An exciting project just came to light involving Gemma
Gary's book Traditional Witchcraft (one of the Museum's best selling books) -
Mark Norman (Friend of the Museum) posted on Facebook today:
"I am delighted to be able to say that Gemma Gary's
well known and respected book Traditional Witchcraft: A Cornish Book of Ways is
now available as a CD audiobook, so you can listen in bed, on the move, or
wherever you like! For those that don't know it, here are the details of the
book: Traditional Witchcraft - A Cornish Book of Ways is a 21st century version
of traditional Cornish witchcraft, of the kind recorded by Hunt, Bottrell and
others. This is no neo-pagan or modern wiccan manual, but rather a deep drawing
up into modern times of some of the ancient practices of lore and magic
practiced by the white witches, charmers, conjurers and pellars of the Cornish
villages. Their presence was still current when the 18th and 19th century
antiquarians and collectors recorded them, and, although the 20th century
largely put paid to their activities, nevertheless their lore never completely
disappeared, and it continues to provide inspiration for practitioners today.
Gemma draws on this knowledge, not only from published material, but also from
the experiences and workings of ‘wise women’ and country witches living today.
"... this book is very highly recommended. It is essential reading for
anyone interested in modern traditional witchcraft as it is practiced in
south-west England today or indeed elsewhere in Britain" - Michael Howard,
The Cauldron The audiobook is unabridged and runs for 4 1/2 hours across 4 CDs.
The cost is just £14.99 + p&p (£3 in the UK) It has been an absolute
pleasure to be able to bring this book onto CD."
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