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An interesting documentary about Australia’s most notorious Witch: Rosaleen Norton. She’s a perfect example of how there were definitely witches out there who had come to their Craft completely independent from and around the same time as Gerald Gardner.
My only criticism of this documentary is that it would have been nice to have a real human narrator rather than a computer-generated one.
Some tips for celebrating Samhain (“Hallowe’en”) whether you are in the broom closet or not.
It’s a bit of a mixed bag of occult movements from the 1980s — but watch it and see if you can spot some Big Name Pagans in there!
Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches by Charles Godfrey Leland was published in 1899, and is now in the public domain. It documents what Leland believed was a surviving witch cult in Italy. While its historical claims are disputed, it was influential in the development of modern Witchcraft and Wicca.
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Folklore about plants, including information on magical uses. This EPUB obtained from Project Gutenberg. Other electronic formats are available for download at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44638
A collection of traditional games, often methods of performing divination, practiced at Hallowe’en. This EPUB obtained from Project Gutenberg. Other electronic editions of this book are available for download at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5890
This book explores the history of Hallowe’en from its Pagan roots to modern practice. EPUB version obtained from Project Gutenberg. Other electronic formats of this book are available at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20644
The classic text on mythology, folklore, religion, and magic first published around 1890 in multiple volumes — it’s actually a whole encyclopedia set on the topic. This document is a popular single-volume edition.
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