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Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > The Occult > Witchcraft & Wicca
Written for the busy witch, Everyday Witchcraft is all about
creating a spiritual practice in just a few minutes per week. This
positive and practical guide to living the Craft shows that, no
matter how busy or hectic life is, even small moments and simple
acts can add meaning and depth to your life. Everyday Witchcraft is
filled with creative ideas and an array of fun, easy ways to
connect with the rhythms of nature every day, not just on sabbats
or full moons. From five-minute rituals and hibernation vacations
to mini daily divinations, readers can easily make the wisdom and
practice of Witchcraft an enriching and empowering part of everyday
life.
For the witch whose career confines them to an urban environment,
regular Craft practice may often seem like a futile gesture,
especially if home is a small, gardenless-flat. Even the suburbs
can be magically incapacitating, if there is constant noise from
traffic and neighbours. People work long hour without having the
opportunity to notice the subtle changing of the seasons. Weekends
are a constant battle with family, domestic chores and socialising.
It's no wonder that the urban witch has little time left for
magical and spiritual development. Traditional Witchcraft for Urban
Living deals with the constant barrage of psychic problems that
confront the urban witch on a daily basis. Based on the teachings
of a traditional Craft background, the author successfully manages
to blend the Old Ways with practical contemporary practice. This
book is part of the Traditional Witchcraft Series. Other titles in
the series are Traditional Witchcraft for the Seashore(Jan 2012),
Traditional Witchcraft for Fields and Hedgerows (Mar 2012) and
Traditional Witchcraft for the Woods and Forests (Mar 2012).
For more than a year, between January 1692 and May 1693, the men
and women of Salem Village lived in heightened fear of witches and
their master, the Devil. Hundreds were accused of practicing
witchcraft. Many suspects languished in jail for months. Nineteen
men and women were hanged; one was pressed to death. Neighbors
turned against neighbors, children informed on their parents, and
ministers denounced members of their congregations. Approaching the
subject as a legal and social historian, Peter Charles Hoffer
offers a fresh look at the Salem outbreak based on recent studies
of panic rumors, teen hysteria, child abuse, and intrafamily
relations. He brings to life a set of conversations - in taverns
and courtrooms, at home and work - which took place among suspected
witches, accusers, witnesses, and spectators. The accusations,
denials, and confessions of this legal story eventually resurrect
the tangled internal tensions that lay at the bottom of the Salem
witch hunts. Hoffer demonstrates that Salem, far from being an
isolated community in the wilderness, stood on the leading edge of
a sprawling and energetic Atlantic empire. His story begins in the
slave markets of West Africa and Barbados and then shifts to
Massachusetts, where the English, Africans, and Native Americans
lived under increasing pressures from overpopulation, disease, and
cultural conflict. In Salem itself, traditional piety and social
values appeared endangered as consumerism and secular learning
gained ground. Guerrilla warfare between Indians and English
settlers - and rumors that the Devil had taken a particular
interest in New England - panicked common people and authorities.
The stage was set, Hoffer concludes, for the witchcraft hysteria.
An in-depth and experiential look from the inside at practicing
Fairy Witchcraft. This unique form of spirituality is one that
melds the traditions of the Fairy Faith with neopagan witchcraft,
creating something that is new yet rooted in the old. In this third
book in the series the reader is invited to travel down the path to
Fairy with the author and see how their journey has unfolded over
the last twenty-five years, weaving together practical experience
and academic study. Looking at this form of witchcraft with an eye
that is both serious and humorous Travelling the Fairy Path offers
insight and suggestions for practices shaped from the source
material and lived in daily life to help as the reader moves from
beginner to experienced practitioner.
Infuse a drop of magick into your everyday life. Writer, fashion
alchemist and modern witch, Gabriela Herstik, unlocks the ancient
art of witchcraft so that you can find a brand of magick that works
for you. From working with crystals, tarot and astrology, to
understanding sex magick, solstices and full moons; learn how to
harness energy, unleash your inner psychic and connect with the
natural world. Full of spells and rituals for self-care, new
opportunities and keeping away toxic energy, Craft is the essential
lifestyle guide for the modern woman who wants to take control and
reconnect with herself. After all, empowered women run the world
(and they're probably witches).
Now available with an updated cover, The Truth About Witchcraft
provides a wonderful introduction to Witchcraft and Wicca for those
new to the craft. Exploring the history of folk magic and the
contemporary practices of Witchcraft and Wicca, this highly
accessible book shares simple rituals for love, prosperity, raising
energy, and more. You will also discover helpful tips and
techniques for utilizing crystals, herbs, candles, cauldrons, and
wands. Dispelling the many myths and misunderstandings that
surround Witchcraft, this convenient guide shows how to work with
timeless rituals and natural energies in order to create positive
changes in your life. Whether you want to learn about the Goddess
and the God or the special holidays known as sabbats and esbats,
you will discover the answers you seek.
Featuring more than 130 full-color photos throughout, this
must-have book is the ultimate resource on crystals and how to
partner with them for potent magic. Bestselling author Devin Hunter
presents an immense collection of recipes, grids, correspondences,
and activities that help the modern witch begin or advance their
crystal practice in amazing ways.Crystal Magic for the Modern Witch
presents detailed information on 100 crystals, gems, and metals,
covering everything from their physical, mental, and spiritual
benefits to vibrational keywords and origin countries. Find out
what element, tarot card, affirmation, plants, and planets are
associated with each crystal. Discover how to cleanse and program a
crystal, create gem elixirs, and communicate with different kinds
of crystal-aligned spirits. This impressive guide also provides
dozens of spells and workings for protection, well-being, success,
and divination.
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