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I have put together a collection of Wicca and Witchcraft books by some of my favorite Wiccan authors. These books are great for someone that wants to learn more about Wicca in the hopes of studying this often misunderstood religion or to understand a Wiccan friend or loved one. Like all religions, Wicca has good points and bad points. It can be used for good or misused for bad. The internet is full of a lot of misinformation on Wicca. I offer these Wicca and Witchcraft books to help you gain accurate information by qualified teachers of the craft. I want you to not only learn the facts but also learn how to use Wicca in a positive way to empower yourself to create the life in which you have always dreamed.
If you've decided you want to learn about Wicca, what should you read? After all, there are literally thousands of books on the subject -- some good, others not so much. This list features books that every Wiccan should have on their shelves. A few are historical, a few more focus on actual Wiccan practice, but they're all worth reading more than once.
Some books in this collection are either rare or hard to find. They are essentially books of powerful magic spells from either unusual or lost sources. Some of these books contain serious spells which should be used carefully and judiciously. The user of these spells assumes all responsibility for the outcomes.
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Luciferian Witchcraft The Mystery Revealed by Michael Ford
For more than a decade left hand path and dark withcraft expert Michael W. Ford has labored in the forbidden fields of the dark side of the occult, lit by the pale moon of Luciferian ambition and Satanic drive. The first editions of most of his works are disappearing into private libraries of... more
Voodoos And Obeahs Phases Of West India Witchcraft by Joseph John William
1932. Voodoo and obeah are distinct from one another, both in origin and practice, and to understand the force and influence they originally exercised over their devotees, we must disassociate them from the myriad of other forms of magic that have impinged themselves upon them. The author spent a... more
The Book Of Cain by Michael Ford
This inspired text was created under meditative and inspired circumstances by its author, Michael W. Ford. The text is not in any way meant to lay claim to special communications or any other contacts but rather a focused ritual grimoire. The work is dedicated to the Wanderer, Cain who has passed... more
The Alchemy Of Abundance Practical Money Magic by Lisa Mcsherry
Lisa McSherry is the author of Magickal Connections and The Virtual Pagan. The owner of Facing North.Actively explore your feelings about, and history with, money, finances and abundance. You can do this utilizing lucid dreaming, or by creating guided visualizations that reveal unconscious... more
Black Witchcraft Foundations Of The Luciferian Path by Michael Ford
Black Witchcraft as defined within the aforementioned grimoires is about self-deification but also the further expansion of consciousness, transforming the mundane into the divine, thus the antinomian and Satanic symbolism. But herein is cipher and clue to the essence of the Luciferian path, it is... more
Night Magic by Phillip Williams
I can only imagine at this point that you are about to put down this Book and run scared due to words like Night, Darkness, Dark Power, and The title of the book itself, Night Magick. Before we begin learning about Night Magick I believe it will help to understand what I mean by these "night"... more
Demonology And Witchcraft by Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scotts Demonology and Witchcraft contains among others the case of Bessie Dunlop, whose familiar was the ghost of one Thome Reid, killed at the battle of Pinkie (1547), who enabled her to give answers to such as consulted her about the ailments of human beings or cattle, or recovery of... more
The Book Of The Witch Moon by Michael Ford
Presenting the forbidden works of Chaos, Vampiric and Luciferian Sorcery. A grimoire which explores the dark feminine current of HECATE, Witch Moon explores ritual and dream Lycanthropy, Chaos Sorcery and Luciferian Ritual practice as well as the darksome practice of Vampirism and Predatory... more
Magic For Beginners by Kelly Link
Stories from Magic for Beginners have been published in McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, Conjunctions, The Dark, and One Story. "Stone Animals" was selected for The Best American Short Stories: 2005. "The Faery Handbag" received the Nebula, Locus, and Hugo Awards and was a finalist... more
The Religion Of The Ancient Celts by John Arnott Macculloch
Originally published in 1911 MacCulloch uses various texts as a source to piece this tome on the religion of the pre-Christian Celts together. Overall a good work, especially when you consider this was written before most, if not all, of the major archaeological finds that gave great insight into... more
Liber Kaos by Peter Carroll
A complete, advanced magical training course for the individual or for groups, with details of the author's magical order, an outline for setting up a temple, and instructions for carrying out the essential rituals of Chaos Magic. Includes a fresh look at aeonics, cosmogenesis, auric magic, and... more
The History Of Witchcraft And Demonology by Summers Montague
My present work is the result of more than thirty years close attention to the subject of Witchcraft, and during this period I have made a systematic and intensive study of the older demonologists, as 1 am convinced that their first-hand evidence is of prime importance and value? whilst since their... more
Book Of Wamphyri And Shadows by Michael Ford
Vampirism is Predatory Spiritualism, self-isolation and deification through antinomian focus. Vampirism is a nameless faith, found in the forge of the first murderer, whose thirst for life was greater than God itself. The Vampire as myth is a symbol of our dark desires, our wish to devour and... more
Witchcraft For All by Louise Huebner
There are real witches today. Contrary to folk tales, they don't go riding about by night on brooms. They don't cavort in the nude unless they have something very normal in mind, and they don't cackle over cauldrons of vintage LSD.They do dabble in spells and chants, burning candles and employing... more
Grimoire Of Eclectic Magick Part 1 Of 3 by Parker Torrence
This Grimoire of Eclectic Magick is loosly based around the movie The CRAFT, as an introduction to what real magick is, and is not. It was designed in Adobe PDF format, you can view it online, or download it and print one copy for personal use (see copyright notice in file).
Dance Of The Witches Opening The Devil Eye by Robin Artisson
Some acts of craft require the trance to be effective in any meaningful way: divination, for instance, requires a shift into a state wherein subtle realities and messages are not only apparent, but able to be communicated.I have written at length about the need to change more than one's individual,... more
Armanen Runes Three Free Rune Courses by Karl Hans Welz
The material that follows must be regarded as a basic alphabet from which you will form sentences. Until all the basic data, i.e., meanings of Runes, is thoroughly known there can be no insights or intuition from an inner manipulation of the meanings here listed. Insights based on a THOROUGH... more
Luciferian Sorcery And Set Typhon by Michael Ford
Set is considered in the developing Luciferian Gnosis as the Adversary, an early form of the Adversary. The crocodile god Sebak in the Egyptian Book of the Dead draws some aspects similar in nature to Set, such as the forms he would take. Seemingly, it is considered by the initiatory focus into the... more
Grimoire Of Eclectic Magick Part 2 Of 3 by Parker Torrence
This Grimoire of Eclectic Magick is loosly based around the movie The CRAFT, as an introduction to what real magick is, and is not. It was designed in Adobe PDF format, you can view it online, or download it and print one copy for personal use (see copyright notice in file).
