Mhara Starling breathes life into the long, magical history of Wales so many of us think we already know. Her writing is tender, clearly cherishing each tale, spell, and exercise. Welsh Witchcraft is utterly overflowing with Starling’s passion and personal connection to the material. The reader is treated to familiar stories and more, which are used as a springboard to far more they’ve likely never heard, which makes the book all the more special. The exercises bridge the gap between knowledge and experience beautifully, allowing anyone to truly come away with everything they need to begin a relationship with the culture and magic of the land of the red dragon. Mhara Starling is an absolute gift to the community and I’m thrilled future generations will have her as a guide in this subject and beyond.

Thank you to Netgallery and Llewellyn publications for sending me an electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book is a comprehensive introduction to Welsh witchcraft.
The beautiful cover immediately stood out to me, and although I don't practice Celtic paganism I enjoy learning how all different kinds of pagans/witches conduct their workings. I also loved that it is from a pagan perspective, not Wiccan.

Mhara Starling has a great, authentic voice that comes through beautifully in this book.
It's refreshing to see books in this genre written by a LGBTQ+ author. I love that the author shared her experience as a trans women and her journey with spirituality and identity.

This book reads like a novel, but the information and perspective that it contains are well worth the read.
I would highly recommend for anyone interested in learning more about Welsh and Celtic paganism.

Once, what feels like a million years ago, I traveled around Wales with a friend. We spent our days hiking around in the misty, wet, and cold (it was February) hills. Something that I found especially striking was how small stone fortresses would just appear out of the mists at times. The whole trip felt magical like something out of a dream. Since then, I've been interested in Welsh history and mythology and this book certainly did not disappoint on the second topic.

This book is jam-packed full of great information on the various figures of Welsh mythology and other key aspects of myth such as the fairies. It was really interesting to read the tales provided by the author, but perhaps my favorite part was actually the section on the Welsh Witches Herbal. I love reading about different plants and their historical uses. Going with that I also enjoyed the section on trees and wood.

Overall, I would recommend this for readers and practitioners interested in Welsh mythology and the practice of witchcraft in Wales. If you're primarily into kitchen witchcraft, there weren't really any recipes in the book, but there were some other activities that might interest you.

Thank you to Netgalley and Llewellyn Publications for providing me with an e-ARC of this book, however, all thoughts and opinions are my own.