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u/CaedisLampwright · 5 pointsr/witchcraft

I can't imagine why she would publish false information, but I guess maybe-possibly-potentially she did this to further an agenda of some sort? I haven't read much of her work as I'm not Wiccan, but it's enough to know she and people like Koetting (A grim-dark edgy emo occult author who charges like 800$ for his books) are to be avoided like the plague.

Any other books I could suggest?

  • Call of the Horned Piper by Nigel A. Jackson Is a great read if you're interested in "traditional craft". He details the making of several important witching tools, from the stave (A staff of sorts, usually forked at the top) to the besom (a broom) to the athame (A Ritual Knife) and a bunch of other things.

  • Treading the Mill I have not yet gotten my hands on this, but I see it often enough in trad. circles and even other authors recommend it so much for beginners, it's worth including.

  • The Devil's Dozen: 13 Craft Rites of the Old One by Gemma Gary Gemma Gary is a highly respected author in the field of trad craft and Ye Olde British/Celtic traditions. Her books are eloquent, delightful, and historically sound, and honestly I consider her fairly unmatched in the field of British craft. I don't know if I would necessarily suggest her as the first author you should read, but she's definitely good and you should check out her works if you have the chance.

  • Animal Speak by Ted Andrews A book on animals and the spirits of animals, it's a good solid read especially for beginning work with animal spirits and familiars. Once again, if you're into that.

  • Sarah Anne Lawless's Blog - If you want to do some reading on the subject of Trad Craft, Sarah Lawless's blog is a good source. I believe her blog also has a list of recommended books for beginners too, if you want to check that out. :)

    I have other suggestions as well, but they're much more specified to trad craft, like Liber Nox, The Visions of Isobel Gowdie, Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits, or New World Witchery's Blog, but I think you've got a good handle so far!

    Good luck on your path. :)


u/basementmagus · 1 pointr/occult

Before I post my resources, I'd like to dive into what the Devil is to the early modern country dwelling folk who practiced cinningcraft/witchcraft and the animistic undertones that still pervaded their worldview until the late 19th Century or so.

The Devil often was less of the theological figure, and more of a folk figure that could refer to any number of local spirits or beliefs, often taking the place of pagan gods and fairy lords. Isobel Gowdie, regarded as genuine witchcraft, was a sixteenth century witch that professed some genuine Devil worship, although in her case the Devil was a king of fairys, in addition to the female fairy queen figure.

This further influenced the modern contemporary forms of witchcraft (Whereas Gerard Gardner made it a point to distance his horned god from the Devil, while other forms like the Clan of Tubal Cain did not), and modern regional practices.

The Visions of Isobel Gowdie

Devils Dozen; Thirteen Craft Rites of the Old One

Masks of Misrule

The Devils Plantation

The History of the Devil

The Fairy Tradition in Britain

The Man in Black

The Devil did me no Harm

The Devil and His Dame in Traditional Witchcraft

The Devil in Witchcraft

Now, I practice Traditional (In this case, witchcraft inspired by folklore, ballads, fairy faith and Folklore, in a truly operative and sorcerous manner, truly pagan and highly blasphemous) witchcraft, and exist as a Fairy Faith animist. The Devil reigns as a pagan god in my craft, the very spirit of air and motion, of the world, whose essence is infused with us in the form of a breath soul, our intellect and ego, whose body is the wind itself. He can be Lucifer, Cernunnos, Odin, Azael, Pwcca, Bucca, Janicot, among other names. He is the primary focus of my "one-man cultus" when it comes to the cosmology. Because of this, I find it important to know how he has appeared in the history of witchcraft.