Curative Magic

Curative Magic
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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages : 375
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ISBN-10 : 9780738763354
ISBN-13 : 0738763357
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Curative Magic by : Rachel Patterson

Natural Magic for Healing in Heart, Spirit & Soul Join renowned Kitchen Witch Rachel Patterson as she shares hundreds of her own personal spells, recipes, and remedies for natural healing. Learn how to release emotional blocks and use the powerful energies of nature to support self-care for ailments and challenging life experiences such as: • Guilt • Worry • Grief • Low Self-Esteem • Obstacles & Blockages • Sleep Issues • Menses & Menopause • Transitions & Changes • Anxiety • Stress • Depression • Panic Attacks • Fear For each topic, you will discover helpful spells and crafts, as well as affirmations, colour magic, crystals, herbs, foods, incense and essential oil blends, rituals, meditations, and magic bundles. You will also find dozens of recipes for enchanting treats and natural bath products: • Body Oil • Bath Salts • Bath Melts • Pulse Point Balm • Body Powder • Bath Bombs • Body Butter • Body Scrub • Bath Infusion • Foot Bath • Perfume Blends • Cheese and Rosemary Muffins • Porridge Any “Witch” Way • Ginger Plum Cake • Cheesy Garlic Bread • Shortbread • Lemon and Poppy Seed Cupcakes • Fruit Tea Cake With additional hands-on tips for working with spirit guides and deities as well as chakras, moon phases, and the elements, this book shares everything you need for effective magical remedies.

Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women

Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0252026977
ISBN-13 : 9780252026973
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women by : Isaac Jack Lévy

Winner of the Ellii Kongas-Maranda Prize from the Women's Section of the American Folklore Society, 2003. Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women preserves the precious remnants of a rich culture on the verge of extinction while affirming women's pivotal role in the health of their communities. Centered around extensive interviews with elders of the Sephardic communities of the former Ottoman Empire, this volume illuminates a fascinating complex of preventive and curative rituals conducted by women at home--rituals that ensured the physical and spiritual well-being of the community and functioned as a vital counterpart to the public rites conducted by men in the synagogues. Isaac Jack Lévy and Rosemary Lévy Zumwalt take us into the homes and families of Sephardim in Turkey, Israel, Greece, the former Yugoslavia, and the United States to unravel the ancient practices of domestic healing: the network of blessings and curses tailored to every occasion of daily life; the beliefs and customs surrounding mal ojo (evil eye), espanto (fright), and echizo (witchcraft); and cures involving everything from herbs, oil, and sugar to the powerful mumia (mummy) made from dried bones of corpses. For the Sephardim, curing an illness required discovering its spiritual cause, which might be unintentional thought or speech, accident, or magical incantation. The healing rituals of domesticated medicine provided a way of making sense of illness and a way of shaping behavior to fit the narrow constraints of a tightly structured community. Tapping a rich and irreplaceable vein of oral testimony, Ritual Medical Lore of Sephardic Women offers fascinating insight into a culture where profound spirituality permeated every aspect of daily life.

Magic, Body and the Self in Eighteenth-Century Sweden

Magic, Body and the Self in Eighteenth-Century Sweden
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 9789004171145
ISBN-13 : 9004171142
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Magic, Body and the Self in Eighteenth-Century Sweden by : Jacqueline Van Gent

Contrary to previous assumptions, magic remained an integral part of everyday life in Enlightenment Europe. This book demonstrates that the endurance of magical practices, both benevolent and malevolent, was grounded in early modern perceptions of an interconnected body, self and spiritual cosmos. Drawing on eighteenth-century Swedish witchcraft trials, which are exceptionally detailed, these notions of embodiment and selfhood are explored in depth. The nuanced analysis of healing magic, the role of emotions, the politics of evidence and proof and the very ambiguity of magical rituals reveals a surprising syncretism of Christian and pre-Christian elements. The book provides a unique insight to the history of magic and witchcraft, the study of eighteenth-century religion and culture, and to our understanding of body and self in the past.

The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing

The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing
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Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 9780399582110
ISBN-13 : 0399582118
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing by : Julia Plevin

An engaging guide to the art of forest bathing, inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, for anyone who wants to explore the transformative power of nature in promoting health and happiness. Forest bathing is the art of spending intentional time in nature and is practiced throughout the world to increase health and restore well-being. More and more people are turning to forest bathing as an evidence-based way to unplug, relieve stress and anxiety, and spark creativity. Through simple invitations to slow down, walk in silence, cultivate tree energy, and connect with the sun and forest, this book enables you to incorporate the inspiring benefits of time spent in nature—a calm mind, renewed energy, boosted creativity, and inner peace—into your daily life to find deeper meaning and contentment.

