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Ancestral Celt
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Post subject: Defences Against the Witches' Craft  Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 4:55 pm |
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Title: Defences Against the Witches' Craft: Anti-cursing Charms from English Folk Magick, Traditional Witchcraft and the Grimoire Traditions
Author: John Canard
ISBN: 9781905297184
No preaching, just practical ways of preventing and combatting curses and hexes. I only had one small quibble on a historical matter, but other than that a superb book that every witch should own.
Defences Against the Witches' Craft is a slim book packed full of useful information on charms, amulets and other ways of dealing with malefic magical forces. John Canard provides methods of preventing and combatting curses and hexes using a wide variety of English practices including herbs, poppets, special stones and other traditional tools. John Canard gives the source of his information, most of which is very much rooted in England, but is supplemented by similar practices from other cultures.
The book is well written, in a friendly manner, and refrains from preaching on ethical matters. For the most part, it is assumed the reader has a working knowledge of magic, with step-by-step instructions provided only for a few methods. A small bibliography is provided for the reader who wishes to explore further the historical uses of the various items mentioned in the book.
I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 4½/5
Last edited by Ancestral Celt on Mon May 24, 2010 4:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Briganta
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Post subject: Re: Defences Against the Witches' Craft Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 9:56 pm |
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I'd like to read it just because of the English folk magic material. Thanks for posting this, Ancestral Celt.
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Post subject: Re: Defences Against the Witches' Craft Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 11:36 pm |
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It sounds like a terrific read that could very well be a good source of material when crafting my own workings...
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