Shaman Pathways - Aubry's Dog: Power Animals In Traditional Witchcraft

by Suzanne Ruthven

Overview

The term 'power animal' was introduced into contemporary language in 1980 by anthropologist Michael Harner in his classic work The Way Of The Shaman, and refers to a broad-based animistic and shamanic concept that has entered the English language from the fields of anthropology, ethnography and sociology. The animal is conceived as a tutelary spirit that helps or protects individuals, lineages, and nations.

Dogs and man became companions a long time ago, and the dog adopted as a power animal represents speed, agility, courage, protection, justice, nobility and loyalty. Aubry's Dog: Power Animals Within Traditional Witchcraft guides your footsteps on this most ancient of paths ...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780997230
Publisher:	Hunt, John Publishing
Publication date:	03/11/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	94
File size:	407 KB

About the Author

In addition to being the commissioning editor for Compass Books, Suzanne Ruthven is also editor of the popular quarterly creative writing magazine, The New Writer (which she produces in partnership with literary agent, and publisher, Merric Davidson). She lives in Ireland.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Companion of Man 1

The Order of the Dog 10

Protective Charm 12

Herbal: Dogwood 13

Hair of the Dog

The Asclepius Rite 14

Chapter 2 Magical Perspective 16

Domestic Dogs

Hounds

Working Breeds 18

Non-Sporting Dogs

Terriers and Toys 19

Sporting Breeds

Wild Dogs 20

Australian Dingo 21

Asiatic Wild Dog or Dhole

Coyote or Prairie Wolf 22

Fox

Jackal 23

Wolf

Amulets and Talismans 25

Creating a Protective Amulet 26

Herbal: Dog's Mercury 28

Evocations

Chapter 3 Superstition 30

Feast of Cromn Dubh 37

Herbal: Dogbane

Summoning the Hounds of Hell 38

Chapter 4 Evil Incarnate 40

Charm to Secure the Love of a Woman 43

Herbal: Dog Rose 44

Folklore

Conjuration of Glasya-Labolas 47

Chapter 5 Man's Best Friend 48

Healing Power of Dogs 56

Herbal: Foxglove 57

Creating a Mimicke Dog Familiar

The Dog's Prayer 58

Chapter 6 Magical Lore 61

Dogs in Divination 62

Herbal: Wolfsbane 63

The Gage

Shugal - The 'blood' hound's path 65

The Jackal-Gods of Egypt 67

Anubis

Wepwawet 68

Chapter 7 The Celestial Dog 71

The Rising of the Dog Star 73

Herbal: Dog's Grass 74

Summoning the Hounds of Heaven 75

The Year of the Dog

The Four Seasons of the Dog 76

Herbal: Dog Violet 79

Shape-Shifting Pathworking

Famous dogs 81