This book holds the carefully guarded secrets that a Wise Woman of bygone days could have penned in her grimoire by candlelight. three dozen charms and twelve ceremonies for all seasons of the moon will guide you into the ways of Great Wisdom.

Book Annotation: In a style that is poetic and appealing to the imagination, "Crone's Book of Charms & Spells" gives practical directions for carrying out numerous spells, charms, recipes or rituals--all of which take their inspiration from nature and folklore. In a world where nature is so often slighted or ignored, this book serves to heighten your awareness of the magic lying beneath the surface, and the powerful ties that exist between mind and matter.

Publisher Marketing: Here is a charming and poetic little grimoire of magical practices and rituals that reads as if it were written in an earlier century. It gives you practical directions for carrying out numerous spells, charms, recipes, or rituals -- all of which take their inspiration from nature and folklore. Concoct herb brews to strengthen passion. Inscribe talismans and amulets to gain wealth. Practice spells to procure your heart's desire.

Here is a book that is truly unique. Rather than being filled with philosophy or theory, Crone's Book of Charms & Spells (previously published as The Crone's Book of Wisdom) provides just what the title says: A book filled with charms and spells that you can do!

The book begins with a description of various magical techniques. It starts with herb brews and includes the magical purposes of over 60 common herbs. For example, lady's Sorrel, also known as sourgrass, may be eaten for health and a clear mind. Mistletoe renders powerless your staunchest enemy if you keep it hung about your bed. Do you suffer from an allergy to ragweed? Take the plant before it flowers, break it into small pieces and pound them into a powder. Put a pinch of this "on each of seven mornings, upon the left palm while the word laedo is uttered shall serve to weaken the plant's powers over the afflicted."

Then it teaches you the basics of making amulets and talismans, how to use scented oils and incenses, how to make your own balms and tinctures and much more.

The next section gives specific designs for talismans or amulets. Over 60 different designs are described along with directions on how to make them. Do you want wealth? On one side of your talisman draw the full rayed Sun enclosing a crescent Moon and three stars. Upon the reverse write "Yet earthly gold I soon shall hold." Do you want to lose weight? On the front of the charm draw the Full Moon flanked by crescent Moons. On the other side write, "Wax thou moon, that I may wane; What I lose, then shalt thou gain."

Does that sound easy? It is! And you can use these simple techniques to make powerful changes in your life.

Next come 36 spells that are just as easy to use. Included are a charm to rid the mind or body of an affliction, another to nourish the wits, a charm to warm the affections of another, and many more.

In the last section you will find 12 rituals designed to see you through each month of the year. Included are rituals for the equinoxes and solstices, New Year, the Full Moon in October, the New Moon in November, and five more.  

Author Valerie Worth has been known for years for the simplicity and power of her writings. This book will give you the techniques and rituals you need to put your desires into action. Healing? Protection? Finances? Peace? Whatever you need, you'll find one or two methods right here.

You'll also find some clever ones you probably hadn't even thought of. Do you need a charm to keep a cat from straying? How about a talisman to help remove the sorrows of mortality? Perhaps you could use a charm that will let you walk in harmony with the earth (it should be worn on a thong at the ankle)? Unusual? Yes. Useful? Yes. A definite must-read!