Waking the Witch

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

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Book Synopsis Waking the Witch by : Pam Grossman

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).

The Real Witches' Coven

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Publisher : Llewellyn Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780738715827
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (158 download)

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Book Synopsis The Real Witches' Coven by : Kate West

Download or read book The Real Witches' Coven written by Kate West and published by Llewellyn Publications. This book was released on 2010-02-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Britain's most well-known High Priestesses offers practical, down-to-earth advice for any witch considering starting or joining a coven.

Real Witches' Book of Spells and Rituals

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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 000715111X
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (71 download)

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Book Synopsis Real Witches' Book of Spells and Rituals by : Kate West

Download or read book Real Witches' Book of Spells and Rituals written by Kate West and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2003 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book combines the powerful, seductive allure of casting real spells withpragmatic, down-to-earth, do-it-yourself guidance.

The Real Witches of New England

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620557738
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (25 download)

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Book Synopsis The Real Witches of New England by : Ellen Evert Hopman

Download or read book The Real Witches of New England written by Ellen Evert Hopman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the origins and history of the New England witch hysteria, its continuing repercussions, and the multilayered practices of today’s modern witches • Shares the stories of 13 accused witches from the New England colonies through interviews with their living descendants • Explores the positive role witches played in rural communities until the dawn of the industrial age, despite ongoing persecution • Includes in-depth interviews with 25 modern witchcraft practitioners, interwoven with practical information on the sacred calendar, herb lore, spells, and magical practices New England has long been associated with witches. And while the Salem witch trials happened long ago, the prejudices and fears engendered by the witchcraft hysteria still live on in our culture. What forces were at work that brought the witch hysteria quickly from Europe to the new American colony, a place of religious freedom--and what caused these prejudices to linger centuries after the fact? Weaving together history, sacred lore, modern practice, and the voices of today’s witches, Ellen Evert Hopman offers a new, deeper perspective on American witchcraft and its ancient pagan origins. Beginning with the “witch hysteria” that started in Europe and spread to the New World, Hopman explores the witch hunts, persecutions, mass hysteria, and killings, concluding that between forty and sixty thousand women and men were executed as witches. Combining records of known events with moving interviews with their descendants, she shares the stories of 13 New England witches persecuted during the witch trials, including Tituba and Mary Bliss Parsons, the Witch of Northhampton. Despite the number of false accusations during the witch hysteria in the New England colonies, Hopman reveals how there were practicing witches during that time and describes the positive role witches played in rural communities until the dawn of the industrial age. Exploring how the perception and practices of witches has evolved and expanded over the centuries, Hopman also includes in-depth interviews with 25 modern-day practitioners from a variety of pagan faiths, including druids, wiccans, Celtic reconstructionists, and practitioners of the fairy faith. Emerging from their insights is a treasure trove of practical information on the sacred calendar, herb lore, spells, and magical practices. Bringing together past and present, Hopman reveals what it really means to be a “witch,” redefining the label with dignity and spiritual strength.

Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft

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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0875420508
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (754 download)

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Book Synopsis Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by : Raymond Buckland

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 344 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

The Big Book of Practical Spells

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Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1578635977
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (786 download)

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Book Synopsis The Big Book of Practical Spells by : Judika Illes

Download or read book The Big Book of Practical Spells written by Judika Illes and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What a fascinating book! From theory to practice, it's all here. . . . This book will be a treasured addition to any magickal library."--Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, author of Grimoire for the Apprentice Practical, inspirational, and comprehensive, The Big Book of Practical Spells is a useful tool and resource for beginners and experienced devotees of the magical arts. Here in one majestic volume is a basic introduction to magic; a psychic glossary; a primer on the four elements, colors, and magical supplies (including minerals and botanicals); and a compendium of spells for any situation you may face. With Judika Illes as your guide, you will learn how to enhance your psychic power, cleanse your aura, protect yourself from malevolent powers, and create and use a wide variety of spells. There are spells for marriage, fertility, pregnancy prevention, babies and children, money, healing, and transitioning to the next life. These are spells that will help make life easier, more productive, and stress free. "Judika Illes underscores the fact that magic is real and available to everyone. As she says: "Magic is your birthright." And there is no negative magic included--nothing harmful to you or anyone else. Now you have no excuse not to use it."--Raymond Buckland, author of Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft

Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062047264
Total Pages : 1528 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells by : Judika Illes

Download or read book Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells written by Judika Illes and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 1528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Encyclopedia Of 5,000 Spells: The Ultimate Reference Book for the Magical Arts, independent scholar, educator and author of several books of folklore, folkways, and mythology Judika Iles enables the reader to enter the world of folklore, myth and magic with binding spells and banishing spells, spells for love, luck, wealth, and power, as well as spells for spiritual protection, physical healing, and enhanced fertility drawn from Earth's every corner and spanning 5,000 years of magical history.

