This fully annotated transcript from one of the great unsung heroes of witchcraft shares a wonderful collection of hands-on practices for the traditional witch. You will also discover a history of the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic that Cecil founded, a treatise on the practices of the wayside witches, and fascinating accounts of his meetings with Aleister Crowley and Gerald Gardner.

Foreword by Graham King

Introduction

Introduction Notes

Book One: The "WITCHCRAFT" Notebook
Charms and Spells
Notes for "Charms and Spells"
Divination
Notes for "Divination"
Amulets
Notes for "Amulets"
Magical Figures
Notes for "Magical Figures

Book Two: Cecil Williamson - A West Country Cunning Man
The Cecil Williamson Story
Notes for "The Cecil Williamson Story"
Meeting with Such Fascinating Persons
Notes for "Meeting with Such Fascinating Persons"
The Spider's Web
Notes for "The Spider's Web"
Come Drink... From the Cup of Forbidden Knowledge!
Notes for "Come Drink... From the Cup of Forbidden Knowledge!"
Cecil Williamson 1909-1999

Appendices
A Report from the Enquiring Eye of the Witchcraft
Research Centre
West Country Witches: What They Think and What They Do
Whatever Happened to the Old Time Witches
The Folklore Centre, an Introduction to Visitors
Application Form for the Tanat Amulet
To Whom it May Concern. I Am...

Index
Biographical Note:

Steve Patterson is a writer based in West Cornwall. He gives regular workshops and talks on folklore and the occult, and he has been a guest on The Folklore Podcast.

Contributor Bio: Patterson, Steve

Steve Patterson is a writer based in West Cornwall. He gives regular workshops and talks on folklore and the occult, and he has been a guest on The Folklore Podcast.