Books by Elisabeth Brooke

A celebration of the role of women in medicine from ancient times through the middle ages, the renaissance and up to the modern day.

A definitive guide to the magical practices of the wise women.Beginning with a brief history of witchcraft, this irrestible guide explores the huge range of beliefs, festivals, skills and lore, including:- goddesses, priestesses, witches- reincarnation, karma, magic, power- the aura, the chakras, psychic awareness, astral travelling, pathworking, dreamwork, healing- covens, initiations, collectives, lone witches- the circle, the altar, wands, robes, chalices, incenses, oils, candles- the moon, the planets- sabbats, esbats, solstices, equinoxes, Samhain, Candlemas, Beltane, Lammas- tarot, scrying, starcraft, herbal lore.Gathering together all the disciplines of European witchcraft and giving rituals and spells for use in our lives, A Woman's Book of Shadows, first published in 1993, is a remarkable compendium of magical lore, psychic skills and women's mysteries.

More and more women are discovering that herbal remedies can provide natural and effective treatments for their health problems, particularly when orthodox methods fail to help.Herbal Therapy for Women provides a concise, intelligent introduction to herbs and herbalism. It explains how to prepare teas and tinctures from fresh or dried herbs, which herbs are suitable for healing each ailment, and how herbs can enhance each stage of a woman's life, from puberty to menopause.This is a reissue of the popular 1992 classic.