Ihos trademark cream thick wrappers lettered and illustrated in black, red and gold. Buy high magic s aid by gerald brosseau gardner online at alibris. Buy high magics aid book online at low prices in india. Michael houghton first edition 1949 made and printed in great britain by edgar g.
Home blogs category high magics aid posted under magick. Gardnerian wicca, or gardnerian witchcraft, is a tradition in the neopagan religion of wicca, whose members can trace initiatory descent from gerald gardner. High magics aid by gerald gardner 1996, paperback for. Within gardners book of shadows were extracts from material. High magics aid religion, spiritualism, and occult an entertaining novel written by gerald gardner under his craft name of scire. Jul 26, 2010 the standard work on wicca, witchcraft and paganism by the father of wicca gerald b. Gardner was initiated into a coven of hereditary witches in 1939. He was instrumental in bringing the contemporary pagan religion of wicca to public attention, writing some of its definitive religious texts and founding the tradition of gardnerian wicca. Gardner wrote down some rituals in an unpublished manuscript called ye bok of ye art magical, and published some rituals allegedly taken from his book of shadows in a pseudonymous novel, high magics aid 1949.
High magics aid part 1 background check criminal history. Gardner sold copies of this book at his witchcraft museum on the isle of man. General magick paganism wicca other this is a fun little story of sorcery in the middle ages. Gerald brosseau gardner 18841964, also known by the craft name scire, was an english wiccan, as well as an author and an amateur anthropologist and archaeologist. Buy high magics aid by gerald brosseau gardner online at alibris. Aug 01, 2010 the standard work on wicca, witchcraft and paganism by the father of wicca gerald b. High magic s aid is one of the early classic books that he sold at the witchcraft museum on the isle of man. The term gardnerian was probably coined by the founder of cochranian witchcraft, robert cochrane in the 1950s or. High magics aid by gerald brosseau gardner alibris. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Gardner called wicca the witch cult and witchcraft.
Modern paganism embraces a wide variety of spiritual traditions. High magics aid is one of the early classic books that he sold at the witchcraft museum on the isle of man. Find books like high magics aid from the worlds largest community of readers. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. High magic s aid by gerald gardner, march 1996, godolphin house edition, paperback in english. This is a fun little story of sorcery in the middle ages. This is a novel which is set in medieval england, based very closely on margaret murrays works and the magical system described in the key of solomon. In this edition, she claimed, was an advertisement for gardners novel, high magics aid, which was opposite an article titled the book of shadows written by the palmist mir bashir. He rides off into the sunset, to fulfil his destiny with the aid of magics high art as she had fulfilled hers. Gardner, 9780956618207, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Keris and other malay weapons bibliotheca orientalis. The tradition is itself named after gardner 18841964, a british civil servant and amateur scholar of magic. Set in mediaeval times and told as an exciting adventure story in the manner of the lord of the rings, high magics aid takes the reader on a quest to uncover the ancient, lost and forbidden secrets of magic and witchcraft. But mark well, when thou receivest good, so equally art bound to return good threefold. Although high magics aid may not quite succeed as a historical novel, it is quite readble and is a significant document in the evolution of modern wicca. High magics aid by gerald gardner, march 1996, godolphin house edition, paperback in english. The basic rituals he published in the pseudonymous novel high magics aid in 1949. Set in mediaeval times and told as an exciting adventure story in the manner of the lord of the rings, high magic s aid takes the reader on a quest to uncover the ancient, lost and forbidden secrets of magic and witchcraft. In witchcraft today the bibliography has no listing of charles godfrey leland and in this book he.
The fact that it often reads like advancepromo for bro. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. High magics aid was the novel written by gardner before he initiated the wicca religion yes, there is great controversy over how much was historical and how much is strictly a modern recreation. My copy did not come with a dj, so i had to recreate it. The latter and high magics aid were published under his penname of scire. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. High magics aid article about high magics aid by the free. This reprint, set in 10point times for easy reading, follows the original except for minor corrections in spelling and reparagraphing. I ended up reading it halfway in almost one sitting because i was stuck in an airport.
