Celtic Twilight and Golden Dawn: The Romantic Revival of Witchcraft and Magic by Leo Ruickbie

Witchcraft Out of the Shadows is based on Leo Ruickbie's highly successful course, which has been favourably reviewed by major newspapers, websites and others.

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Witchcraft...

The European witch-hunts were over, but witchcraft and the idea of witchcraft would never die out. In the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries witchcraft was re-examined, re-interpreted and, ultimately, re-invented. But by whom and for why?

...Revived

Celtic Twilight and Golden Dawn:
The Romantic Revival of Witchcraft and Magic

CONTENTS

The Old Religion

To the ancients witchcraft was largely viewed as maleficent magic. To the Christians witchcraft was a Satanic conspiracy to corrupt the souls of good people. But now, to the scientific rationalist, witchcraft was something else entirely: it was the Old Religion.

—Quoted from Witchcraft Out of the Shadows (2004).

Who pioneered this new interpretation of witchcraft?

Which interpretation had the greatest impact?

What was the Gospel of the Witches?

How was it supposed to have been found?

What evidence is there for its existence?

What did the Gospel consist of?

In the Vault of the Adepts

Which four men set in motion a force that would change the world of the spirit forever?

Who were the Secret Chiefs?

What role did the Count of the Celtic Twilight play?

What was the Golden Dawn?

Who was the Wickedest Man in the World?

What happened in the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid?

Who called for the restoration of Paganism?

A Sunday School Teacher and the Witch-Cult

Who made the single greatest impact on the idea of witchcraft in the Twentieth Century?

What was that idea?

What was the 'Witch-Cult'?

What were the festivals of this cult?

What rituals were performed by these witches?

How did one become a witch?

Conclusion

What was the riddle of the Sphinx Lodge?

In Witchcraft Out of the Shadows I answer all of these questions.

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