Yes, I was going to suggest the first one, but I haven't read it and I
thought, from the title, that it might be more 'religious' as in [Neo-]Pagan
Religion, rather than magical as in Harry Potter secular magic.
~Caroline.
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More as an aside...
There's a book for parents/kids/families by Starhawk, plus an eco-
fable she wrote.
Might be of interest...
raising children in goddess traditions
http://www.starhawk.org/writings/circleround.html
kid's book (an eco-fable): last wild witch
http://www.starhawk.org/writings/last_wild_witch.html
--joey
On Aug 17, 2010, at 7:18 PM, Caroline Tully wrote:
> There are tons of Teen Witchcraft books put out by Llewellyn, sure,
> she's
> only 10, but I bet those books are pretty tame. (Even adult
> Witchcraft is
> pretty tame, I mean ethically unproblematic etc, as in no one does
> curses
> really - big generalization there). I think 'simple spells' might
> be OK for
> a 10 year old, I think things get difficult when one is dealing with
> religious / deep magickal concepts and the self, the psyche, as in,
> say,
> ceremonial magick, a 10 year old wouldn't be able to deal with
> that, I don't
> think. But hey,. I don't know her.
>
> ~Caroline.
>
>
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>
> Paul Huson's <Mastering Witchcraft> is a very good starting manual,
> did me proud in my teens and much of it has stuck. Well written,
> atmospheric, clear - + a handy bibliography.
>
> PS His <Devil's Picturebook> is a good one for Tarot and for magical
> mythology in practice. With both you get an overview of various
> approaches (Cabalistic, folksy etc.) and can make your own choices.
>
> ALWays
>
> Jake
>
> On 17 August 2010 00:51, Raymond Salvatore Harmon
> <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>> Thanks to everybody for the suggestions.
>>
>> My 10 year old daughter is a huge fan of Miyazaki films, Terry
>> Pratchett
> and
>> other fiction (some listed here). What she is looking for now is
>> something
>> more practical. As she puts it "actual things I can do, spells,
> incantations
>> - you know, magic." So I guess what I am looking for is something
>> that is
>> geared more in that direction. She gets tons of exposure to magic
>> as a
>> concept (through fiction literature and film) and we talk about the
>> 'realities' of magic all of the time but now she wants to actually
> practice.
>>
>> Any more thoughts?
>>
>> Yours
>> RSH
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> http://www.underworld-apothecary.com/
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