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Book Reviews and Recommendations
This will be a running list of books I’ve reviewed and which ones I recommend according to topic. This way when people ask I have an easy place to point them.
Right now I’m posting one review a week of a book that’s already on my shelf. Eventually all the books I’ve recommended will have a review linked as well; for now if you have questions about one feel free to ask. This post will continue to be updated.
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Book Reviews
Book Recommendations
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Alive with Spirits
America Bewitched
American Brujeria
Aradia
Astral Dynamics
Backwoods Witchcraft
Besom, Stang, and Sword
Betwixt and Between
Black Dog Folklore
The Black Toad
The Book of Celtic Magic
A Broom at Midnight
By Rust of Nail and Prick of Thorn
The Crooked Path
Deeper Into the Underworld
Demons and Spirits of the Land
The Devils Dozen
The Devils Plantation
Doctoring the Devil
Doreen Valiente: Witch
The Essential Guide to Practical Astrology
Fairies: A Guide to the Celtic Fair Folk
Fang and Fur, Blood and Bone
Folkloric American Witchcraft and the Multicultural Experience
Folk Witchcraft
Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft
The Forge of Tubal Cain
The Four Elements of the Wise
The Green Witch’s Garden (coming soon)
Llewellyn's Complete Guide to North American Folk Magic
Mastering Witchcraft
Thirteen Pathways of Occult Herbalism
Under the Witching Tree
Witch Blood Rising
Witches Among Us
A Witch’s Ally
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Book Recommendations
For Beginners:
*Look at the history recommendations as well and the cultural literacy section
Natural Magic by Doreen Valiente
Psychic Witch by Mat Auryn <- start here
Weave the Liminal by Laura Tempest Zakroff
The Witch’s Path by Thorn Mooney
Ancestor Work:
Honoring Your Ancestors by Mallorie Vaudoise
Animal Spirits:
Black Dog Folklore by Mark Norman
Astrology:
The Essential Guide to Practical Astrology by April Elliott Kent
Crafts:
The Green Witch’s Grimoire by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Potions, Elixirs, and Brews by Anaïs Alexandre
Cultural Literacy in Modern Witchcraft:
Aradia by Charles Godfrey Leland
Doreen Valiente: Witch by Philip Heselton
Power of the Witch by Laurie Cabot
The Rebirth of Witchcraft by Doreen Valiente
Spiral Dance by Starhawk
Transcendental Magic by Éliphas Lévi
Witches Among Us by Thorn Mooney <- good for outsiders
Death Work:
Morbid Magic by Tomás Prower
Druidry:
The Book of Celtic Magic by Kristoffer Hughes
Elements:
The Four Elements of the Wise by Ivo Dominguez Jr.
The Little Work by Durgadas Allon Duriel
Faeries:
Fairies: A Guide to the Celtic Fair Folk by Morgan Daimler
Feri (not to be confused with faeries):
Betwixt and Between by Storm Faerywolf
Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft by Storm Faerywolf
Folklore:
Black Dog Folklore by Mark Norman
The Devils Plantation by Nigel Pearson
Folk Magic:
American Brujeria by J. Allen Cross
Backwoods Witchcraft by Jake Richards
Doctoring the Devil by Jake Richards
Llewellyn's Complete Book of North American Folk Magic
Ozark Folk Magic by Brandon Weston
Ozark Mountain Spell Book by Brandon Weston
The Powwow Grimoire by Robert Phoenix
Trolldom by Johannes Björn Gårdbäck
Working Conjure by Hoodoo Sen Moise
Green Witchcraft:
The Green Witch’s Garden by Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Plants of the Devil by Corrine Boyer
The Poison Path Herbal by Coby Michael
Under the Bramble Arch by Corrine Boyer
Under the Witching Tree by Corrine Boyer
Wild Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer
Wortcunning by Nigel Pearson
Hearth Witchcraft:
The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin
Hedge Riding/Spirit Flight:
Astral Dynamics by Robert Bruce
A Broom at Midnight by Roger J. Horne
History:
America Bewitched by Owen Davies
Demons and Spirits of the Land by Claude Lecouteux
Harry Potter and History by Nancy Reagin <- unaffiliated with JK Rowling
A History of Magic and Witchcraft by Frances Timbers