The Dark Forces by Ona
For too long our enemies have lied about us. But, as the cosmic tides begin another Aeonic change as the Age of the Dark Gods begins, we proclaim openly our defiance and our creed. No longer shall the lies go unchallenged. Accordingly, we - as representatives of those dark forces which have always... more
The God Of The Witches by Margaret Alice Murray
This celebrated study of witchcraft in Europe traces the worship of the pre-Christian and prehistoric Horned God from paleolithic times to the medieval period. Murray, the first to turn a scholarly eye on the mysteries of witchcraft, enables us to see its existence in the Middle Ages not as an... more
Grimoire Of Eclectic Magick Part 3 Of 3 by Parker Torrence
This Grimoire of Eclectic Magick is loosly based around the movie The CRAFT, as an introduction to what real magick is, and is not. It was designed in Adobe PDF format, you can view it online, or download it and print one copy for personal use (see copyright notice in file).
The Luciferian Path The Witches Sabbat by Michael Ford
The Averse Path-way of the Sabbat lies in the twilight, the space between sleep and dreaming, which the flesh takes flight without weight to draw towards a communion of those gathered under the fires of the Elphame world. It is the trance which guides the spirit towards this darkness of earth... more
An History Of Magic Witchcraft And Animal Magnetism by John Campbell Colquhoun
Modern doctrine of Animal Magnetism, which, indeed, was, until lately, entirely unknown. Facts are generally related and attested by various authors of reputation and credit and they have been laid before the reader of this work with as much accuracy as a diligent inquiry could insure. The... more
Anglo Saxon Witchcraft by Swain Wodening
"What was Anglo-Saxon witchcraft?" is a very difficult question to answer. Our sources are primarily laws against the practice of witchcraft. These laws unfortuantely lump a whole lot of Heathen practices together so that it is difficult to tell whether galderes "charm speakers," seers, and leechs... more
Against The Neopagans by Julius Evola
Extracted from "Grundisse" by Julius Evola The Misunderstandings of the New "Paganism". It is perhaps appropriate to point out the misunderstandings that are current at the moment in some radical circles, who believe that a solution lies in the direction of a new paganism. This misunderstanding is... more
The Calling To The First Of Witch Blood An Invocation Of Cain by Michael Ford
A short dedication to the Luciferian Sabbat and those seeking their own light within the gnosis of the Adversary. The initiation of the witch into the Circle of Cain, the living Son of Satan and Lilith, the great Harlot and Demoness, the Adversarial deific force of dark instinctual desire and... more
The Golden Dawn by Morwyn
Taken from the Book "Secrets of a Witches Coven" by Morwyn.During the same time, ceremonial magic, which followed the patterns of ficino, Mirandola, the Roscrucians, and the Freemasons, was evolving. Alphonse Louise Constant (1810- 1875), better known by his nome de plume Eliphas Levi, was a... more
Liber Kkk Or Kaos Keraunos Kybernetos by Peter Carroll
Liber KKK is the first, complete, systematic magical training programme for some centuries. It is a definitive replacement for the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, which system has become obsolete due to its monotheist transcendentalism and its dependency on repressive forms of inhibitory gnosis... more
Luciferian Witchcraft An Introduction by Michael Ford
The union of some aspects of Middle Eastern practices such as Sufism and the various parallel witch ways of tribes of the Deserts are essential productive and beneficial for the advancement in human thinking. There is much to be learnt from other cultures, however the heart of such always emanates... more
Halloween Spells by Leo Ruickbie
Hallowe'en is traditionally a time of spells and magic. Learn more about these old seasonal charms and modern Wiccan spellcraft for Samhain.Free information sheets (typically one-page pdf documents) to download, print and re-distribute. You can hand these out to your friends, at festivals, post on... more
Devotions And Demonesses by Phil Hine
Taken from a series appearing in Talking Stick magazine For this issue, I did originally intend to look at some of what I considered the key charactistics of Tantric practice, and then to go on to discuss some of the magical practices in Tantrism. However, I've decided to, for the moment,... more
On Cursing by Phil Hine
by Phil Hine - a presentation made at UKAOS 1992. People tend to view Cursing in the same way that they view masturbation. There's a hell of a lot of it goes on, but most people aren't going to admit to it, much less that they're any good at it, or have made a careful study of it. Another common... more
Embracing The Witch And The Goddess by Kathryn Rountree
The purpose of the book is to present an ethnography of New Zealand feminist witches to colour one small space in the global picture of Paganism and to engage with a number of issues and debates which concern the feminist spirituality movement as a whole. I have also compared New Zealand witches... more
The Abyss And Tabaet A Study Of Adversarial Mythology In Magick by Michael Ford
The purpose of the following essay is to not only examine masks worn by the fallen angels throughout history as well as to examine the etymology of the spirit of self-liberation and opposition from the praxis of occult thought. The very passing of power in the Circle of Witchcraft and Sorcery is... more
Satanism And Witchcraft The Occult And The West Part Ii by John Ankerberg
Most people are simply not ready to believe these kinds of things are really happening, which, of course, works to the Satanists advantage. Frankly, we were not quite ready for it either. We have knowledge of confidential police reports of murders committed by Satanists that are so vile we cannot... more
A History Of Magic And Experimental Science by Lynn Thorndike
Lynn Thorndike's History of Magic and Experimental Science, in 8 volumes, is still the premier reference work for the history of magic in the west. The first 2 volumes cover late antiquity through the 13th century, and volumes 3-4 cover the 14-15th century. These are strong volumes, copiously... more
Runa by Stephen Flowers
Runa is that which is hidden, perpetually beyond the grasp of the intellect. By attaining to levels of Understanding of what was previously hidden, we push back the barriers and in the process create even greater mysteries beyond. This process is clear in science as well as art. As I Understand the... more
The Magical Pact Of The Illuminnates Of Thanateros by Peter Carroll
Since the inception of the Chaos Magic current some individuals have elected to work alone whilst others have worked in concert in a loose configuration of allied groups. The Magical Order of the IOT has in practise functioned as a highly creative Disorder. This creative disorder has spawned, among... more
