2 OCCULT HCS ~ MODERN WITCHCRAFT IN *1) BRITAIN 1990S *2) AMERICA 2010S ~ WICCAN

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1.)
ANTHONY KEMP.
WITCHCRAFT AND PAGANISM TODAY.
London: Brockhampton Press.
SECOND EDITION.
1995 [1993].
ix (9) + 210 pages with Index.
ILLUSTRATED WITH B&W PLATES.
Large octavo (9 1/2 by 6 inch) hardcover with d/j, boards printed the same as the d/j.
Light rubbing & minor edgewear to d/j, a touch of light soiling top edge, paper is browning,
VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD D/J.
A balanced and objective look at modern Witchcraft, Wicca, or Neo-Paganism, clearly distinguishing it from Satanism and showing how it relates both to the Pagan religions of the past and to the occult revival of the late-19th and early-20th century.
CONTENTS:
FORWORD. • INTRODUCTION.
1.) THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. • 2.) THE REVIVAL. • 3.) THE ETHICS OF WITCHCRAFT AND THE REALITIES OF MAGIC. • 4.) THE PAGAN DEITIES. • 5.) ENTRY INTO THE CRAFT. • 6.) THE PRACTICE OF THE CRAFT. • 7.) SOCIOLOGY OF WITCHCRAFT. • 8.) THE PAGAN YEAR. • 9.) WITCHCRAFT AND SEX MAGIC. • 10.) THE AGE OF AQUARIUS.
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING. • USEFUL ADDRESSES. • INDEX.
[ceremonial ceremonial sex magic magick golden dawn o.t.o. oto occult occultism esoterica metaphysics metaphysical religion religious neo-pagan paganism wicca wiccan witchcraft secret societies freemasonry masonic masonry medieval mediaeval renaissance philosophy cabala kabbalah qabbalah alchemy alchemical angelology demonology satanism church of satan anton lavey illuminati new world order nwo aleister crowley gerald gardner voodoo hoodoo voudon haiti hatian new orleans santeria druidism spellcasting herb lore season rites sabbats]
A VERY SOLID, QUITE NICE COPY OF THIS SCARCE AND OUT OF PRINT TITLE.
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2.)
ALEX MAR.
WITCHES OF AMERICA.
NY: Sarah Crichton Books / Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
FIRST EDITION, 1st printing.
2015.
276 pages. Large octavo (9 1/2 by 6 1/4 inch) hardcover with d/j, gray hardcover boards, titling in black to spine.
Light wear to edges of d/j (now protected in a removable mylar sleeve), some soiling to both boards (SEE PIC OF FRONT), bend to one page on foredge (SEE PIC), o/w solid &
VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD D/J.
The author became vitally involved in Neopagan movements of all types all across America and here writes about her experiences and reflections.
CONTENTS:
1.) STONE CITY. • 2.) LITTLE WITCH. • 3.) NAKED IN THE NEW FOREST. • 4.) KEEP YOUR WEAPONS PEACE-BONDED! • 5.) THE FERI CURRENT. • 6.) DIANA OF THE PRAIRIES. • 7.) THE MASS. • 8.) THE VETTING PROCESS. • 9.) CYCLE ONE. • 10.) MORPHEUS AND THE MORRIGAN. • 11.) MAKING PRIESTS. • 12.) THE BINDING. • 13.) PROOF; OR, THE CREEPING OF YOUR SKIN. • 14.) COUR CATHUBODUA. • 15.) THREE NIGHTS AT THE CASTLE. • 16.) THE SMALL QUESTION OF SATAN. • 17.) SYMPATHY FOR THE NECROMANCER. • 18.) AND THE CROWS WILL EAT MY EYES. • 19.) ENTER THE SWAMP.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
[ceremonial ceremonial sex magic magick golden dawn o.t.o. oto occult occultism esoterica metaphysics metaphysical religion religious neo-pagan paganism wicca wiccan witchcraft secret societies freemasonry masonic masonry medieval mediaeval renaissance philosophy cabala kabbalah qabbalah alchemy alchemical angelology demonology satanism church of satan anton lavey illuminati new world order nwo gerald gardner voodoo hoodoo voudon haiti hatian new orleans santeria]
SOME SOILING TO THE BOARDS AS MENTIONED, BUT STILL A SOLID COPY OF THE FIRST PRINTING IN A PROTECTIVE MYLAR SLEEVE.