Utterly Wicked by Dorothy Morrison © 2007 WillowTree Press ISBN
0-9794533-1-3 193 pages (tentative) Price not determined yet
What a delightfully honest approach Ms. Morrison takes in this book.
"This
is not a book" as she clearly states in the introduction, "for those who
believe that life can be lived without ever harming anyone. This is not a
book for those who are overly concerned with Karma, the Threefold Law, and
the Golden Rule. Nor is it a book for the squeamish, the straight-laced,
or
the easily offended." I think that pretty much sets the tone of the book.
This book is guaranteed to offend a large segment of the Pagan population,
and that is before they even open the cover. It will be attractive to a
smaller number solely based on the title. It really isn't aimed at either
of those two segments. It is aimed at those Pagans who are willing to
accept responsibility for their actions; those who are willing to realize
that sometimes others cause their problems, but sometimes they are the
cause
themselves; and those who are willing to acknowledge the difference.
While I, personally, am not really fond of dealing with entities and
divinities with which you are not fully familiar, I recognize that I am in
a
minority in this position. This I, personally, would not recommend making
invocations and offerings to the Orisha Oya, as Ms. Morrison recommends,
until you have a deep understanding of her, I recognize that as a personal
bias. So long as you deal with her respectfully, as the author stress,
you
SHOULD be all right. Just be aware that Oya's energy tends to be more
primal than many people are used to.
As I, personally, subscribe to the idea that cursing and curing are
opposite
sides of the same coin, I have no problems with this particular book. And
since I fully endorse taking charge of one's life and owning one's
actions,
I truly believe that sometimes one must stand up for one's self and decide
that enough is enough.
Her hexes and curses are easily do-able. She doesn't include any obscure,
hard-to-find ingredients. Plus I like the fact that she includes
instructions for breaking and undoing your hex if (hard as it may be to
believe) you discover that you made a mistake in identifying your target.
Her take on sending negative energy back to its source is one of the most
common sense approaches I have ever seen, and gave me one of those "d'oh"
moments.
This is an "Advanced Reader Copy", so the pagination and price have not
been
established. It is due for publication in October of this year.
Regardless
of the cost, this book belongs in your library. No, I take that back. It
belongs on your end table, bedside table, or wherever you are likely to
see
it often. You don't want to have to hunt for this book when you need it.
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