Author: Liddell, W.E.

George Pickingill (1816 - 1909) was said to be the leader of the witches in Canewdon, Essex. This book discusses the origin of the Gardnerian Book of Shadows and Pickingill's involvement in it, the relationship between the Hereditary Craft, Gardnerian Wicca and Pickingill's Nine Covens, the influence of Freemasonry on witchcraft, sex magic, the use of quartz globes to boost power, ley lines and earth energy, prehistoric shamanism, cunning men and Celtic wisewomen. Here, for the first time, is a chance for the complete Pickingill material to be read together with background references and extensive explanatory notes, new material on the Craft Laws, the New Forest coven and Pickingill's influence on the Revived Craft.