witchcraft today by gerald gardner
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Witchcraft today. Introduction by Dr. Raymond Buckland. Forward by Dr. Margaret Murray. … |
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Witchcraft Today $11.98 Witchcraft Today by Gerald Gardner Published in 2004 by Citadel |
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Popular Witchcraft: Straight From The Witch’’s Mouth $26.5 Popular Witchcraft: Straight from the Witch”’’s Mouth, inspired by the British Gerald Gardner”’’s Witchcraft Today, was the first book to be published on popular American witchcraft and remains … |
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Witchcraft From the Inside $11.48 The word Witchcraft has been misunderstood for centuries. In the past 500 years, millions of people have faced persecution, torture, and even death after being accused of practicing Witchcraft. For many people the word "Witch" still conjures up images of secret spells and diabolical midnight rituals. So what exactly is Witchcraft (also called Wica or Wicca), and how did it evolve into one of today’s fastest-growing religions? Witchcraft From the Inside presents the history of Witchcraft—from its roots in ancient fertility religions, to the madness of the Malleus Maleficarum and the European Witch trials, to the growth of modern Wicca in Britain and the United States. Essays contributed by leading Wiccan authorities explore the present state of Wicca and provide a glimpse into the future of this peaceful nature religion. Author Ray Buckland studied Witchcraft under Gerald Gardner, the man largely credited for the revival of Witchcraft and the establishment of Wicca as a modern religion. Mr. Buckland was instrumental in bringing Gardnerian Witchcraft from England to the United States and is considered to be one of the leading American authorities on Witchcraft. In the following excerpt, Mr. Buckland explains the mundane truths behind the seemingly horrific ingredients of the legendary "witches’ brews". We know, from Shakespeare and other sources, that the Witches threw into their pots the most gruesome ingredients, right? There were things like the tongue of a snake, bloody fingers, catgut, donkey’s eyes, frog’s foot, goat’s beard, a Jew’s ear, mouse tail, snake head, swine snout, wolf’s foot, and so on. Pretty disgusting by the sound of it—if you take them at face value! In fact these were all the most innocuous of ingredients: normal plants and herbs. Today all plants have a Latin name, so that they may be distinct and positively identified. Yet years ago they were known only by common, local names. A plant or herb might be known by one name in one part of the country and a quite different name in another part of the country. And these names were colorful ones, frequently given to the plant because of its looks, color, or other attributes. In the above list, adder’s tongue was a name given to the dogtooth violet (Erythronium americanum); bloody fingers was the foxglove (Digitalis purpurea); catgut was the hoary pea (Tephrosia virginiana); donkey’s eyes were the seeds of the cowage plant (Mucuna pruriens); frog’s foot was the bulbous buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus); goat’s beard was the vegetable oyster (Tragopogon porrofolius); Jew’s ear was a fungus that grew on elder trees and elm trees (Peziza auricula); mouse tail was common stonecrop (Sedum acre); snake head was balmony (Chelone glabra); swine snout was the dandelion (Taraxacum dens leonis); and wolf’s foot was bugle weed (Lycopus virginicus). So the seemingly fearsome concoctions that the Witches mixed up in their cauldrons w… |
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INVENTING WITCHCRAFT $22.48 THE BOOK THEY TRIED TO BANWhen the first edition of this book was released,conservative Gardnerian Witches attempted to suppressit, claiming that it discredited their religion. Eventhough its first printing quickly sold out, theoriginal publisher, faced with death threats andboycotts, agreed to abandon the project, and no otherpublisher has dared to reprint it before now.NOW READ THE TRUTHDr. Aidan A. Kelly has thoroughly investigated thehistory, rituals, and documents behind the evolutionof modern Witchcraft, and has concluded that GeraldGardner invented Wicca as a new religion. AlthoughWicca claims to be a persecuted pagan religion datingfrom before the rise of Christianity, it draws uponcontroversial historical sources, modern occultpractices, including those of Alistair Crowley and theHermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, 19th centurytranslations of medieval grimoires, and the poetry ofGardner’s priestess, Doreen Valiente.Expanded EvidenceThis extensively revised edition contains new researchwhich was unavailable at the time, as well as detailedtextual comparisons of Gerald Gardner’s ownmanuscripts, magical books, and rituals that could notbe included in the earlier edition. It includescontributions from people who helped Gardner createmodern Witchcraft and looks at the sources of hisinspiration. Both liberal Wiccans and religiousscholars hailed the earlier book as a classic in thenew field of Pagan Studies. This revised edition is amust-have for anyone interested in Witchcraft andmodern religious history. |
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Practice Of Witchcraft Today $18 Practice Of Witchcraft Today |
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The Truth About Witchcraft Today $7.15 The Truth About Witchcraft Today |
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The Practice Of Witchcraft Today $6.35 Buy and sell [The Practice Of Witchcraft Today] at great prices. |
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Witchcraft $19.48 A new look at the Old Religion-now available on DVD! Despite horrible abuse and repression, Witchcraft has managed to survive for centuries. Wiccan Priest Raymond Buckland traces the roots of pre-history Wicca to its modern-day practice in his enlightening Witchcraft documentary-now digitally re-mastered and available on DVD! This updated release features an actual coven of Witches in action, performing rituals of old. Witness a "Self Dedication Ritual," uncover the mysteries of the Sacred Circle, and learn why the "Craft of the Wise" is still attracting a dedicated following today. |
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The Truth about Witchcraft Today $8.95 When anyone mentions the word Witchcraft, most people duck their head and run for cover… |
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WICCA MAGICKAL BEGINNINGS – A Study of the Possible Origins of the Rituals and Practices Found in this Modern Tradition of Pagan Witchcraft and Magick $29.48 The origins of the Wiccan Tradition have long been a subject of debate amongst practitioners and scholars alike. Did Gerald Gardner invent the tradition? Is Wicca a survival of a British folk magick system? Could it be a continuation of a European tradition of Pagan Witchcraft? Might it be that it evolved from Victorian ceremonial magick, or perhaps it is the modern manifestation of the medieval Grimoire Tradition? In this book the authors explore the possible beginnings of the tradition by examining the practices in the context of magickal and spiritual thought spanning thousands of years. Through setting aside the endless debates about initiatory lineages, they look beyond the personalities of the people and instead focus on what they consider to be at the heart of the tradition – the practices. Evidence from many previously uncredited and unconsidered sources is examined. This clearly shows how all the significant component parts of Wiccan ritual and practice have roots reaching back, in some instances thousands of years, before its public emergence at the hands of Gerald Gardner in 1950’s England. They explore the sometimes surprising antecedents for key practices such as initiation, magick circles, ritual tools, the invocation of the Guardians of the Watchtowers, Drawing Down the Moon and The Great Rite. The precedents for the Book of Shadows, Wiccan Rede and Charge of the Goddess are also considered as part of this groundbreaking work. Wicca Magickal Beginnings may well answer as many questions as it creates about the true origins and nature of what is probably the most influential of the Western Esoteric Traditions today. Through combining scholarly research with practical knowledge, the authors clearly illustrate that the future of the tradition lies in utilising the rich diversity of its past, through the appreciation of its magickal origins and the untapped potential inherent in it. This book will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in the history, practices and beliefs of the Wiccan Tradition – and its links to Paganism, Witchcraft, the British Folk Traditions and Ceremonial Magick. |
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