Spellbook: Lore and Reference

[covenrochester]

This is the seventh section of the current spellbook I am making for someone. It includes the following:

The Witch's Birthmarks
-- As the baby's head emerged from the womb, the midwife, if she were a Witch, would look for a birthmark on certain parts of the face to see if the baby was a witch being reborn to the Craft.

Various Chants and Invocations
-- The Card Reading Charm
-- To Enchant an Herb
-- A Spell Binding
-- The Candle Lighting Charm (and so on)

The Table of Fortunes
-- giving the fortunate numbers, days, and gems for every birthdate

The Witch's Brooch
-- What it is, how made, what it does

The Witch's Year
-- Questions to consider at eight specific times of the year

The Years of Witchcraft
-- a way of counting years in the Craft, similar to the Chinese Animal Zodiac, but based on the number 9

Invoking the Mothers
-- There are few powers in the Universe greater than that of Motherhood.

Storm Raising, Storm Catching, Storm Cutting
-- One of our traditional arts.

The Magic of Water
-- with a special emphasis on Storm Water.

Making and Using Magical Powders
-- Usually made by grinding together soil or dust with certain dried herbs or other substances (shells, molted serpent skin, etc.)

The Ritual Bath
-- As taken from a Witch's Workbook in the 19th century.

Witches of the Past
-- I chose twelve photographs.

*** Blessed be to those who serve the Great Mother and the Horned Father.

* Copyright to Coven Rochester