Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland

From his earliest years, Ray remembers listening to his father’s and grandfather’s tales of Romani life, and watching his grandmother read cards and tell fortunes. Raymond Buckland’s grandfather was the first of the Buckland Gypsies to give up traveling the roads in wagons and to settle into a permanent house. “Never in the history of the Craft has a single book educated as many people, spurred as many spiritual paths, or conjured as much personal possibility as Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft.”-Dorothy Morrison, author of The Craft This book contains enough information and know-how for all approaches: the historical, the philosophical, and the pragmatic…quite entertaining, as much for the armchair enthusiast as for the practicing occultist.”-Marion Zimmer Bradley, author of The Mists of Avalon “I read Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft with much pleasure. It is a legacy that will provide magic, beauty, and wisdom to future generations of those who seek the ancient paths of the Old Religion.”-Ed Fitch, author of Magical Rites from the Crystal Well Raymond Buckland has presented a treasure trove of Wiccan lore. “A masterwork by one of the great Elders of the Craft. This complete self-study course in modern Wicca is a treasured classic-an essential and trusted guide that belongs in every Witch’s library.

The workbook format includes exam questions at the end of each lesson, so you can build a permanent record of your spiritual and magical training. One of 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 instruction in spellwork, divination, herbalism, healing, channeling, dreamwork, sabbats, esbats, covens, and solitary practice.

Buckland’s Book of Saxon Witchcraft was one of the first books to explore Wicca from a solitary perspective.īuckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft has influenced and guided countless students, coven initiates, and solitaries around the world.

Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland