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Witch Glossary

Number Thirteen ( 13 )

Number of Transgression, Transformation, and Mystical Manifestation The number thirteen has long occupied a paradoxical position in superstition, religion, and esoteric tradition. Widely regarded as a number of misfortune and dangerous
2 March 2018
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Herne the Hunter

Herne the Hunter: The Antlered Ghost of Windsor Forest Herne the Hunter is one of the most haunting figures in English folklore: a spectral huntsman said to haunt Windsor Great Park near Windsor Castle in England. He appears as a
3 August 2017
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Silver in Witchcraft

Silver has long held a special place in magical traditions. Among modern Pagans, Witches, occult practitioners,

OWLS

The owl is associated with death, sorcery and the dark underside of life. To the ancient

Witch’s Butter

Witch’s butter is in old Swedish lore, the yellow vomit of witches’ cats found in gardens. In centuries past, it was believed that the Devil gave witches Cats, called carriers. The witches
15 August 2019

Witch’s Cradle

A witch’s cradle is a means to torture accused witches. A witch was tied up in a sack, string the sack over a tree limb and set it swinging. The rocking motion
15 August 2019

Witch Bottle

A witch bottle is a Charm used in folk Magic to protect against evil spirits and magical attack, and to counteract spells cast by witches. Witch bottles were prevalent in Elizabethan England,
27 July 2018

Wiccan Rede

Wiccan Rede The creed of contemporary Paganism and Witchcraft is expressed simply: Eight words the Wiccan rede fulfil; An’ it harm none, do what ye will. The Wiccan rede acknowledges the right
2 March 2018

Wicca

Wicca is an alternate, and sometimes preferred, name for the religion of contemporary Witchcraft. Some witches prefer to call themselves Wiccans rather than Witches and say they practice Wicca, rather than Witchcraft,
2 March 2018

Water

Water has ancient associations with the pure and holy. The Celts were particularly fascinated by its powers of life, Healing, cleansing, regeneration and destruction and established numerous water deities and cults of
2 March 2018

Walpurgisnacht

Walpurgisnacht In German witch lore, the greatest of the pagan festivals celebrating fertility and one of the major Sabbats observed by witches. Walpurgisnacht is the same as Beltane or may Eve and
2 March 2018

Toads

Toads are associated with witches both as ingredients in brews and as Familiars. Toad skins are covered with glands that secrete a thick, white poison when the toad is provoked or injured.
2 March 2018

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 Gerald B. Gardner) of contemporary Witchcraft and
2 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 the gateways to the higher planes, the
2 March 2018
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