This book is a great introduction to working with herbs in a magical way. Judy Ann Nock covers the basics, including the history, properties, and uses of different herbs in spells, rituals, and everyday practice. The writing is easy to follow, and the book has a nice balance of practical advice and magical inspiration. Whether you’re new to herbal magic or looking to expand your knowledge, this is a handy guide to have on your shelf.

Who does not like a book dedicated to modern witchcraft and magickal herbs that discusses the secret, inner wisdom of these subjects and add in what they can teach us and how to use them in our practice. This book was perfect for me, as a very spiritual person and as someone who values the use and properties of herbs in everyday and magickal life, and I really enjoyed what this book had to offer. This book would make an excellent gift too!

Being a huge fan of herbalism, I knew this book would be right up my street. The illustrations are beautiful and the descriptions are brilliant.

A lovely resource to keep around!
I have enjoyed reading it, however it might not be the standard from front to cover type of read, more of a handy resource.
I would definitely recommend for anyone interested.

This book is the type of book you keep around to look things up for reference. It's good to have books like this around when working with new things. Very helpful.

This is a book that I found reading sporadically, it’s very interesting and full of knowledge but definitely more of a “dictionary” type of vibe

This book was a wonderful, educational read.

While the ebook formatting was a little off-kilter and difficult to decipher, at first, things seemed to smooth out and the knowledge was able to be had. I'm not totally complaining, or taking stars off for the formatting, as I'm grateful to have been able to receive an ARC of this!

Right from the beginning, I really loved the section "Herbs as sentient partners in magick." I'm an animist and believe all things, including plants and herbs, have a spirit, so this section was especially helpful to my path. I appreciated the scientific backup that was present in this section as well - always love when spiritual thoughts can be backed up with hard science!

Having a chapter on sustainability also made my through the roof excited! Herbcrafting is a wondeful part of witchcraft, but without being responsible, can lead to horrific outcomes for Mama Earth, I'm glad that the author and publisher are responsible and speak on this thoroughly.

Of course there had to be a chapter on kitchen witchery, but I was so pleased to see recipes that I hadn't seen elswhere and while I haven't tried them yet, I'm looking forward to doing some more cooking with these recipes!

The second section on herbs was helpful, and I can't wait to purchase a hard copy of the book so that I'll have this right there, right when I need to look up an herb!

There is so much information, I know this review can't cover all the ways this book is amazing and needs to be on every witch's shelf!!

I wonderful overview on herbal magick. This book covers the history of herbs medically and magically, the various types of herbal preparations and herbs natural connection to magic. It also delves into the many herbal correspondences to help you layer your rituals and spells, including planetary and seasonal correlations. There is a section on planting and caring for your own herb garden whether grown inside in pots or in an outdoor plot. There are sections on kitchen magic and culinary herbs, essential to separates those safe for human consumption. The are many recipes/spells for infusing you cooking with magic. There are also spells for beauty, love, prosperity, divination and healing. There is also more heavily magical sections on rituals tools, alter setting and the traditional "dark magic"/poisonous herbs, which is perfect for the more serious practitioner and I found particularly interesting. Finally, there's a glossary of 100 herbs that covers their history, traditional uses and magical correlations.
I found this book easy to absorb and entertaining to read. Most impressively, it was able to cover such a wide variety of topics with enough depth that you felt you got a grasp of the topics and gained a great starting off point for further research if you were so inclined. More than just a skim or introduction on topics, but some real substance!

This book is fantastic. This book is a lovely resource on herbs. There are witchy uses for herbs, the history, medicinal and culinary uses of herbs, as I well as growing and harvesting the herbs. This book is too good not to have as a resource on your shelf. As a practicing green witch even I learned some new things.

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Incorporate herbs into spells, rituals, and divination with this all-inclusive guide to the benefits of using herbal magic in witchcraft.

From creating potions to using dried herbs in rituals, herbal magic is a natural way to practice witchcraft. Herbs can be used in many different ways to help set the intention through every part of a witch’s process.

In The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Magickal Herbs, learn everything you need to use the most powerful herbs and use them as an essential part of your practice. Including information on which herbs are best for what kinds of spells, how to use herbs in divination and rituals, and step-by-step guides to making herbal bundles, potions, and sprays, this guidebook has all the important facts to make your herbal witchcraft a success.

Jam-packed with herbal ideas, this guide is perfect for both beginners and experienced witches looking to incorporate more herbs into their practice. Beautiful and functional, it is easy to navigate and offers a detailed guide to herbal magic!


