The Magic Book of Cookery: Danaan Elderhill

By Danaan Elderhill

In this day and age of celebrity chefs, cooking a meal is often a quick and pomp-free affair. However, the twenty first century now has an opportunity to cook according to the rituals of those who lived five hundred years ago.

The Magic Book of Cookery is the latest release from Danaan Elderhill, a noted Witchcraft and Shamanism expert. The book describes the secret gatherings and meetings of a coven from the 17th century, who had to hide and deny their beliefs in order to survive during witch-hunting times. The book shares the rituals, recipes and spells that made their culinary gatherings a spectacle of friendship, joy and camaraderie.

With a ritual to accompany each recipe, readers are invited to combine the two to help them through a number of modern-day issues.

The book contains everything from dinner rituals to improve relationships and finances to rituals that call for a soul-mate, assist with finding a job and even provide solace from the death of a loved one, says Elderhill, who has written two other books also related to the coven secret practices.

Continuing, While it is primarily a Pagan book, anyone can use it. Those not wanting the accompanying rituals have an opportunity to focus solely on the recipe and add some historical culture to their pallets.

European at heart, the book reflects European values, wisdom and old Pagan practices. Instilling fun by combining magic with friendship and great company, hundreds are already realising the value of ritualistic dining.

It wants to help people go back to the old times where people met and had fun during their meals. By giving the meal ceremony and meaningful purpose, people are also able to improve their lives, Elderhill adds.

With dozens of stunning hand-drawn images, the book is poised to become a popular alternative to the traditional cookbook.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Jul 3, 2012
• ISBN: 9781468582130

Danaan Elderhill

See the author biography at http://about.me/danaan.elderhill

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© 2012 Danaan Elderhill. All Rights Reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 05/29/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4685-8214-7 (sc)

978-1-4685-8213-0 (e)

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Contents

Introduction

Tips and advice

The Witches Creed

Ritual to cleanse your house

The initiation dinner

Bringing a guest to dinner

Dinner ritual to attract good health

Dinner ritual to call for a soul-mate

Dinner ritual to improve love relationships

Dinner ritual to call for a lover

Dinner ritual to move on from a relationship

Dinner ritual to move on from the death of a loved one

Dinner ritual for new beginnings

Dinner ritual to find a job

Dinner ritual to improve work relationships

Dinner ritual to attract money

Dinner ritual to overcome financial difficulties

Dinner ritual for protection

Acknowledgement

I would like to thank Barbara and Jamie for being such instpiring influences to write this book. Also to my Aunt Luci who helped me on the book design.

Danaan

Introduction

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Celtic Symbol of Friendship

There once was a place called Cheb in a remote corner of Central Europe. Back in the 17th century it was still in the Kingdom of Bohemia. It was a lovely village, surrounded by mountains and a magnificent forest.

For many years witches had been hunted, and as a result pagans had to hide, deny their beliefs and pretend to be ordinary members of the community. One group of them that then became a secret society. They called themselves The Friends of Euphrosyne.

Euphrosyne is the Greek goddess of joy and laughter. She is fun-loving and very wise. With her two sisters (Thalia and Aglaea) they are known as the Three Graces, a powerful trinity whom a few ancient hidden pagan clans used to worship.

Euphrosyne is there to remind us to let go and have fun. She tells us to be proud of what we are, and to be empowered by our good humour. She also reminds us to laugh every now and then. After all, laughter is one of the greatest gifts we have.

The Friends of Euphrosyne turned to this deity after they discovered that the most effective magic was that carried out with fun, joy and the spirit of friendship. They developed their rituals over time so that they could easily be camouflaged or assimilated into social gatherings.

Madame Magdalena was the coven’s High Priestess, the book writer and guardian. Her family line came from a powerful witch ancestry; she was very proud of it and was ready to protect her family’s wisdom and traditions with her life. At the same time, she was also aware of the dangerous times she had to face.

The secret society practised their craft in peace for some time before they were discovered by some German witch-hunters who reported them to the Bishop of Prague. They were accused of witchcraft, but before they could be arrested, the whole coven vanished. They say the members spread around Europe and overseas. The witch-hunter never found their book of shadows.

The book containing all their rituals was called The Magic Book of Cookery. In the years after the coven was disbanded the book travelled around Europe and the Americas. For many years it was kept safe and protected, but now it is time to reveal its secrets and make it come to light. It is a book of ancient wisdom. May you enjoy it with your friends and use it to add a little extra fun and pleasure to your life.

Tips and advice

The dinner rituals start from the moment you begin thinking about them. Your thoughts and your friends’ thoughts start to build up energy. Think of energy as the bricks that construct our universe and our reality. Our mind and thoughts are the means to interact with it and change it to our will.

The ingredients that make a dish are not just a collection of flavours to which our sense of taste reacts. All ingredients have associated magical properties, and we