Description
Book SynopsisA definitive guide to the magical practices of the wise women.
Beginning with a brief history of witchcraft, this irrestible guide explores the huge range of beliefs, festivals, skills and lore, including:
- goddesses, priestesses, witches
- reincarnation, karma, magic, power
- the aura, the chakras, psychic awareness, astral travelling, pathworking, dreamwork, healing
- covens, initiations, collectives, lone witches- the circle, the altar, wands, robes, chalices, incenses, oils, candles
- the moon, the planets- sabbats, esbats, solstices, equinoxes, Samhain, Candlemas, Beltane, Lammas
- tarot, scrying, starcraft, herbal lore.
Gathering together all the disciplines of European witchcraft and giving rituals and spells for use in our lives, A Woman's Book of Shadows, first published in 1993, is a remarkable compendium of magical lore, psychic skills and women's mysteries.
Table of ContentsCONTENTS
1. Introduction 1
2. Herstory 9
3. The Triple Goddess 15
4. Witchcraft from Pre-history to the Burning Times 43
5. The Rise of the Fathergod 53
6. Starcraft and the Moon 69
7. Ritual 85
8. Festivals of the Year 113
9. Ethics 139
10. Spellcraft 159
11. Developing Psychic Skills 171
12. Divination – The Tarot 191
13. Herbal Lore 223
Appendix A 243
Appendix B 247
Appendix C 249
Notes to the chapters 257
Bibliography 271
Index 281
