Review of Goddess is in the Details by Deborah Blake

Review of Goddess is in the Details by Deborah Blake

3 stars

Reading this book is like sitting down in a cozy kitchen, or at a table in your local Pagan shop with a cup of tea in hand and talking to both a friendly and knowledgeable contemporary discussing the questions and concerns not addressed in typical Wicca 101 books. The style of writing flows easy like a conversation and is easy to read and understand with quite a lot of humor thrown in there even though some of it seems a bit forced.

This book covers a wide range of topics from affirmations, ethics, the power of words, to how to deal with non-Pagan spouses, how to raise children, coven dynamics, rites of passage and many others. I found her chapters on rites of passage and coven dynamics quite informative and interesting. It really tries to help logically and judgmentally help you answer how to be a Witch everyday and in every way possible. It does not go into grave details into any of these topics but gives you a good advice and starting point to begin thinking about these topics. Almost every chapter ends with asking you to pause and really think about what this or that topic means to you and would make a great journaling opportunity. In fact, this book would be a great book to read and work through with a book club or a circle. You could have people journal the questions asked at the end of the chapters and could share you answers creating a wonderfully open dialog, where advice could be shared and a different perception gained.

The enthusiastic, approachable writing style of the author gives you the sense that she has thought long and hard about the subjects and has personally experienced these situations. You get a sense of almost a two way conversation, a question and answer period, an open discussion. The advice given and questions asked are good, and she always makes sure to reaffirm that she is not all knowing and that the reader should think for themselves, but I would have liked for the author to go into more depth on these subjects and would have liked to hear more personal opinions and specific instances. The book however does include gives many other resources in which the readers may turn to for more in depth information.

I would recommend this book to anyone who has read and worked through a few 101 books and is asking the bigger questions and really wondering how logistically and spiritually live as Pagan, a Wiccan, and/or a Witch

Available in Paperback, and Kindle editions.