Making Magic - Kirjakasa

Paperback, 224 pages

Published June 4, 2019 by Sounds True.

ISBN:: 978-1-68364-248-0

(1 review)

Re-enchant your life with this book of rituals, ceremonies, and practices for personal growth--anchored in the hidden power of everyday things.

"We all have a deep capacity to make magic . . . . . . and to do it as easily as we breathe or open our eyes. This is not a matter of belief. You can discover your own capacity for magic in your own direct experience." --Briana Saussy

When you think of magic, do you imagine something supernatural, extraordinary, or beyond your everyday reality? Many of us are drawn to magic because we think there's something "out there" that can bring enchantment and wonder back into our lives.

Yet there's a secret to real magic: the extraordinary is much closer than you may think.

With Making Magic, expert teacher Briana Saussy invites you to discover a practice of magic that will bring a new depth and power …

Re-enchant your life with this book of rituals, ceremonies, and practices for personal growth--anchored in the hidden power of everyday things.

"We all have a deep capacity to make magic . . . . . . and to do it as easily as we breathe or open our eyes. This is not a matter of belief. You can discover your own capacity for magic in your own direct experience." --Briana Saussy

When you think of magic, do you imagine something supernatural, extraordinary, or beyond your everyday reality? Many of us are drawn to magic because we think there's something "out there" that can bring enchantment and wonder back into our lives.

Yet there's a secret to real magic: the extraordinary is much closer than you may think.

With Making Magic, expert teacher Briana Saussy invites you to discover a practice of magic that will bring a new depth and power to each moment, act, and choice of your life. Through teaching stories, wisdom from a wide variety of world traditions, and no-nonsense practices you can easily weave into your daily routine, Briana will help you reconnect with the wild and creative force of magic that is always around and within you, waiting for you to remember.

As you explore this path of transformation, you'll discover resources of magic that permeate your life, including:

Doors and thresholds--ways we "cross between worlds"
Communication--creating magic with your voice, body, intentions, and relationships
Holy helpers--ancestors, angels, saints, and spirit beings who guide and support you
Water and washing--access the revitalizing energy of water when you drink or bathe
Textiles and threads--how to loosen, mend, or bind up supportive energies
Candles and fire--elemental power to bring light to darkness and burn away what no longer serves you
Kitchen magic--using food to nourish your whole self and reconnect you with nature
Talismans--infuse your beloved objects with sacred purpose and supportive power

"Magic is the most real part of any 'real life'--the spark illuminating the authentic core of every experience," writes Briana Saussy. If you are ready to enter a world that is ripe with possibility and rediscover the electric wildness of your life, here is an essential resource for Making Magic as only you can.

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Naava reviewed Making Magic by Briana Saussy

Review of 'Making Magic' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I received a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Three and a half stars, rounded down to three for Goodreads, despite mathematics telling me that's the wrong thing to do.

My biggest criticism is that it was extremely difficult for me to "get into" the book. I found myself forcing myself to read the book up until the 40 percent mark. That's when it got interesting. Forcing myself to read: rating went to three and a half stars which I would have rounded up to four... if it hadn't been for the Golden Locks story which was used to frame and structure the book. I wasn't a fan of that, the purpose of it still isn't one hundred percent clear to me. So I decided it was time for me to demonstrate my abysmal mathematical skills and round a 3,5 to 3.

I enjoyed the way Saussy wrote …

I received a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Three and a half stars, rounded down to three for Goodreads, despite mathematics telling me that's the wrong thing to do.

My biggest criticism is that it was extremely difficult for me to "get into" the book. I found myself forcing myself to read the book up until the 40 percent mark. That's when it got interesting. Forcing myself to read: rating went to three and a half stars which I would have rounded up to four... if it hadn't been for the Golden Locks story which was used to frame and structure the book. I wasn't a fan of that, the purpose of it still isn't one hundred percent clear to me. So I decided it was time for me to demonstrate my abysmal mathematical skills and round a 3,5 to 3.

I enjoyed the way Saussy wrote about the intersection of magic and mundane, of the ways magic is all around us. I was also a fan of the Stepping Stones. I will most likely be revisiting the book and the exercises and the Stepping Stones eventually!

Definitely recommended to anyone who's new to magic and would like to observe the magical side of themselves – or just anyone who isn't a fan of highly structured and, uh, authoritarian magic.