Category: Witch Glossary

Ronald Hutton (1954– ) Professor of history at Bristol University in England and an authority on the history of Paganism and Witchcraft in Britain. Ronald…

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,…

Horned God : In contemporary Paganism and Witchcraft, the consort of the Goddess and representative of the male principle of the Supreme Deity. The Horned…

hex signs (hexenfoos) round magical signs and symbols used by the Pennsylvania Dutch, primarily to protect against witchcraft but also to effect spells. Hex signs…

Hexenkopf (Witch’s Head) A rocky hill near Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley, steeped in witchcraft superstitions and folklore influenced by German immigrants who settled…

Hex death : Also called “voodoo death,” hex death is death from a hex or Curse resulting from black Magic or the breaking of a…

A hex is a spell or bewitchment. The term comes from the Pennsylvania Dutch, who borrowed it from their native German word for “witch,” Hexe,…

Herne the Hunter is a spectral huntsman who haunts the ancient forest of Windsor Great Park near Windsor Castle in England, according to legend. Herne…

The Helms Amendment was an attempt in 1985 by two members of Congress, Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina and representative Robert Walker of Pennsylvania,…

Witch doctors, also called jujumen, obeahmen, root doctors, conjure men and leaf doctors, serve as priests and physicians to African tribal members and to believers…