Before Gerald Gardner there was Charles Leland, an explorer who had it in his mind to discover and preserve the secrets of Italian Witchcraft. In seeking contact with practicing witches, he found Maddalena, who transmitted to him the teachings he was searching for. This manuscript-one of the most important manuscripts available to the Pagan community-contains those stories as they were handed down through oral tradition. With an introduction and new material by A.J. Drew, this is Aradia as never presented before.