The Real Witches' Handbook

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ISBN 13 : 9780738713755
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (137 download)

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Book Synopsis The Real Witches' Handbook by : Kate West

Download or read book The Real Witches' Handbook written by Kate West and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible introduction to witchcraft offers practical advice on becoming a Wiccan. West explores the myths surrounding witchcraft, its festivals, beliefs, practices and folklore and explains the responsibilities of becoming a witch. 30 line drawings.

Witches of America

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Publisher : Sarah Crichton Books
ISBN 13 : 0374709114
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Book Synopsis Witches of America by : Alex Mar

Download or read book Witches of America written by Alex Mar and published by Sarah Crichton Books. 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: a government employee who founds a California priesthood dedicated to a Celtic goddess of war; American disciples of Aleister Crowley, whose elaborate ceremonies turn the Catholic mass on its head; second-wave feminist Wiccans who practice a radical separatist witchcraft; a growing "mystery cult" whose initiates trace their rites back to a blind shaman in rural Oregon. 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? Whether evangelical Christian, Pagan priestess, or atheist, each of us craves a system of meaning to give structure to our lives. Sometimes we just find it in unexpected places.

Divorcing a Real Witch

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Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782796304
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (827 download)

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Book Synopsis Divorcing a Real Witch by : Diana Rajchel

Download or read book Divorcing a Real Witch written by Diana Rajchel and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-30 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divorcing a Real Witch addresses the painful emotional journey of divorce from a Wiccan perspective. Along with sharing her own experience, author Diana Rajchel solicits the experiences and advice of other Pagans on how to handle this life passage. ,

The Way of the Hedge Witch

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 144050430X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)

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Book Synopsis The Way of the Hedge Witch by : Arin Murphy-Hiscock

Download or read book The Way of the Hedge Witch written by Arin Murphy-Hiscock and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-03-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As every good hedge witch knows, the best magick is made right at home. This book shows them how to transform their homes into sacred spaces, where they can: Create magickal cookbooks of recipes, spells, and charms Prepare food that nourishes body and soul Perform rituals that protect and purify hearth and home Master the secrets of the cauldron and the sacred flame Call upon the kitchen gods and goddesses Produce hearth-based arts and crafts With this book, witches learn all they need to know to make home a magickal place to live, work, and play."

In Defense of Witches

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Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 125027222X
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis In Defense of Witches by : Mona Chollet

Download or read book In Defense of Witches written by Mona Chollet and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches is a “brilliant, well-documented” celebration (Le Monde) by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch as a symbol of female rebellion and independence in the face of misogyny and persecution. Centuries after the infamous witch hunts that swept through Europe and America, witches continue to hold a unique fascination for many: as fairy tale villains, practitioners of pagan religion, as well as feminist icons. Witches are both the ultimate victim and the stubborn, elusive rebel. But who were the women who were accused and often killed for witchcraft? What types of women have centuries of terror censored, eliminated, and repressed? Celebrated feminist writer Mona Chollet explores three types of women who were accused of witchcraft and persecuted: the independent woman, since widows and celibates were particularly targeted; the childless woman, since the time of the hunts marked the end of tolerance for those who claimed to control their fertility; and the elderly woman, who has always been an object of at best, pity, and at worst, horror. Examining modern society, Chollet concludes that these women continue to be harrassed and oppressed. Rather than being a brief moment in history, the persecution of witches is an example of society’s seemingly eternal misogyny, while women today are direct descendants to those who were hunted down and killed for their thoughts and actions. With fiery prose and arguments that range from the scholarly to the cultural, In Defense of Witches seeks to unite the mythic image of the witch with modern women who live their lives on their own terms.

Too Blessed to Say Yes

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Publisher : CLC Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619582376
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (195 download)

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Book Synopsis Too Blessed to Say Yes by : Jenny Day Jones

Download or read book Too Blessed to Say Yes written by Jenny Day Jones and published by CLC Publications. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great career, a wonderful marriage, a beautiful home—the classic makings of the American dream and a blessed life. Jenny Day Jones has all of these things but, after a spiritual crisis, realized that material blessings were preventing her from saying “yes” to God’s plan for her life. With humor and rare authenticity, Too Blessed to Say Yes uses the Beatitudes and the story of the rich young ruler to warn against the pursuit of personal success and reveals how to never be too blessed to say “yes” to God. “Jenny Day Jones tackles issues like fear and failure, performance Christianity, radical generosity and risk-taking. She challenges us to continually and deliberately empty ourselves and say ‘yes’ to God.” —Rob Morris, Love 146 “It seems blessings have become the ultimate pursuit, instead of pursuing the One who blesses. In a beautiful cascade of chapters, Jones shares how we can replace our inner need for comfort and material accolades with the freedom of maturity, as we redefine our pursuit of happiness.”—Gari Meacham, Author

