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The Samhain Song Press

Ultimate Grimoire

and Spellbook

Real Ancient Witchcraft

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Being a Most "Un-Fluffy" Compilation

of Magickal Spells, Incantations, Herbal Lore

and Cures Gathered from Ancient and

Reliable Sources

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Traditional Sources / The Ultimate Grimoire and Spellbook

Of Real Ancient Witchcraft /Compiled from Various Traditional

Sources.

First Samhain Song Press Edition

ISBN 978-1-4357-4201-7

1. Spells. 2. Wicca. 3. Witchcraft. 4. Herbalism.

4. Magic 6. Magick. 7. Title

Legal Disclaimer: All information in this book is provided for

educational purposes only, as a folklore reference, and is not to

be construed as medical advice, or to diagnose, treat, prevent

or cure any disease, or as a substitute for competent medical

care .

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PUBLISHER'S PREFACE

One of the hottest debates raging in the 21st Century Neopagan

community concerns the definition of two basic terms – Wicca and

Witchcraft . Most followers of the peaceful, earth-centered, Goddess-

worshipping Wiccan religion (ala Starhawk, Silver Ravenwolf, Scott

Cunningham and their followers) consider themselves, by their own

understanding of the term, to be practitioners of witchcraft as well.

Religious Wiccan mostly view the two terms as essentially synonymous.

The other side of the debate is argued by a separate, perhaps a shade

"darker" subset of the pagan community, folks who call themselves simply

Witches (never Wiccans !), and who often believe that the witchcraft they

practice is not a religion at all, but rather a supernatural path to personal

power, a system of magickal beliefs and practices designed to bring their

minds, bodies and spirits into alignment with the sometimes violent, always

morally-neutral fundamental forces of nature. Such natural spiritual

alignment empowers them to bend and shape reality in conformity with

Will, sometimes to cure and create, other times to curse or destroy, as

appropriate to the situation at hand. These Witches generally view religious

Wicca as a naïve modern creation, a "fluffy bunny" 1 social movement

closely akin to the crystal-waving New Age groups that have flourished

throughout America and Europe since the 1930s.

It is not my goal in this brief preface to take sides in the modern Wicca VS

Witchcraft debate, only to recommend The Samhain Song Press Ultimate

Grimoire and Spellbook of Real Ancient Witchcraf t as an invaluable resource for

your personal research into the question. Note before proceeding that every

word you will read in the chapters ahead was penned prior to the year 1900

– half a century or more before Gerald Gardner's 1950's release of Witchcraft

Today , the book that is credited with having launched the modern Wiccan

tradition. Note also that the classic 19th Century works featured in this

omnibus collection both mine and preserve living veins of ancient wisdom,

folklore, superstition and popular belief that were already passing out of

existence when these works were composed, and which by Gardner's post

WWII writing days, had been long driven by modernization into cultural

extinction.

But fear not! The Samhain Song Press Ultimate Grimoire and Spellbook of Real

Ancient Witchcraft is no dull work of ethnology! This is a true spell book filled

with clear instructions for making magick happen, for cursing and curing,

for binding a lover, for recovering stolen objects and for punishing the thief,

for conjuring prophetic dreams, and every other imaginable application of

the supernatural arts. This is a book of real ancient witchcraft. It is at once a

practical guide to wielding magick the way our ancient ancestors understood

it, and a mesmerizing window granting us an accurate vision of their times

and way of life. How the view through that window impacts your personal

position in the Wicca VS Witchcraft debate is entirely up to you.

For those Wiccans/Witches/Pagans who find Christianity distasteful or

troubling, be warned that some sections of this book, especially those taken

from John George Hohman’s Pow-Wows; Or, Long Lost Friend , make

extensive use of Christian language and imagery – but keep in mind when

you study these passages that the Christianity practiced by Pennsylvania

Dutch Pow Wow magicians is by no means the same Sunday morning

moralism espoused by your squeaky-clean Protestant neighbors or even the

robed priests manning the altar at the Catholic Cathedral downtown. Like

the Afro-Caribbean religions of Voodoo, Santeria, et al, Pow Wow (and all

other, genuinely preserved European magickal traditions) survived

centuries of Christian persecution by "embracing the enemy," painting the

ancient gods and spirits in the colors, names and stories of the Mother

Church, while secretly maintaining the inner integrity of the original

system. When you read these passages, see past the veneer to the truths

contained inside. Change "Jesus" to "Zeus" or "Thor" and "The Virgin Mary"

to "Hera" or "Freya," and the spell will still work. Real gods are not picky

about the names by which mortals invoke them!

Finally, please be aware that much real ancient witchcraft was, to put it

frankly, quite grotesque . Some spells in this volume call for the flesh of

human corpses or the body parts of animals. Any 21st century magick user

worth his or her salt, and with a copy of any "Wicca-101" table of

correspondences in hand, ought to be able to dream up a dozen non-lethal,

safe and legal substitutions for any such spell ingredient. There's more than

one way to skin a cat, as the saying goes, and only whacko teenage Satanists

and other low self-esteem losers actually do such things anymore. It's the

21st Century, folks -- Improvise! Cats are sacred to the Goddess in just about

every ancient culture on Earth. Skin one and you will pay… Witch or

Wiccan – be smart! Don't risk Divine Disembowelment!

Happy spellcasting!

Hrafen Starbourne, Editor

Samhain Song Press

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1 The term "fluffy bunny is used within Neopaganism as derogatory label for

Wiccans and other religious Neopagans who tend to focus primarily upon the most

accessible or emotionally uplifting aspects of the faith, while downplaying the more

serious, traditional aspects, often expressing their beliefs in a New Age or "sweetness

and light" manner.

The Samhain Song Press

Ultimate Grimoire and Spellbook

Of Real Ancient Witchcraft

In Five Parts:

Part One:

Charms, Spells and Cures as Recorded In

Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms,

and Superstitions of Ireland

by Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde

Part Two:

Blessings, Curses, Spells and Strange Magicks From

ARADIA

or the Gospel of the Witches

by Charles G. Leland

Part Three:

Incantations and Specimens of Medical Magic From

GYPSY SORCERY

and

FORTUNE TELLING

by Charles Godfrey Leland

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