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


p. xiii

CONTENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER I

 

How Diana Gave Birth to Aradia (Herodias)

p. 1

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

p. 8

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

p. 18

CHAPTER IV

 

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

p. 21

p. xiv

 

CHAPTER V

 

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

p. 29

CHAPTER VI

 

A Spell to Win Love

p. 35

CHAPTER VII

 

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

p. 38

CHAPTER VIII

 

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

p. 44

CHAPTER IX

 

Tana and Endamone, or Diana and Endymion

p. 51

CHAPTER X

 

Madonna Diana

p. 61

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

p. 65

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

 

p. xv

 

CHAPTER XII

 

Tana or Diana, The Moon-Goddess

p. 72

CHAPTER XIII

 

Diana and the Children

p. 78

CHAPTER XIV

 

The Goblin Messengers of Diana and Mercury

p. 86

CHAPTER XV

 

Laverna

p. 89

APPENDIX

p. 101

 


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