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WITCHCRAFT
Л Q>rtiish Ъоо1^о/Wiys
Gemma Gary
TRADITIONAL
WITCHCRAFT
by
Gemma Gary
with line illustrations by
the author and photography
by Jane Cox
© 2008 Gemma Gary
ISBN 978-0-9561043-4-2
Preface 11
In tro d u ctio n 17
T he C u n n in g P ath 35
T he D ea d a n d the O therw orld 43
T he Bucca 50
Places o f Pow er 61
T he Tools o f C u n n in g 73
T he W itc h e s’ C om pass 93
The Hearthside Kite 98
The Compass Kite 100
The Troyl Hood 106
Л Kitual of Closing 107
T h e T ra d e 111
The Hand of the Wise 115
Planetary Virtues 116
Magical Substances 119
Charm Bags 129
Workings of Protection 132
Workings of Healing 139
Workings of Hove 144
Workings of Good Fortune 147
Workings of Spirit Magic 148
Workings of the Weather 157
Versatile Ways 158
K ite s o f th e M o o n 165
T h e F u r r y N ig h ts 171
Candlemas 172
M ay’s Eve 175
Go Iowan 180
Guldisy 185
A llan tide 188
Montol 193
G lossary 210
B ibliography 215
In d e x 218
List of Line Illustrations and Figures
by th e A u th o r
Tam m y В lee 16
B oskenna C ross 34
S p ir it H ouse in the Landscape 42
The Bucca D a rk and F a ir 50
W here A l l C onjoin 60
P ellar Tools 72
The C om pass F ou n d 92
W itch C harm s 110
The H a n d o f the W ise 114
P lanetary Squares 130, 131
W ritten Protection C harm 132
W ritten H ealing C harm 140
W ritten Love C harm 145
W itch M irro r 156
The M oon and Troy Stone 164
O bsidian M oon stone 169
The F u rry N ig h ts 170
The N in e K nots and T hirteen W itc h ’s P oints 198
List of Photographs
B y Ja n e C o x
Between Pages 9 6 an d 9 7
15 Threshing fo r k and w orking staves
16 S p ir it whip and hook wand
17 M ysterious g o a t headed k n ife
18 W ise-w om an kn ives in the M useum o f W itchcraft
19 W in d roarer, sweeping tools, switch an d ‘w itch ’s w h is k ’
2 0 W orking stones
21 S n a ke vertebrae a n d g a rn et witch necklace
2 2 Л п indoor a lta r an d w orking surface
2 3 The author lighting the switch
24 The author drawing the sp irits in by use o f the switch
2 5 The stone, bone, s ta ff and fla m e
2 6 The s k u ll
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2014 P re fa c e
I
N 2008, ‘Traditional Witchcraft Л Cornish Book o f W ays'
first became manifest as a small paperback, each copy
individually printed and hand bound by Jane C ox in our
little home in the West o f Cornwall. M y intentions for the
book back then were simply to place copies in a few local
shops, and to make it available online, in the hopes o f stirring
a little interest locally in ‘modern traditional witchcraft’ with
a Cornish slant, or even discovering and making contact
with other traditional witches in the area. Believing that such
interests might possibly be found within the local pagan
community, the book was written, as far as possible, with a
neo-pagan audience in mind.
However, I quickly grew out o f my naive enthusiasm to
uncover plenty o f traditional witches on my doorstep and
began to accept that such a thing is a rarity. W hilst a few copies
were sold locally, we were amazed to find the book taken up
enthusiastically far and wide to the point that thousands o f
copies have now gone out to many parts o f the world.
O f course, the home binding o f the books became an
impossibility; the printing and binding was outsourced and a
revised edition produced in paperback and hardback.
So what exactly is this little book about that has gone to
so many far-flung places and where does its content come
from?
M y own experiences o f the Craft began as a solitary,
instinctual and self motivated affair. I dove headfirst at an
early age into the reading, and practice, o f all things witchcraft
and folk-magical, absorbing all I could from as much time as
I could spend in school and later college libraries rather than
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Preface to the Second Edition
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Preface to the Second E dition
Gem m a Gary,
West Cornwall, February 2 0 14
4. Ibid p. 112
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In tro d u c tio n
C ornw all’s W itch H eritage
T
H E Traditional Craft, with its many and various
branches, is a Craft born largely from the very
landscape in which it is practiced. T here exist
com m on threads that run throughout the various
recensions o f the ‘E ld er Faith’, but the precise traditions,
ways and practices o f the ‘O ld C raft’ will always differ
and be flavoured by the preserved folk beliefs, traditions,
customs, lore, historical magical rites, charm s and
impedimenta o f the region in which its practice is rooted.
Traditional witchcraft is regional witchcraft, it is not and
never has been a standardised practice and long m ay this
continue to be the case. T h e day witchcraft loses regional
variation is the day traditional witchcraft ceases to exist.
O n top o f the well established regional variation, there
is also the fact that a traditional w itch’s practice is born
from their ow n response to the ways o f their particular
locality and landscape, and an individual’s instinct, insight,
inspiration and creativity com e into play. I f one were to
ask a traditional folk-m agic practitioner o f Cornw all and
o f N o rfo lk , both today and in the 19thC , to speak o f
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Introduction — Cornwall’s W itch Heritage
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Introduction - Cornwall’s W itch Heritage
S A T О R
A R E P О
T E N E T
O P E R A
R O T A S
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the help o f the Cord, the W hite W itch hopes to do them good.
B u t those who have no p a rticular religious sentim ents he
fu rn ish es w ith a charm, o f which the follow ing is a literal copy:
O n one side o f a b it o f paper, about an inch an d a h a lf by
one inch;
NALG AH .
JE H O V A H .
J A H . E L O H IM .
SH AD D A Y.
AD O NAY.
H A V E M ERC Y' O N A POOR W O M AN .
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Introduction — Cornwall’s W itch Heritage
m otor car she had ever laid eyes on; brought into Helston
to ferry voters to the poll. She stood there in the middle
o f the street fascinated by the polished, throbbing and
ribbon-bow bedecked machine. T h e driver, frustrated by
this obstacle, told G rann y Bosw ell to m ove out o f his w ay
in a very harsh manner, blasting at her with the vehicle’s
horn. T his made G rann y Bosw ell furious and she began
shrieking in the foulest o f language at the m otorist and
inform ed him that the machine would not even get as far
as the other end o f the street. She storm ed o f f in a fury,
probably for another drink, as the vehicle attempted to
continue upon its journey. T he thing only managed to get
h alf way dow n the street before one o f the thick steel
tension rods broke clean in two leaving it stranded and
requiring a horse to tow it away.
M oving w est from Helston, deep into rem ote Penwith,
the village o f St Buryan, and the outlying areas, have a
long and deeply ingrained association with witchcraft.
Cornish witch-lore is rich in stories, collected by folklorists
—in particular William Bottrell, about one o f St Buryan’s
witches; Betty Trenoweth. It is highly likely that these
stories tell o f a real figure, as with much o f folklore there
is no sm oke without fire, and as K elvin Jon es explains
in his book ‘A n Jo a n the Crone - T h e history and Craft
o f the Cornish W itch’; “ nearly all o f Bottrell’s characters
can be traced to real families in the w est o f Cornw all just
prior to the time he was collecting his tales” .
It is thought Betty worked at T rove M ill near Lam orna,
grinding corn brought in from St Buryan and the
surrounding areas. Trove Mill and Betty are associated with
the Cornish play ‘D u ffy and the D ev il’, a ‘Rum plestiltskin’
type story in which Betty features as the leader o f a
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blamed up; then, by its light, I saw, a little way back sitting
under a tree, who should ‘e th in k ? W hy no less than old witch
Bet, o f the M ill. A n d by her side a strapping dark-faced
fellow, th a t w asn’t bad looking an d th a t one w ouldn’t ta ke to
be a devil a t a ll b u t fo r the company he was with, an d the sight
o f his fo rk e d ta il th a t ju s t peeped out fro m under his coat-
skirts. E very now and then O ld B et held to his m outh a black
leather ja c k , much like ours, an d the D evil seemed to like the
liquor by the way he sm acked his lip s... ”
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Introduction — Cornwall’s W itch Heritage
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T ra d itio n a l W itch cra ft — Л C ornish B o o k o f W ays
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Introduction — Cornwall’s W itch Heritage
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The Cunning Path
The Tand, the S erp e n ta n d Becoming
T
H E Craft o f the Cornish witch and Pellar is one o f
practical ‘get things done’ magic, or what has been
called by others ‘operative’ or ‘results’ witchcraft.
Its practitioners; specialists in certain areas som e, others
being ‘all-rounders’, learn the practical arts o f physical
charm and substance m aking to serve an array o f needs,
and magical rites for the exorcising o f evil spirits, healing,
the lifting o f curses, for making divinations and so forth.
Such ways would be learned, by those with the calling,
either alone via intuition, awareness o f local traditional
practice and study o f magical texts, or via association and
an ‘apprentice’ like relationship with another practitioner,
be they a blood relative or not. Small associations, societies,
‘lodges’ and ‘hearths’ o f traditional magical practitioners
are known to have existed across the globe, and so it
would seem reasonable to assume that our culture should
be no different. H ow ever, where the Cornish Craft is
concerned, the past unavailability o f transport and the
hard w orking lives o f the p oor would have meant that
the opportunity and free time for such gatherings and
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The Cunning Path
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The Cunning Path
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The Cunning Path
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The Dead and the Otherworld
The Faery Faith in C ornw all
T
O D A Y in Cornwall, at least a vague knowledge
o f the Piskies, K nockers and Spriggans as quaint
elements o f Cornish folklore and legend is fairly
widespread; however, active belief and observance o f the
Cornish ‘Faery Faith’ is extremely rare, and only survives
am ongst a very few o f the very elderly and o f course the
witches, Cunning, W ise-folk and Pellar o f Cornwall.
