What Witches Do

With there being so many interpretations as to what "witchcraft" is, one of the continuing timeless classics when it comes to learning about contemporary witchcraft is What Witches Do by Stewart Farrar.

Initially an independent journalist, in early 1970 Farrar was sent by the “Reveille” to a press screening of the film “Legend of the Witches”, which was also attended by Alex and Maxine Sanders, the founders of Alexandrian tradition of witchcraft, who had served as advisors during the film's creation. Following a detailed interview with Sanders, Farrar was invited to attend an initiation ritual, which prompted him to write the book What Witches Do.

Farrar's interest in witchcraft grew, resulting in him being initiated into Alexandrian witchcraft where he later met his future wife, Janet, before they left for Ireland and established their own style of witchcraft (based on the foundational practices both gained from the teachings of Alex Sanders).

What Witches Do is an eye-witness account of the practices found within a contemporary witchcraft coven that can still be found today some 50 years later.