English Witchcraft

If you want to learn how to read tarot cards or even become a professional tarot reader, Tarot Reading for Beginners offers the perfect introduction into this century old tradition. You'll learn tarot history, how to clear your tarot card deck and create the best conditions to achieve the most powerful readings, and the standard meaning of each card in the major arcana and minor arcana. You'll even learn the most common tarot card spreads, and we will walk through a general interpretation exercise based on example cards pulled in that spread!

Packed with spells, rituals, exercises, recipes, and more, this book shows you how to enrich your connection to Spirit. Phoenix LeFae shares a variety of fun and fascinating ways to better understand and work with this paradoxical element, from its presence throughout history and cultures to the spiritual superconsciousness in crystals, herbs, and animals. Spirit Magic also features essays from the other four authors in the series: Lilith Dorsey, Astrea Taylor, Josephine Winter, and Dodie Graham McKay.

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.

Edgy and often deeply personal, the 21 essays collected here come from a wide variety of writers. Some identify as witches, others identify as writers, musicians, game developers, or artists. What they have in common is that they've created personal rituals to summon their own power in a world that would prefer them powerless. Here, they share the rituals they use to resist self-doubt, grief, and depression in the face of sexism, slut shaming, racism, patriarchy, and other systems of oppression.

An enchanting new novella set in the magical world of Sunday Times bestseller Threadneedle and The Times bestseller Shadowstitch “The unopenable box. A mythical object that appears in fairy tales and folklore across all cultures around the world. Sometimes the box can only be opened by the...

American Brujeria is about the fascinating blend of American and Mexican folk magic currently used by those living in the US but whose roots are steeped in Mexican culture. This type of Mexican American folk magic, which the author calls “American brujeria”, features its own unique saints and spirits as well as familiar ones, such as the infamous Santa Muerte.

As Christmas looms, the villagers come under the spell of the Holly King, a demigod bent on destroying Woodville. Faye, Bertie and the witches are determined to stop him, but first they must confront terrible truths that threaten to tear them apart.

Want to feel terrifyingly beautiful? Wear the right color of eye shadow to project otherworldly glamour. Need to exorcise a toxic friendship? Repeat the proper incantation and make it disappear. DIY projects, rituals, and spells summon the best trends of the modern witchy lifestyle and the time-trusted traditions of the hell-raising women of the past. With humor, heart, and a hip sensibility, Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman dispense witchy wisdom for the curious, the cynical, and anyone who could use a magical boost.

Mabon - also known as the Autumn Equinox - is a time to honor the spiritual significance of harvest, sacrifice, and survival. This guide explains how to perform rituals and work magic that incorporates the shifting balance between light and dark that reaches its pinnacle during the equinox.

The Book of Shadows is where the real "hands-on" quality of Wicca can really blossom, as practitioners navigate their own paths to learning and growing spiritually. Yet, many who are new to Wicca shy away from the process of creating their own personal Book of Shadows. However, as you will learn in best-selling author Lisa Chamberlain’s Wicca Book of Shadows, the key is simply to begin with what you know, and add to it as you go! In this guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know about creating and keeping your own Book of Shadows.

Many modern witches believe that you should only use magic to bring positive energy into the world, and most spell books teach you those types of spells. This spell book is different. This spell book is wicked. There are times when you will be hurt by someone you loved, betrayed by someone you trusted, maligned by someone you thought was your friend. Times when the magic of light and love just will not do.

More and more people are increasingly wishing to take more charge over the things that happen in their lives. Gone are the days when people just waited for luck to determine how their lives turn out. And what better way to not rely on luck than to learn how to cast Wiccan spells to influence your finances, health, relationships, and other facets of your life?

Witches—whether broomstick-riding spell-casters or Wiccan earth-worshippers—have been culturally relevant for centuries. For centuries, too, belief in the potency of witchcraft has been debated; accused witches have been hunted and punished; and film productions have brought the witch and the witch-hunter to the heights of popular culture. But where did our perception of witches—good and bad—come from? What motivated wide-scale panics about witchcraft during certain periods? How were alleged witches identified, accused, tortured, and punished?

Are you tired of feeling disconnected from the changing seasons and the ancient traditions of your ancestors? Do you long for a deeper connection to the cycles of life and death? For many, the topic of Samhain and the associated traditions can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. If you want to deepen your understanding of Samhain and its associated holidays, connect with the natural cycles of the seasons, and create meaningful rituals and ceremonies, then you need to listen to this book!

Pow-Wows; or Long Lost Friend was published in 1820. John George Hohman (often misspelled as Hoffman) was a Pennsylvania Dutch healer. This work comprises home and folk remedies, as well as spells and talismans.

In part one of this audiobook, you will: Learn the five different types of grimoires and how they work for you, discover some of the most influential grimoires from history, understand the five elements of the natural world and how to work with them, and more.

When Link joined his best friend, Ethan Wate, on a quest through a mysterious network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, he knew the journey would be dangerous. But returning home to Gatlin, South Carolina was just the beginning... Wounded during a climactic battle...

Beltane - also known as May Day - is a time of fertility and growth. As the start of the summer season, Beltane is the perfect time to put plans into action. This guide to the history and modern celebrations of Beltane explains how to perform rituals and work magic for protection, abundance, and more.

Ostara - also known as the Spring Equinox - is a time of renewal, a time to plant seeds as the earth once again comes to life. This guide to the history and modern celebrations of Ostara shows you how to perform rituals and work magic to renew your power and passion for living and growing.

Samhain - also known as Halloween - is the final spoke in the wheel of the year. At this time, the harvest has finished and the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. This guide tells you how to practice the serious work of divination and honoring the dead along with the more lighthearted activities of Halloween.