The Book of Dog Magic by Sophia

Author:Sophia
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: book of dog magic, book of dog magick, dog magic, dog magick, dog spells, spells for dogs, dogs, dog ritual, rituals for dogs, animals, animal spells, spells for animals
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2016-04-26T00:00:00+00:00

Do you let your dog make important decisions? We do sometimes. For example, we were trying to decide which beach on the Washington coast to visit with our family. Our dog appeared quite attentive to our discussion of the pros and cons of several, so we asked him which one he wanted to visit. We read three of them aloud and he wagged his tail at number two. We did this three times; each time he picked the second beach. We asked him, “Are you sure?” He woofed. So, that is where we went. All places were new to him and to us, so it was a form of divination—and you know what? It was perfect for all of us.

Dog Magic, Totems & Omens

Dogs have been used for divination, magic, and paranormal exploration since they first started scaring phantoms away from Neanderthal campfires. For thousands of years, Dog Spirit and other divine canines have been invoked magically to heal, protect, and banish and to help develop psychic powers. It is therefore not surprising that shamans, witches, sorcerers, priests, priestesses, and magic makers throughout history used dog spirits, familiars, and totems to accomplish their magic. Even the great adept Agrippa and the dark sorcerer Faust had black dog familiars to help them conjure and see spirits.

My husband grew up in a large old house on the East Coast and he always talked about how the family dog Fido barked at things that weren’t there, especially at one spot on their staircase. How many of you have had this experience? We know many who have. It seems our faithful dogs guard us from things that go bump in the night as well as burglars.

Dogs and dog images have often guarded temples, homes, and sacred places from demonic beings. Even today you will find dog statues at the entrance to mansions, though most have forgotten why they are there. In other countries, such as China where Foo Dogs guard in the same way, people still remember.

Dogs themselves can also protect us. The Parsee believe that dog breath will banish evil spirits or energies, probably because it is not so pleasant. The Parsee also use dogs as a medium for communicating with the dead.

Dogs can act as mediums. A number of shamanic cultures describe ageless traditions of human souls possessing dogs for the purpose of communication, divination, or sorcery.

Dogs were considered as particularly magical sacrifices in the past as well, poor things. During the hot dog days in ancient Rome, as pestilence threatened the populace, priests sacrificed dogs to the gods. A black dog in Greece and Rome was often offered to Hecate to ward off illness or for spells of protection or revenge. The Iroquois Native Americans long ago sacrificed a white dog at the New Year’s ceremony so the dog sacrifice could bring all the prayers of the tribe to the attention of the Great Spirit.

In Mesoamerica, the Mayan, who venerated dogs, sacrificed a spotted dog to stop or avert a calamity such as earthquake or famine.

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