People believed in magic because it worked and because it was part of the functionality of their day-to-day lives

The Book of Crystal Spells

including the laws against witchcraft in place until the 1950s and witchcraft’s contentious relationship with the Christian churchIn this practical guide

With historic examples and hands-on exercises

but it has to wait for its human partner to seek it

A Lapidary of Sacred Stones home People believed in magic becauseA Lapidary of Sacred Stones by Claude Lecouteux Inner Traditions Hardcover, 376 pgs. Our ancestors believed stones were home to sacred beings of power, entities that if properly understood and cultivated could provide people protection from ill fortune, envy, and witchcraft; grant invisibility and other magical powers; improve memory; and heal the sick from a wide variety of diseases. These benefits could be obtained by wearing the stone on a ring,