I was so thrilled to receive this book as an advanced reader copy. I have always been enthralled with all things tea. The history behind tea, the various types of tea, the magic of tea, and the divination of tea was all explained and discussed in a wonderful way throughout this book. This book was very easy to read and informative. I am so glad I got the opportunity.

Wonderful Information!

Jenay Marontate, in giving some background information on tea magic, states that the first time she considered tea as a magical herb was when she was reading Scott Cunningham's book Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, and since then she has been using tea and herbal infusions in a whole new way. She states that she has gone on to learn and expand on correspondences to black tea, green tea, white tea, oolong
teas, and herbal brews for magical uses in spells, charms, mojos, talismans, and potions, all of which readers will learn about in the book.

The author states that holistic health and wellness aids in healing our spirit, in addition to healing our physical body, and by using the natural essence of tea and plant magic, we can connect with our spirit so that we can manifest change within ourself, our environment, and the world we live in.

In this book, Tea Magic, the author states that contrary to what many people believe, there is only one plant that produces tea, which is Camellia sinensis, otherwise known as tea, is an evergreen shrub native to East Asia. She states that it is from this plant that six distinct classes, or types of tea, come from, and although there are hundreds of tea-growing regions all over the world that produce fine teas for their distinct qualities and profiles, these are the six teas that are the most common:
1. White
2. Green
3. Yellow
4. Black
5. Oolong
6. Pu-erh.

The author discusses each tea in detail, providing each's healing properties, how to meditate with them, the benefits of sun tea, and how our choice of tea blends can bring about our desired mood and outcomes.

Additionally, the author discusses various ways we can use teas, and she provides several rituals and spells, and she states "Having a foundational understanding of the healing power and magical properties of tea is what makes tea witchery powerful, pleasurable, and just plain fun!".

This great book provides lots of information, and I feel that it would be a great asset to not only a beginner, but a seasoned practitioner could benefit also.

I love tea, I drink several cups every day, so I was thrilled to read this book. It is full of great information about the different kinds of tea, how they are produced, and health benefits of each one. The author then gives information about tea rituals, teas for different moons, and how to do divination with tea. It's a great book for a tea lover.

I thought I knew quite a bit about Tea Magic but this book proved me wrong. I learned quite a bit from this book and I enjoyed reading it. I think beginners will find it easy to follow and understand.

This is a great little book for tea lovers who would like to bring some magick into their tea routine. Jenay gives tips for tea leaf readings, tea moon magick, tea rituals and much more. Lots of kitchen witchery is also interwoven into the chapters. Overall I would recommend to anyone who is interested in tea in more ways than just brewing a cuppa and calling it a day!

This is a very easy to read in sunblock on the subject of tea magic and how to use tea for your rituals or ceremonies or every day life. This book is very easy to get through and it feels very simple, I like how the author wrote it and made sure to make it some thing that was very approachable for anyone who wanted to read it. You’ll find some really good information in this book and it’s a witchy must have!

“I believe having an abundance of happiness is the foundation to all things magical.”

I’m so overjoyed and inspired by Tea Magic by @jenaymarontate, which will release in early December. This is a wonderful resource if you are new to the art of tea (especially if it’s a subject that intimidates you), and has loads of juicy bits for established tea lovers as well.

The author’s kitchen witchery is front and center throughout the book, covering so many topics - water magic, sacred symbols, teacup scrying, spirit communication and much more. A few standouts were the sections on teabag pendulums (!) and Tasseography (tea leaf reading), and I just know I'll be practicing both skills quite a bit this spooky season. There's also a recipe for cannabis chai tea that I will def be trying out soon, yum!

There are so many spells and recipes provided, and the Directory of Herbal Correspondence alone makes this one a great addition to any green witch’s bookshelf. Huge thanks to @netgalley and the author for this ARC, and I'm looking forward to stocking this title when it releases.

