Witchcraft Religion

Expert author Julia Halina Hadas offers in depth explanations about the moon’s energy and history in witchcraft, its phases, and what that means for your magickal spells, rituals, and intentions, and how best to work with the moon to amplify your witchcraft power. And with over 50 spells and rituals based on the moon’s phases, you’ll find the power of the moon is all you need to take your magick to the next level.

From a manual for witch hunters written by King James himself in 1597, to court documents from the Salem witch trials of 1692, to newspaper coverage of a woman stoned to death on the streets of Philadelphia while the Continental Congress met, The Penguin Book of Witches is a treasury of historical accounts of accused witches that sheds light on the reality behind the legends. This volume provides a unique tour through the darkest history of English and North American witchcraft.

Interest in Wicca, witchcraft, and magic has increased exponentially over the past few decades. It is estimated that there are over one million practicing Wiccans around the world today. This is good news, since Wicca teaches us to appreciate the Earth, with a focus on balance and harmony with nature, and a recognition of the magical power inherent in the universe as well as in ourselves. Wicca for Beginners, by best-selling author Lisa Chamberlain, was created as an entry point for anyone seeking information about this fascinating religion.

Discover the ancient lore, household techniques, and spiritual wisdom that will help turn every day into a time of magic, respect for all, and love of the goddess. Wheel of the Year takes you on a month-by-month journey of discovery through seasonal aspects of Paganism practiced both in recent and ancient times.

Are you looking for a complete and detailed guide to start practicing Wicca Magic? If you want to discover all the secrets behind the Wicca Religion, start your own magical journey, and become a true Wiccan, then keep listening.... Many times people who are starting to get interested in this religion learn only how they can begin to practice it superficially, without developing a very detailed and profound knowledge.

Colombia es una nación en la que la magia parece fundirse con la realidad; un país en donde el realismo mágico surge en cada rincón, y en el que la brujería y los encantamientos se mantienen vigentes a través del tiempo y el espacio. En este nuevo audiolibro, Esteban Cruz Niño reúne diez casos relacionados con estos temas en Colombia, en donde mezcla una rigurosa investigación periodística con entrevistas a personajes famosos y de la cultura popular del país para demostrar cómo la brujería, desde siempre, ha permeado todas las esferas de la sociedad.

The ways of magic are revealed in nature.... The secrets are written in meandering streams and drifting clouds, whispered by the roaring ocean and cooling breeze, echoed through caves and rocks and forests. When you draw a heart in the sand, call on the four winds for assistance, or ask the rain to wash away a bad habit, you are practicing Earth magic. By working in harmony with nature, we can transform ourselves, our lives, and our world. This tried-and-true guide offers more than 100 spells, rites, and simple rituals you can perform using the powerful energy of the Earth.

Voodoo hoodoo is the unique variety of Creole voodoo found in New Orleans. This rich compendium includes more than 300 authentic voodoo and hoodoo recipes, rituals, and spells for love, justice, luck, prosperity, health, and success. Cultural psychologist and root worker Denise Alvarado, who grew up in New Orleans, draws from a lifetime of recipes and spells learned from family, friends, and local practitioners.

Chock full of inspiration and ideas for making the most out of the magical energies of your food, Wicca Kitchen Witchery by best-selling author Lisa Chamberlain is an excellent resource for anyone who would like to incorporate magical practices into their approach to cooking. Kitchen witchery, also known as "kitchen magic", "pantry magic", "culinary wizardry", and other names, is the art of intertwining food and magic through creative visualization, focused intention, and a love for utilizing the bounty of Mother Earth in nourishing, transformative meals.

By addressing the perennial human issues at the heart of witchcraft - construction of enmity and intertwined fate - these narrative accounts also illuminate older witch beliefs revealed in witchcraft trial documents. Making Witches shows that in storytelling communities with a rich legacy of witch lore, witch tradition has endured well into the twentieth century.

Since the dawn of time, magic has been the node around which all human activities and culture revolve. As magic entered the development of science, art, philosophy, religion, myth, and psychology, it still retained its essence: that we have a dynamic connection with all other forms of life. Exploring the source magic that flows beneath the surface of culture and occulture throughout the ages, Carl Abrahamsson offers a “magical-anthropological” journey from ancient Norse shamanism to the modern magick of occultists like Genesis P-Orridge.

A modern Mexican bruja is a powerful person, one who reads the tarot and performs spellwork and rituals of devotion to their spirit guides and deities. Brujeria, which translates as witchcraft in Spanish, is a unique form of spirituality that blends core elements of Afro-Indigenous beliefs. Having originated in Mexico, brujeria is now practiced in Latinx communities across the world.

There are so many ways in which the craft can serve to unite one with the world around us and to enrich ones with all the natural magic that is inherent in this Earth. So many of us make our way through life, sure that there is something a little bit more to this life, but being completely uncertain of how to tap into it or of how to use it to our advantage in life. As it turns out, there is a vast number of ways in which one can align oneself with and avail oneself of the magic that’s all around us.

When thinking of magic or spells, one might imagine wicked witches or wand-wielding wizards. However, unlike fictional magic, magick does not have the power to turn people into frogs, or summon fireballs from thin air. Indeed, you will be surprised to know that modern witchcraft, magick, and spells are a reliable, spiritual way to express your deepest desires and make them come true.

Three great strands of practice and belief run through human history - science, religion and magic. Over the last few centuries, magic - the idea that we have a connection with the universe and that the universe responds to us - has developed a bad reputation. But it is still with us, as it has been for millennia, as Professor Chris Gosden shows in this extraordinarily bold and unprecedented history.

For the first time in more than a decade, Grimassi introduces listeners to a new system of witchcraft, one that draws upon the old ways and the old days to teach the practitioner how to master all that it is to be a Witch. Chock full of spells and rituals, Grimassi takes listeners deep into the woods to learn the secrets of the Thorned Path. Here we meet the entities that dwell deep within the organic memory of the earth - the devas, the deities, the magical life force behind the surface of the wooded glen.

Bring the passionate element of fire into your practice with this captivating entry in Llewellyn's Elements of Witchcraft series. Featuring spells, rituals, recipes, and folklore, Fire Magic shows you how to fully harness the flame and add new meaning and energy to your life.

Candle magic is the simplest and most powerful forms of magic, used by both beginners and long-term magic users. Candle magic focuses the power of your will and harnesses it to the energy of fire to manifest your desires in the physical world. You can use the practical spells in this book to tap into your inner power, seize control of your destiny, and improve your life forever.

A History of Ghosts, Spirits & the Supernatural charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in the world, covering everything from Neolithic ancestor-worship and ancient necromancy to modern-day ghost-hunting and "creepypasta" tales, and from the Japanese onryo ("vengeful spirit") to the La Llorona ("weeping woman") of Latin America.

Filled with transformative stories of powerful women from legend and history, this book explores themes that witches, heretics, and warriors confront in a patriarchal world. Join the fight against the status quo by learning how to invoke your own defiant female ancestors and the lessons they represent. Each chapter examines a topic like standing tall in your beliefs, finding your voice, embracing your sexuality, and loving your body.