Path Of Initiation The Fivefold Pattern Of The Witching Way by Robin Artisson
Most people have the understanding that to claim to belong to a traditional witch group, one must go through a period of learning, join a group, be vouched for, and be initiated. This is how many modern groups do work. I think this is a very problematic formula, however, because most people fail to... more
Medicine And Witchcraft In The Days Of Sir Thomas Browne by John Knott
The origins of medicine are closely linked to the supernatural. The primitiveview of medicine had more to do with magic than with what is considered medicine today. Witchcraft, or the practice of magic, could be used to inflict illness or to take it away. Hippocrates and later physicians tried to... more
3 Green Books by Morwyn
Reformed Druids like stories and short pithy wisdom sayings. Over the years, various Arch-Druids have collected good stories to share with their fellow Grove members, especially during the meditative part of the Order of Worship. Some consider the meditation to be the very heart and purpose of the... more
Midnight Circle A Commentary Of Azothoz A Book Of The Adversary by Michael Ford
A Commentary of AZOTHOZ A Book of the Adversary. Presented by The Night Ravener (Akhtya Seker Arimanius ~ Michael W. Ford)- A Brother in the Pact of Witchblood.AZOTHOZ presents in poetic form the antinomian concept of separation from the natural order. This is clear throughout the various... more
Antinomianism by Roger Whitaker
Antinomianism (from the Greek "against" + "law"), is a belief originating in Christian theology that faith alone, not obedience to religious law, is necessary for salvation. The concept is related to the foundational Protestant belief of Sola Fide, or justification through faith alone however,... more
The New Book Of The Law by Lady Galadriel
In my years of teaching and running a group, I have always had a dissatisfaction with the popular "Book of the Law" available to most Seekers. I felt it to be too archaic in its wording and perspective -- and while it was valuable in the Burning Times, it simply does not deal with the concerns and... more
Walking The Wiccan Path After The Cristian Path by Maureen Delaney
I am Wiccan. One may view Wicca as one of the newest or one of the oldest religions in the world. The foundation of Wicca is the Celtic society (circa 800 BCE) and their reverence of nature, seasonal days, beliefs and the Deities they worshiped. That foundation can also be traced back to the Pagan1... more
Witch Hunt Mysteries Of The Salem Witch Trials Study Guide by Marc Aronson
This study guide is designed to enhance students mastery of key content and skills in social studies, language arts, and other disciplines through examination of the Salem Witch Trials. It is intended to be used in conjunction with Witch-Hunt: Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials by Sibert... more
The Witch Cult Of Zos Vel Thanatos by Michael Ford
There has been much talk and focus on the English Artist and Sorcerer Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956) and his Zos Kia cultus. Austin, the son of a Police Officer, grew up in South London near Kennington. His interest in art began at a very early age and luckily, was supported by his mother who aided... more
Rites That Go Wrong by Phil Hine
I am indebted to the indomitable Reg for suggesting the subject of tonight's talk. Magicians are all too eager to hold forth about the rituals that work - the superb invocations, the powerful evocations and the money-working spell after which you find a tenner lying in the street. But what about... more
The Star Of Life A Historical And Spiritual History Of The Pentagram by Sharynne Nicmacha
The Pentacle, the symbol of Witchcraft, is a bold and fascinating statement about our place in the Universe. The pentagram represents an ancient concept that can be found in philosophical thought in both East and West. Although over 8,000 years old, the image of the pentagram is applicable in our... more
Irish Witchcraft And Demonology by John Drelincourt Seymour
This is a survey of the Witch persecution in Ireland, as well as a wide array of other paranormal events such as poltergeists, ghosts, apparations and even an early UFO account. Very readable, yet well documented, this book has extensive and fascinating quotes from historical source... more
Witch Brew by Mary Mazzer
The focus of my work is an investigation of the ritual of ornamentation. In both the fabrication and presentation of my work, I regard my assemblages as fetish objects, as autonomous art objects and an iconography of my subjective memory. By accepting the assemblages as fetish objects, I am... more
Eight Sabbats Of Witchcraft by Mike Nichols
This file contains 9 seasonal articles by Mike Nichols. They may be freely distributed provided that the following conditions are met: No fee is charged for their use and distribution and no commercial use is made of them These files are not changed or edited in any way without the author's... more
Witches Wives And Mothers by Louise Jackson
Witches, Wives and Mothers: witchcraft persecution and womens confessions in seventeenth-century England by LOUISE JACKSON.The confessions made by the Suffolk women charged with witchcraft in 1645 indicate that, in many cases, accused women were contextualising their own experiences within a wider... more
Celtic Myths Influence In Britain And Ireland by Sean Seymour
With recent discussions concerning the validity of classical writings documenting early Celtic society, the relationship between Celtic myths and the legends and folklore of societies that followed have come into question. This paper will discuss how Celtic myth relates to the history of the... more
King Of The Witches The World Of Alex Sanders by June Johns
This Book is a cornerstone of Wiccan Literature. It is easy to read in biography form and explains a number of complex phenomena that were then taking place within wicca during the early generation of this past century. As it tells the story of his life, the book explores intricate balances of life... more
Reclaiming The Pagan Worldview The Heart Of Mysticism by Robin Artisson
The more I study mythology and folklore, the more I come to the same conclusion that people from every age of this world have come to: myths are the most precious treasures bequeathed to us by generations long past. It has become very fashionable to look down on mythology and other narratives that... more
Exegesis On The Wiccan Rede by Judy Harrow
All religions began with somebody's sudden flashing insight, enlightenment, a shining vision. Some mystic found the way and the words to share the vision, and, sharing it, attracted followers. The followers may repeat those precise and poetic words about the visionuntil they congeal into set... more
Anthology 02 Books Of The Apocrypha by Reformed Druids
