A Witch's Guide to Ghosts and the Supernatural

by Gerina Dunwich

This book not only chronicles this author's fascinating, and at times terrifying, personal experiences with haunted houses and ghostly encounters, but it also provides authentic Witches' spells,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564146162
• ISBN13: 9781564146168
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: New Page Books
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Butter-cup Sniffing WereWolves & More!

Years ago, I became fascinated by a plant in the buttercup family called "Wolfbane." I had watched an old werewolf movie in black and white and wanted to know more of the folklore surrounding that plant. Unfortunately, searching through all my herb manuals produced no good effect (other than to alert me to the poisons affiliated with this purple flowering plant-helper). I felt as though the folklore had been lost forever. Then I found this book, "A Witch's Guide To Ghosts and the Supernatural," by Gerina Dunwich, and I've felt thankful ever since because it addressed the mystery surrounding Wolfbane and its connection to werewolves. This book shares fascinating stories about all sorts of beasts and haunting characters. For example, I found it interesting to realize that one can become a werewolf VOLUNTARILY (not just by being raped-or bitten by a fang-wielding nut-job, or otherwise having the sins of your fathers contaminate your family gene pool)! According to Gerina Dunwich, to become a werewolf, intentionally, you merely need to do one of the following: * Eat meat killed by a wolf (such as that of a lesser wolf or sheep) * Drink from a water source where werewolves have first imbibed * Eat a werewolf's brain (proving this is a dog-eat-dog sort of world) * Ritualistically eat human flesh (I'd personally remind readers to be warned, however. Notorious cannibals like serial killers Albert Fish, Andrei Chikatilo, Edward Gein and perhaps Jeffrey Dahmer all earned a death sentence and as far as the records show - they never had a chance to shape-shift!) Or, if you're vegetarian, you might find the following option to "turn yourself into a werewolf" more palatable (also presented in this book): * WEARING OR SMELLING THE WOLFBANE PLANT! In addition to turning you into a werewolf, folklore insists Wolfbane can also cure you. Sort of like a bad drug that can send you on a scary hallucinogenic trip - and then, being the hair of the dog that bit you, bring you back down from that super human adventure. Wolfbane supposedly cures WEREWOLFdom when it is consumed PRIOR to the first full moon, after first being bitten/turned. Once you have actually shape-shifted into that ravenous beast, however (e.g. w/the moon's pregnant cycle) the plant remedy proves ineffective. {Dang it.} Once you make your first werewolf kill, you are forever cursed or blessed (depending on how you look at it) to roam the earth feeling very powerful until some sick perverts from an animal testing lab capture you to perform weird DNA probing into your hairy frame. {These are my thoughts, not Dunwich's}. P.S. Wolfbane is also known as aconite, monkshood, wolfsbane, leopard's bane, women's bane, Devil's helmet and blue rocket. I hope you research it!

Every Witch who loves the "paranormal" NEEDS this book !

I must say that this is probably the best work by Ms Dunwich out on the market. I've always been fascinated with the "paranomal" since early childhood, so I was excited when I was finally able to get this book. Inside, Dunwich tells sometimes frightening, chilling stories about her own encounters with spirits, the differences between a ghost and a spirit, definitions and folklore. Also included are different methods of conjuring, banishing and communicating with the dead. She mentions the Ouija board as a method of communication, but I do not recommend that to anyone. Overall, it is a fantastic book and I'm going to take it with me on all of my ghost-hunting trips :)

Excellent Addition to the knowledge of any Witch

In this book Gerina Dunwich teaches alot on the spiritual realm, from many different views, the book includes spells and rituals, spiritualism, necromancy and much more. She keeps you in touch with the basic knowledge of the craft as well as adds to your intellect of ghost and spirits.She has a very connecting writing style, and you feel as though you are having a conversation with her, rather than reading a book.I would reccomend this book for any witch, it is full of essential knowledge that will only help one in their quest for the truth.

A GREAT BOOK THAT SHOULD BE ON EVERY WITCH'S BOOKSHELF!!!

I dont want to go into detail but it has great information on necromancy, the rituals are the real thing, has haunting herbal information, eyewitness accounts, and many cultural out looks on different views on ghost etc. Information about how to protect from evil spirits, come in contact, as well as many saftey guidelines that wont need you to run and get an exorcism. THIS IS TRULEY A GREAT BOOK FOR THE PAGAN READER or ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT GHOSTS AND GHOST MAGICKS!REALLY REALLY GOOD!!

A Hauntingly Good Read!

You are in for a hauntingly good read! Author Gerina Dunwich has recorded her own stories, sometimes terrifying experiences into a subject that is usually propagated as bad or horrifying. Before you call in the exorcist, be sure to read this book.She begins her book with Phantasms and Ectoplasms, Understanding Ghosts and and Spirits. In this chapter she explains the difference with Ghost vs. Spirit, Poltergeist Phenomena, Cold Spots and Spirit Portals, To Dream About a Ghost, Communicating with Spirits Through Dreams, Evil-Natured Ghosts, How to rid yourself of an Unwanted Spirit, Samhain: Night of the Dead, The Feasts of the Hungry Ghosts, The Ghost Dance, Crisis Apparitions and Doppelgangers, How to Properly Conduct a Ghost Hunt, and an Interview with a Spiritual Medium. All this is packed in the first chapter! Moving into the next chapters, True Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings. The author leaves you riveted as she goes back in time from one story into another that she has experienced. Moving on to Spiritualism, The Necromantic Arts, Possession, Obsession, and Exorcism, Spells and Sorcery, Herbs Associated with Ghosts, winding down with Ghostly Superstitions and Creatures of the Night. Ending with Deities of Death and the Underworld. With this wonder tool you will learn communication with the dead, the dangers associated with it, how to do a proper witch hunts, the secrets of necromancy and divination by the dead and explore spiritualism from Victorian age to the present. You will delve into the supernatural with vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters and other creatures. Go into the secret world of both witch and non-witches for protections of darkly creatures of the mists. Gerina Dunwich has done her homework and brought us an easy to read, fascinating book in Ghosts and the Supernatural. Not only is it a knowledgeable read, it is also very entertaining. M.L. BentonCopyright © 2002