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Silver in Witchcraft

Silver has long held a special place in magical traditions. Among modern Pagans, Witches, occult practitioners, and lunar mystics, it is often regarded as one of the most spiritually receptive metals. It
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Red ( colour )

Red: The Colour of Blood, Witchcraft and Magical Power Red is one of the most powerful and emotionally charged colours in magic. It is the colour of blood, physical vitality, sexual passion, courage, aggression and danger. Across cultures, it has
13 November 2017

Number Thirteen ( 13 )

Number of Transgression, Transformation, and Mystical Manifestation The number thirteen has long occupied a paradoxical

Blood

Called the “river of life,” blood is identified with the soul and is the vehicle that

Ladder

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 hunt times in colonial America. Not all
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Knots

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 tied knots in cords for love spells.
3 August 2017

Kiss of Shame

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 nearly every recorded account of a witches’
3 August 2017

Juan

Juan : In Hispanic lore, any man named Juan has the power to catch witches. To do so, he must draw a Magic circle on the ground and sit inside it. Then
3 August 2017

Iron in Witchcraft

Iron is one of the most powerful protective substances in folklore. Across Europe and beyond, it has long been regarded as a charm against witches, sorcerers, demons, fairies, ghosts, and other harmful
3 August 2017

Mother Redcap

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 elderly woman who lived in a village
3 August 2017

Ill-wishing

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. If two people argued and then one
3 August 2017

Hutton, Ronald

Ronald Hutton (1954– ) Professor of history at Bristol University in England and an authority on the history of Paganism and Witchcraft in Britain. Ronald Hutton studied history at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
3 August 2017

Horseshoe

A horseshoe is an amulet against witches, Fairies, the Devil, bewitchment, evil spirits and the eVIl eye. In earlier times, horseshoes were made of Iron, which in folklore weakens and repels all
3 August 2017

Horned God

The Horned God: Lord of the Wild and the Sacred Cycle In contemporary Paganism and Witchcraft, the Horned God is the consort of the Goddess and the embodiment of the masculine principle
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