Title: Practical Symbols - Runes & Sigils For Holistic Wellbeing
Author: Amy Donnelly
Publisher: Quarto Publishing, Leaping Hare Press
Genre: Arts & Photography, Health, Mind & Body, Religion & Spirituality
Release Date: 12th November 2024
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Would you like to learn how to invoke the power and energy of symbols in your everyday life?
Perhaps you’re looking for protection from a toxic situation at work, or guidance for a difficult assignment at school. Maybe you’re trying to help a friend in pain, or simply find more balance in your relationships.
Practical Symbols provides you with the tools you need to approach any situation with poise, confidence, and a little bit of magic.
This book is written in an accessible and friendly way, and will not only help you channel the energies of ancient and powerful symbols, but also show you how to create your own bespoke sigils. It will teach you which symbols work best for your specific purposes, and why, and help you to empower yourself to nurture your wellbeing every day with symbols.
Organized by theme, learn which symbols you can use for:emotional wellness—soothing your soul and nurturing your mental health
physical wellbeing—helping you relax, sleep better, and dream well
celebrating the wheel of the year—discovering how ancient symbols and runes have always been used to honor the sabbats
connecting with nature—through following the cycles of the moon
adding magic to special occasions—celebrating birthdays, marriage, graduations, and more
enhancing or starting your career—manifesting your dream job or boosting your career
With advice on rituals and methods for incorporating symbols into your daily practice, as well as a comprehensive index of symbols, this is a must-have book for any spiritually curious individual, no matter your level of expertise.
REVIEW
The cover looks quite dark and has an array of Symbols, Sigils, and markings on it that are later featured and explained in the book. The darkness of the cover gives the book a very mystical, magical, mysterious feel to it.
After reading the introduction that the author had always been fascinated by history and folklore and grew up with traditions such as throwing salt over her shoulder, putting a pin in a cushion to find a lost item, things handed down through the generations similar to my own passed down family traditions I was eager to read the book. However the book was more like a dictionary of different symbols, which whilst that is interesting, I would have loved to have read more folklore & superstition and traditions. The content of the book was detailed and well presented, though the actual content was not exactly what I had thought it was going to be.
The book begins by explaining symbol usage in witchcraft and cover things like the pentagram that most people would probably be familiar with. The book goes on to discuss how to choose and use symbols as well as where they came from. I found the history and origin explanations of each symbol to be detailed and well explained.
The book is then separated into 7 chapters with the following headings, Symbols for Wellness, Physical Wellness, Sabbat, the Moon, Special Occasions, for Career and Practical Sigils. This is the part of the book that is very much set out like a reference book. I read and e-copy of the book and I think a physical book would be much more tactile and absorbing as it would be easier to flick back and forth between pages and sections. There are also sections where the author recommends other books to read and an index of symbols
Summing up I think it's more of a handbook that you would dip in and out. A great addition to your book shelf if you're fascinated by Symbols & Sigils and are seriously wanting to learn to use them in a more in depth way in daily life.
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