The Crooked Path

KELDEN (St. Paul, MN) has been practicing Traditional Witchcraft for more than a decade. His writing has appeared in The Witches Altar and Modern Witch magazine. Additionally, he authors a blog on the Patheos Pagan channel called By Athame and Stang..

Contents

List of Exercises … xv

From the Black Book … xvii

Foreword by Gemma Gary … xix

Introduction … 1

PART I: WHAT IS TRADITIONAL WITCHCRAFT?
Chapter 1: Defining Traditional Witchcraft … 7
Chapter 2: The Historical Development of Traditional Witchcraft … 17

PART II: WORKING WITH MAGIC
Chapter 3: Magical Basics … 31
Chapter 4: The Traditional Witch's Tools … 43
Chapter 5: The Rituals of Traditional Witchcraft … 57
Chapter 6: Spellcraft … 71

PART III: WORKING WITH THE OTHERWORLD Chapter 7: The Witch Father and Witch Mother … 85
Chapter 8: Ancestors, Familiars, and Fetches … 99
Chapter 9: Into the Otherworld … 119

PART IV: WORKING WITH THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE
Chapter 10: Engaging with the Land … 141
Chapter 11: Plants, Stones, and Animals … 153
Chapter 12: Seasons, Weather, and Planets … 171

PART V: REFLECTING ON THE CROOKED PATH
Chapter 13: Establishing Your Own Traditional Witchcraft Practice … 193

CONCLUSION
A Witch's Farewell … 203

Glossary … 205

Bibliography … 209