A Century of Spells

by Draja Mickaharic

Written as a practical introduction to natural magic, this workbook serves as a practical reference for the practicing magician. It contains over 100 useful spells from a wide variety of magical traditions from all over the world. The clear, complete instructions detail how to make and work with water spells, baths, sprinkles, incense, oils, and herbs. Also included are spoken spells, and written spells passed down to and developed by the author.

Genres: Magic, Nonfiction, Witchcraft, Occult, Magick, Spirituality

150 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1985

About the author

"Draja Mickaharic was born on Wednesday, April 10, 1912 in Bosnia where his father, an Austrian, was a civil servant employed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He arrived as an immigrant to the U.S. on March 12, 1937, just at the beginning of World War II. He later became a U.S. citizen in 1940. He lived in New York City until 2002, when he moved to Philadelphia to stay with a former student. Since then, and for many decades afterward, he has resided in the United States. For years, he has practiced as a consultant on Occult and other matters, but is now retired. Now he is devoting what time he has left to writing and relaxing in front of the TV, so he no longer consults or does work for others. He writes on the topic of occultism and magic. His work features a unique, eclectic, and practical blend of Eastern European and Caribbean folk magic, with strong touches of hoodoo, obeah, and brujería."
"The occult seemed to have interested him from a relatively young age, and he’s produced copious volumes on various magical themes. Despite his Old World roots, most of his magical writings focus on New World systems, such as Caribbean, Southern, and Mexican folk magic."

Reviews

[Steve Cran]

An interesting compendium of over a hundred simple to use spell. Draja Mickaharic was born in Bosnia and ended up immigrating to America back in 1939. It seems that he has picked up his spell for a variety of sources. Some sources are books while other seem to be from his travel. Most of the magical practices are not from any organized form of Witchcraft but seem to be folk remedies used by the common folk. THe author seems to have a good sound knowledge of how to make incenses,oils and baths. Most of what is collected in here in my book is not spells per se but rather simple remedies for problems.

The author at the outset of the book cautions the reader not to use black magic. What is black magic? Black Magic is the use of magic to influence or control somebody else's will. It is bad and it has bad karmic consequences. Our main purpose for living is to serve the divine and praise the divine. Whatever helps us towards that end should be encourage and what ever takes away from that end should be thrown away.

The author recommends a daily regimen of prayer as a way as a way of spiritually purifying yourself. He advises to keep our center and warns that we are under constant spiritual influence from outside forces both overtly and covertly.

I give the book an over all four. There are many useful things in this book andd there are no complicated rituals. He has a good knowledge of herbs and how to make incenses and oils. He has reversal spells,protection spells, spoken and written spells and spells using herbs, incenses and oils. This is real good for someone who likes working with herbs

[Taylor Ellwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always, Draja's work is comprehensive and thorough. In this book Draja doesn't so much supply spells as he supplies information about types of spells with some examples. What I found useful about this book is that it serves as a ready made reference guide that a person can draw on if s/he wants to use types of spells. This is a good book to have. It's not Draja's best, but its useful for whatever circumstances the magician might need.

[tiph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good, hands-on book of magic in a no-nonsense tone for the traditional witch.

[Asalia Ramirez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative

I enjoyed the book it teaches you alot and it's full of alot useful information that we can use in our daily lives..