The Legend of the Christmas Witch

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593350804
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Book Synopsis The Legend of the Christmas Witch by : Aubrey Plaza

Download or read book The Legend of the Christmas Witch written by Aubrey Plaza and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Parks and Recreation star Aubrey Plaza and creative partner Dan Murphy comes the long lost tale of the Christmas Witch, Santa Claus's much misunderstood twin sister. The perfect gift for the holiday season and beyond! Gather ‘round the fire to hear a Christmas legend that has never been told before...until now. Each year a mysterious figure sweeps into town, leaving behind strange gifts in the night. No, not Santa Claus, but his sister… The Christmas Witch. Her story begins many, many years ago when her brother was torn away from her as a child. Raised alone by a witch of the woods, Kristtörn's powers of magic grew, as did her temper. Determined to find her long lost twin, she set out on a perilous journey across oceans to find him. But what she found instead was a deep-seated fear of her powers and a confrontation that would leave the fate of Christmas hanging in the balance. From award-winning producer and actress Aubrey Plaza and her creative partner Dan Murphy comes a holiday story unlike any told before. With all the richness of classic folklore, they’ve woven a tale of bravery, love and magic. Whatever you thought you knew about Christmas…think again.

What's a Witch to Do?

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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738735140
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Book Synopsis What's a Witch to Do? by : Jennifer Harlow

Download or read book What's a Witch to Do? written by Jennifer Harlow and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2013 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High Priestess might sound like an '80s hair band, but its Mona McGregor's life. She runs the Midnight Magic shop in Goodnight, Virginia, and leads a large coven. She's also raising two nieces and hasn't been with a man for fifteen years. Then a handsome doctor takes an interest in her-- and a sexy werewolf arrives at her door! Hell's bells! When a demon begins stalking her, Mona has to find out who wants her dead... and who really wants her...

Modern Witch

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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738757462
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Book Synopsis Modern Witch by : Devin Hunter

Download or read book Modern Witch written by Devin Hunter and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2020-02-08 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spells, Rituals, and Workings for the Modern Witch Filled with magical workings, lush photography, and creative inspiration, Modern Witch is a dazzling display of art and craft. Esthetic meets esoteric as author Devin Hunter shows how to work magic for love, healing, protection, prosperity, and divination. Color photos and artistic renderings show essential aspects of the workings, helping you develop a successful magical practice that achieves the results you desire. With dozens of spells, rituals, and recipes from the personal grimoire of a working witch, this book empowers you to work with dynamic magical energies and fulfill your deepest spiritual, physical, and emotional needs. With this powerful magic, you don't need to wait for some unknown fate; you can take charge and create your own. Discover an authentic collection of spells, recipes, charms, and correspondences that have been used and refined by the author for nearly twenty years. Combined with the author's original photographs and art, these teachings illuminate the five most popular types of magical entreaties: love, healing, protection, prosperity, and divination. Within these pages you will find spells and workings such as: A Love Magic Charm Bag • A Finger Scrying Spell • The Bottle of 1,000 Eyes • A Spell for a Correct Diagnosis • The Witch's Foot Spell • A Serpent Candle Spell • The Jupiter Budget Working • A Golem Fetish • The Prayer of Fortuna • A Self-Love Spell • The Honey Jar Spell • A Himmelsbrief for Success

Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch

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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374711216
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Book Synopsis Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch by : Rivka Galchen

Download or read book Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch written by Rivka Galchen and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on real historical documents but infused with the intensity of imagination, sly humor, and intellectual fire for which award-winning author Rivka Galchen’s writing is known, Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch is a tale for our time—the story of how a community becomes implicated in collective aggression and hysterical fear. The year is 1619, in the German duchy of Württemberg. Plague is spreading. The Thirty Years War has begun, and fear and suspicion are in the air throughout the Holy Roman Empire. In the small town of Leonberg, Katherina Kepler is accused of being a witch. An illiterate widow, Katherina is known by her neighbors for her herbal remedies and the success of her children, including her eldest, Johannes, who is the Imperial Mathematician and renowned author of the laws of planetary motion. It’s enough to make anyone jealous, and Katherina has done herself no favors by being out and about and in everyone’s business. So when the deranged and insipid Ursula Reinbold (or as Katherina calls her, the Werewolf) accuses Katherina of offering her a bitter, witchy drink that has made her ill, Katherina is in trouble. Her scientist son must turn his attention from the music of the spheres to the job of defending his mother. Facing the threat of financial ruin, torture, and even execution, Katherina tells her side of the story to her friend and next-door neighbor Simon, a reclusive widower imperiled by his own secrets. Provocative and entertaining, Galchen’s bold new novel touchingly illuminates a society, and a family, undone by superstition, the state, and the mortal convulsions of history.