What We've Forgotten - modern witchcraft and collective transformation
There are books you read cover to cover. And then there is this book. What We've Forgotten by Amy Miranda is built like a temple with multiple rooms: you choose which door to open and when.
Miranda calls it a portal to the 'Temple of Remembering', a metaphor for the knowledge we have buried beneath speed, screens and social expectations. The book wants to bring you back to wonder. Not by escaping, but by looking clearly at what is.
What this book contains
The text moves between three territories: magic, technology and social justice. Miranda shows how they belong together. Personal power does not stand apart from the world around you. Rituals are not escape routes but ways to stay clear.
Each chapter works as a standalone text. You can read the book front to back, but it is built to be opened at random and started there. Miranda calls this bibliomancy: the book as oracle.
The tone is direct. Sometimes poetic, more often sharp. She writes with humour and without vagueness about subjects that easily become abstract.
How you work with it
The book contains reflective questions and suggestions that invite you to act directly. Not abstract assignments, but concrete starting points for rituals, shadow work or daily practice.
Many readers use it as a daily oracle: ask a question, open the book and read what appears. The text is dense enough to contain multiple layers, but clear enough not to dissolve into jargon.
Ask a question before you open the book and read what is on the page as if it were a card you have drawn. The text behaves differently when you approach it this way.
About Amy Miranda
Amy Miranda is a writer, speaker and modern witch. Her work is marked by the combination of intellectual sharpness and accessibility. She writes about esoteric concepts without losing depth, and about activism without falling into slogans.
What stands out is her focus on collective liberation. Spiritual growth is never an individual project in her work, but always connected to social change.
Specifications
- Author: Amy Miranda
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Rise Books
- Pages: approx. 300
Questions we often get
Do I need to read this book from front to back?
No. It is built to enter at any point. Each chapter works independently. Many people open it at random and start there.
Do I need prior knowledge of witchcraft or magic?
No. Miranda writes clearly and without assumptions about what you should or should not know. The book is accessible for those just starting, but offers enough depth for those who have worked with magic for longer.
