Buckland's Book of Gypsy Magic: Travelers' Stories, Spells, and Healings

by Raymond Buckland

Overview

Weaving together lore, legend, and belief Buckland’s Book of Gypsy Magic revives the beliefs, spell-craft, and healing wisdom of the Romany people. From hexes and healings to tea leaves and tarot, the circle of the family and the rituals of death, this enchanted volume will delight witches, folklorists, and history lovers alike. Learn the shuvani’s secrets for love, craft a talisman for vitality, and cast the Gypsy Start tarot spread. Join Buckland around the campfire, to hear stories of werewolves and vampires, mistaken identity, persecution, and perseverance. Learn how the gypsy people have for centuries used wisdom and enchantments to ensure good health, happy families, and heart’s desire. Includes a glossary of Romany words.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609251659
Publisher:	Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date:	05/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	607,944
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Raymond Buckland is the author of more than fifty books on occult, witchcraft and the paranormal including Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft, Buckland’s Book of Spirit Communications and The Spirit Book. He has been the subject of numerous articles and interviews in such publications as The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, and The Los Angeles Times, and has contributed articles to magazines, including Fate and The National Spiritualist Summit. Over the years he has appeared on numerous television and radio talk shows both in the United States and abroad, and is known as “The Father of American Wicca.” Visit him at: www.raymondbuckland.com

Read an Excerpt

Pay Down the Devil

Romanian Gypsies have a tradition of paying off the devil at a wedding, so that he will not put the evil eve on the marriage. This is accomplished by the bride placing a silver coin under her left arm and holding it there, with her arm tight against her body, for the duration of the ceremony. Then, as she and her new husband leave the wed­ding site, she will allow the coin to fall inconspicuously to the ground. Anyone who later finds the coin will enjoy seven years of good fortune, they say.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Preface ix

Part 1 A History of Thieves

Chapter 1 Travelers on the Move 3

Chapter 2 Witches in the Hedges 1

Part II Gypsy Spells

Chapter 3 Love Magic 13

Chapter 4 Family Magic and the Traveling Home 33

Part III Gypsy Healing

Chapter 5 Hands-on Healing 45

Chapter 6 Head and Neck Ailments 49

Chapter 7 Chest and Stomach Ailments 57

Chapter 8 Miscellaneous Ailments 61

Part IV divinatory Arts

Chapter 9 Dukkering 67

Chapter 10 Reading Cards 71

Chapter 11 Reading Hands 89

Chapter 12 Reading Tea Leaves 103

Chapter 15 Other Reading Methods 119

Part V Hopes, Fears, and Superstitions

Chapter 14 Magical Tools to Ward and Protect 135

Chapter 15 Birth, Death, and the Devil 143

Chapter 16 Amulets, Talismans, and Charms 151

Afterword: Breaking Camp 177

Glossary of Romani Terms 179

Bibliography 185

Index 191

Index of Gypsy Spells and Layouts 199