Witcha: A Book of CunningMandrake, 2004 - 310 עמודים Of course it is not possible to de-mystify Mysticism, and who would want to? Yet also there is no need for deliberate and gratuitous obscurantism. 'Witcha' presents many secrets of English Witchcraft in plain language, giving details of widdershins and deosil circle casting, spell-craft, divination, spiritism, sabbats and esbats, sacrifice, entheogens, philosophy, history, and more besides. The focus is primarily upon those aspects commonly called 'operative witchcraft', which is the witchcraft of 'results' and 'getting things done', rather than the supposedly more 'spiritual' aspects that have been the subject of so many books of late. These are illustrated with photographs taken by my step-father, Adrian Brynn-Evans, detailing -with their kind permission and support- exhibits from the Museum of Witchcraft, Boscastle. These give visual reference to the historical context of this path, proving that it is not something invented by New Age gurus. |
תוכן
WITCHCRAFT | 9 |
DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSSROADS | 17 |
THRICE BOUND | 25 |
TOOLS OF CUNNING | 30 |
Photographs by Adrian BrynEvans | 32 |
THE PENTAGRAM | 41 |
THE DEOSIL CIRCLE | 43 |
Witches Ball | 46 |
MAGICAL PRAXIS | 159 |
ARRANGING COINCIDENCE | 167 |
Besom or witches broom | 174 |
A BAG of CHARMS | 175 |
SPELLS OF LOVE SEX | 177 |
SPELLS OF PERSUASION CONTROL | 180 |
SPELLS OF HEALING | 183 |
SPELLS OF PROTECTION | 187 |
THE WIDDERSHINS CIRCLE | 47 |
THE SABBATS | 51 |
Love Spell | 68 |
THE WITCHAS RUNES | 71 |
A NEW ENGLISH RUNE POEM | 76 |
THE SACRAMENT | 89 |
Arty | 97 |
THE SACRIFICE | 98 |
THE BAKERS DOZEN | 104 |
Ritual phallus | 112 |
THE POWER OF NAMING | 113 |
SELF DEDICATION | 117 |
PHAERIE BLOOD | 119 |
WILD SECRET PLACES | 128 |
VOICES OF THE ANCESTRAL DEAD | 132 |
NECROMANCY | 135 |
Devil candle holder | 140 |
THE PERSECUTION | 141 |
WHERE SLEEPING GODS LIE | 152 |
SPELLS FOR MATERIAL GAIN | 192 |
SPELLS FOR SUCCESS GENERALLY | 194 |
MALEFICA | 197 |
Tea set for divination by tea leaves | 202 |
THE EVIL EYE | 203 |
DIVINATION | 208 |
AUTOMATIC WRITING DRAWING | 212 |
THE ARTE OF DREAMING | 216 |
ELEMENTAL SPIRITS BUDWILLS | 220 |
SPIRIT FORMS FROM NOTHING | 227 |
GOETY | 230 |
FAMILIARS | 244 |
THE ARTE OF INVOCATION | 249 |
ATAVISTIC SORCERY | 255 |
THE CALL OF THE HORNED ONE | 260 |
PRIMORDIAL WOMAN | 264 |
SONGS OF THE OLD RELIGION | 268 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
actually Adrian Bryn-Evans amongst ancestors ancient animal Austin Osman Spare become belief blood Book Boscastle bud-will Cain called candle cast celebrations Celtic Celts Chapter charm Christian Church circle classical grimoire common commonly consciousness considered coven create cunning cunning folk curse dark dead death deity demon desire Devil divination dream experience familiar spirits festivals force formulae give goddess gods goetic grimoire Horned Horned God human initiation kabalist kind King knowledge known lives Lord lore magicians magick meaning moon Museum of Witchcraft mystery myth nail Norse Old English origins pagan pentagram performed persecution person phaerie Photograph by Adrian poppet possession practice practitioners realms recognised right hand path rites ritual Rune Poem runes sabbats sacrifice Samhain secret seiðr sexual sigils sorcerer spell stone subconscious summoning symbols things toad traditional traditionally trance voodoo wand whilst witch witch bottle word Wyrd