A ground breaking work of Anthropology, Margaret Murray tackles the taboo subject of Europe's Pagan roots. Contrary to popular history, Murray contends that our European ancestors did not completely convert to Christianity at an early date- rather, remnants of "The Old Religion" lingered long into the 17th century. She backs up her theories with competant, scholarly research into both archeological and historical records. With the eye of a scientist and scholar, Murray examines the truth behind the Witch Trials, the legend ofRobin Hood, the deaths of Thomas Beckett and Joan of Arc, and the real origins of the elusive Fairy Folk. This book is a truly fascinating, and sometimes shocking, look at our European roots, traced through the lineage of our Pagan roots.

While researching regional folklore in Tuscany during the late 19th Century, American folklorist Charles Leland was given a hand written document, the "Vangel," by a mysterious woman named Maddelena. Allegedly, this was the last recorded remnants of an ancient Roman folk witchcraft religion. The autheniticity of "Aradia" has always been questioned, but this book undoubtedly contains at least a few grains of Truth about the subject, and this book has without question influenced and shaped the modern neo-pagan movement.

This book serves as an easy and accurate reference, with Wiccan correspondences for 117 herbs, plus essential oils, crystals, incense, trees, colors, days, moons, and dreams and potent spells for love, prosperity, protection and more. Its depth information will inspire you to new heights of creativity and power; this book steps beyond the ordinary with an empowering assortment of everyday tools to not only enhance a magickal practice, but to enhance a magickal life With methods for incorporating Eastern concepts of the chakras, aura and Reiki into a Wiccan practice, and easy meditations and energy techniques to help you develop the power of the most essential and basic of magickal tools- the spiritual body and mind. This is a book you will want to keep on hand; it is perfect to pack into a purse, backpack, desk or car. It is a modern melting pot of pertinent and practical esoteric information, a handy, compact guide for the progressive and eclectic practitioner of modern magick