An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present write by Doreen Valiente. This book was released on 2018-01-31. An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the only book of its kind on witchcraft that has been written by a practising witch. It is intended to be not merely a history, but a guide to the many strange byways of a vast and fascinating subject. Witchcraft is as old as the human race, and it is actively practised today, by people of all classes. To its devotees, witchcraft is more than spells and charms, or even secret meetings and rituals; it is a philosophy and a way of life. It claims to be the oldest form of religion, that of nature-worship and magic. Since the last Witchcraft Act was repealed in 1951, the revival of public interest in witchcraft has been the subject of continuous controversy. This book is a serious contribution to the study of a subject too long obscured by prejudice and sensationalism.
An ABC of Witchcraft Past & Present
An ABC of Witchcraft Past & Present - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An ABC of Witchcraft Past & Present write by Doreen Valiente. This book was released on 1980. An ABC of Witchcraft Past & Present available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Rebirth of Witchcraft
The Rebirth of Witchcraft - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Rebirth of Witchcraft write by Doreen Valiente. This book was released on 2018-01-31. The Rebirth of Witchcraft available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since 1951, when the last of the Witchcraft Acts was repealed, many books have been written about the reappearance of witchcraft and the development of a pagan theology. Churchmen have denounced it. Sociologists have wondered at it. Journalists have penned sensational stories about it. But until the publication of this book, no one had told the real story of it from the inside as frankly as it is told here. Doreen Valiente, one of witchcraft's most widely known figures, was a close friend of the late Gerald Gardner, generally regarded as the founder of present-day witchcraft. Initiated by him and for a time High Priestess of his coven, Doreen Valiente helped him rewrite his seminal Book of Shadows. She records the break with Gardner that split his coven, the controversy surrounding Alex Sanders, 'King of the Witches' and memories of many other witches whom she has known, including the lady called 'Dafo', Robert Cochrane, Leslie Roberts and Sybil Leek. Doreen Valiente took part in many witchcraft rituals and had strange psychic experiences as a result. Described here are the clairvoyant communications she received purporting to come from 'John Brakespeare', an eighteenth-century witch. The Rebirth of Witchcraft traces the lineage of the present-day witchcraft from its forerunners through to modern feminist neo-paganism and the new wave of interest in ecology and holistic medicine.
Witchcraft for Tomorrow
Witchcraft for Tomorrow - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Witchcraft for Tomorrow write by Doreen Valiente. This book was released on 2018-01-31. Witchcraft for Tomorrow available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Witchcraft for Tomorrow answers many frequently asked questions about witchcraft including: 'How can I find a witches' coven?' and 'How can I become a witch?' Doreen Valiente tells you what the old religion of witchcraft has to offer the new age of Aquarius; how the age-old Craft of the Wise can be practised in the modern world; how to initiate yourself as a witch and found your own coven. The author, who was the leading figure in the establishment of the modern Wiccan movement, includes a new Book of Shadows (the witches' handbook of rituals and instructions) based upon ancient magical tradition but geared to the age of the future. There are witch songs, spells, incantations and practical advice on how to run a coven and how to acquire your own collection of magical implements; as well as methods of divination and other witch lore. The author shows how the oral traditions of witchcraft throw light not only upon the origins of the present-day witch cult and the activities of the witch leader George Pickingill and his covens, but also upon the mystery of the founding of the famous magical order, the Golden Dawn. Also discussed is the relationship between the witchcraft of Britain and Europe and the magical belief of the Far East. Do both traditions hark back to the legendary city of Shamballah and to the shamanistic practices of Asia? And why do the secret circles of the witches resemble those of the Tantric sex-magic of India?
Witchcraft
Witchcraft - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Witchcraft write by Evan John Jones. This book was released on 1999. Witchcraft available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Revealing the secrets of ancient rituals and the philosophy of witchcraft, this book delves deep into modern witchcraft. The nature of the rites are shown to revolve around traditional witchcraft passed down from ancient times.'
