Hedge Witch: A Guide to Solitary Witchcraft

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van der Hoeven mentions that some witches believe deities are the forces of nature and therefore do not feel the need to personify them. This book is a stunning compilation of knowledge and a great introduction to the holidays you can celebrate to honor the god and goddess or, in my case, the earth and nature. Joanna van der Hoeven wrote one of my favorite books on druidism and hedgecraft a couple years ago titled The Book of Hedge Druidry: A Complete Guide for the Solitary Seeker which is included on my hedgecraft resources list. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods.

You won't just read this book, you will have a deep beautiful experience of the connectedness of all beings.The book consists of letters, written by Rae Beth to two people who are interested in witchcraft in the 80's.

She knows from experience just how to walk with one foot in Faerie and one in the Everyday World—without recourse to hallucinogens—and she tells us about it and what can be gained from it. I prefer a more practical, less spiritual approach to hedgewitchery, but I did find this informative about other traditions.The absolute 'historical' nonsense gets a bit of a pass, because I don't feel she's being intentionally misleading - in the days before the internet or was much harder to fact-check anything that wasn't mainstream, so I'm assuming the information was in good faith, she'd just been mislead like so many others. If you want to know more about witchcraft as a general reader or you want to become involved as a practicing witch then you are likely to find this book of interest to you.