Reformed Druidism has its beginning at Carleton College in the spring of 1963 as a protest to the college's requirement that all students attend a certain number of religious services or meetings. One of the ways of fulfilling the requirement was by attending services of oneUs own religion. The... more
Witchcraft A History Of The Black Art by Walter Gibson
Walter Brown Gibson (September 12, 1897 December 6, 1985) was an American author and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow. Gibson, under the pen-name Maxwell Grant, wrote "more than 300 novel-length" Shadow stories, writing up to "10,000 words a... more
Letters On Demonology And Witchcraft by Walter Scott
In ill health following a stroke, Sir Walter Scott wrote Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft at the behest of his son-in-law, J. G. Lockhart, who worked for a publishing firm. The book proved popular and Scott was paid six hundred pounds, which he desperately needed. (Despite his success as a... more
Allusions To Witchcraft And Other Primitve Beliefs In The Zoroastrian Literature by Leo Joachim Frachtenberg
The purpose of this article is to gather all the more important allusions to Sorcery and Witchcraft and other practices included in the general term magic, contained in the Zoroastrian literature", and to-present also a concise exposition of certain other primitive laeliefs prevalent among the... more
Healing Virtue Saludadores Versus Witches In Early Modern Spain by Maria Tausiet
The absence of any clear dividing line between the fields of medicine and religion3 in early modern Spain becomes particularly evident when looking at the figure of the so-called saludador (literally, a healer, or health-giver, from the verb saludar, to heal). As the term implies, these individuals... more
The Roots Of Witchcraft by Michael Harrison
Fascinating book with enough "oomph" to make me want to check out more books on the subject. The author comes across as brilliant, but scatter-brained and after a while, some of the tangents he goes off on become tedious and confusing, causing a re-read of what the original subject was for clarity.... more
The History Of Magic Vol 2 by Joseph Ennemoser
A text of 1854, in two volume to which is added an Appendix, of the most remarkable and Best Authenticated Stories of Apparitions, Dreams, Second Sight, Somnambulism, Predictions, Divination, Witchcraft, Vampires, Fairies, Table-Turning, and Spirit Rapping. Translated by William Howitt. Extremely... more
Preparing The Ritual Area And Yourself by Nevrom Ydal
This article describes how to prepare your ritual area before a ritual. Before I begin theh article, though, let me issue a few disclaimers. The first one is that I do not, in any way, mean to imply that what I set forth here is the only way to do things. It is one way, and it's worked for me, and... more
Gendered Alter Wiccan Concepts Of Gender And Ritual Objects by Jesse Daniel Sloan
Many ethnographic accounts within the annals of anthropological literature describe the religious beliefs and magical rituals of peoples throughout the world. Fewer scholars have focused on the relatively young Neo-Pagan religious movement. Neo-Pagan, explains Helen Berger in Voices from the Pagan... more
Electric Garters Of California by New Wiccan Church
ELECTRIC GARTERS an abridged version of RED GARTERS is available on various Pagan computer BBS. The RED GARTERS of California is the official voice of the New Wiccan Church of California. The Office of the California State Summoner publishes a minimum of 8 issues per year, as a function of the... more
Doctors And Witchdoctors Witch Doctors Are Witch by Larry Briskman
A witch doctor originally referred to a type of cunning man who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft. It is currently used to refer to healers in some third world regions, who use traditional healing rather than contemporary medicine. In the first world it usually refers to... more
The Salem Witchcraft Papers Vol 2 by Paul Boyer
Verbatim Transcriptions of the Court Records In three volumes Edited by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum. This is the most important and accessable resourse for anyone intersested in the Salem Witch Trials. It seems a real shame that a person can buy Journey albumn released ten years ago but books... more
Anthology 06 The Green Books by Reformed Druids
Reformed Druidism has its beginning at Carleton College in the spring of 1963 as a protest to the college's requirement that all students attend a certain number of religious services or meetings. One of the ways of fulfilling the requirement was by attending services of oneUs own religion. The... more
Irish Witchcraft And Demonology Ocr Version by John Drelincourt Seymour
This is a survey of the Witch persecution in Ireland, as well as a wide array of other paranormal events such as poltergeists, ghosts, apparations and even an early UFO account. Very readable, yet well documented, this book has extensive and fascinating quotes from historical source... more
Teen Witches Wiccans And Wanna Blessed Be by Lawton Winslade
J. Lawton Winslade Teen Witches, Wiccans, and "Wanna-Blessed-Be's": Pop-Culture Magic in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.In a series about vampires and magic, where words have visible magical effects and vampirism itself is based on a quite literal contagion, Buffy seems a perfect text to explore such... more
Valentines Vs Lupercalia by Leo Ruickbie
Valentine's Day has got nothing to do with a Christian saint, but everything to do with kinky Pagan sex rituals. Get the free history download: Valentine's Day origins in Lupercalia.Free information sheets (typically one-page pdf documents) to download, print and re-distribute. You can hand these... more
A History Of Witchcraft In England From 1558 To1718 by Wallace Notestein
In its original form this essay was the dissertation submitted for a doctorate in philosophy conferred by Yale University in 1908. When first projected it was the writer's purpose to take up the subject of English witchcraft under certain general political and social aspects. It was not long,... more
Mysterious Delusions Witchcraft In Salem by Walter Rowe
The Salem witchcraft trials are events that most Americans have heard of, but about which they actually know very little. For example, some people believe that witches were burnt in Salem. Actually, the prescribed punishment for witchcraft under English law was hanging. Another commonly held belief... more
Spirituality And Gender by John Nash
A major crisis in the world today concerns women and spirituality. Women everywhere are experiencing a rapid expansion in consciousness that has opened up new avenues to self-expression and fulfillment. From the limited fields of the home, teaching, and nursing, women now enjoy opportunities in... more
Witch Milk And Witches Marks by Thomas Forbes
The term witch's milk, referring usually to the mammary secretion of newborn infants,t is an example of that small group of medical and biological words and phrases which had its origin in the popular vocabulary of past centuries. (Freemartin2' is a similar term.) Such expressions lack the... more