In Cornw all, the O therworld is never far away, it
exists just at the liminal edge o f norm al sight, w here the
otherworldly com ings and goings m ay occasionally be
glim psed out o f the corner o f one’s eye. Slipping from
this world into A nnow n, often quite accidentally, was
never as difficult a thing as it may sound.
For the Cornish, the Piskies, have always been the
spirits o f the dead; a Piskie and a ghost were seen as being
very much the same thing. It m ay confidently be said that
Cornwall was long a place o f dual-observance; for whilst
the populace w ould almost always have professed to be
good Christians, there is absolutely nothing Christian
about the Faery Faith, and it was staunchly and steadfastly
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Like all things, the Piskie have their light and their
dark sides. T h ey were known to be com passionate to
the poor, and would help by carrying out much o f
their labours through the night such as threshing corn
or doing household chores. T h ey were also known to
take vengeance on rich folk w ho took advantage o f the
poor. If, however, the Piskie knew they had been spied
upon whilst carrying out these helpful tasks, and were
rewarded, they would disappear and never return, for it
is a com m on thread that the Piskie hate being watched
by the living. T h e only perm itted interaction was for the
living to make simple offerings o f food and warm th to a
Piskie, and the Piskie would be beneficial to the running
o f the household, but otherwise wished to be left well
alone.
Table scraps w ould often be left over night for the
Piskie, on the hearth (the ancient altar and original sacred
centre o f the home) or at the back door. A special treat
for them was milk and a saffron bun with a knob o f
butter on it. A ccounts in Cornw all tell o f cats being ill
after drinking milk left out for a Piskie, w ho w ould have
drunk the ‘astral’ part o f it; w hat remained would have
disagreed with any living being w ho drank it, thus the
physical remains o f these offerings would be best poured
away on the earth outside or buried the next morning. O n
particularly cold and storm y nights, old Cornish folk have
been known to put down a good fire o f furze (gorse) to
provide the wandering spirits som e com fort. G iven that
the Piskie were seen as the spirits o f the dead, the regular
provision o f food offerings and com forting fires could
be view ed as the survival o f a form o f ancestor worship
am ongst the Cornish.
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Above;
T he H elston home o f
C ornish ivitch; Tam m y Blee
L e ft;
Photo p o rtra it o f H elston Rom any
W ise-w om an; G ranny Boswell.
Im age courtesy o f the M useum o f
W itchcraft
A b o ve;
T he C ornish W ise-w om an tableaux
in the M useum o f W itchcraft, Boscastle, N o rth C ornw all
Top; The R ocky V alley; a place o f w inding p a ths, a quarto-strew n stream , o f
sprow l and the serpent’s breath; a ll so very useful to the w ork o f the witch.
Rottom ; T he Rocky V alley V abyrinths, thought ancient by some, and to have
been carved by a 17th C ‘witch cu lt’ by others
C hun Q u o it - T he H ouse on the D ow ns
(3 5 0 0 -2 5 0 0 B C )
A n ancestor sp irit dwelling o f the C ornish Landscape
D a n s M aen, the M erry M aidens dancing stones
near the village o f S t B u ry an
.
T he author’s hearth - a w orking place o f pow er
in the home o f the tra d itional witch
‘F uggy H o le ’
The long passage o f C a m Tinny Togoи
The m agical and healing A ls ia H oly W ell
near S t B uryan
Top;
Boscaw enAJn (the elder tree on the downs) stone circle
near S t B u ry an.
A b o ve;
A fello w witch assists the author to ‘b irth ’ a m agical item fo r a client,
the M en-an-tol (stone w ith the hole), know n also as T h e D evil’s E y e ’
The D ead and the Otherworld
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“Horned Fucca, both D ark and Fair, Divine Androgyne, be in all
hearts and on the tip o f every tongue. Forjo u r time has come again as it
does with the beginning o f each moment. ’’JackDaw
T
H E H orned O ne is held as witch-deity in ch ief in
m ost ‘O ld C raft’ recensions and expressions, and
as the very initiator o f the Cunning Path itself. In
Britain the old rural witches’ g od was often referred to as
‘D evil’, and this is still the case for many Crafters in many
areas and is still true in Cornwall.
T he D evil o f the traditional witch is not quite the
same thing, o f course, as the Satan o f ‘Churchianity’,
but is instead intended as the old chthonic folk-god o f
the land mysteries and o f seasonal changes (particularly
the Autum n and W inter months), weather (particularly
storms), death mysteries and the unseen forces and gnosis
o f use to witchcraft.
This concept o f deity as the very em bodim ent o f the
land mysteries and the spirit o f nature is found in the
beliefs o f the Rom any folk, for w hom G o d is D evel and
the E arth is D e D eveleski; the D ivine Mother. T h e ways,
beliefs and magic o f the Rom and the witch have many
similarities and it is certainly true that many practicing
Cunning folk were, and are, o f Rom any stock.
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The Bucca
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The Bucca
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The Висса
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The Bucca
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P la c e s o f P o w e r
M
A N Y are the places that provide som e useful
virtue, w isdom or potency that the Pellar may
draw upon to aid them in the working o f their
Craft. Let us begin at h o m e ...
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Places o f Power
The Village
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The Churchyard
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Places o f Power
The Crossroads
Fuggy Holes
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Holy Wells
Cornw all’s many holy wells, like fu ggy holes, are also
places where at the time o f the full m oon the Serpent’s
Breath may issue forth in greater and m ore concentrated
abundance than at other places, for they are themselves
otherworldly portals where the potent serpentine waters
o f the earth arise. Here also this force is traditionally
utilised for magical potency, vision and healing.
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Sacred Stones
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Places o f Power
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T h e T o o ls o f C u n n in g
B
E I N G out in the land, listen in g... w atch in g...
b e co m in g ... not only provides access to the m ost
useful tools o f all; w isdom and the natural forces
o f the serpent, the waters and the winds, it also equips the
witch with m any o f the physical tools that are practical
aids to the w orking o f magic and the Cunning arts.
M any o f the w orking tools o f the village w ise-folk are
quite different to those immaculate, grand and expensive
ceremonial tools found in the m odern cults o f W icca,
that m ost folk will be m ore familiar with. T h e tools o f
a traditional witch will often be found whilst poking
around in hedges, or stum bled across whilst walking
the land. T h e m ore ‘elaborate’ constructed tools will be
made by the w itch’s ow n hand where possible, and will
preferably be crafted from natural items found in the
landscape, resulting in items with an often ‘prim itive’ or
‘rustic’ appearance but always fit for purpose. N atural
materials not only contain the very spirit or sprowl o f
the landscape in which they were found, they m ay also
more easily becom e a vessel and conduit for magical
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Sticks
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The Tools o f C unning
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and spirals, will convey to the w itch’s eye the old signs o f
oneness w ith all, the quarter-way virtues, the upper and
lower worlds, the ‘cauldron and the fire’, the unification
o f form and force and the ascending and descending
serpents.
T he ‘Talking Stick’ is a forked sta ff used by West
Country Crafters to gain visions via the serpentine force.
It may be the w itch’s personal staff, or a special Hazel
example kept only for this purpose. It is better used
during the time o f the full m oon, and at a known place o f
power where the serpentine ‘pulse’ is strong. T h e witch
will kneel and drive the stick into the ground at an angle,
so that the rounded forked ends rest gently against the
closed eyes. T he Becom ing will be undertaken, and then
the witch will feel for the flow o f the Red Serpent in the
earth, conducted along the stick. T h e rhythm o f this flow
will eventually bring visions o f foresight and the answers
to questions, such as the whereabouts o f anything that is
lost or stolen.
A nother stick tool for making discoveries is, o f course,
the better known Y shaped divining rod, cut also from
Hazel. W ise folk traditionally employed these, when
called in by farm ers and land owners, to divine for water,
a service still w idely provided today. T h e diviner’s rod
can o f course be used to locate other things. T h e two
forks o f the rod are held in the hands, palms upwards and
pulling outwards, thus applying tension to the rod until it
resembles the sign for Aries, with the low er point facing
away from the body and the w hole thing level with the
ground. T he diviner will then walk, holding in the mind
that which is being sought without thinking too much.
T he ‘body know s’ when the thing has been found, and
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The Knife
A blade used by the Pellar is sharp and it will cut, for that
is the nature o f the tool. It is usually single edged with a
hilt o f bone, horn or w ood, and is traditionally crafted
by the w itch’s own hand as far as their skills will allow,
or received as a gift. T he Pellar’s knife is used for tasks
both practical and magical, it can be used to cut and carve
new w ooden tools, to dig holes and even to open a tin
o f paint. I f you make good practical use o f your knife
in the mundane world, your faith in its ability to aid you
in magical matters will be all the greater. T he knife or
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The Cup
The Bowl
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The Cauldron
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Sweeping Tools
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Drums
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Wind Roarers
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T he Tools o f C unning
Necklaces
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T h e W itc h e s ’ C o m p a s s
T
H E practice o f marking out a circular area to
delineate a hallowed space for the perform ing o f
rites, the working o f magic and to contain raised
forces is a very ancient one. H ow ever the purpose o f the
true w itches’ circle, ring, or ‘Com pass Round’ runs much
deeper than mere delineation and containment. T h e m ost
im portant function o f the circle is that o f access, for it
is a place created and set aside for the ingress o f virtues,
powers, spirits, atavistic w isdom , and the manifestation
o f divine force into the Craft o f those w ho w ork within
its boundary.
