Folk Witchcraft: A Guide to Lore, Land, and the Familiar Spirit for the Solitary Practitioner

A new, updated edition of the first entry in the Folk Witchcraft series. Complete with practical exercises, descriptions of craft theories and models, hand-drawn illustrations, and the author's working grimoire, Folk Witchcraft provides the student witch with an insightful perspective on the craft that is firmly rooted in the past, but adapted for the present. Experienced witches will deepen and enrich their practices by connecting more fully to traditional magics from hundreds of years in the past. Learn how to: -Master ecstatic methods of spirit-flight described in witch-lore -Celebrate the turning of the seasons with traditional rituals -Cultivate closer relationships with nature spirits and personal familiars -Work powerful traditional charms, such as the witches' ladder, the poppet, and blessing/cursing by gesture -Discern the magical properties of herbs and plants without relying on tables from books -Augur practical guidance from the spirit world -Utilize old craft incantations,