Museums as Ritual Sites

Museums as Ritual Sites
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9781040150832
ISBN-13 : 1040150837
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis Museums as Ritual Sites by : Lieke Wijnia

Museums as Ritual Sites critically examines the assumption that museums inherently function as ritual sites and, in turn, are poised to exert influence on cultural and societal change. Bringing together a diverse, international group of interdisciplinary scholars and curators, the volume celebrates and critically engages with Carol Duncan’s seminal work, Civilizing Rituals. Presenting a wide-ranging exploration of how museums function as liminal zones in broader societal contexts, the book discusses major topics identified as functioning at the heart of the above-mentioned paradigm shift: diversity and inclusion, consumption, religion, and tradition. These topics are studied through the lens of their ritual implications in museum practice. Presenting case studies on ethnographic, art, history, community, and memorial practices in museums, the book reflects the diversity of the contemporary international museum field. As such, the volume presents a critical and updated revision of the ritual perspective on museums - both as it was presented by Duncan and as it has since been developed in the field of museum studies. Museums as Ritual Sites will be essential reading for academics and students working in museum studies, heritage studies, cultural anthropology, religious studies, and ritual studies. Museums as Ritual Sites will also be of interest to those working across the humanities and social sciences who are interested in the intersection of museums or archives with indigeneity and decolonization.

Witchcraft in Continental Europe

Witchcraft in Continental Europe
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 527
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ISBN-10 : 9781136538551
ISBN-13 : 1136538550
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Witchcraft in Continental Europe by : Brian P. Levack

Witchcraft and magical beliefs have captivated historians and artists for millennia, and stimulated an extraordinary amount of research among scholars in a wide range of disciplines. This new collection, from the editor of the highly acclaimed 1992 set, Articles on Witchcraft, Magic, and Demonology, extends the earlier volumes by bringing together the most important articles of the past twenty years and covering the profound changes in scholarly perspective over the past two decades. Featuring thematically organized papers from a broad spectrum of publications, the volumes in this set encompass the key issues and approaches to witchcraft research in fields such as gender studies, anthropology, sociology, literature, history, psychology, and law. This new collection provides students and researchers with an invaluable resource, comprising the most important and influential discussions on this topic. A useful introductory essay written by the editor precedes each volume.

The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe

The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 466
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ISBN-10 : 9780691210025
ISBN-13 : 0691210020
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe by : Valerie Irene Jane Flint

"There are forces better recognized as belonging to human society than repressed or left to waste away or growl about upon its fringes." So writes Valerie Flint in this powerful work on magic in early medieval Europe. Flint shows how many of the more discerning leaders of the early medieval Church decided to promote non-Christian practices originally condemned as magical--rather than repressing them or leaving them to waste away or "growl." These wise leaders actively and enthusiastically incorporated specific kinds of "magic" into the dominant culture not only to appease the contemporary non-Christian opposition but also to enhance Christianity itself.

The Other Side of the Frontier

The Other Side of the Frontier
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Publisher : UNSW Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 1742240496
ISBN-13 : 9781742240497
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis The Other Side of the Frontier by : H. Reynolds

The publication of this book in 1981 profoundly changed the way in which we understand the history of relations between indigenous Australians and European settlers. Describes in meticulous and compelling detail the ways in which Aborigines responded to the arrival of Europeans.

Fortune's Magic Farm

Fortune's Magic Farm
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Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Total Pages : 183
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ISBN-10 : 9780316040952
ISBN-13 : 0316040959
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Fortune's Magic Farm by : Suzanne Selfors

Everything changes when Isabelle discovers that she is the heir to Fortune's Farm, a wondrous place where the final remnants of magic grow. For as long as she can remember, ten-year-old Isabelle has dreamed of escaping her home in Runny Cove, a gray village where it never stops raining, and where she is forced to work at Mr. Supreme's Umbrella Factory. Journeying across the ocean, Isabelle finds a sunny new home filled with magical delights, including Curative Cherry trees that can heal all kinds of sickness, and Floating Fronds that make her fly. But Isabelle still feels the call to return to Runny Cove and use the secrets of the farm to stop the rain. With the magic of Fortune's Farm behind her, will Isabell be strong enough to bring back the sun and stop the despicable Mr. Supreme? From the author of Smells Like Dog comes a magical journey about loyalty, family, and the magic within.

Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome

Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9781350108950
ISBN-13 : 1350108952
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome by : Lindsay C. Watson

Parting company with the trend in recent scholarship to treat the subject in abstract, highly theoretical terms, Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome proposes that the magic-working of antiquity was in reality a highly pragmatic business, with very clearly formulated aims - often of an exceedingly malignant kind. In seven chapters, each addressed to an important arm of Greco-Roman magic, the volume discusses the history of the rediscovery and publication of the so-called Greek Magical Papyri, a key source for our understanding of ancient magic; the startling violence of ancient erotic spells and the use of these by women as well as men; the alteration in the landscape of defixio (curse tablet) studies by major new finds and the confirmation these provide that the frequently lethal intent of such tablets must not be downplayed; the use of herbs in magic, considered from numerous perspectives but with an especial focus on the bizarre-seeming rituals and protocols attendant upon their collection; the employment of animals in magic, the factors determining the choice of animal, the uses to which they were put, and the procuring and storage of animal parts, conceivably in a sorcerer's workshop; the witch as a literary construct, the clear homologies between the magical procedures of fictional witches and those documented for real spells, the gendering of the witch-figure and the reductive presentation of sorceresses as old, risible and ineffectual; the issue of whether ancient magicians practised human sacrifice and the illuminating parallels between such accusations and late 20th century accounts of child-murder in the context of perverted Satanic rituals. By challenging a number of orthodoxies and opening up some underexamined aspects of the subject, this wide-ranging study stakes out important new territory in the field of magical studies.