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The Real Meaning of Witchcraft

Author : Steve Crowley
Publisher : novum premium Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3991300664
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (913 download)

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Download or read book The Real Meaning of Witchcraft written by Steve Crowley and published by novum premium Verlag. This book was released on 2023-10-06 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen people dressed in cloaks, stood in a circle. There was a dead goat. They had poured its blood into a silver cup and were drinking it. At this point Rob my friend made a noise as he had a cramp in his leg from bending down. He was heard at once. We started to run away but were caught. They brought us to the circle where the leader gave us an ultimatum; we could leave and say nothing. He warned us, that it wouldn't just be ourselves in trouble, it would be our family's as well. My friend Rob said he would not say anything, but I said I was interested in what they were doing could I join them, and could they teach me. After ten minutes they came over, and said I could join them, but that it was unusual for someone so young to want to join. I had now joined the 13th Coven of Witches.

The Meaning of Witchcraft

Author : Gerald B. Gardner
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 160925189X
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Meaning of Witchcraft written by Gerald B. Gardner and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thought to be the father of modern witchcraft, Gerald Gardner published The Meaning of Witchcraft in 1959, not long after laws punishing witches were repealed. It was the first sympathetic book written from the point of view of a practicing witch. The Meaning of Witchcraft is an invaluable source book for witches today. Chapters include: Witch's Memories and Beliefs, The Stone Age Origins of Witchcraft, Druidism and the Aryan Celts, Magic Thinking, Curious Beliefs about Witches, Signs and Symbols, The Black Mass, Some Allegations Examined. The Meaning of Witchcraft is a record of witches' roots-and a tribute to a founding pioneer with the courage to set that record straight.

Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft

Author : Raymond Buckland
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0875420508
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (754 download)

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Download or read book Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft written by Raymond Buckland and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 1986 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This complete self-study course in modern Wicca is a treasured classic - an essential and trusted guide that belongs in every witch's library."---Back cover

Moral Power

Author : Koen Stroeken
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 9781845457358
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book Moral Power written by Koen Stroeken and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neither power nor morality but both. Moral power is what Sukuma farmers in Tanzania in times of crisis attribute to an unknown figure they call their witch. A universal process is involved, as much bodily as social, which obstructs the patient's recovery. Healers turn the table on the witch through rituals showing that the community and the ancestral spirits side with the victim. In contrast to biomedicine, their magic and divination introduce moral values that assess the state of the system and that remove the obstacles to what is taken as key: self-healing. The implied 'sensory shifts' and therapeutic effectiveness have largely eluded the literature on witchcraft. This book shows how to comprehend culture other than through the prism of identity politics. It offers a framework to comprehend the rise of witch killings and human sacrifice, just as ritual initiation disappears.

Witches of America

Author : Alex Mar
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374291373
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Witches of America written by Alex Mar and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Witches are gathering." When most people hear the word "witches," they think of horror films and Halloween, but to the nearly one million Americans who practice Paganism today, witchcraft is a nature-worshipping, polytheistic, and very real religion. So Alex Mar discovers when she sets out to film a documentary and finds herself drawn deep into the world of present-day magic. Witches of America follows Mar on her immersive five-year trip into the occult, charting modern Paganism from its roots in 1950s England to its current American mecca in the San Francisco Bay Area; from a gathering of more than a thousand witches in the Illinois woods to the New Orleans branch of one of the world's most influential magical societies. Along the way she takes part in dozens of rituals and becomes involved with a wild array of characters. This sprawling magical community compels Mar to confront what she believes is possible--or hopes might be. With keen intelligence and wit, Mar illuminates the world of witchcraft while grappling in fresh and unexpected ways with the question underlying every faith: Why do we choose to believe in anything at all?--Adapted from book jacket.

Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Malcolm Gaskill
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191613681
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction written by Malcolm Gaskill and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and literary references such as Faust and even Harry Potter, witches still feature heavily in our society. In this Very Short Introduction Malcolm Gaskill challenges all of this, and argues that what we think we know is, in fact, wrong. Taking a historical perspective from the ancient world to contemporary paganism, Gaskill reveals how witchcraft has meant different things to different people and that in every age it has raised questions about the distinction between fantasy and reality, faith and proof. Telling stories, delving into court records, and challenging myths, Gaskill examines the witch-hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and explores the reinvention of witchcraft - as history, religion, fiction, and metaphor. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

The Meaning of Witchcraft

Author : Gerald Brosseau Gardner
Publisher : Red Wheel
ISBN 13 : 9780877281559
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (815 download)

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Download or read book The Meaning of Witchcraft written by Gerald Brosseau Gardner and published by Red Wheel. This book was released on 1982-02-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Witchcraft Today

Author : Gerald Brosseau Gardner
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Witchcraft Today written by Gerald Brosseau Gardner and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-23 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Meaning of Witchcraft is a non-fiction book written by Gerald Gardner. Gardner, known to many in the modern sense as the "Father of Wicca", based the book around his experiences with the religion of Wicca and the New Forest Coven. He claimed he was allowed to tell more than ever before and cast light on the rituals and beliefs of witches. The book's main message was that neither the practices of witches nor their intents were harmful. The book tells the history of witchcraft in Europe. The author traces back to pre-Christian times, studies the rituals and beliefs of templars, and states that the belief in fairies in ancient, medieval, and early modern Europe was connected with a secretive pygmy race that lived alongside other communities. The preface to this book was Margaret Murray, who stated that witchcraft took its root in the pre-Christian religions and had nothing to do with spell-casting and other evil practices. Instead, Murray proposes to view witchcraft as "the sincere expression of that feeling towards God which is expressed, perhaps more decorously though not more sincerely, by modern Christianity in church services."

The Meaning of Witchcraft

Author : Gerald Brosseau Gardner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781872189130
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book The Meaning of Witchcraft written by Gerald Brosseau Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1999* with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dictionary of Witchcraft

Author : Collin de Plancy
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504060172
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Witchcraft written by Collin de Plancy and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original and authoritative A-to-Z reference guide to witchcraft, paganism, and magic, compiled by the famed nineteenth-century French occultist. Following its original publication in 1818, Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire Infernal became a landmark study of witchcraft, pagan religions, and the occult. The first reference work to seriously document manifestations, magic, and superstitions, this historical dictionary details beings, characters, books, deeds, and causes that pertain to the manifestations and magic of trafficking with Hell, as well as divinations, occult sciences, grimoires, marvels, errors, prejudices, traditions, folktales, the various superstitions, and all manner of marvelous, surprising, mysterious, and supernatural beliefs. A significant influence on the Romantic literary movement and notably consulted by author Victor Hugo, it remains an essential text for any student of the dark arts or demonology.

Waking the Witch

Author : Pam Grossman
Publisher : Gallery Books
ISBN 13 : 1982145854
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Waking the Witch written by Pam Grossman and published by Gallery Books. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the podcast host of The Witch Wave and practicing witch Pam Grossman—who Vulture has dubbed the “Terry Gross of witches”—comes an exploration of the world’s fascination with witches, why they have intrigued us for centuries and why they’re more relevant now than ever. When you think of a witch, what do you picture? Pointy black hat, maybe a broomstick. But witches in various guises have been with us for millennia. In Waking the Witch, Pam Grossman explores the impact of the world’s most magical icon. From the idea of the femme fatale in league with the devil to the bewitching pop culture archetypes in Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Harry Potter; from the spooky ladies in fairy tales to the rise of contemporary witchcraft, witches reflect the power and potential of women. Part cultural analysis, part memoir, Waking the Witch traces the author’s own journey on the path to witchcraft, and how this has helped her find self-empowerment and purpose. It celebrates witches past, present, and future, and reveals the critical role they have played—and will continue to play—in the world as we know it. “Deftly illuminating the past while beckoning us towards the future, Waking the Witch has all the makings of a feminist classic. Wise, relatable, and real, Pam Grossman is the witch we need for our times” (Ami McKay, author of The Witches of New York).

