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Stewart Farrar - What Witches Do - Sphere - 1973
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What Witches Do, by Stewart Farrar (1971)
this cover tho 👁️
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A WITCHES’ BIBLE: THE COMPLETE WITCHES HANDBOOK
JANET & STEWART FARRAR | AUG 1996
#witchcraft#paganism#esotericism#occult#graphic design#cover art#janet farrar#stewart farrar#books#literature#90s#u
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Janet and Stewart Farrar
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ARCANE PRACTICES IN ALEXANDRIAN WITCHCRAFT -- UTMOST DEVOTION IS KEY.
PIC INFO: Spotlight on witching couple Alex and Maxine Sanders during a ritual displaying the Adoration of the Goddess, 15 Clanricarde Gardens, London, England, c. 1970. 📸: Stewart Farrar.
Source: https://alexandrianwitchcraft.org/image-of-maxine-and-alex-sanders-with-cup.
#Maxine Sanders#Alexandrian Witchcraft#Modern Paganism#Alexandrian Wicca#Witchcraft#Witch Queen#Photography#Vintage Style#Modern Witchcraft#1970s#Super Seventies#Occultism#Wicca#Hair and Makeup#70s fashion#Wiccan#Vintage Fashion#Stewart Farrar#Occult#London England#London#London UK#Witch#🍷#70s#Queen of the Witches
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When we were initiated in 1970, we were taught that "only a witch can make a witch". In other words, the only way to become a witch was to be initiated by another witch […] We still believe that it is a good rule to follow wherever possible, because it means that a new witch starts his or her training under the guidance of an experienced initiator, and usually as a member of an existing coven. Mistakes are less hazardous, misunderstandings are more quickly cleared up, and the learning process is much quicker. Anything is better learned by apprenticeship than by lone study.
From A Witches' Bible: The Complete Witches' Handbook, published 1996; Stewart and Janet Farrar (My Review Here) (My Ko-Fi Here)
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Hi all,
Welcome to the last part of my 2024 altar tour! 4/4
What a year it has been! I have learned so much and made so many new friends! My altar has always been a reflection of my psyche, seeing it’s beauty reminds me of the beauty that exists within me. :)
So this is my final little work space where I do pendulum magick and tarot readings. There is a devotional mug to Lord Lucifer which I use for our morning coffee chats. There is also Lucifer’s devotional dragon statue, as well as the dual scrying mirror for him and Faviel.
There is a normal mirror and a statue of a pharaoh’s tomb. The board which the flowers and offerings are placed on dawns Faviel’s sigil and candle. To Faviel I have offered a palm stone, flowers, an acorn, smoky quartz, some black earrings, and some grubs.
Beside him is my pendulum in a selenite charging bowl along with my pendulum mat.
The black and white image you see was a piece of art I made for Archangel Jophiel after he gifted me a vision a year or so ago. I use it whenever I’m reaching out to him.
Beneath my altar is some space for storage where I keep my larger cauldron, mortar and pestle, larger candles, etc. There is also my stand where I keep my broom, fire poker, and shovel. My witch broom is wrapped in a protective seal. I use it to sweep ash from my prayer mat.
And finally, here are a few of the books I have in my collection that have greatly greatly aided me in my craft. Remember to do your research my dears!
The Arbatel of Magick- First English edition 1633, new edition 2013, edited by Earl Marwick
Healing with Form, Energy, and Light- Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
Gods and Goddesses- Hallam, Elizabeth
The Lesser Key of Solomon- S.L MacGregor Mathers and Aleister Crowley
The Dictionary of Alchemy- Diana Fernando
The Art of Angels- Howard Loxton
Backland’s Book of Spirit Communications- Raymond Buckland
Transcendental Magick- Éliphas Lévi
The Greater Key of Solomon- S.L MacGregor Mathers
A History of God- Karen Armstrong
A Dictionary of Angels, Including Fallen Angels- Gustav Davidson
Making Talismans- Nick Farrell
The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses- Johann Scheibel
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
The Rise and Fall of the Nephilim- Scott Alan Roberts
Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft- Raymond Buckland
Candle Burning Rituals- Raymond Buckland
The Complete Book of Black Magick and Witchcraft
Green Witchcraft, Folk Magick, Fairy Lore & Herb Craft- Ann Moura
The Book of Forbidden Knowledge, Black Magick, Superstition, Charms and Divination- First Edition 1910s Johnson Smith & co. New Edition 2016 edited by Earl Marwick
Three Books of Occult Philosophy- Henry Cornelius Agrippa
and of course, The Holy Bible- New Living Translation.
