Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History north was the Priest of the

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witches who gain control of their victim’s spirit

the modern seeker

With a new introduction for the second edition

Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History north was the Priest of theCunning folk were local practitioners of magic, providing small scale but valued service to the community. They were far more representative of magical practice than the arcane delvings of astrologers and necromancers. Mostly unsensational in their approach, cunning folk helped people with everyday problems: how to find lost objects; how to escape from bad luck or a suspected spell; and how to attract a lover or keep the love of a husband or wife.