Grimoire of a Kitchen Witch: An Essential Guide to Witchcraft

294 Pages·2013·1.06 MB·English

by  Rachel Patterson

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT
GRIMOIRE OF A KITCHEN WITCH
This is certainly a very friendly book, providing a helpful guide to
Kitchen Witchery and for those stepping onto the path, bringing
practical spirituality back into the home.
Cat Treadwell, author of A Druid’s Tale
I think if Terry Pratchett’s witches wrote an introduction to magic, it
would look a lot like this book. Pragmatic, playful, wise and sprinkled
with humour, the author covers a lot of ground and isn’t afraid to use a
wooden spoon!
Nimue Brown, author of Druidry & Meditation, Druidry & the Ancestors, &
the Hopeless Maine Saga
This book is packed with so much information that it makes you feel as
though you have a major learning tool in your hands. Yet it is written in
such a way that allows you to feel that the author is talking directly and
personally to YOU! This conversational feel allows information to be
passed on without any sense of preaching, dogma or ego. The writing
style is friendly but also precise.
Although written from the kitchen witch perspective, this is a great
book for all who follow an earthy path and as a shaman, I enjoyed it
more than some of the shamanic books out there.
The book unfolds into more and more explanations, stories and advice
without ever assuming knowledge but also never assuming that the
reader is anything less than intelligent and sentient. So it is never
preachy, starchy, condescending or obtuse.
I particularly enjoyed the sections on animal guides and elementals.
The meditations and lessons are well thought out and the little extras
like Hoodoo and planetary influences are informative and fun. There is
just so much packed into this book.
Colette Brown, author, Shaman & Clairvoyant Tarot Reader
First published by Moon Books, 2013
Moon Books is an imprint of John Hunt Publishing Ltd., Laurel House,
Station Approach,
Alresford, Hants, SO24 9JH, UK
CONTENTS
Foreword: Who am I?
Chapter 1: What is a Witch?
Chapter 2: Sacred Space
Chapter 3: My Kitchen
Chapter 4: Energy
Chapter 5: Our Minds
Chapter 6: Your Magical Name
Chapter 7: Meditation
Chapter 8: Pathworking
Chapter 9: Grounding and Centring
Chapter 10: Shielding
Chapter 11: Deity
Chapter 12: Tools
Chapter 13: Altars
Chapter 14: Cleansing and Consecrating
Chapter 15: The Moon
Chapter 16: Ritual
Chapter 17: Spell Working
Chapter 18: The Elements
Chapter 19: Chakras
Chapter 20: Auras
Chapter 21: Affirmations
Chapter 22: Book of Shadows
Chapter 23: Divination
Chapter 24: Crystals
Chapter 25: Herbs
Chapter 26: Trees
Chapter 27: Animal Totems and Guides
Chapter 28: Dragons
Chapter 29: The World of Faerie
Chapter 30: The Elementals
Chapter 31: Nature Spirits
Chapter 32: Colour Magic
Chapter 33: Hexes and Banishing
Chapter 34: Dreaming and Astral Travel
Chapter 35: Planetary Magic
Chapter 36: Rites of Passage
Chapter 37: The Summerlands
Chapter 38: A Bit of Hoodoo
Chapter 39: Feathers, Bones, Shells and Eggs
Chapter 40: Poppets, Medicine Bags, Powders, Smudges and Washes
Chapter 41: Offerings
Chapter 42: Oils
Chapter 43: Witch Bottles and Ladders
Chapter 44: Celebrating the Sabbats
Autumn Equinox
Samhain
Winter Solstice
Imbolc
Spring Equinox
Beltane
Summer Solstice
Lughnasadh or Lammas
Southern Hemisphere
Chapter 45: Words in the Craft
Afterword: From Me to You
Foreword: Who am I?
My craft name is Tansy Firedragon and I have been a witch for many
years now, originally studying on my own as a solitary from books and
the internet.
I then spent a year and a half studying and gaining a first degree with
the Correllian Tradition of which I am an Outer Court Member. That was
followed by nearly eight years studying for the Wiccan first, second and
third degrees with two different groups and then becoming a High
Priestess in 2011.
I studied with Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone on their Progressive
Magick course, passing with a distinction. I have also studied druidry
with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, as well as tarot, the
pendulum, herbalism, empathy, witches runes, hoodoo and
aromatherapy. I have Reiki Level I and II attunements. In 2012 I was
ordained as a Minister of the Universal Life Church.
I am High Priestess in my own coven co-run by my lovely sisters in
the craft, the Kitchen Witch Coven of Natural Witchery as well as being
a member of the Dorset Grove Druids, which allows me to attend lots of
outside rituals in wonderful sacred places within the UK.
I am co-founder and a leadership team member of the online Kitchen
Witch School of Natural Witchcraft; we also have a facebook page and a
blog.
www.kitchenwitchhearth.com
www.kitchenwitchuk.blogspot.co.uk
www.facebook.com/kitchenwitchuk
Email:
I have a personal blog www.tansyfiredragon.blogspot.co.uk
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