This book is aimed at witches who want to deepen their engagement with their Craft. It explores how rituals work; Queer Witchcraft; witchcraft and the land; working with ancestors; the witch’s pact; and the concept of the night journey; how to evaluate your Craft; and the archetype of the witch.
Doreen Valiente Foundation, second edition, 2020.
Table of contents
- Introduction
Part 1: Between the worlds
- 1. Religion, spirituality, and the inner work
- 2. Queer Witchcraft
- 3. The witch’s journey
- 4. Sound and silence
- 5. Witchcraft and the land
- 6. Witchcraft as resistance
- 7. Working with ancestors
- 8. The pact in witchcraft and relational polytheism
- 9. Madness, shamanism, and witchcraft
- 10. The night journey
Part 2: Bringing it all back home
- 11. Modes and types of ritual
- 12. Group dynamics
- 13. Being a coven leader
- 14. Teaching and learning in a coven
- 15. Egregore, current, lineage, upline, downline
- 16. Power and authority
- 17. Challenging oppression
- 18. Evaluating your Craft
- 19. What is a witch?
- Appendix I: Model guidelines for group discussion
- Appendix II: A coming out ritual
Dowsing for Divinity 