Morgan Le Fay's Book of Spells and Wiccan Rites Hardcover – January 1, 2007

Book surprised me. As a solitary practitioner of eclectic witchcraft , Wicca, and follower of Wicca. The author captures the true nature of being a Witch. And even hereditary witches must agree that their first ancestor was a solitary witch and practioner of witchcraft.My few pet peeves is that she failed to mention that Wicca is one of the descendants of Shamanism. And Shamanism goes back over 50,000 years or more. And it is the first religion and spiritual system of ancient mankind.The other is the reference of Shaytan and the Djinn as being devils and demons.Djinn are spiritual entities that are akin to the Fae Folk or Faery folk in Europe. And in some ways are the Fae Folk or Faery folk of Arabia and the middle east. They are neither good or evil. But are a little of both. As we are. And The Shaytan are a branch of evil djinn like the unseelie court of the Fae Folk or Faery folk. Other than that the book was great. As if Morgan le Fae guided it's spells and prayers.

Has so much more than I expected in it would I was pleased. I originally did not think to purchase this particular book, as I tend to go a bit darker, for lack of better words, but this starts right on the line and I enjoying it.

This book was purchased as a gift for someone else. The intended receiver welcomed this gift openly. Her reviews indicate it is a nice read.

When I first picked this book up, I leafed through the history and put it right back down. Later, I was recommended to take another look. Sure enough, the rituals are beautiful.Reif does not claim these rituals come from Morgan Le Fay. Merely that she was inspired by the Arthurian Legend figure. Nothing more.This time I thoroughly read through the history. Sure enough, the history is awful, having been outdated by at least 25 years by the publication of this book. Once you look at her sources you realize that they were all written when the theory presented in Reif's history was still considered true. So she's outdated and following what some of us refer to as the mythological history of Wicca. I would never recommend this book for it's history. Just skip that section and do your own research, please.My personal pet peeve is that this book is supposedly for "any reader [to] use them immediately, even without prior Wiccan experience." While Wiccan experience sure isn't necessary for the practice of these rituals as they really are not Wicca specific, I certainly wouldn't suggest anyone delve into them immediately. Each ritual is geared towards a specific God or Goddess of varying cultures. One should be familiar with the mythologies of a particular deity before working with them. I know I'm not alone in feeling it's rude to work with deities unknown to the practitioner, so I'm sure I'm not alone on this point. (Another point: Could you imagine someone with arachnophobia working closely with Arachne not knowing anything about her and suddenly seeing spiders on a regular basis and not knowing why? XD)Again, the ultimate point is, this book is solely for the beauty of the rituals. If you intend to use any of them, make sure to completely familiarize yourself with the mythology of the Gods and Goddesses first.

This book contained everything I was looking for

Morgan le Fey's book of spells & wiccan rites is filled with lots of information, I would recommend this book for someone who knows about Goddess/Wiccan/Spells, not for a beginner.

Author Jennifer Reif, has not descended from a long line of Witches, nor been trained in any particular branch of the Craft, just book-taught like many in the Craft today. None-the-less, she has put together an awesome treasury of rituals and spells simple enough for every level of magickal practitioner, but complicated enough that I would recommend this for more experienced practitioners.Novices need to develop some basic skills and knowledge before tackling some of these spells. Still, anyone with an interest in honoring deities in their many cultural guises, through ritual or spellwork, should add this truly inspired compilation to their magickal libraries.There is a brief history of Witchcraft & Wicca in the beginning and very brief background on the author herself. The rest is devoted entirely to wonderfully diverse magickal workings. They are subdivided into groupings, such as rituals for: Strength and Power --To Athena, Warrior Goddess for inner strength and power, The Veil of Isis to awaken confidence and determination; Honorable Endings and Farewells -- Banshee Macha to end malicious gossip, To the Ancient Crone for the passing of a pet; For Prosperity and Success -- Enchantment of Sri Lakshmi for prosperity; and a Multifarious Miscellany -- including, Spiral of the Delphic Oracle to obtain the answer to a question, and the Rite of the Non-ritual for joy in the moment. I am just touching the surface of what's included in this text.It is my goal someday to perform Reif's, knock your socks off larger group ritual, Song of the Sacred Grove, a beautiful rite invoking and honoring the magic of Celtic trees. The rituals can be one day, or more in length...the Sri Lakshmi ritual is a 3-day working.All rituals have a level of complexity that will engage and absorb practitioner(s). Along with the body of each rite, Reif provides a supply list, altar setup instructions, ritual timing and other instructions. Words are rhythmic and truly inspired. Reif has been studying and working with nature and ancient cultures since 1983. It shows through in this work. I pray that this is not the last we hear from her.