The Element Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Complete A-Z for the Entire Magical World - Judika Illes 2005
Introduction
Elements of Witchcraft
The Roots of Witchcraft: The Magical World
Physical Evidence of Magical Thought
Animism
Shamanic Vision
The Fruitful Earth: “The Fertility Cult”
Dualism
Animals
Allies
Baboons
Bats
Bears
Caprimulgids: Nightjars, Nighthawks, and Frogmouths
Cats
Chickens
Corvids: Crows, Ravens, and Jackdaws
Coyotes
Dogs
Donkeys
Familiars
Ferrets (Polecats) and Weasels
Flies
Foxes
Frogs and Toads
Goats
Hyenas
Imps
Iynx (Wryneck)
Jaguars
Leopards
Magpies
Nahual, Nahualli, Naualli, Nagual
Owls
Pigs
Rabbits
Scorpions
Skin-walkers
Snakes
Spiders
Transformation
People Who Transform Willingly into Animals
Animals Who Transform Willingly Into People
Victims of Transformation
Wolves and Werewolves
Werewolves
Books of Magic and Witchcraft
Almanacs
The Witches’ Almanac
Books of Shadows
Dream-books
Grimoires
Aradia or The Gospel of the Witches
The Black Pullet or The Hen with the Golden Eggs
The Book of Pow-Wows or The Long Lost Friend
The Book of San Cipriano and Santa Justina
The Grand Grimoire or The Red Dragon
The Great Albert
The Grimoire of Honorius the Great
The Key of Solomon or Clavicula Salomonis
The Lemegeton or The Lesser Key of Solomon
The Little Albert or Les Secrets Merveilleux de la Magie Naturelle et Cabalistique du Petit Albert
The Magus by Francis Barrett
The Munich Manual of Demonic Magic
Mystery of the Long Lost 8th, 9th and 10th Books of Moses
The Picatrix or the Ghayat al-Hakim (“The Aim of the Wise” or “The Goal of the Wise”)
The Red Dragon
The Sacred Book of Abramelin the Mage
The Secret of Secrets or True Black Magic
The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses
The True Grimoire or Grimorium Verum
The World’s Greatest Magician Black Herman’s Secrets of Magic, Mystery, and Legerdemain
Library of the Lost
Alexandria’s Library
Druid Books
The Etruscan Library
Mayan, Aztec, and Mixtec Codices
Missing Grimoires
The Sibylline Books
Witch-Hunt Books
Botanicals
Warning
Safety Tips
Alder
Amanita Muscaria or Fly Agaric
Apples
Belladonna
Birch
Coca
Datura
Elder
Elder Candles
Elm
Enchanter’s Nightshade
Henbane
Juniper
Mandrake
Mistletoe
Mugwort
Mullein
Nettles
Opium Poppy
Roots
Rowan
Rue
Saint John’s Wort
San Pedro
Trees
Vervain
Willow
Wolf ’s Claw or Club Moss
Wolfsbane
Calendar of Revelry and Sacred Days
The Anthestheria
Beltane
Candlemas
Cross Quarter Days
Dias de Los Muertos/Mexican Days of the Dead
Easter
Easter Eggs
Easter Witches
Esbat
Feast of St Lucy or Santa Lucia
February Feasts of Purification and New Life
The Dionysia/The Festival of St Trifon
The Feast Day of St Agatha (February 5th)
The Festival of Juno Sospita
Festivals of the Dead
The Egyptian Feast of the Dead
The Feralia
The Lemuria
The Festival of Mania
Obon Festival
Parentalia
The Floralia
Halloween
Dumb Suppers
Halloween Trees
Hecate Night
Imbolc
Ivan Kupalo
Lammas
Litha
Lughnasa
Lupercalia
Mabon
May Eve
Midsummer’s Eve or St John’s Eve
Ostara
Sabbat
Witch-hunters’ Sabbats
Sabbats of Modern Wicca
Samhain
The Three Spirit Nights
Time of Day
Twelve Nights of Christmas
Walpurgis
Yule
Creative Arts
Comics
The Black Widow
The Books of Magic
Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts
Hellblazer
Ibis the Invincible
Mandrake the Magician
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
The Sandman
The Scarlet Witch
Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose
Vampirella
Wendy the Good Little Witch
Witches
The Witching
Zatanna, The Magician
Zatara, The Magician
Dance
Circle, Ring or Round Dance
Dance of the Seven Veils
Dances of Death
Danse Macabre or The Dance of Death
The Goat Dance
La Volta
Maenad Dances
Perchtentanz or Perchta’s Dance
Processions
