Lid off the Cauldron. A Wicca Handbook.
York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser Inc., 1985. First US Softcover Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 156pp. b&w illustrations, reading list, index. The first US edition of this work by Patricia Crowther (b. 1927), a leading figure in modern British witchcraft. Crowther was initiated into witchcraft by Gerald Gardner in 1960 and became the High Priestess of the Sheffield Coven which she and her then-husband founded in 1961. In this book the author "explores the history of witchcraft and the methods and theory behind magic and self-initiation. ... There are sections on spells, chants, prayers, methods of divination, ancient symbols, the effects of sonics, the recent renaissance of the old religion of Wisecraft (or Wicca), the workings of the cosmic tides, planetary rituals ... " etc. etc. Very light shelfwear, light bump to lower edge - else a tight, clean near VG+ copy. Item #66978
ISBN: 0877286299
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