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Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft: Slavic Magic from the Witch of the Woods

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You could say then that Baba Yaga crosses the wicked witch trope with the fairy godmother trope to create an ultimately far more unpredictable and powerful role than either of those.

This book has a compelling story, authentic folklore and folk magic, and the wisdom from an ancient forest witch. Ryan agrees, and has a salutary warning for those who would dismiss the power of Baba Yaga, and in doing so, women everywhere. I could have learned SO MUCH from her, but I did not know any better… This book brought back the memories and the teachings and the knowledge … and I am profoundly grateful for it! The first chapter gave just a taste of this going over the beginning of one tale where Baba Yaga is a trickster/teacher and details protective talismans created with embroidery and how to create your own.She usually appears as a hag or crone, and she is known in most witch-like fashion to feast upon children. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the study and dissemination of the views of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft is an excitingly original book looking at ancient Slavic magical practices through the point of view of the legendary Baba Yaga - not the villainess. While most girls my age were growing up with nicely sanitised Disney version princesses, I preferred the stories by Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, and Hans Christian Andersen – and, of course, in the books of Slavic fairytale and folklore that talked of Baba Yaga.

The stumps with roots may be uprooted and laid in a new place as in the example exhibited in Skansen, or in ground where it was felled. Baba Yaga appears in many Slavic and especially Russian folk tales, with the earliest recorded written mention of her coming in 1755, as part of a discourse on Slavic folk figures in Mikhail V Lomonosov's book Russian Grammar. Izzy's contribution, The Story of a House, explores one of the unique facets of the Baba Yaga myth – her ramshackle cottage that walks on chicken legs, recounting its creation and construction. There are some wonderful tales collected together here in honour of this most formidable of witches, and fascinating words of introduction by the translator of the tales Sibelan Forrester and folklorist Jack Zipes. It is a fast train you'll need a running jump to catch, and you won't know where you're going 'til you get there.

It’s a delightful and moving take on the role of the Baba Yaga, and explores the finding your own path in life, despite what others may have planned for you!

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