The Wiccan Handbook A Practical Guide to Creating Magic and Mystery

by Bowes, Susan

• ISBN13: 9780806967752
• ISBN10: 0806967757
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Magic can bring you love, health, protection for yourself and others, and even financial security, as long as your intentions are puresafely. Enrich your life and access hidden sources of power with the ancient knowledge of Wicca, and safely open up the door to a world of miraculous happenings. Inside these pages you'll find only the good and kind, with the beauty of a witch's work and history visible in numerous spectacular photos and paintings. Cast spells and conduct rituals with candles, incense, the grimoire, the besom, the athame (magical knife), and the all-important wand, and enhance your work with the magical and healing properties of herbs, trees, crystals, colors, numbers, and astrology. Interpret runes and read the tarot, and make amulets and talismans to repel evil. These secret recipes will steer you in a positive direction--and turn the dream of controlling your destiny into a reality.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(7)
PART 1 THE STORY OF WITCHCRAFT
The Early Times	13	(12)
PART 2 MODERN WITCHCRAFT
The Modern Witch	25	(3)
The Tools of the Trade	28	(18)
Magical Charms and Symbols	46	(17)
PART 3 PRACTICING SAFE SPELLS
The Witch's Calendar	63	(9)
Casting a Sacred Circle	72	(4)
The Witch's Way to Draw in Love	76	(10)
Creating Abundance	86	(12)
Creating Miracles	98	(10)
Conclusion	108	(2)
Further Reading	110	(2)
Index	112