The Witch And The Demoniac In Tudor And Stuart England by Stephanie Du Barry
This analysis will argue that that very few of the accused witches in Tudor and Stuart England were in fact insane but that the accusers, whether possessed or otherwise "bewitched" were far more likely to be suffering from some form of mental disorder. Witchcraft beliefs in Tudor and Stuart England... more
The Witch Of Salem by John Musick
Charles Stevens of Salem, with Cora Waters, the daughter of an indented slave, whose father was captured at the time of the overthrow of the Duke of Monmouth, are the principal characters. Samuel Parris, the chief actor in the Salem tragedy, is a serious study, and has been painted, after a careful... more
Anthology 09 The Books Of The Latter Day Druids by Reformed Druids
Reformed Druidism has its beginning at Carleton College in the spring of 1963 as a protest to the college's requirement that all students attend a certain number of religious services or meetings. One of the ways of fulfilling the requirement was by attending services of oneUs own religion. The... more
Metaclysmia Discordia Or The Chaonomicon by Saint Synaptics
I humbly and proudly follow in the footsteps of the mighty Principia Discordia, the inconceivable Apocrypha Discordia, the wholly incorrigible Summa Discordia, the meaty Book of Eris and the delicious Zenarchists Cookbook (There may be more books out there that Ive followed in the footsteps of, but... more
Robin Hood And The Witches by Michael Magee
Robin Hood is the King Arthur of the people. The bitter cry of the oppressed was echoed in the Old English Chronicle of the days of Stephen and, ignored by court historians and writers of romance, centuries had to elapse before it could find adequate expression in the alliterative lines of Piers... more
Representation Of Paganism Wicca And Witchcraft In Modern Fictional Mass Media by Lisa Dinsmore
The aim of this dissertation was to examine representations of Paganism by comparing recent fictional representations of Pagans and Wiccans against a "real life" model of Pagan and Wiccan practices and beliefs. A literature review focused on forming a model of Paganism, and looked at previous works... more
Spiritualism As Modern Witchcraft In New England From 1848 To 1866 by Nathan Beier
This paper was written for History 396: Transformation of the Witch in American Culture. The course was taught by Professor Carol Karlsen in Winter 2009.1848 found New York to be a hothouse of religious and social innovation. In Seneca Falls, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other female reformers... more
Anthology 03 Books Of The Liturgy by Reformed Druids
Reformed Druidism has its beginning at Carleton College in the spring of 1963 as a protest to the college's requirement that all students attend a certain number of religious services or meetings. One of the ways of fulfilling the requirement was by attending services of oneUs own religion. The... more
A Confirmation And Discovery Of Witchcraft by John Stearne
John Stearne was an associate of Matthew Hopkins the Witchfinder General. He was known at various times as the witchhunter,and "witch pricker", John Stearne, a family man and land owner from Lawshall near Bury St Edmunds, was 10 years older than Hopkins. He maintained a house in Manningtree which... more
Witch Warlock And Magician Historical Sketches Of Magic And Witchcraft by William Henry Davenport Adams
The following pages may be regarded as a contribution towards that 'History of Human Error' which was undertaken by Mr. Augustine Caxton. I fear that many minds will have to devote all their energies to the work, if it is ever to be brought to completion and, indeed, it may plausibly be argued that... more
Magician Or Witch Christopher Marlowe Doctor Faustus by Michelle Matthews
In this project, I look closely at the play Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe and its relationship to the witchcraft and magic debates that occurred in Early Modern Europe. Europe was alive with witch crazes in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witches were considered a manifestation... more
The Discovery Of Witches In Answer To Severall Queries Lately Ver 1 by Matthew Hopkins
IN Answer to severall QUERIES, LATELY Delivered to the Judges of Assize for the County of NORFOLK. Certaine Queries answered, which have been and are likely to be objected against MATTHEW HOPKINS, in his way of finding out Witches.
Women At Stake Interpretations Of Women Role In Witchcraft And Witch Hunts by Raisa Maria Toivo
Soon after the witch trials died out in the western world, the wise men of the enlightenment invented a figure of 9 million witches that burned on the stakes. The 9 million witches were supposed to have been old, sick and poor women, suspect because of their deviant age and looks but essentially... more
Sunday Sacredness In Roman Paganism by Robert Leo Odom
With most of the Christian world honoring Sunday as their day of worship, the question of its origin becomes important.Over the past hundred years much has been written about the use of the week among ancient pagan peoples. However, little has been done to compile such historical material into an... more
Pagan And Christian Rome by Rodolfo Amadeo Lanciani
Christian Church and the word church are used to denote both a Christian association of people and a place of worship. The word church is usually, but not exclusively, associated with Christianity. The term means something quite different for each religious institution that sees itself as belonging... more
False Memory Syndrome And The Inquisition by Summer Woodsong
Memories are modified by circumstance and environment There is a new witch hunt in the United States. It has no need for proof and there is no reprieve. It is sufficient to be accused, and the lingering stench never fades. It is sexual abuse of children. The accusers are children with recovered... more
A Modern Witch Hunt Among The Lango Of Uganda by Ray Abrahams
The material presented in this paper was collected in 1967 while I was carrying out research in Labwor, Northern Uganda, It concerns events which took place at that time in the neighbouring area of Lango District, the home region of President Obote. For a variety of reasons, I did not investigate... more
Miracle Deliverance New World Pagan Idolatry by Pat Holliday
Idolatry and Witchcraft works in your mind but it will capture and imprison your spirit. The New Age Movement is to the highest degree of duplicitous and scathing philosophy at work in religion today. It is interlaced not only in witchcraft, idolatry and Satanism but it is attacking all Christian... more
Witches An Extraordinary Expression Of Misogyny In The 16th And 17th Centuries by Stephanie Du Barry
Woman hating during the 16th and 17th centuries was far from being a new phenomenon - it was rooted deep in the male psyche where it had been since primitive man. Woman hating, according to anthropological studies, stems from an innate fear which is still now evident among most pre-literate... more
