English Witchcraft

Examining trial records and the pharmacopoeia of witches, alchemists, folk healers, and heretics of the 15th century, Thomas Hatsis details how a range of ideas from folk drugs to ecclesiastical fears over medicine women merged to form the classical “witch” stereotype and what history has called the “witches’ ointment”. He shares dozens of psychoactive formulas and recipes gleaned from rare manuscripts from university collections from all over the world as well as the practices and magical incantations necessary for their preparation.

A Book of Pagan Family Prayers and Rituals provides a reference guide for pagans who wish to celebrate their religion as living, family tradition steeped in pagan ritual and pagan prayer.

Take a magickal flight into the history, tradition, and modern uses of broomsticks. Whether sweeping the floors or helping with spells, rituals, and crafts, the broom is a more versatile tool than you ever imagined. Join Deborah Blake on a journey through the ages, exploring why broomsticks and witches have always been an inseparable pair. Enjoy broom lore, insights from well-known witchy authors, and instructions for buying or making your own for special occasions. The Witch's Broom is the perfect guide for adding a new facet to your magickal practice. Have a nice flight!

A leaf from an oak tree . . . a wildflower . . . water from a sparkling stream . . . dirt from a cool dark cave-these are the age-old tools of natural magic. Born of the earth, possessing inherent power, they await only our touch and intention to bring their magical qualities to life. The four elements are powerful magical tools. Using their energies, we can transform ourselves, our lives, and our world. This much-loved, classic guide offers more than seventy-five spells, rites, and simple rituals you can perform using the marvelous powers of the natural world.

This audiobook helps you to identify and clear astral and etheric fragments, entities, demons, and jinn. You are a divine being and don't need to put up with energies, emotions, and pains created by these entities.

For as far back as she can remember, Airiana Ridell has always been aware of her extraordinary gift. She can intuit revealing and illuminating "patterns" in the air around her - whether in a spray of mist, in billowing clouds, or in the dense swirls of an impenetrable fog. Her abilities led to her placement in a secret government training facility when she was a child, but everything changed after her mother was murdered.

Does your house feel a little wonky? Is someone giving you the evil eye? Are you just having a run of bad luck or have you been cursed? Miss Aida answers all these questions and more. In Hoodoo Cleansing and Protection Magic, Miss Aida offers sound, practical advice for all sorts of dicey situations, large and small. The book is filled with rituals, spells, and Miss Aida's own personal magical formulas for removing negative energies, breaking malevolent spells, and banishing harmful people so that you can take control and live your best life.

Steeped in tradition based on more than a quarter century of research and practice, A Book of Pagan Prayer teaches us to pray in the ways of our ancestors for very modern times and concerns. A unique collection of nearly 500 prayers written to fulfill the needs of contemporary pagans from a variety of traditions, A Book of Pagan Prayer is a book to turn to again and again.

This book is a guide to the most magical tool in your possession - your body. Not just your physical flesh and blood body, but also your symbolic witch body, the conduit for bringing the material and metaphysical worlds together. Within this book, you will explore hands-on magical practices and exercises related to your lungs, heart, bones, mind, and the serpent. Explore the profound correspondences between your body, the mythos of tarot, and the five elements. Practice rituals and activities designed to put you in touch with the rhythms and energies of your being.

By addressing the perennial human issues at the heart of witchcraft - construction of enmity and intertwined fate - these narrative accounts also illuminate older witch beliefs revealed in witchcraft trial documents. Making Witches shows that in storytelling communities with a rich legacy of witch lore, witch tradition has endured well into the twentieth century.

From a manual for witch hunters written by King James himself in 1597, to court documents from the Salem witch trials of 1692, to newspaper coverage of a woman stoned to death on the streets of Philadelphia while the Continental Congress met, The Penguin Book of Witches is a treasury of historical accounts of accused witches that sheds light on the reality behind the legends. This volume provides a unique tour through the darkest history of English and North American witchcraft.

Hoodoo is a folklore tradition that was created by and for enslaved African Americans in the southern United States. And before there were honey jars, red brick dust, and everything else you may associate with Hoodoo, there was the need to be free. This is not the #kitchenwitch Hoodoo you’ve seen on social: it’s magic for those who seek liberation and healing, for those who have been hurt, misunderstood, or cast aside. This is Hoodoo, updated: history, foundations, spellwork, and spiritual guidance made accessible to everyone, inclusive of all backgrounds and genders.

Witchcraft has been used for centuries to get people what they want. White magic can be a powerful tool that can bring about desired realities for those who practice the craft. This spells bundle teaches you beginner spells that will bring more luck, good fortune, love, and success to you.

Malleus Maleficarum, usually translated as The Hammer of Witches, is the best known treatise on witchcraft. It was written by the German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer, and first published in the German city of Speyer in 1486. It has been described as the compendium of literature in demonology of the 15th century.

Conjure, hoodoo, rootwork - these are all names for Southern American folk magic. Conjure first emerged in the days of slavery and plantations and is widely considered among the most potent forms of magic. Its popularity continues to increase, both in the United States and worldwide. This audiobook is a guide to using conjure to achieve love, success, safety, prosperity, and spiritual fulfillment. Author Starr Casas, a hereditary master of the art, introduces listeners to the history and philosophy of conjure and provides practical information for using it.

Liber Kaos offers a clear understanding of the practice of chaos magick. Peter Carroll’s approach combines methods from shamanism, paganism, and chaos science. This book includes a selection of extremely powerful rituals and exercises for committed occultists and has instructions that lead listeners through new concepts and practices. A complete, advanced magical training course for the individual or for groups is explained, with details of the author’s magical order, an outline for setting up a temple, and instructions for carrying out the essential rituals of chaos magick.

Raised in the Catholic faith, yet strongly drawn to Paganism, Adelina St. Clair spent many years questioning and soul-searching before she found a way to blend aspects of Wicca and Christianity into a vibrant and loving belief system. Filled with personal anecdotes, this book tells the story of St. Clair's journey of self-discovery and revelation, from her initial fear and guilt to her ultimate sense of peace and joy. With warmth and heartfelt reverence, St. Clair discusses vital aspects of Witchcraft and Christianity, as well as the commonalities between the two.

Melissa Cynova, best-selling author of Kitchen Table Tarot, provides a magic starter kit that is perfect for beginners. In her down-to-earth, no-nonsense style, Melissa shows how to use magic in dozens of different ways to help make positive improvements in your life and in your community. You will discover how to set intentions and goals, how to safely work with magical energies, and how to work magic for love, luck, prosperity, protection, blessings, and much more.

Magic can be used to find love, manifest prosperity, and protect yourself and those you love. But learning about magic has been a daunting task—until now. The Spell Book for Beginners is a gentle but thorough introduction to magic and will teach you everything you need to get started. This 3-in-1 book combines the contents of Bridget Bishop's The Candle Magic Spell Book, The Crystal Magic Spell Book, and The Herb Magic Spell Book.

Discover the power of sigils and use them to change your life forever! A fascinating amalgam of spirituality, language, intellect, and creativity, the sigil is a manifestation of humanity’s eternal search for connection with the unseen and unexplored world - some of which is right in our unconscious mind. Crafted by various methods, sigils have captured the imagination since time began and continue to do so. These mysterious glyphs draw us in, inviting our interpretations and, of course, our desire to make our own versions of them.