Magic of Trees
By Tess Whitehurst
4.5 Rating
I received this book in exchange of an honest review from NetGalley.
The librarian in me was jumping for joy to see all the details that went into this book: from the table of contents, organizing the trees by alphabetic order, to including three appendixes. Not only is this a great resource book, it’s a terrific reference book with the ability to jump to your desired section with ease!
Tess Whitehurst starts with, “I like to write books that I would like to read” and I could see that great care and consideration went into this book. While reading the Orientation opening I could feel myself becoming lulled into the book by the calm, serene writing style of Whitehurst. She combines history, science, the magical and the metaphysical in this book. I highly recommend reading the Orientation first (for those who love to jump ahead) as you may learn something new.
Each of the trees are broken into section explaining the history, magical uses, psychic abilities, magical correspondences, and more. Each tree is given individual attention to focus on what makes it special- healing, beauty, fairies, protection, and even mentions (not all) if you want to make a wand out of it. (Plus much more, as I don’t want to spoil the enjoyment of the book). As you learn about each tree you can see the depth and variety that the author used to create this book. The illustrations are a nice addition but the author recommends using a book to distinguish the difference betweens trees, as it can be hard.
While this book may not be for everyone, the people that do feel pulled towards it will most likely find that this is will quickly become a book that they will want in their collection. I can’t wait to buy it for my library and try out some of the recipes!
