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
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 the repelling or expelling of spells. A pellar would be sought out if a person
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 to concentrate on repetitive chants or incantations
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
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.
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’
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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