The Wild Woman's Book of Shadows: A Magical Guide of Rituals + Practices for Living an Enchanted Life Paperback – June 14, 2021

This Book is comprised of the Heart and Soul of 23 women baring their souls and sharing their personal stories and truths. This book is an inspiring and beautiful collection of stories where each author shares tools and knowledge that can help the reader grow and learn how to release their fears, insecurities, anxieties and to allow the wild woman inside of them to release the things that hold them back from realizing their full potential and grasping that golden ring.Melissa Kim Corter (the inspiration and motivation behind this book) is an excellent teacher and mentor (personal experience) who gives all of herself to ensure that you have the tools to enrich your life, shed your fears and find the hidden magic inside.These 23 Wonderful Women who have shared themselves and their personal life challenges along with the tools and practices they used themselves will allow the reader the courage to release the "WILD WOMAN" inside, the woman who acknowledges and celebrates herself, who has found the key to unlocking their full potential, who is not afraid to be their authentic selves. Being who they are without fear of judgement from others. Living the life they were meant too. Celebrating their new found Freedom! Buy this Book and find your own hidden potential!

I was taken with the descriptions of each woman's path and intersections with spirituality, ritual and joy. It's always fascinating to read about other women's spiritual journeys as it's so individual. I particularly enjoyed the rich details and intimate tales that the authors' shared. I was particularly taken with the chapter on joy. It made me think through my own happiness "recipe" as the author outlined hers, which included chickens, baking and Narnia. It was a great reminder that joy doesn't need to be this hyped-up, over-caffeinated, insta-worthy event. It can simply be the accumulation of multiple everyday activities of pleasure and nourishment that ushers joy into our very souls. So lovely.

I just completed reading it and thought it would be more appropriately named The Wild Woman's Book of Treasures. I simply loved it.Each contributing author brought such a wonderful nugget of information and knowledge to the book. I was able to read each chapter, reflect on whether it was something I can use in my own life and move on to the next chapter.I discovered new ways to connect to myself (my wild woman), and also new ways to look at some of the tools I already use (meditation, breath work, essential oils, etc). The predominant theme is self-love, self-discovery, healing, and connection. I believe every woman would benefit from reading it. In fact I just bought several copies to give as gifts.

This book called to me. I am always looking for ways to find joy and new ways to experience connection with the divine. I was set in my own repetitive ways to do that and I was getting bored. This book blew the doors wide open to so many possible ways to find the connection that feeds the soul; to find the magic. Each author in this collective piece shared their path to frequent practices to connect and become the best version of themselves. The take away for me was huge and this book will now be a tool for my higher learning. Thank you ladies for sharing your magic to create this book. It is simply amazing!

This book is a trustworthy guide for women looking for purpose, joy, and empowerment in their lives. Melissa, along with many other strong women share their journey to help you attain the life you were went to live. A life of joy, creative magic and purpose. I find myself called back to this book over and over, you will too!!You won’t be disappointed!!

As Sandy Hanshaw writes in the essay Magical Space, "We live in a society that pressures us to always have a full schedule, be it with work, kids, friends, et cetera. This lifestyle does not allow us a moment to figure out who we are or what we are passionate about." The authors trace the paths they followed to discover and recognize their strengths and passions. They provide practical advice readers can follow to recognize our own personal gifts and show how to honor those gifts through practice, from nurturing relationships through baking in Mavis Frueh's Journey to Joy, to the power of the natural world to guide your life in Erin Christine's The Magic of Bees. Readers who are interested in learning how to discern and apply alternative spiritual practices in their own lives will find much to ponder and enjoy in this collection.

This book is truly amazing!! As a woman who has struggled with sharing her authentic self this book has helped me step more into my truth and discover my own inner wild woman! All 22 authors share their own lived experiences and rituals that have helped them shine light on the shadows to heal! I am so grateful for this book! This is a book that can (and will) be used over and over again as you dive deeper along your journey! Amazing!!

From Melissa's opening lines in the first chapter I was captivated and loved where I sensed this book would take me. From an early age women and men alike have been conditioned to conform to society's norms and expectations, and to subordinate our imaginations and intuition. Melissa and the 22 other powerful women contributing to the book encourage us to listen to our intuition and our internal guidance, and in doing so become powerful beings in our own right. Sound wisdom!

Stories written by women, for women. This book helped me get through a lonely night by giving me something to read but the magic I found within carried me through the rest of the week! I was reminded of my inner strength and that beauty is everywhere around me, if I’d only stop for a moment and watch the bees

Women celebrating their darkness into light and sharing ways to help us do that as well. Real. Raw. Authentic. Vulnerable. Women helping women. A must read! Thank you for sharing your stories.