"With What We Knew in the Night, "Raven Grimassi shares the heart, soul, and wisdom of the Old Craft elders with his readers, drawing from things half-forgotten and never written, inviting us to know what they knew, and incorporate it into our own Craft. This book is a treasure for future generations." --Christopher Penczak, award-winning author and co-founder of the Temple of Witchcraft
Christopher Penczak
“In What We Knew in the Night, Raven Grimassi shares his legacy of witchcraft. This book will serve as a classic treatise on witchery for many years to come.” —Judika Illes
Judika Illes
“As the final book written by Raven Grimassi before his passing, What We Knew in the Night: Reawakening the Heart of Witchcraft is the crown jewel of the legacy of countless contributions that this extraordinary man has provided the witchcraft world. Grimassi provides the deep wisdom that comes from being involved in the witchcraft world for half a century: training, teaching, lecturing, writing books, and interacting with witches and occultists of all types. The book provides what no other book on witchcraft does - a perspective that can only come from both observation and involvement within witchcraft for over 60 years. In the book, Raven reminisces on mysteries that he feels have been lost from those early years before the modern witchcraft and magick renaissance and this book’s goal is to preserve that knowledge. These mysteries are those that the witches, regardless of tradition, all knew when gathering together in secret in the night during those early years, hence the title. As such, the insight and sagacity provided within the pages of this book are unparalleled and invaluable to any earnest witch seeking to dive deeper into the heart of the spirit of witchcraft.” --Mat Auryn, author of Psychic Witch: A Metaphysical Guide to Meditation, Magick, and Manifestation
Mat Auryn
“Raven Grimassi’s work is a treasure trove of knowledge and practice that he has won not only by study and synthesis, but through his decades of personal practice in the Craft. His teachings, timeworn, tried and true, are a gift to us . . .” --Timothy Roderick, author of Wicca: A Year and A Day, Dark Moon Mysteries, and other books
Timothy Roderick
"What We Knew in the Night: such an evocative title, so much information, including some that was almost certainly secret initiatory lore. I found this book to be strangely moving; Raven Grimassi reminds us how different the early witchcraft revival of the mid-20th century was to the widespread popular practices today. He takes us back to primal ancient roots that inspired a new radical movement in the 1960s… I was part of that revival in Britain. The core of this book is potent original witch-magic. It reveals the ageless whisper of Ancient Spirit Voices speaking through, and in harmony with, a committed and experienced witch." --R J Stewart, author of The UnderWorld Initiation and many other books on the magical arts
RJ Stewart
“In What We Knew in the Night, Raven Grimassi reintroduces teachings from the 60s and 70s, tending the roots and branches of the modern Western practice of witchcraft and reminding us of who we were by revealing how we’ve changed. The growth and development of modern practice is solely dependent upon a proper understanding of the past and, in this final treatise, Raven does that in a time honored, winding-way-manner that is sure to guide and inspire both longtime admirers of his work and new practitioners alike. Hail the traveler!” --Christopher Orapello, co-author of Besom, Stang & Sword
Christopher Orapello
"With this extraordinary book, Raven Grimassi has reached across the veil to present us with one last gift: his wealth of knowledge of the Craft, laid out in perfect detail. Filled with the teachings and rites of the Old Ways, and laced with personal anecdotes, What We Knew in the Night truly is his legacy: a treasure trove of information that readers will not find elsewhere and a must read for both seasoned practitioners and those new to the Craft." --Dorothy Morrison, author of The Craft and Utterly Wicked
Dorothy Morrison