I have many other books in my collection on tarot and astrology in my living room, but these are the books that have had the greatest impact on my craft. Here are a few of those other ones:
Love Potions- Tatania Hardie
The Book of Destinies- Jane Struthers
The Crystal Bible 2- Judy Hall
The Tarot Bible- Sarah Barlett
The Wicca Bible- Ann Marie Gallagher
Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs- Scott Cunningham
Magic and Medicine of Plants- Reader’s Digest
The Power of Birthdays Stars and Numbers- Saffi Crawford and Geraldine Sullivan
The Witches’ Goddess- Janet and Stewart Farrar
The Witches’ God- Janet and Stewart Farrar
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I wanted to end this tour off with my reading material because I want to emphasize how important it is to understand that “magick” is not just “stuff”.
I really enjoy all of my magical tools and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with having and wanting pretty things or an aesthetically pleasing altar. In fact I believe aesthetic and care are acts of love in themselves. Don’t ever let someone shame you for wanting to decorate and indulge in the aesthetics of your craft.
But please do remember that our greatest magical tool is our minds, our senses, and our experiences- our brains. Remember to read read read lots of material from many different sources. Contemplate honestly on everything you read, hear and experience. Do not take everything you believe today as a fact, do not box yourself in to anything. (Maybe that’s the Luciferian in me speaking lol)
Learn how to do magick alone, without any tools. My magick is not my stuff, although my stuff greatly aids me in my magick. Does that make sense?
Thank you so much for reading! I look forward to growing and learning so much more this year! :)
Blessed be!
#magick#witchcraft#occultism#witch community#demonology#pagan#paganism#witch aesthetic#witchblr#grimoire#altar#altar tour#spell work#spellcraft#divination#pagan witch#deity work#deity worship#daily devotion#devotee
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Outdoor Rituals
Stewart and Janet Farrar - 1982, Elders of the Craft - Authors of A Witches Bible
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Your post about Bret Frarrar is finally the boost I needed to get a copy of it but I also wonder if you read Mary Stewart's The Ivy Tree, which is pretty overtly a genderswapped take on Bret Frarrar? It's one of my favourites of Stewart's romantic suspense novels.
You had me at "genderswapped take on Brat Farrar"!
...I haven't read it, no, though I do like Stewart's prose and have read at least one of her romantic suspense novels (I think more, but Nine Coaches Waiting is the one I remember best from my mother's bookshelves.)
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Glad's Book List
I wrote a post recently about my history (normally I'd link it but I don't want to be narcissistic), and realized that I've read a fair few occult books over the years. So here's the list; I'll keep updating it as I find more books in my various libraries and book stashes.
Quick note before getting into this list--not everything I've read will make it. Just the stuff I read and recommend others parse through. For example, I have intentionally omitted my studies in Kabbalah to discourage others from unintentionally appropriating.
But by "parse through", I truly mean that. My path has meandered through several schools of thought and wandered into appropriative territory at times (I constantly strive to correct any appropriation in my practice that gets brought to my attention). Maybe about 20% of each book makes it into my current path.
