One - The Grimoire of the Golden Toad

This is an older tract on a specific ritual in traditional witchcraft that some may find interesting. http://www.scribd.com/doc/21366964/Chumbley-Andrew-One-The-Grimoire... Note that it takes a bit for the pages to load but it's worth the wait. It gives an interesting look at the differences between traditional witchcraft and modern practices that I find fascinating.

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Permalink Reply by Miss Nel (Spacious Feline) on June 1, 2011 at 11:40

This is fascinating, and unnerving. Thanks, Lark, you lovely bird you. <3

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Permalink Reply by Oakthorne on June 2, 2011 at 9:59

Yup - Andrew Chumbley, the founder and first Magister of the Cultus Sabbati, was an initiate of a distinctly non-Wiccan English tradition of witchcraft. Very specifically, he mentions that his tradition has its roots in Essex and surrounding areas.

Fascinating stuff.

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Permalink Reply by Larry Phillips on June 3, 2011 at 10:19

The Toad Rite is fascinating. I've read the book One and find it very beautifully written. You may already know that the Society of the Horseman's Word is said to have used this rite as a sort of initiation.

I've read a lot of discussions around this rite and I've always wondered what is REALLY behind this. Is the rite actually performed as written or is it more metaphorical for a process of obtaining the toad's power of influence? I've noticed that most Traditional Witches want to see it as an actual rite that is performed, with the struggle with the Devil and everything else, whereas I see the rite as a mask for another process.