Meaning of Witchcraft

Author : Gerald Brosseau Gardner
Publisher : Red Wheel
ISBN 13 : 9780877283225
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Meaning of Witchcraft written by Gerald Brosseau Gardner and published by Red Wheel. This book was released on 1982-02 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Practising the Witch's Craft

Author : Douglas Ezzy
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 9781865089126
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book Practising the Witch's Craft written by Douglas Ezzy and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Telling the stories of ordinary people who have discovered that life is enchanted, this exploration of witchcraft presents the leaders of the movement and experienced practitioners and delves into what it really means to be a witch. Describing powerful rituals and moving magical encounters, these witches discuss working with natural forces, including sexuality and the seasons, and how they craft spells and personal rituals, and use incense and herbs. With insights from many different traditions including Wicca and Paganism, this guide celebrates the pleasures and mysteries of contemporary witchcraft.

The Witches' Dictionary

Author : Victoria David Danann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781933320021
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Witches' Dictionary written by Victoria David Danann and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 074403342X
Total Pages : 898 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book A History of Magic, Witchcraft, and the Occult written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the beguiling history of witchcraft, magic, and superstition through the centuries in this stunningly illustrated title. A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most interesting and often controversial subjects in the world, covering everything from ancient animal worship and shamanism, through alchemy and divination to modern Wicca and the resurgence of the occult in 21st-century literature, cinema, and television. Providing readers with a comprehensive account of everything from Japanese folklore and Indian witchcraft to the differences between black and white magic, and dispelling myths such as those surrounding the voodoo doll and Ouija, the book explores the common human fascination with spells, superstition, and the supernatural. This riveting read on witchcraft further includes: - Engaging text and lavish illustrations with over 500 full-color images that bring the subject to life. - Special features on aspects of magic, such as oracle bones of ancient China, the Knights Templar, and magic at the movies, and “plants and potions”, such as mandrake and belladonna examine topics in great detail. - Quick-fact panels explore magic origins, key figures, key deities, uses in spells, structures of religions, and more. The perfect introduction to magic and the occult, it explores forms of divination from astrology and palmistry to the Tarot and runestones and offers key insights into the ways in which magic has interacted with religion. The most comprehensive illustrated history of witchcraft available, A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult will enthral and fascinate anyone interested in spiritualism and the occult.

Witchcraft

Author : Ly de Angeles
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 073872405X
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Witchcraft written by Ly de Angeles and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2012-12-08 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to open yourself to the divine powers in order to bring beauty into your life, happiness to your heart, and strength to your will? Then you'll want to get Witchcraft: Theory and Practice by Ly de Angeles. With more than three decades of experience she has learned how to bring the teachings alive, combining modern with ancient, so you can better understand the true potential and depth of Witchcraft. Within the pages of this book you will find the secrets and techniques to become a Witch. These can be divided into three categories: philosophical disciplines, spiritual beliefs, and practical techniques. Each part gets a focus in this book. In the first section, you will: Learn meditation and how it can be used for ritual Discover the secrets of visualization, telepathy, and personal power Use the self-analysis techniques to discover who you are and never walk in anyone's shadow In the second section you can: Uncover the essence of the God and Goddess Discover the festivals of Witchcraft Learn how to make and use the tools of Witchcraft Understand how to do rituals, including the rite of self-initiation And in the final section, you'll: Practice psychic protection, shapeshifting, and banishing Master astral projection Learn to interpret omens This really just barely covers some of the information you will find revealed in these pages. Written in a style that is clear and concise, this book will add to your knowledge of Witchcraft. Whether you are new to the Craft or have been practicing for some time, Witchcraft: Theory and Practice will impart wisdom that will fascinate and entice. You will be using this book for many years to come.

The Cambridge History of Magic and Witchcraft in the West

Author : David J. Collins, S. J.
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316239497
Total Pages : 897 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of Magic and Witchcraft in the West written by David J. Collins, S. J. and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 897 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents twenty chapters by experts in their fields, providing a thorough and interdisciplinary overview of the theory and practice of magic in the West. Its chronological scope extends from the Ancient Near East to twenty-first-century North America; its objects of analysis range from Persian curse tablets to US neo-paganism. For comparative purposes, the volume includes chapters on developments in the Jewish and Muslim worlds, evaluated not simply for what they contributed at various points to European notions of magic, but also as models of alternative development in ancient Mediterranean legacy. Similarly, the volume highlights the transformative and challenging encounters of Europeans with non-Europeans, regarding the practice of magic in both early modern colonization and more recent decolonization.