Are you looking for a good kitchen witch spell book for nearly every purpose? Lynn Riggs Palfi attempts to provide just that with Let the Cauldron Bubble published by Red Lead Press.

According to their website, Red Lead Press charges authors a fee for publishing on-demand the work as the author presents it. This places any problems with the text squarely on the shoulders of the author. The book was poorly proofread and edited before publication. There are spelling, formatting, and grammar errors on nearly half of the 142 pages.

The main formatting glitch occurs with measurements in some recipes. A dash is in the place of where a number should be such as the size cauldron needed and amount of herbs used. This doesn't happen with every spell or recipe but occurs intermittently throughout. There are times you might be able to guess what the missing sizes and amounts are, but this information should be properly formatted throughout the entire book. To be fair, I can't determine where the fault lies, the author's word processing program or the publisher's software.

Even with these problems, this book has some positive points. It is uniquely narrow in its scope which lends to its ease of use. You will be hard pressed to find a book devoted to cauldron magic. You will usually have to dig through your library to find bits and pieces for cauldron work buried in Pagan 101 books. This book is ready to go as a solid reference for this kind of spell work.

It's full of cauldron magic with spells for healing, protection, blessings and much more. I especially like the baths section which includes infusions for everything from special ritual baths to recipes to help rid yourself of unwanted energies or to attract what you want in your life.

Herb magic is utilized throughout this work, and Ms. Palfi's knowledge here is admirable. According to her bio, she is an herbalist who has been a practicing kitchen witch for over 30 years. She is passionate about her subject and writes in a down-to-earth way. You feel like you are in her garden getting personal lessons on what are the best herbs for the spell at hand.

Instructions for making potions of various kinds are given. A chapter is devoted to the magical properties of certain herbs with a short section on 50 uses of essential oils. These correspondences will help you choose substitutions if you don't have specific ingredients on hand. She also gives the properties of carrier oils in this chapter along with planetary and daily correspondences to help you better choose when to perform your magic.

Ms. Palfi is openly Wiccan and reminds you about her belief in the Rede and Three-Fold Law throughout. However, this is not a tutorial in any given religion and can be adapted to the beliefs of any Pagan.

I believe the cover price of $16.00 is a bit steep for the average Pagan due to the formatting quality of this current edition and it being only 142 pages. Let the Cauldron Bubble has the potential to appeal to a cross section of the Pagan community. Hopefully, the author will release a second edition that has been properly edited to better showcase such helpful subject matter.