The Witch’s Formulary and Spellbook
By Tarostar
Original Publications
ISBN 0-942272-08-0

This is a resource book. Recognising that many of the formulas used in witchcraft have been influenced by Voodoo and its relatives, the book acknowledges this and then gets on with the good stuff.

In this case the good stuff is 96 pages of recipes, concoctions and spells for all sorts of things. The early part of the book goes through incense, magickal oils, waters, inks and powders. Many of these are just plain hard to find anywhere else and having them all in one reference book is great. These are effective recipes. They work. Where necessary they come with specific instructions for use, such as astrological requirements, etc. Take heed of these, as they seem to be valid from my experience.

Following the first fifty or so pages of recipes, the remainder of the book comprises voodoo spells. I’ve had little experience with using these. However because of the effectiveness of the earlier recipes I would tend to trust these to be accurate and effective. Many of these spells deal with areas I have little interest in, such as love spells or cursing. But other are more widely useful ad are worth exploring. You can also gain a lot of understanding from examining these spells for the basis of their construction and practice.

This is a great little book. In one place it collects together many recipes not readily available elsewhere. Very highly recommended.