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Part the thorny bramble and take a walk along the bewitchingly mysterious Crooked Path. Within these pages discover a wealth of hands-on tips and techniques to begin your journey into the realm of Traditional Witchcraft. Learn to weave a powerful personal practice that is informed by folklore and grounded in your own location and natural landscape. Along the way you will find valuable information regarding the tools, rituals, and spells of this fascinating tradition, together with lessons on connecting with deities, familiar spirits, ancestors, and the spirits of place. With supportive advice and encouragement, Kelden provides everything you need to successfully navigate your own path, helping you master even advanced practices such as hedge-crossing as you transform your day-to-day experience into a life filled with magic and spirit.

ISBN-13: 9780738762036

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide - LTD.

Publication Date: 01-08-2020

Pages: 240

Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Kelden (Minnesota) has been practicing Traditional Witchcraft for more than a decade. He is the author of The Crooked Path: An Introduction to Traditional Witchcraft. Additionally, his writing has appeared in The Witch's Altar, The New Aradia: A Witch's Handbook to Magical Resistance, and This Witch magazine. Kelden is also the cocreator of The Traditional Witch's Deck, and he authors a blog on the Patheos Pagan channel called By Athame and Stang. In his free time, Kelden enjoys reading, hiking, growing poisonous plants, and playing ukulele. Learn more at Patheos.com/Blogs/ByAthameAndStang. Gemma Gary is a devoted practitioner of old-style witchcraft, folk magic, and cunning traditions, and cofounder of Troy Books, which specializes in occult and witchcraft traditions of England. She is the author of six books, including the bestselling Traditional Witchcraft. A British old-craft initiate, Gemma serves as the founder of the Craft Order Kord Bucca and as the Dyawles of the coven Ros an Bucca. Additionally, she is a Guise dancer in Penzance's popular midwinter festival and a longstanding trustee of the world famous Museum of Witchcraft & Magic. Gemma lives and works in the far west of Cornwall, a land rich in ancient sites, folklore, seasonal customs, and magical tradition.

Table of Contents

Contents

List of Exercises … xv

From the Black Book … xvii

Foreword by Gemma Gary … xix

Introduction … 1

PART I: WHAT IS TRADITIONAL WITCHCRAFT?
Chapter 1: Defining Traditional Witchcraft … 7
Chapter 2: The Historical Development of Traditional Witchcraft … 17

PART II: WORKING WITH MAGIC
Chapter 3: Magical Basics … 31
Chapter 4: The Traditional Witch's Tools … 43
Chapter 5: The Rituals of Traditional Witchcraft … 57
Chapter 6: Spellcraft … 71

PART III: WORKING WITH THE OTHERWORLD Chapter 7: The Witch Father and Witch Mother … 85
Chapter 8: Ancestors, Familiars, and Fetches … 99
Chapter 9: Into the Otherworld … 119

PART IV: WORKING WITH THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE
Chapter 10: Engaging with the Land … 141
Chapter 11: Plants, Stones, and Animals … 153
Chapter 12: Seasons, Weather, and Planets … 171

PART V: REFLECTING ON THE CROOKED PATH
Chapter 13: Establishing Your Own Traditional Witchcraft Practice … 193

CONCLUSION
A Witch's Farewell … 203

Glossary … 205

Bibliography … 209