Magische Gemmen, kleine »kraftgeladene« Edel- und Schmucksteine mit eingeschnittenen Bildern und Inschriften, dienten in der Antike als Amulette. Die Autorin nutzt als Basis für ihre umfassende Darstellung eine sammlungsübergreifende Auswahl von ca. 2.600 Stücken. Sie sind nach …
This book's original approach takes readers room by room, focusing on life-enhancing spells, charms, and rituals that are appropriate for each living area and promote health, good relationships, and harmony throughout the entire household. Full color.
"This collection surveys the rich tradition of 'words of power' - prayers and varieties of verbal magic, both spoken and written - together with associated rituals, in Ireland from the early Middle Ages until the present day. Presenting the work of a broad array of scholars and …
This book redresses popular interpretations of concealed objects, enigmatically discovered within the fabric of post-medieval buildings. A wide variety of objects have been found up chimneybreasts, bricked up in walls, and concealed within recesses: old shoes, mummified cats, ho…
This book redresses popular interpretations of concealed objects, enigmatically discovered within the fabric of post-medieval buildings. A wide variety of objects have been found up chimneybreasts, bricked up in walls, and concealed within recesses: old shoes, mummified cats, ho…
"Few words entice and incite like the word witchery. Thousands of self-identified witches, pagans, and magical practitioners embrace the word, but seldom go beyond the practice of the well-accepted and learned forms of 'traditional' witchcraft to explore the path of old-witchery…
