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Aradia, Gospel of the Witches, by Charles G. Leland, [1899], at sacred-texts.com


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CONTENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER I

 

How Diana Gave Birth to Aradia (Herodias)

Of the sufferings of Mankind, and how Diana sent Aradia on earth to relieve them by teaching resistance and Sorcery--Poem addressed to Mankind--How to invoke Diana or Aradia.

 

CHAPTER II

 

The Sabbat--Treguenda or Witch-Meeting

How to consecrate the supper--Conjuration of the meal and of Salt--Invocation to Cain--Conjuration of Diana and to Aradia.

 

CHAPTER III

 

How Diana Made the Stars and the Rain

CHAPTER IV

 

The Charm of the Stones Consecrated to Diana--The Incantation of Perforated Stones--The Spell or Conjuration of the Round Stone

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CHAPTER V

 

The Conjuration of the Lemon and Pins--Incantation to Diana

CHAPTER VI

 

A Spell to Win Love

CHAPTER VII

 

To Find or Buy Anything, or to Have Good Fortune Thereby

CHAPTER VIII

 

How Have a Good Vintage and Very Good Wine By the Aid of Diana

CHAPTER IX

 

Tana and Endamone, or Diana and Endymion

CHAPTER X

 

Madonna Diana

A Legend of Cettardo, and how Diana appeared with ten Bridesmaids to give away a Bride--Incantation to Diana for a Wedding.

 

CHAPTER XI

 

The House of the Wind

Showing how Diana rescued a Lady from Death at the House of the Wind in Volterra

 

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CHAPTER XII

 

Tana or Diana, The Moon-Goddess

CHAPTER XIII

 

Diana and the Children

CHAPTER XIV

 

The Goblin Messengers of Diana and Mercury

CHAPTER XV

 

Laverna

APPENDIX

 


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