Originally published in 1899. The major link between ancient European witchcraft and modern practices.

Aradia: Gospel of the Witches

Politics & Social Sciences

LeLand, Charles

Social Sciences

Phoenix Pub

Leland was sixty-seven years old when he informed a family confidante and colleague that he had stumbled upon all the principal deities of the Etruscans still existing as spirits or folletti in the Romagna area of Italy.Leland had already published five books on gypsy lore and language but when the present Etruscan book was finished, Leland regarded it as his greatest work, ten times more remarkable than Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune-telling, his unique collection, published a few years before. EvenHe stated that that Aradia, or The Gospel of the Witches, as I have given it, is in reality only the initial chapter of the collection of ceremonies, `cantrips,' incantations, and traditions current in the fraternity or sisterhood, the whole of which are in the main to be found in my Etruscan Roman Remains. First published in 1892.

Etruscan Roman Remains

Phoenix Publishing, Inc.

From the preface: "When I began, in the summer of 1882, to collect among the Passamaquoddy Indians at Campobello, New Brunswick, their traditions and folk-lore, I expected to find very little indeed. These Indians, few in number, surrounded by white people, and thoroughly converted to Roman Catholicism, promised but scanty remains of heathenism. What was my amazement, however, at discovering, day by day, that there existed among them, entirely by oral tradition, a far grander mythology than that which has been made known to us by either the Chippewa or Iroquois Hiawatha Legends, and that this was illustrated by an incredible number of tales. I soon ascertained that these were very ancient. The old people declared that they had heard from their progenitors that all of these stories were once sung; that they themselves remembered when many of them were poems. This was fully proved by discovering manifest traces of poetry in many, and finally by receiving a long Micmac tale which had been sung by an Indian. I found that all the relaters of this lore were positive as to the antiquity of the narratives, and distinguished accurately between what was or was not pre-Columbian. In fact, I came in time to the opinion that the original stock of all the Algonquin myths, and perhaps of many more, still existed, not far away in the West, but at our very doors; that is to say, in Maine and New Brunswick. It is at least certain, as the reader may convince himself, that these Wabanaki, or Northeastern Algonquin, legends give, with few exceptions, in full and coherently, many tales which have only reached us in a broken, imperfect form, from other sources. This work, then, contains a collection of the myths, legends, and folk-lore of the principal Wabanaki, or Northeastern Algonquin, Indians; that is to say, of the Passamaquoddies and Penobscots of Maine, and of the Micmacs of New Brunswick. All of this material was gathered directly from Indian narrators, the greater part by myself, the rest by a few friends; in fact, I can give the name of the aboriginal authority for every tale except one. As my chief object has been simply to collect and preserve valuable material, I have said little of the labors of such critical writers as Brinton, Hale, Trumbull, Powers, Morgan, Bancroft, and the many more who have so ably studied and set forth red Indian ethnology. If I have rarely ventured on their field, it is because I believe that when the Indian shall have passed away there will come far better ethnologists than I am, who will be much more obliged to me for collecting raw material than for cooking it."

The Algonquin Legends of New England

History

Americas

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Aradia: the Gospel of the Witches

Aradia is one of the most renowned anthropological studies of magic of its era. Written by Charles Leland, it fits in with many of his other works, and covers what he purports as a tradition of folkish witchcraft and fairy lore in central Italy. Indeed, the occult usefulness here is as expansive as the historical, since it contains complete invocations and a series of rituals as part of its scope.

Aradia: The Gospel of the Witches

World

This first edition reprint tells how the author met a woman in Italy in the 1800's who revealed to him Strega, the Old Religion, which pre-dated Christianity. This is an important book for Wiccans, pagans and those interested in early religious beliefs. Contains an early version of an important document called the "Charge of the Goddess", plus spells in the original Italian, with English translations. A must for any pagan or Wiccan library -- their "gospel", according to the subtitle.

Book Tree

This book has been considered a missing link between ancient and modern witchcraft. ARADIA not only inspired Gerald Fardner, Doreen Valiente and other founders of neopagan witchcaft of the twentieth century, it also continues to serve as a reference and inspiration for others.

Aradia: Gospel Of The Witches

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Phoenix Publisher

Hardcover new edition of this 19th century classic by Charles Godfrey Leland, author of Aradia: Gospel of the Witches. This work covers diverse folklore including charms, conjurations, amulets, fortune telling, witchcraft, hauntings, exorcisms, and toad-lore.

Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling

Arabi Manor

Charles Leland needs little introduction for those intrigued by folklore, fairy lore, or 19th century anthropology. For all others, he is the author of "Aradia" and a major proponent of studying the arcane in his era. While some of his conclusions remain controversial, "Mystic Will" contains materials which are more accepted in the contemporary sense.Here, Leland refers to poetry and prose alike while espousing his view that various mindfulness techniques and associated phenomena like mesmerism are of significance in spiritual and physical health. The work is predominantly a how-to guide, with specific practices and examples and relatively less theory than many of Lelands' other writings.

The Mystic Will: American Edition

Independently published

Aradia: El Evangelio de las Brujas (Ilustrado y con notas): Edición especial (Spanish Edition)

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Aradia: Gospel of the Witches

Etruscan Roman Remains

The Algonquin Legends of New England

Aradia: The Gospel of the Witches

Aradia: The Gospel of the Witches

Aradia: Gospel Of The Witches

Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling

The Mystic Will: American Edition

Aradia: El Evangelio de las Brujas (Ilustrado y con notas): Edición especial (Spanish Edition)