Praesidium: A Handbook of Magical Defense and Protection

by Austin Shippey

A modern grimoire featuring historical English folk magic, powerful charms, ancient prayers, and effective praxis.

"Praesidium" means defense, protection, and aid when translated from Latin, and that is what this book of magic is about. Within Praesidium the reader will find rituals, spells, charms, prayers, and methods which spark the imagination and tap into the power of the mind. These works of magic range from simple to complex, and ancient to modern. They are collected from a variety of pre-existing magical methods, and original material from Austin Shippey's personal grimoire. Praesidium teaches the art of the clay image, the witch bottle, the protective circle, candle spells and protective charms, cleansing, binding, and unique magical charms which you won't find anywhere else.

Includes:

-the signs and symptoms of a curse

-the energy and feeling behind a curse

-the clay or waxen image and its creation

-circles of protection and banishment

-the witch bottle and its creation

-written and spoken charms for protection

-the use of spiritual baths for cleansing

-the making of holy water

-how to consecrate a magical knife or "athame"

-recovering from harmful magic

-binding an enemy and restraining them from causing harm

-sending a curse back to the person who cast it

and more.

For the average person, this may be the only book needed on protection and recovery from magical harm.

108 pages, Paperback

Published October 27, 2016

Reviews

[Miss Y · Rating 5 out of 5]

Praesdium is a very practical and powerful little book that I would recommend to any beginner who is wanting to find a place to start when it comes to casting spells or curious about the practice of Witchcraft. This book focuses on protective magic and equipping the practitioner with the means to defend themselves which I believe is one of the key elements to a good foundation of any practice. Though I am no longer a beginner, I still find the spells useful in that as your experience grows, you can incorporate other techniques to add onto the spells and make them as elaborate and as powerful as you can imagine.

[Tepintzin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Defensive magic is the best place to start practicing. This is a 101 level book that gets right to the business of magical protection, with the simplest tools and spells. If you’re worried that you’ve been cast upon, go here.

[The Shakti Witch · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid introduction to protection and cursing. Most importantly includes what to do if you think you have been cursed whether be by simple evil eye to full hex. Fans of ritualistic witchcraft will benefit from this book.