Within the w itches’ circle m ay be found a map to the
worlds that are to be drawn upon or traversed. T h e spirits,
powers and virtues o f the crossroads are conjured into
the circle’s midst, through which runs the great axial road
or ‘world tree’ conjoining the depths, the quarter ways
o f the midguard and the heights. Within such a circle are
the paths o f access opened to the cross quarter Ways,
the planetary, solar and lunar forces and virtues o f the
starry heights o f N evek, and the chthonic waters o f
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The W itc h e s’ Com pass
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From left; a s ix fined thresh ing fork used as a seasonal altar,
a h a ^el ‘ta lkin g stick ’fo r chthonic vision,
the antler topped ashen a lta r sta ff,
an antler topped tw isted / serpentfo rm personal ashen w orking sta ff,
a blackthorn s ta ff topped w ith a carved ow l
A blackthorn a n d horse-hair ‘s p irit w hip’
together w ith a hook-wand.
A u th o r s’ collection
A l l author’s collection
A n indoor shrine and working
surface, dedicated to the Bucca
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The W itc h e s’ Com pass
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The W itc h e s’ C om pass
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W ith your knife make the sign o f the six ways over
the fire, then, replace your knife in its sheath. D raw the
serpent yet further with deep breath, fanning the inner
fire to greater intensity.
Take up now the sta ff and conjure the Com pass three
times round, in the direction o f the sun for generative
workings otherwise against it, with these words:
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“A s above...
So below ...
A n d by the cross quarter ways,
So shall i t be. ”
East
“I conjure thee red spirits o f the E astw ard road, keepers o f
thefla m e o f enlightenment an d the blade o f cunning, d e a r the
call, h a il to thee, awake, arise an d here be. ”
South
“I conjure thee white spirits o f the Southw ard road, keepers o f
the stone o f wisdom and the bones o f memory. H ea r the call,
h a il to thee, awake, arise and here be. ”
West
“I conjure thee grey spirits o f the W estward road, keepers o f
the waters o f life and the cauldron o f transformation. H ea r
the call, h a il to thee, awake, arise and here be. ”
North
“1 conjure thee black spirits o f the N orthw ard road, keepers
o f the d a rk winds o f spirit and the s k u ll o f initiation. H ea r
the call, h a il to thee, awake, arise and here be”
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‘Ъисса G w idder!”
‘Ъисса D h u !”
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A ritual of closing
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T h e T ra d e
V illa g e C u n n in g , S u bstances a n d C h a rm s
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Planetary Virtues
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T h e Sun is allied to the element o f fire and the sign o f
Leo. His day is Sunday and he does greatly aid all workings
o f Strong bodily healing, protection against negative
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T he M oon is allied to the element o f water and the sign
o f Cancer. H er day is M onday and her virtues are o f aid
to the workings o f Gentle healing, em otional healing, the
exploration or influence o f emotions, the subconscious,
dreams, psychic work, generative magic and increase upon
the waxing m oon to full, consum ptive magic, decrease
and gentle banishm ent upon the waning to dark. T he
em powerm ent o f charms and magical substances and
conjuration o f the serpent’s breath upon the full o f the
m oon, well magic, sea magic, the ways o f A nnow n and
the dead upon the dark o f the m oon. T h e ways o f Bucca
G w idder upon the full m oon and Bucca D hu upon the
dark o f the m oon. H er colours are silver, white —full and
black —dark.
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T h e elemental ally o f M ars is fire and the signs o f Aries
and Scorpio. His day is Tuesday and his virtues are o f
aid to workings o f defensive magic, defensive powers and
strength, assertive powers, exorcism , strong protection,
victory in conflict, em powerm ent, fire magic, conjuration
o f the serpent and the raising o f sprowl, lifting o f curses,
sexual potency and lust. H is colour is red.
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M ercury’s ally is the element o f air and the signs o f
G em ini and V irgo and hir day is Wednesday. M ercurial
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Venus has allies in the elements o f earth and water and
in the signs o f Taurus and Libra. H er day is Friday and
her virtues aid workings o f love, friendship, com passion,
enjoyment, pleasure, sensuality, the arts, beauty, prosperity,
harmony, com fort, marriage, blessings and the family.
H er colours are green and rose pink.
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Saturn’s allies are the elements o f water and earth and the
signs o f Capricorn and Aquarius. Saturn’s day is Saturday
and the Saturnalian virtues are o f aid to workings o f
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Magical Substances
Powders, Suffumigations and Liquids
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Planetary Substances
S u n Powder
B ay leaves — 1 tsp, Benzoin — V2 tsp, Cinnam on — V2 s tic k , Cloves
— x 7 , C opal— 1 tsp, Frankincense — 1 1/2 tsp, Juniper B erries— V2
tsp, O a k — 1 tsp, Patchouli — 1 drop, Rosemary — 1 tsp
S u n O il
In O live o il gently heat B ay leaves — 2 tsp, Juniper Berries — 2 tsp,
Rosem ary — 4 tsp. A llo w to cool and add Cinnam on o il— 2 0 drops,
Clove o il— 10 drops, Orange o il— 10 drops.
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M oon Powder
C alam us — 1 V2 tsp, C am phor oil — 1 drop, D ragon’s Blood — 1
tsp, jasm ine Flowers — 2 tsp, ju n ip er berries — 2 tsp, M u g w o rt— 3
tsp, M yrrh — / tsp, S ta r A n is e — V2 tsp, Y langylang o il— 1 drop
M oon O il
In Olive o il gently heat Jasm ine flow ers — 1 tsp, M u g w o rt— 3 tsp,
S ta r A n is e — 3 tsp. A llo w to cool a n d add C am phor o il — 12
drops, Cypress o il — 6 drops, G ardenia o il — 3 drops, Y la ngylang
o il — 2 drops
M a rs Powder
A safoetida — 1 V2 tsp, Benzoin - 2 tsp, Bryony root — 1 /2 tsp,
Colophony — 1 tsp, Cypress o il— 1 drop, D ragon’s blood— 1 1/2 tsp,
G inger— 2 tsp, M adder root— 2 tsp, M ullein — 1 1/2 tsp, Patchouli
— 1 drop, Pine needles — 1 tsp, W ormwood — 1 tsp
F ire o f M a rs Incense
A sa fo etid a — V2 tsp, Benzoin — 2 tsp, Bryony root — 1 tsp,
Cinnam on o il— 3 drops, Cypress o il — 6 drops, D ragon’s blood— 3
tsp, G inger — /2 tsp, G eranium o il — 7 drops, M adder root — 2
tsp, M ullein — I V 2 tsp, Patchouli— 12 drops, Pine needles— 1 tsp,
W ormwood — 1 tsp
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M a rs O il
In Olive oil gently heat Bryony root — 1tsp, G inger — 3 tsp, Pine
needles — 1 tsp, Pate — 2 tsp, W ormwood — 2 tsp. A llo w to cool
an d add Clove o il — 2 0 drops, G eranium oil — 7 drops, Patchouli
o il — 7 drops.
M ercury Powder
Sage— 1 tsp, H eatherflow ers—2 tsp, H orehound— 1 tsp, Lavender
flow ers — 3 tsp, Tem ongrass oil — 2 drops, "Lemon verbena — V2 tsp,
M andrake root — /2 tsp, M ullein — 1 tsp, Rowan berries — 1 tsp
M ercury O il
In Olive o ilgently heat H eather flow ers — 1 tsp, ju n ip er berries — 2
tsp, Lem on balm — 1 V2 tsp, M andrake root — S2 tsp, Sage — 2
'/? tsp. A llo w to cool an d add the oils o f L avender — 12 drops,
Lem ongrass — 4 drops, M arjoram — 8 drops
Jupiter Powder
Benzoin — 1 tsp, B etony— 1 tsp, Clove o il— 1 drop, C o p a l— 1 /' 2
tsp, Sage — 2 tsp, H aw thorn berries — 2 tsp, H oneysuckle — 2 tsp,
Juniper berries — 3 tsp, O ud — V2 tsp, Poplar buds — 2 tsp
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Jupiter O il
In Olive O il gently heat Bay leaves — x 7 , Juniper berries (,lightly
ground) - 4 tsp, S ta r A n ise - 3 tsp, Sage - 3 tsp. A llo w to cool
and add Clove o il — 10 drops, Cinnam on o il — 3 drops
V enus Powder
A ngelica root — 1 tsp, Benzoin — 1 tsp, Elder-flowers — 2 tsp,
H oneysuckle — V2 tsp, Jasm ine flow ers - 3 tsp, M ugw ort — 1 tsp,
O rris root — 2 tsp, Rose petals — 1 tsp, Vervain — 3 tsp, Y lang
yla n g o il — 3 drops
l I n ns O il
In Olive o il gently heat A ngelica root — 1stp, Jasm ine flow ers — 1
tsp, O rris root — 3tsp, Vervain — 2stp. A llo w to cool and add
G eranium o il— 7 drops, Patchouli o il— 10 drops, Rose o il— 12
drops, Y lang Y lang o il— 5 drops
S a tu rn Powder
A sa fo e tid a — V2 tsp, B lack sto ra x— 1 tsp, C om frey— 1 tsp, Cypress
o il — 1 drop, H enbane — 1 tsp, M andrake — '/? tsp, M ullein — 3
tsp, M yrrh — 2 tsp, Patchouli o il — 1 drop, Sloe berries — 1 tsp,
Yew needles — /' 2 tsp
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T ire o f S a tu rn Incense
Л safoetida — 1/2 tsp, B lack sto ra x — 1 tsp, Comfrey — 1 tsp,
Cypress o il— 12 drops, H enbane — 1/г tsp, M andrake — У2 tsp, Iiy
berries— V2 tsp, M ullein —2 tsp, M yrrh — 2 tsp, Patchouli o il— 15
drops, Poplar buds — x 3 , Thyme o il — 6 drops, Yew needles — V2
tsp, A lu m - 1 1/2 tsp
S a tu rn O il
In o ilgently heat Comfrey —3tsp, M andrake — /' 2 tsp, M ullein — 1
tsp. A llo w to cool a nd add Patchouli o il — 2 0 drops, Cypress o il— 7
drops
W itch Powder
T his is a m ost useful and general working powder o f
Cornish magical tradition. It is used to lift curses and drive
away negative influences by casting it about a place or over
a person, animal or object that has been ill-influenced.
