The Black Toad, West Country Witchcraft and MagicAuthor: Gemma Gary Gemma Garys second book; The Black Toad West Country Witchcraft and Magic, with foreword by Michael Howard, is now available in paperback and hardback editions. The Black Toad explores potent examples of the folk ceremonial magical practices and witchcraft of the south west of England; dealing especially with Devon and the authors homeland of Cornwall. Within the West Country, the popular belief in witchcraft and its attendant

The ground is cool and damp underfoot

’ The man in black ‘took up their coats’ and the women lay on top of him

Lilith is known for her strength and fighting will

and charms of operative magic

seen in many cultures as a powerful spirit and deity

was never thus a ‘god’ of the people

“This book will be read in the decades to come

and the old artes of the circle

drink sweet wine and where the air is filled with music and laughter

and occult literary frauds – all with the ultimate purpose of redeeming both the personal and collective psyche

Goofer Dust has been used by practitioners of Hoodoo for countless years and is used to cause harm and trouble in someone’s life

Ritual Hand & Body Wash is used in cleansing and purification work