Elemental Powers for Witches: Energy Magic Simplified

by Frater Barrabbas

Bring Element-Based Ceremonial Magic into your Modern Witchcraft What was once only available to ceremonial magicians can now be yours with this guide to advanced elemental energy work. Frater Barrabbas presents a ritual system that uses the forty qualified powers as well as the sixteen elementals―paired elements, such as earth of water, that create a more articulated expression of magical power. A companion to Spirit Conjuring for Witches , this book covers working with your own energy, uncrossing mechanisms that remove internal blocks, and a variety of magical tools, including sigils, pentacles, and crystals. Featuring numerous illustrations and diagrams, Elemental Powers for Witches teaches you how to use specialized ritual energy patterns that are more effective than the regular witch's circle. Frater Barrabbas walks you through exciting new rituals he has developed over the years, including the eight-node magic circle, invoking and banishing spirals, Western and Eastern gateways, the Rose Cross Vortex Rite, and more. From using the tarot as a Book of Shadows to calling upon elemental spirits, this book helps you enhance your practice while staying true to your primary tradition of the Craft.

Genres: Witchcraft, Magic

264 pages, Paperback

Published January 8, 2022

Reviews

[J.R. Mascaro · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Elemental Powers for Witches, Frater Barrabbas displays his ability to see past the stylistic adornments of ceremonial work and, in so doing, presents the growing practitioner with an effective and well articulated set of concepts and exercises ready to be incorporated into their own magical workings. Comfortable in a space of practical self-definition, Elemental Powers for Witches will prove a boon companion to those whose seeking ranges across the borders of various magical traditions. If you are a practioner of magic looking to explore a structured ceremonial framework free of restrictive requirements or unnecessary exclusivity, put Elemental Powers for Witches on your list.

-J.R. Mascaro, author of "Seal, Sigil, & Call: A New Approach to Ritual Magic"

[Lazarone · Rating 5 out of 5]

An insightful and needed book in which is offered system of magic collected from main threads of "Occult Traditions". The teachings of yoga, witchcraft, tarot, ceremonial and sigil magic are connected to create one functional and interesting occult method. There are very fine teachings about magical energy, "passive vortex", four elements, tarot as book of shadows...Core rituals are given which are enough for practice but you can "embellish" them, with Enochian or Celtic calls and spirits for ex. Previous book "Spirit Conjuring" is recomended, but I would also recomend titles "Disciple's Guide" and "Mastering Ritual Magic" because in just few minor places, the text is more advanced. Since "energy magic" is involved, people who love Franz Bardon's teaching will probably love this system. In general, this is complete, elegant, well thought and valuable occult tradition.

[Taylor Ellwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Elemental Powers for Witches Frater Barabbas presents a system for elemental and energy based magic around the 5 elements, but with some interesting innovations in that model of magic. He shares techniques he’s developed and tested over the years and provides in depth instructions on how to apply his system to your own magical work. He also provides some practical case studies that are useful for seeing how his system works. I highly recommend this book as a much needed advancement of classic elemental magic theory and practice.

[Rosemary Clark · Rating 2 out of 5]

How to become a Pagan Magus in a few easy steps, brought to you by another Crowley devotee. Here we have a new tome of element magic-magick drawn from re-worked approaches featured in medieval grimoires and Graeco-Roman sorcery. The last three energy workings look interesting though, “Getting the Job Done While Self-empowered,” “Sending Out Waves of Love,” and “Owner of a Broken Heart.” But how many introductory, how-to, personal memoirs are needed to educate the neophyte witch-magician?

[Angy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a little bit dry for my liking, and I found it bothersome how the author kept having to mention that this book works as a "stand-alone companion" to his other book, that he tried not to overlap information in both of them, but they each have different information and should both be read. Elemental and energy magick is definitely my favorite path of witchcraft and I appreciate that while the stuff he discussed was basic, he didn't dumb it down for his audience.

[Annarella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very intersting, a complex magical system simplified and available. I learn a lot of new things and I think it's an excellent book.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

[Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Get more of the traditional witchcraft sense of things in the book. Good for those wanting that type of workings. Well written, a read that would be after basic books.

[Ashley Boram · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a great introduction to elemental workings while not being simplified for the sake of understanding or appealing to beginners. There is a lot of great information, especially towards the halfway mark, which is the reason for the 4/5 stars. The first half of the book is somewhat repetitive and heavily explanatory without much need for it. But, once you get to the halfway mark you get the meat and potatoes and I thoroughly enjoyed it.