It m ay also be em ployed to cast powers and influences
according to intent in general, and in generative magic it
may be cast into a charm ed fire to conjure that which is
desired. Make it by grinding together the following:
C am phor o il — 1 drop, Dragon s blood — 3 tsp, E a rth fro m
places o f pow er — 1 tsp, M adder root — 2 tsp, M ugw ort — / tsp,
Patchouli o il — 1 drop, S a lt — V2 tsp
Go A w a y Powder
A fam ous pow der traditional to witches in the South
o f Britain; it is highly potent and is em ployed to
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Love Powder
C am phor o il — 1 drop, Clove o il — 1 drop, C opal — 1 tsp, Jasm ine
flow ers — 1 tsp, O rris root — 2 tsp, R ed rose p etals — 3 tsp, Sugar
(brown) — 1 tsp, Vervain — 1 tsp
S p irit Powder
f o r all rites and workings o f spirit conjuration and
com m union:
C opal — 1 tsp, Juniper berries — 3 tsp, M yrrh — 3 tsp, Patchouli
°C ~ 2 drops
Poplar buds — x 3, Sloeberries — 1 tsp, A s h o f crow feathers — V2
tsp, Vervain — 1 tsp, Yew — 2 tsp
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Serpent Sm oke
A general w orking incense for the gathering, raising
and direction o f sprowl. It is em ployed in acts o f
em powerm ent and all rites and workings aided by the
virtues o f the Eastw ard road:
Bryony root — /2 tsp, Cinnam on o il— 15 drops, Clove o il — 3 0
drops, Colophony — 1 / 2 tsp, D ragons blood — 2 tsp, G eranium
o il — 5 drops, G inger powdered — /2 tsp, M adder root — 3 tsp,
Patchouli o il — 12 drops
Pine needles — 1 tsp, R ue — 1 tsp, Sloe berries— 1 tsp, W ormwood
— 1 tsp, A lu m — 1 /2 tsp
H are Sm oke
A n incense o f Southward road virtue, especially helpful
for bodily healing, acts o f cleansing, purification, the
rem oval o f negative influence and the encouragem ent o f
positive influences and strength:
A ngelica root — /2 tsp, B ay leaves — 1 tsp, Cinnam on o il —
7 drops, C opal — 1 tsp, Frankincense — 3 tsp, Juniper — 2 tsp,
Tavender o il— 15 drops, Demon balm — 1 tsp, O a k bark — 1 tsp,
Rosemary — 2 tsp, Rose petals — 1 tsp, Sage — 2 tsp, I 'ervain — 1
tsp, A lu m
Toad Sm oke
Toad M agic is to deeply influence and bring change via
connection and oneness with the target o f the working.
It is also to explore, gain w isdom of, or bring healing to
the deeper self, deeply held em otions, ideas and patterns
o f behaviour. It is useful in all other acts aided by the
W estward road virtues:
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Crow Sm oke
C row Sm oke aids all workings o f spirit com munication,
seeing and all other workings aided by the virtues o f the
N orthern portal:
C am phor o il — 12 drops, H enbane — '/ 2 tsp, Juniper — 1 tsp,
M ugw ort — 3 tsp
M yrrh — 2 V2 tsp, S ta r anise — 1 tsp, Thyme o il — 7 drops,
Vervain — 2 tsp, W ormwood 1 V2 tsp, A lu m — 1 V2 tsp
Sea Cunning
T his incense is used in rites and workings w here the
powers o f the sea are employed to conjure or banish
according to tide:
Bladder-wrack — 1 tsp, C am phor — 3 drops, Coffee beans — x
2, D ulse — 1 tsp, M in t o il— 2 drops, M yrrh —3 tsp, Sea s a lt— S2
tsp, A lu m — 1 V2 tsp
E xorcism
A n incense em ployed in strong workings to banish
negative or harm ful energies, influences and spirits:
Benzoin — 4 tsp, Clove oil — 2 drops, Dragon s blood — 2 tsp,
Н оге hound — 2 tsp, Juniper berries — / V2 tsp, M in t o il — 3 drops,
M ullein — 1 tsp, Pine needles 1 tsp, S a lt— 1 tsp, S t Jo h n ’s w ort - 2
tsp, Wormwood — 3 tsp, A lu m — 1 V2 tsp
Protection
T o raise a protective boundary in preparation for
potentially dangerous, harm ful, or unfamiliar situations
and in cases o f suspected ill-wishing:
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Liquids
W itch O il
T his oil is for use within rites and workings as an anointing
oil for the body and tools o f the Craft. Make it thus:
S p irit o f M yrrh
T his is used within rites to anoint and coat such things as
skulls, bones and other ritual or magical items associated
with spirit magic and the ancestors. It may be made simply
thus:
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Charm Bags
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O nce all the berries have been strung, tie the ends to
form a loop and pass the charm thrice through Serpent
Smoke. T h e charm may be hung at any o f the hom e’s
portal points.
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To C ounter a Curse
Take a small narrow necked vessel, be it o f glass or pottery,
and place within it the hair and nail parings o f the one to
be protected to provide a decoy for the curse, the red
‘Witch Pow der’ to destroy the evil influence, a tangle o f
sewing threads to trap and confuse evil spirits, nine bent
pins and three large blackthorn spikes to ever prick and
stab at the originator o f the curse. Close the vessel with a
cork and seal w ith wax. T h e vessel may be secured within
the chimney, buried beneath the hearth or else buried in
a churchyard path.
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T he Horseshoe C harm
Take an old horse shoe that has been cast from its wearer,
and nail this with new iron nails upon the door o f the
building to be protected from ill influence.
Chant the follow ing thrice whilst nailing the charm:
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Protection by G arlic
For protection against the influence o f people and spirits
with vampiric and envious tendencies, bulbs o f garlic tied
with red ribbons should be hung above or in the portals
o f the home.
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Fold and place this within the bag, add one pinch o f
mixed earth, one pinch o f Sun powder and one small
crystal o f quartz, given by the land and bathed in the
water o f a holy well under a full M oon. Sew with white
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A W itch-Bottle fo r d ea lin g
Place within a bottle good amounts o f bay leaves, benzoin,
juniper berries, lavender and rosemary. T h en add som e
hair and nail clippings o f the patient, and nine bent pins
to drive away the illness.
To Stop Blood
H ave a dead toad. Bake three bricks within a fire until
they glow quite red with heat. Rem ove one brick from the
fire and place the dead toad upon it for a while, until the
intensity o f the brick’s heat has waned. D o the same with
the rem aining two bricks and by the last the toad, baked
quite black and hard, may be ground into a powder. Place
this pow der within a small black bag and there keep it as
a charm to place upon the heart o f man or beast to stop
the flow o f blood from any wound.
A lso for the same the charm er may tie nine knots into a
red cord saying w ith each knot as it is tightly tied:
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A g a in st B ites o f the A d d e r
A charm ed stick o f ash is kept to pass and turn over a
patient’s adder bite against the sun with the words:
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Workings of Love
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T he author conjures a n d m a rks o u t the ‘C om pass R oun d’ in preparation fo r
an outdoor witch-rite, a n d (facing) w orking in the circle w ith the H ood-F ire
Top; the contents o f a traditional salt-
g/a^eprotective ivitch-bottle’ - author’s
collection.
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Love Pomanders
T o make a delightful and sweet smelling love charm,
for a long, strong, and happy marriage, have cloves, two
oranges, powdered orris root, and a small stick sharpened
to a point at both ends. Impale the oranges together upon
the stick, and cover both entirely with cloves pushed into
their skins. Place the charm within a paper bag, and therein
sprinkle plenty o f powdered orris root. K eep this bagged
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S n a il Beads
Snails have long been revered by Cornish witches, and
were once held in high regard by the Cornish in general.
I f tin miners came by a snail on their way to work, they
would not proceed without first offering food in the form
o f som e tallow, or a small portion o f their croust. T heir
spiral and breast like shells made them sym bolic o f the
sacred feminine aspect o f the generative force.
To form a charm that attracts good fortune, fertility,
abundance, and love into the hom e, string as many em pty
snail shells as can be gathered from the land upon red
ribbon and hang this som ewhere proudly in the home
with these words:
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The D evil’s H a n d
U pon the m agically potent night o f M idsum m er’s E v e,
five connected unfurled fronds o f the male fern m ust be
sm oked over a charm ed fire, until dry and hardened. T his
curled up old hand w hen hung by the door, will draw to
its owner luck, go o d fortune, and protection.
