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Are witches real? Of course! Witch historian and modern practitioners share history, types.
Broomsticks, cauldrons and pointy hats often come to mind when someone says the word “witch.” Around Halloween and spooky season, famous characters and specific imagery surfaces when witches are mentioned.
From the Wicked Witch of the West to the Sanderson Sisters from “Hocus Pocus“, women using magic for evil (and in some cases, good) has shaped cultural understandings of the craft. But these, among other stereotypes, are far from the truth for real-life practitioners.
Here’s a breakdown on the history of witchcraft and an answer to the age-old question, “Are witches real?”
What is witchcraft?
Witchcraft is a nebulous term and is hard to distinctly define as it is open to interpretation depending on the practitioner or scholar.
As a practice, witchcraft dates back as early as the 10th century. However, it grew in prominence as a Renaissance phenomenon around the 15th century, said Fabrizio Conti, Ph.D., historian and lecturer in history at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy.
“We can define witchcraft as a series of beliefs that were put together by intellectual means,” he said.
According to Conti, historical interpretations of witchcraft depend on certain scholars. For instance, some believe all witchcraft shares the same elements and beliefs everywhere. However, others take an approach similar to historian Richard Kieckhefer, who stated certain mythologies in witchcraft are found in specific geographical locations and not in others, defining witchcraft as more individual, cultural and regional.
“We can have a degree of a shade of differences,” said Conti. “In northern Italy, for instance, you have, according to Kieckhefer, different mythologies of witchcraft: Click here to read the rest of this article
Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today
If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.
May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!
Blessed be.
A Little Humor for Your Day
I hope the rest of your day and evening is relaxing, filled with fun and love.
Merry part until we merry meet again!
Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today
Well, WOTC Family I am heading into being why overwhelmed by life again with a fibromyalgia flare that is super bad and stress above my head. I am tired of cluster migraines, fibromyalgia flare, and at times my blood pressure going high enough to make me dizzy. So, I need to change a few things to get my life back under control and bring my stress level way down. I will still be posting almost every day, but not all of them may not be live starting at 9:00 AM CDT but will be switched from tomorrow the today posts when I get to my computer. I will also definitely start taking one day a week off from being on my computer for 5 to 6 hours before going out to back up Big Dawg for his job and all the paperwork I have for it as well. I hope you will understand why I need to do this for my wellbeing. THank you for your continuing support of myself and the WOTC website both mean more to me than I have words to describe it!
If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.
May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!
Blessed be.
A Little Humor for Your Day
I hope the rest of your day and evening is relaxing, filled with fun and love.
Merry part until we merry meet again!
Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Saturday
Saturday Source: Otherwordly Oracle
Saturday is named after the planet and god Saturn. Therefore everything Saturn rules is appropriate for magick on Saturdays including self improvement and transformation, knowledge-seeking, time, evaluating one’s personal values, banishing negativity and bad habits, etc.
Saturday Magic Correspondences:
Magical Intentions: knowledge, values/morals, time, banishing, self transformation, psychic defense, meditation, locating lost items or people, self defense, liberation
Crystals/stones: onyx, obsidian, smokey quartz, jet, pumice
Herbs: myrrh, moss, thyme, basil, hemlock, nettle, peppermint, pomegranate, hyacinth, mallow, juniper
Gods/Goddesses: Saturn, The Norns, Oshun, Yemaya, Set, Cronus
Saturday Source: flyingthehedge.com
Deriving its name from the god Saturn, this is a great day to use divination and psychic abilities. Furthermore, its energies will aid in magic concerning the elderly, end-of-life issues, death, and binding spells.
Color: Black, dark purple
Planet: Saturn
Deities: Hecate, Saturn,
Crystals: Apache tear, obsidian, hematite
Herbs: Thyme, mullein, cypress
Associations: banishing, protection, wisdom, cleansing, spirituality
Witchcraft Correspondences: What They Are and Why You Need Them for Your Spells
Sarah is preparing a love spell for herself. The dating scene has been a bit of a desert recently, and she wants a little romance in her life. She’s dusted her altar, cleared her working area, and had a scented bath. Now, she carefully lays out a small collection of objects: a pink candle, a rose bud in a glass of water, two tarot cards (the Ace and Knight of Cups), a photo of a turtle dove, and a rose quartz crystal.
A few streets along, Tanya is also preparing to cast a spell. She needs money to get her car repaired. She has also prepared herself and the room where she does her energy work. Her collection of objects include a green candle, a favorite pebble, a sprig of oak leaves, a small china toad, two tarot cards (Ace and Six of Pentacles), and a chunk of malachite.
These items are commonly called ‘correspondences’.
What Are Correspondences in Witchcraft?
Correspondences are objects that are connected to, and representative of other things, intentions, desires and outcomes. They can be such things as candles, crystals, jewelry, household objects, ornaments, plants, herbs, and images of anything. As well as tangible objects, they can be deities, angels, scents, colors, symbols, numbers, and words. Even your own visualizations can be termed correspondences because they are an abstract mirroring of your desire. All spell ‘ingredients’ are correspondences. The elements of earth, air, fire, and water are correspondences. So are the cardinal directions. Each of these has its own distinct kind of energy.
Their purpose is to create a matrix to help focus the mind and Click here to read the rest of this article
Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today
If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.
May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!
Blessed be.
A Little Humor for Your Day
The tomorrow posts will be up today just maybe a little late.
I hope the rest of your day and evening is relaxing, filled with fun and love.
Merry part until we merry meet again!
Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today
If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.
May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!
Blessed be.
A Little Humor for Your Day
I hope the rest of your day and evening is relaxing, filled with fun and love.
Merry part until we merry meet again!
Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today
If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.
May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!
Blessed be.
A Little Humor for Your Day
I hope the rest of your day and evening is relaxing, filled with fun and love.
Merry part until we merry meet again!
Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today
If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.
May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!
Blessed be.
A Little Humor for Your Day
I hope the rest of your day and evening is relaxing, filled with fun and love.
Merry part until we merry meet again!
Herb and Essential Oils Magickal and Medicinal Uses – Potatoes
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Source: plentifulearth.com
Call stability and protection into your life with the humble potato.
Part of the nightshade family, potatoes have a powerful energy that’s very useful in all spells, including kitchen magick.
In this guide:
Because this tuber is deeply connected to Earth, it can be used as a poppet for sympathetic magick!
Here’s how to use it in kitchen witchcraft and spells…
A Little Humor for Your Day
The look on this little one’s face is precious.
I hope the rest of your day and evening is relaxing, filled with fun and love.
Merry part until we merry meet again!
Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today
I am taking today off so there will be no tomorrow posts for Tuesday. Tomorrow I will get Tuesday’s posts up along with tomorrow posts for Wednesday.
If you want to see some information on any tradition of witchcraft, please put it in the comment section or email Lady Carla Beltane at ladybeltane@witchesofthecraft.com. I will try to find some information to post about it.
May your and your family’s lives be filled with all things positive!
Blessed be.
Merry Meet Dear Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Welcome to WOTC! A Thought for Today
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