Llewellyn's 2016 Magical Almanac: Practical Magic for Everyday Living by Llewellyn Publications

Llewellyn's 2016 Magical Almanac: Practical Magic for Everyday Living Reviews

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  Erica

  What a great read! I've already marked some spots and tips to use throughout this next year and started on my elixirs. I'd recommend this book for a more experienced pagan as that seems to be what it's geared for although it can be useful for anyone giving some basic info about the moon's phases and gemstones it's great info to have on hand. I enjoyed many of the articles and really like the astrology guide to refer to through 2016. I'd recommend many books from Llewelyn for pagans.
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  Paula O'Connor

  I am writing down all the great spells into my Book of Shadows. only four stars because of course I don't every spell!
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  Jillian Brickle

  Another year of reflections and moon signs.
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  Ris

  Like most "spiritual" books, this would be one to take with a grain of salt. It owns that, though. Common associations for things such as colors does not necessarily make them the only associations. For this reason, I would consider this book a nice reference for beginners especially. This book is not a catch-all. It is probably not incredibly useful for someone who has already chosen their set path of practice, except perhaps for the Almanac (which includes associations for every day of 2016, including moon phases, ruling planets, etc). Although a lot of the ethical portions seem to lean towards Wiccan teachings, there are included samples (with credit and beginner-level explanations) of associations and practices from different religions (mostly open religions, although there are a couple from closed religions that made me frown) to give the reader an idea of possibility. There are also several suggestions of further reading, a combination of websites and other books.
  
  
  
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  Elizabeth Moore

  Some people think that since this is a "magical" almanac that it must be purely frivolous and irrelevant to the world we live in now. I choose to disagree with that simply because even on the front cover it says "Practical Magic for Everyday Living" which is true. The articles I have read within these almanacs are very helpful and very practical to apply to life. It also helps me remember to enjoy nature and relax a bit.
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  Calantirniel

  Calantirniel contributed the article, "Be Careful What You Wish For - Another Viewpoint" toward this annual anthology.
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  Bladestryke

  Wasn't quite sure what to expect when I picked up this book from the library but was p,evenly surprised to find out chalk full if interesting tidbits.
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  Kate Lessard

  The date book is incredibly useful but I found very few articles I really enjoyed this year.
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  Iroquois

  Much more interesting than I expected.