Reviews

On Her Silver Rays: A Guide to the Moon, Myth and Magic by Frances Billinghurst

deethereader's review

5.0

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for a copy of this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book is a great resource for not only beginners but also those that have previous knowledge. It provides great guides for many areas that someone can delve into throughout each lunar cycle and can enhance your workings for magical tools, journaling and rituals. After my initial full read I have been focussing on each cycle and continue to learn something new each time.
A great addition to anyone’s esoteric library.

anndudzinski's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The terms “Moon magic” and “lunar living” have gotten to be as trendy as “manifestation”.  That’s not necessarily a negative, but it can lead to an outpouring of information by people who might not be that well informed but want to jump on the bandwagon.  I don’t find a lot of value in trendy.

That is not the case with this book.  I picked it up to review despite already owning several guides to working with the moon because I’m somewhat familiar with the author’s other work and she resonates with me.  I was not disappointed and I’ll probably repeat this later: On Her Silver Rays is the most complete guide I’ve yet come across and ought to be in your library if you really want to understand how to work with the moon. 

This book goes well beyond correspondences for each full moon (which tends to be the lunar phase most books focus on).  The author covers, in depth, each phase of the moon and how best to work with each one, including rituals and magical workings that can actually be done (i.e., they don’t require arcane ingredients).  There’s also space given to the Dark Moon, my personal favorite time of the month and an often overlooked phase.  The author dedicates a chapter to lunar phenomenon (including astrological significance when the moon moves through each sign), as well as a chapter each on moon magic, lunar correspondences, and a wrap-up of information not covered elsewhere, including recipes for lunar cakes that I am most definitely going to try.  If there’s a topic that you want to delve into more, the resources section is brimming with further areas of study.

As I said earlier, this may be the only resource on working with the moon you’ll need whether you just want to understand more about her rhythms or you’re already a lunar practitioner who wants more knowledge of the science behind lunar phenomenon or to incorporate new rituals into your practice.

Thank you to NetGalley and John Hunt Publishing Ltd./Moon Books for providing the ARC ebook.  I’ve left my review honestly and voluntarily.