The Return of the Dead by Claude Lecouteux
The Tradition of Household Spirits by Claude Lecouteux
The Triumph of the Moon by Ronald Hutton
The Witch by Ronald Hutton
Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies by Claude Lecouteux
Holidays:
The Hearth Witch’s Year by Anna Franklin
Samhain by Diana Rajchel
Yule by Susan Pesznecker
Protection:
By Rust of Nail and Prick of Thorn by Althaea Sebastiani
Hex Twisting by Diana Rajchel
The Reclaiming Tradition:
The Spiral Dance by Starhawk
Scientific Studies on Magic:
Real Magic by Dean Radin, PhD
Spirit Work:
Alive with Spirits by Althaea Sebastiani
Honoring Your Ancestors by Mallorie Vaudoise
A Witch’s Guide to the Paranormal by J. Allen Cross
Traditional Witchcraft:
Besom, Stang, and Sword by Christopher Orapello and Tara-Love Maguire
The Black Toad by Gemma Gary
A Broom at Midnight by Roger J. Horne
The Crooked Path by Kelden <- great for beginners
The Devils Dozen by Gemma Gary
Folkloric American Witchcraft and the Multicultural Experience by Via Hedera
New World Witchery by Corey Hutcheson
Plants of the Devil by Corrine Boyer
The Poison Path Herbal by Coby Michael
Southern Cunning by Aaron Oberon
Traditional Witchcraft by Gemma Gary
Treading the Mill by Nigel G Pearson
Tubelos Green Fire by Shani Oates
Under the Bramble Arch by Corrine Boyer
Under the Witching Tree by Corrine Boyer
Wild Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer
The Witch Compass by Ian Chambers
The Witches’ Devil by Roger J Horne
The Witches’ Sabbath by Kelden
Wortcunning by Nigel Pearson
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'A Pleasure To Meet Thee' by Babs Webb.
“Witchcraft is a dark mirror into which we scry, delving into the unfathomable waters of dream and vision, to peer beyond the veil and the world of things known and into the secret inner workings of nature herself.” -- Storm Faerywolf, Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft
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The way I love a spin-off paranormal/urban fantasy series of a more popular paranormal/urban fantasy series that’s set after the events of the first series with different characters and the female protagonist only featured in the last book or last couple of books of the original series but developed a friendship with the female lead of the og series in them, and the spin off is set in California where there’s a murder mystery going on and the main couple is a blonde girl with brown eyes and a brunette boy with green eyes who paints, and their love is forbidden because of the fantastical government which the storyline/themes are extremely critical of and also there’s familial/psuedo-familial drama and exploration of parts of the magical lore of the world the og series didn’t get into as much (witchcraft/alchemy for bl faeries for tda).
#(I saw a Sydrian x Blackstairs edit on insta and couldn’t resist lol)#bloodlines#the dark artifices#va#tsc#sydrian#blackstairs#s speaks#yes i know these are fairly standard urban fantasy tropes but it’s weird that it happened twice and both were my favs#(I also think of TID as in sync with BL in terms of Sydney/Tessa’s personalities and being a witch/warlock in this world rather than a#dhampir vampire or shadowhunter)#and personality wise instead of aesthetic tbh Emma is more like Rose than Sydney. and Julian is more like Lissa than Adrian.#but that still proves my point romance is alive#also speaking of which similar situation where all three spin offs have main couples I absolutely love while the main canon ship in the og#series is … decidedly not to my taste as a romance overall
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Season of the Witch 'A Pleasure To Meet Thee' by Babs Webb.
“Witchcraft is a dark mirror into which we scry, delving into the unfathomable waters of dream and vision, to peer beyond the veil and the world of things known and into the secret inner workings of nature herself.” -- Storm Faerywolf, Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft
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Summer 2024
Been busy and traveling.
