{"product_id":"the-witchs-handbook-joshua-free-9798986437958","title":"The Witch's Handbook: A Complete Grimoire of Witchcraft","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Underground Classic of 20th Century Witchcraft!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e﻿Once intended as a sequel to \"\u003cem\u003eThe Sorcerer's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\" by Joshua Free (while writing as \"\u003cem\u003eMerlyn Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\" in the 1990's), his \"notebooks\" composing the historically legendary \"\u003cem\u003e1998 Book of Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e\" -- and now \"\u003cem\u003eThe Witch's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\" -- were only released privately to members of his own coven in Colorado, and thereafter circulated in the underground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the many facets explored within these pages, you will also encounter the complete structure of the original century-old \"\u003cem\u003eBook of Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e\" -- illuminated for the first time with a new revolutionary \u003cem\u003enever-before-published\u003c\/em\u003e presentation of concise descriptions and references that uncover influential \u003cem\u003ebehind-the-scenes sources\u003c\/em\u003e of many contemporary Wiccan and traditionalist Witchcraft movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRites of Initiation, Elemental Consecrations, Sacred Tools, Herbs, Sabbat Ceremonies, Ritual Magic, Spellcraft... It's all here!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eKey of Solomon\u003c\/em\u003e, to the \u003cem\u003eRites of the Golden Dawn \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eOTO\u003c\/em\u003e, to the \u003cem\u003eAradian Gospel of Witches\u003c\/em\u003e, to the relatively modern innovation of a \"Neopagan Eightfold Year\" by three men: a Druid (\u003cem\u003eRoss Nichols\u003c\/em\u003e), a Magician (\u003cem\u003eAleister Crowley\u003c\/em\u003e) and a Witch (\u003cem\u003eGerald Gardner\u003c\/em\u003e) -- an underlying story unfolds beneath and back of the \u003cem\u003e20th Century Witchcraft\u003c\/em\u003e revival and no stone or pentacle is left unturned in this effective, yet candid, complete practical guide to the true \"Arts of Witchcraft.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong-standing and returning fans will celebrate the release of this special paperback pocket edition of \"\u003cem\u003eThe Witch's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\" as a missing link of the once proposed \"\u003cem\u003eMerlyn Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\" (\u003cem\u003eMerlyn's Magick\u003c\/em\u003e) trilogy from the 1990's, which includes \"\u003cem\u003eThe Sorcerer's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eThe Druid's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\" (also available as a pocket edition in 2022) -- both of which have already been widely accepted in the underground \"New Age\" scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis special pocket paperback reissue (of the original hardcover release in 2021) is dedicated by the author to \u003cem\u003eFairuza Balk\u003c\/em\u003e and, as a bonus, features Joshua Free's tribute to \"\u003cem\u003eThe Craft\u003c\/em\u003e\" movie, including his previously unpublished treatment of its practical magick and witchcraft as \"\u003cem\u003eNancy's Book of Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e\" (as found in the Appendix).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Free\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8986437953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798986437958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Free\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.00h x 4.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Joshua Free","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076190367999,"sku":"9798986437958","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d3db7c0-26bb-494d-ae68-c5ae17674a4a.jpg?v=1685463679","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-witchs-handbook-joshua-free-9798986437958","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}