The Real Witches’ Handbook: The Definitive Handbook of Advanced Magical Techniques
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Kate West. The Real Witches’ Handbook: The Definitive Handbook of Advanced Magical Techniques
THE. REAL WITCHES’ HANDBOOK. A Complete Introduction to the Craft for Both Young and Old
KATE WEST
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
ONE WITCHCRAFT:THE MYTHS
TWO WITCHCRAFT IN REALITY
THE GODDESS AND THE GOD
RESPECT FOR NATURE
FREEDOM OF SPIRITUAL CHOICE
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
THE WICCAN REDE
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
WE ARE EACH OUR OWN PRIEST OR PRIESTESS
THE ELEMENTS
THE SABBATS AND WHEEL OF THE YEAR
THE CYCLE OF THE MOON
MAGIC
THE LAW OF THREEFOLD RETURN
DIVINATION
REINCARNATION AND THE SUMMERLANDS
THREE MOON WORSHIP?
PERSEPHONE, DEMETER AND HECATE
ISIS, OSIRIS, NEPTHYS AND SET
VENUS AND APHRODITE
CERIDWYN
CERNUNNOS
THOR, ODIN, FREYA, FRIG AND LOKI
ENKI, INANNA, ERISKEGAL AND DUMUZI
FOUR THE EIGHT SABBATS
SAMHAIN
31 OCTOBER
A SAMHAIN RITUAL
OTHER WAYS OF MARKING SAMHAIN
YULE
21 DECEMBER
A YULE RITUAL
OTHER WAYS OF MARKING YULE
IMBOLG
2 FEBRUARY
AN IMBOLG RITUAL
OTHER WAYS OF MARKING IMBOLG
OESTARA
21 MARCH
AN OESTARA RITUAL
OTHER WAYS OF MARKING OESTARA
BELTANE
1 MAY
A BELTANE RITUAL
OTHER WAYS OF MARKING BELTANE
LITHA
21 JUNE
A LITHA RITUAL
OTHER WAYS OF MARKING LITHA
LAMMAS
1 AUGUST
A LAMMAS RITUAL
OTHER WAYS OF MARKING LAMMAS
MADRON
21 SEPTEMBER
A MADRON RITUAL
OTHER WAYS OF MARKING MADRON
THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR AS A WHOLE
FIVE BECOMING A WITCH
GARDNERIANS
ALEXANDRIANS
HEREDITARIES
TRADITIONAL
HEDGEWITCHES
SOLITARIES
COVENS AND HOW THEY WORK
THE DEGREE SYSTEM OF INITIATION
BECOMING A WITCH
SELF-DEDICATION
THE RITUAL OF SELF-DEDICATION
PREPARATION
THE RITUAL
SIX MAGIC
SEVEN SPELLCRAFT AND HERB LORE
THE TOOLS OF THE CRAFT AND SUBSTITUTIONS
OTHER SUBSTITUTIONS IN RITUAL
CREATING YOUR SACRED SPACE WITH TOOLS
CREATING THE SACRED SPACE ON THE INNER PLANE
SPELLCRAFT
TO BANISH PERSONAL NEGATIVITY
TO BANISH NEGATIVITY FROM A ROOM OR TO CLEANSE AND PROTECT AN AREA
TO CREATE A TALISMAN
TO ATTRACT NEW FRIENDS OR A PARTNER
RECONCILING DIFFERENCES
HEALING
EARTH OR NATURE HEALING
HERBAL WORK
LAVENDER
TEA TREE
ROSEMARY
CHAMOMILE
PEPPERMINT
PARSLEY
ONION
GARLIC
THYME
SAGE
DANDELION
EMPOWERING HERBS
EIGHT OUT OF THE BROOM CLOSET
A SAMPLE LETTER TO HELP YOU EXPLAIN YOUR CHOSEN PATH
NINE GETTING IN TOUCH
JOINING A COVEN
ATTENDING PAGAN AND CRAFT EVENTS
USING THE INTERNET
ADDRESSES
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TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
FURTHER READING
GENERAL BOOKS ON THE CRAFT
SPECIALIST BOOKS ON ASPECTS OF THE CRAFT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
Отрывок из книги
Cover
Title Page
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Witches fly on broomsticks.
Witches fly on aeroplanes. The idea of flying to meetings on a broom is derived from the use of ‘flying ointments’. These often poisonous ointments used to be made to heighten the senses, much in the way that some people today use drugs in a ‘recreational’ manner. The effect of some of the ingredients was to give the illusion of flight. Most Witches discourage the use of artificial aids to increase awareness, partly because such use can be dangerous (sometimes causing long-term physical and mental problems and occasionally death) and partly because if awareness or heightened senses are acquired or enhanced with drugs or herbs, they are not truly your own. It is, if you like, a second-rate form of enhancement compared to that which can be achieved through study and practice, and the use of artificial aids often slows down the development of unaided skills.
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