The Magic of the Horseshoe
With Other Folklore Notes
1899 Facsimile Edition
Robert Means Lawrence
This charming exploration of traditional magical lore takes, as its starting point, the magical uses and traditions of the horseshoe, tracing its significance through ancient cultures, and its association with magical traditions of horns, the moon, and the serpent – all with a central focus upon the magical work of protection.
Explored also are the magical virtues of fire, iron and salt, and a wealth of charms, amulets, spirit lore, animal lore, superstitions and numerological folklore.
The Magic of the Horseshoe will be a classic and valuable resource for the practitioner of traditional and folkloric operative magic.
Available in the following editions:
Paperback Edition; Gloss cover
Standard Hardback Edition; a red cased binding with back foil blocking to cover & spine, 90gsm cream paper stock, black end papers, with black head and tail bands
Size; All editions are 140mm x 213mm.
Pagination; 344 pages.
Preface
The Magic of the Horseshoe
Fortune and Luck
The Folk-Lore of Common Salt
The Omens of Sneezing
Days of Good and Evil Omen
Superstitious Dealings with Animals
The Luce of Odd Numbers
Topical Index
Paperback Edition
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Standard Hardback Edition
Please note: this edition is now sold out, but we will shortly have stock available of the new Dust Jacketed Hardback edition of this book. We are introducing these editions as a replacement for our foil blocked Standard Hardbacks. We will be continuing with our Special Limited Edition books for future releases.