Eh, so it wasn't so quick of a note. Here's the list:
CEREMONIAL MAGIC
Aleister Crowley, Book 4
Chic and Sandra Cicero, Essential Golden Dawn
Donald Kraig, Modern Magick
Henry Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy
Israel Regardie, The Golden Dawn
Lon Milo DuQuette, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Ceremonial Magick
Samuel Mathers, The Book of Abramelin
Stephen Skinner and David Rankine, Key of Solomon
CHAOS MAGIC
Archtraitor Bluefluke, The Psychonaut Field Manual
Jan Fries, Visual Magick
Lon Milo DuQuette, Low Magick
Peter Carroll, Liber Null & Psychonaut; Liber Kaos
Phil Hine, Condensed Chaos; Prime Chaos
Richard Metzger, Book of Lies
Robert Wilson, Prometheus Rising
CRYSTALS
Cassandra Eason, The Complete Crystal Handbook
Karen Frazier, An Introduction to Crystal Grids
Robert Simmons and Naisha Ahsian, The Book of Stones
Scott Cunningham, Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem, and Metal Magic
Yulia van Doren, Crystals
DIVINATION
A.E. Waite, Pictorial Key to the Tarot
Brigit Esselmont, Everyday Tarot; The Ultimate Guide to Tarot Meanings
Chic and Sandra Cicero, Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot
Diana Paxson, Taking Up the Runes
Lon Milo DuQuette, Understanding Crowley's Thoth Tarot
Melissa Cynova, Kitchen Table Tarot
Rachel Pollack, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom
DREAMS
Carl Jung, Dreams; The Red Book
DRUIDRY
Dana O'Driscoll, Sacred Actions
John Greer, The Druidry Handbook; The Druid Magic Handbook
Philip Carr-Gomm, The Druid Way
Ross Nichols, The Book of Druidry
HELLENISM
David Mierzwicki, Hellenismos
Hesiod, Theogeny
Homer, Iliad; Odyssey
John Opsopaus, The Oracles of Apollo
LABRYS Community, Hellenic Polytheism
Orpheus, The Orphic Hymns
HERBS
Nicholas Culpeper, Culpeper's Complete Herbal
Scott Cunningham, Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
HERMETICISM
Hermes Trismegistus, Corpus Hermeticum; The Emerald Tablet
Three Initiates, The Kybalion
GENERAL MAGIC
Aleister Crowley, Magic in Theory and Practice
Christopher Dell, The Occult, Witchcraft and Magic
Manly Hall, Secret Teachings of All Ages
Owen Davies, Oxford Illustrated History of Witchcraft and Magic
Rock Point Publishing, Spellcraft
Sarah Lyons, How to Study Magic
MEDITATION
Diana Paxson, Trance Portation
Stephen Bodian, Meditation for Dummies
PAGANISM
Herman Slater, A Book of Pagan Rituals
Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon
Ronald Hutton, Triumph of the Moon
WICCA
Doreen Valiente, Witchcraft for Tomorrow
Gerald Gardner, The Meaning of Witchcraft; Witchcraft Today
Janet and Stewart Farrar, A Witches' Bible
Raymond Buckland, Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft; The Tree; Wicca for One
Scott Cunningham, Wicca; Living Wicca
Starhawk, The Spiral Dance
Thea Sabin, Wicca for Beginners
Thorn Mooney, Traditional Wicca
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Uneducated: A Question for Modern Witches on Gender
So, hi. I'm learning about the practices and beliefs of Wiccanism as an intellectual curiosity. To do this, I've begun by reading "A Witch's Bible," written by Janet and Stewart Farrar. As far as I know, this is a relatively good source outlining "Gardnerian Wiccanism," which seems to be one of the most popular contemporary understandings of Wicca and Neo-Paganism (as far as I know? Forgive my ignorance, if I am mistaken).
As I read it, I have thus far found it to be a very illuminating read, that goes in depth on the largely progressive, naturalistic, and idealistic belief systems of the "modern" witch. However, as good a source as this book may be, there is one repeated aspect that feels dated by today's discourse-- the concept of gender, and how this topic is discussed.
Now, this book's major components were written in 1981 and 1984, then compiled into a single manual in 1996(?), so it's obviously somewhat dated. We've had four decades of growing social progress since.