Blessing by G rave D u st
F o r a simple C ornish rite to bring blessings, fecundity,
good fortune, strength, and grow th, keep a covered bowl,
or lidded box holding grave dust which has been baked
and finely ground. U nder a m oon o f increase, walk in a
dextral circle about the item, creature, person, or place to
receive the blessing, casting pinches o f the dust as you go.
L u cky Coins
Coins o f unusual appearance, such as those that have
been pierced with a hole, best o f all in the shape o f a star,
are considered to be lucky and are kept together near the
hearth o f the hom e in a draw-strung bag. Coins that have
been found are also lucky and should be kept rather than
spent to attract m ore m oney to follow into the home.
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The H ouse D o ll
T he body o f this doll m ay be fashioned according to the
tastes and hand-skills o f the witch, from such things as
w ood or cloth as long as detail and care is lavished upon
her creation. G ive her good clothes, her ow n stick o f
blackthorn, and any other things that m ay provide her
com fort or that m ay aid her w ork, fo r she is a doll with a
job to do.
W hen her body is complete, the witch may breathe life
into her with whatever methods or rites are o f preference.
O ne way is to take her to the M en-an-Tol stones and birth
her through the holed stone. H ere should be born into
being the spirit o f a form idable old wom an, w h o will sit
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S p irit H ouses
W hen such annoyances as strange knockings, or the regular
disappearance o f random objects becom e a com m on
household occurrence, mischievous spirit activity is often
found to be the likely cause. In such situations exorcism
may be quite an over dramatic and unnecessary solution.
To stop the m ischievous activity o f spirits within
the home, it is far m ore sensible to provide them with
their own space to occupy and keep them content, by
constructing a spirit house.
T h e ways in which spirit houses are constructed vary
greatly and will depend much on the witch em ployed to
supply it, and perhaps the perceived nature o f the spirits
involved. Large glass bottles, ceramic jars, animal or
human skulls, and intricate structures o f threads stretched
over a frame, or w oven cages o f flexible w oody strands
o f such things as honeysuckle or w illow etc. have all been
used for the ‘outer shell’ o f spirit houses.
T h e inclusions for the interior o f the spirit house can
vary as much as the outer shell, with such things as mixed
earth, powders, m osses, seeds, snail shells, bones, feathers,
tangled threads, hag stones, glass beads, and ‘spangles’ etc.
being not uncom m on.
T he principle idea behind such inclusions is to provide
a private space containing things that will com fort the
spirit, and things that either through their intricacy, beauty
or shiny reflective qualities will provide the spirit with
interest, fascination and fun to keep them occupied.
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A R ite o f E xorcism
T o rem ove persistently troublesom e, abusive or dangerous
spirits from a place, the Pellar may perform a rite o f
exorcism . A box containing the items o f the rite: soft
wax, black cotton cord, Witch Powder, benzoin resin,
an exorcising suffum igation, a crucible and charcoal, is
brought to the place, along with the working blade.
A fter asking all that the client knows about the spirit in
question, the witch will enter into trance and may either
choose to sit in one place, or m ove about the house,
all the time w orking to discover all that they can o f the
spirit’s nature whilst gradually w orking this into the soft
wax, form ing the spirit’s likeness.
W hen the witch is m ost confident that the spirit has been
worked into the very wax that now form s its physicality,
the black cord w ill then be taken up and the im age slowly
bound, trapping the spirit within and binding it from the
ability to have influence over the place and the living that
dwell or w ork within.
A good fire must be built at the hearth as the
suffum igation o f exorcism is burnt within the crucible.
T he witch will charm the fire with their blade in the six
fold sign, opening the way between the worlds. T he image
is then, w ith force, thrown upon the fire with handfuls
o f benzoin being also cast into the flames. With blade in
hand the witch mutters over the burning image:
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For F a in
W hen rain is needed, an iron vessel and the knife are taken
to a high place, be it a rocky earn, hill, or towering c liff
top. Within the vessel, a small fire is made and upon this
is set a go o d bundle o f ferns and som e henbane to burn
with much smoke. A fter Becom ing, the aid o f the spirits
is invoked with dances made against the sun around the
iron vessel o f rising smoke. T h e blade is held aloft as
conjurations for rain are muttered into the smoke as it
rises to the sky. Further circumambulations may be made
around the sm oking vessel whilst sprinkling water upon
the earth from a dipped branch o f heather.
To False or T ow er the W in d
To make a “W ind Stone’, thread a good length o f cord
through a hag stone and tie eight knots along its length.
Take this out to som e exposed place and begin to whirl
the stone in the air above your head, whilst invoking the
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G et L o st B oxes
A m ethod o f banishing magic, popular with Cornish
witches, is the m aking o f a ‘get-lost-box’. W hilst its
operation is limited to workings o f banishment, it is
versatile in that it may be em ployed to banish anything
from the life o f the client that they w ish to be rid of.
Within such boxes are placed items, supplied by the
client, that are sym bolic o f whatever it is they w ish to be
rid of. T he witch will then seal the box with red sealing
wax, and wind tightly red thread, w ool, or thin cord,
around the box over and over, trapping and diminishing
the undesired thing.
Som etim es these boxes, i f they contain a m inor ailment,
such as warts or a runny nose, might often be left in some
place, such as a road or the steps to a church, to be found
by another in an act o f passing on magic. For other m ore
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H E time o f the full m oon brings increased
potency to the generative and vision inducing
virtues o f the serpentine flow, and so, it is for the
witch a time that lends itself to a variety o f useful work.
A fter the rites o f the Com pass have been done, in either
simple or grand form , there is no one rite o f the full
m oon to be observed within Cornish witchcraft. W hat
takes place during a full m oon rite depends entirely on the
w ork to be done at the time.
I f much w ork has been done since the last full m oon,
practitioners m ay feel themselves to be at low ebb and
lacking in sprowl, and so the witch may seek to imbibe
this vital force through dancing the Round to conjure and
draw deeply upon the serpentine flow, and via the rite o f
the Troyl; taking full advantage o f the time o f increased
potency that the full m oon brings. U seful lunar force and
sprowl will also be stored at this time for later use by
means o f the m oon cord, which is made from three nine
foot white cords plaited together and bound at the ends
with red thread. T h e witch, after having danced the round
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to gather and raise sprowl within the circle, will raise their
cord to the face o f the m oon and conjure its force, and
the raised sprowl, into nine knots tied along the cord’s
length. E ach is tied with only the left eye open so that the
face o f the m oon may be visible within each knot before
it is pulled tight. E ach o f the nine knots may be untied
at later times to lend extra strength to magical workings.
T his potent time is also highly useful, not only for
gathering herbs, but for m ixing and charging magical
powders and other substances, as well as the ritual
charging o f magical items and charms. It is also a time for
generative magic and conjurations around the hood-fire.
It is known by the Cornish W ise folk that heightened
generative potency and ‘life force’ is not the only thing
to be drawn upon from the serpentine flow during the
full m oon, from the serpent there is another force that
may, at places, issue forth in abundance and that is the
force known as the serpent’s breath. T o draw upon this
force, the Pellar will take their full m oon rites dow n into
the damp sea caves, haunted fogous or potent holy wells;
places w here this hypnotic, chthonic force may m ore easily
be encountered and in a m ore concentrated form . T here
they com m une with this force, drow sing deeply within
it, receiving visions, answers and life. D raw ing upon the
serpent’s breath will aid greatly the visionary abilities o f
the witch.
O ne full m oon rite for visionary and divinatory purposes
is that know n dow n here as ‘Calling D ow n the M oon ’.
This name is obviously related to the elaborate W iccan rite
o f ‘D raw ing D o w n the M oon ’ but the Cornish version is,
in essence, a quite different and seemingly simple rite. For
this the good old copper basin is filled partly with water,
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rites o f the new m oon are m ostly silent, with any ritual
declamations being muttered, or whispered, very quiedy
indeed. T h e new m oon is a time for rites o f inward
journeying, looking deeply into the se lf for answers, and
delving for anything buried that m ay otherwise throw up
inconvenient surprises at later times, for the Traditional
Cornish witch, that universal occult maxim ‘ K n o w
T h y se lf’ tells o f an im portant magical prerequisite that is
always striven for.
Journ eys will not only be made into our own inner-
underworlds, but to the underworld o f the beloved dead,
for the new m oon is also a time for ancestor com m union,
and acts o f atavistic ‘seeing’ and divination will be made
to seek ancestral w isdom and guidance. In such rites the
black m irror is an ideal tool.
M aking use o f the inward and consum ptive virtues o f
the serpentine flow, magical workings at the time o f the
new m oon will largely consist o f ‘get-rid-of ’ magic as well
as magic o f the toad, to influence the mind and emotions
o f others for either good or for bad if need be. It is also
a time for acts o f ‘O w l Blasting’ w hen such is necessary.
T h e stone o f choice for rites o f the new m oon is the
black obsidian, for it is a stone that aids inward focus, and
the revealing o f things held deep. It is also o f protective
quality, which will be found by m any to be a useful virtue
during such work.
A sphere o f obsidian called a ‘m oon crystal’ or ‘m oon
stone’ is som etim es kept, useful both in the rites o f inner
visioning during the dark o f the m oon but also in ‘seeing’
w ork under a full m oon, where her hypnotic image may
be shown on the sphere’s black surface.
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The Furry Nights
R iles o f the Y e a r’s R o u n d
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N Cornw all w e have a bewildering calendar o f
traditional festivals and feast nights, ranging from the
world fam ous to the obscure and sometimes bizarre!
