Green Witchcraft III: The Manual (Green Witchcraft) (Vol 3) [Paperback]

Ann Moura (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 8, 2000

Green Witchcraft is at the core of earth magic, the Witchcraft of the Natural Witch, the Kitchen Witch, and the Cottage Witch.  It is herbal, attuned to nature, and the foundation upon which any Craft tradition may be built. 

In this manual, hereditary Witch Ann Moura presents the Craft as a course of instruction, with eight magical classes that correspond to the eight Sabbats.  This companion handbook to Green Witchcraft and Green Witchcraft II can also be used alone as an exploration of the Green path. Cultivate your knowledge of earth magic with the following lessons:

—Introduction to the craft, basic equipment, altars
—Casting a learning circle, meditation, and technique
—Divination with the Celtic Ogham
—Consecration of a statue, divine couples, holy days
—Divinations:  crystal ball scrying, black mirror gazing
—Casting and creating spells, herb craft, candle magic
—Green rules of conduct, circle casting
—Stones and crystals, elixir preparations

Return to your roots and grow wise the ways of green magic with Green Witchcraft III, The Manual.

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About the Author

Ann Moura has been a practitioner of Green Witchcraft for over forty years. She holds both a B.A. and an M.A. in History. Maura lives in Florida where she runs her own metaphysical store, presents public rituals, and teaches classes on the Craft. Visit her online at www.annmourasgarden.com or at www.lunasolesoterica.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (March 8, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567186882
• ISBN-13: 978-1567186888
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #384,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Completes the Set, December 23, 2001

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Boudica (Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Green Witchcraft III: The Manual (Green Witchcraft) (Vol 3) (Paperback)

I remember the first time I read Ms. Moura's first book "Green WitchCraft". It was a deeper connection for me to the "Kitchen Witch" and "Earth Mother"parts of the eclectic path that I have melded and adopted as my own path. It was well written and practical. I found it basically explains Ms. Moura's Tradition of "Green WitchCraft" for those not familiar with it, and is a good place to start on this particular path.

Her "Green WitchCraft II" book covers the balance of nature, the play of shadows and of light. This is probably one of the best books on the subject of balance, and the two sides of nature. I especially enjoyed the meditations, and she did not disappoint me in this book either.

Her "Green WitchCraft III" book, subtitled "The Manual" covers the earlier material in text book form and is for those who are serious about following the Green Path.

Here Ms. Moura presents, in lesson form, the basic tenants of Green WitchCraft and gives step by step instruction on how to make this path your own. Her classes are laid out in a well thought format and the material is easy to understand and follow. She gives questions and answers following each class, pointing out the important material and encouraging the reader to think about the subjects covered. I love a book that gives you the opportunity to think.

For those who really enjoyed her previous Green WitchCraft books and want to adopt this path as your own or make this your primary path, this book will become the handbook for you. Those who are solitary will find it indispensable and those who teach will find they can use this book as a handbook for this particular path.

Green WitchCraft is a path well defined by Ms. Moura in her first and second books, and is completed here in her manual.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Really IS A Manual!, August 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Green Witchcraft III: The Manual (Green Witchcraft) (Vol 3) (Paperback)

This is like the handbook for the Green Witchcraft series--so naturally, you need to have at least the first book to go through this one (second is optional, but some stuff from that one is also covered in the Manual). I have no idea what the problem was with the wet fish from England--get a grip! This book is a course of instruction that uses the first book as a textbook, (duh, that's why it's called "The Manual") so if you're looking for the next best thing to a classroom study of Green Witchcraft, this is it. If you're not, just stick with the first two books in the series. Some folks like a little more hands on work, and this helps you to get into the actual Craft at your own pace. Wow! Lots of different ways to cast circles and different kinds of altar set ups! Loads of practical information. Hey! I liked it!

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A bit of a wet fish, June 17, 2001

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Mr. M. P. Duffy (Littlehampton, West Sussex United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Green Witchcraft III: The Manual (Green Witchcraft) (Vol 3) (Paperback)

I had read the first, the second was just as good, so the moment this came out I went out and bought it without even flicking through it, that was the big mistake! The first thing is the name "The Manual", well if that isn't setting yourself up as an authority what is?

The next is the content, or the lack of it. I had an unnerving sense of deja vu as I started to read, had I not read all of this before? Then the answer came to me, yes I had, whole sections (most noticable on the ogham) had been lifted from the first two and placed neatly in this one. This clever tactic for not having to write more new material is cleverly justified by the idea this book is complimentary to the first two, well it's not, it's a rehash of the first two.

The book is well padded out with the constant bombardment of the rede, rules of conduct etc, which I didn't appreciate as I follow a path of personal responsibility & an understanding of a boomerang effect, thus I am capable of making up my own mind about what I shall and shall not do. I don't need to consult a list of rules before every action.

The only new information is on palmistry, crystals & deity images, which to honest is the type of stuff you can get for free off of any basic pagan website.

I say, leave it on the shelf, the first two are better, and hopefully, the next one, if there is one, might be a return to form.