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What Makes it Witchcraft?
Kelden posted at By Athame & Stang: As a Traditional Witch, I believe that there are three essentials of what makes Witchcraft, Witchcraft: the practice of magic, working with Spirits and the Otherworld, and connecting with the natural landscape.
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The Basics Age: Mid-thirties Religion: Pagan. Witch. Class: Middle. Working. Race & culture: NZ European. British descent. Sex & gender: Female. Woman. Sexuality: Queer. Bisexual. Politics: Left. Green. Disability: Myopia. Obesity. Depression. Anxiety. Language: English. Generation: Millenial. Gen Y. Occupation:…
Another word for “familiar” is “fetch”
I woke up this morning to my cat standing on my belly with my wand in his mouth. He’s so cute that all I could do was laugh! …and then rescue my poor wand. This’ll teach me to leave working…
The History of Wicca and Modern Pagan Witchcraft
Books I own The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft by Ronald Hutton Trials of the Moon: Reopening the Case for Historical Witchcraft by Ben Whitmore Wiccan Roots: Gerald Gardner and the Modern Witchcraft Revival by…
Full Moon Names
Southern Hemisphere full moon names by month: January: Hay Moon, Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Mead Moon February: Grain Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Red Moon, Wyrt Moon, Corn Moon, Dog Moon, Barley Moon March: Harvest Moon, Corn Moon April: Harvest Moon, Hunter’s…
Why Wicca? Why Witchcraft? Why Witch?
These are the things that make sense to me: the Divine is immanent in all things reality is not either/or but and~more polarity is important not just for the extremes of the spectrum but for the infinite in between in…
Wicca’s Core Tenets and Beliefs
As discussed by members of The Thicket and compiled by Brock & Elfwreck in Autumn 2003 Wicca is a mystery religion. Wiccans believe that Divinity is made manifest in both masculine and feminine Forms. Wiccans believe that the world was…
1.4 My Personal Timeline
Notes made while reading “Towards the Wiccan Circle” by Sorita d’Este. 1992 – I have an intense mental experience (daydream?) that convinces me God is female and magic is real. I begin to concentrate really hard on things I want…
Wiccan Ceremony Structure
Notes made while reading “Towards the Wiccan Circle” by Sorita d’Este. Purification of the Ritual Space This is usually done through the blessing of Salt & Water, with which the space which the ceremony will be performed is sprinkled. It…
1.1 Wicca, Witchcraft, Paganism
Notes made while reading “Towards the Wiccan Circle” by Sorita d’Este. Witchcraft is a folk magic practice that utilises spells of various forms to make manifest one’s Will. Paganism is term used to describe a range of pre-Christian religious beliefs…