Crone's Book of Magical Words
by Valerie Worth
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Crone's Book of Magical Words (previously published as The Crone's Book of Words)by Valerie Worth is the book you've been waiting for! In its pages are over 125 spells, incantations, and charms. If you can think of a purpose for a spell, it's probably in this book. Need a spell to summon a ghost? Or perhaps you want the opposite: a spell to free a house from being haunted. They're both in this book. Do you need something to help you lose weight or have longevity? You'll find them here. Or show more perhaps you want to pass through a locked door. It's all in this book. Even if you don't know a thing about magic, you can use this book. The spells are easy, poetic, and evocative. For example, to cure a wart the instructions are: "Stamp within a silver cup mullein and houseleek together. Stir them with a sparrow's feather. Let it draw the juices up; Twenty times upon one day, brush them over the excrescence; Under sunlight dry the essence--Soon the wart must shrink away." The range in this book is phenomenal. You'll find a simple fertility charm and a way to conjure with smoke. You'll read about how to bring rain and how to stop rain from falling. You'll learn how to tell fortunes with sand or with tea leaves. This is more than just a book about magic, it is a folklorist's bonanza. If you're ready to win another's love or to sweeten someone's disposition, if you want to turn hair long and golden or discover tree spirits, this is the book you must have. Whether you have been doing magic for a long time or are a beginner, this book is a must. show lessTags
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I love this book. A collection of little ditties and magic words for almost every occasion. OK Some very obscure occasions but the book is a delight to read.
To be said when crossing a bridge
In air but no flying,
Nor on the eartj walking,
Nor in a boat riding,
Still cross without doubting -
The way will uphold you
If you say bodly:
Bridge, be strong
From End to End,
And let me pass
From Land to land.
To be said when crossing a bridge
In air but no flying,
Nor on the eartj walking,
Nor in a boat riding,
Still cross without doubting -
The way will uphold you
If you say bodly:
Bridge, be strong
From End to End,
And let me pass
From Land to land.
Not a book on how to make your own spells; this is a book of simple chants and verbal spells for various needs. I keep it mainly because I like the spell to ensure a book is returned.
An okay spell/witchcraft book, it didn't interest me as much as some of the others I used to own.
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Common Knowledge
- Original title
- The Crone's Book of Words
- Alternate titles
- Crone's Book of Magical Words
- Original publication date
- 1971
- Disambiguation notice
- Originally published as A Crone's Book of Words (1971), reissued as Crone's Book of Magical Words (1999)
Classifications
- Genres
- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 133.44 — Philosophy & psychology Parapsychology & occultism Specific topics in parapsychology and occultism Demonology and witchcraft Spell casting
- LCC
- GR540 .W65 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Folklore Folklore By subject Supernatural beings, demonology, fairies, ghosts,
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 312
- Popularity
- 102,016
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.61)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 4
