{"id":1222,"date":"2024-02-15T23:31:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T23:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/runatroy.com\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2025-01-09T19:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T19:29:49","slug":"what-the-witch-is-reading-february-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runatroy.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/15\/what-the-witch-is-reading-february-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"What The Witch Is Reading: February 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This section of my blog is dedicated to spreading the love of reading and books and the people who make them happen. I would not be the Witch I am today without books. I owe an obscene amount of gratitude to all the makers of books out there. This is my way of giving back. I hope that something I pick up and review will guide you to acquire the next tome on your To Be Read stack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently Finished:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Magic Julep<\/em> By Gina LaManna<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a Magic & Mixology<\/em> series that I\u2019ve been whipping through while I wrote Magic In Your Cup: A Witch\u2019s Guide to Sippable Spellcraft <\/a>(coming soon from Llewellyn Worldwide). When writing fiction, I can only read non-fiction. When writing non-fiction, I can only read fiction. Magic Julep is book seven in the series, and I\u2019ll likely start Mermaid Mimosa<\/em> soon (but I\u2019m currently in the middle of editing a fiction book for the day job,  and I just can\u2019t have LaManna\u2019s voice in my head while doing so. However, I have been loving the cozy and escapist vibe to this. This is it when you need something to take you away to a magical isle in the middle of Lake Superior. I particularly love this one because there are some real relationship challenges\u2026but nothing a little magic can\u2019t handle. If you\u2019ve read this series, let me know your thoughts. Beach-read vibes for sure, and I recommend starting with Book One in the series Hex on the Beach. <\/em>Regardless, while finishing my non-fiction magical mixology book, this has been an excellent decompression story for me. And some of the characters are cool, like vampire cousin Poppy and shape-shifting cousin Zinnia. We all need a little time away, and this PG-13 romp is perfect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading Now:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Longing For Darkness: Tara and the Black Madonn<\/em>a by China Galland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Black Madonna appeared to me in a dream a few years back. She still visits me often in that space. Other than some statutory and art frequented within many of my ancestral homes and some of my travels, I did not know much about this particular symbol of the Divine Mother. I am about halfway through the book and am anxious for the author to get to the Black Madonna. However, as I take this spiritual journey with the author, I\u2019m learning a lot about Zen Buddism and other comparative religions. More to come after I finish.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up Next:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Wild Soul Runes: Reawakening the Ancestral Feminine<\/em> by Lara Veleda Vesta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book was a gift from a friend who knows my frustration with accessing spiritual literature about the tools I use in my Craft, particularly Runes, that are not colored by racism and bigotry. I don\u2019t know why the Nazis love my lineage\u2019s heathenry, but they do. I always laugh when I see that because do they even know Odin? Talk about Patron of Drag Queens. I\u2019m hoping Ms. Vesta provides a more witchy and inclusive viewpoint. Come back soon to read the review of this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you can say, I read a little of everything. I\u2019m always curious about what others are reading. What book are you working through right now? Let’s talk books!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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