History about Witches and Witchcraft
Month: June 2017
Covens and Groups
A coven is the formal organization and working unit of witches and Wiccans. The origin of the word coven is not clear. Most likely, it…
Frost, Yvonne and Gavin
Frost, Gavin (1930- ) and Yvonne (1931- ) Witches, authors and founders of the Church and School of Wicca, located in Hinton, West Virginia. The…
Garters
Garters are ornaments with magical properties, and in contemporary Witchcraft, sometimes worn in various rituals and as badges of rank. Garters may have been used…
Cocks
Symbols of light and goodness, cocks have been favoured birds of sacrifice to the gods. The cock is sacred and is associated with sun deities;…
Bovet, Richard
Richard Bovet (b. 1641) was an English Demonologist. Richard Bovet is known for his book Pandaemonium (1684), a rehash of prevailing opinions about the diabolical…
Bonewits, Isaac
Bonewits, P. E. I. (Isaac) (1949-2010 ) was an American Pagan, author and scholar, and a leader in contemporary Druidry and Paganism. Philip Emmons Isaac…