Now reissued again due to popular demand Witchcraft for Tomorrow answers many frequently asked questions about witchcraft including ' How can I find a witches' coven?' & ' How can I become a witch?' Doreen Valiente tells you what the old religion of witchcraft has to offer the new age of Aquarius; how the age-old Craft of the Wise can be practised in the modern world; how to initiate yourself as a witch & found your own coven The author who was the leading figure in the establishment of the modern Wiccan movement
Includes:: a new Book of Shadows (the witches' handbook of rituals & instructions) based upon ancient magical tradition but geared to the age of the future There are witch songs spells incantations & practical advice on how to run a coven & how to acquire your own collection of magical implements; as well as methods of divination & other witch lore The author shows how the oral traditions of witchcraft throw light not only upon the origins of the present-day witch cult & the activities of the witch leader George Pickingill & his covens but also upon the mystery of the founding of the famous magical order the Golden Dawn Also discussed is the relationship between the witchcraft of Britain & Europe & the magical belief of the Far East Do both traditions hark back to the legendary city of Shamballah & to the shamanistic practices of Asia? & why do the secret circles of the witches resemble those of the Tantric sex-magic of India?