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The Witches' Ointment: The Secret History of Psychedelic Magic by Thomas Hatsis
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- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2015-08-31
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN
- 1620554739
- Book Title
- Witches' Ointment : the Secret History of Psychedelic Magic
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions International, The Limited
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, History
- Topic
- Wicca (See Also Body, Mind & Spirit / Witchcraft), Entheogens & Visionary Substances, Magick Studies, Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), Europe / Medieval
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 17.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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An exploration of the historical origins of the "witches' ointment" and medieval hallucinogenic drug practices based on the earliest sources - Details how early modern theologians demonized psychedelic folk magic into "witches' ointments" - Shares dozens of psychoactive formulas and recipes gleaned from rare manuscripts from university collections all over the world as well as the practices and magical incantations necessary for their preparation - Examines the practices of medieval witches like Matteuccia di Francisco, who used hallucinogenic drugs in her love potions and herbal preparations In the medieval period preparations with hallucinogenic herbs were part of the practice of veneficium , or poison magic. This collection of magical arts used poisons, herbs, and rituals to bewitch, heal, prophesy, infect, and murder. In the form of psyche-magical ointments, poison magic could trigger powerful hallucinations and surrealistic dreams that enabled direct experience of the Divine. Smeared on the skin, these entheogenic ointments were said to enable witches to commune with various local goddesses, bastardized by the Church as trips to the Sabbat --clandestine meetings with Satan to learn magic and participate in demonic orgies. Examining trial records and the pharmacopoeia of witches, alchemists, folk healers, and heretics of the 15th century, Thomas Hatsis details how a range of ideas from folk drugs to ecclesiastical fears over medicine women merged to form the classical "witch" stereotype and what history has called the "witches' ointment." He shares dozens of psychoactive formulas and recipes gleaned from rare manuscripts from university collections from all over the world as well as the practices and magical incantations necessary for their preparation. He explores the connections between witches' ointments and spells for shape shifting, spirit travel, and bewitching magic. He examines the practices of some Renaissance magicians, who inhaled powerful drugs to communicate with spirits, and of Italian folk-witches, such as Matteuccia di Francisco, who used hallucinogenic drugs in her love potions and herbal preparations, and Finicella, who used drug ointments to imagine herself transformed into a cat. Exploring the untold history of the witches' ointment and medieval hallucinogen use, Hatsis reveals how the Church transformed folk drug practices, specifically entheogenic ones, into satanic experiences.
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Inner Traditions International, The Limited
ISBN-10
1620554739
ISBN-13
9781620554739
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209757990
Product Key Features
Book Title
Witches' Ointment : the Secret History of Psychedelic Magic
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Wicca (See Also Body, Mind & Spirit / Witchcraft), Entheogens & Visionary Substances, Magick Studies, Witchcraft (See Also Religion / Wicca), Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, History
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
17.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Bf1621.H39 2015
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A Historian of witchcraft, magic, Western religion, contemporary psychedelia, entheogens and medieval pharmacopeia, Thomas Hatis is well qualified to describe dozens of psychoactive formulas and recipes gleaned from rare manuscripts from all over the world as well as the practices and magical incantations necessary for their preparation. He also examines the various forms of sorcery such as poison magic and ecstatic trance, and explores the connections between the ointments and spells for shape shifting, spirit travel and bewitching magic., This book is fascinating and reads like a well-written novel. But it is not a novel; it is a meticulously researched history, based on primary sources that were not easy to find. It is the beautiful fruit of a long, arduous scientific investigation that is presented in a light, easily readable style., "In this remarkable book, Thomas Hatsis reveals the hidden truth behind history's most legendary ointments--the medieval bewitching potions--that supposedly lubricated broomsticks and fueled extracorporeal mystical journeys and hallucinogenic night flights, setting the stage for strange entity encounters and unholy copulations, animal transformations, and miraculous healings as well as diabolical poisonings, dangerous delusional deceptions, and harmful "black magic." In this impeccably researched and compulsively readable volume, Hatsis recovers the lost history of these magical medicinal brews and psychoactive formulas that have been hidden for centuries and hinted at in the mythic portrayal of witchcraft and sorcery. Hatsis's scholarly research shines an illuminating spotlight on what is actually known about these visionary (and sometimes deadly) herbal mixes, and he expertly blends his meticulous studies with keen intuition in this uniquely envisioned volume, overflowing with rare historical treasures and fascinating speculations as well as the secret psychedelic ingredients for re-creating the legendary ointments. This book will appeal to anyone interested in herbal folk remedies, entheogenic medicine, the relationship between alchemy and science, and how heretical notions of healing influenced Western religious systems and modern medicine. A few words of caution: history compels you to use this book wisely or you may get burned at the stake!"
Table of Content
Foreword by Edward Bever, Ph.D. Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1 Helen's Tears 2 In the Silence of Deepest Night 3 The Heretics' Potion 4 Roots of Bewitchment 5 Veneficia 6 Soporific Spells 7 Inception of the Satanic Witch 8 Lamiarum Unguentum 9 Morning on Bare Mountain Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2015-003834
Dewey Decimal
133.4/4
Dewey Edition
23
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