Paganism
Paganism Contemporary Earth-based spiritual traditions and paths blending elements of pre-Christian, Christian and non-Christian religions. The PAgAn FederAtIon defines Paganism as a “polytheistic or pantheistic…
Category: Witch Glossary
PELLAR
A pellar is in English folk Magic and Witchcraft, a healer, diviner and breaker of spells. The term is probably a corruption of expel, as in…
Poisons
Dexterity with poisons has been ascribed to witches and sorcerers (see sorcery) since ancient times. The knowledge to kill is the reverse side of the…
Power Doctor
In the Ozarks region of the United States, power doctors are backwoods healers who use charms, Amulets, incantations and Magic to cure illness. They are…
PRAYER IN WITCHCRAFT
A prayer is a petition to a higher power for help. In essence, prayer can be considered a form of Magic. The word prayer itself…
Pricking
A common method of discovering witches in the 16th and 17th centuries was to prick their skin with needles, pins and bodkins, which were daggerlike…
Red ( colour )
Red is the colour of blood, health, vigor, sexual passion and aggression, red has had magical significance since the time of ancient Egypt. Egyptians linked…
Silver in Witchcraft
Silver is the favoured metal of contemporary Pagans and Witches for its associations with Goddess, moon Magic, the female principle and the Goddess in winter.…
Solitary
A solitary is a contemporary Pagan or Witch who practices a tradition and worships alone rather than as a member of a Coven or group.…
witch-finder
A witch-finder was an expert at examining and identifying witches. Witch-finders were especially important during the height of the witch hunts in the 16th and…