Grimoire of the Thorn-Blooded Witch: Mastering the Five Arts of Old World Witchery

Grimoire of the Thorn-Blooded Witch: Mastering the Five Arts of Old World Witchery

by Raven Grimassi
Grimoire of the Thorn-Blooded Witch: Mastering the Five Arts of Old World Witchery

Grimoire of the Thorn-Blooded Witch: Mastering the Five Arts of Old World Witchery

by Raven Grimassi

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Overview

“Many books talk about the relationship of Witches to natural magic. This book takes you into the very heart of it.” —Christian Day, author of The Witches’ Book of the Dead

For the first time in more than a decade, Grimassi introduces readers to a new system of witchcraft, one that draws upon the old ways and the old days to teach the practitioner how to master all that it is to be a Witch. Chock full of spells, illustrations of plant spirits, and rituals, Grimassi takes readers deep into the woods to learn the secrets of the Thorned Path.

Here we meet the entities that dwell deep within the organic memory of the earth—the devas, the deities, the magical life force behind the surface of the wooded glen. Chapters include Plant Spirits of the Green Realm, The Rose and Thorn Path of Witchery, Works of Magick, The Old Ones, and The Old Rites. Learn to work with these spirits and transform your life and practice

“Undoubtedly the most exciting and important book of the decade!” —Dorothy Morrison, author of Utterly Wicked and The Craft

“Truly a work of genius.” —Theitic, executive editor of The Witches’ Almanac

“The underworld powers of magical alchemy await within these pages!” —Orion Foxwood, author of The Candle and the Crossroads

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781609259174
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date: 06/23/2023
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 274
Sales rank: 100,620
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Raven Grimassi is a Neo-Pagan scholar and award-winning author of over twelve books on Witchcraft, Wicca, and Neo-Paganism including Old World Witchcraft and Italian Witchraft. He is a member of the American Folklore Society and is co-founder and co-director of the Crossroads Fellowship, a modern Mystery School tradition. He lives in Springfield, MA. Author website: www.ravengrimassi.net

Read an Excerpt

“Entrance into the Old Ways begins with the pricking of a finger with a rose thorn, which produces a drop of blood. This opens the way into the Thorned Path, a system, which uses five rose thorns to symbolize the five arts of Witchcraft that one should master. These arts are Herbalist, Fortune-Teller, Spirit Medium, Mystic, and Magician.  We call mastering these aspects 'the gathered thorns' —thus the Thorned Path." 

Table of Contents

Preface xii

Introduction xvii

1 The Enchanted World 1

2 The Rose and Thorn Path 17

3 Tools of the Witches' Craft 39

4 Plant Spirits of the Greenwood 65

5 Works of Magic 105

6 The Old Ones 139

7 The Mythos 147

8 The Old Rites 159

9 The Modern Solitary Rites 181

Appendix A The Plant Spirit Seals 131

Appendix B Symbols of the Rose and Thorn Path 233

Bibliography 237

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