Not bragging is related to the Malocchio. Malocchio is given when someone is jealous/envious of you, so its best not to brag publicly and give someone a reason to envy you (hence purposefully or accidentally giving you the Malocchio). Definitely celebrate your accomplishments, but I think the idea is to be careful who you share your successes with!
Thanks for the review Ophelia! As an Italian born and bred witch, I can certainly identify with a lot of the things you mentioned. I'll definitely have to check the book out for myself! 💜 🌿
Interesting review. I usually read grimoires only to get a sense of what others' practices look like. But I always wonder if practicing out of a person's personal grimoire is okay. Especially if we don't identify with their heritage. Would we really be able to appreciate their cultural perspective, magickal ancestry, spell correspondences etc? I know that some traditions are open for everyone, but would we truly be able to harness that magick in its complete power, if we aren't related to that heritage/culture through blood, land or work?
Great thoughts! Thank you for sharing. I definitely agree to some degree. For me, I feel that if someone shares their Grimoire publicly then they are opening it to allow others to take from it - similarly to sharing a spell online etc. I know I change and adapt other people’s spells to suit my needs. When it comes to specific cultures I definitely think you should have some connection to it (ancestry etc.) in order to appreciate and, like you said, harness that magick - whether it be an open or closed practice. Also, I only had an interest in this one because of my own ancestry, you would hope people would research their own heritage and follow that path. I do wonder if anyone that is not Italian or hasn’t got Italian heritage would be interested in this book anyway? It’s definitely a topic worth a deeper discussion! Thanks again for sharing your thoughts! Ophelia x