In brief, let me explain my understandings thus far, to see if I am on the right track in following this book's vision of Wicca: there is a huge emphasis on "polarity," i.e. opposites. This includes man and woman, written in very binary black/white terminology. This book states that man and woman's nature is inherently different (but equal) on a level beyond physical. Women have a "cyclic nature" due to ovulation and menstruation; whereas men have a "linear nature." Women are afforded more psychic ability because they have the "gifts of the goddess," and can be a symbolic vessel and avatar for the Goddess. However they can also serve as the vessel for the God, if there is no man able to do so during a Sabbat gathering, ritual, or event. On the flipside, a man can only ever be a vessel for the God-- never the Goddess. The domain of Goddess is strictly a role afforded to the high priestess and women in an "ideal" Gardnerian coven structure. (Again, not stating that this IS 100% the case, just explaining how I've understood it thus far.)
So the question burning in my mind is simply this: how have Wiccan beliefs and communities adapted and changed in their thought processes on the relation between sex and gender, considering we live in an age where the topic is now more mainstream than ever? What are the psychic and spiritual roles of man and woman in modern day, considering the newfound greater questioning of what it even means to be "man" or "woman" in the first place?
To anyone in those communities who sees my long winded wall of text in the tags of your community and you actually read it, I hope you'll forgive my intrusion. I don't mean to espouse my ignorance of your religious beliefs. On the contrary, I find many of them to be engaging and very beautiful. However, I consider myself a pretty strong pro-trans ally in the LGBTQ+ community, and I just became too curious on the thoughts and attitudes of modern witches on the subject. I know there are a lot of trans people who are in wicca and neo-pagan circles, so I hope you wouldn't mind my probing. And while I could Google this topic, I feel an appeal to those in the community directly would be more engaging and personal.
#Wicca#Wiccanism#Paganism#Neo-Paganism#Witchcraft#Gardnerian Wicca#Wiccan#A Witch's Bible#Occult#Grey's thoughts
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Janet and Stewart Farrar - SPELLS and How They Work - Robert Hale - 1990
#witches#spells#occult#vintage#spells and how they work#robert hale#janet and stewart farrar#candles#1990#janet farrar#stewart farrar
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The cover of What Witches Do by Stewart Farrar (1971)
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Do you recommend Thea Sabine, Thorn Mooney, or Janet & Stewart Farrar as legit sources for learning wicca? I'm new to the craft
So I've never read any of Thea Sabin's stuff, so I don't have a strong opinion there.
I also have never been fond of the Farrars -- and whether or not their views later evolved, their work as published falls into the gender essentialist camp. And sometimes kinda homophobic.
I don't... I'm not a fan.
I know some of my friends don't like Thorn Mooney, and I don't always agree with her -- but her knowledge of Wicca is solid. She's going to come from a British Traditional Wiccan perspective, so keep that in mind while looking at her work.
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Hora do Estudo! E do conselho!
Olá! O dia está belo hoje por aqui e resolvi me inspirar com uma música bem calma e talvez um copo d'agua somente pois não quero tomar chá antes de fazer exercícios, pois preciso estar um pouco mais agitada. Mas tudo bem com você ? Espero que sim!
Hoje estive pensando sobre alguns conhecimentos adquiridos através de estudos que venho fazendo a anos, na mesma lentidão que eu estudo as coisas seculares e simplesmente cheguei a conclusão que, nem todo mundo vai parar para te ouvir ou acreditar em você e está tudo bem.
Os estudos da bruxaria natural, ou de qualquer religião esotérica exigem de nós um tempo que as vezes não temos, e também exige concentração para um melhor entendimento psicológico e também espiritual. E não pense que o despertar espiritual é algo que vivenciamos em 1 mês ou 1 ano. As vezes leva décadas, ou até séculos. Várias vidas talvez.
