The Hidden Witchcraft of the Canary Islands: Ancient Knowledge and living magic (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798291988152)

The Hidden Witchcraft of the Canary Islands
By Ayose Himar González Padilla

Between volcanic stone and salt winds, between the moonlit peaks and the whispers of grandmothers, lies a magic that history tried to silence.

In this captivating journey through time, legend, and resistance, The Hidden Witchcraft of the Canary Islands unveils a unique spiritual tradition shaped by indigenous Guanche wisdom, African influences, and centuries of colonial repression. More than spells or superstitions, Canarian witchcraft emerges as an ancestral form of healing, protection, and feminine power-practiced in caves, whispered through prayers, and carried in the hands of midwives and santiguadoras.

Drawing from inquisitorial archives, oral testimonies, and ethnographic research, this book uncovers the true stories of the "witches" of the archipelago: wise women once revered, then feared, and now remembered. Explore sacred plants, magical rituals, enchanted landscapes, and mythical beings that still haunt the ravines and mountains of these Atlantic islands.

Perfect for readers of folk magic, spiritual history, or women's resistance traditions, this richly documented work offers a rare window into one of the world's most overlooked magical cultures-one where African roots endure through European syncretism, where silence guarded survival, and memory becomes a spell of its own.