Category: Witch Glossary

A warlock is a term for male witches, though most men in contemporary Witchcraft prefer to be called Witches or Wiccans like their female counterparts.…

witchcraft A type of Sorcery. Beliefs about witchcraft are universal, but there is no universal definition of witchcraft. It involves the magical manipulation of supernormal…

A witch’s ladder is a string of 40 beads or a cord with 40 knots, used in Magic. The beads or knots enable a Witch…

Widely held superstitions that it is bad luck to walk beneath a ladder are related in part to fears about witches, especially during the witch…

The tying and untying of knots is used to bind and release energy in many folk magic spells and formulas. The ancient Egyptians and Greeks…

The kiss of shame is a homage paid to the Devil by kissing his posterior. The osculum infame, as it was called, was mentioned, in…

Juan : In Hispanic lore, any man named Juan has the power to catch witches. To do so, he must draw a Magic circle on…

Iron is in folklore, one of the best charms against witches, sorcerers, Demons and other evil spirits. In Europe, folklore holds that witches cannot pass…

Mother Redcap : A name applied to English ale-wives, wise women and witches. It was also given to Familiar animals. One Mother Redcap was an…

ill-wishing A Curse that is the product of envy, revenge and anger. In earlier times, people commonly blamed their misfortune on the ill-wishing of others.…