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Hello, bookworms. I’m hosting my first ever challenge and I’m really excited about it. Would you like to participate?
Some things to know:
Use #PerdidosEnElBosqueCh in your posts if you participate, so I can see your posts and share them!
You can participate as much or as little as you want! I just 7 days! I’ll start posting on July 1st, but you can do it whenever and in which order you want.
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Please don’t hesitate to DM me or comment if you have any questions. I hope you like it!
In the crazy days of COVID-19- One thing I like to Do while Quarantined is Read. One of my Favorites of All Time Is “THINK & GROW RICH” By Napolean Hill. It’s filled with all types of positive affirmations and really useful skills. Give it a try :)
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@buzzfeed and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment are launching the “One Book, One New York” program, a new initiative to get everyone in NYC to read the same book at the same time. Voting for which book we’ll be reading opened up this morning; head on over and let us know which book you think every New Yorker should read!
I, and William H. Macy, picked A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.Vote here.
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Coffee, Alcohol, and Heartbreak
I love reading poetry books. Check out my review for Tyler Wittkofsky’s Coffee, Alcohol, and Heartbreak: A Poetry Collection. #writingcommunity #bookblog #bookreview #LaurensIndieBookClub #indieauthors #poetry #indiebookclub
I love reading poetry books. They’re quick reads that pack such an emotional punch. Much of the poetry that I’ve been introduced to comes from indie authors wanting to share their experiences with the world and they’re generally relatable. As such was my latest read (for a second time.) Check out my review for Tyler Wittkofsky’s Coffee, Alcohol, and Heartbreak: A Poetry Collection.
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Life Interrupted
I had the pleasure of reading a powerful #book of #poems dedicated to the battle of a virtually invisible disease known as #endometriosis. Check out my review of Life Interrupted by D. L. Heather. #bookreview #writingcommunity #indiebookclub #poetry
I had the pleasure of reading a powerful book of poems dedicated to the battle of a virtually invisible disease known as endometriosis. This disease attacks at random and with a vengeance and my heart goes out to those affected by it. As someone who also battles an invisible disease, I can relate to the author’s words on a personal level. This book is called Life Interrupted by D. L.…
A Paladin’s Sin
After a short hiatus, I’m back with another #bookreview over at my #indiebookclub. Check it out this #epicfantasy and support #indieauthors for the #holidays! #WritingCommunity #bookblog #bookclub #indie
After a short hiatus for the holidays, I’m back with a new book review! This one goes to author Jessica Kemery and her book titled, A Paladin’s Sin. This is the first book in the Paladin Sin Series and a lot of wholesome epic fantasy along the way.
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Rating: 4 out of 5.
Let me start off this review by first saying that I thoroughly enjoyed the story as a whole. I loved the simplistic…
The Visionary: A Tion Story
The newest addition to my indie book club is J.C. Gemmell’s book, The Visionary. This is a story that goes along with the author’s Tion series and had a lot of things to unpack. #indiebookclub #BookTwitter #writingcommunity #sciencefiction #dystopian
The newest addition to my indie book club is J.C. Gemmell’s book, The Visionary. This is a story that goes along with the author’s Tion series and had a lot of things to unpack.
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Rating: 4 out of 5.
For a book with so few pages, it definitely had a lot to say! In fact, I thought this book could do a little better with being longer as there was so much happening.
The story follows a woman…
Amy’s Rebellion
Author Julia Goldhirsh weaves a fantastical tale about old wars and magic in her book titled Amy’s Rebellion. Check out my review of this high stakes story. #indiebookclub #bookreview #writingcommunity #indieauthor #urbanfantasy
Author Julia Goldhirsh weaves a fantastical tale about old wars and magic in her book titled Amy’s Rebellion. Check out my review of this high stakes story.
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Rating: 4 out of 5.
This book flowed well and gave us a lot of insight into different point of views by utilizing third person omniscient which I’m a fan of. I think it’s a lot easier to follow storylines when you’re not stuck in the…
Queer the Way for May and June
Ok, ok. That pun is such a stretch, but we are taking pride (ok, I’ll stop) in our May/June read which is a look back on the Spectrum Gate Mysteries witchcraft tradition and more broadly creating queer systems of witchcraft and paganism when you need to escape the binary that exists in many popular systems.
In May and June, we are reading Casting a Queer Circle by Thista Minai, a book rescued from our long list of books that didn’t win the book club book vote over the last 3 and a half years (wow).
“Many people come to traditional Wicca or Witchcraft seeking the benefits of shared ritual, spiritual community, and formalized training, but the inherent sex and gender binaries that permeate modern Wicca can make anyone who exists outside of that polarity feel unimportant or excluded. Even people who identify within a gender binary but want their spiritual or religious practice to reflect a spectrum of life experiences can feel stifled and smothered in the biases of Wicca-based Paganism.”
Gays, theys, and queer friends, this might just be our hot girl summer read.
Want to read Casting a Queer Circle with us? Join the conversation here: https://discord.gg/3Vhz8DW
Myths for March (and April)
Let’s be honest. We didn’t start the year off with a bang. Wandlorefizzled a bit, but we had a good laugh looking at what ended up being a strange and nearly untraceable “book.”
In March and April we’re moving on to something new. Following the theme “classic,” it was an obvious choice to consider mythology in some vein. Not necessarily witchcraft, but so many cultures pagan or otherwise are built on myths! We’ll be spending time learning about Hindu mythology with Myth = Mithya: Decoding Hindu Mythology by Devdutt Pattanaik
“Hindu mythology is full of variety. There are 330 million gods. There are gods, goddesses, spirits, personal gods, household gods and gods of space and time.”
