Cunning-Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft and Magic
10 best books like Cunning-Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft and Magic (Emma Wilby): Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic: A Materia Magica of African-American Conjure, The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft, The Pagan Mysteries of Halloween: Celebrating the Dark Half of the Year, Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History, Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages, The Apple Branch: A Path to Celtic Ritual, Magic in the Middle Ages, Taliesin: The Last Celtic Shaman, Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath, Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Sourcebook
Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic: A Materia Magica of African-American Conjure
| Author | Catherine Yronwode |
| ISBN | 0971961204 |
Difficulty Level: Beginner
You just need to know how to do a basic hoodoo ritual. However, if you're going to do a baneful working or a domination working, I'd say that reading this book isn't enough to prepare you and you'd need a comprehensive understanding of hoodoo. If it's urgent, buy a dressed...
The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft
| Author | Ronald Hutton |
| ISBN | 0192854496 |
Here is a book that brings witchcraft out of the shadows. The Triumph of the Moon is the first full-scale study of the only religion England has ever given the world--modern pagan witchcraft, otherwise known as wicca. Meticulously researched, it provides a thorough account of an ancient religion that...
The Pagan Mysteries of Halloween: Celebrating the Dark Half of the Year
| Author | Jean Markale |
| ISBN | 0892819006 |
A comprehensive examination of the rituals and philosophies of the Celtic holiday of Samhain, the inspiration for Halloween.
• Presents the true meaning of this ancient holiday and shows how contemporary observances still faithfully reflect the rituals of pagan ancestors.
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Cunning-folk were local practitioners of magic, providing small-scale but valued service to the community. They were far more representative of magical practice than the arcane delvings of astrologers and necromancers. Mostly unsensational in their approach, cunning-folk helped people with...
| Author | Claude Lecouteux |
| ISBN | 0892810963 |
Reveals the true nature of medieval belief in the Double of the Soul
• Demonstrates the survival of a pagan belief that each individual owns three souls, including a double that can journey outside the physical body
• Explains the nature of death and the Other World hidden beneath...
The Apple Branch: A Path to Celtic Ritual
| Author | Alexei Kondratiev |
| ISBN | 0806525029 |
Certain cultures in different parts of the world have maintained a respectful and balanced relationship with their natural environment, and some people today, especially those in industrial/capitalistic societies, are turning to them to learn how to rediscover these ancient and sacred attitudes...
| Author | Richard Kieckhefer |
| ISBN | 0521785766 |
How was magic practiced in medieval times? How did it relate to the diverse beliefs and practices that characterized this fascinating period? Richard Kieckhefer surveys the growth and development of magic in medieval times. He examines its relation to religion, science, philosophy, art, literature...
Taliesin: The Last Celtic Shaman
| Author | John Matthews |
| ISBN | 0892818697 |
A new translation of the poems of sixth-century Celtic bard and shaman Taliesin that reveals the mysteries of Druidic practices.- The first collection of Taliesin's major poetry with commentary by John Matthews, author of more than 40 books on the Celts.- Reveals Druidic prophecy, methods of divination,...
Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath
| Author | Carlo Ginzburg |
| ISBN | 0226296938 |
What we have tried to analyze here is not one narrative among many, but the matrix of all possible narratives.
So concludes this Triumph of the Weird. What a Borgesian proclamation! My head spins with the density and erudition displayed in this ethnohistory of an idea, the Sabbath. This was...
Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds: A Sourcebook
| Author | Daniel Ogden |
| ISBN | 0195151232 |
In a culture where the supernatural possessed an immediacy now strange to us, magic was of great importance both in the literary and mythic tradition and in ritual practice. Recently, ancient magic has hit a high in popularity, both as an area of scholarly inquiry and as one of general, popular interest....
Crone's Book of Magical Words
| Author | Valerie Worth |
| ISBN | 1567188257 |
Crone's Book of Magical Words (previously published as The Crone's Book of Words) by Valerie Worth is the book you've been waiting for! In its pages are over 125 spells, incantations, and charms. If you can think of a purpose for a spell, it's probably in this book. Need a spell to summon a ghost? Or perhaps...
The Call of the Horned Piper
| Author | Nigel Jackson |
| ISBN | 1898307091 |
Call of the Horned Piper
Nigel Jackson, Capal Bann
April, 1994
This is one of the best books written on the ancient craft of British Traditional Witchcraft. It is perfect for beginners giving them the mythology, symbolism and apt explanations. The book does an excellent...
A Deed Without a Name: Unearthing the Legacy of Traditional Witchcraft
| Author | Lee Morgan |
| ISBN | 1780995490 |
The field of witchcraft studies is continually over-turning new information and research about traditional witchcraft practices and their meanings. A Deed Without a Name seeks to weave together some of this cutting-edge research with insider information and practical know-how. Utilising her...
The Druid Magic Handbook: Ritual Magic Rooted in the Living Earth
| Author | John Michael Greer |
| ISBN | 1578633974 |
The first and only Druidic book of spells, rituals, and practice. The Druid Magic Handbook is the first manual of magical practice in Druidry, one of the fastest growing branches of the Pagan movement. The book breaks new ground, teaching Druids how to practice ritual magic for practical and spiritual...
Mastering Witchcraft: A Practical Guide for Witches, Warlocks & Covens
| Author | Paul Huson |
| ISBN | 0399504427 |
An enduring classic since its publication in 1970, "Mastering Witchcraft" is one of the best how-to manuals for those wishing to practice traditional European Witchcraft as a craft rather than a New Age religion. Starting from first principles, Huson instructs the novice step by step in the arts of...
Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways
| Author | Gemma Gary |
| ISBN | 0956104304 |
Traditional Witchcraft - A Cornish Book of Ways is a 21st century version of traditional Cornish witchcraft, of the kind recorded by Hunt, Bottrell and others. This is no neo-pagan or modern wiccan manual, but rather a deep drawing up into modern times of some of the ancient practices of lore and magic...
The Rebirth of Witchcraft
| Author | Doreen Valiente |
| ISBN | 0709083696 |
One of witchcraft's most widely known figures, Doreen Valiente was a close friend of the late Gerald Gardner, generally regarded as the founder of modern Wicca. Initiated by him in the 1950s and for a time High Priestess of his coven, Doreen helped him rewrite his seminal Book of Shadows and establish witchcraft's...
A Druid's Herbal of Sacred Tree Medicine
| Author | Ellen Evert Hopman |
| ISBN | 1594772304 |
An in-depth look at the history, herbal uses, and spiritual aspects of the sacred trees in the ancient Celtic Ogham Tree Alphabet
• Details the 20 trees of the ogham alphabet and their therapeutic and magical virtues
• Examines the Forest Druid practices associated with each...
| Author | Janet Farrar |
| ISBN | 0919345638 |
In this authoritative study, the authors discuss the principles underlying all spells and explain why a successful spell is usually composed of three elements: intent, visualization, and will-power. Careful at all times to observe basic rules of responsibility - that a spell should never intend...
