Gris-Gris

Gris-gris are in Vodun ( Voodoo ), charms or Talismans kept for good luck or to ward off evil. The original gris-gris were probably dolls…

Greensmith, Rebecca

Rebecca Greensmith (17th century) Hartford, Connecticut, woman accused of witchcraft, who confessed and was executed. Rebecca Greensmith and her third husband, Nathaniel, lived next door…

Green Man

Green Man A pagan deity of the woodlands, usually represented as a horned man peering out from a mask of foliage, usually the sacred oak.…

Great Rite

The Great Rite is in contemporary Witchcraft, a powerful, magical rite of sexual intercourse that pays homage to the male/female polarity that exists …

Graves, William

WilliamGraves (17th century) Connecticut man accused of witchcraft over a dispute with his daughter and son-in-law. Though no legal action was taken against William Graves,…

Sinnann

Sinnann is the spirit of the Shannon River. The surviving vestiges of her myth are similar to that of Boann and the birth of the…

Sidhe

Sidhe : The Good People; The People Who Go Widdershins The Gaelic word Sidhe has three meanings: • “Barrow” or “tumulus”: ancient burial mounds often…

Oonagh

Oonagh the Fairy Queen has golden hair so long it reaches the ground. Oonagh is a goddess of love and protectress of young animals. Oonagh…