Witchcraft In Kenmore From 1730 To 1757 by John Christie
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part... more
Bibliographical Notes On The Witchcraft Literature Of Scotland by John Ferguson
John Ferguson (1837-1916), Regius Professor of Chemistry in the University of Glasgow from 1874-1915, is best remembered for his Bibliotheca chemica, Glasgow, 1906, which is a standard tool for every investigation in the history and bibliography of chemistry. Ferguson was a keen book collector and... more
Witchcraft And Devil Lore In The Channel Islands by John Linwood Pitts
TRANSCRIPTS FROM THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE GUERNSEY ROYAL COURT, WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION.In presenting to the public another little volume of the "Guille-Alles Library Series," it affords me much pleasure to acknowledge various kindnesses experienced during its... more
Witchcraft And Superstitious Record In The South Western District Of Scotland by John Maxwell Wood
Witchcraft persecutions really began in England in 1563 with the statute of Elizabeth I, much later than elsewhere in Europe, but did not really become fully developed until the reign of James I. Various estimates have been given of the number of persons hanged as witches in England during the... more
The Devil Mark And Witch Prickers Of Scotland by John Mcdonald
Search for the Devil's or witch's marks formed an important part of the examination of suspected witches in the 17th century. These skin marks were insensitive to piercing by a needle and did not bleed. Ideas about them varied between countries. In England and America, the mark was regarded as an... more
The Philosophy Of Witchcraft by John Mitchell
The Philosophy'of Deroonology, or Witchcraft, involves in it, in a greater or lesser degree, the history of a considerable portion of the inhabitants of every age and nation, and embraces," within the wide range of its illustrations, the consideration of some of the most important faculties of the... more
Pagan Christs Studies In Comparative Hierology by John Robertson
1911. The bulk of the present volume is substantially a synthesis of Christian origins, introduced by a discussion of the principles of hierology. Such discussion is still forced on sociology by the special pleaders of the prevailing religion. But the central matter of the book is its attempt to... more
A Confirmation And Discovery Of Witchcraft Ocr Version by John Stearne
John Stearne was an associate of Matthew Hopkins the Witchfinder General. He was known at various times as the witchhunter,and "witch pricker", John Stearne, a family man and land owner from Lawshall near Bury St Edmunds, was 10 years older than Hopkins. He maintained a house in Manningtree which... more
The Witchcraft Delusion In Colonial Connecticut 1647 To 1697 Ocr Version by John Taylor
1908. The true story of witchcraft in Connecticut has never been told. It has been hidden in the ancient records and in manuscripts in private collection, and those most conversant with the facts have not made them known for one reason or another. It is written here, from authoritative sources,... more
The Witchcraft Delusion In Colonial Connecticut 1647 To 1697 by John Taylor
1908. The true story of witchcraft in Connecticut has never been told. It has been hidden in the ancient records and in manuscripts in private collection, and those most conversant with the facts have not made them known for one reason or another. It is written here, from authoritative sources,... more
The History Of Magic Vol 1 by Joseph Ennemoser
A text of 1854, in two volume to which is added an Appendix, of the most remarkable and Best Authenticated Stories of Apparitions, Dreams, Second Sight, Somnambulism, Predictions, Divination, Witchcraft, Vampires, Fairies, Table-Turning, and Spirit Rapping. Translated by William Howitt. Extremely... more
Demonomania And Witchcraft by Joseph Workman
JOSEPH Workman, hardware merchant, newspaper writer, medical teacher, and the most influential psychiatrist of his day in Canada was so highly regarded by his medical contemporaries that he was elected President of The Canadian Medical Association in 1877, first President of the Ontario Medical... more
Weaving Magic Webs Internet Identities And Teen Wiccan Subcultures by Julia Davies
Weaving Magic Webs: Internet Identities and Teen Wiccan subcultures. A consideration of one particular on line community and their web based interactions Dr. Julia Davies.This paper outlines ongoing research looking at the use made of the Internet by many teenaged girls, who form networks and... more
History Of Wicca In England by Julia Phillips
This talk was given by Julia Phillips at the Wiccan Conference in Canberra, 1991. It is mainly about the early days of the Wicca in England specifically what we now call Gardnerian and Alexandrian traditions. The text remains "as given", so please remember when you read it that it was never... more
The Literature Of Witchcraft In New England by Justin Winsor
The detailed consideration of the literary remains of witchcraft is clearly of the greatest value in helping us to understand it, and it is curious that no-one has attempted this approach before. Dr. Anglo's and his contributors' scholarly essays are therefore most welcome, and they stand out in... more
Civility And The Decline Of Magic by Keith Thomas
One of the most puzzling aspects of the emergence of a new kind of world in the last few centuries in the West is the development of what we now call 'science'. The shift from a magical and religious dominated cosmology to a mechanistic and secular one, though far from complete and far from... more
European Paganism The Realities Of Cult From Antiquity To The Middle Ages by Ken Dowden
This book has grown out of that experience in datacompression. I have always believed that smaller areas were best understood in larger contexts and in many ways the whole question of paganism in Europe requires the largest of views. The largest of views, however, takes more room and more time than... more
Halloween And Samhain by Leo Ruickbie
Find out about the history and meaning of Hallowe'en (Halloween) and Samhain. Based on a Press Association interview with Dr Leo Ruickbie in 2008.Free information sheets (typically one-page pdf documents) to download, print and re-distribute. You can hand these out to your friends, at festivals,... more
Imbolc Festival Of The Goddess Brigid by Leo Ruickbie
Is it St Bride's Day or Candlemas? No, it's Imbolc, the time when Pagan Celts honour the goddess Brigid. Free information sheets (typically one-page pdf documents) to download, print and re-distribute. You can hand these out to your friends, at festivals, post on forums and upload to your own... more
Walpurgisnacht by Leo Ruickbie
Free information sheets (typically one-page pdf documents) to download, print and re-distribute. You can hand these out to your friends, at festivals, post on forums and upload to your own website. Terms and conditions apply.