4 stars - It was really good

This was an in-depth look at tea and how it can be used in your magical practice. This book covers the main types of tea (black, green, yellow, pu-erh, and white tea) and also herbal, which isn’t actually a tea, but is very common. This explores the history of tea, how to make it, and ways it can be used magically.

The author covers a wide variety of topics that you can use tea magic with, such as tasseography, the moon cycles, the zodiac, crystals, and connecting with spirits. As someone who has been drinking tea for years, I really enjoyed all these new ways that tea can be applied to your practice. Overall, this was a very informative book that I will definitely be referring back to in the future.

What I liked about the book:
I enjoyed learning about the plant tea comes from and all of the different ways that plant to used to make different types of tea. I really liked the zodiac section and all of the ideas for creating rituals with tea.

I went into this book expecting it to have a lot of tasseography and I was surprised that tasseography was only a small section of the book. There is much more in this book about spellwork using tea and a lot of great tips for how to set to mood for tea leaf reading if that's what you would like to do. There is a ton of educational info about tea in the first part of the book and I learned a lot. I would love to grow my own tea plant now!

What I didn't like:
The reason this book didn't hit a five-star for me is because of a couple of points that I personally did not like.
The first one is a lot of references to using teas to access the akashic records. The idea of akashic records is greatly based on Blavatsky taking other cultural ideas and mystifying them. There is value in knowing occult history and there is a lot of value in looking at how we can not continue these concepts that take a word of an idea from another language and make it **Magic!**

I also had a hard time with advice on using tea for ADHD. This was only done one time in the book but there is a history of parents using everything but medical advice to treat ADHD in their children and I am very adverse to the new age community not revising this type of advice. My suggestion would be to not name specific medical conditions. The tea was recommended for focus, I would have preferred to see it left there instead of saying it could be used for ADHD.

Other than those two things, I enjoyed the book and I would recommend it to people who want to use tea in spell work or who already use tasseography and they want to improve their work.

Such a joy to read. Well constructed and so much useful knowledge poured into this book. The author did not skip a beat when paying attention to the details. I walked away from this book with a better understanding on how tea magic can have a good place in my own life more than before.

An interesting book that covers lots of elements. The water chapter was particularly interesting for me.

This book exceeded my expectations. I really enjoyed learning about different types of tea and their healing properties, other than the herbal/medicinal benefits. This book goes into the magical properties of tea and how to use tea in that way. There are many tea recipes throughout the book and I look forward to trying some of them as we head into the fall season. I received this as an ebook, though I may consider buying the hard copy, as I like having books like this in that form.
Thank you to NetGalley and Llewellyn Publications for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Ooh this is good! ✨ How could I not love this book? Potions, ceremonies, books, and tea! Plus the author, Jenay Marontate, outdid herself. Tea Magic is brimming with fun and creative ideas that are as refreshing as they are inspiring for any tea lover.

“Images of witches with cauldrons and apothecaries of herbs and roots have filled the imagination of people for generations when they think of potions, spells, and healing elixirs through tea. For others when they think of tea, the magical aspects of it are not what initially come to mind.”

So true! And then there’s this quote, that shoots straight to my heart:

“With all its healing benefits, it is not surprising that Earl Grey tea is an excellent way to blend tea, aromatherapy, and plant medicine all in one cup.”

Marontate includes everything from zodiac tea choices, tea types, water magic, charging under the moon to scrying. Tea bags as pendulums? Breathe and intention to empower your tea and incantations for manifestation with your potion/tea? I’m 100% in!

I’ve read both of Dr. Masaru Emoto’s books and found the chapter on water to be delightfully refreshing — nice to find a kindred spirit in this regard. Luckily I live in a place ripe with clear mountain water, but that hasn’t always been the case. I’ve also lived in sub-Saharan Africa where rainwater was our BFF. I’ve yet to melt snow water for tea— but I’m on it when our first snow storm hits ❄️☕️ Positivity and transformation bring it!

I’m also excited to try out one of the tea rituals at the next Full Moon. This books is absolutely delightful. Consider this a marvelous reference for your magical bookshelf. Cozy up with your favorite cup and read on!.