For an exploration o f this extensive calendar, from
som eone actively involved in its revival, I can recom m end
Sim on Reed’s ‘T h e Cornish Traditional Y ear’ . Here
how ever we will concern ourselves with the main seasonal
rites o f use to the traditional magical practitioner, that
present a journey o f birth, grow th, climax, preparation,
withdrawal, death and rebirth, that is wisely m irrored in
the life and w ork o f the Pellar.
T he practitioner marks the main ritual observances o f
the year’s tides by the four Celtic quarter nights, which in
Cornw all are the “ Fu rry N ights” (ecstatic holy nights) or
“ Troyl N ights” (feast nights).
T hese are Allantide, Candlemas, M ay’s E v e and G uldize
Night. T h e Solstices are also observed, as they are the
zeniths o f light and dark and as such provide highly
useful virtues that must be worked with: the light must
be harnessed to guide us through darker days, and the
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Л Candlemas R ite
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May’s Eve
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‘N o w upon M a y ’s E ve
let swing open the gates o f sum m eri
B y leaping hare an d serpentfire,
B y broom, by s ta ff an d cauldron pyre,
W e conjure thee, we conjure thee, we conjure thee
O h white one, cornel
So sh a ll i t be”
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A Golowan B ite
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‘N o w C a st the Flowers!”
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T h e bearer answers:
“
A N e c k ! A N e c k ! A N e c k !”
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The author employs the “H ood-L am p ’ w ithin a w orking o f
candle and p in magic
W hen the time has com e, the Troyl rite will be made
with som e o f the mead first poured into the cauldron
fire in offering to the gathered spirits. Allen apples will be
exchanged as gifts between the fellows to be taken hom e
for go o d fortune and prophetic dreams. T h e rite will be
concluded with feasting and dancing to celebrate and
strengthen the bonds between the living and the dead.
Montol
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“
Л п к о щ Л п к о щ Лпкои>!
B lack hag o f death, transform ation and wisdom.
Л t this tim e o f darkness a ll has become still,
The land lies cold, hard and dead,
Bring to us transform ation!
R eturn to us the serpent! R eturn to us the S u n !
So sh a ll it be!”
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O n the Cunning W ay
I
T seems that in Cornwall, and in other areas, the
traditional process o f passing on the teachings o f
the Cunning Way, from one practitioner to another,
occur via the fam ily line, by ‘apprenticeship’ and, in rarer
cases, via admittance to a small and secretive circle o f
associated, primarily solitary practitioners. Where ‘Old
C raft’ ‘Cunning L o d ges’, H earths and Circles exist, there
are three or four main rites that m ark progress upon the
path, but only one is acknowledged to be an actual rite
o f initiation. T h e first rite a novice will undergo (after
having been closely observed for varying probationary
periods) in order to be admitted as a Fellow , is the rite o f
dedication. E ach Hearth will have their own rite for this,
as we do, in which the novice will dedicate them selves to
the path in the O ld O ne’s name, will swear an oath to keep
the secrets o f the Circle, and will be ceremonially linked,
or bound, to the group in som e way. T he second is the
actual rite o f initiation as Pellar, Wise Woman or Cunning
Man, in which a partial ‘passing/sharing o f the pow er’
will occur. T his confers upon the Crafter the status o f a
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“By the spirits above, may I be wise upon the starw ard road
o f N evek. ”
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K iss the knot and kneel to the ground and tie a third
knot at the far left end, bound in black, with these words:
K iss the knot and stand with your back to the N orth.
T ie a fourth knot between the centre knot and the white
end knot with these words:
K iss the knot and turn to face the southern edge o f the
Com pass. T ie a sixth knot between the white end knot
and the fourth knot with these words:
“By the spirits white, m ay I be wise upon the Southw ard road. ”
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“By the spirits red, may I be wise upon the E astw ard road. ”
“By the spirits grey, may I be wise upon the W estward road. ”
Return to the north o f the Com pass, and lay the cord
before the forked staff. Crouch there within the triangle,
with your right hand upon your head, and the left beneath
the feet and say:
Take up now the cord, and tie it about your waist. With
left finger anoint the thirteen w itch’s points with Witch
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Oil. A noint first your feet, then the knees, genitals, base o f
the spine, the hands, the naval, the breasts, the underside
o f the Chin (in place o f the lips) and lasdy the forehead,
marking it with the sign o f the six ways.
Walk the Round in a dextral circle, in conjuration o f the
serpent so that the blood may be w arm ed and the inner
fire further fanned by the serpent’s breath. Let the Round
becom e wild and ecstatic with leaps over the fire.
Seal and conclude the rite with the Cunning T royl in
com m union with the forces raised. G ive mead unto the
fire and bury food offerings at the four quarters. Leave
the place with no visual sign o f the ritual having happened
there.
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A b b o t’s Way, 5 3 Banishing, 85, 97, 162, 196
Abracadabra, 2 1 , 141 Baphomet, 5 9
A dder, 23, 86, 143 B ay leaves, 120, 123, 126, 142
A ir , 56, 75, 77, 85, 96, 115, 117- Belemnite, 8 8
118, 157-158 Bell, 96, 99, 101, 109
Alchem y, 5 8 -5 9 Betony, 122
A lder, 75 Birch, 5 6 , 7 5
A le , 52, 101, 18 5 -1 8 8 B lack storax, 123-124
A llantide, 57, 171, 188-190, 2 1 0 Blackthorn, 76, 80, 125, 134-
A ls ia well, 6 8 136, 141, 149
A lta r , 46, 62, 75, 90 -9 1 , 101, Blade, 80, 90 -9 1 , 102-103, 107,
104 154, 157, 174
A lu m , 122-1 2 8 Blasting, 24, 29, 5 5 , 62, 76, 80,
Androgyne, 50 , 5 8 -5 9 96 -9 7 , 106, 113-115, 160, 168
Angelica, 123, 126 Blee, Tammy, 19-20, 2 0 2
A nim alistic, 5 7 Blood, 21, 23, 3 0 , 35, 95, 98,
A n im ist, 3 6 102, 142-143, 151, 174, 191,
A n ts , 44 2 0 2 -2 0 5 , 2 0 7 -2 0 8
A n k o w , 56, 66, 77, 195-196, Bones, 19-20, 69-71, 80, 85, 9 0-
204, 210 91, 101, 103, 106, 128, 137, 139,
