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Mabon: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for the Autumn Equinox by Llewellyn Publications, Diana Rajchel
fujoshi_oba's review
5.0
Quick, concise, and full of information. This book is broken down into 6 main sections, and also includes a bibliography & a section for further reading!! Knowledge of celebrations from many societies is included, as well as corresponding celebrations/god(dess)s.
This is the second in the set I've read and so far I have not been disappointed.
This is the second in the set I've read and so far I have not been disappointed.
emilygaynier's review
3.0
Pretty Good
I will be reading all of this series for initial info on each of the pagan holidays
Does use the word smudging instead of smoke cleansing
I will be reading all of this series for initial info on each of the pagan holidays
Does use the word smudging instead of smoke cleansing
smortimer's review
3.0
Decent resource with old ways, new ways, and suggested activities and recipes. Eclectic practitioners would need to do a bit of editing as needed (to make things more general for a group or more specific to a particular practice).
corallydeer's review against another edition
3.0
Mabon by Diana Rajchel is a pretty decent beginner's look at the season, equinox, and holiday. It covers a wide variety of related lore and history, workings, recipes, and more and is probably something I'd consider a decent resource for most beginners in witchcraft and Paganism. I do wish the book expanded a bit in the history and lore into non-Eurocentric history, however, since it focused very heavily on not even just Europe but Western Europe in particular (with a bit of a dabble into Poland).
I also think it's worth noting that this book includes a Hoodoo honey jar and mojo bag in its spellwork section with no in-depth discussion of Hoodoo, its history, etc, and no clear tie for the author to Hoodoo practices. It also recommends readers get smudge sticks in at least one of its rituals, again with no discussion (at all this time) of smudging's connection and sacredness to American Indigenous culture or any kind of tie that the author might have to that culture. Thankfully, all of the instances of potential appropriation are easy to skip over or edit out for something more relevant to a personal practice.
I also think it's worth noting that this book includes a Hoodoo honey jar and mojo bag in its spellwork section with no in-depth discussion of Hoodoo, its history, etc, and no clear tie for the author to Hoodoo practices. It also recommends readers get smudge sticks in at least one of its rituals, again with no discussion (at all this time) of smudging's connection and sacredness to American Indigenous culture or any kind of tie that the author might have to that culture. Thankfully, all of the instances of potential appropriation are easy to skip over or edit out for something more relevant to a personal practice.
bekahb101's review
informative
3.5
A really good overview of the holiday, with interesting information about past and current practices, as well as ideas for activities and seasonal recipes. By the end it does get a little repetitive, and some of the ritual formats and scripts etc. they provide didn’t really resonate with me. But, it’s set up in such a way that it can be a useful reference book, and readers can pick and choose what to take from it.