Hearth Witch's Path

Anna Franklin is a third-degree witch and high priestess of the Hearth of Arianrhod who has been a practicing Pagan for more than forty years. She is the author of nearly thirty books, including the Hearth Witch series, and the creator of the Sacred Circle Tarot, Fairy Ring Oracle, and the Pagan Ways Tarot. Her books have been translated into nine languages. Anna has contributed hundreds of articles to Pagan magazines and has appeared on radio and TV. She lives and works in a village in the English Midlands where she grows her own herbs, fruit, and vegetables, and generally lives the Pagan life. Visit her at AnnaFranklin.co.uk.

• ContentsList of Recipes xiiiIntroduction 1Part One: Hearth and Home 3Chapter 1: The Hearth…5Chapter 2: The House Spirit…13Chapter 3: The Witch's Kitchen and Home…21Chapter 4: Magical Cleansing and Banishing…33Chapter 5: Warding…41Part Two: Herb Cunning 53Chapter 6: Beginning to Work with Herbs…55Chapter 7: The Hearth Witch's Garden…65Chapter 8: Herbs in Magic…69Part Three: Working with the Gods 83Chapter 9: Personal Practice…85Chapter 10: Consecration…89Chapter 11: Creating Sacred Space…95Chapter 12: Ritual…103Part Four: Natural Cycles 115Chapter 13: The Cycle of the Year…117Chapter 14: The Eight Sabbats…121Chapter 15: Cycles of the Moon…155Part Five: Operative Witchcraft 173 Chapter 16: Spells…177Chapter 17: Spell Formulations…203Chapter 18: Talismans and Amulets…213Conclusion 217Appendix 1: Elemental Correspondences 219Appendix 2: Planetary Correspondences 223Appendix 3: Metal Correspondences 231Appendix 4: Colour Correspondences 233Appendix 5: Gemstone Correspondences 237Appendix 6: Magical Herb Substitutions 245Appendix 7: Magical Ingredients for Food 255Appendix 8: Herbs for Home Warding 259Appendix 9: Fumigation Herbs 265Bibliography 267