Llewellyn Worldwide - The Way of Four Spellbook: Table of Contents

Contents

List of Figures . . . xiii
List of Spells . . . xv
Acknowledgments . . . xvii
Introduction: Why a Spellbook? . . . 1

Chapter One: What Are the Elements? . . . 7

The Qualities of the Elements . . . 8
Air . . . 8

Fire . . . 10

Water . . . 11

Earth . . . 13

Air-Fire-Water-Earth . . . 14

Is There a Fifth Element? . . . 14
Elementals . . . 16
Sylphs . . . 17

Salamanders . . . 17

Undines . . . 18

Gnomes . . . 18

Elemental Overload . . . 19

Chapter Two: What Is Spellcasting? . . . 23

What Is Magic? . . . 23
How Does Magic Work? . . . 24
The Web of Interconnection . . . 25

The Illusion of Time and Space . . . 27

Power and Intention . . . 28

Should You Do Magic? . . . 38
The Magical and the Mundane . . . 38

Ethical Considerations . . . 40

Knowledge Is Power . . . 42

The Health of the Magician . . . 43

What Is a Spell? . . . 44
The Components of a Spell . . . 44

Local and Specific Spells . . . 49

Group Working: The Battery Method . . . 52

The Rest of Ritual . . . 54

Following Up . . . 55

The Way of Four Spellbook . . . 57
Spell Structure . . . 58

Chapter Three: Setting Up a Spell . . . 61

Preparing Your Space . . . 61
The Room . . . 62

Preparing Yourself . . . 63
Preparing Your Body . . . 63

Grounding and Centering . . . 64

Preparing a Group . . . 66

Preparing Your Tools and Ingredients . . . 66
The Altar . . . 66

Basic Tools . . . 67

Special Tools . . . 67

The Magic Box . . . 70

Preparation Checklist . . . 70

Consecrating Elements and Tools . . . 71

Chapter Four: Spells for Bringing the Elements to You . . . 81

Balancing Spells . . . 81
Spells to Bring Individual Elements . . . 89
Chapter Five: Using Elements in a Spell . . . 105

Using All Four Elements in a Spell . . . 105
Mixed Elemental Purpose . . . 105

Unclear Elemental Nature . . . 106

Not Connecting to the Elements . . . 106

Consecrating by the Elements . . . 106

Invoking the Elements . . . 108

Using a Particular Element in a Spell . . . 110
Use Air in a Spell . . . 112

Use Fire in a Spell . . . 112

Use Water in a Spell . . . 112

Use Earth in a Spell . . . 113

Chapter Six: Using Air in Spells . . . 115

Using Air . . . 116
To Use Air Directly . . . 116

To Use Air Tools . . . 116

To Use Symbolic Qualities of Air . . . 116

Aromatherapy and Scent . . . 116
Magical Writing and Speaking . . . 121
Writing Magic . . . 122

The Language of Magic (Affirmations) . . . 123

Chapter Seven: Using Fire in Spells . . . 137

Using Fire . . . 138
To Use Fire Directly . . . 138

To Use Fire Tools . . . 138

To Use Symbolic Qualities of Fire . . . 138

Candle Magic . . . 138
Candle Color . . . 139

Candle Decoration . . . 141

Candle Dressing . . . 142

Candle Movement . . . 143

Marking Candles . . . 143

Spells That Burn Things . . . 152
Burning as a Sacrifice or an Offering . . . 153

Burning as Letting Go or Releasing . . . 154

Burning as Destruction or Transformation . . . 154

Spells of Destruction . . . 161
Sex Magic . . . 164
Method 1: Raising and Sending Power Alone . . . 166

Method 2: Raising and Sending Power Together . . . 167

Method 3: Raising and Sending in Waves . . . 167

Method 4: Sex Magic Battery . . . 168

A Note about Safer Sex . . . 170

Chapter Eight: Using Water in Spells . . . 179

Using Water . . . 180
To Use Water Directly . . . 180

To Use Water Tools . . . 180

To Use Symbolic Qualities of Water . . . 180

Washing, Soaking, Sprinkling . . . 180
Painting with Water . . . 186
Drinking and the Cup . . . 191

Magical Brews . . . 192

Dream Magic . . . 197
Increasing Your Dream Awareness . . . 198

The Psychological Power of Dreams . . . 199

Uses of Dream Magic . . . 201

Divination Magic . . . 206

Chapter Nine: Using Earth in Spells . . . 211

Using Earth . . . 212
To Use Earth Directly . . . 212

To Use Earth Tools . . . 212

To Use Symbolic Qualities of Earth . . . 212

Food Magic . . . 212
Burial and Planting Magic . . . 220
Stone and Gem Magic . . . 228
Magic in Clay and Sculpture . . . 232

Appendix A: The Spells . . . 239

Appendix B: Going Shopping . . . 241

Candles . . . 241
Craft Store . . . 242
Grocery Store/Supermarket . . . 242
Hardware/Garden Store . . . 243
Herbs and Incenses . . . 243
Housewares Store . . . 245
Oils . . . 246
Recipes . . . 246
Specialty Stores . . . 247
Stationery Store . . . 248

Appendix C: Gods and Goddesses . . . 249

Celtic . . . 249
Egyptian . . . 249
Greek . . . 249
Hindu . . . 250
Norse . . . 250
Other . . . 250
Roman . . . 250
Yoruban . . . 250
Appendix D: Invoking and Banishing Pentagrams . . . 251

Appendix E: Correspondence Charts . . . 255

Elemental Herbs, Flowers, and Other Plants . . . 255
Herbs of Air . . . 255

Herbs of Fire . . . 256

Herbs of Water . . . 256

Herbs of Earth . . . 256

Elemental Gems and Stones . . . 257
Stones of Air . . . 257

Stones of Fire . . . 257

Stones of Water . . . 258

Stones of Earth . . . 258

Bibliography . . . 259

Index . . . 263