A culture unfortunately often appropriated in witchy spaces, we’ll be spending time getting to the heart of a variety of Hindu myths and their meanings.
Want to read Myth = Mithya with us? Join the conversation here: https://discord.gg/3Vhz8DW
Getting to the Point (of Wands)
With 2021 all tied up and onto the next part in our pandemic trilogy (2022, please be gentle.), Liber Coven is moving on to its next read. Sticking with handcrafted magic and materials, we’re looking into wands with Wandlore: A Guide for the Apprentice Wandmaker by K.P. Theodore.
“It is a manual that aims to provide a solid understanding on the art of wandmaking, serve as an introduction to wandlore and being a guide for those who aspire of becoming wand makers.”
Prepare yourself for a lot of handwaving, stick gathering, and energy directing as we dive into this short read in January and February. Who knows, maybe by the end of this, we’ll all be a wandmakers.
Want to read Wandlore with us? Join the conversation here: https://discord.gg/3Vhz8DW
Tying Up the Year
The year is coming to close (what!?), and after two months looking at how people have interacted with spirits and their homes, we’re getting tangled up in a different practice. In November and December, Liber Coven will be reading Cord Magic by Brandy Williams.
“Cord magic is one of the easiest and most satisfying ways to make magic.”
We might find ourselves covered in yarn, chord, and shoelaces by the end of the year, but our knots will at least be productive. Join us for all of the twists, turns, and of course knots in this book.
Want to read Cord Magic with us? Join the conversation here: https://discord.gg/3Vhz8DW
A Spiritual Fall
Surprisingly enough, spending two months talking about chaos magic was pretty relaxed. (Unless you count how many flame emojis Carl-bot used in response to the word “chaos.”) Now, we’re moving toward fall and, of course, spooky season, so why not spend the next two months learning about spirits? Liber Coven’s September/October book is The Tradition of Household Spirits: Ancestral Lore and Practices by Claude Lecouteux.
“Why do we hang horseshoes for good luck or place wreaths on our doors? Why does the groom carry his new bride over the threshold? These customs represent the last vestiges from a long, rich history of honoring the spirits of our homes. They show that a house is more than a building: it is a living being with a body and soul.”
We’re going to have a super time with superstitions, spiritual traditions, and the things that make our houses just a little more alive (or dead?). Join us for the spooky, the spiritual, and the sacred.
Want to read The Tradition of Household Spirits with us? Join the conversation here: https://discord.gg/3Vhz8DW
“Magic is about change.”
— Phil Hine, Condensed Chaos
Back to Chaos
For the last two months, Liber Coven has been spending time puzzling through the actions of fictional spins on Anasi and the animals he tricked. Now, we’re back to studying magical practice with a trip into chaos magic. Our book club book for the months of July and August is Condensed Chaos by Phil’s Hine.
“Magic leads us into exhilaration and ecstasy; into insight and understanding; into changing ourselves and the world in which we participate. Through magic we may come to explore the possibilities of freedom.”
We are taking a look at what can be done with the unpredictable, the malleable, and the magical with our next read. Join us as we look at ”results-based magic” and the techniques used to apply it to everyday practice.
Want to read Condensed Chaos with us? Join the conversation here: https://discord.gg/3Vhz8DW
Sneak peak! We’ve disguised the cover of our next book club read a little bit. Can you guess what it is?
“You can practice magic without pretending you’re part of a tradition you aren’t a part of, and you can fight for someone else’s liberation without making it about you.”— Sarah Lyons, Revolutionary Witchcraft: A Guide to Magical Activism
IIRC, the author characterized all Folkloric and Folk Magic traditions as Witchcraft in an interview once, so I can’t say I have high hopes for that book.
Unfortunately, it isn’t a great one. :/ Many of us were very disappointed in the content and her overall ideas about what consisted of “activism” in a witchcraft space.
Taking a Fiction Break
We finished up our look at Scottish folklore and now we’re taking a bit of a left turn into a different kind of book altogether. For the months of May and June, Liber Coven will be reading Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys, a novel inspired by the mythos of the West African trickster god Anansi. (We couldn’t leave folklore behind completely!)
“Fat Charlie Nancy’s normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn’t know his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a brother. Now brother Spider is on his doorstep—about to make Fat Charlie’s life more interesting … and a lot more dangerous.”
For the next two months, join us with a more relaxing read before we jump back into more books about witchcraft in practice! Let’s move from spring into summer with a chill group read.
Want to read Anansi Boys with us? Join the conversation here: https://discord.gg/3Vhz8DW
What does April look like for your practice? What are your April TBRs?
What is Liber Coven?
We are a book club/community server for people practicing and learning about witchcraft of all kinds. 16+. LGBTQ+ friendly. Equal parts silly and serious. (Maybe a bit more silly…)
We are not a formal coven (so no pressure!), just a server full of witches that love to read. As a community, we read and discuss a new book every other month as well as community events based on magical practices and reading such as:
- Wreck this Grimoire
- The Faery Games
- challenges
- Twelve Days of Tarot
- monthly readathons
- grimoire hangouts and more!
Beginner friendly, Liber Coven is a great place for discussing different practices with people from all over the US and even different parts of the world! We are a community that loves finding and sharing resources and getting and giving advice on everything from cleansing to spirit keeping.
Some other features of our server include:
- Custom roles for everything from gender to astrological signs
- Tarot Talks from @lostinphases
- Daily tarot reminders and prompts from Nessie.
- A custom tarot bot designed by one of our members which includes our original Emoji Tarot as well as the Neon Moon Tarot.
- Weekly grimoire prompts
- Pluralkit accesibility
- Custom emojis
- A pen pal system
Join us!
What are you waiting for! Join us for inside jokes, witchcraft, books, and a community of friendly witches.