High magics aid by scire gerald gardner iho books 1999 pb witchcraft gerald gardner high magics aid magick occult witchcraft wicca pagan ver gardner, gerald. More information about this seller contact this seller. Prior to these he had written a goddess arrives, 1948, and keris and other malay weapons, 1936. High magics aid gerald gardnerscire rare vintage occult. This is a novel which is set in medieval england, based very closely on margaret murray s works and the magical system described in the key of solomon. Gardners fantasy novel high magics aid, published in 1949, is considered one of the first standards of wicca, but his book of shadows, a collection of. In this edition, she claimed, was an advertisement for gardner s novel, high magic s aid, which was opposite an article titled the book of shadows written by the palmist mir bashir. Wicca simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Witchcraft today 1951 and the meaning of witchcraft 1959 note. The meaning of witchcraft, 1959, five years before his death. The standard work on wicca, witchcraft and paganism by the father of wicca gerald b. Wonderful tale of medieval witchcraft new edition by gardner, gerald brosseau isbn. Gerald gardner, the leading authority on witchcraft, under the nomtheplure of scire, high magic s aid explores a misunderstood world, using the medium of fiction to reveal many truths concerning the craft. This span, probably of just a few years or less, was a time in which gerald gardners.
High magics aid gerald gardner, scire, patricia crowther. Dec 01, 1975 the standard work on wicca, witchcraft and paganism by the father of wicca gerald b. The rule of three has a possible prototype in a piece of wiccan liturgy which first appeared in print in gerald gardners 1949 novel high magics aid. I retypeset the inside flap from scratch and added the green areas to a highres scan of the original black. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. I got about halfway through high magics aid again before hitting the bad writing wall, i think theres distinctly a place in the book where gardner must have hung it up and resumed writing at a later date. The book was given to a young wiccan friend of mine, circa 1969, who traveled to england and stayed with, and took part in ceremonies with a coven that i believe he said had either been with gardner while. Gardner popularized the new religion through books of his that were printed in 1949, 1954, and 1959. Goodreads members who liked high magics aid also liked. Gardner s later books on wicca merely adds to its charm and interest for the student of occultism. A nice copy of one of the best known books in the twentieth century witchcraft canon arguably the book that started it all. The article in question was about an allegedly ancient sanskrit divination manual which explained how to foretell things based upon the length of a person s. The theme of the story, set in thirteenthcentury england, concerns three wouldbe ceremonial magiciansjan, olaf, and thurwho are in search of the witch of wanda, who they hope will consecrate their tools. High magic s aid 9780956618207 by gardner, gerald b.
The article in question was about an allegedly ancient sanskrit divination manual which explained how to foretell things based upon the length of a persons. High magics aid article about high magics aid by the. Iho s trademark cream thick wrappers lettered and illustrated in black, red and gold. Gardner might be taken as an example of the way that a book of shadows may be acquired and passed on. After world war ii, gardner s high priestess and coven leader relented sufficiently to allow a fictional treatment that did not expose them to prosecution, high magic s aid.
High magic s aid by scire gerald b gardner edition. Gardners later books on wicca merely adds to its charm and interest for the student of occultism. High magic s aid was the novel written by gardner before he initiated the wicca religion yes, there is great controversy over how much was historical and how much is strictly a modern recreation. Those three books are high magics aid, witchcraft today, and the meaning of witchcraft. Books of gerald gardner internet sacred text archive. One of the challenges of these traditions is that in some instances they are not thoroughly considered. Wicca is a neopagan meaning new pagan religion that was created by a british man named gerald gardner in the midtolate 1940s. Gerald gardner, the leading authority on witchcraft, under the nomtheplure of scire, high magics aid explores a misunderstood world, using the medium of fiction to reveal many truths concerning the craft.
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