Snake, Serpentine or Spiral Dances
The Step of Yu
Tarantella
Treguenda or Danza Alla Strega
Film
Literature: Novels and Plays
Manga and Anime
Music
Television
Visual Arts: Paintings, Postcards, and Woodcuts
Dictionary of Witchcraft: A Magical Vocabulary
The Divine Witch: Goddesses and Gods
Abondia
Angerboda
Angitia
Aradia
Artemis
The Many-Breasted Artemis of Ephesus
Baba Yaga
Befana la Strega (Befana the Witch)/Befana la Vecchia (Befana the Aged)
Cerridwen
Circe
Dahut
Diana
Dionysus
Feronia
Freya
Frigga
Hecate, Hekate
Hella or Hel
Hermes
Herodias
Herta
Hulda
Isis (Au Set)
Jezibaba
Kali
Kamrusepas
Kapo
Kybele
Lilith
Louhi
Mana
Mari
Morgan le Fay
Muso Koroni
Nicnevin
Nox, Nyx
Ochossi, Oxossi
Odin
Ogun
Orisha Oko
Oshun
Perchta
Proserpina (Persephone)
Ragana
Rübezahl
La Santisima Muerte
Set, Seth
Shiva
Sibillia, Sibilla
Simbi
Tante Arie (“Aunt Arie”)
Tezcatlipoca
Thoth
Tlazolteotl
The White Women
Yemaya
Ergot, The Corn Mother, and The Rye Wolf
Mysteries of Corn
Corn Mother
Demeter
Among Earth’s many Corn Mothers
Ergot
The Rye Wolf
Fairies
Birth-spirit Fairies: The Fates
Baobhan Sith
Bereginy
Dakini
Deives
Dones d’Aigua
Dryads
E Bukura e Dheut
Elf
Keshalyi
Korrigans
Lauma
Nixie, Nixy
Peri
Rusalka
Sidhe
Solitary Sidhe
Trolls
Tündér
Tylwyth Teg
Vila, Wila, Veles, Veela, Víly
Changelings
Fairy Cats
Fairy Dart
Fairy Doctors
Fairy Faith
Fairy Forts
Fairy Magicians
Fairy Roads
The Fairy Witch
The Sicilian Fairy Cult
Witchcraft Trials Involving Fairies
Fairy-Tale Witches and Mother Goose
African-American Conjure Tales
Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Briar Rose
The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
Fitcher’s Bird (sometimes called Fowler’s Fowl)
Frau Trude
Hansel and Gretel
Jorinda and Joringel
Mother Holle
The Old Woman in the Forest
Rapunzel
Snow White
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales
The Little Mermaid
The Snow Queen
The Wild Swans
Jewish Fairy Tales
Mother Goose
Russian Fairy Tales
Baba Yaga (1)
Baba Yaga (2)
Prince Danila Govorila
Vasilisa the Wise (Also called Vasilisa the Beautiful or Vasilisa the Brave)
Witch-cats and Similar Transformation Tales
Food and Drink
Absinthe
Anisette
Homemade Anisette Infusion
Apples
Boszorkányhab (Witch’s Froth)
Bean Divination
Beer
Beltane Cake
Beltane Caudle
Bock Beer
Bread
Cakes
Cakes and Ale, Cakes and Wine
Cakes for The Queen of Heaven
Days of The Dead (Dias De Los Muertos)
Mexican Sugar Skulls
Molé Sauce
Pan de Muerto
Fava Beans
Festival of Diana
Fox Spirit Tofu (Inari Sushi)
Halloween Specialties
Apple Crowdie
Colcannon
Fortune Cake
Fortune-teller’s Crowdie
Lambswool
Mash of Nine Sorts
Hecate Supper
Lunar Foods
May Wine
Moon Cakes
Pancakes
Pumpkins
Rapunzel
Salt
Snake Cake
Strega Liquore
Witch’s Brew
Witch’s Butter
Witch’s Egg
Witches’ Salt
Yule Cakes
Bûche de Noël
Speculaas Poppen
Witch’s supper
The Hag
Angerboda
Baba Yaga
Beltane Carline
Black Annis
Caillagh Ny Gueshag/ Caillagh Ny Groamach
Cailleach
Cailleach Bhéara
Cailleach Bheur
Cailleach Bolus
Cailleach Corca Duibhne
Cailleach Mor
Cailleach Oidhche
Cailleach Uragaig
Carlin
Demeter
The Devil’s Grandmother
Giants
Grid
Gyre Carlin
Hag Rune
Hag Stone
Hyrrokkin
Leshovikha
Mala Liath
Muir Larteach
Skadi
Sheela na Gig
Thokk
Troll-Hags
The Horned One and The Devil
Aatxe, Etsai
Akerbeltz
Almaqah
Ashmodai, Asmodeus
Attis
Azazel
Baphomet
Boch de Biterna/Boch de Biterne
Bossu
Boujeloud
Cain
Cernunnos
Chimney Sweep
The Devil
Satan
Lucifer
Dionysus
Eshu-Elegbara/Exu
Fauns
Faunus
Goat God
Hannya
Hathor
Hermes
Herne the Hunter
Juno Caprotina
Khnum
Krampus
Leshii
Minotaur
Oni
Oya
Pan
Papa Bois
Pashupati
Robin Goodfellow
Rod
Rozhanitsy
Santa Claus
Satyrs
Se’irim
Shiva
Sylvanus
Virbius
Magical Arts
Alchemy
Western Alchemy
Chinese Alchemy
Astrology
Candle Magic
Charm Bags
Charms and Incantations