A p p le, 189, 193, 2 1 0 153, 190-191, 2 0 1 , 2 0 4 -2 0 5
A q u a riu s, 118 Bonfires, 26, 101, 183, 185, 193
A ries, 79, 11 7 Boscastle, 2 8
Asafoetida, 121, 123-124 Boswell, Granny, 19, 2 3 -2 4
A s h (fire), 27, 69, 100, 125, 137, Bottle, 120, 142, 153, 159
184 Bottrell, W illiam , 14, 2 0 , 2 5 , 28,
A s h (tree), 54 , 5 6 , 75, 77, 137, 4 4 , 71, 2 1 6
143, 150, 193-196, 2 1 2 Bowl, 81 -8 2 , 95, 101, 106, 120,
A th a m e, 74 129, 148, 156, 2 0 4
Bran, 7 5
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Breath, 39, 53, 66, 70, 86, 89-90, 189
96, 99, 102, 106, 117, 138, 149, Cord, 56, 86, 89, 101, 133-134,
155, 159-160, 166, 174-175, 142, 144, 154, 156-163, 165-
177, 188, 205, 2 0 8 166, 2 0 4 -2 0 5 , 2 0 7
Broom, 26, 56, 75, 83, 95, 100- Corn, 25, 4 6 , 185, 2 1 2
101, 178-179 Cottage, 2 7 , 47, 61, 81
Bryony root, 121-122, 126, 151 Croggan, 4 8
Bucca, 25, 39, 50, 52 -5 4 , 57-59, C ronnek D hu, 2 0 1 , 2 1 1
76, 81, 90, 99, 104, 106, 108, Cross, 4 7 , 4 9 , 5 2 , 65, 75, 89,
117-119, 175, 177, 179, 183, 93 -9 4 , 103, 106, 108, 135, 205,
188, 192, 2 0 3 -2 0 4 , 2 0 6 -2 0 7 , 212, 214
210-211 Crow, 96, 100, 102, 105, 114,
B ukkenm se, 5 9 125, 127, 150, 153, 155-157,
Bull, 2 7 175, 190-191, 2 0 5
Bullroarer, 8 5 Crucible, 62, 101, 154-155, 173-
174, 178, 186, 190-191, 194-
C 196, 2 0 4 -2 0 5
Calamus, 121 Coven, 2 5
Camphor, 121, 124-125, 127 Crying the neck, 185, 2 1 2
Cancer (Zodiac), 117 Crystal, 87, 140, 168
Candle, 4 0 A 1, 58, 81-8 2 , 84, 9 0 - C u n n in g /Y o lk IШ ап etc., 19, 23-
91, 99, 112, 150-151, 161, 173- 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 43, 4 5 , 51 -5 2 ,
175, 178-179, 190-192, 19 4 -1 9 6 5 4 , 58, 62 -6 3 , 66, 68, 73-74, 81,
Candlemas, 77, 171-174 88, 90, 111-112, 177, 199-200,
Capricorn, 118 203, 207, 213
Car, 24 Cup, 81, 95, 101, 106, 2 0 4
Cauldron, 79, 82 -8 3 , 94 -9 5 , 101, Cure, 19-21, 24, 70, 88, 2 0 2
103-106, 160, 173-174, 178- Curse I lifting etc., 18-19, 2 4 , 2 8-
179, 183, 190-1 9 6 3 1 , 35, 5 5 , 64, 65, 69, 77, 80,
Cave, 39, 65 -6 6 , 166, 2 0 0 , 211 83, 111-114, 117, 124, 132, 134,
Celandine, 125, 135 136, 150, 2 0 2
Celtic, 14, 171 Сигу, 2 0 2
Children, 22, 24, 44, 67, 70, 176, Cypress, 121-124, 127, 129, 135
194
Chimney, 62-63, 136, 138, 163 D
Church, 26-27, 38, 51, 54, 64, Dance, 2 6 -2 7 , 38, 4 7 , 5 0 , 5 6 , 69,
136, 162, 182, 200, 84, 94, 151, 157, 165, 175-177,
Cinnamon, 120-121, 123, 126 179, 181, 184, 193-194, 2 1 4
Cloak,, 4 5 Death, 12, 2 9 , 45, 5 1 , 5 3 , 56 -5 8 ,
Cloutie, 67, 144 66, 71, 76-77, 94, 119, 171, 175,
Cloves, 120, 122-123, 125-128, 185, 193, 195-196, 2 0 4 , 2 1 0
146 Defensive magic, 5 7 , 75-76, 95,
Coffee beans, 127 117, 134
Coffin, 152 Deity, 5 1 -5 3 , 59, 2 1 0
Collel, 81 Devel, 51
Colophony, 121, 126 Devil, 2 5 -2 7 , 51, 5 3 -5 4 , 5 7 , 64,
Comfrey, 123-124, 127, 135 107, 148, 151, 200, 2 1 1
Copal, 120-122, 1 2 5 -1 2 6 D evil’s fingers, 8 7 -8 8
Copper, 82, 141, 146, 166-167, Devon, 2 8 , 5 2 , 1 7 7
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D hu, 25, 53 -5 4 , 5 7 -5 8 , 76, 104, Fire, 2 5 -2 7 , 46, 5 4 , 61 -6 2 , 79,
117, 119, 175, 177, 188, 192, 81, 82 -8 4 , 86, 91, 94 -9 5 , 97-99,
201, 2 0 6 , 211 101-102, 104-105, 107, 113,
Divine, 50 -5 1 , 5 5 -5 7 , 5 9 , 75, 93, 115-117, 119, 124-125, 128,
97, 104, 107, 188 137-138, 142, 148, 154-155,
D ivination, 13-14, 2 7 , 3 3 , 35, 38, 157, 160, 163, 166, 173-175,
62, 70, 76, 8 7 , 113, 152, 155, 178, 179-187, 191-197, 204,
161, 168, 188-189, 2 0 2 , 2 1 0 208
Doll, 67, 70, 149, 185 F ish / 'fishermen etc., 52 -5 4 , 88,
D ragon’s blood, 121, 124-125, 128, 158
135, 145-146, 1 73-175, 2 0 4 -2 0 5 , Flowers, 52, 177-178, 1 83-184
211 Fogon, 25, 39, 65-66, 166, 190,
Dreams, 95, 114, 117, 190, 193 200, 211
D rum , 84-85, 98, 100, 175, 178- Fossil, 14, 8 7 -8 8
179, 182, 184 Frankincense, 120-121, 126, 128
Dulse, 127 F u rry night, 90, 171-172, 177,
D y a w l/ Dyaw/es, 2 0 0 211
E G
E a rth , 18-22, 3 9 , 4 6 , 4 9 , 51, 5 5 - Garden, 5 5
56, 66, 69, 75, 77, 79, 87, 95, Gardenia, 121
100, 108, 115, 118, 124, 138, Gardner, Gerald B ., 2 9
140, 150, 153, 157, 173-174, Garlic, 138
176, 180, 187, 189, 2 0 4 -2 0 5 , 2 1 3 Gemini, 1 1 7
E a st, 94-96, 101, 103, 108, 126, Geranium, 121-123, 126
204, 2 0 7 Get-lost-box, 162
E a s t A n g lia , 14, 2 0 1 Ghost, 3 8 , 4 3
Elder, 76, 123, 1 2 7 Giants, 71, 185
Equinoxes, 172 Ginger, 121-122, 126
E vil, 18, 28, 3 5 , 77, 84, 87-88, Glass, 85 -8 6 , 89, 91, 120, 135-
101, 113, 132-133, 136-137, 141, 136, 138, 153, 161, 163, 173
150, 182, 184, 2 0 2 -2 0 3 , 2 1 3 Goat, 5 8 -5 9
vofeg 94 Godhead, 97, 105
Exorcism , 2 8 -2 9 , 76-77, 83, 89, Golowan, 1 8 0 -1 8 2 ,2 1 1
95, 117, 127, 153-154 Gorse, 46, 7 6
Grimoire, 3 2 , 2 0 3
F Guardian, 4 9 , 62, 2 1 4
Faery, 18, 4 3 , 4 5 G uldrfe, 171, 185-186, 2 1 2
Fam iliar spirit, 4 0 , 63, 70, 81, 9 5- Gwidaer, 5 3 , 57 -5 8 , 76, 104,
96, 113, 129, 148-149, 162 117, 175, 179, 188, 2 0 6
F arm /er, 24, 3 1 , 4 9 , 5 2 -5 3 , 79,
137-138, 181-182, 1 8 5 -1 8 6 H
Fear, 19, 30 -3 1 , 4 9 , 76, 8 0 Flag-stone, 86, 89, 133-134,
Feast, 82, 106, 1 71-172, 175, 180, 150, 153, 157, 159
185-188, 193, 2 1 1 -2 1 2 , 2 1 4 Hal-an-tow, 177
Feather, 83, 125, 153, 194, 195 Hallowed, 62, 93, 100, 102,
Festival, 56, 171, 177, 180-181, 106, 191
189, 2 1 0 -2 1 2 H allo w e’en, 189
Feverfew, 122 Hallucinogenic, 19
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H and, 33, 40, 73, 79, 80, 83-84, 213
104, 106, 115-116, 139, 141, Ill-wishing, 28, 30 -3 1 , 77, 127-
148, 205, 2 0 7 -2 0 8 128, 141
H are, 2 6 , 95, 100, 102, 105, Image magic, 83, 136, 149, 154
113, 126, 175, 178-179, 2 0 5 Incense, 102, 116, 119, 120-124,
H arvest, 5 2 , 77-78, 152, 185- 126-127, 153, 159, 178, 180,
186, 2 1 2 186, 19 4 -1 9 5
H aw thorn, 76, 122, 178 Initiation, 64, 66, 75, 103, 161,
H a zel, 76, 79, 86, 1 3 7 182, 199-200, 2 0 3
Healing, 14, 18-19, 22, 29, 35, Introspection, 39, 5 7 , 8 9
39-40, 5 5 , 57, 66 -6 8 , 70, 75, Intuition, 35, 41, 7 7
77, 82, 84, 86, 88, 95, 111, 113, Invocation, 94, 98, 106, 1 5 7
115-117, 126, 139, 142, 144, Ireland, 5 9
161 Iron, 128, 134, 137, 157
H eart, 142, 145
H earth, 46, 62, 8 1 -8 2 , 89-90, 99,
104, 107, 111, 120, 129, 136, JackD aw, 15, 50, 78, 1 7 7
145, 148, 151-152, 154-155, Jasmine, 121, 123, 125
199-200, 2 0 3 , 2 0 7 Juniper, 120-123, 125-128, 142,
Heather, 122, 125, 1 5 7 145
Heavens/ heavenly virtues etc., 22, Jupiter, 118, 122-123
44, 55, 65, 94
Helston, 19-20, 2 3 -2 5 , 177, 2 0 2 К
Henbane, 123-124, 127, 143, 157 Kiss, 2 0 5 -2 0 7
Herbs, 40, 48, 55, 82, 136, 166, Knife, 80, 95, 101-102, 151, 157,
182 187, 2 0 4
