Slavic Witchcraft: Old World Conjuring Spells and Folklore

The Slavic practice of magic, witchcraft, and sorcery is still alive and well in Russia, the Ukraine, Belarus, the Balkans, and the Baltic states. Natasha Helvin explores the folk history and practice of Russian sorcery and Eastern Slavic magical rites, offering over 100 spells, incantations, charms, and practical rituals for love, relationships, career success, protection, healing, divination, averting the evil eye, communicating with spirits and ancestors, and a host of other life challenges and daily situations. She explains how this tradition has only a thin Christian veneer over its pagan origins and how the Slavic pagan gods and goddesses acquired new lives as the saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 224 pages
\n Publication date: 05 September 2019
\n Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
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The Slavic tradition of magic, witchcraft, and sorcery is still alive and thriving in Russia, the Ukraine, Belarus, the Balkans, and the Baltic states. Witches still whisper upon tied knots to curse or heal, sorceresses still shapeshift into animals or household objects, magicians still cast spells for love or good fortune, and common folk still seek their aid for daily problems big and small. Natasha Helvin, in her book "Russian Sorcery and Eastern Slavic Magical Rites," shares the extensive knowledge she inherited from her mother and grandmother, including spells of the "Old Believers" previously unknown to outsiders. She explores the folk history and practice of Russian sorcery and Eastern Slavic magical rites in detail, offering a rich compendium of over 100 spells, incantations, charms, and practical rituals for love, relationships, career success, protection, healing, divination, averting the evil eye, communicating with spirits and ancestors, and a host of other life challenges and daily situations. With complete step-by-step instructions, Helvin ensures that readers can realize their magical goals. She explains how this tradition has only a thin Christian veneer over its pagan origins and how the Slavic pagan gods and goddesses acquired new lives as the saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church. She details how the magical energy for these spells and rituals is drawn from the forces of nature, revealing specific places of power in the natural world as well as the profound power of graveyards and churches for casting spells. Helvin also explores the creation of amulets and talismans, the importance of icons, and the proper recital of magical language and actions during spells, as well as how one becomes a witch or sorceror.

\n Weight: 376g\n
Dimension: 153 x 228 x 14 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781620558423\n \n