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Raven Grimassi

Raven Grimassi Award-winning author Raven Grimassi is the author of seven books on Wicca and Witchcraft, including Wiccan Mysteries (awarded Best Book of the Year & Best Spirituality Book 1998 by the Coalition of Visionary Retailers), Wiccan Magick, Italian Witchcraft (previously titled Ways of the Strega), Hereditary Witchcraft, Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft (awarded Best Non-Fiction Book 2001 by the Coalition of Visionary Retailers), Beltane, and the forthcoming title The Witches' Craft (October 2002).

Raven Grimassi has been a teacher and practitioner of the Craft for nearly 30 years. He is trained in the Family tradition of Italian Witchcraft (also known as Stregheria), and is also an initiate of several Wiccan Traditions, including Brittic Wicca and the Pictish-Gaelic Tradition. He is currently the Directing Elder of the Arician Ways. Raven considers it his life's work to ensure the survival of ancient witch lore and legend along with ancestral teachings of the Old Religion.

Grimassi has worked as both a writer and editor for several magazines over the past decade, including The Shadow's Edge (a publication focusing on Italian Witchcraft) and Raven's Call (a journal of modern Wicca, Witchcraft and Magick).

Titles by Raven Grimassi:

  • Beltane
     
  • The Well Worn Path
     
  • Italian Witchcraft: The Old Religion of Southern Europe
     
  • The Wiccan Mysteries: Ancient Origins & Teachings
     
  • Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft
     
  • The Witch's Familiar: Spiritual Partnerships for Successful Magic
     
  • The Witches' Craft: The Roots of Witchcraft & Magical Transformation
     
  • Hereditary Witchcraft: Secrets of the Old Religion
     
  • Wiccan Magick: Inner Teachings of the Craft
     
  • Witchcraft: A Mystery Tradition
     
  • Spirit of the Witch: Religion & Spirituality in Contemporary Witchcraft
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DVDs and CDs

 

From Beauty to Beast and Back Again

FROM BEAUTY TO BEAST AND BACK AGAIN By Raven Grimassi

A lecture on the evolution of the witch figure from the beautiful witches of ancient Greek mythology to the ugly hag figure of later periods.

In this lecture, Raven presents the literary and cultural evidence that demonstrates the purposeful maligning of witches, and the agenda of both the Church and the politicians to remove the witch from public favor.

Featured in this lecture; the etymology of the word "witch" and the evolution of other terms used to describe witches.

Occult Principles in Modern Day Craft

2 DVD set

Occult Principles in Modern Day Craft is a live lecture by Raven Grimassi that explores the occult roots of various modern day craft teachings.

In this two disc DVD set Raven Grimassi examines many occult principles including: ritual and magick, the pentagram, divinity, as above so below, the aura, the chakras, the seven planes of existence, and the soul.

The content of these discs is sure to enhance your knowledge of the Craft and enrich your magickal workings.

A Guided Journey Down the Well Worn Path

This relaxing and vivid audio journey introduces you to each of the cards from the Well Worn Path.

Gentle music and a soothing voice guide you through this journey of almost 60 minutes.

This CD will not only deepen your understanding of these wonderful cards but it may lead you to discover your own personal connection to these powerful images.

CD comes in a slim CD case.

The Hidden Paths Revealed

This relaxing and vivid audio journey introduces you to each of the cards from the Hidden Path Oracle. Gentle music and a soothing voice guide you through this journey.

This CD will not only deepen your understanding of these wonderful cards but it may lead you to discover your own personal connection to these powerful images.

CD comes in a slim CD case.