Absorbing and practical - Rated 
I loved the in-depth history, and it didn't seem to drag at all! I loved the chapter on herbals; it is extremely detailed and helpful. A lot of the charms were great and once again Silver's wonderful personality shines through her words. I thought it was good that she included Christian charms etc aswell as Wiccan ones......Silver can touch anyone, regardless of tradition or religion. A must for every magickal library especially those interested in folk magick and healing!
Pow-Wow still lives - Rated
Although this book may not appeal to many Wiccans as much as her previous book, this is a book based on tried and true methods. This will complement anyones magical library. I love RavenWolf's work and she has amazed me again. This book is based her training and it has helped me to look into more than just the realm of Witchcraft in which I am trained.I reccomend this book to anyone.
Charmed? - Rated 
The only charming being done here is to charm the reader into believing this as something new or so unusual that it needs to be written by them. Well hate to burst the magic bubble some people are still riding around on but if you want valid information on this try seeking out believers who are truely involved, not someone who writes books on every subject they think will be scarfed up by members of the public who are desperately trying to find truths in these childish fiction writings about the nature beliefs. This shouldn't even have a one star rating but hey that's all they allow here. I also suggest people who read these reviews make copies if they want to go back and read them later because golly, gee, whiz, a whole lot seem to magically disappear. Good thing some people keep copies of each of them.
An accurate presentation of traditional american hexcraft! - Rated
I first ran into this book when it was called "Hexcraft." As a hereditary, traditional pow-wow, I was imediately suspicious of what looked like another shallow attempt to graze on the fertile field of occult literature. To my surprise, Silver treats the subject with respect and actually does know what she is talking about with regard to pow-wow and how it works. I think that many traditionals wince a bit with her attempt to remove the christian trappings and make it palatable to the wicca crowd, but even we know the tradition adopted these trappings to avoid the conflict that surely would have resulted from keeping the "old names". The magic works regardless of in whose name you invoke. After all, most of us have never had a quarrel with Jesus, only the organization that rose up as a religion about him rather than as the religion of Jesus. I also wish Silver would have addressed the spirit-world aspect of pow-wow in greater depth, but maybe that's for another book. Speaking of books, get yourself a copy of "The Long Lost Friend" to get a sense of more traditional pow-wow incantations. Well done Silver, you've done a nice job presenting our sacred art.
A must read for thosei nterested in Pow Wow - Rated 
Silver has done really well on this book. It may not appeal to the wiccan community, but the basis and ideas behind Pow Wow make a lot of sense to those who are interested.
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