Two books this summer about Faeries, "Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft" by Storm Faerywolf, and" Betwixt & Between" by same author.
I highly recommend, with a caution-don't go on the Faery path unless very knowledgeable and protected. On my trip to Thunder Bay I had my Iron Cauldron with iron meteorites. Iron will protect you from tricky faeries.
I saw the Documentary Fantastic Fungi (2019) which brought me back to "Supernatural" by Graham Hancock. I plan to write a postscript to my manuscript.
Surprised myself at the firing range with my Smith and Wesson .38 Airweight revolver. Can shoot .38+P. Changed a few things regarding my grip and accuracy improved a lot! Shot a few .357 through my Ruger LCR, only 12 rounds and it was punishing to my wrist so concentrated on the .38 and shot 70 rounds through it with grip modifications. A small correction can really increase accuracy. One thing I learned in the US Army is to really clean with a brass brush the barrel opening which seats in one of the cylinder chambers. Cleaning is critical, but that area must be free of carbon build up.
I like revolvers. Safety with all firearms is essential.
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Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft by Storm Fearywolf
Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft by Storm Fearywolf
Imagine that all the things that make up your belief system and pagan practice is a sphere encircling you. This sphere spins at a lovely speed that keeps things interesting without every bringing discomfort. You are familiar with all the sights in and just beyond your sphere. Now tilt that sphere by 15 degrees and change the speed. Suddenly, things aren’t so comfortable. You might see the same…
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Sharing one's initiatory tradition of witchcraft with another, entering into the dynamic and deep relationship of apprenticeship, requires a radical intimacy that has been typified by the familiar phrase "Perfect Love and Perfect Trust." Another way one might evoke this state is calling upon "perfect vulnerability". This is essential when knotting the Red Thread.
A container apart from the world of the marketplace—where all is for sale, trade, or theft (to paraphrase the amazing Lee Morgan)—is essential. It is a place to wash away that world and embrace our wild wholeness, the economy of Gift, to be fully and radically nurtured and embraced by our beloveds. Lee and the Anderean Coven call this the Oasis.
This kind of radical intimacy is woven of Love in the sense that bell hooks uses it, not mere affection. It requires that we know and accept both the beauty marks and the warts of those with whom we enter into such a relationship, co-creating a fierce closeness and sharing as well as a celebration of similarities and differences whose power is both healing and rending. We entrust our well-being to one another. It nurtures and tends to ancient wounds. It does not coddle, yet it embraces frailties. This Love and Trust requires of us a lot of courage—it is both beautiful and terrifying, a relationship of which there is no analog in the marketplace world. And it is the most powerful kind of relating I've ever encountered.
Such apprenticeship is the hammer forging the blade Truth. Oh how the hammer kisses the blade! The Fire of Witchery itself the countless hands of a legion of spirits heating the metal, keenly giving it permission to be shaped.
We must come naked and laid bare, our hearts held before us in offering for the Pyre that burns at the heart of the Eternal Sabbat. We have poured every last drop of Blood into the Cauldron and we have made of our living flesh the Altar of Witchcraft. With only our hearts left, torn out, we thrust them into the Pyre to burn Pitch Black. We must be completely accessible, destroyers of emotional distance, warriors of perfect vulnerability and compassion with those within our covens.
Oh yes, we suffer for Wisdom. Here are the Forbidden Mysteries guarded well by the Great Hag, who flays our skin that we may dance as shining skeletons in the revels of the dark inverted mountain, the Faery Hill. All masks of flesh foregiven, our dance makes of us a wild writhing scaffold that holds up the Myrk-Sun, a serpentine lattice of bone criss-crossing the unending Void, silver-white threads of the great web woven by Fate! Our spells are the very Breath of God Herself, words and deeds sung by Truth, the place where Love and Wisdom meet.
Evohe!
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Forbidden Mysteries Of Faery Witchcraft

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Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft Book Review
I was very excited to read this when I first saw it because at the time I hadn't had the opportunity to learn much about "darker" aspects of witchcraft. By the time I got around to actually reading the book I already had experience in working with spirits and curses, but I still wanted to know what the Feri tradition taught about such things. Lets see what my thoughts were (and are).
