Publisher's Synopsis
My all-time favorite principle of spellcraft can be expressed thus: Dumb spells work for dumb people. Some think it is a rude way to express the principle, but it is quite to the point. If you are dumb enough to believe that simply burning a green candle has the power to bring you money, then chances are you will be prosperous when you burn them-not because it has that power but because by blindly believing that it does, you have the power. You have to understand that there is nothing magic about magick. Belief in the supernatural is not only unnecessary, but its not in keeping with the Wiccan religion. Being Nature based Wicca is not based in the supernatural. All real things are natural, and nothing unreal exists. Rather than think of magick as something supernatural, Wiccans look at magick as a very real part of our natural world. Like many other aspects of the natural world, we cannot explain exactly why it works, but have observed time and time again that it does. Effectively, magick is science that has not yet been explained. But magick isn't only mind over matter. But also matter over mind. Until just a few years ago that science recognized the scent of lavender as an effective sleeping aid. Prior to that revelation, the term used to describe the effects of lavender was magickal aromatherapy. Again and again, that which was once magick becomes therapy, medicine, or science. A Wiccan Formulary and Herbal gives you a first-hand look at the magick of the Green World. Inside you will find: . Home remedies and herbal cures . Recipes for incense, oils and other brews . Using tools of the trade . A complete formulary . A complete herbal reference The methods taught within do not involve the wiggling of the nose or the waving of wands. It is the scientific method as applied to things that are not completely understood. It is what alchemists, herbalists, and healers put to use for centuries. A.J. Drew is the author of A Wiccan Bible, God/Goddess, Wicca Spellcraft for Men, and Wicca for Couples. He is perhaps known best as the Host of The Real Witches Ball and the founder of Pagan Nation, a Pagan community serving thousands at www.PaganNation.com.