Commanding and Compelling
Divination
Healing
Herbalism
Image Magic
Kabalah
Cabala
Qabala
Necromancy
Séances
Witch Boards
Ritual Possession
Runes
The Runes of the Elder Futhark
Sigils
Spell-casting
Spirit Working/Spirit Summoning
Tarot
Magical Professions
Coachmen
Masons
Metalworkers
Athena
Brigid
Dactyls
Dwarfs
Hephaestus
Inari
Ogun
Svarog
Tubal-Cain
Wayland the Smith
Millers
Places: A witch’s Travel Guide
Bathhouse
Bania
Temescal
Burial Grounds
Crossroads
Forest
Grotto
Grove
The Grove of Aricia
Rügen Island
Magical Places
Benevento
Chiloé Island
Salem
Siquijor Island
Marketplace
Mountains
Bald Mountain
Blokula, Blockula, Blakulla or Blokulla
The Brocken
Gellért Hill
Horselberg
Monte della Sibilla, The Sibyl’s Mountain in Norcia
Mount Hekla
Old Woman’s Mountain
Pendle Hill
Puy de Dôme
Witches’ Caves of Zugarramurdi
Museums of Witchcraft
Swamps
Tools of Witchcraft
Athamé
Bells
Bolline
Brooms
Candles
Cards
Cauldrons
Chalice
Cord
Crystal Balls
Dolls
Flying Ointments
Horns
Labrys
Masks
Mirrors
Mortar and Pestle
Pentacle (Pentagram)
Sieve
Staff
Swords
Tripod
Wands
Witchcraft Hall of Fame
Abei no Seimei (c.921—1005 CE)
Agrippa von Nettesheim, Henricus Cornelius (September 14, 1486—1535)
Albertus Magnus (c.1193— November 15, 1280)
The Alraunas
Bardon, Franz (December 1, 1909—July 10, 1958)
Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna (August 12, 1831—May 8, 1891)
Buckland, Raymond (August 31, 1934—)
Budapest, Z. (January 30, 1940—)
Buzzard, Dr
Cagliostro, Count Alessandro di (June 2, 1743—August 6, 1795)
Crowley, Aleister (October 12, 1875—December 1, 1947)
Cunningham, Scott (June 27, 1956—March 28, 1993)
David-Neel, Alexandra (October 28, 1868—September 8, 1969)
Dee, Dr John (July 13, 1527—March 26, 1609)
Dye, Aunt Caroline
Caroline Dyer Blues. Endor, The Witch of
Faust, Dr Johannes
Ficino, Marsilio (October 19, 1433—October 1, 1499)
Flamel, Nicholas (c.1330—?)
Fortune, Dion (December 6, 1890—January 8, 1946)
Gardner, Gerald Brosseau (June 13, 1884—February 12, 1964)
Hanussen, Erik Jan (June 2, 1889—March 25, 1933)
Hermes Trismegistus
Jesus (c.1—33)
Joan of Arc (January 6, 1412—May 30, 1431)
John, Dr (c.1801—August 23, 1885)
Kelley, Edward (August 1, 1555—1597)
Kingsford, Anna Bonus (September 16, 1846—February 22, 1888)
Laveau, Marie
Leek, Sybil (February 22, 1922—October 26, 1982)
Lenormand, Marie (May 27, 1772—June 25, 1843)
Levi, Eliphas (c.1810—October 12, 1875)
Lilly, William (May 1, 1602—June 9, 1681)
Mathers, Moina (February 28, 1865—July 25, 1928)
Mathers, Samuel L. MacGregor (January 8, 1854—November 20, 1918)
Medea
Merlin
Murray, Margaret (July 13, 1863—1963)
Nostradamus, Michel De (December 14, 1503— July 2, 1566)
Paracelsus (1493—September 1541)
Pickingill, “Old George” (1816—1909)
Pythagoras (c.569 BCE—c.475 BCE)
Randolph, Paschal Beverly (October 8, 1825—July 29, 1875)
Rucker, “Black” Herman (1892—April 1934)
Sanders, Alex (1926—April 30, 1988)
Scot, Sir Michael (c.1214—c.1291)
Sendivogius, Michael (—1646)
Seton, Alexander (—1603)
Seven Sisters
Shipton, Mother (1488—1558)
Simon Magus
Valiente, Doreen (1922—September 1, 1999)
Virgil (70—19 BCE)
Williamson, Cecil (September 18, 1909—1996)
Yah-Yah, Dr
Witchcraze! Persecution of Witches
Africa
Bacchanalia
Basque Region
British North American Colonies
The Goodwin Witch Trials
Grace Sherwood
Salem Village Witch Trials
Canon Episcopi
Christianity
England
France
Germany
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Poland
Russia
Scotland
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Women’s Mysteries
Midwives
Midwife Goddesses
Midwife Magic
Midwife Persecution
Midwife Witch Trials
Spinning
Spinning Goddesses
Wormwood and Garlic: Dangers and Protection
Dangers of Witchcraft
Protective Measures
Power of the Witch
Bibliography
Acknowledgments