{"product_id":"witches-a-compendium-paperback","title":"Witches: A Compendium - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudika Illes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrances F. Denny\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWitches: A Compendium \u003c\/i\u003emaps the landscape of witchcraft and occult practices, past and present. Within these pages, you'll find clear descriptions of magical practices and tools, animal familiars, inspirational witch figures . . . and even witch-related sites around the world to star on your Google Maps. This book will serve as reference, guide, and inspiration to anyone curious about the magical arts.\" \u003cbr\u003e --from the foreword by Frances F. Denny\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWitches \u003c\/i\u003eexplores what a witch is and the different ways to be one. Judika Illes presents the history, mysteries, and diverse natures of witches from around the world. Featuring a who's who ranging from famous--or infamous--historical witches such as Tituba, Sybil Leek, Aleister Crowley, Isobel Gowdie, and Countess Erzsebet B?thory (widely known as the Blood Countess) to popular literary, cinematic, and TV witches such as Endora, the Scarlet Witch, Melisandre, Storm, Agatha Harkness, and the Wicked Witch of the West, \u003ci\u003eWitches \u003c\/i\u003ealso offers travel tips for witches and a guide to the tools of the trade such as brooms, wands, cauldrons, and mirrors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis celebration of witches and witchcraft also features: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSacred witches such as Baba Yaga, Lilith, Isis, Hekate, Diana, Circe, and Yemaya\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFamiliars and creatures closely associated with witchcraft including cats, bats, crows, owls, and foxes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt witches like Moina Mathers, Vali Myers, Rosaleen Norton, Leonora Carrington, and Cameron\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eDifferent schools of witchcraft including green witchery, kitchen witchery, Wicca, and Hekatean Witchcraft\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe various things witches do from divination to spirit working to spell-casting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudika Illes\u003c\/b\u003e is a lifelong student, lover, and practitioner of the magical arts. She is the author of numerous books devoted to spells, spirits, and witchcraft, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of 5000 Spells\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003ePure Magic; Daily Magic; Encyclopedia of Witchcraft; Encyclopedia of Mystics, Saints, and Sages; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMagic When You Need It\u003c\/i\u003e. Judika is the editor and curator of two books of mystical fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Weiser Book of the Fantastic and Forgotten \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Weiser Book of Occult Detective\u003c\/i\u003es. A certified aromatherapist, she has been a professional tarot card reader for over three decades. A native New Yorker, Judika teaches in the US and internationally, live, and virtually. Follow her on Instagram @judikailles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725533974591,"sku":"9781578638574","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/348a36a41ad39e97b5a8553da25cede3.webp?v=1765106946","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/witches-a-compendium-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}