In the beginning everything is fresh and new. Learning how to cast a circle, work magick, compile a Book of Shadows, and honor the God and Goddess on esbats and sabbats can be exhilarating. But once you've mastered the basics of Witchcraft comes the real challenge of living your faith every moment of every day. Living as a Witch is knowing that youare the magick. Advanced Witchcraftdoesn't contain any “Wicca 101” information—it assumes that you're already familiar with the nuts and bolts of the Craft. Instead, this book challenges you to think critically about your beliefs and practices, what they mean to you, how they've changed, and where you're going. Along the way you'll also learn many techniques for intermediate and advanced Witches, including: —Meeting your shadow —Advanced warding and psychic self-defense —Power animals, familiars, and shapeshifters —Working the labyrinth and the maze —Advanced tree spirituality —Advanced augury and divination —Magick and ritual using the fine arts of storytelling, dance, music, art, and drama —The art of Wishcraft —Spirits and lost souls —Banishing and closing portals —The healing arts
This volume offers an intimate portrait in words and images of a storied institution that might best be described as a true academic village.
From creating your own personal myth to balancing a hectic pagan lifestyle to avoiding the pitfalls of pagan celebrity devotion, this year's edition is filled with wry and relevant articles from innovative thinkers, authors, and experts.
About Witches
Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft
When he inquired who it was , the Queen burst into tears , and told him that it was a portrait of her only daughter who had been suddenly carried off one day by an enormous eagle , and had never been seen or heard of since .
Just like two snowflakes, no two witches are alike. Journey with authors Ellen Dugan and Tess Whitehurst as they contrast their differences, illuminate their similarities, and generally give you the lowdown on the Craft as they know it.
Never before in e-format, Embracing the Moon has been the go-to book for those wanting to learn a non-traditional, eclectic magickal system. Yasmine Galenorn first wrote this book in 1998.
Witchcraft in Seventeenth Century England
Traces the history of witchcraft in the United States from its practice in the colonies to the present, including information on voodoo and Indian witchcraft.
Cornell University Press . 1980. A History of Witchcraft : Sorcerers , Heretics , and Pagans . London : Thames & Hudson . 1981. Satan : The Early Christian Tradition . Ithaca , N.Y .: Cornell University Press . 1984- Lucifer : The Devil ...