Witchy's Crafts

an Appalachian witch stuck in the frigid North. folk magic, polytheism, and general craftiness.

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The Imblog Post

Imbolg is a holiday close to my heart. Most of my practice does not involve deity, but to me this time of year is inextricably linked to the myth of Brigid and the Cailleach. Though I do not often engage in worship or prayer, Brigid has a special place in my heart and home. Her icons and myths resonate with me, and I take time to honor her and set a place on the altar for her. I will not go into…

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[thornyoak]

Finished! Herbal cough drops, coming soon to an Etsy store near you! #herbs #herbal #naturalmedicine #folkremedy #witch #magic #plants #Etsy

[phoenix-fire-witchcraft]

I really want to get into traditional witchcraft, but I don't knew what books are good and which ones are bad. Can you tell me some good ones?

*clears throat*

~Practical Reading~

•Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways***- Gemma Gary

•A Deed Without A Name: Unearthing the Legacy of Traditional Witchcraft***
- Lee Morgan

•The Flame in the Cauldron***-Orion Foxwood

•The Devil’s Dozen***-Gemma Gary

•The Devil’s Plantation: East Anglian Lore, Witchcraft & Folk-Magic***-Nigel Pearson

•Call of the Horned Piper***
- Nigel Aldcroft Jackson

• Masks of Misrule***- Nigel Jackson

•Treading the Mill: Practical Craft Working in Modern Traditional Witchcraft
- Nigel G. Pearson

•Mastering Witchcraft: A Practical Guide for Witches, Warlocks and Covens***
- Paul Husson

•Devon Witchcraft and Folk Ways
- Sarah Hewett

•Crone’s Book of Charms and Spells***- Valerie Worth

Crone’s Book of Magical Words*
- Valerie Worth

•The Black Toad: West Country Witchcraft and Magic***
- Gemma Gary

~Historical Reading~•Visions of Isobel Gowdie: Magic, Witchcraft, and Dark Shamanism in 17th Century Scotland***-Emma Wilby

•Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits
***- Emma Wilby

•Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History
- Owen Davies

•The Power of Words: Studies on Charms and Charming in Europe- James A. Kapalo, Eva Pocs and William Francis Ryan

•The Tradition of Household Spirits: Ancestral Lore and Practices
- Claude Lecouteux

•Between the Living and the Dead
- Eva Pocs

•Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches’ Sabbath
- Carlo Ginzburg and Raymond Rosenthal

•The Night Battles: Witchcraft & Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth & Seventeenth Centuries
- Carlo Ginzburg, John Tedeschi and Anne Tedeschi

•Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages
- Claude Lecouteux

*= These are really just spell books with not much else in them. They’re good, but not if you want to understand deeper the spiritual side of Traditional Witchcraft.

***= highest recommendation

[phoenix-fire-witchcraft]

Made a few modifications to this list! Took off a few of the more ridiculous titles I had before, as well as some of the more dry academic books. I’m a supporter of academic reading, but if you can’t enjoy what you’re reading then you won’t retain it. Hope this helps those who need it!

[thornyoak]

Cooking up a batch of herbal cough drops. That beautiful elderberry blue!

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Building a Path - Part 1: Sources

Building a Path – Part 1: Sources

When discussing sources, we must consider the word in two ways. One is the traditional understanding, of an academic source, read and cited in one’s research. The other is more broad — the source as a well from which our practice springs, or as the cornerstone upon which one’s path is built. Some paths come from a singular source, such as a religion based on a particular collection of literature,…

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