Names of Power
The names of power are the secret names of God or deities, or words substituted for those names, which in Magic are used to raise…
Category: Magic
Oak Apples
Oak apples are galls formed on oak trees by the larva of a type of wasp. In folk Magic, they are used as a means…
Oils
Oils (also anointing oils) : Perfumed and floral oils have played an important role in magical and religious rites throughout history. Their efficacy is based…
Ointments
Ointments (also unguents) are grease-based preparations have been used in magical, healing and oracular rites since ancient times. The ancient Egyptians used magical and sacred…
Pentacle and Pentagram
The pentacle, a five-pointed star with a single point upright, is the most important symbol of contemporary Witchcraft. It is both a religious symbol, as…
Philtre
A philtre is a magical potion that causes a person to fall in love. Philtres, also called love potions, have been used in Magic since…
Pins
Pins are used in some magical spells and in sympathetic Magic. Stray pins always should be picked up, according to superstition; otherwise a witch will…
Pointing
Pointing is in Magic and Sorcery, the ability to harm or kill others with a Curse or a Hex directed at them by pointing a…
Poppet
A poppet is amagical doll made for spell-casting and ritual magic. In spell-casting, the doll substitutes for the person who is the object of the…
Powwowing
powwowing are the oral traditions of magical and spiritual healing concentrated in German-American Pennsylvania culture. German settlers who colonized the interior of Pennsylvania in the…