An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present

395 Pages·1988·4.52 MB·English

by  Doreen Valiente

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CONTENTS
Prefatcoet he1 986 Bonfires 44
edition x Booko fS hadows 46
Introductixoiin Brocken,The4 7
BroomstoircB ke somT,h e 48
BuneWand 49
A Burniantgt heSt akaesa
Airttsh,eF our PunishmfeonWrti tches 50
AlphabeMtasg,i cal 2
Amulets 5
AntiquoifWt iyt chcraft6 c
ApuleiLuusc,i us 10 CanonE piscopi5 3
Aradia 12 Catass W itcheFsa'm iliars5 4
Artemis 17 Cauldron 57
AstrPalla nTeh,e 18 CaveA rtR,e ligiaonuds
Astrology2 1 Magical 58
Athame 23 CeremonMiaagli ci,td si fference
Athoa, N ameo ft heH orned froWmi tchcraft6 2
God 24 ChanctonbRuirnyg 63
AtlanTtriasd,i tiDoenrsi ved Cimaruta 64
from 26 CirclMea,g ic 64
AustraWliitac,h crianfP tr esent-CotswolWdist,c hcrianft
day 27 the 66
Avalotnh,eA ncient BritishC oven 69
Paradise2 9 CrossroaasWd ist cheMse'e ting
Places 73
CrowleAyl,e ister7 3
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Baphomet 32
BasiBce lioeffWsi tches3 5 D
BellarmJiungest ,h eciorn nectioDna ncinigt,Us s ei n
witWhi tchcraft 38 Witchcraft 77
BiblRee,f eretnoWc iet chcrianft DeeD,r J ohn 79
the 40 Demonology 81
BlacFka sTth,e 41 Devil 83
BlacMka ssT,h e 42 DevilM'asr k 87
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Diana 89 Hecate 168
Digitali9s2 Herbuss ebdy W itches 169
Divinatio9n2 Hilalsss ociawtietdh
DorseOto ser 9 5 Witchcraft17 2
DrakeS,i Frr ancis9 6 HoleSdt ones 175
Druidtsh,e Liirn kwsi th HopkinMsa,t thew 176
Witchcraft 97 HorneGdo dT,h e 181
Horseasn dW itchcraft 185
HypnosWiist,c hcraanftd 188
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EasteLrinn kwsi tEhu ropean
Witchcraft 101 I
ElemenStpsi,r oiftt sh e 107 Imageuss eidn M agic 191
Esbat 108 IncenMsaeg,i cUasle so f 194
EviEly e 111 Incuabnid S uccubi 197
Evocation1 15 Initiatio2n0s3
Invocation2s0 5
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FairiaensdW itches 118 J
Familiars1 24 Janicot2 08
FamouCsu rses 129
FertiWloirtsyh,i opf 132
FirMea gic 135 K
Flagellaittuisso ein n,F olk KytelDearm,e A lice 212
Rites 137
FlyiOnign tments1 42
Fossiulssea ds C harms 147 L
FourP owerosft he Lammas 217
Magus 150 Lawsa gaiWnisttc hcraft 218
LelandC,h arlGeosd frey 223
Lilith2 25
G Love charms 226
GardneGre,r ald
Brosseau1 52
GartearsWs i tcheSsi'g ns 158 M
GreeMna n,T he 160 Magic 231
GypsiaensdW itchcraft 161 Mandrake 234
MansonC,h arles 239
MoonW orship 242
H Mother Shipt2o4n6
Halloween1 64 MurraMya,r garAelti ce 248
HauntinCgosn nectweidt h
Witchcraft 165
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N Tortuusreed w iotnc he3s13
NorDtoho Trh,e 250 TreaensWd i tchcr3a1ft8
NuidtRyi,t ua2l5 1
NumbetrhseO,ic rc ult
Significa25n5c e u
U.F.O.3s24
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0 WitchicnPr raefts ent-
OlOdn eT,h e 258 day 325
UprigMhatn T,h e 330
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Palsmtiry2 60 v
Pan 262 Vampire3s33
PentagTrhaem 2,6 4
PersecoufWt iitocnh e2s6 6
PhalWloircsp h i273 W
Werewolv3e37s
WitBcahl ls34 0
Q Witchcr3a4ft3
Quienstnscee 277 WitcLhaedsd'Te hre, 350
WitocfhS carpfga goGtr een,
The 352
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RitMuuarld er2 84 X
Royalittcyso, n nectionsX -wtihtSehi gonft hCer oss3 55
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s Yule 358
Sabbat29 3
Scryin3g00
StonaenSsdt oCnier cle30s4 z
SummeMrosn,t agu3e0 7 ZoidaTch,e 361
T Index 365
TarCoatr ds 310
ILLSUTRATIOSN
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byt haeu thor 25
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BELLARMINJEU GSO.n ee xample 39
BROCKEN,T HE.A n oelndgv rian'gT,h Sep ecotfr e the
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Famirl'ai,p a rianfttt ehrse e venteentphi-cctaeutnrtteru ir-y
butteoJd o rdaens 55
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ruseu,r roubnyod tehdae mru tlsfeor mt haeu thcoorcl'tlosien 55
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Flemairsthoi fts htfie ft eenth-century 227
ILLUSTRAixT IONS
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priwnhtisdc ehc ltahreetmdo gbeen uine 235
NUDIT,YR ITUALA.lb recDhutr eern'gsr aovffi ounrwg i tch2e5s2
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minogf'w itcfhoremst hpea mph"lWeitt,c Ahpepser hended,
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witcmheeest ing 267
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SabbfaortmT abledaeuL 'l nconsdteasMn acuevs aA ingebsy
PieDrerL ea ncre 295
TREES AWNITDC HCRAFTTh.eW orlTdre Yeg,g adsrill3 19
WITCHCRASFoTm.te o oolfws i tcahfcstre,ot u ats i fu poan
wit'cashl tar 319
ZODIATCH,E T.h eL eot hLei ofing ufrorem t hGela stuornyb
Zodiac 326
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