Spitting at toads & Cheese as suitors - British Love magic Folklore by Icy Sedgwick

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Icy Sedgwick talks about her book _“Bring Me Love: Finding and Keeping Love using Divination and Folk Magic“_.

Find your soulmate and keep them forever using the authentic folklore practices in this lovely giftable hardback with 100 two-colour illustrations.

Packed with folkloric rituals, historical love spells and romantic divinations, this magical guide reveals the weird, wonderful and time-tested ways people have tried to attract love throughout history. Perfect for anyone longing to add a little magic to their romantic life.

Discover:
✦ Love spells – Blow on a dandelion to make a wish or spin an iynx (spinner) to stir up passion
✦ Plant-based power – Wear thyme to become irresistible or turn a bluebell inside out to test your crush’s feelings.
✦ Household divination – Drop egg whites into water to see your future lover or place pins in a candle to draw them in.
✦ Everyday enchantments – Use card oracles, poppet magic and signs and omens to guide your heart.

Whether you’re love-lorn, love-curious or just love folklore, _Bring Me Love_ is your perfect companion in the quest for true romance.

Icy Sedgwick is a folklore writer and host of the Fabulous Folklore podcast. She also writes weird tales, Gothic fiction, and dark fantasy fiction.

She's been fascinated by the occult, the unusual and the bizarre for as long as she can remember, and is driven by a desire to help people to connect to folklore as an ongoing, lived experience.

She got a doctorate for talking about cinematography, set design and sound design in haunted house films.

https://www.icysedgwick.com/

Fabulous Folklore podcast: https://www.fabulousfolklore.com/


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