Publisher's Synopsis
Aradia Or The Gospel Of The Witches is a book written by Charles G. Leland, first published in 1899. The book is a collection of spells, rituals, and beliefs of Italian witchcraft, particularly the worship of the goddess Diana and her daughter Aradia. Leland claimed that the information in the book was given to him by a woman named Maddalena, who claimed to be a witch from Tuscany. The book is divided into fifteen chapters, each containing a different aspect of witchcraft, including the creation of spells, the worship of the moon, and the power of the witches' coven. The book has had a significant impact on modern Wiccan and pagan communities, as it is considered one of the earliest and most influential texts on witchcraft.When a wizard, a worshipper of Diana, one who worships the Moon, desires the love of a woman, he can change her into the form of a dog, when she, forgetting who she is, and all things besides, will at once come to his house, and there, when by him, take on again her natural form and remain with him.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
