Elemental Magic By Nigel Pennick

An expert on european rural folk magic traditions, author nigel pennick presents a comprehensive introduction to the principles, rituals, practices, and magical tools required to draw on the magic inherent in the natural world.He explains how people throughout the centuries have built a relationship with the elemental energies around them using simple, everyday practices in order to attune themselves to nature, the seasons, and the cosmos for magical purposes.The author explores earth, mineral, and plant magic as well as the magical properties of the earths cycles and concentrated places of power within the landscape.He examines magical workings with animals, drawing on authentic traditions such as the toadsmen or toadswomen, whose power is given by toads, and the berserker qualities conferred by magical bondings with wild animals like bears and wolves.He explains how to craft your own magical talismans, wands, and divining rods; design your own ceremonies; practice elemental meditatio