The Goddess is in the Details by Deborah Blake

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The Goddess is in the Details is a guide to practicing Wicca effectively in your daily life. But you don't have to be Wiccan to benefit from Deborah Blake's advice about how to live mindfully 365 days a year.

The book, though touted as "not for beginners," is actually a very approachable look at what the religion entails and the power of the human mind. Though it covers spell work and Wiccan holidays, the main concern of the book is how to bring positivity into your daily life. As a religion that is tied heavily to the Earth and the change of the seasons, it's also a wonderful reminder about how we can respect and protect the planet that we rely on to live.

There are simple reflections on how our health and success is reliant on the language we use - how many times have you started a day by saying "This day is going to be horrible" or repeatedly reminded yourself and those around you be how well you don't feel? Observations on how we rarely consider or appreciate how our food gets to our table. And thoughts about how to handle various life events. 

If you're interested in learning more about pagan religions, enjoy philosophy or are just looking for ways to live gently and mindfully, this may be a read for you. Seeing as how the entire religion is based primarily off of the phrase "And harm none do what ye may" and a law that loosely translates to karma, I think it's obvious how this is relatable to even nonpracticers of Wicca.

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