Do note that this book continues teachings of the Feri Tradition found in the authors first book “Betwixt and Between” and may be confusing if you haven’t read that one first.
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Contents:
Synopsis
What I Liked
What I Didn't Like
Overall Thoughts
Conclusion
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Published 2018
"Whether your demons are ancient spirits or demons of your own making, you must confront them in order to reclaim the power they have stolen. Guiding you through enchantments, demonic rituals, divine possession, necromancy, and occultus maleficum, this book helps you cultivate and explore your forsaken shadows.
When you peer behind the veil of comfort and face your most powerful fears, you can truly begin to refine and strengthen your own magical will. In Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft, you will learn to:
Summon primal underworld goddesses of the elemental powers
Walk the bone road and help trapped spirits cross over
Become a worthy vessel for divine possession
Perform as an oracle, speaking the wisdom of the gods on earth
Cast and break curses, the dark art of offensive magic
The powerful techniques of the Faery Tradition of Witchcraft await. Through these rituals, you will glimpse the secret inner workings of nature herself and open the doorway to unimagined sources of energy."
-from the back of the book
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What I Liked
The first chapter goes through several Scottish folktales of faery lore, such as the Ballad of Thomas the Rhymer. It also goes into how the Feri tradition interprets these folktales and myths in their own practice.
The second chapter talks about connecting with various types of ancestors, including blood, marriage, adoption, and the Mighty Dead.
In the first part of the book there are a lot of exercises and rites to help the reader engage with the material. They’re a little too formal for my tastes but plenty helpful for their purpose.
The author acknowledges that the tradition is influenced by Huna, which was created by a white man and appropriates Hawaiian language and culture. He talks about what he is doing to not continue the appropriation within the tradition which is nice to see.
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What I Didn't Like
The tradition works with Melek Ta’us which I’ve already spoken about in my review of the first book. The gist is that the tradition used the figure as another depiction of the devil which just perpetuates the narrative of the Yazidi people, from which Melek Ta’us originates, as devil worshippers, which has caused persecution of the people in their home region.
If you’ve kept up with news regarding Neil Gaiman, you may not like that the book makes reference to his works. The book was published before the abuses were made known but I wanted to make sure people knew.
The author uses the term Judeo-Christian. You can learn about the problematic history of this term here.
The author talks about demons as manifestations of our shadow. This is not what the shadow is. The book combines the ideas of actual demons through a Christian worldview with that of the Jungian shadow. This could lead to people demonizing perfectly normal emotions as well as a pipe line for toxic positivity. The author encourages working with these demons for integration with special rituals, however there is so much talk of purity while also trying to maintain that there is nothing wrong with yourself that it’s really just a form of cognitive dissonance. And a lack of understanding that the Jungian shadow is a metaphor, not an actual spirit to combat within yourself. The author even claims that the shadow is waging war against us, when it’s not. It’s just an aspect of yourself you are meant to acknowledge instead of hiding from.
Coming off of this idea, the author says shadow figures are demons. They are not! I’m so tired of people believing whatever Zak Bagans tells them. The most a shadow figure has ever done is accidentally gave someone a fright. They’re curious spirits who are easily spooked themselves. Kind of like a cat.
While this might be small for some, the author says “to plant, we must first plow.” Which just isn’t true agriculturally or otherwise. I’ve never once plowed or tilled my garden. Build the soil and it’s not necessary. It only serves to deplete nutrients.
The author includes spells, such as the reversal spell, and other practices either directly taken or inspired by Hoodoo. He at least gives credit where due but I don’t feel it’s his place to be teaching that with all the people who practice who keep saying NOT TO.
The book synopsis claims that the reader will learn how to cast curses. This is not true. In fact the author only ever talks about protecting yourself from curses, while at one point admitting he has never cast a curse and doesn’t need to. He also says that if you’re experienced you should already know how to cast a curse. False advertising for those who weren’t sure where to go for more information.
