The Witch in Every Woman

Informationen zum Autor Laurie Cabot , known as the official Witch of Salem, has been a practicing Witch for more than 40 years. She conducts classes and seminars on Witchcraft as a science and, as founder of the Witches' League for Public Awareness, makes frequent media appearances on behalf of that organization. Cabot has two daughters, Jody and Penny, and lives in Salem, Massachusetts. Jean Mills and Laurie Cabot have co-authored the books Celebrate the Earth: A Year of Holidays in the Pagan Tradition and The Witch in Every Woman: Reawakening the Magical Nature of the Feminine to Heal, Protect, Create, and Empower . Klappentext Create the life you seek. . . discover a pathway to the powers within. All women possess the primal courage and strength of the Witch. In this breakthrough, life-altering new book, Laurie Cabot brings more than forty years of experience as a spiritual counselor and practicing Witch to cultivate and celebrate the secret, magical side of every woman's nature. Unfolding the wit and wisdom of ancient Celtic tales, as well as many stories of her own making, Laurie shows you how ancient truths can empower you during many of life's dark moments and lead you on a path of success and personal fulfillment. Through story, ritual activity, and spiritual communion, you will learn how to use your instinctual nature to achieve your goals and feel energized, strong, and capable in your daily life. Explore how to: Increase sexuality and bring into your life, and heart, the love you long for Uncover hidden strengths and overcome fear Protect yourself and loved ones from physical harm, deception, or betrayal Retrieve your inborn talent to heal ailments and diagnose disease Unleash creativity Enhance communication skills Sharpen your intuition about others and the world around you Enjoy healthy, productive dreams Leseprobe Women have innate talents and exceptional abilities that go unnoticed by our society, and that women themselves often do not fully appreciate. If every woman were to listen closely enough to her own secret song--not simply with ears, but with eyes (all three!), loins, breasts, heart, spirit, and soul--she would discover a power that she has carried within since before the beginning of time. I call this power Witch. To be a Witch is not to be green, have a cackle, and wear a tall pointed hat in public. It is centuries of men's fear of women that has defined Witch in this false and pejorative sense. The word has mysterious origins, but is generally believed to be derived from its Anglo-Saxon root wicce (fem.) or wicca (masc.), which simply meant "wise one" or "seer" and referred to a person who could access information using magic. The Saxon root wych meant "to bend, turn, or shape," as did the Indo-European root wic and weik . The Germanic wit and witan means "to know" or "to see." There are no other known origins for the word Witch. The Oxford English Dictionary tells us that Witch is a Celtic word exclusive to the Celtic tribes. It does not describe "seers" or "wise ones" in any culture other than the Celtic culture. When scholars, anthropologists, religionists, and sociologists refer to other magical systems, such as voodoo or satanism, as forms of Witchcraft, they misuse and abuse the term. The early Celts considered the word Witch an honorific or desirable form of address that would automatically precede a person's name, as in "Witch Morgan" or "Witch Bridget." Using Witch in this way conveyed social superiority and prestige and was understood to mean "the good people" or "the people who followed the customs of the land." As explained in the Introduction, I am speaking of the Witch in archetypal terms for the purposes of this book. I define Witch as the magical side of every woman...

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Laurie Cabot, known as the “official Witch of Salem,” has been a practicing Witch for more than 40 years. She conducts classes and seminars on Witchcraft as a science and, as founder of the Witches’ League for Public Awareness, makes frequent media appearances on behalf of that organization. Cabot has two daughters, Jody and Penny, and lives in Salem, Massachusetts.

Jean Mills and Laurie Cabot have co-authored the books Celebrate the Earth: A Year of Holidays in the Pagan Tradition and The Witch in Every Woman: Reawakening the Magical Nature of the Feminine to Heal, Protect, Create, and Empower.

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Create the life you seek. . . discover a pathway to the powers within.

All women possess the primal courage and strength of the Witch. In this breakthrough, life-altering new book, Laurie Cabot brings more than forty years of experience as a spiritual counselor and practicing Witch to cultivate and celebrate the secret, magical side of every woman's nature. Unfolding the wit and wisdom of ancient Celtic tales, as well as many stories of her own making, Laurie shows you how ancient truths can empower you during many of life's dark moments and lead you on a path of success and personal fulfillment. Through story, ritual activity, and spiritual communion, you will learn how to use your instinctual nature to achieve your goals and feel energized, strong, and capable in your daily life.

Explore how to:
Increase sexuality and bring into your life, and heart, the love you long for
Uncover hidden strengths and overcome fear
Protect yourself and loved ones from physical harm, deception, or betrayal
Retrieve your inborn talent to heal ailments and diagnose disease
Unleash creativity
Enhance communication skills
Sharpen your intuition about others and the world around you
Enjoy healthy, productive dreams

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Women have innate talents and exceptional abilities that go unnoticed by our society, and that women themselves often do not fully appreciate.  If every woman were to listen closely enough to her own secret song--not simply with ears, but with eyes (all three!), loins, breasts, heart, spirit, and soul--she would discover a power that she has carried within since before the beginning of time.  I call this power Witch.

To be a Witch is not to be green, have a cackle, and wear a tall pointed hat in public.  It is centuries of men's fear of women that has defined Witch in this false and pejorative sense.  The word has mysterious origins, but is generally believed to be derived from its Anglo-Saxon root wicce (fem.) or wicca (masc.), which simply meant "wise one" or "seer" and referred to a person who could access information using magic.  The Saxon root wych meant "to bend, turn, or shape," as did the Indo-European root wic and weik.  The Germanic wit and witan means "to know" or "to see."  There are no other known origins for the word Witch.

The Oxford English Dictionary tells us that Witch is a Celtic word exclusive to the Celtic tribes.  It does not describe "seers" or "wise ones" in any culture other than the Celtic culture.  When scholars, anthropologists, religionists, and sociologists refer to other magical systems, such as voodoo or satanism, as forms of Witchcraft, they misuse and abuse the term.  The early Celts considered the word Witch an honorific or desirable form of address that would automatically precede a person's name, as in "Witch Morgan" or "Witch Bridget."  Using Witch in this way conveyed social superiority and prestige and was understood to mean "the good people" or "the people who followed the customs of the land."

As explained in the Introduction, I am speaking of the Witch in archetypal terms for the purposes of this book.  I define Witch as the magical side of every woman's nature.  Sh…