Bucklands Complete Book of Witchcraft

Posted on 26 September 2017 by Raymond Buckland

One of the modern Wicca s most recommended books, this comprehensive text features a step by step course in Witchcraft, with photographs and illustrations, rituals, beliefs, history, and lore, as well as intruction in spellwork, divination, herbalism, healing, channeling, dreamwork, sabbats, esbats, covens, and solitary practice The workbook formats includes exam questions at the end of each lesson, so you can build a permanent record of your spiritual and magical training. Download Bucklands Complete Book of Witchcraft – kino-fada.fr This book is responsible forteeny bopper wanna be witches than any other book, with the exception of anything written by Silver Ravenwolf It is full of questionable history and embarrassing rituals that are made up by the author himself, although he d have you believe they...Had this book for many years, re read it many times I even thought about doing some of the things he says are rituals But I could never see how being naked, blindfolded, and my hands bound, with a man touching me with a sharp knife all over my body had anything to do with how I felt about the universe and the earth Even though it s supposed to I feel, like all other man made religions, Buckland just made up his own rules and rituals Some I feel are highly misogyn...The Big Blue Book Where to begin This fortunately was NOT the first book I read on witchcraft I took a class at a local shop that taught out of this book though and I feel like it s a little too SM for me I felt as if the whole time I was reading the book Buckland was telling me This is exactly what witchcraft is, NO EXCEPTIONS It was very cut and dry and his arrogance SEEPS off the page If you re interested in traditional coven based witchcraft I suppose this book would serve yo The Big Blue Book Where to begin This fortunately was NOT the first book I read on witchcraft I took a class at a local shop that taught out of this book though ...This book was added to my reading list as a couple of wiccan sites I found which I believe were written by men, which will become important as I continue.It was touted as a wiccan bible and as I flicked through, I could see why.I have never had a good relationship with Christianity, so please be aware that anything using the word bible makes me incredibly uncomfortable I do not do Mr Buckland an honour when I agree to call his book the wiccan bible.With the first cursory glance through th This book was added to my reading list as a couple of wiccan sites I found which I believe were written by men, which will become important as I continue.It was touted as a wiccan bible and as I flicked through, I could see why.I have never had a good relationship with Christianity, so please be aware that anything using the word bible makes me incredibly uncomfortable I do not do Mr Buckland an honour when I agree to call his book the wiccan bible.With the first cursory glance through the book I found several things that made me feel uncomfortable First being the prevalence of naked ladies and the lack of corresponding gentlemen The image I felt summed up my thoughts on the matter was one of a y...Feb 18 3 4 s done with the book.I m mostly done with this book A lot of it I skimmed over as his suggestions are not pertinent to how I practice, which is alone and clothed, nor did I listen to his suggestions on how to ruin my stove by making my own athame While I understand the magic and connection by making something yourself believe me, my passion is crafting and making things from scratch , metal working is not something I would suggest to a novice or anyone unfamiliar with crafting Feb 18 3 4 s done with the book.I m mos...I ll start by saying that I am not Wiccan I ve no real interest in Wicca any because it s become as lopsided as Christianity, but at the opposite end.But, Uncle Buckey s Big Blue Book is designed for someone who wants a serious, orderly, introductory study into the esoteric arts of the occult aka Wicca and a basic understanding of many of the celto centric, reconstructionist pagan beliefs in practice today It is THE textbook with which to start I have an earlier addition and I underst I ll start by saying that I am not Wiccan I ve no real interest in Wicca any because it s become as lopsided as Christianity, but at the opposite end.But, Uncle Buckey s Big Blue Book is designed for someone who wants a serious, orderly, introductory study into the e...A dear friend and mentor who meant well gave me this book about 17 years ago when I was relatively new to the pagan path I must agree to disagree as to its value While it has a few good spells for the beginning witch, it unfortunately also includes a history of Wicca that has absolutely no grounding in historical records creating new spiritual traditions is fine but one must be completely honest about t...I have never really been into Gardnerian Wicca or the similar traditions, as far as adopting it as my personal system, and this book really encompasses all of the reasons why.The ritual scourging, binding and blindfolding, the ceremonial feel to things, how the author gives you a way to do things and why and why others ways are wrong but feel free to do whatever you like The author makes it seem as though if I don t hand make my own athame, from cutting the metal to carving the handle, the too I have never really been into Gardnerian Wicca or the similar traditions, as far as adopting it as my personal system, and this book really encompasses all of the reasons why.The ritual scourging, binding and blindfolding, the ceremonial feel to things, how the author gives you a way to do things and why and why others ways are wrong but feel free to do whatever you like The author makes it seem as though if I don ...Has some useful interesting information, but I was put off by his attitude and arrogance Would recommend this to newbie pagan folks, but only to those who can take everything with a grain of salt and with well honed BS radar.I have read count less Wicca 101 books, yet no one should pass through their basic Wicca education without having read Raymond Buckland s classic Originally written back in 1986 this book foresees the needs of many beginner Wiccansadequately then what is being cranked out today Some of his info is dated and there arecomplete instructions else in other beginners books of this magnitude but I still learned a lot.Raymond Buckland was trained and initiated in Britain by Gerald Gardner I have read count less Wicca 101 books, yet no one should pass through their basic Wicca education without having read Raymond Buckland s classic Originally ...

26 September 2017

Raymond Buckland