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Folklore, Italian witchcraft, and Gypsology

Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches

Charles Godfrey Leland1899
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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

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Contents17 chapters

  1. 01CHAPTER I PAGE V How Diana
  2. 02CHAPTER V The Conjuration
  3. 03CHAPTER XII Tana
  4. 04CHAPTER I HOW DIANA GAVE BIRTH TO ARADIA (HERODIAS) "It
  5. 05CHAPTER 11 THE SABBAT, TREGUENDA OR WITCH-MEETING — HOW TO CONSECRATE THE SUPPER. Here
  6. 06CHAPTER III HOW DIANA MADE THE STARS AND THE RAIN Diana
  7. 07CHAPTER IV THE CHARM OF THE STONES CONSECRATED TO DIANA To
  8. 08CHAPTER V THE CONJURATION OF THE LEMON AND PINS Scongiuraziont
  9. 09CHAPTER VII TO FIND OR BUY ANYTHING, OR TO HAVE GOOD FORTUNE THEREBY An Invocation
  10. 10CHAPTER VIII TO HAVE A GOOD VINTAGE AND VERY GOOD WINE BY THE AID OF DIANA '* Sweet
  11. 11CHAPTER IX TANA AND ENDAMONE, OK DIANA AND ENDYMION "Hie
  12. 12CHAPTER X MADONNA DIANA " The Mndonna
  13. 13CHAPTER XI THE HOUSE OF THE WIND " Lwt
  14. 14CHAPTER XII TANA, THE MOON-GODDESS The
  15. 15CHAPTER Xlil DIANA AND THE CHILDREN " And
  16. 16CHAPTER XIV THE GOBLIN MESSENGERS OF DIANA AND MERCURY The
  17. 17CHAPTER XV The

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