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Witchcraft is the practice of what the practitioner ("witch") believes to be supernatural skills and abilities, such as the casting of spells and the performance of magical rituals. Historically, witches have been commonly blamed to use supernatural means to cause harm such as the death of a child, bad harvests, or the death of cattle ... . But witchcraft is not necessarily sorcery and can be beneficial and often refer nowadays to benign, positive, or neutral metaphysical practices, such as divination, meditation, or self-help techniques found in the modern Pagan and New Age movements.
The Horned Women is an ancient Irish tale collected by Lady Wilde and published in her book “Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland” in 1888. One night a woman sat alone by her hearth carding and preparing wool. It was a wild night outside, scattering briar and twig against the door of her … Read more
A coven is the formal organization and working unit of witches and Wiccans. )The origin of the word coven is not clear. Most likely, it derives from the verb convene, which includes in its variant convent, which once referred both to a religious meeting and the place of a religious meeting. Chaucer used the term … Read more
In English folklore, the Berkeley Witch was a wealthy woman who lived during the time of the Norman Conquest in the town of Berkeley in England’s heartland. She was wealthy and well liked, and lived luxuriously. Her secret, kept until she was close to death, was that her wealth was given her by the Devil, … Read more
Witches and wizards knew it was the time because their secret mark (made by the devil) itched them. Then, they had to prepare for the Sabbath. Some went there simply by walk, but it was generally admitted that witches flied either on animals companions or demons or on their own broomstick after having rubbed their … Read more
According to an old legend, Pan Twardowski was a nobleman (szlachcic) who lived in Kraków in the 16th century. He sold his soul to the devil in exchange for great knowledge and magical powers. However, Twardowski wanted to outwit the devil by including a special clause in the contract, stating that the devil could only … Read more
One of the most common attributes of accused witches was their supposed ability to fly great distances. Although most accused witches seem to have confessed to flying only as a result of being tortured, some appear to have actually believed they were flying. The means of transport varied greatly. These means include: On the backs … Read more
A spell is a spoken or written formula which, in the act of magic or divination, is intended to create or change a particular course of events. Their methods vary accordingly from culture to culture, but all spells function on ritual activity. Spells are cast to meet the needs of an individual or a group … Read more
The Witch Craze is a consequence of the great social and economic trouble of the times. Epidemics, wars, hunger that brought death, pain and misery to the population had to be explained one way or the other. For the Church and the countrypeople, it was the Devil and its disciples who were responsible for such … Read more