Pagan Portals - Animal Magic

Rachel Patterson continues to be a very easy yet informative read, with fascinating insights as to how you can improve or add to your craft.

While I'm not sure a lot of the practices here would work for me personally, it was nevertheless a very good and interesting look into how animals guides can work with you every day.

Informative, insightful and eye opening. The book is a must read for every one. I hope for more titles like this. I loved it and would recommend it to everyone. A really great book.

I received a free ARC of this title from Moon Books via Netgalley.

I'm a fan of Rachel Patterson, and I follow her blog on Patheos. Patterson's approach to the subject of witchcraft is very practical, no-nonsense, and down to earth. Her sensible writing, bereft of zany woo-woo and fluff is an example that I wish more authors would follow. If you're a witch who wants to read a book about animal guides that gives practical, workable exercises, then look no further. This very succinct book provides enough information to get started.

Some of the topics covered include what animal magic is and the benefits of practicing it, meditations and simple spells to employ when attempting to figure out which animal has something to teach you, and how to incorporate your guides into rituals and other workings after you've connected with them. Also included is the obligatory brief listing of traditional associations belonging to the more commonly known animal guides, but Patterson encourages the reader to use their own intuition to learn what the animal has to teach them as opposed to relying entirely on a paragraph from a reference book. Much appreciated.

I would recommend this title to anyone who is curious about animal guides, just getting started working with them, or has been working with them and would like some new ideas to try out and deepen their current practice. Fans of Lupa's works will also appreciate the solid content and no-nonsense approach.

Another great installment in the Pagan Portals series, I will be recommending this to all of my friends. As always, an in-depth look at a major aspect of magic, one I greatly enjoyed reading.

Informative and extremely readable. The author puts the animal spirits in clear and understandable terms. Really enjoyed using the information to connect. Thank you!