This was a really comprehensive look at tea and how it can be used in magic. I wasn't expecting it to be so full of information, although I was pleasantly surprised about how in-depth the author goes into the various types of tea, and how she also included not just the typical forms of tea (black tea, green tea, yellow tea, pu-erh, white tea), but also herbal "tea" which don't actually contain any types of tea at all.

It explores not just the history of tea, but also the ways in which it can be used magically. The author takes us through moon cycles, information about the zodiac, days of the week, crystals, and how to charge both the water and the implements to make the tea for best results. As someone who is completely new to all of this, Marontate presents all of this information in a way that is completely accessible to a beginner, although I get the feeling that this material is also good for people who are already familiar with these rituals.

One of the most interesting parts of the book for me was learning about tasseography, or reading tea leaves. The section on how to do it was fascinating, although I wish there was more information about how to actually interpret the symbols, although I get that there is an individualized aspect to reading the symbols.

Overall, this was an intriguing book with a lot of helpful information regardless of what level the reader is at. This is a book that I'll be referring back to again and again.

This books is an incredible resource for the magical properties of tea. It is an invaluable text for those practicing green witchery, kitchen witchery, and herbalism.

Tea, it’s good for the soul and brewing it is an art, as using it within your practice to read the leaves and water and using it within your daily life. This book goes beyond just reading tea, but also provides ways to charge it and use it in other ways. While this is a good book for everyone, it’s a must read for Kitchen witches who brew it with love and Green witches who grow their own tea.

How can you make your morning tea more magical? Author and kitchen witch Jenay Marontate offers a comprehensive look at how tea can become a vital part of your magical practice. She covers the basics of the different kinds of tea, how to brew them, and their health benefits and magical correspondences, and she emphasizes the importance of paying attention to the water you use to brew and/or charge your tea potions. The book also discusses forms of divination in regard to tea, such as teacup scrying and tasseomancy (reading the leaves) and offers multiple ways to charge the tea and include it in rituals. Modern witches may appreciate the section on cannabis tea, with a brief history of its healing uses and how to activate its compounds in proper brewing. The book concludes with an extensive list of correspondences for ingredients as well as additional recipes. A useful reference tool for practitioners who want to infuse their love of tea with more magic.

I love this book so very much and while I don’t advise Sun Tea.. I do adore this. The information is accurate and unique to come across that I have only in one other book. This is definitely a must have for any tea or witchy lovers. It’s an absolutely incredible resource I can’t wait to buy this and add it to my shelves.

As a fan of books, witchcraft, and tea - requesting this book was a no-brainer. I've read kitchen witch, tasseomancy, and similar books before so I have to admit, I didn't have high hopes for this one. I fully expected a regurgitation of the information already out there. So I was pleasantly surprised to find an in-depth look at tea and its practical magical use. The book covers a variety of tea and their differences (white through black, darjeeling, earl grey, herbals, and more). It also covers a variety of methods of divination with tea, use of it in spells and ritual, and recipes for blends.

Tea Magic has enough in-depth looks and explanations to be perfect for a beginner witch but new insights and points of view to be of service to witches who have years of practice under their belts. I had no idea about the preparation of yellow tea, the use of cream for divination in tasseomancy, or a few other morsels tucked into these pages!

While I wasn't thrilled with how the author separated the same plant in its various preparations (white tea, green tea, puerh, etc) into different magical genders (which is an outdated look at plants anyways), elements, and energies - that was probably the only thing about the book that I can complain about. The rest of it was excellent.

I highly recommend Tea Magic to any witch who enjoys tea. It would make an excellent gift along with a nice loose tea variety pack.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Llewellyn for this ARC! This was an interesting book, I learned a lot about an aspect of witchcraft I have never really known about before. Reading the Tea Leaves has always been somewhat common as an aspect of magic in popular culture, but the other parts discussed in this book were new to me and I enjoyed learning about them. I really loved the Appendices at the end of this book with the correspondences and additional tea recipes.