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Number Thirteen ( 13 )

Number of Transgression, Transformation, and Mystical Manifestation The number thirteen has long occupied a paradoxical position in superstition, religion, and esoteric tradition. Widely regarded as a number of misfortune and dangerous
2 March 2018
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Herne the Hunter

Herne the Hunter: The Antlered Ghost of Windsor Forest Herne the Hunter is one of the most haunting figures in English folklore: a spectral huntsman said to haunt Windsor Great Park near Windsor Castle in England. He appears as a
3 August 2017
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Silver in Witchcraft

Silver has long held a special place in magical traditions. Among modern Pagans, Witches, occult practitioners,

OWLS

The owl is associated with death, sorcery and the dark underside of life. To the ancient

Aiguillette

An aiguillette is a knotted loop of thread, also called a ligature, which witches were said to use to cause impotence, and perhaps even castration, in men; barrenness in women; and general
25 July 2017

AMBER

Amber is a yellow-gold, fossilized resin with electrical properties, highly prized since prehistoric times and worn as jewellery to protect against witchcraft, sorcery and poisons. Only the pearl is older than amber
25 July 2017

APPLES

Apples, cultivated in Britain as early as 3000 B.C.E., have had a long association with Magic, witches and goddesses. Magic apple lands, whose fruit gave eternal life, were cultivated by various Western
25 July 2017

ARADIA

Aradia The Tuscan legend of Aradia, daughter of the moon goddess Diana who was dispatched to earth to establish witchcraft and teach it to witches, was published by the American folklorist, Charles
25 July 2017

Bees

According to the Demonologists of the Inquisition, witches or sorceresses who managed to eat a queen bee before they were arrested would be able to withstand torture and trial without confessing. This
25 July 2017

BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE

Bell, book and candle is a phrase from the Roman Catholic ritual for excommunication that sometimes is used to denote a witch or witchcraft. Excommunication, or exclusion from the religious fellowship of
25 July 2017

BLASTING

Blasting is the ability of witches to interfere with or destroy the fertility of man, beast and crop. This malicious destruction was considered a common activity among witches, and remedies and preventive
25 July 2017

Blessed Be

In Wicca and Paganism, “blessed be” is a widely used salutation and parting in conversation and correspondence. A common variation is “bright blessings.” SEE ALSO: Witchcraft Glossary Witchcraft SOURCE: The Encyclopedia of
25 July 2017

BRASS

In folk Magic, brass is considered to be effective in repelling witches and evil spirits. It has been used in the making of numerous kinds of amulets. Brass bells hung on the
25 July 2017

bruja/brujo

bruja/brujo The feminine and masculine names, respectively, for the witches of Mexico, Mesoamerica and Hispanic communities in the United States. Of the two, the bruja, the woman, is more prevalent and considered
25 July 2017
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