Folklore, Italian witchcraft, and Gypsology
Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches
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A collection of folklore and spells supposedly belonging to a secret society of Italian witches (Strega). Leland claims he obtained these texts from an informant named Maddalena. The book tells the myth of Aradia, daughter of Diana and Lucifer, who was sent to Earth to teach magic to oppressed peasants to help them resist their masters. It includes rituals, incantations, and the famous 'Charge of the Goddess', which became foundational for modern Wicca.
Also known asLeland's Aradia · Gospel of the Witches
This edition1899
EditionDavid Nutt, London
Folk MagicStregheriaWitchcraftCandle magic and burning spellsritual invocationEuropean folkloreAttraction spellsDiana and LuciferWiccan FoundationItalian WitchcraftFolklore & SuperstitionDivinationcircle casting
Contents17 chapters
- 01CHAPTER I PAGE V How Diana
- 02CHAPTER V The Conjuration
- 03CHAPTER XII Tana
- 04CHAPTER I HOW DIANA GAVE BIRTH TO ARADIA (HERODIAS) "It
- 05CHAPTER 11 THE SABBAT, TREGUENDA OR WITCH-MEETING — HOW TO CONSECRATE THE SUPPER. Here
- 06CHAPTER III HOW DIANA MADE THE STARS AND THE RAIN Diana
- 07CHAPTER IV THE CHARM OF THE STONES CONSECRATED TO DIANA To
- 08CHAPTER V THE CONJURATION OF THE LEMON AND PINS Scongiuraziont
- 09CHAPTER VII TO FIND OR BUY ANYTHING, OR TO HAVE GOOD FORTUNE THEREBY An Invocation
- 10CHAPTER VIII TO HAVE A GOOD VINTAGE AND VERY GOOD WINE BY THE AID OF DIANA '* Sweet
- 11CHAPTER IX TANA AND ENDAMONE, OK DIANA AND ENDYMION "Hie
- 12CHAPTER X MADONNA DIANA " The Mndonna
- 13CHAPTER XI THE HOUSE OF THE WIND " Lwt
- 14CHAPTER XII TANA, THE MOON-GODDESS The
- 15CHAPTER Xlil DIANA AND THE CHILDREN " And
- 16CHAPTER XIV THE GOBLIN MESSENGERS OF DIANA AND MERCURY The
- 17CHAPTER XV The
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