The Witches' Way: Principles, Rituals and Beliefs of Modern Witchcraft

Farrar, Janet & Stewart; appendix by Doreen Valiente

ISBN 10: 0919345719 / ISBN 13: 9780919345713

Published by Phoenix Publishing Inc., 1988

About this Item

Hardcover with dustjacket : very good plus / very good minus. Book: spine tips are a little worn, otherwise excellent. Jacket : clean and bright; edge wear with a small chip, some tears and creases; light wear to back flap fold. 349 pages; b&w illustrations; later edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 132532

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Witches' Way: Principles, Rituals and Beliefs of Modern Witchcraft
• Publisher: Phoenix Publishing Inc.
• Publication Date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0919345719
• ISBN 13: 9780919345713
• Binding: Hard Cover with Dustjacket
• Edition: Later Edition.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Spiritual / Religion / Metaphysics / Inspirational

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Synopsis

The most comprehensive and revealing work on the practices, rituals and beliefs of modern witchcraft since Gerald Gardner's influential but unpublished 'Book of Shadows' triggered the revival movement in the 1950s. The authors explain what Gardner's text actually was, how he used it, and, as far as possible, what his sources were. The book goes on to give in full the first, second and third degree initiation rites, the consecration rites, and the many non-ritual passages of the 'Book of Shadows'. The rest of the book explains what the Craft is all about, covering everything from the rationale of witchcraft to reincarnation; from ethics to sex; from symbolism to spells; from astral projection to psychic healing; from clairvoyance to witchcraft's place in today's world. (2015-10-05)