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Overall Thoughts
This book is a mess. It doesn’t teach what it purports to and instead gives you a ritualized format for new age shadow work. Literally demonizing spirits and perfectly normal human reactions along the way. The only way I would recommend this book is if you really wanted to learn more about the Feri tradition from Storm Faerywolf.
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Conclusion
If you still want to read the book it can be found on Amazon, Google Books, Llewellyn (the publisher), World of Books, Abe Books, and more.
More Reviews:
Mat Auryns Patheos blog
Esoteric Moment
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Season of the Witch
'A Pleasure To Meet Thee' by Babs Webb.
“Witchcraft is a dark mirror into which we scry, delving into the unfathomable waters of dream and vision, to peer beyond the veil and the world of things known and into the secret inner workings of nature herself.” -- Storm Faerywolf, Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft
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Omg hi! Happy birthday queen! I was just wondering if you happened to know where I can research into the fae? because i've always been interested in learning about them but I don't really know where to start. Thanks again, you're the best~
Hello darling! Thank you so much!!!
I usually get all my information through books on the fae!
The Fairy Bible : (Link)
Fairies The Myths Legends & Lore; (Link)
Mermaids The Myths Legends & Lore (Link)
Unicorns (Link)
A Witches Guide To Fairy Folk: (Link)
Fairy Craft (Link)
Forbidden Mysteries Of Faery Witchcraft (Link)
Fairy Wicca, Theory and Magic (Link)
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#fairy wicca#fairy witch#fairyland#fairy tales#fairy#faery wicca#faery#faery witch#faerie#faerymagic#faerycore#witchbaby#witchy#witches#witch#witchcraft#baby witch#kitchen witch#witchlife#witchy tumblr#witchyvibes#witchy tips#witchy things
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Season of the Witch Art by Babs Webb “Witchcraft is a dark mirror into which we scry, delving into the unfathomable waters of dream and vision, to peer beyond the veil and the world of things known and into the secret inner workings of nature herself.” -- Storm Faerywolf, Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft
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Where is a good place to start learning witchcraft, and what are some basic types?
Hi Love,
So! This is actually a very good first question for the blog! (Also, congratulations on being the first Question!)
Okay! So to find out about learning witchcraft, I suggest to try and find some books or websites, even on eBay or Amazon, everything can be found on the internet now-days. Here are some books and audiobooks I recommend -they are all hyperlinked-:
A Modern Guide to Witchcraft
The Good Spell Book: Love Charms, Magical Cures, and Other Practices
Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft
And to answer the second part of your question, if you dive deep enough, then the types of witchcraft practice are endless, but some of the more common practices are -each has their own definition hyperlinked-:
Demonology.
White Witches
Faery Witches or Fae Watches
Green Witches
Feel free to DM me if you have more questions!
- Hope this helped!
