Recently I was made privy to some books released by the Cultus Sabbati, a group that claims to be descended from what is known as "traditional Witchcraft." Regardless of whether or not I believe their claims there was an astounding wealth of information on herbalism in two books of particular note to me. The first was Viridarium Umbris, the Pleasure Garden of Shadow, and the second was Ars Philtron (the most comprehensive book on the brewing of potions/elixirs/etc I've ever seen).
However, most of the material regarding their practices wasn't suited for me. Given the dual-faith nature of their tradition their published works are saturated with Biblical refrences and mythos which doesn't really resonate with my core beliefs.
After looking a little bit into the community that identifies themselves as "traditional Witches" I was shocked to see that there is a certain level of disdain that many of them hold Wiccans in. I find that attitude to be highly detrimental to the Pagan community as a whole but I suppose that would be the subject of another post entirely.
Anyway, has anyone else come into contact with any of this material? If so, I'm curious to hear your thoughts on the subject.