Threefold Law of Return
Threefold Law of Return (also Threefold Law of Karma) An ethic more than a law of uncertain origin that emerged in the Gardnerian tradition (see…
Month: March 2018
Three ( 3)
The number three plays a prominent role in myth, mysticism, the mystery traditions, folklore, alchemy, Ritual and Magic. Three is the numerical vibration that opens…
Number Thirteen ( 13 )
Thirteen Number of Transgression, Transformation, and Mystical Manifestation The number thirteen has long occupied a paradoxical position in superstition, religion, and esoteric tradition. Widely…
Tempestarii
The Tempestarii were in medieval lore, witches who specialized in storm raising for the mythical dwellers of a land in the sky called Magonia. When…
Tears
According to folk belief, witches are unable to shed tears. The origins of this belief may be found in the tears shed over the crucifixion…
Swimming
A test of guilt or innocence for witches was trial by water, or swimming, a method that was used up until the 19th century. Accused…
Summers, Montague
Montague Summers, (1880–1948) was an English author who wrote extensively on Witchcraft, Demonology, vampires and werewolves (see Lycanthropy). He believed that Satan and his Demons…
Striga
A Striga (also stria, strix) is a blood-drinking night spirit of classical antiquity, which became known as a witch in folklore. The striges (plural) were…
Storm Raising
Storm raising is the ability of witches to cause tempests, hailstorms and lightning, according to lore, especially during the witch-hunts. By whipping up the elements…
Pentacle Quest
Pentacle Quest A nearly 10-year effort by Witchcraft and Pagan organizations and families to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to allow Pentacles…