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…
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, Gavin (1930- ) and Yvonne (1931- ) Witches, authors and founders of the Church and School of Wicca, located in Hinton, West Virginia. The…
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…
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;…
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, P. E. I. (Isaac) (1949-2010 ) was an American Pagan, author and scholar, and a leader in contemporary Druidry and Paganism. Philip Emmons Isaac…
Eleanor “Ray” Bone (1910-2001 ) was an English Witch, one of the original high priestesses initiated by Gerald B. Gardner. Eleanor “Ray” Bone followed Gardner's…
Henri Boguet (1550-1619) was a French grand judge, lawyer and Demonologist, known for his cruelty and torture. Boguet presided over witch trials in Saint-Claude, Burgundy,…
Jean Bodin (1529-1596) was a French Demonologist and political theorist who encouraged the vicious persecution of witches and helped fan the fires of the Inquisition…