BOOKS ON TRADITIONAL WITCHCRAFT

Item #BBALTRA: Balkan Traditional Witchcraft
by Radomir Ristic

Published in English for the first time, this groundbreaking book by Radomire Ristic is a compilation of historical data, anthropological studies, and the authors own experiences and interviews with the Witches of the Balkans. Covering both theory and practice, the book gives a complete system of Balkan Traditional Witchcraft.

Balkan Traditional Witchcraft is an ancient system from humanity's dawn that has survived into modern times due to the unique history of the region, and its practice can be applied to any culture, state or region in the world.

Translated into English by Michael C. Carter, Jr., this book - a bestseller in its native Serbia - is an incredible look into the world of the Balkan Witch, covering ritual trance, tools, rites for healing, love, divination, defense and for making charms. It also explores the supernatural beings that Balkan Witches share their world with, deities, fairies and other spirits. There has never been such a deep exploration of the magic of this region available in English before.

Item #BGRIMOD: Grimoire of Modern Cunningfolk
by Peter Paddon

The Grimoire for Modern Cunningfolk is a practical manual of Traditional non-Wiccan Witchcraft.

While there are a lot of texts that cover advanced and academic subjects of interest to traditional Crafters, all of the introductory books tend to focus on Wicca… until now.

In this book Peter Paddon - Magister of Briar Rose and host of the popular Crooked Path podcast - covers his particular path of Witchcraft from scratch. He goes over the basics of his personal Path, along with exambles of alternatives from other traditions, covering philosophy, lore and practical techniques.

The Crooked Path is a way of Crafting based on experiencing the Mysteries of Ancestors and the Sacred Landscape first-hand, and Peter guides the seeker through the basics with competence and humor. This is a 169 page softcover book.

Item #BFORTUB: Forge of Tubal Cain
by Ann Finnin

For over 30 years, Ann and Dave Finnin have been at the center of the Pagan community in Southern California. Here is the story of the groups and covens that came and went, and those that grew into thriving Traditions.

In particular, this book recounts the history of the Roe-buck and the Clan of Tubal Cain in America, along with the groups and people that influenced them. Ann writes about all of the "Big Names" in the Craft from Los Angeles and beyond from personal experience - she was there, working and interacting with the people and groups that are legendary in Craft Circles.

But there is more than just stories. Also included is an account of the Roebuck training, including rituals, exercises and pathworkings. As Ed Fitsh says in the foreward:

Then she goes into the second part of this fascinating book, and one that deserves close study from all who are interested in the Craft. Ann Describes in detail exactly how to go far beyond the ritual techniques used by most magical traditions, and how to safely contact the Higher Powers; be they Gods, archetypes, group minds or whatever one chooses to name them… and to gain valid, totally new lore from them. This is a 249 page softcover book.

Item #BWITWAYH: Witching Way of the Hollow Hill
by Robin Artisson

This is a book that acts as a "traveler's guide" to a hidden country within each human being. Primal peoples all over the world embrace the ideas discussed in this work: the animistic worldview, spiritual communion with the dead and the Unseen World, sorcery and magic.

Author and traditional witch Robin Artisson explores these mystical themes from the perspective of The Old Faiths and pre-Christian metaphysical impulses of Europe and the British Isles. Bringing a new perspective to these ancient practices and making them more accessible, this book is a key to the door that leads into the mythical dimension of each person, and every feature of the sacred landscape. It helps to unlock the hidden wisdom in folklore, shed light on the enigma of the human being, and manifest an experience of the wisdom of the Old Ways- insofar as a book can. This book is about getting out of books and back into the spiritual dimension of the Land itself, and requires considerable dedication and work.

Originally self-published by the author, this is the third edition of this popular book. This is a 366 page softcover book.

Item #BHOREVE: Horn of Evenwood
by Robin Artisson

The Horn of Evenwood, also called "The Master's Book of Conjury" or "The Witchfather's Bloodless Bones," is a true book of Art; a grimoire of sorcerous operations, charms, and devices of witchery.

Based on well-worn patterns and operations of Traditional sorcery and European Witchcraft from the 16th -19th centuries, this manual of magical arts provides a complete working system of Craft-sorcery which taps into the numina of the British Isles folk-tradition, the Luciferian mysteries of the Witchmaster, traditional wortcunning, the Rades of Edric and Godda, and the hidden roads to Faery-Elf-hame.

Included are:
Incantations, conjurations, instructions in the apapplication of the Ten Pillars of Sorcery,
"The Service of Sigils" working,
The operations of "Biting the Tongues of Serpents,"
"Summoning the Witch-Dream by Moth Flight,"
"Binding the Lovers One to the Other,"
"The Fruitful Working of the Womb-Seed,"
and "A Pavis from Foul Imprecations,"
All of which are intended to instruct an initiate in the use of this timeless arcane system.

This is a 168 page hardcover book.

Item #BSOROLD: Sorgitzak: Old Forest Craft
by Veronica Cummer

Sorgitzak: Old Forest Craft is a book about the religion once practiced ages ago in the Old Forest region of Europe. It contains the channeled messages from the Gods of the Old Forest and from the fey, as well as stories, myths, legends, and bits and pieces of the old witch language. It is not meant to be a "Wicca 1010" book, but the next stage for witches, in particular those of European descent, to reclaim their heritage. In this regard, there is no other book currently out there quite like this one. Not only does it provide a link to the past, but it also gives witches a potential focus for the future.

The book is divided into four parts. Part one is about witches, including where they came from and why they are here, what it means to be "of the Blood," and why witches work in covens, and the origin of the Witches' Sabbat. Part two contains information regarding 22 of the Gods of the Old Forest, as well as invocations which can be used to call Them. Part three has a basic ritual and mother magickal rites and techniques, including three guided meditations, "Riding to the Sabbat," and connecting to spirits of the land and to the fey. The final part includes information on Elemental beings and the Gods in regards to the Quarters and the Cross-Quarters, why we do ritual, the link between the arts and the Muse, as well as some of the steps needed for witches to find their way back to the power and knowledge of the Old Ones.

This is a 314 page soft cover book.

Item #BTOFLY: To Fly By Night,
The Craft of the Hedgewitch by Veronica Cummer

Hedgwitch Craft takes its name from the practice of travelling beyond the boundaries, of going past the "hedgerows" that divide what is known from what is unknown. Hedgewitches utilize diverse techniques to undertake the night-flight into strange and sometimes dangerous places in order to gain spirit-allies, magickal abilities and knowledge, to heal and to commune with the Gods and the ancestors.

From the ancient to the modern, from the philosophical and historical to the practical and mystical, these pages span a wide variety of paths and approaches. To Fly By Night features works by: Robin Artisson, Christopher Crittenden, Veronica Cummer, Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold, Eric de Vries, Reverend Jack Green, Raven Grimassi, Beth Hansen-Buth, Juniper, Sylva Markson, Jenne Micale, Papa Toad Bone, John Pwyll, Elige Stewart, and Kari Tauring.

This is a 232 page soft cover book.