What I thought) A witch always needs a good guide on herbs and this is a really good one. :)

I really loved this, I'm trying to use more natural ingredients and to even grow some of my own herbs. I love the more modern take on it as well

Herbs have long been used to perform "magic". From chewing mint leaves for stomach ache to chamomile to calm, our mothers and grandmothers did not have access to drug stores so they used what was available and learned from their mothers and grandmothers how to keep their family healthy and happy. I had never seen a book focused on how modern witchcraft utilizes herbs in their craft so this was a look into another use for my home grown herbs. This book will stay in my kitchen while I experiment and learn. Judy Ann Nock deserves more than 5 stars but that's all they give us!

I am all about the herbs and this one is a great detailed list to add to your collection. I loved the layout as well as the attention to detail.

This book is utterly fantastic. What a wonderful guide to using herbs with magick. This will be a staple on my shelf with my other similar books. Would highly recommend it.

The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Magickal Herbs is a interesting book on herbs. The written is good and There is some good information on herbs.

This is recommended to those who have an interest in Kitchen/green witchcraft. I am not a practitioner, but I do enjoy reading and learning about the craft. This book is full of information on herbs, their association and ways to incorporate them into everyday life. Focusing on the history of herbalism, the herbs themselves and rituals and spells this is an excellent source for anyone discovering herbs for the first time. 

I received an arc of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I always fancied myself as a bit of a wich and now I have the book to guide me. A fascinating tale into the world of herbs. A very insightful and informative read.

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity.
My review opinion is my own. I highly recommend this book.

This is a must read for all who practice their magic with herbs and all who want to learn more about herbal use, the history of and the magical properties of herbs. I found this extraordinarily helpful in my personal limited knowledge of basic herb use. This will expand your education for witches and non witches alike.

The author has given the reader the scope of the history of herbs which is critical knowledge for all of us who practice with herbs. I enjoyed learning so much more then I ever imagined. You will find yourself incorporating new herbs and new spells with this knowledge. You may even be planning a new spring garden. She has included the basics of using herbs with wonderful receipes i found very fun and helpful to my personal practice. The book then delves into magical and medicinal properties. To summarize I found this extraordinary in scope and very useful for my personal use. I highly recommend this book,

Lovely resource not just on the witchy ways of herbs, but on the history, medicinal and culinary uses, and growing/harvesting as well. Nock is a good writer and infuses this book with lovely descriptions and sentiments, as well as a handful of ideas for rituals, potions and magical objects.

This is definitely one of the best and most useful craft-related books I’ve picked up thus far, and I really recommend it to anyone interested in green and/or kitchen witchcraft! It details pretty heavily on both, as herbal magic is incredibly important in both walks of life (and to be fair, many green witches are also hearth/kitchen witches, and vice-versa). The other most notable thing I appreciate is that this isn’t a book for beginners or seasoned witches; it fits both quite easily and I think anyone could find something worth learning or considering here.

The book kicks off with a bit of history into the art of herbal magic and some basic definitions of different types of herbs, the difference between herbs and spices, and so forth. There’s a whole section on gardening and giving back to the earth, including a super informative how-to guide on building your own indoor or outdoor compost! There’s also a healthy amount of information on the history of how different cultures have approached herbal magic, whether it’s the Ayurvedic route, Traditional Chinese Medicine, or even Culpeper (considered by many to be the first general practitioner) and the ways he merged herbs with science.

For the aspects on kitchen craft, there are some great general tips as well as ideas for ways you can make teas, tonics, etc. Part II features an index of 100 herbs with illustrations, correspondences, and uses, before moving on to Part III, which features a long line of spells split into chapters related to their purposes such as divination, luck, etc. (including a chapter on dangerous herbs to avoid).

The only complaint I have about this entire book is that the beginning focuses a fair bit on “the law of three”, which if you’re unfamiliar with it, states that everything we do returns to us threefold, so we must only put positivity and light out into the universe. While that’s a major facet of the Wiccan belief system, this isn’t marketed as a Wiccan book (to my knowledge), and many non-Wiccan witches such as myself don’t necessarily abide by the law of three. I’m not particularly bothered by its inclusion, but I thought it was worth mentioning in this review! Honestly, though, like I said: this is one of my favorite books on witchcraft I’ve ever read, and I’ll definitely be grabbing myself a physical copy to flip through for referencing and spells in the future!

Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!