Which is not at all a reason not to pick it up, but be prepared to skim about a quarter of the book, since you will have already read it earlier. On the other hand, also as with many Llewellyn titles I've read over the years, there's scads of repetition. Sex and power have long been coiled up together, and many of our cultural taboos regarding sex seem rigged to prevent the rank and file from having either Firefox aims to shatter those taboos on a personal level. I get the feeling that in most cases, Firefox is preaching to the choir here, but those uncomfortable with their bodies will probably be grateful for the gentle, gradual way Firefox gets to the more physical stages of the process (I couldn't help but thinking about Kathy Bates' immortal mirror scene in Fried Green Tomatoes.). (And okay, I get the note about the cover model just being a representation, but it's a representation that works pretty well.
As you might be able to tell from the title, this book is sex-focused. The basic idea here is a simple one, and mirrors that of many books of the Llewellyn stripe over the last ~40 years or thereabouts there's as much psychology to be found here as there is magic (I've often wondered, though never more than idly, which way that influence flowed more strongly, and how much-especially in Jung), and the general aim of the book is empowerment. (Needless to say, every time I finally scored another copy at Half Price Books, the previous one would turn up within a week.) So I'll just say that the first five chapters of my reading this book involved me owning four different copies of it. Why it took me so long (I don't know the exact duration, thanks to a hard drive crash in June 2007 that borked my spreadsheet everything I was reading on Jhas that as a starting date ever since, but I'm almost certain I started it in January 2006) is a long and terrible story that involves moving house twice, mislabeled boxes, the purchase of an ebook reader, and all kinds of other things, and is probably really boring to anyone who didn't live through it. It took me somewhere north of five years to read Sexy Witch. Why it took me so long (I don't know the exact duration, thanks to a hard drive crash in June 2007 that borked my spreadsheet everything I was reading on Jhas that as a starting date ever since, but I'm almost certain I started it in January 2006) is a long and terrible story that involves moving house twice, mislabeled boxes, the purchase of an ebook reader, and all kinds LaSara Firefox, Sexy Witch (Llewellyn Books, 2005) LaSara Firefox, Sexy Witch (Llewellyn Books, 2005) It took me somewhere north of five years to read Sexy Witch. FireFox is also a graduate of the acclaimed San Francisco Sex Information human sexuality intensive. She was a columnist for NewWitch magazine and has appeared on Playboy TV's Sexcetera and Canada's SexTV.
Second-generation Witch and ordained Priestess, LaSara FireFox (California) has been writing about sexuality and spirituality for over a decade. Ariel Gore, author of The Hip Mama Survival Guide
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Accessible and engaging whether or not you consider yourself a 'witch, ' Sexy Witch is a fabulous book full of serious fun.” “LaSara Firefox is a genius! You couldn't ask for a better guide to take you on this emboldening adventure. ”LaSara Firefox is a dazzling inspiration and firestarter to everyone who encounters her.”
The second half of the book is devoted to rituals-to be practiced alone or with others-that celebrate one's power as a woman, a sexual being, and a Witch. Utterly honest and captivating, LaSara FireFox banishes the damaging misconceptions and shame often associated with female sexuality and sheds light on what it truly means to be a “Sexy Witch.”Įach of the seven lessons-covering issues of body image, menstruation, genital exploration, self-acceptance, mentors, and gender-include fun facts, illuminating quotes, and exercises for nurturing the body and spirit. Utterly honest and captivating, LaSara FireFox banishes the damaging misconceptions and shame often associated with female sexuality and sheds light on what it truly means to be a “Sexy Witch.” Each Employing a unique blend of feminism and magick, this refreshing guide to female self-empowerment helps women acknowledge the beauty, strength, and sexiness within themselves. Employing a unique blend of feminism and magick, this refreshing guide to female self-empowerment helps women acknowledge the beauty, strength, and sexiness within themselves.
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