Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft

Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft
by Raven Grimassi

Craft Elder and author Raven Grimassi has revised and expanded his indispensable reference work, the award-winning Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft. The first book of its kind to be written by a practicing Witch, this guide presents Wicca/Witchcraft as a spiritual path, connecting religious concepts and spirituality to both a historical background and modern practice.

With a wealth of information on European folklore and Western Occultism, and material relevant to any tradition, you can use this book to research any aspect of the Craft, including:

Theology: Pantheons, Wiccan Rede, Three-Fold Law

History: Craft roots and influence

Places: Historical and sacred sites

Verses, rites, and invocations

Ritual objects and tools

Influential Witches: Past and present

The Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft also contains a glossary of terminology; book references; Craft web sites, organizations, and magazines; magickal alphabets, runes, correspondences, symbols; and 300 illustrations.

About the Author

Raven Grimassi was a Neo-Pagan scholar and award-winning author of more than eighteen books on Witchcraft, Wicca, and Neo-Paganism. He was devoted to the study and practice of witchcraft for over forty years, and was co-founder and co-director of the Ash, Birch, and Willow tradition.

Grimassi's background included training in old forms of witchcraft as well as Brittic Wicca, the Pictish-Gaelic tradition, Italian Witchcraft, and Celtic Traditionalist Witchcraft. Raven was also a member of the Rosicrucian Order, and studied the Kabbalah through the First Temple of Tifareth under Lady Sara Cunningham.

Raven lived in New England with his wife and co-author Stephanie Taylor-Grimassi. Together, they directed The Fellowship of the Pentacle, a modern Mystery School devoted to preserving pre-Christian European spirituality.

Product details

Item Weight : 2.55 pounds

Paperback : 528 pages

ISBN-10 : 9781567182576

ISBN-13 : 978-1567182576

Product Dimensions : 8 x 1.12 x 10 inches

Publisher : Llewellyn Publications (September 8, 2000)

Language: : English