Morgan
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Book Reviews To Do
So, I'm going to put everything below a read more as this is going to be quite long and I genuinely don't want to clog up anyone's dash with an annoyingly long post, however if you're on mobile and it doesn't work I am so very sorry! Sometimes tumblr be like that ;-;
Anyways, these are just books I plan on reading and hope to actually get around to doing a review of (as that would actually get me to *read* these instead of just letting them collect dust)
Last Updated: September 17, 2019
in no particular order
Books I own:
• Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants, and Trees
• Letters from the Devils Forest
• The Black Arts
• The Book of Oberon
• The Angel Bible
• The Witches' Bible
• The Modern Guide to Witchcraft
• Flower Therapy
• Tea Leaf Reading for Beginners
• Palm Reading for Beginners
• Encyclopedia of Spirits
• Veneficium
• The Mythology Bible
• Celtic Myth and Magic (I know Edain McCoy isn't the most reliable author but you never know what you might find)
• Green Witchcraft I, II, and III
• The big Book of Runes and Runic Magic
• Goodly Spellbook
• Spells for the Solitary Witch
• Grimorium Verum
• Le Petite Albert (English Edition, obviously) [Until of course, I finish learning French as I would like to compare both versions]
• Grimoire for the Green Witch
• Of Witchcraft and Whimsy
Books I plan to Get:
• Appalachian Folklore, Omens, Signs, and Superstitions
• The Greek Plays
• Ancient Magic: A Practicioners Guide to the Supernatural in Greece and Rome
• The Black Toad: West Country Witchcraft and Magic
• Liber Nox: A Traditional Witch's Gramarye
• To Fly by Night: Craft of the Hedgewitch
• Slavic Witchcraft: Old World Conjuring, Spells and Folklore
• The Path of Shadows: Cthonic Gods, Oneiromancy, Necromancy in Ancient Greece
• The Crooked Path: An Introduction to Traditional Witchcraft
• Southern Cunning: Folkloric Witchcraft in the American South
• Keeping Her Keys: An Introduction to Hekate's Modern Witchcraft
• The Door to Witchcraft: A New Witch's Guide to History, Traditions, and Modern Day Spells
• A Deed Without a Name: Unearthing the Legacy of Traditional Witchcraft
• The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology
• Folk Witchcraft: A Guide to Lore, Land, and the Familiar Spirit for the Solitary Witch
• Backwoods Witchcraft: Conjure and Folk Magic from Appalachia
• Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic
• Trolldom: Spells and Methods of the Norse Folk Magic Tradition
• The Galdrabök
• The Big Book of Practical Spells
• Popular Magic: Cunningfolk in English History
• The Greek Way of Death
• Weave the Liminal: Living Modern Traditional Witchcraft
• The Witch's Book of Spirits
• The Master Book of Herbalism
• Mastering Witchcraft: A Practical Guide for Witches, Warlocks, and Covens
• Agrippa's Three Books
• Plato's
• The Witch's Book of Mystery
• Forbidden Mysteries of Faery Witchcraft
• Plants of the Devil
• The Hearth Witch's Compendium
• Honoring your Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestor Veneration
• Morbid Magic: Death Spirituality and Culture from Around the World
• Powers of the Psalms
• The Bible (Believe it or not)
• Making Magic: Weaving Together the Everyday and the Extraordinary
• Sew Witchy: Tools, Techniques, & Projects for Sewing Magic
• The Super Natural: Why the Unexplained is Real
• The Practical Witch's Spellbook
• The Spirit Almanac: A Modern Guide to Ancient Self-Care
• The Exorcist's Handbook
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This is a fantastic book on traditional witchcraft (not based on Gardner and his interpretation of the old ways). This book looks in depth at the cult of the horned one (old nick, the man in Black, Cernnunos) or as Gemma refers to him, the Devil. She makes an important distinction between the devil and Satan. the devil being something very different and separate from the Satan of the Christian church. Something more powerful, mysterious, and old. In the words of Gemma Gary “whilst the survival into the present day of a ‘pagan cult of the horned god’, guarded and kindled by witches, and totally uninfluenced by centuries of Christian and Church domination, Is a highly unlikely thing, something of his spirit and presence would appear to have lingered in regional Faery lore, seasonal custom and folk tradition. Yet ironically, it may perhaps be the Church, in its keenness to eradicate adherence to pagan divinity by grafting and projecting it into the diabolical, that has, unwittingly, most thoroughly preserved the potency, liberation and illumination of the ‘Old One’ and handed him back to the witches as the ‘Devil’
A bearer of forbidden gifts was he; possessed of the ability to bestow power upon those who dared to stray from the conforming flock and enter upon the hidden path. In rejecting normative restriction, helplessness and impotence, the powers of the old way of the Devil offered the possibility to seize some control over ones life and fate and to divert the course of circumstance in accordance with ones own will.”
Some of the rites discussed sent shivers down my spine but also reminded me of past lives, of the strong pull within me to return to something as ancient as the trees, mountains, and streams. This book is something very different from Wicca and is certainly not for the faint of heart. It looks at witchcraft head on and takes back the idea that the Devil is infact the father of the witches.
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