Originally published: London: A. R. Mowbray, 1978.

Finalist for the PEN Open Book Award Longlisted for the PEN/Jean Stein Award A TIME, NPR, New York Public Library, Lit Hub, Book Riot, and Entropy Best Book of the Year "Beguiling and haunting. . . . Washuta's voice sears itself onto the skin." —The New York Times Book Review Bracingly honest and powerfully affecting, White Magic establishes Elissa Washuta as one of our best living essayists. Throughout her life, Elissa Washuta has been surrounded by cheap facsimiles of Native spiritual tools and occult trends, “starter witch kits” of sage, rose quartz, and tarot cards packaged together in paper and plastic. Following a decade of abuse, addiction, PTSD, and heavy-duty drug treatment for a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder, she felt drawn to the real spirits and powers her dispossessed and discarded ancestors knew, while she undertook necessary work to find love and meaning. In this collection of intertwined essays, she writes about land, heartbreak, and colonization, about life without the escape hatch of intoxication, and about how she became a powerful witch. She interlaces stories from her forebears with cultural artifacts from her own life—Twin Peaks, the Oregon Trail II video game, a Claymation Satan, a YouTube video of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham—to explore questions of cultural inheritance and the particular danger, as a Native woman, of relaxing into romantic love under colonial rule.

Paper is older than the printing press, and even in its unprinted state it was the great network medium behind the emergence of modern civilization. In the shape of bills, banknotes and accounting books it was indispensible to the economy. As forms and files it was essential to bureaucracy. As letters it became the setting for the invention of the modern soul, and as newsprint it became a stage for politics. In this brilliant new book Lothar Müller describes how paper made its way from China through the Arab world to Europe, where it permeated everyday life in a variety of formats from the thirteenth century onwards, and how the paper technology revolution of the nineteenth century paved the way for the creation of the modern daily press. His key witnesses are the works of Rabelais and Grimmelshausen, Balzac and Herman Melville, James Joyce and Paul Valéry. Müller writes not only about books, however: he also writes about pamphlets, playing cards, papercutting and legal pads. We think we understand the ?Gutenberg era?, but we can understand it better when we explore the world that underpinned it: the paper age. Today, with the proliferation of digital devices, paper may seem to be a residue of the past, but Müller shows that the humble technology of paper is in many ways the most fundamental medium of the modern world.

Discover the beguiling history of witchcraft, magic, and superstition through the centuries in this stunningly illustrated title. A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most interesting and often controversial subjects in the world, covering everything from ancient animal worship and shamanism, through alchemy and divination to modern Wicca and the resurgence of the occult in 21st-century literature, cinema, and television. Providing readers with a comprehensive account of everything from Japanese folklore and Indian witchcraft to the differences between black and white magic, and dispelling myths such as those surrounding the voodoo doll and Ouija, the book explores the common human fascination with spells, superstition, and the supernatural. This riveting read on witchcraft further includes: - Engaging text and lavish illustrations with over 500 full-color images that bring the subject to life. - Special features on aspects of magic, such as oracle bones of ancient China, the Knights Templar, and magic at the movies, and “plants and potions”, such as mandrake and belladonna examine topics in great detail. - Quick-fact panels explore magic origins, key figures, key deities, uses in spells, structures of religions, and more. The perfect introduction to magic and the occult, it explores forms of divination from astrology and palmistry to the Tarot and runestones and offers key insights into the ways in which magic has interacted with religion. The most comprehensive illustrated history of witchcraft available, A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult will enthral and fascinate anyone interested in spiritualism and the occult.

This ... book offers a concise, accessible history of witches and sorcery and also provides a fascinating insight into the world of magic ...

This book explores philosophical theories which in the Renaissance provided an interpretation of nature, of its laws and exceptions and, lastly, of man’s capacity to dominate the cosmos by way of natural magic or by magical ceremonies. It does not concentrate on the Hermetic and Neoplatonic philosophers (Ficino, Pico, Della Porta), or on the relationship between magic and the scientific revolution, but rather upon the interference of the ideas and practices of learned magicians with popular rites and also with witchcraft, a most important question for social and religious history. New definitions of magic put forward by certain unorthodox and “wandering scholastics” (Trithemius, Agrippa, Paracelsus, Bruno) will interest readers of Renaissance and Reformation texts and history.

An English village witch introduces the traditions and practices of witchcraft, and describes the customs and ceremonies appropriate to festivals throughout the year, from one Samhaine at the end of October through the seasons to the next

This is a new release of the original 1948 edition.

Build Confidence and Find Love with Brittany Nightshades White Magic Love Spells. Simple, well structured Magic Love Spell Rituals from acclaimed author Brittany Nightshade. The perfect Love Spell book for beginners from any Wiccan path. This spell book has rituals ranging from building confidence in yourself to shaping your fate to put you on a path of long lasting love. The key to doing love spells in a white magic way is in how you cast your intentions, you want to ensure that you are not forcing your will on another person. Instead you ask the gods, goddesses and spirits to put you on a path that will lead to true love. This Wiccan White Magic Spell Book includes but is not limited to following: Poppet Spells for attraction Love Spell Reversal Rituals Aphrodisiac potions Relationship Blessing Rituals Broken Heart Healing Spell Love Charms Massage Oil Rituals Attraction Rituals Futhark Runes for Crafting Spells Start your magical journey to finding true love with Brittany Nightshade's White Magic Love Spells for beginners. -Example Ritual- Crystal Love Spell This spell will imbue a crystal with a strong aura of passion. Carrying this Crystal on your person will make anyone in your vicinity contemplate a potential relationship with you. You will need: Clear or Rose Quartz Crystal String Red or Pink Cloth Sea Saltwater Sprinkle some sea saltwater onto the crystal to cleanse it of any negative energies as it will need to be clear of any residual energies as you're about to charge it with your own. Hold the Crystal in your dominate hand and energetically say the following: "Magnetism, energies bright! Power unmatched, love! Delight! Freya's blessings! Strong and Right! I charge this crystal with blinding light!" Place the crystal in the middle of cloth and bring the corners together. Tie the corners together with the string and keep it on you whenever you want the attention of those around you.