The Survival Of Witchcraft Prosecutions And Witch Belief In South West Scotland by Lizanne Henderson
During the era of the Scottish witch-hunts, Dumfries and Galloway was one of the last regions to initiate witch prosecutions, but it was also one of the most reluctant to completely surrender all belief in witches until a comparatively late date. In the late seventeeth and early eighteenth... more
The Place Of Magic In The Intellectual History Of Europe by Lynn Thorndike
Excerpt from book: ous powers to the extent that he can fascinate and bewitch his fellows. Nor should we forget the attribution to the heavenly bodies of an enormous influence over minerals and vegetation, over human health and character, over national constitutions and customs, even over religious... more
The Witch Of Prague by Marion Crawford
The witch Unorna pursues true love. While she is being pursued by Israel Kafka who is madly in love with her, Unorna falls madly in love with ""The Wanderer,"" who goes about the world in search of his long lost love, Beatrice. Unorna is not able to make the Wandered fall in love with her without... more
A Short History Of The Salem Village Witchcraft Trials Ocr Version by Martin Van Buren Perley
This short history meets that earnest desire it gives the origin, growth, and death of the hideous monster it gives dates, courts, and names of places, jurors, witnesses, and those hanged it names and explains certain "men and things" that are concomitant to the trials, with which the... more
A Short History Of The Salem Village Witchcraft Trials by Martin Van Buren Perley
This short history meets that earnest desire it gives the origin, growth, and death of the hideous monster it gives dates, courts, and names of places, jurors, witnesses, and those hanged it names and explains certain "men and things" that are concomitant to the trials, with which the... more
Reviews Of Leo Ruckbie Work by Marty Dodge
Witchcraft Out of the Shadows has been favourably reviewed by Alan Richardson, expert on the Magical Tradition, by Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de, Blogcritics, and Epinions.com, in addition to having received many personal recommendations and words of praise from readers. If you want to review... more
A Rebel And Witch The Historical Context by Marylynn Saul
Morgan le Fay, alternatively known as Morgane, Morgaine, Morgana and other variants, is a powerful sorceress in the Arthurian legend. Early works featuring Morgan do not elaborate her character beyond her role as a fay or magician. She became much more prominent in the later cyclical prose works... more
The Discovery Of Witches In Answer To Severall Queries Lately Ver 2 by Matthew Hopkins
IN Answer to severall QUERIES, LATELY Delivered to the Judges of Assize for the County of NORFOLK. Certaine Queries answered, which have been and are likely to be objected against MATTHEW HOPKINS, in his way of finding out Witches.
Rome Pagan And Papal by Mourant Brock
Religion in ancient Rome encompassed the religious beliefs and cult practices regarded by the Romans as indigenous and central to their identity as a people, as well as the various and many cults imported from other peoples brought under Roman rule. Romans thus offered cult to innumerable deities... more
Miracle Deliverance Power Of Pagan Names And Christian Names by Pat Holliday
My friend from Nigeria, Pastor-Evangelist Michael T. Adenitire writes: God hates idolatry and if it remains unresolved, the enemy has a legal right to accuse and oppress. Combing the biblical principle of the visitation of the sins of the fathers on the children with clinical data from deliverance... more
The Salem Witchcraft Papers Vol 1 by Paul Boyer
Verbatim Transcriptions of the Court Records In three volumes Edited by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum. This is the most important and accessable resourse for anyone intersested in the Salem Witch Trials. It seems a real shame that a person can buy Journey albumn released ten years ago but books... more
The Salem Witchcraft Papers Vol 3 by Paul Boyer
Verbatim Transcriptions of the Court Records In three volumes Edited by Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum. This is the most important and accessable resourse for anyone intersested in the Salem Witch Trials. It seems a real shame that a person can buy Journey albumn released ten years ago but books... more
Ye Lyttle Salem Maide A Story Of Witchcraft Ocr Version by Pauline Bradford Mackie Hopkins
Ye lyttle Salem maide, a story of witchcraft (1898), a novel by Pauline Bradford Mackie (1873-?), Lamson, Wolffe and Co., Boston, 1898.PAULINE BRADFORD MACKIE has distinguished herself as a writer of historical fiction, and for this her work is worthy of close consideration. The work of Pauline... more
Ye Lyttle Salem Maide A Story Of Witchcraft by Pauline Bradford Mackie Hopkins
Ye lyttle Salem maide, a story of witchcraft (1898), a novel by Pauline Bradford Mackie (1873-?), Lamson, Wolffe and Co., Boston, 1898.PAULINE BRADFORD MACKIE has distinguished herself as a writer of historical fiction, and for this her work is worthy of close consideration. The work of Pauline... more
Feminist Redemption Of The Witch Grimm And Michelet As 19 Century Models by Qinna Shen
This article will focus on the reconfigurations of the image of the witch in Jacob Grimm's Deutsche Mythologie (1835) as well as Jules Michelet's La Sorciere (1862). It begins with the discussion of the prevalent negative perception of the witch during Jacob Grimm's lifetime in two iconic texts:... more
Anthology 00 Introduction by Reformed Druids
Reformed Druidism has its beginning at Carleton College in the spring of 1963 as a protest to the college's requirement that all students attend a certain number of religious services or meetings. One of the ways of fulfilling the requirement was by attending services of oneUs own religion. The... more
Anthology 01 Chronicles Of The Foundation by Reformed Druids
Reformed Druidism has its beginning at Carleton College in the spring of 1963 as a protest to the college's requirement that all students attend a certain number of religious services or meetings. One of the ways of fulfilling the requirement was by attending services of oneUs own religion. The... more
Anthology 04 Laws Trivia And Calendars by Reformed Druids
Reformed Druidism has its beginning at Carleton College in the spring of 1963 as a protest to the college's requirement that all students attend a certain number of religious services or meetings. One of the ways of fulfilling the requirement was by attending services of oneUs own religion. The... more
Anthology 05 The Great Druish Books by Reformed Druids
Reformed Druidism has its beginning at Carleton College in the spring of 1963 as a protest to the college's requirement that all students attend a certain number of religious services or meetings. One of the ways of fulfilling the requirement was by attending services of oneUs own religion. The... more
Anthology 07 Miscellany by Reformed Druids
Reformed Druidism has its beginning at Carleton College in the spring of 1963 as a protest to the college's requirement that all students attend a certain number of religious services or meetings. One of the ways of fulfilling the requirement was by attending services of oneUs own religion. The... more
Anthology 08 A General History by Reformed Druids
Reformed Druidism has its beginning at Carleton College in the spring of 1963 as a protest to the college's requirement that all students attend a certain number of religious services or meetings. One of the ways of fulfilling the requirement was by attending services of oneUs own religion. The... more
