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Doreen Valiente was one of the most respected English witches to
have influenced the modern day Pagan movement. In this book, a
re-visit of her first literary outing of 1962, she examines
Witchcraft in Sussex, the role of the Horned God, hares and the
Moon, folk-rites and the powers of Witchcraft. She is hereby laying
the foundations of the modern day Witchcraft movement. As Gerald
Gardner is now commonly thought of as the 'Father' of contemporary
Witchcraft, so Doreen is known affectionately as the 'Mother of
Modern Witchcraft'.
Magic is all around us - in stones, flowers, stars, the dawn wind
and the sunset cloud. All we need is the ability to see it,
understand it, and apply it. Natural Magic explains how to practise
the age-old white magic that village wise women have used for
centuries. It deals with the magic of herbs and flowers, of the
four elements, of numbers and colours, amulets and talismans, how
to read cards, how to interpret dreams, and much more. There are
chapters on the secrets of sex magic, and on the use of traditional
spells. If you want to learn to charm warts, to cast a love spell,
or to plant a magical garden, this book will tell you how. An
essentially practical treatise, which sets out to show how magic
can be for everyone, and how, indeed, it has always been inherent
in human life and nature. Both those who are new to the practice of
magic and those with experience will find it delightful reading and
an informative handbook for use in daily life.
This is the only book of its kind on witchcraft that has been
written by a practising witch. It is intended to be not merely a
history, but a guide to the many strange byways of a vast and
fascinating subject. Witchcraft is as old as the human race, and it
is actively practised today, by people of all classes. To its
devotees, witchcraft is more than spells and charms, or even secret
meetings and rituals; it is a philosophy and a way of life. It
claims to be the oldest form of religion, that of nature-worship
and magic. Since the last Witchcraft Act was repealed in 1951, the
revival of public interest in witchcraft has been the subject of
continuous controversy. This book is a serious contribution to the
study of a subject too long obscured by prejudice and
sensationalism.
This classic work is now available for the first time in paperback.
Since 1951, when the last of the Witchcraft Acts was repealed, many
books have been written about the reappearance of witchcraft and
the development of a pagan theology. Churchmen have denounced it.
Sociologists have wondered at it. Journalists have penned
sensational stories about it. But until the publication of this
book, no one had told the real story of it from the inside as
frankly as it is told here. Doreen Valiente, one of witchcraft's
most widely known figures, was a close friend of the late Gerald
Gardner, generally regarded as the founder of present-day
witchcraft. Initiated by him and for a time High Priestess of his
coven, Doreen Valiente helped him rewrite his seminal Book of
Shadows. She records the break with Gardner that split his coven,
the controversy surrounding Alex Sanders, 'King of the Witches' and
memories of many other witches whom she has known, including the
lady called 'Dafo', Robert Cochrane, Leslie Roberts and Sybil Leek.
Doreen Valiente took part in many witchcraft rituals and had
strange psychic experiences as a result. Described here are the
clairvoyant communications she received purporting to come from
'John Brakespeare', an eighteenth-century witch. The Rebirth of
Witchcraft traces the lineage of the present-day witchcraft from
its forerunners through to modern feminist neo-paganism and the new
wave of interest in ecology and holistic medicine.
Doreen Valiente, hailed as the "Mother of Modern Witchcraft" is one
of the most influential figures in 20th century contemporary
religion and spirituality. A prolific poet throught her life, her
most famous and many previously unknown poems are published here in
this special posthumous volume named after her best known work: The
charge Of The Goddess.
Now reissued again due to popular demand, Witchcraft for Tomorrow
answers many frequently asked questions about witchcraft including:
'How can I find a witches' coven?' and 'How can I become a witch?'
Doreen Valiente tells you what the old religion of witchcraft has
to offer the new age of Aquarius; how the age-old Craft of the Wise
can be practised in the modern world; how to initiate yourself as a
witch and found your own coven. The author, who was the leading
figure in the establishment of the modern Wiccan movement, includes
a new Book of Shadows (the witches' handbook of rituals and
instructions) based upon ancient magical tradition but geared to
the age of the future. There are witch songs, spells, incantations
and practical advice on how to run a coven and how to acquire your
own collection of magical implements; as well as methods of
divination and other witch lore. The author shows how the oral
traditions of witchcraft throw light not only upon the origins of
the present-day witch cult and the activities of the witch leader
George Pickingill and his covens, but also upon the mystery of the
founding of the famous magical order, the Golden Dawn. Also
discussed is the relationship between the witchcraft of Britain and
Europe and the magical belief of the Far East. Do both traditions
hark back to the legendary city of Shamballah and to the
shamanistic practices of Asia? And why do the secret circles of the
witches resemble those of the Tantric sex-magic of India?
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