E nunca se esqueça que cada pessoa está em um período de evolução diferente. O que você passou a enxergar, a outra pessoa ainda não enxergar, ou algo que a pessoa já enxerga você ainda acha ser inexistente. Por isto, lhe aconselho a cuidar com o que compartilhas com as pessoas pois elas podem não estar preparadas para ouvir ou você pode não estar preparado para compartilhar.
Relacionamentos são trocas de energias, assim como conversas, interações no geral. Sim tudo é energia. E bruxaria natural é sobre manipular tais energias, e cuidar da sua própria é crucial. Um Bruxe(todos os gêneros são mais do que bem vindes) seja quem for, merece ter um desenvolvimento correto por isso procure livros e pessoas mais antigas na prática para se orientar! Sempre importante salientar que tik tok não é livro pra ninguém ok?
E voltando ao assunto já dito no texto, as trocas de energias são algo que devemos tomar cuidado e trocar assuntos esotéricos com pessoas que não os entendem ou que não os aceitam é algo desafiador. E lembre-se, se você vem de alguma religião conversionista (que tenta converter a pessoa a todo custo) saiba que a bruxaria natural além de não ser uma religião(é um estilo de vida), não é sobre querer convencer ninguém que é o melhor caminho a se seguir.
Acredita-se que cada pessoa tem seu caminho, suas provas, suas expiações a fazer, e seus aprendizados. E como eu disse cada pessoa está em um período evolutivo diferente.
Como sou uma bruxa voltada pra Hekate, Wicca, Umbanda e o espiritismo kardecista(o qual tenho contato desde criança, mesmo sendo criada na igreja evangélica), irei indicar abaixo alguns livros que uso nos meus estudos e alguns canais referentes no youtube.
Bruxaria Natural
Bruxa Natural - Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Bruxaria Natural( guia para magia de plantas, cristais etc.) - Paige Vanderbeck
O Livro completo de Bruxaria - Raymond Buckland
Bruxaria Natural: Uma filosofia de Vida - Tânia Gori
O Grande Livro das Runas - Eded Thorsson
Brida - Paulo Coelho
Hekate e Wicca no geral.
Bruxaria Hekatina: O Caminho Da Bruxa Com a Deusa Hekate - Márcia C Silva.
As Faces de Hekate: O Poder dos Epítetos na Bruxaria Hekatina - Márcia C Silva
Mistérios da lua negra: Lilith, Kali, Hécate e a cura dos arquétipos femininos sombrios no mundo moderno
Circle for Hekate - Volume I: History & Mythology - Sorita D'este
O Deus das Bruxas - Janet Farrar & Stewart Farrar
A magia do Jardim - Roberto Araújo
Espiritísmo Kardecista
O livro dos espíritos - Allan Kardec
Nosso Lar - Chico Xavier
Violetas na Janela - de Patrícia pela médium Vera Lúcia Marinzeck de Carvalho
Canal Espírita - Prof. Luiz Fernando -https://www.youtube.com/c/CanalEsp%C3%ADritaNoYoutube
Mayse Braga - Palestra espírita https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6dHQGKlXs4
Umbanda
O livro essencial de umbanda - Ademir Barbosa Júnior
A jornada de um Caboclo - Caetano de Oxóssi
Pombagira: Fundamentos, Firmezas e Oferendas - Alan Barbieri
Jardim dos orixás - Ramatís - Norberto dos Santos Peixoto
Natália Costa - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFr0oUAeLy0D7GhePYukjWQ
Bate Tambor - https://www.youtube.com/c/BateTambor
E nunca se esqueça que seus estudos só dependerá de você! Esforça-te e procure conhecimento. O conhecimento liberta e que assim seja!
Monalisa
#bruxaria natural#conselho#iniciante#witchtok#witchblr#bruxa#umbanda#espiritísmo#kardec#chico xavier#wicca#codificação dos espíritos#autorias#texto#minhas autorias#hekate#pombagira
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A Witches Bible book review by by Stewart & Janet Farrar
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