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Gerard’s Herbal

5 stars

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Beautifully illustrated early English seminal classic compendium of herb and plant origins, names (common and Latin), lore, cultivation, location, and recipes for magical and medicinal use from European sources and other countries. Well worth the cost and its weight! (For more info, see this full-size facsimile edition.)

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Folklore and Odysseys of Food and Medicinal Plants

4 stars

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Pen-and-ink illustrations of ancient Pagan glyphs and plants decorate this exploration of ancient, medicinal herbal lore and the magical uses of food.

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Wicca: A Guide For The Solitary Practitioner

3 stars

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Simplistic stuff marketed to practitioners who work Witchcraft alone and, thus, can easily believe contentions posited by this magically untrained author.

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Three Books of Occult Philosophy

5 stars

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Illustrated, archaic, authentic, essential: De Occulta Philosophia (Three Books of Occult Philosophy) is the most influential book on magic ever written. Agrippa was a Renaissance German knight, theologian, feminist philosopher, and defender of witches who wandered the courts of Europe learning about and advocating for magic as the true synthesis of religion and science. His celebrated and persecuted grimoire and textbook on magic was an inspiration for The Goodly Spellbook. Editor Tyson's well-researched explanatory notes and illustrations more than make up for Freake's awkward 17th-century translation from the original Latin, which unfortunately remains the only available version in English of all three volumes.

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Long Lost Friend

4 stars

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A goodly scholarly treatment and reprinting of the most famous American book on spells and herbal remedies — the authentic, early 19th-century Pennsylvania Dutch grimoire The Long Lost Friend. Edited with added spells from alternative versions by anthropologist Daniel Harms, and a foreword by Esoteric Archives curator Joseph H. Peterson.

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Ask-A-Priestess

5 stars

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Wish you had a wise woman on-call for spells, spirituality & solutions to stresses? Lady Passion answers magic questions from folks worldwide — empowering all to work Witchcraft to help themselves and the planet thrive. From jobs to Jesus, fairies to flying ointments, and pets to persecution, no topic is taboo for this R.N. Witch counselor!

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Sarava: Afro-Brazilian Magic

4 stars

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Thorough, illustrated explanation of Brazilian mystery religions such as Amer-Indian, Candomblé, and Umbanda, etc.; written by an experienced Wiccan Priestess.

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Goodly Spellbook, The

5 stars

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Illustrated, definitive, fascinating guide to Witchcraft that explains how everyone can use common ingredients to work effective magic to help themselves, others, and the planet; written by trained, experienced Gardnerians.

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