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Natural magic by Doreen Valiente
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Natural magic (original 1975; edition 1975)

by Doreen Valiente

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Magic is all around us - in stones, flowers, stars, the dawn wind and the sunset cloud. All we need is the ability to see it, understand it, and apply it.Natural Magic explains how to practise the age-old white magic that village wise women have used for centuries. It deals with the magic of herbs and flowers, of the four elements, of numbers and colours, amulets and talismans, how to read cards, how to interpret dreams, and much more. There are chapters on the secrets of sex magic, and on the use of traditional spells. If you want to learn to charm warts, to cast a love spell, or to plant a magical garden, this book will tell you how. An essentially practical treatise, which sets out to show how magic can be for everyone, and how, indeed, it has always been inherent in human life and nature.Both those who are new to the practice of magic and those with experience will find it delightful reading and an informative handbook for use in daily life.… (more)
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Info:New York : St. Martin's Press, 1975.
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I have always enjoyed reading Valiente and this book is no exception. However, I do feel that, as important a writer as she is, that there are books with more up to date scholarship available on folk magic.

There is still a great deal of interesting content particularly in the chapters on the magic of the mind and of the four elements. ( )
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Magic is all around us - in stones, flowers, stars, the dawn wind and the sunset cloud. All we need is the ability to see it, understand it, and apply it.Natural Magic explains how to practise the age-old white magic that village wise women have used for centuries. It deals with the magic of herbs and flowers, of the four elements, of numbers and colours, amulets and talismans, how to read cards, how to interpret dreams, and much more. There are chapters on the secrets of sex magic, and on the use of traditional spells. If you want to learn to charm warts, to cast a love spell, or to plant a magical garden, this book will tell you how. An essentially practical treatise, which sets out to show how magic can be for everyone, and how, indeed, it has always been inherent in human life and nature.Both those who are new to the practice of magic and those with experience will find it delightful reading and an informative handbook for use in daily life.

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