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In this concise and important treatise Michael Howard delineates between various modern neo-pagan Wiccan traditions, cunning folk traditions, heathen folk or the 'pagani,' and an assortment of ritual magicians and pathworkers in order to present a 'gramarye' distinctly for those who aspire to the 'Old Craft.' An experienced practitioner, writer, researcher, folklorist and magazine editor of the respected witchcraft magazine, The Cauldron (since 1976), Howard elucidates important elements of the Traditional Craft, including preparation rituals, tools of 'the Arte,' fellowship of the coven and the casting of circles, finally taking us through the Great Wheel of the Year and the assortment of sacred rites as performed within. The seasonal rituals are based on traditional witchcraft and folklore sources and have been specially written for this book.
- Sales Rank: #518136 in Books
- Published on: 2014-07-31
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .50" w x 5.98" l, .72 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 218 pages
About the Author
Michael Howard is is a principal security program manager on the Trustworthy Computing Group's Security Engineering team at Microsoft. He is the author or coauthor of many well-known software security books and is an editor of "IEEE Security & Privacy".David LeBlanc, Ph.D., is a principal software development engineer on the Microsoft Office security team. He is a coauthor, with Michael Howard, of "Writing Secure Code" (Microsoft Press).John Viega is CTO of the SaaS Business Unit at McAfee and was previously their chief security architect. He is the author of five other security books. Mr. Viega first defined the 19 deadly sins of software security for the Department of Homeland Security.
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
I felt a similar way when I read this wonderful new work by one of the true elders of ...
By P E Wildoak
I remember the late Gerald Suster’s description of a youthful reading of Blavatsky’s monumental Isis Unveiled - whatever else it did, it shocked, awed, opened the mind to a new way of looking at the world and placed the reader on the edge of possibility. I felt a similar way when I read this wonderful new work by one of the true elders of the Craft, Michael Howard. I imagined a youthful reader, new to this sort of stuff and how this book would impact them – and I have to say I’d rather the youth of modern Britain read and spend time with the myth and magic in this book than ponce around with a ‘gap year’!
The books covers traditional Witchcraft, the ‘darker’, more Cthonic strains of the Craft that Gerald Gardner, founder of Wicca ‘turned his back on’ in order to promote his sanitized and publically acceptable version (p.7). Now the pedant in me immediately looks at statements like this with a raised eyebrow. However, this is not a book on the history of Old Craft, it is a gramarye – a traditional book of sorcery. It is book alive with myth and magic and its scope is broad and engaging. It took me away from the known and historical and into the twilight world of wonder and enchantment through the coverage of a huge range of topics:
Witches as ‘spiritual rebels’; elves, goblins and faeries; magic and paganism; the Queen of Elfhame; King Arthur as a solar god married to the Goddess of the Land; the Holy Grail, Cathars, Albigenses; secret Goddess worship, genii loci, wights; the Toadmen and the Horseman’s Word; wort-cunning, dream incubation; standing stones, spirit tracks and green roads.
And that’s just the first 10 pages!
Howard has a lot to say and does so briskly and tantalisingly. Rarely is there depth coverage of the many related topics he presents us with. But there is no need, as they are but simple stops on a holistic journey of Craft and magic. The writing, as always, is simple and direct – and we get the feeling very clearly there is a lot more to this than words. Howard’s enthusiasm for his craft strains at the bounds of his writing, showing us the unmistakable passion of one committed to his path, committed to sharing it and yet respecting its mysteries and depths.
The book follows the standard format for many introductory or overview Witchcraft books, covering an introduction to the Craft, the Tools, the ‘initiations’ and the Circle, followed by theoretical overview of the Sabbats before giving texts of the Circle Casting and the Sabbats. In all chapters we find many rich topics and deep imagery abounds in the rubrics for the rituals. There is much that is traditional here, and much which is Howard’s own creation. The two blend well, and Howard is very clear the rituals in the book have been written just for the book, as a means of showing and providing traditional material and approaches for the reader to build upon.
One of the wonderful ‘additions’ to many Craft books that describe various versions of the Sabbats is the inclusion of 12th Night, where many customs and craft ideas are presented. Howard’s far ranging includes descriptions of wassailing, plough ceremonies, and the Christmas Mothers or Good Ladies. These are all important aspects of a land based tradition in Britain, often overlooked in modern books. Another crucial aspect of the Craft often skipped is included here: the offering of gifts to the ‘faery folk and the genii loci, the wights or the land spirits’ which Howard correctly asserts needs to happen before the creation of every circle.
The book is wonderfully illustrated with lovely line-art by Gemma Gary. I would have liked to have seen more of it. It is well produced and laid-out with the care and quality one comes to expect from Skylight Press. Overall, an excellent overview and introductory work on the Old Craft, one that will inspire and excite newcomers and have old timers, going ‘really?’ on nearly every page. If you are interested in Witchcraft or the religious landscape of Britain, this book should be on your shelf.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Real Crafter's Writing about real Crafting...
By Amazon Customer
Good book by an Experienced practioner of the craft. Howard has been around quite a while, and presents this tome as a "cornucopia" of sorts. If your looking for a blueprint into traditional crafting, this is not a bad place to start. It covers the basics in a way that is fast paced, but informative. If you have read Huson's Mastering Witchcraft, it is similar in tone, but not so "ridgid". The book has great rituals, and is very well thought out. Editing as far as paragraphing goes, could be better, but I find this similarity in many based English Witchcraft books (Capall Baan, for one...great material, really crappy editing), but forgiveable and not really an issue. One Lovely note on the book is Gemma Gary's spectacular artwork. If you have not read this Lady's books, I highly recommend all you can absorb. Ms. (Mrs.?) Gary Is really the current Doreen Valiente, and you certainly not go wrong there! All in all great book, you won't be disappointed!
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
A Good Survey, Plus Ritual Scripts
By ABCDEFG
A good introduction to an Old Craft way of working. The first part is constituted by three chapters on tools, entering the Craft, and casting the Circle. The second part is constituted by nine chapters, one for each of the Sabbats, plus Twelfth Night. Those chapters contain history and folklore associated with each holiday. The third part is constituted by various scripts for ritual practice. I wasn't all that impressed with the book -- it repeats a lot of information already available in other books. But, perhaps some will like it for the collection of such information all in one place, or perhaps some will feel very moved by the ritual scripts. I, myself, do not fall in either camp and, at 209 pages, I thought $17-$18 was too much for it.
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