{"product_id":"the-old-black-cat","title":"The Old Black Cat","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Roger J Horne\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEVERYDAY SUPERSTITIONS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003efor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e PRACTICAL FOLK MAGIC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisguised as a concise, chapbook-length pocket guide, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Old Black Cat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoffers the modern practitioner more than meets the eye. Drawing from authentic British and American folklore recorded in the 1800s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Old Black Cat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoutlines methods of rekindling the magical rituals preserved in age-old superstitions, including developing one’s own rites for compass casting, cleansing, divination, celebratory rites for specific festivals and days, and spells for various goals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost importantly, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Old Black Cat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e serves as a practical, handy index of over 400 British and American magical superstitions pertaining to various useful facets of folk-magical practice: birth months and days of the week, love and relationships, family and home, wealth and success, travel and safety, plants and animals, as well as dealings with spirits, the dead, and defense against malevolent magics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRoger J. Horne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an author, artist, folk witch, and modern animist working in the dual currents of his Scottish and Appalachian ancestors. He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFolk Witchcraft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Witches' Devil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Gathering of Witches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and other books. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollow along with him at rogerjhorne.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52489592111324,"sku":null,"price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/8250\/3101\/files\/blackcatfront.jpg?v=1789069140","url":"https:\/\/wildsoulriver.com\/products\/the-old-black-cat","provider":"Wild Soul River, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}