Hermaphrodite, 5 0 , 5 9 Knockers, 4 3 , 48 -4 9 , 2 1 2
H exagram , 106 Knot, 83, 86, 133, 141-142, 145-
Holly, 76, 128, 1 9 4 -1 9 5 146, 157-161, 166, 2 0 5 -2 0 7
H oly well, 39, 66 -6 8 , 70, 140,
144, 166-167, 173-174 L
Honeysuckle, 122-123, 153 Labyrinth, 41, 87, 2 1 4
Hood, 82, 89, 91, 102, 106-107, Lam orna, 2 5
119, 166, 174, 184, 2 1 2 Law , threefold, 112
H o o k Wand, 8 0 Lead, 139, 189
Horehound, 122, 1 2 7 -1 2 8 Leather, 26, 5 4
H orn, cup, 81, 95, 101, 106-108, L em on balm, 122, 126
156, 2 0 4 Lemongrass, 122
H orns, 39, 5 8 -5 9 , 65, 90-91, Lem on verbena, 122
104, 106, 191, 2 0 5 , 2 0 7 Leo, 116
Horse, 19, 25, 4 9 , 5 3 -5 5 , 5 7 , 88, Levi, Eliphas, 5 9
94, 177, 194, 2 1 2 -2 1 3 Ley-Lines, 3 8
Horseshoe, 91, 1 3 7 L ibra, 118
H u n t, Robert, 14, 2 8 L iza rd , point, 2 0 2
H ypnotic force, 39, 66, 69, 166, 168 Logan stone / rock, 2 0 0
Hove, 18, 24, 29, 3 1 , 77, 82, 111,
I 118, 125, 135, 144-147, 151-
Ill-influence, 119, 124 152, 182, 189, 2 1 0 -2 1 1
Illness, 28, 64, 76, 136, 139, 142, L unar, 6 6 , 69, 81, 93, 134, 161,
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165, 167 127, 138, 153, 159, 179, 187,
191, 195, 2 0 4 , 2 0 6 -2 0 7
M
M adder root, 121, 124, 126, 128 О
M adron, 67 -6 8 , 144 O a k, 26, 5 4 , 76, 120, 123, 126,
M andrake, 122-124, 128, 151- 193
153 Oath, 199
Manifestation, 5 0 , 5 3 , 82, 86, 93, Ohby Oss, 176, 2 1 2
95, 133, 160, 2 0 4 Obsidian, 89 -9 0 , 168
M a ri-I jiy d , 5 6 Occult, 14, 32, 5 9 , 78, 115, 168
M arjoram , 120, 122-123, 125 Odin, 5 3 -5 4 , 5 7 ,2 1 1
M ars, 117, 121-122, 131, 134 Orange oil, 120
Maypole, 176 O rris root, 121, 123, 125, 146-
M a y ’s Eve, 5 7 , 76, 171-172, 175, 147
178, 179 O therworld/ ly, 4 3 -4 5 , 4 7 , 5 3 -5 4 ,
M azed, 41, 180, 197, 2 1 2 5 6 , 61 -6 2 , 65 -6 6 , 68, 71, 82, 85,
M azey, 41, 87, 180-181 97, 1 33-134
M ead, 101, 106-108, 150, 156- Oud, 12 2 -1 2 3
157, 186, 188, 193, 2 0 4 , 2 0 8
M en-an-Tol, 6 7 , 69 -7 0 , 149 P
Mercury, 117, 122, 131 Patchouli, 1 2 0 -1 2 7
M erm aid, 2 0 2 Pendulum, 80, 189
M erry Maidens, 3 8 , 4 9 Penglaz, 5 6 -5 7 , 193-194, 2 1 3
M idsum mer, 148, 180-185, 2 1 1 Pentagram, 107
M ill, 25-26, 28, 94, 98, 1 0 5 -1 0 6 Pentacle, 95, 160
Milpreves, 23, 8 6 Penwith, 15, 25, 2 7 , 52, 5 6 , 68,
M in t, 127-128 141, 182, 190, 194
M irror, 136, 155-156, 168, 192 Penzance, 31, 180-181, 189, 194,
Mistletoe, 135, 194 210-212
M ontol, 193-194, 2 1 2 Peppermint, 123
M oon, 38-39, 4 4 , 5 7 , 66, 69, 76- Pine, 77, 84, 121-122, 1 2 6 -1 2 8
77, 79, 82-83 , 87, 90, 95, 98, Pisces, 118
105-107, 116-117, 119, 121, Piskie, 18, 4 3 -4 8 , 2 1 3
128, 131, 1 40-141, 146, 148, Planetary virtues, 32, 81, 93, 94,
150-152, 158, 161, 165-168, 116, 120, 130, 161
172-173, 186 Plants, 5 5 , 95, 116, 172
M ugwort, 121, 123-124, 12 7 -1 2 8 Poplar, 122-125, 135
M ullein, 121-125, 127-128, 135 Power, 19, 2 0 -2 1 , 23, 2 7 , 3 0 , 32,
M useum o f Witchcraft, 2 8 , 2 9 36, 3 8 -3 9 , 5 5 -5 7 , 62, 74-77, 8 8-
M yrrh, 90, 121, 123-125, 127- 89, 98, 100, 102, 111, 117-118,
129 124, 126-127, 133, 138, 141,
160, 182, 185, 2 0 0 , 2 0 2 -2 0 3 ,
N 214
N a il, finger, 136, 142, 2 1 3
N a il, iron, 137, 195 Q
N algah, 22, 132 Q u a rtz , 3 8 , 69, 87, 89 -9 0 , 140-
Necklace, 89, 143 141, 167, 173-174
N ew lyn, 52, 5 4 uicken, 77, 118, 173
N o rth , 27, 90, 96, 101, 103, 108, uoit, 68, 71, 150-151, 185,
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190-191, 2 1 3 166, 173, 175, 180, 191-192,
2 0 5 , 2 1 1 ,2 1 4
R Square, planetary, 130
Romany, 2 3 -2 4 , 51 Star, 4 4 , 53, 93, 148, 2 0 5
Rose, 123, 125-1 2 6 S ta r anise, 121, 123, 127
Rose maty, 120, 126, 142 Storm, 46, 51, 53 -5 4 , 5 7 , 211
Rowan, 77, 122, 133, 159, 173, Sun, 20, 23, 56, 70, 94, 9 7 ,1 0 1 -
181 102, 108, 116, 120, 131, 136,
140, 143, 157, 172, 179, 182,
S 184, 187, 157, 1 9 1 -1 9 6
Sacrifice/ sacrificial, 5 2 -5 3 , 83, Sweeper, 83 -8 4 , 194 -1 9 6
151, 182-183, 185
Sage, 122-123, 126 T
Sagittarius, 118 Taboo, 38, 4 4 , 4 9
St. A lle n , 189 T alking stick, 79, 180
St. Buryan, 2 5 -2 7 , 6 8 Taraner, 7 6
St. John, 180, 211 Taurus, 118
St. John’s Wort, 125, 127, 145, Tetragrammaton, 2 2
182-184 Thomas, Jemmy, 19-20
Satan, 51 Thunder Stone, 8 7
Saturn, 119, 123, 124, 130 Thyme, 124, 127, 129
Scorpio, 117 Tides, 69, 71, 158, 171, 177
Sea, 37, 39, 48, 52 -5 3 , 66, 71, T in M iners, 2 0 , 4 8 - 4 9 , 1 4 7 ,
87-88, 95, 117, 125, 127, 158, 212
166, 200, 2 0 2 Toad, 76, 87-88, 95, 100, 102,
Seeing, 82, 87, 96, 113, 127, 156- 105, 114, 126, 142, 168, 175,
157, 168, 180 191, 2 0 1 , 2 0 5
Serpentine, rock, 8 9 Tongue stone, 87, 8 8
Sex, 56, 95, 113, 115, 117, 152 Trance, 41, 85, 87, 9 7 -9 8 , 100-
Sickle, 1 8 6 -1 8 7 102, 105, 136, 152, 154, 163,
S ilk , 145, 152 167, 2 1 2 , 2 1 4
Si Ivpv 4 4 117 Trees, 26, 64, 67, 71, 77-78, 98,
S i x Ways, 75, 94, 102, 1 0 6 -1 0 7 100, 146, 181, 183, 193
154, 179, 192, 208, 2 1 4 Trenoweth, Betty, 25, 2 7
Sloe, 123, 1 2 5 -1 2 6 Troy stone, 41, 87, 95, 180, 190-
Smoke, 25-26, 62, 82, 84, 89, 96, 192, 2 1 4
99, 119, 126-127, 129, 133-134, Twin, 5 9 , 2 1 0
137, 146, 148, 153, 155-157,
159, 174-175, 178, 180, 184, U
188, 190-192, 196, 2 0 5 Underworld, 39, 65 -6 6 , 94, 168,
Snail, 147, 153 190, 192, 2 1 0
S n a ke skin, 144
Solstice, 56, 171, 193 V
South, 95, 100, 103, 108, 126, 1Tampiric, 138
138, 160, 178, 183, 187, 2 0 6 Venus, 5 0 , 82, 118, 123, 131,
Spittle, 8 9 146, 189
Spriggan, 43, 4 9 , 71, 2 1 4 Vervain, 122-123, 12 5 -1 2 8
Sprowl, 36 -3 8 , 4 1 , 73-74, 84, 87,
113, 117, 126, 133, 158, 165- W
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Wand, 56, 75, 80, 86, 88, 96,
107, 173-174, 178
Water, 22-23, 5 5 -5 6 , 66 -6 8 , 73,
76-77, 79, 86, 88, 93, 95, 103,
115, 117-118, 140, 146, 157,
166-167, 173-174, 185, 18 8 -1 8 9
W ax, 78, 83, 136-137, 146, 154,
162, 175
West, 95-96, 101, 103, 108, 126,
138, 152, 160, 187, 2 0 7
Whispering stone, 86, 9 5
White-witch, 2 0 -2 1 , 23, 28, 3 2
Wicca, 18, 29, 73-74, 112, 166,
181 (hamlet o f
W ild H u n t, 53, 5 6
W illiamson, Cecil, 12, 14, 28-29,
85
Willow, 56, 77, 146, 153
Window, 61, 63, 134, 136, 155,
189, 2 1 0
Wise-ivoman, 23 , 2 7 , 31
Witch-ball, 1 3 5 -1 3 6
W itch oil, 89, 128, 178-179, 190-
192, 2 0 4 , 2 0 7 -2 0 8
W itch powder, 19, 124, 133, 136,
154-1 5 5
Womb, 39, 8 2
Wood, 26, 5 3 , 5 5 , 75-78, 80-81,
84-85, 91, 98, 107, 149, 153,
178, 188, 194-195, 2 0 4 , 2 1 2
Wormwood, 121-122, 1 2 5 -1 2 7
Y
Yew, 64, 77, 121, 123-125, 194-
195
Yggdrasil, 55, 7 5
Ylangylang, 121, 123, 127
Yule, 193, 2 1 2
Z
Zenith, 171, 180-181
Zennor, 181-182, 191
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