Full Description
Packed with exercises, this book is an accessible, comprehensive, and hands-on toolkit for getting started in witchcraft. Josephine Winter takes you by the hand, eases any fears, and shows you how to do the thing rather than just read about it. Each chapter shares journal prompts, activities to develop your skills, and suggestions for further reading. Witchcraft Discovered shows you how to sink your hands into the soil (witchcraft of the hands), ask questions (witchcraft of the head), and dance to your own drumbeat (witchcraft of the heart). Presenting both witchcraft theory and practice, plus a few recipes, this book teaches you about: Sabbats The Elements Witchy Tools Divination Plant Magic Rituals Deities and Spirit Planetary Magic Meditation Energy Work Altar Work Sigils and Talismans The Magic Circle Hearth Magic Community
Contents
Contents
List of Exercises xiii
Disclaimer xv
Acknowledgements xvii
Introduction: Start with This 1
Part I: The Head
Chapter 1: Orientation 9
Chapter 2: What Witches Do 23
Part II: The Hands
Chapter 3: Energy 41
Chapter 4: The Moon, the Sun, and the Planets 53
Chapter 5: The Wheel of the Year 69
Chapter 6: Deity and Spirit 87
Chapter 7: The Elements 99
Part III: The Heart
Chapter 8: Tools, Props, and Accoutrements 113
Chapter 9: The Magic Circle 123
Chapter 10: Magic, Spellcraft, and Ritual Work 137
Chapter 11: Divination 151
Chapter 12: Herbs and Plant Magic 177
Chapter 13: Kitchen and Hearth Magic 201
Chapter 14: Talismans 215
Part IV: Going Deeper
Chapter 15: Books, Study, and Magical Record-Keeping 223
Chapter 16: Doing Witchcraft 235
Conclusion: So Now What? 243
Appendix: Prompts to Aid Visualisation Skills 245
Glossary 247
Bibliography 253
