Water Magic by Lilith Dorsey
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
Genre: Nonfiction (Adult) | Religion & Spirituality
Release Date: October 8, 2020

Water Magic by Lilith Dorsey is the first book in Llewellyn's new Elements of Witchcraft series and is an excellent resource regarding water magic.

Part one of the book dives into the history, folklore and myth surrounding water magic. I enjoyed the poems and essays included in the text.

Part two of the book goes into detail about working with the element of water, including chapters on water herbs & botanicals, water crystals, stones, & shells, and water animal guides.

Part three is filled with recipes, rituals, & spellcraft. The chapters include information on magical waters, baths, salts & washes, water in divination & dreams, water spells, and holidays & the water wheel of the year.

There is so much information in this book that one read will not be enough. If you are looking to expand you knowledge of water magic, you should definitely read this book!

I'm so grateful to Lilith Dorsey, Llewellyn Publications, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.

An absolute must-have for learning about water magic! The author shares a wealth of knowledge regarding this topic. This is a must-read when learning about elemental magic. I highly recommend it! I voluntarily read this book via Netgalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

What a great start to Llewelln's Elements of Witchcraft series. This covers folklore and history of using water in magical practice in an easy-to-understand yet comprehensive way. I will definitely be referencing this book in the future! Thanks so much to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Water Magic by Lilith Dorsey kicks off Llewellyn's highly anticipated new Elements of Witchcraft series. It covers history and folklore of water spanning across cultures, mystical creatures associated with water and sacred water sites around the world.

Readers will learn how to use water in their magical workings, day to day household chores and personal cleansing. Divination is covered, so too herb and crystal correspondences and spells provided.

This is great start to this series. Those who find the “Little Book of” series also by Llewellyn too frivolous will find this new series of reference books most valuable. Also includes Australian Indigenous water myths too which is very refreshing and gives this book more global appeal outside of the US.

*eArc provided by publisher and NetGalley

This book has at least a little information in regards to anything involving water. It discusses everything ranging from history to gods and goddess, to how to set up a water altar to magical floor washes. If you're wanting to know what type of water is perfect for a specific spell or use, if you want to know which herbs or crystals to add a water influence or even how to reach out to the deities of water, this book has you cover. Personally, I'm most excited to try out the bath salts and make myself some war water. However, based on the current state of the world perhaps one of the compassion spells would be better.

Thank you for Llewellyn Publications and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC of this book. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

I received an advance copy of this book for review. This is a very strong start to the Elements of Witchcraft series. I can imagine returning to it again as a reference work, and could easily be dipped into for inspiration or background on the various uses of and signification of water in many different areas of witchcraft and mythology. It is a highly accessible read and suitable for people at various levels or interest and experience.

The book begins with a look at water and its cultural role throughout the world. The descriptions of sacred water sites, mythological creatures associated with water, and correspondences with animals, plants, and minerals is almost encyclopedic. The latter portion of the book offers many ideas for using water in ritual and shellwork, how to incorporate it in your altar, recipes for washes, baths. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone with an interest in incorporating water into their craft work, or to anyone with an interest the cultural significance of water. Because the author takes an incredibly broad view - considering practices, figures, and sites from all over the world - some of the descriptions are tantalizingly brief.

The first part of this book is saturated with numerous & brief miscellaneous tidbits of water themed folklore & mythology from various parts of the world. And the second half has more miscellaneous tidbits, lists of correspondences, spells, and workings & general practices working with the element.
This is a book that contains basic trivia & lists regarding the water element that a beginner might find useful for further study, but it lacks narrative depth within its pages.

This was an interesting book, so good to read it when you want to learn about the water.
The cover was so amazing, it is very unique, and so specially underrated.
Even though I liked this, it wasn't what I wanted but I couldn't give anything less than a 3 stars but I assure that if you like to learn new things, this would be your perfect book.

This book is a wealth of information about the origins of the importance of water to humans through mythology and history, places associated with water magic, and all of the different kinds of water and ways to utilize water in magic. There is so much information here, and it's jam packed with facts and tidbits. Even if you're not interested in witchy things, this is still a fascinating read.

This was a great book with lots of information, recipes, spells and what-not. It's also divided into sections, so it's easy to find what you're lookin for.

Absolutely great book to read, especially if you are interesting any bit in water or the water element, especially how to use it in everyday witchery and spell work. I loved reading this because it opened my mind a lot to the power of water and how it can help in spell work and just everyday thinking and workings. I love that this book is dedicated to one element; it allows the reader to really go in depth and learn!

This is a wonderful resource for anyone looking to understand more about the element of water. In the first section of the book, I was taken on an exploration of the history and lore surrounding how water was viewed as part of several cultures. The sections on water creatures was so fascinating. I thought I had a pretty good grasp of most of them, but was happy to see there were some I wasn’t aware of that I can explore even deeper. I also found the section on sacred sites crammed with places and history that was new to me and utterly fascinating. I appreciate the amount research that went into making this text and the user-friendly presentation that made it easy to digest.

In the second section working with water is explained in ways that make it easy to understand and looks at all aspects ranging from botanicals to spells. I loved the depth which each part was looked into. Setting up a shrine where the elements are represented through water was really helpful and something I wouldn’t have even considered on my own. I was also really excited to see gem water recipes.

The third part of the book has recipes, ritual and spells. All of this section is easy to follow and has helpful advice that make the spell, and practices accessible to different levels of practice. As with the other sections there were things here that were new and fascinating to me. I especially found the holidays/wheel of the year interesting.

If you are looking to work any magic aided by water or explore your understanding of how water can enhance your practice or spiritual path, this book will be an invaluable resource. I know I will be coming back to it often.

This book covers the full breadth of water as an elemental magic. It covers crystals, animals, gods and goddesses, rituals, and meditations. I think that this series is going to be very interesting. Looking forward to the rest.