Anthology 10 Oral Histories by Reformed Druids
Reformed Druidism has its beginning at Carleton College in the spring of 1963 as a protest to the college's requirement that all students attend a certain number of religious services or meetings. One of the ways of fulfilling the requirement was by attending services of oneUs own religion. The... more
The Discoverie Of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot
Remarkable 16th-century classic attempted to disprove existence of witches. Rich full account of charges against witches, witch trials, practice of the black arts. Excerpts from Inquisition, interviews with convicted witches, discussions of alchemy, astrology, much more. Indispensable primary... more
13 Questions On Paganism And Wicca by Richard Roy
My conception of any sincerely religious person is that he tries to express his convictions into his life. To me, it seems that the most potent form of prayer is in work. Or like Gurdjieff said, "Work as if everything depends on work. Pray as if everything depends on prayer." It seems to me the... more
Robert Kirk Walker Between Worlds by Robert John Stewart
This new edition of The Secret Commonwealth comes many years after I first read, in childhood, the incomplete edition prepared by Andrew Lang and published in the last century. In the intervening period a modern academic edition, edited by Stewart Sanderson, was published by the Folklore Society... more
Brewing Up Trouble Wicca And The Us Military by Robert Maginnis
It is quite possible to maintain an army that is totally male, totally white, totally heterosexual and totally monotheistic. However, in its wisdom, the U.S. army became integrated a few decades ago they have allowed women into an increasing range of assignments. They do not reject those gays... more
Pagan History The Origins Of Halloween by Rowan Moonstone
In recent years, there have been a number of pamphlets put out by various Christian organizations dealing with the origins of modern day Halloween customs. Being a Witch myself, and a student of the ancient Celts, from whom we get this holiday, I have found these pamphlets woefully inaccurate and... more
Overview And Guide For Wiccans In The Military by Sacred Well Congregation
This work developed out of an identified need for clear and concise information regarding the practice of Wicca, particularly as it pertains to US military members and their families, friends, commanders, and chaplains. Many people were significantly involved this effort. The authors would... more
Annals Of Witchcraft In New England And Elsewhere In The United States by Samuel Gardner Drake
THIS is the firft Attempt, fo far as is known to the Writer, to collect together the Annals of Witchcraft in this Country. Like all firft Attempts in an untrodden Path of Hiftory, this may fall ftiort of Expectation in feveral refpedts. Thofe who look for a Succeflion of Tales of Horrour of the... more
The Witch In Scotland And The Witch In East Anglia A Comparative Study by Stephanie Du Barry
What characteristics predisposed individuals to accusations of witchcraft? In looking at both the accused themselves and at the accusations, one is struck with many notable similarities between witches in Scotland and witches in East Anglia. This paper will examine those similarities as well as... more
Discovery Of Witches by Thomas Potts
Were not every chapter of the history of the human mind too precious an inheritance to be willingly relinquished -for appalling as its contents may be the value of the materials it may furnish may be inestimable -we might otherwise be tempted to wish that the miserable record in which the excesses... more
The Jesus Mysteries Was The Original Jesus A Pagan God by Timothy Freke
The lively and energetic style of this book will give the ordinary reader a rare insight into what may be called the New Age of Antiquity, and thereby also to the obscure and intriguing beginnings of Christianity. Scholars will appreciate the thorough documentation, specified in hundreds of... more
The Crucible And The Reasons For The Salem Witch Hunt by Tobias Johansson
The purpose of this essay is to examine and discuss what the reasons behind the witch hunts in Salem were and attempt to explain why and how they could occur. In order to do so, the following questions have been chosen in order to narrow down the field of interest, as the topic in itself is very... more
Why We Love The Apocalypse by Toby Hemenway
People in the Peak Oil movement chafe at the label of doomer, but many of us do have an apocalyptic bent. Although plenty of Peak Oil commentary is sober analysis, a survey of major websites and books quickly brings up titles like dieoff.org, oilcrash. com, The Death of the Oil Economy, The End of... more
Witchcraft In North Carolina by Tom Peete Cross
The study of popular delusions has far more than an antiquarian or academic interest. Its results constitute one of the most fascinating and instructive chapters in the story of human progress. Written history is not so much the record of battles, conquests, and legislative acts as of social and... more
New England Other Witchhunt The Hartford Witchhunt Of The 1660 by Walter Woodward
Although many teachers focus on the Salem witch-hunt of 1692, the history of witchcraft in New England provides other important perspectives from which to examine this perennially interesting topic. Salem, as the most expansive and punitive single episode of witch-hunting in colonial New En gland,... more
Records Of Salem Witchcraft Copied From The Original Documents Vol 2 by William Eliot Woodward
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our... more
Cotton Mather And Salem Witchcraft by William Frederick Poole
Nearly two centuries have passed away since the saddest tragedy of early New England history was enacted at Salem and Salem Village. Instead of fading out from the memory of men, the incidents of Salem Witchcraft are receiving more attention to-day than at any former period. Tlie fact of its being... more
Witch Warlock And Magician Historical Sketches Of Magic And Witchcraft Ocr Version by William Henry Davenport Adams
The following pages may be regarded as a contribution towards that 'History of Human Error' which was undertaken by Mr. Augustine Caxton. I fear that many minds will have to devote all their energies to the work, if it is ever to be brought to completion and, indeed, it may plausibly be argued that... more
The Christian Eucharist And The Pagan Cults by William Mansfield Groton
Publisher: London, Longmans, Green, and co. Publication date: 1914 Subjects: Lord's Supper Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text.
Witchcraft In Salem Village In 1692 Together With Some Account Of Other Witchcraft Prosecutions by Winfield Nevins
MY design in writing this book has been to tell the story of the witchcraft delusion of 1692 in such a way as to convey a faithful picture to the reader. In order to do this it seemed advisable to give some account of the settlement of Salem and the neighboring villages, and their growth from 1626... more
Witchcraft In Salem Village In 1692 Together With A Review Of The Opinions Of Modern Writers by Winfield Nevins
Since the publication of Witchcraft in Salem Village many writers have been speculating as to the causes which led to what they are pleased to call the "delusion/' or the "craze" or the "murder", of 1602. Hypnotism, spiritualism and various isms and ologies are suggested as causes for the outbreak... more
