Category: Witch Glossary

Witches’ Light: A Cross-Cultural Phenomenon of Mystical Illumination The concept of the witches’ light is a fascinating and recurring motif in folklore and mythology across…

Witch of Endor According to the story related in Samuel I of the Old Testament, the Witch of Endor was a pythoness and necromancer who…

Witch pegs are in rural areas of the Ozarks, charms for keeping witches away from a home, made from cedar pegs with three prongs, driven…

The stereotypical image of a witch is that of an ugly, old hag wearing a tall, black, pointed hat with a broad brim. The origin…

A witch’s mark : In witch lore, an extra treat or nipple on witches for suckling familiars and Imps, who were said to crave human…

A wizard is an old term used to describe male magicians, sorcerers or witches, but seldom used in modern times. The word wizard is derived…

A hedge witch is a term coined and popularized by English witch Rae Beth to describe the contemporary yet traditional village witch or wise woman…

A hare is in folklore, a witch’s Familiar or a witch metamorphosed in disguise (see metamorphosis). It is still bad luck in the British Isles…

A hag stone is in folk magic, a stone with a hole in it hung in homes and stables to keep away hAgs or witches,…

A hag is an old, ugly woman believed to be a witch or sorceress; also, a supernatural, Demonic being whose powers enable her to live…