meant to be a companion book to his Earth Power