Water Magic

LILITH DORSEY (New York, NY) is a practitioner of multiple magical traditions, including Celtic, Afro-Caribbean, and Native American spirituality. She is the editor and publisher of Oshun-African Magickal Quarterly and filmmaker of the documentary Bodies of Water. She is cohost of the YouTube show Witchcraft and Voodoo, and she s the author of Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens (Weiser, 2020). www.Patheos.com/Blogs/VoodooUniverse

Contents

Note…ix

Foreword by Heather Greene…xi

Introduction…1

Part 1: History, Folklore & Myth
Chapter 1: Water Throughout Time and Culture, 7
Chapter 2: Mythological Watery Beasts and Places, 29
Chapter 3: Water and the Divine, 43
Chapter 4: Sacred Water Sites, 71

Part 2: Working with the Element of Water
Chapter 5: The Element of Water in Magic, 95
Chapter 6: Water Herbs and Botanicals, 113
Chapter 7: Water Crystals, Stones, and Shells, 135
Chapter 8: Water Animal Guides, 151

Part 3: Recipes, Rituals & Spellcraft
Chapter 9: Magical Waters, Baths, Salts, and Washes, 167
Chapter 10: Water in Divination and Dreams, 193
Chapter 11: Water Spells and Other Magic, 211
Chapter 12: Holidays, Rituals, and the Water Wheel of the Year, 237

Conclusion…249

Acknowledgments…253

Appendix: Correspondence Chart…255

Bibliography…257

Index…265