The Golden Bough: The Classic Study In Magic
Sir James G. Frazier (1890 et seq.; this reprint by Papermac, 1990)
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Tag: practices
Golden Bough, The
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Magical myths, folklore, customs, and practices of cultures worldwide compiled by a Scottish anthropologist. While its material is sometimes scattered or specious, it remains a valuable resource. (Actual book cover not shown.)
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- spells
- symbolism
- cosmology
- Anthropology
- religion
- cultures
- Roman
- superstition
- magic
- practices
- reference
- folklore
- history
- European
- customs
- Greece
- nonfiction
- mythology
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Witchcraft Today
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An expanded edition of the 1954 classic by the father of the modern Witch renaissance. Covers myriad magical topics, including Picts, pixies, Pagan persecution, cauldrons, and Kabbalah, and includes a biography of Gardner and contributions from some Wiccan elders regarding the Olde Religion’s past, present, and future.
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- customs
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- nonfiction
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- Wicca
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Meaning of Witchcraft
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Authentic beliefs, customs, history, practices, and theology of followers of the Olde Religion; written by a public, trained High Priest who ran the Witch Museum on the Isle of Man and is responsible for the Craft’s popularity today.
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- Gardner
- Gardnerianism
- Isle of Man
- history
- meaning of Witchcraft
- customs
- Manx
- nonfiction
- traditional material
- Olde Religion
- beliefs
- practices
- museum
- Witch
- theology
- ancient
- authentic
Witchcraft Basics
An ABC of Witchcraft
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Alphabetized information about Craft beliefs, traditions, lore, and practices; written by a witness to the modern rise of Witchcraft.
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- England
- family traditions
- sabbat
- God
- Gerald Gardner
- Wicca
- Goddess
- Gardnerian
- Witchcraft
- nonfiction
- magic
- ritual
- New Forest Coven
- Pagan
- occult
- 1734 plate
- Olde Religion
- Aleister Crowley
- practices
- witches
- Book of Shadows
- Priestess
- Craft terms
- reference
- paganism
- esbat
- Robert Cochrane
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Goodly Spellbook, The
The Goodly Spellbook: Olde Spells for Modern Problems
Lady Passion (Dixie Deerman) & *Diuvei (Steven Rasmussen) (Sterling Publishing, 2nd edition, 2014)
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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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- world
- Craft terms
- Barbarous Words of Power
- ghosts
- oils
- gods
- America
- culture
- invocation
- Renaissance
- ritual
- Activism
- European
- numbers
- Sumerian
- love
- Gerald Gardner
- body
- Golden Dawn
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- Italian
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- and squares; medieval
- survival skills
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- sacred: geometry
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- Meso-American
- symbolism
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- New Forest Coven
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- England
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- Elements
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- banish
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- wind
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- Witchcraft
- Crossing Over
- home
- purity
- nonfiction
- paranormal
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- names
- Strega
Witchcraft Basics
- By Lady Passion & *Diuvei
- Beliefs, Practices, & Traditions of Pagans, Witches, & Wiccans
- Fortune-telling & Divination
- Healing Arts
- Rituals & Spells
Witch Book
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Alphabetized, oft-illustrated information about magical practices, fads and traditions, and some ancient and modern occultists; written by a trained Gardnerian Witch elder who’d given our The Goodly Spellbook a rave review.
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- Witch
- practices
- reference
- Wicca
- Witchcraft
- America
- Craft beliefs and terms
- paganism
- folklore
- nonfiction
- paranormal
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- spiritualism
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- Olde Religion
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Drawing Down the Moon
Drawing Down the Moon: Witches Druids Goddess Worshippers & Other Pagans in America Today
Margot Adler (Penguin Books, 2006)
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Craft history, information about diverse magical practitioners, groups, and Covens, and resources; written by a traditionally trained Gardnerian Witch; the author included information about Coven Oldenwilde in this 20th-anniversary update of her 1986 original edition.
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- nonfiction
- reference
- interviews
- ritual
- Wicca
- nature
- cosmology
- Witchcraft
- Pagans
- Craft terms
- America
- witches
- polyamoury
- Gerald Gardner
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- polytheism
- Gardnerian
- Druids
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