Witch:  A Magickal Journey
By: Fiona Horne

Paperback: 368 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.02 x 8.28 x 7.87
Publisher: Thorsons Pub; (April 2002)
ISBN: 0007121326
$14.95

Reviewing this book on the same night as the work of Vivianne Crowley will give one whiplash.

Fiona Horne is not what I would call your typical Witch and her bold, in-your-face style of writing is likely to not sit well with most traditional practitioners.  I found her style of writing to be unrepentantly candid and casual, which sits well with me.  The information given is overall standard Wicca 101 fare, but definitely with a modernized twist to it.

Her spellwork is innovative and timely and her whimsical writing style will appeal to the Gen X Witches who refuse to be contained by dogmatic do's and don'ts.  Horne sometimes comes across as a bit self-involved, but overall, her information is quite good and is a welcome reprive from the hard core traditionalists who create so much drama around the magical acts that the feeling that accompanies the practice is nearly lost in the fear of making a wrong move.  Ms Horne is definitely in tune with the modern Witchcraft movement and her assertion that a religion that does not grow is dead is a point well taken and sadly ignored by many writers today. 

 Five pentacles out of five

Review by Katrina Rasbold