Drawing Down the Moon
Drawing Down the Moon An important ritual in some traditions of Wicca in which a coven's high priestess enters a trance and becomes the Goddess,…
Author: Lux Ferre
Druids
Druids An exalted caste of Celtic priests. Little is known about the Druids. Reconstructions of their tradition form a central part of Paganism. The Celts…
Duny, Amy
Amy Duny (17th century) A Connecticut nanny accused of cursing the infant under her care. Amy Duny was an old woman who worked for a…
EGG TREE
An egg tree is a charm against witches. The egg tree is a dead bush with the limbs cropped, decorated with dozens or perhaps hundreds…
Elder
An elder is in Paganism and Wicca, one who has attained a high level of respect for his or her experience and skill. In Wicca,…
Elementals
Elementals are spirits that personify the four elements — earth, air, fire and water. The term elementals also is applied to nature spirits, which exist…
Elf Arrows
Elf arrows are arrowhead-shaped flints from the Stone Age found in many parts of the British Isles, Europe and northern Africa, which witches supposedly used…
ESBAT
An esbat is the regular meeting of a coven of Witches at which religious worship is conducted, business is discussed and Magic and healing work is done.…
EVIL EYE
Evil Eye : The causing of illness, misfortune, calamity and death by the looks of strangers and by envious looks, amulets and incantations (see charms)…
Eye-Biters
eye-biters During the reign of queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), an epidemic illness spread among cattle in Ireland which rendered them blind. Witches were accused of…
