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"Strix Craft: Ancient Greek Magic for the Modern Witch"
Bring the magic of ancient Greece into the modern world with this powerful book full of Strix, Hellenic Polytheist, and Iatromantis practices. Featuring wisdom that used to be only available to scholars, Strix Craft presents Greek magic in a concise format with contemporary ideas and hands-on practices.
Oracle guides you through the many compelling facets of the Strix, from its relationship with Greece and Thessaly to how it approaches herbal, healing, and erotic magic. Meet the deities and spirits of Greek magic. Explore how to commune with the dead. Discover the mythology, tools, and festivals of the Strix. This engaging book shows you how to apply ancient magical traditions to everyday life, from performing rituals to working at an altar.
Praise for Strix Craft:
"Strix Craft is a remarkable and ambitious work that is sure to be an indispensable resource to any magical devotee of Hekate and the classical gods of antiquity."—Mat Auryn, author of Psychic Witch
"Strix Craft is an exciting development in modern Hellenic devotional practice. Oracle Hekataios is bold and unafraid in the subjects he covers, and his skillful blending of well researched historical sources with established techniques from the Western mystery schools will make Strix Craft a delight to read for new and experienced witches alike."—Tara Sanchez, author of The Temple of Hekate
"[A]n intriguing approach to modern witchcraft inspired by ancient Greek lore...Highly practical, the author covers magical tools, herbal lore, mythology and devotional rituals, and a large number of spells for love, healing, protection, and more, all informed with an ancient Greek aesthetic. "—Patrick Dunn, author of The Orphic Hymns
About the Author
Oracle Hekataios is a modern-day seer, iatromantis, Strix, and initiated Wiccan. He is the Hierophant and Founder of the Ophic Strix Tradition, a High Priest (Minos) in the Minoan Brotherhood, and an initiate in the Alexandrian Tradition of Witchcraft. He also has experience being involved in other traditions and orders. Oracle is a practicing priest of the Goddess Hekate, and a devotee of the God Dionysos.