#Forbidden mysteries of faery witchcraft

[talonabraxas]

'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

[midwestbramble]

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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Content:

Book Reviews

Book Recommendations

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Book Reviews

America Bewitched

American Brujeria

Aradia

Astral Dynamics

Backwoods Witchcraft

Besom, Stang, and Sword (coming soon)

Mastering Witchcraft

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Book Recommendations

Ancestor Work:

Honoring Your Ancestors by Mallorie Vaudoise

Animal Spirits:

Fang and Fur, Blood and Bone by Lupa

Skin Spirits by Lupa

Astrology:

The Essential Guide to Practical Astrology by April Elliott Kent

Beginners:

Natural Magic by Doreen Valiente

Psychic Witch by Mat Auryn

Weave the Liminal by Laura Tempest Zakroff

The Witch’s Path by Thorn Mooney

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

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

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

Wild Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer

Wortcunning by Nigel Pearson

Hearth Witchcraft:

The Hearth Witch’s Compendium by Anna Franklin

The House Witch by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

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:

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

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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[karouvas]

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). 

[santoschristos]

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

[trollhuldren]

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!

[themagician0801]

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.

[mercuriallatina]

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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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Forbidden Mysteries Of Faery Witchcraft

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[talonabraxas]

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

[faeryqueenwitch]

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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[santoschristos]

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

[christimlonely]

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

[ofwoodandash]

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

[nothingforever666]

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.