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    Review: Ancient Spells and Incantations

    Title:  Ancient Spells and Incantations: Echoes of Magic Through the Ages and Across Cultures Author:  Enid Baxter Ryce Publisher:  Weiser Books Date:  April 6, 2026 Pages:  208  Extensive research went in to collecting the incantations, spells, and other magical words from countries and cultures around the world and across the centuries. Scans of ancient manuscripts, letters, museum collections, and university library archives are among her sources, with a long list of magical articles and books named in the bibliography.  Each chapter begins with an introduction and focuses on a category: “Manifesting and Prophesy,” “Love and Lust,” “Protection Incantations,” “Healing,” and “Curses, Binding, and Vengeance.”  The ancient magic that ancestors whispered,…