Death is still a pretty taboo concept in the United States, so before you get freaked out and walk away, let me tell you that Morbid Magic is a fantastic helper to calm your fears. Written by Tomas Prower, the book goes out of it’s way to be majorly inclusive of religions, cultures, and beliefs all across the world. Want to know what the Egyptians thought about death? Ever curious about what a Shinto follower believes? Think Santa Muerte is all monster? Read up, friends. Prower has an easy voice to follow and makes sure to reach out to folks who actually practice the beliefs, rather than just snag snippets off a Wikipedia page. His research is listed in the footnotes as well, so be prepared to find a whole bunch of books on other cultures on Abebooks.com after if you so choose.
Morbid Magic is a bit of a misnomer of a title, because while morbid, all the side “magic” homework Prowers advises is really just practical applications of how to make life a little bit better before one shoves off this mortal coil.
Morbid Magic is available September 8, 2019.
