Lid Off the Cauldron

✍ Scribed by Crowther, Patricia

• Book ID: 100565161
• Year: 1981
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 717 KB
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

In this book on the subject of witchcraft Patricia Crowther lifts the lid off the cauldron and reveals some fascinating ingredients. A practising witch since 1960 and High Priestess of the Sheffield Coven, the author explores the history of witchcraft and the methods and theory behind magic and self-initiation. She dispels the belief that witchcraft is a dark nefarious affair only to be practised by few and offers the reader the benefit of her considerable knowledge. There are sections on spells, chants, prayers, methods of divination, ancient symbols, the effects of sonics, the recent renaissance of the old religion of Wisecraft (or Wicca), the workings of the cosmic tides, planetary rituals and the collective unconscious - the reasoning behind the performance of folk customs, dancing and singing, and the acting out of legends. Much of this material has never before been published and marks a new approach to our understanding of ancient folk lore and the long tradition of witchcraft which still flourishes today in many parts of the country.