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Famous Witches- Page 6

Cunningham, Scott

Scott Cunningham (1956-1993) was a prolific Wiccan author and expert on earth and natural Magic, best known for his books on magical herbalism, earth power, crystals, gems and metals and “the truth
25 July 2017

Gardner, Gerald B.

Gerald B(rousseau) Gardner (1884-1964) was an English Witch and founder of contemporary Witchcraft as a religion. As much myth as truth surrounds Gerald B. Gardner. Some of the truth about his motivations and actions may never be known. The posthumous
25 July 2017
Gwydion Pendderwen

Pendderwen, Gwydion

Gwydion Pendderwen (1946–1982) was a Celtic bard, poet, musician, ritualist and influential figure in the rise

Farrar, Janet and Stewart

Farrar, Janet (1950- ) and Stewart (1916-2000) English witches whose “progressive witchcraft” work has had a

GOWDIE, ISOBEL

Isobel Gowdie (?–ca. 1662) was a Scottish witch whose stories of wild sexual escapades with the Devil titillated and shocked her stern neighbours and reinforced the prevailing beliefs in witches as evil
25 July 2017

Biddy Early

Biddy Early (1798-1874) Irish seer and healer, often described as a witch. Most of what is known about Biddy Early has been collected from oral tradition, and many of the stories about
25 July 2017

Crowther, Arnold

Arnold Crowther (1909-1974) was an English Witch and skilled stage magician, friend of Gerald B. Gardner and husband of Patricia C. Crowther. According to Patricia, Crowther, like Gardner, was an “old” soul
25 July 2017

Weir, Thomas

ThomasWeir (c. 1600–1670) At age 69 or 70, Major Thomas Weir, one of the most respected citizens of Edinburgh, suddenly announced of his own volition that he had long practiced witchcraft, black
25 July 2017

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 Frosts have steadfastly followed their own path
27 June 2017

Bonewits, Isaac

Isaac Bonewits was one of the most influential figures in modern American Paganism, contemporary Druidry, magical theory and public Pagan activism. Author, lecturer, ritualist, singer, organiser and polemicist, Bonewits helped shape the
26 June 2017

Bone, Gavin

Gavin Bone is a Wiccan and author and companion/partner with Janet Farrar. In his work with Janet and her late husband, Stewart Farrar, Gavin Bone has advocated a "progressive" and more shamanic
26 June 2017

Bone, Eleanor "Ray"

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 footsteps in the media attention and was
26 June 2017

Blymire, John

Blymire, John (b. 1895) In the secret world of Penn- sylvania Dutch witchcraft, John Blymire became the central figure in a celebrated murder trial in York, Pennsylvania, in 1929. Blymire, a witch
26 June 2017

Blight, Tamsin

Tamsin Blight (1798-1856) was a famous witch, healer and pellar of Cornwall, England, known as “the Pellar of Helston.” Stories about her were recorded by the Cornish folklorist William Bottrell in the 19th
26 June 2017
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