Books Written by Corinne Boyer
The Devil's Ointment
By Corinne Boyer – Published by Three Hands Press
In the historical records of European Witchcraft, one of the most notorious allegations against the accused was the use of a magical salve to gain the power of nocturnal flight. Rubbed on the body, it was said to be compounded of toxic herbs, animals, and noxious constituents such as human fat, and could effect ‘travel’ by the witch over great distances. According to legend, the ointment, or the instructions for its manufacture were given to the witch directly by the Devil himself in the midst of their frenzied Sabbats. Despite the persistence of these features of the witches’ ointment in lore, actual recipes for it were rare and often speculative.
The Owl's Eye
By Corinne Boyer – Published by Troy Books
The Owl’s Eye is a collection of one hundred and forty two charms, spells and procedures that have been taken out of historic fortune telling books. Fortune telling books have been a part of European and American popular magic since the seventeenth century, with some even earlier examples surviving. Along with traditional fortune telling information such as how to read palms and interpret playing cards, around two thirds of the books also contained divinatory charms and spells. Though some of these are represented in dictionaries of superstitions and different folklore collections, many of them remain unknown and have never before been brought together all in one book for ease of reading.
With original illustrations by Peter Köhler
Under the Dragon Root
By Corinne Boyer – Published by Troy Books
Under the Dragon Root is the final offering in a trilogy by Corinne Boyer. This long awaited book brings twenty plants from the Witches’ Garden into the light, along with their accumulated folklore, folk medicine and historical magical uses, particularly from the past three hundred years out of North Western Europe, though some information is much older.
With original illustrations by Peter Köhler
Between the Witch and the Devil
By Corinne Boyer – Self Published
Between the Witch and the Devil is essentially a focus on the interface between humans and supernatural spirits and how this translated to a magical practitioner of old. Much of the lore comes out of the Early Modern Era- from folktales, oral stories and superstitions, forced trial confessions, and a local understanding of land spirits and place. This information is dark, strange and invocative of older times, where the enchanted and enspirited world was a part of daily life.Contact Corinne Boyer below to learn more
The Witch's Cabinet
By Corinne Boyer – Published by Three Hands Press
The historical record of plant folklore includes a persistent group of plants associated with witches, aversion and baneful magic. Reflecting a hidden dimension of the vegetal world, these spells, rituals, and taboos serve as mantles of ominous attribute, warning of these herbs’ sinister qualities, but also suggestive of their hidden powers.
With original illustrations by Peter Köhler
Dream Divination Plants
By Corinne Boyer – Published by Three Hands Press
From prehistory, magic and religion have acknowledged the significance of dreams as a bridge to the spirit world, and over time developed practices for dream incubation. Many such practices involved plants sought to incept dreams of a prophetic nature, obtaining knowledge of future loves, fortunes, births and deaths. In Dream Divination Plants, Corinne Boyer draws together many strands of plant folklore, focusing on the popular magic of dream-divination. Bringing old herbal traditions to life with modern insight and a practical approach, she examines the many ways of using flowers, fruits, branches and leaves to forge contact with the oneiric realm.
With original illustrations by Peter Köhler.
Plants of the Devil
By Corinne Boyer – Published by Three Hands Press
Plants of the Devil examines the history and magic of herbs associated with Satan and his minions, delving into the folklore of ancient Europe and the British Isles. Included in the book are the diabolical concepts of the Wild Adversary and the Devil’s Garden, Temptation, plants that harm and curse such as Blackberry, Stinging Nettle, Briar Rose, and Thistle, Poisonous Plants, herbs of evil omen, and herbs for protection, or ‘Plants to keep the Dark Prince at bay.’ The book will be of great interest to students of the occult, witchcraft, and plant folklore. The book is illustrated throughout with original illustrations of Marzena Ablewska, known for her evocative characterizations of plants and the sinister feminine.
Under the Bramble Arch
By Corinne Boyer – Published by Troy Books
Under the Bramble Arch, explores the magical and medicinal applications of the plants of the wayside; those liminal places where the wild meets those unkempt and forgotten landscapes of humankind.
Under the witching Tree
By Corinne Boyer – Published by Troy Books
Under the Witching Tree; is the first offering in a trilogy of books that guides us into the realms of plant lore, folk magic and folk medicine. The first book, Under the Witching Tree, focuses on the rustic magical traditions surrounding trees from western and northern Europe and north America.