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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Witchcraft
Make the most of your magickal year by chronicling it with this
indispensable 2024 planner filled with inspiring Wiccan spells and
lore. This 17-month engagement calendar is the perfect place for
modern-day witches, Wiccans, and pagans to track everything from
daily tasks to key rituals to the sacred holidays and solstices on
the Wheel of the Year. It is filled with beautiful illustrations as
well as tips on holistic magick, Wiccan lore, and a variety of key
spells. The planner lists the all-important moon phases, as well as
major and national holidays. This is the perfect witch’s calendar
for anyone seeking a Wiccan holiday gift, those who enjoyed the
2023 edition, or users of other writual planners looking for
something new. Â Features include: 17-month day planner
(August 2023–December 2024) with a 6 x 8.5-inch trim size and a
sturdy flexi cover with vibrant colors Monthly two-page views,
weekly pages, and note pages Stunning two-color design filled with
beautiful vintage-style line drawings throughout tied to the
seasons Wiccan lore, tips on holistic magick, and key spells
distilled from the bestselling Modern-Day Witch book series Major
and national holidays for the US, Canada, and UK, and the
all-important moon phases
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.
In Obeah, Race and Racism, Eugenia O'Neal vividly discusses the
tradition of African magic and witchcraft, traces its voyage across
the Atlantic and its subsequent evolution on the plantations of the
New World, and provides a detailed map of how English writers,
poets and dramatists interpreted it for English audiences. The
triangular trade in guns and baubles, enslaved Africans and gold,
sugar and cotton was mirrored by a similar intellectual trade borne
in the reports, accounts and stories that fed the perceptions and
prejudices of everyone involved in the slave trade and no subject
was more fascinating and disconcerting to Europeans than the
religious beliefs of the people they had enslaved. Indeed, African
magic made its own triangular voyage; starting from Africa, Obeah
crossed the Atlantic to the Caribbean, then journeyed back across
the ocean, in the form of traveller's narratives and plantation
reports, to Great Britain where it was incorporated into the plots
of scores of books and stories which went on to shape and form the
world view of explorers and colonial officials in Britain's
far-flung empire. O'Neal examines what British writers knew or
thought they knew about Obeah and discusses how their perceptions
of black people were shaped by their perceptions of Obeah.
Translated or interpreted by racist writers as a devil-worshipping
religion, Obeah came to symbolize the brutality, savagery and
superstition in which blacks were thought to be immured by their
very race. For many writers, black belief in Obeah proved black
inferiority and justified both slavery and white colonial
domination. The English reading public became generally convinced
that Obeah was evil and that blacks were, at worst, devil
worshippers or, at best, extremely stupid and credulous. And
because books and stories on Obeah continued to promulgate either
of the two prevailing perspectives, and sometimes both together
until at least the 1950s, theories of black inferiority continue to
hold sway in Great Britain today.
'A wonderful book by a fabulous author, very highly recommended.'
Louise DouglasA tale as old as time. A spirit that has never
rested.Present day As a love affair comes to an end, and with it
her dreams for her future, artist Selena needs a retreat. The
picture-postcard Sloe Cottage in the Somerset village of Ashcombe
promises to be the perfect place to forget her problems, and Selena
settles into her new home as spring arrives. But it isn't long
before Selena hears the past whispering to her. Sloe Cottage is
keeping secrets which refuse to stay hidden. 1682 Grace Cotter
longs for nothing more than a husband and family of her own.
Content enough with her work on the farm, looking after her father,
and learning the secrets of her grandmother Bett's healing hands,
nevertheless Grace still hopes for love. But these are dangerous
times for dreamers, and rumours and gossip can be deadly. One
mis-move and Grace's fate looks set... Separated by three hundred
years, two women are drawn together by a home bathed in blood and
magic. Grace Cotter's spirit needs to rest, and only Selena can
help her now. USA Today bestselling author Judy Leigh writing as
Elena Collins, brings you this unforgettable, heart-breaking,
gripping timeslip novel set in a world when women were hung as
witches, and fates could be sealed by a wrong word. Perfect for
fans of Barbara Erskine, Diana Gabaldon and Louise Douglas. Praise
for Elena Collins: 'A profoundly moving, beautifully written and
emotional story that skilfully combines two time frames into one
unputdownable book. I was completely immersed in Grace's story from
the beginning: despite it taking place 400 years ago. The modern
day storyline was also delightful with some wonderful characters.
In short a wonderful book by a fabulous author, very highly
recommended.' Louise Douglas
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