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Devil’s Ointment
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The Devil’s Ointment ~ A History of Unguents in European Magic & Witchcraft.
The Witches’ Flying Ointment is a magical salve compounded from plant poisons, human remains, suspicious fats, and other appalling ingredients. Rubbed on the body it’s alleged to give witches the power to fly. Emerging from the shadowy religious and magical texts of medieval Europe it was considered diabolic. The attributed use was as a poison, but it also possessed otherworldly powers. The power to shapeshift, nocturnal flight, madness, frenzy, and commerce with the spirit world… These effects often aligned with the Devil. In fact, a common accusation of witches was that the ointment — or knowledge of its manufacture — was obtained from the Evil One himself.
The ointment has attracted much speculation for its potential alteration of consciousness given its use of psychoactive plants such as Belladonna and Henbane. Some consider it a “lost European entheogen,”. Also the subject of controversy among historians for its prevalence and effects. Despite its persistence in the history of magic, it has received little serious treatment in modern occult and esoteric publications.
Corinne Boyer takes a view of the ointment through the lens of folk herbalist, examining the broader phenomenon of magical salves. As well as preparations originating in apothecaries and early modern medicine. Attention is given to ingredients, magical purpose, their preparation, how they were used, and in what context they appeared in print. Containing the most comprehensive collection of historical witchcraft ointment formulae. This is an essential resource for those studying the history of European herbalism, toxicology, and witchcraft.
Three Hands Press ✢ Limited hardcover edition in brown cloth, limited to 1,000 hand-numbered copies.
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| Weight | 480 g |
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| Dimensions | 17 × 25 × 2 cm |
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The Devil’s Ointment ~ A History of Unguents in European Magic & Witchcraft.
The Witches’ Flying Ointment is a magical salve compounded from plant poisons, human remains, suspicious fats, and other appalling ingredients. Rubbed on the body it’s alleged to give witches the power to fly. Emerging from the shadowy religious and magical texts of medieval Europe it was considered diabolic. The attributed use was as a poison, but it also possessed otherworldly powers. The power to shapeshift, nocturnal flight, madness, frenzy, and commerce with the spirit world… These effects often aligned with the Devil. In fact, a common accusation of witches was that the ointment — or knowledge of its manufacture — was obtained from the Evil One himself.
The ointment has attracted much speculation for its potential alteration of consciousness given its use of psychoactive plants such as Belladonna and Henbane. Some consider it a “lost European entheogen,”. Also the subject of controversy among historians for its prevalence and effects. Despite its persistence in the history of magic, it has received little serious treatment in modern occult and esoteric publications.
Corinne Boyer takes a view of the ointment through the lens of folk herbalist, examining the broader phenomenon of magical salves. As well as preparations originating in apothecaries and early modern medicine. Attention is given to ingredients, magical purpose, their preparation, how they were used, and in what context they appeared in print. Containing the most comprehensive collection of historical witchcraft ointment formulae. This is an essential resource for those studying the history of European herbalism, toxicology, and witchcraft.
Three Hands Press ✢ Limited hardcover edition in brown cloth, limited to 1,000 hand-numbered copies.
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