BOOKS
My book on traditional Cornish Witchcraft is due for publication this year. It deals with such subjects as the gathering of land powers, the Cornish Spirit world, Bucca, tools of Cornish witchcraft, traditional ritual, places of power, Cornish magic, substances and charms, workings of the moon, the Cornish ritual year and more.
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Here is a selection of useful books covering the subjects of Cornish Witchcraft, Folk Magic and Cunning as well as books covering Traditional Witchcraft & Cunning Folk in General.
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An Joan The Crone
The History & Craft of the Cornish Witch
The term "An Joan" is the traditional name once applied to a Cornish witch. In this history of the Cornish witch, Kelvin I. Jones pieces together a fascinating account of four centuries of the work and reputations of Cornish witches. The book also includes a detailed A to Z of witchcraft in Cornwall. This is the most detailed study ever attempted on the subject of Cornish Witchcraft.
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OCCULT CORNWALL
Magic, Witchcraft & the Supernatural in Cornwall
Because of its isolated position, Cornwall has always had its fair share of occult history. In this detailed Study, Kelvin I. Jones provides us a rare glimpse into the fascinating world of witches, wizards, magicians and exorcists in this wild and remote county. A rich compendium of magic and the supernatural in Cornwall
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PAGAN CORNWALL
Land of the Goddess
This book discovers a continuity of Goddess-tradition in remote Cornwall from ancient times right up to the present day, using evidence from archaeological research, folklore and legend and rural tradition and custom. Rich in information the book is also alive with photographs and artwork by Goddess celebrating women artists living in Cornwall.
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TREADNG THE MILL
Practical Craft Working
in Modern Traditional Witchcraft
This book is concerned with the traditions pre-dating the Gardnerian revival and concentrates on the practical aspects of Traditional Witchcraft. It covers such areas as creating the Compass; crafting and use of wands; sacred wines and brews and the mysteries of the cup; practical spell crafting using words, herbs, oils, salves and natural objects; trance working techniques, including instructions for soul flight; working with natural Spirits, familiars, the fetch, the ancestors and faerie realms; approaching and working with the Witch God and Goddess in various aspects. A book for the serious student of real Witchcraft. Paperback, 248pp.
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Call of the Horned Piper
A practical Grimoire of Traditional Witchcraft. Covering the archetypes & myths of the Traditional Craft exploring the inner symbology of the old Witchcraft religion, the sacred cycle, working tools, incantations, spells, path working, spirit lines, knots & thread lore & more. The text is complimented beautifully by the author's original artwork
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WITCHA - A Book of Cunning
WITCHA presents many secrets of English witchcraft, giving details of widdershins and deosil circle casting, spell-craft, divination, spiritism, sabbats and esbats, sacrifice, entheogens, philosophy, history, and more. The focus is primarily upon ‘operative 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. Illustrated with photographs detailing, with their kind permission and support, exhibits from the Museum of Witchcraft , Boscastle
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THE AZOETIA
A Grimoire of the Sabbatic Craft
One of the most sought-after new magical works of our time and may be regarded as the foundation text of the Sabbatic Craft Tradition in its present phase of work. Comprised of three main parts: an exposition of preliminary magico-aesthetic formulae with detailed descriptions of working tools; the full text of the Sabbatic Rituals of Ingress, Congress, and Egress; and an eleven-chaptered Grimoirium detailing the arcana and composite practices of the Sacred Alphabet - the twenty-two lettered code of sorcerous principles underlying the practical spectrum of the Arte Magical.
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CUNNING FOLK & FAMILIAR SPIRITS
The first comprehensive examination of popular familiar belief in early modern Britain. Providing an in-depth analysis of the correlation between early modern British magic and tribal shamanism, the experiential dimension of popular magic and witchcraft in early modern Britain, and explores the links between British fairy beliefs and witch beliefs. In the hundreds of confessions relating to witchcraft and sorcery trials in early modern Britain there are detailed descriptions of working relationships between magical practitioners and familiar spirits of either human or animal form.
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CUNNING FOLK - Popular Magic in English History
Local practitioners of magic, providing small-scale but valued services to the community. Mostly un-sensational in their approach, cunning-folk helped people with everyday problems: how to find lost objects; how to escape from bad luck or a suspected spell; and how to attract a lover or keep the love of a husband or wife. While cunning-folk sometimes fell foul of the authorities, both church and state often turned a blind eye to their existence and practices. In a world of uncertainty, before insurance and modern science, cunning-folk played an important role that has previously been ignored.
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THE PICKINGILL PAPERS
George Pickingill (1816 -1909) was said to be the leader of the witches in Canewdon, Essex. A fascinating collection of correspondence looking in detail at not only the differences between the Traditional Cunning Craft & modern Wicca but also exploring possible common roots, the relationship between the Hereditary Craft & Gardnerian Wicca, the influence of Freemasonry on the medieval witch cult, sex magic, ley lines, earth energy, prehistoric shamanism, the East Anglian lodges of Cunning Men & much more.
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