Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Preface ix
Fundamentals
1 History 1
2 Philosophy 27
3 Deities 42
4 Otherworldly Beings 53
5 Traditions, Structure, and Offices 62
6 Tools of Witchcraft 73
7 Altars 90
Rituals
8 Magick Circle 98
9 Invoking the Gods 113
10 Declamations 121
11 Consecration 129
12 "Wiccan Chants 139
13 Great Rite 143
14 Esbat 148
15 First-Degree Initiation 156
16 Second-Degree Initiation 172
17 Third-Degree Initiation 179
18 Handfasting 187
19 Handparting 198
20 Wiccaning 207
21 Funerals 215
Grimoire
22 Runes, Symbols, and Rituals 225
23 Botanicals 231
24 Divination 238
25 Magick 252
Season Rites
26 Sabbats 270
27 Candlemas 276
28 Spring Equinox 290
29 Beltane 302
30 Summer Solstice 316
31 Lughnasadh 329
32 Autumn Equinox 343
33 Samhain 355
34 Winter Solstice 373
Appendices
Endnotes 389
Glossary 418
Bibliography 432
Index 435
