Myths about witchcraft This is not a Wiccan. (Image credit: Sergey Kishan| Dreamstime) Wiccans are a misunderstood group, they say. Those who consider themselves witches often adhere to Wicca, which was recogni
Here we take a journey to the past to define the origins of the familiar spirit PLUS learn of the common animals associated with witchcraft including wolves, cats, and hares. And you might find your definition is far from the original meaning. What is a Familiar Spirit?
What is the difference between English witchcraft and European witchcraft? What was a witch cake in the Salem Witch Trials? What are some examples of modern-day witch hunts? How long did the witch hunts last in Europe? What started the suspicion of witchcraft? What were the Pendle witch tria...
Wicca, also known as Pagan Witchcraft, is one of the fastest-growing religions in the world, and one of the most misunderstood. Wicca as it is known and practiced today is a modern religion, but one with ancient roots. We worship Mother Earth and attune ourselves with nature. We follow ...
Modern constructs, such as religion, politics, warfare and even the internet all originated somewhere, and it is important that people know at least a little about the history of something before completely use it as a part of their everyday life. Take the case of Witchcraft and Wicca: ...
it with witchcraft and agriculture-based practice is not the answer. To reverse evolution and merely substitute something older is a denial of the modern world. A green witch does not deny the world around her. She accepts it and seeks to understand how to integrate it into her spiritual ...
Margaret Murraywrote on some of the practices of Wicca and the Western Central portion of Europe in the early to mid-1990s and had a lasting effect on what would become modern Wicca.Gerald Gardnerbelonged to a Wiccan coven in 1939 and wrote a book about Wicca “Witchcraft Today” in 1954....
Signs of St. Anthony’s fire were easy to see: seizures, hallucinations, and blackened limbs. Medieval Europeans believed its cause to be spiritual, but the true cause was far more earthly.
The Coven Hierarchy and Modern Day Witchcraft When there is a group of three or more Wiccans, then the group is a coven. Note that some practitioners will undoubtedly argue that merely having two or more witches working together regularly is equivalent to a coven. Usually, the cap on a sing...
For centuries, the term witch doctor has been used to describe someone who is believed to heal by using magic or witchcraft. Some historians claim that these early physicians and many of the potions they created probably led to modern medicine. Mentions of witch doctors are commonly found in ...