Connects readers to the wisdom of historical witches and medicine women, exploring folklore, legends, and superstitions that inform modern Witchcraft, and offering insights into the magical properties of plants, charms, and spells, providing a foundation for enriching one’s own practice and understanding. Original.
This enchanting guide connects you to the wisdom of Witches past, to expand and enrich your Witchcraft practice.
The myths, legends, and superstitions of the past offer a window into how common people made sense of their world. Because they were excluded from the halls of academia and the seats of power, they had no choice but to get on with day-to-day life, healing, birthing, and persisting as best they could.
Often, it would be the village medicine women who held the handed-down knowledge of those who had gone before, and generation by generation, they would build on this to develop a profound understanding of the healing and magickal properties of nature.
It is from this deep well of folkloric knowledge that modern-day witch Lindsay Squire draws this inclusive and accessible beginner's guide.
Add enchantment to your life by learning:
- What folklore is, and how it connects to the practice of Witchcraft
- The magickal legends and superstitions attached to plants and trees
- The folk magick, charms, and spells associated with herbs, both beneficial and baneful
- How to use plants in your own Witchcraft practice
- The folklore of different historical Witches and natural healers from around the world
… and more!
With rituals, lore, and wisdom from The Witch of the Forest’s personal grimoire, find out how connecting with folklore can empower every modern Witch.
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"An ideal introduction to Wiccan basics drawn from folklore traditions, practices, and natural knowledge." * Midwest Book Review *
Introduction
Things to Know Before Reading This Book
1. Practical Folk Herbalism
2. Herbs & Flowers
3. Tress
4. Baneful Herbs in Folklore
Conclusion
Cited Works
Further Reading
Index
Acknowledgments
Lindsay Squire is a practitioner of eclectic Witchcraft and is the Witch behind the popular Instagram account, @thewitchoftheforest. She has been walking her own spiritual path for over a decade, and is passionate about helping and empowering Witches at the beginning of their Witchcraft journeys.
She is the author of The Witch of the Forest's Guide to... series: Natural Magick, Astrology Magick, Natural Magick, Earth Magick, Tarot Magick, and Folklore Magick; The Witchs Book of Spells; and two magickal decks including The Witch of the Forests Tarot Magick Deck.
Lindsay lives in her home county of Yorkshire, UK with her mischievous cats, Luna and Merlin. Instagram: @witchoftheforest TikTok: thewitchoftheforest1
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