Re-evaluating the Witch Cult History and visions of the Early Modern phenomenon and its influence upon emergent witchcraft

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My new book, from Ninth Circle Press, is now also available from Watkins Books in London, Courtyard Books Glastonbury and Miskatonic Books in the USA. Edge of the Circle Books also have copies available in the states.

Review: Haqel D'Ma - Accursed Law and Magic from the Field of Blood by Ian Chambers YouTube video by Foolish Fish

Ian Chambers has done for Judas Iscariot what Dr Alexander Cummins did for the three magi. Rare breadth of knowledge on display, and a great joy to read!
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Review: Haqel D'Ma - Accursed Law and Magic from the Field of Blood by Ian Chambers YouTube video by Foolish Fish

A really wonderful review from Foolish Fish of my latest book, Haqel D’ma.

Leg it!

MOST Anticipated Occult Books and Events - 27 March 2025 YouTube video by Foolish Fish

So much good stuff! This week's news is up ;)
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My new book is available from Ninth Circle Press…

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Traditional Witchcraft And Betrayal... The Latin root word that gives modern English both the words ‘treason’ and ‘tradition’ is tradere, which gives the essential meaning of “to hand over”.

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Arthur C Clarke’s World of Strange Powers

This book was the gateway for me, generating great fascination that inspired me to dedicate myself to learning the mysteries.

Hailes Abbey visit…

My new book is due for release very soon, available from Ninth Circle Press. Subscribe to be amongst the first to order: www.ninthcirclepress.co.uk/subscribe

Very boringly, my casual reading are trail running books: Feet in the Clouds, and Run Wild (by Boff Whalley from Chumbawumba who I once got very high with after a gig at Wolverhampton Civic in the nineties).
Practical reading: Qutub and The Azoëtia.
What can I say, I’m a complex fella!

The Devil and the Sun King: The Affair of the Poisons The Affair of the Poisons was a strange of especially Parisian incident in which an alleged circle of sorcerers and poisoners was uncovered, composed of a variety of magical practitioners, gentry, com...

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See how words feel, what they evoke, the cadence of the phrase and its impact. Play with language; they’re called spells for a reason and words enchant.

A singularly important piece of advice I would rank as number 1. Read everything; think about what the words do, how they make you feel, think or change you, then consider how the writer did that…

Did a run, then did a beer. It’s a hard life.

Reviewing the Ineffable Name and Barbarous Words by George Hares YouTube video by Blade and Broom

I really love Laurelei Black and George Bowling both. So, this video review of George’s books is a real pleasure.

Genesis 2:16-17 saw the first betrayal, that of God when He told Adam and Eve that they would surely die if they ate of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
My new book explores the mystery of betrayal, especially as it has evolved in the tradition of witchcraft. From Ninth Circle Press.

“I know you of old,” I was told.
“You are mistaken,” I reply. “That man is dead, I have killed him.”

“I can’t go back to yesterday because I was a very different person then…” — Alice in Wonderland

As the calendar turns, be mindful of the past as you look to the future; but be always present now.

Not a bad way to herald the dawn.

“Hail to thee, sun of the seasons,
From the realm of Hweyu,
Upon the wind of Arddu.
As thou travellest the skies aloft,
Thy steps are strong on the wing of the heavens,
Thou art the glorious mother of the stars.“

Invocation from The Witch Compass.
Art: Charles’s Vess, The Winter King

Illustration Charles Vess, from Honeycomb by Joanne Harris.

Illustration by Charles Vess — from Joanne M. Harris’ Honeycomb.

The Witch Compass: Working with the Winds in Traditional Witchcraft, by Ian Chambers. Published by Llewellyn.

The Witch Compass: Working with the Winds in Traditional Witchcraft, by Ian Chambers. Published by Llewellyn.

The Witch Compass: Working with the Winds in Traditional Witchcraft, by Ian Chambers. Published by Llewellyn.

The Witch Compass: Working with the Winds in Traditional Witchcraft, by Ian Chambers. Published by Llewellyn.

The first and only (to date) book that explores and expands upon the compass in traditional witchcraft. I’m immensely proud of this book, and its reception.

Easy: the Charm of Making from Boorman’s Excalibur which, upon looking at it, might be workable:

Anál nathrach, orth’ bháis’s bethad, do chél dénmha

Serpent's breath, charm of death and life, thy omen of making.

The Witch Compass is the first book to look exclusively at the Compass, its history, use and function. It is available through good book sellers. Signed copies can be obtained from the author at surreycunning.co.uk
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