

Stephen Yeldham, Illustrated Anthology of Sorcery, Magic and. It includes information from many sources that are translated into English for the first time including the entire study from Ernst Hentges: Die Kröte eine okkultistisch-kulturgeschichtliche Betrachtung.Īlso included are sections on the complex nature of toad symbolism in both Western and Eastern Alchemy, as well as thorough-going treatments of the arcane art of toad magic. Etuis-Farbrik Preis-ListeErnst Dick, Chemicals, Metals and Men: Gas, Chemicals and. The present work is unique in its comprehensive treatment of the occult history connected to this ambiguous creature. Toads can be used for love charms or they can bewitch an enemy with their evil eye and even cause death." There are toad rituals to protect property and livestock and toad spells to bring sickness and calamity. At the same time both life giver and life taker. It has simultaneously been seen as mid-wife's helper and devil's familiar. "The toad has had a colorful and checkered history with its role in magic and folk-lore. First enlarged edition first standard impression.
