On the advice of many I decided to write a book about my experiences as a village wisewoman which was completed in 2011.
Village Witch can be purchased in most main bookshops or direct from the publishers at: www.mandrake.uk.net/village-witch
Thanks to an amazing synchronicity the 3rd edition of my book arrived hot off the press on exactly the same day as my 1st edition, albeit with five years difference in time!
Just for the record here is a quick run down of my various editions:
Why the need for a third edition of my book after only five years of publication? Too complex and troublesome to go into here, but essentially due to circumstances beyond my control and as a result of my own misguided altruism.
However, that’s generally how I’ve led my life. I’ve learnt the hard way who I can or cannot trust and I intend to continue to ‘take as I find’. Things and life have moved on considerably since I first put pen to paper as it were all those years ago. Most of what I wrote still stands regarding the work I do, though how I spend my leisure time has altered somewhat, including the type of people I socialise with. No longer do I mix with predominantly Pagan folk but a much more diverse community that reaches worldwide now.
Since I have withdrawn from most of my Pagan commitments I have concentrated more on simply working with the Land and my community. I wanted the images in this edition to reflect this, so I decided to completely change all the photographs to ones that are more up to date and show more of my work in action.
So many books, (and I was guilty of this myself in the early days) show purposely posed photos. Indeed in this day and age, Photoshop has come into its own and has created some wonderfully crafted images. The only downfall to this is when folk believe those glamorous images to be reality and are fooled and seduced by them. This happens when the boundary between fact and fantasy becomes blurred – and some do this deliberately for personal gain. I wanted to remain what I have always purported to be – a down-to-earth, pragmatic village wisewoman. Hopefully the photographic images in this book will record that fact.
A word about my contributors – and this time I chose professionals!
I had your latest book bought for me as a gift. i couldn’t put it down. It was fascinating, stengthening & informative. It raised my own self-confidence, I recognised much but learned even more. Thank you for writing this book and hope for more. BB
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Definitely going on my ‘to read’ list. Great, interesting and heartfelt post. Can’t wait to read more.
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The book is not at all what I expected. Like her first publisher Robert Hale, I thought it would be all ‘witchy bits’. I found it a book full of wisdom and humour. I empathize with her outlook on life and the world. In this age of materialism, when the World is crying out to be heard and healed, we need more wisewomen and men. Respect for all living things, indeed even inanimate objects, is something many of us have forgotten. All things are created from stardust, and to stardust we will return. I am so very grateful that I have found Cassandra before that happens to me. Hopefully we will meet up one day and I will be able to give her a hug.
I hope other readers enjoy this book as much as I did. They will take out of it whatever pertains to them. I took my dear friend.
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